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oapen-20.500.12657-560712022-06-02T03:21:52Z Chapter Assessment of the ecological status of Sicilian coastal waters according to a macroalgae based index (CARLIT) Sirchia, Benedetto Ruvolo, Vincenzo BELLISSIMO, Giancarlo CARLIT Cystoseira Ecological status Macroalgae Sicilian coast Water Framework Directive In the frame of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC), a macroalgae based index (CARLIT) was applied along the Sicilian coastal water bodies (WBs) in order to assess for the first time their ecological status and collect accurate information on the distribution and abundance of shallow-water communities, especially of those most sensitive. The ecological quality ratio values, sensu WFD, showed “high”/“good” levels in all WBs with lushy forests of Cystoseira amentacea except two with “moderate” level due to the presence of stress-tolerant species related to local factors. 2022-06-01T12:12:51Z 2022-06-01T12:12:51Z 2020 chapter ONIX_20220601_9788855181471_254 2704-5846 9788855181471 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/56071 eng Proceedings e report application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 14815.pdf https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/978-88-5518-147-1_52 Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1.52 10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1.52 bf65d21a-78e5-4ba2-983a-dbfa90962870 9788855181471 126 10 Florence open access
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In the frame of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC), a macroalgae based index (CARLIT) was applied along the Sicilian coastal water bodies (WBs) in order to assess for the first time their ecological status and collect accurate information on the distribution and abundance of shallow-water communities, especially of those most sensitive. The ecological quality ratio values, sensu WFD, showed “high”/“good” levels in all WBs with lushy forests of Cystoseira amentacea except two with “moderate” level due to the presence of stress-tolerant species related to local factors.
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