Environmental assessment within Boka Kotorska bay according to presence of sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)
2007
Kascelan, S.,Institut za biologiju mora, Kotor (Montenegro)
Sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus belongs to Echinoderms and has wide distribution as well in Meditarranean Sea as in the Adriatic Sea. It is very appreciated as object for testing negative impact of pollution, so can be used as bio indicator of sea water and sediments quality. Identification of the presence of this animal is done at 11 locations inside the Bay of Boka Kotorska (Montenegro), during 2005/2006. Obtained results show that the sea-urchin inhabit only outer part of Boka Kotorska Bay, where is open sea impact very strong, while inner part of the Bay is characterized by absence of Paracentrotus lividus, what can be caused by potential low quality of the sea water in the Bay.
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