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oapen-20.500.12657-628172024-03-28T08:18:47Z Chapter Seagrass detritus as marine macroinvertebrates attractor Costa, Valentina CHEMELLO, Renato Iaciofano, Davide Lo Brutto, Sabrina rossi, francesca Beach-dunes Rocky ecosystems. Artificial ecosystems Abiotic factors and water quality Biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems Impact mitigation and restoration methodologies Analysis of the effects of impact factors on ecosystems Monitoring of c thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment Seagrass detritus is used as food, physical habitat and shelter. Using natural and artificial detritus, we tested if: 1) the colonisation was related to substrate availability rather than food 2) the assemblages were similar according to meadow structural complexity. A total of 11,270 invertebrates were identified. Neither the habitat complexity, nor the substrate type shown any effects on the colonisation, with both substrates acting as a faunal magnet. The detritus can be colonised by a rich and diverse community, highlighting its important role in maintaining the seagrass meadow biodiversity 2023-05-01T13:45:25Z 2023-05-01T13:45:25Z 2022 chapter ONIX_20230501_9791221500301_233 9791221500301 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62817 eng Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International chapter-37002.pdf https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/979-12-215-0030-1_58 Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.58 10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.58 bf65d21a-78e5-4ba2-983a-dbfa90962870 9791221500301 1 8 Florence open access
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Seagrass detritus is used as food, physical habitat and shelter. Using natural and artificial detritus, we tested if: 1) the colonisation was related to substrate availability rather than food 2) the assemblages were similar according to meadow structural complexity. A total of 11,270 invertebrates were identified. Neither the habitat complexity, nor the substrate type shown any effects on the colonisation, with both substrates acting as a faunal magnet. The detritus can be colonised by a rich and diverse community, highlighting its important role in maintaining the seagrass meadow biodiversity
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