The Otranto Channel (South Adriatic Sea), a hot-spot area of plankton biodiversity: pelagic polychaetes

Guglielmo, Rosanna; Bergamasco, A.; Minutoli, Roberta; Patti, Francesco Paolo; Belmonte, Genuario; Spanò, Nunziacarla; Zagami, Giacomo; Bonanzinga, Vincenzo; Guglielmo, Letterio; Granata, Antonia

doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55946-6

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“…Borme et al 2009Borme et al , 2013. This contrasts with productivity estimates of 2017, which are mainly due to phytoplankton and might represent the source of food for ecologically important noncommercial species such as pelagic Polychaeta (Guglielmo et al 2019). Although other oceanographic factors (e.g.…”

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Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 5

Schuckmann¹,

Traon²,

Smith³

et al. 2021

Journal of Operational Oceanography

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 87%

Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 5

Schuckmann¹,

Traon²,

Smith³

et al. 2021

Journal of Operational Oceanography

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“…The oceanographic state during this cruise has already been described with reference to the θ-S diagram of the collected multiparametric probe profiles [30]. With reference to the section in the NW-SE direction within the area (Figure 2,) the analysis clearly shows the Levantine waters entering the Otranto Channel from south.…”

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Assemblage Structure of Ichthyoplankton Communities in the Southern Adriatic Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)

Bergamasco,

Minutoli,

Belmonte

et al. 2023

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Studies based on fish early life stages can provide information on spawning grounds and nursery areas, helping to determine the implications for stock biomass fluctuations of recruitment variability. This study describes the composition, abundance, spatial distribution and differences in day/night vertical distribution of ichthyoplankton in the southern Adriatic Sea. Samples were collected within the framework of the COCONET project (Towards COast to COast NETworks of marine protected areas) from 9 to 18 May 2013 by the R/V Urania, using the electronic multinet EZ-NET BIONESS (Bedford Institute of Oceanography Net Environmental Sampling System). A total of 20 species, belonging to 20 genera and 13 families, were identified. Of the collected larvae, 74.3% were meso- or bathypelagic species, 24.7% were epipelagic and 0.9% were demersal. The community was dominated by Gonostomatidae, followed by Engraulidae, Myctophidae and Photychthaidae. The most abundant species was Cyclothone braueri (45.6%), followed by Engraulis encrasicolus, Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Cyclothone pygmaea, Vinciguerria attenuata and Myctophum punctatum. An inshore/offshore increasing gradient in biodiversity and abundance was observed. Different weighted mean depths (WMDs) were observed for larvae and juveniles. No diel vertical migrations were observed. The high abundance of meso- or bathypelagic species in the upper 100 m confirms the epipelagic zone as an important environment for the development of the larval stages of these fish.

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“…Many sectors with coastal carbonate cliffs characterize the Mediterranean coast, and because of this, the region is rich in marine caves, mostly documented so far on the northern side (Figure 1) [91]. They have been extensively and mainly studied by geologists and speleologists [2,6,7], but also by biologists [92,93], mainly because these environments host rich sessile macrobenthic fauna on their walls and ceilings [60].…”

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Benthic Foraminifera as Environmental Indicators in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review

Romano¹,

Bergamin²,

Parise³

2022

Geosciences

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Marine caves are characterized by wide environmental variability for the interaction between marine and continental processes. Their conditions may be defined as extreme for inhabiting organisms due to the enclosed morphology, lack of light, and scarcity of nutrients. Therefore, it is necessary to identify reliable ecological indicators for describing and assessing environmental conditions in these habitats even more than elsewhere. This review aims to provide the state of art related to the application of benthic foraminifera as proxies in the (paleo)ecological characterization of different habitats of marine caves. Special attention was addressed to a research project focused on Mediterranean marine caves with different characteristics, such as extent, morphology, freshwater influence, salinity, sediment type, oxygenation, and organic matter supply. This review aims to illustrate the reliability of foraminifera as an ecological and paleoecological indicator in these habitats. They respond to various environmental conditions with different assemblages corresponding to a very detailed habitat partitioning. Because marine caves may be considered natural laboratories for environmental variability, the results of these studies may be interpreted in the perspective of the global variability to understand the environmental drivers of future changes in marine systems.

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The Otranto Channel (South Adriatic Sea), a hot-spot area of plankton biodiversity: pelagic polychaetes

Cited by 10 publications

References 57 publications

Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 5

Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 5

Assemblage Structure of Ichthyoplankton Communities in the Southern Adriatic Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)

Benthic Foraminifera as Environmental Indicators in Mediterranean Marine Caves: A Review

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