Seagrasses are a polyphyletic group of angiosperms that colonized marine environments
more than 30 million years ago and currently inhabit coastal soft and rocky substrates in all …

The present study investigated the levels of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn in the
seagrasses Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa, and in the wetland macrophytes …

This study investigated the state of the art on trace elements in Mediterranean seagrasses,
and their close environment (seawater and sediment). The analyzed species were …

Fish assemblages associated with nearshore Posidonia oceanica seagrass beds, rocky–
algal reefs and unvegetated sandy substrates were studied at two sampling localities …

Seagrasses are specialized marine flowering plants that have adapted to the nearshore
environment of most of the world's continents. Most are entirely marine although some …

The nine species comprising the genus Zostera discussed in this chapter form a widespread
and relatively well-studied group of seagrasses. Some of the earliest studies of seagrasses …

Chapter 17 Page 1 Chapter 17 Biology of Posidonia Sylvie Gobert ∗ MARE, Oceanology,
University of Li`ege. B6c, 3 allée de la Chimie. B-4000 Li`ege Belgium Marion L. Cambridge …

In the Mediterranean, the development of aquaculture along the coasts appears as a source
of disturbance to the littoral ecosystems, and in particular to Posidonia oceanica seagrass …

Relationships between sedimentary features and the distribution and structure of Posidonia
oceanica meadows were investigated in the Gulf of Oristano (Sardinia) in a study site …

The temporal dynamics of three seagrasses, Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa and
Zostera marina, was studied in different areas of the Adriatic Sea by analysing phenological …