Seagrass distribution is controlled by light availability, especially at the deepest edge of the
meadow. Light attenuation due to both natural and anthropogenically-driven processes …

Excessive nutrient discharge, linked to human activities, is one of the main causes of the
decline of seagrass meadows since it modifies two essential parameters controlling their …

This paper reviews the main studies dealing with epiphytes of both leaves and rhizomes of
Posidonia oceanica, the main seagrass found in the Mediterranean Sea. A total of 660 …

In all aquatic environments, available surfaces are rapidly colonized by a variety of
organisms. If these organisms grow on plants they are called epiphytes. Seagrasses provide …

The recovery capacity of meadows of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.)
Delile in an area affected by illegal trawling were assessed after protection by anti-trawling …

Seagrasses and macroalgae (seaweeds) are important primary producers and habitats in
estuarine and marine intertidal and shallow benthic areas. Unlike terrestrial plants, aquatic …

Temperate zone macroalgal communities in general and littoral communities in particular
consist of a diverse producer assemblage, a rich mesograzer fauna occasionally …

Cap. 5. inglese indd.indd Page 1 Biol. Mar. Medit. (2004), 11 (Suppl. 1): 133-183 MC BUIA1, MC
GAMBI1, M. DAPPIANO1-2 1 Laboratorio di Ecologia del Benthos, Stazione Zoologica “A …

Multiple-choice feeding experiments were performed with the isopod Idotea granulosa and
the amphipod Gammarus locusta as consumers. In a first experiment, 2 different types of …

In this study we evaluate whether the pattern of spatial variability of the macro-epiphyte
assemblages of leaves of Posidonia oceanica differed in relation to anthropogenic …