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Variables affecting the plankton network in Mediterranean ports
2020
Rossano, Claudia | Milstein, Ana | Nuccio, Caterina | Tamburini, Elena | Scapini, Felicita
Attention on port waters is increasing since these economically important infrastructures are embedded in the coastal environment and their management needs to be considered in the monitoring programmes of coastal ecosystems. To implement the sustainable development (blue growth) of port areas, a general knowledge on the ongoing processes in their waters needs to be obtained, considering both abiotic and biotic variables. The present study aimed at inspecting the relationships among plankton components to provide insights into the ecology of ports. Seasonal samplings were carried out in three Mediterranean touristic ports where bacterio-, phyto- and zoo-plankton were simultaneously assessed at a large spatial scale and compared with respect to environmental variables and anthropogenic inputs. Factor analysis revealed the effects of load of inland waters, seasonality, water turbulence and hydrocarbon pollution on the planktonic components and zooplankton variability in port sectors characterized by different depths and uses.
Show more [+] Less [-]Oceanographic characteristics of the Adriatic Sea – Support to secondary HAOP spread through natural dispersal
2019
Kraus, Romina | Grilli, Federica | Supić, Nastjenjka | Janeković, Ivica | Brailo, Marina | Cara, Magdalena | Cetinić, Ana Bratoš | Campanelli, Alessandra | Cozzi, Stefano | D'Adamo, Raffaele | Djakovac, Tamara | Dutour Sikirić, Mathieu | Flander-Putrle, Vesna | Francé, Janja | Joksimović, Danijela | Klun, Katja | Kolitari, Jerina | Kralj, Martina | Kušpilić, Grozdan | Marini, Mauro | Matić, Frano | Mikuš, Josip | Ninčević-Gladan, Živana | Pansera, Marco | Pećarević, Marijana | Precali, Robert | Prusina, Ivana | Relitti, Federica | Santucci, Angela | Specchiulli, Antonietta | Škalic, Denis
Vessels, specifically ballast water and hull fouling, are a major vector for the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) in European seas. The Mediterranean is one of the world's marine regions where their invasion is heaviest. The shallow Adriatic basin is a highly sensitive area that is already experiencing its consequences. The secondary spread of NIS over a wider area through natural dispersion is a complex process that depends on a wide range of oceanographic factors. This work analysed the dataset of the BALMAS project, in whose framework twelve ports in the Adriatic Sea were subjected to a Port Baseline Survey (PBS), to estimate the natural spread of NIS organisms from their port of arrival to the wider Adriatic basin. Its findings indicate that the prevailing water circulation patterns facilitate the natural dispersal of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens (HAOP).
Show more [+] Less [-]Toxic effects of the antifouling agent Irgarol 1051 on periphyton communities in coastal water microcosms
1996
Dahl, B. | Blanck, H. (Goteborg University, Department of Plant Physiology, Botanical Institute, Carl Skottsbergs gata 22, S-413 19 Goteborg (Sweden))
Contamination of Mediterranean (Cote d'Azur) coastal waters by organotins and Irgarol 1051 used in antifouling paints
1996
Tolosa, I. | Readman, J.W. | Blaevoet, A. | Ghilini, S. | Bartocci, J. | Horvat, M. (International Atomic Energy Agency - Marine Environment Laboratory, 19 avenue des Castellans, P.O. Box 800, MC 98012 (Monaco))
[Comparative study of ecosystem modifications of coastal waters subject to pollutants in the Gulf and Port of Patras]
1987
Castritsi-Catharios, J. | Ganias, G. | Panagopoulos, D. (Athens Univ. (Greece). Lab. de Zoologie)
Changes in the benthic communities due to various pollutants in Izmir Bay (Turkey)
1987
Kocatas, A. | Ergen, Z. | Katagan, T. (Ege Univ., Izmir (Turkey). Faculty of Science)
[Study of the benthic communities of a disturbed environment: the port of Algiers]
1987
Bakalem, A. | Romano, J.C.
[The effect of pollution on the benthic communities of the rocky substrata of the Port of Augusta (east Sicily)]
1987
Di Geronimo, S.I. (Catania Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Scienze della Terra)