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oapen-20.500.12657-627792024-03-28T08:18:46Z Chapter Colonization of transplanted Posidonia Oceanica: understanding the spatial dynamics through high-spatial resolution underwater photomosaics Ardizzone, Giandomenico mancini, gianluca Ventura, Daniele Casoli, Edoardo Belluscio, Andrea Posidonia Oceanica Seagrass restoration Restoration ecology Spatial dynamic Underwater photomosaic thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment Following the restoration of a P. oceanica meadow impacted by the Concordia shipwreck, we investigated the spatial dynamic of the most important and protected Mediterranean endemic seagrass over a two-year period applying three spatial metrics: number of patches, mean patch size and total cover. By means of underwater photomosaics, we noticed a diminution in the number of patches in favour of the mean size and total cover. The outcomes showed that, under suitable environmental conditions, P. oceanica colonizes rapidly the dead matte substrate. 2023-05-01T13:43:51Z 2023-05-01T13:43:51Z 2022 chapter ONIX_20230501_9791221500301_195 9791221500301 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62779 eng Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International chapter-37012.pdf https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/979-12-215-0030-1_68 Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.68 10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.68 bf65d21a-78e5-4ba2-983a-dbfa90962870 9791221500301 1 10 Florence open access
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Following the restoration of a P. oceanica meadow impacted by the Concordia shipwreck, we investigated the spatial dynamic of the most important and protected Mediterranean endemic seagrass over a two-year period applying three spatial metrics: number of patches, mean patch size and total cover. By means of underwater photomosaics, we noticed a diminution in the number of patches in favour of the mean size and total cover. The outcomes showed that, under suitable environmental conditions, P. oceanica colonizes rapidly the dead matte substrate.
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