MSW 2006 PROGRAM - University of Maltaevents.um.edu.mt/msw2006/MSW 2006 Final PROGRAM.pdf · MSW 2006 is the first meeting to give emphasis to research on all seagrass species occurring

May 29 – June 3, 2006, Marsascala, Malta

Workshop Programme

Laboratorio di Ecologia Marina Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Palermo, Italy

Department of Biology University of Malta

Malta

Faculté des Sciences Université de Corse,

France

Stazione Zoologica ‘A Dohrn’ di Napoli

Italy

Mediterranean Seagrass Workshop 2006 Program 1

Welcome! On behalf of the Organising Committee and Secretariat, we welcome you to Malta for the first Mediterranean Seagrass Workshop (MSW 2006)! MSW 2006 is the first meeting to give emphasis to research on all seagrass species occurring in the Mediterranean Sea. The Workshop is aimed at bringing together seagrass experts to discuss current knowledge of the state of Mediterranean seagrasses, and to present aspects of their latest research. The Workshop also welcomes researchers from outside the Mediterranean, particularly those working on seagrasses that are common to the region and other parts of the world (e.g. Zostera marina). Because of its location at the centre of the Mediterranean basin, Malta has been selected as the appropriate venue for MSW 2006. The Maltese Islands support very extensive seagrass meadows, particularly of Posidonia oceanica, some of which extend to unusual depths (circa 44 m). The official host of the workshop is the Department of Biology at the University of Malta (UOM), which has a long tradition of marine biological research. The Workshop will focus on three main themes: (i) Seagrass Biology and Ecology; (ii) Ecosystem Services of Seagrass Beds; and (iii) Monitoring, Management and Restoration of Seagrass Habitat. It is hoped that presentations within all three themes will promote active discussion on findings of recent studies, help workers to identify new topics for research, and encourage exchange of ideas for collaboration. The holding of MSW 2006 would not have been possible without the support of the Head of the Department of Biology (UOM), the Computing Services Centre (UOM) and the assistance of members of the various Committees: Local, International and Scientific. We also thank the several agencies that have provided sponsorship and travel funds for candidates, and various organisations for granting patronage. Last, but not least, we thank you, the participants, for your keen interest in the event and for the invaluable contribution. We hope that your participation at MSW 2006 will be pleasant and fruitful!

Giuseppe Di Carlo Joseph A Borg Co-ordinator Host


International Organising Committee

Giuseppe Di Carlo (Co-ordinator) IAMC-CNR Laboratorio di Ecologia Marina Palermo, Italy Joseph A Borg Department of Biology (Host) University of Malta, Malta Maria Cristina Buia Maria Cristina Gambi Gabriele Procaccini Stazione Zoologica ‘A Dohrn’ Napoli, Italy Gérard Pergent Christine Pergent Faculté des Sciences Université de Corse, France

Local Organising Committee

Victor Axiak Joseph A Borg Tiziana Bartolo Lucienne Bugeja Erika Chircop Patrick J Schembri Charmaine Tabone


Scientific Committee

Sven Beer Joseph A. Borg Tel Aviv University, Israel University of Malta, Malta Maria Cristina Buia Charles F. Boudouresque Stazione Zoologica ‘Anton Dohrn’, Italy University Aix-Marseille II, France Giuseppe di Carlo Maria Cristina Gambi IAMC Laboratorio di Biologia Marina Stazione Zoologica ‘Anton Dohrn’, Italy Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy Sebastiano Calvo Sylvie Gobert Università di Palermo, Italy University of Liège, Belgium Cornelis Den Hartog Gloria Peralta University of Nijmegen, Netherlands Universidad de Cadiz, Spain Jeanine L. Olsen Panayotis Panayotidis University of Groningen, Netherlands Hellenic Centre for Marine Research,

Greece Gérard Pergent Christine Pergent-Martini University of Corsica, France University of Corsica, France Gabriele Procaccini Javier Romero Stazione Zoologica ‘Anton Dohrn’, Italy Universidad de Barcelona, Spain Jose Luis Sanchez-Lizaso Rachid Semroud University of Alicante, Spain Institut National des Sciences de la

Mer et de l’Aménagement du Littoral, Algeria

Patrick J. Schembri Robert Turk University of Malta, Malta Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

for Nature Conservation, Regional Unit Piran, Slovenia

Branko Velimirov University of Vienna, Austria


Day 1: Monday May 29th - Seagrass Biology & Ecology 9:00 Welcome and Opening Speech 10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

Mid Morning Session - Chair: Dr Robert Turk 11:00 Pere Renom, Miguel A. Mateo: Reconstructing light regime and net

production in a seagrass meadow during the last 1200 years 11:20 Yasser A. Geneid, Howayda H. Abd ElHady: Distribution, biomass and

biochemical contents of the seagrass species of Lake Bardawil, Mediterranean Sea, Egypt

11:40 João M. Silva, Maria L. Calleja, Carlos M. Duarte, Rui Santos:

Submerged versus air-exposed intertidal macrophyte productivity: from physiological to community-level assessments

12:00 Alexandre Vela, Vanina Leoni, Gérard Pergent, Christine Pergent-

Martini: Comparison of primary production of Posidonia oceanica insular meadows versus continental meadows

12:20 Ugo Nesti, David Balata, Luigi Piazzi, Francesco Cinelli: Two different

approaches to detect spatial variability of epiphytic assemblages of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile: the use of species and the morphological groups

12:40 Maria B. Bitonti, Adriana Chiappetta, Maria Greco: Cytophysiological

features of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile Seeds 13:00 – 14: 30 LUNCH BREAK Early Afternoon Session - Chair: Dr Marta Perez 14:30 Céline Lafabrie, Gérard Pergent, Christine Pergent-Martini:

Memorization of mercury by the seagrass Posidonia oceanica 14:50 Ben B. Mounir, Asma Hamsa, Abderrahmen Bouain: Distribution and

variation of epiphytic-phytoplankton in a Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile Meadows in Kerkennah island (Tunisia)

15:10 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK 16:00 – 17:30 Round Table I Use of Posidonia oceanica as a bioindicator of water, in relation to implementation of

the WFD

Chaired by Dr Anna-Stiina Heiskanen (JRC/EU), Dr Gianna Casazza (APAT) &

Ms Sarah Debono (MEPA)

20:00 Welcome Buffet


Day 2: Tuesday May 30th - Seagrass Biology & Ecology Early Morning Session - Chair: Dr Gloria Peralta 8.45 – 9:30 Opening Talk Dr Gabriele Procaccini: Molecular approaches to seagrass ecology. Uncovering general

patterns from special case studies 9:30 Andrew Folkard: Modelling hydrodynamics and suspended particle

dispersion in laboratory flume simulations of fragmented seagrass meadows

9:50 Billur Celebi, Ali Cemal Gucu, Ekin Akoglu, Meltem Ok, Serdar Sakinan:

Hydrographic indications to understand the absence of Posidonia oceanica in the Levant Sea (eastern Mediterranean)

10:10 Maria B. Bitonti, Maria Greco, Adriana Chiappetta, Leonardo Bruno,

Donato Giannino: DNA Methylation pattern in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile derived from anthropically stressed and intact areas

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK Mid Morning Session - Chair: Dr Rui Santos 11:00 Maurizio Lorenti, Alessandro Gera, Julien Lassauque, Francesco

Mattera, Maria C. Buia: Comparative in situ estimates of the photosynthetic activity of Posidonia oceanica: RLC and maximum quantum yield measurements

11:20 Gabriele Procaccini, Sophie Arnaud-Haond, Marianna Migliaccio, Elena

Diaz-Almela, Sara Teixeira, Filipe Alberto, Carlos M. Duarte, Ester Serrão: Vicariance patterns in the Mediterranean Sea: East-West cleavage and low dispersal in the endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica

11:40 Maria B. Bitonti, Alessandro Bruno, Leonardo Bruno, Maria Greco,

Donato Giannino, Adriana Chiappetta: Expression pattern of CHL P Gene as a putative marker of light stress conditions in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

12:00 Jeanine L. Olsen, Gabriele Procaccini, Giuseppe Di Carlo, Wytze Stam:

Genetic (dis)continuities in Zostera marina and Z. noltii across the Sicilian-Tunisian boundary

12.20 Adriana Vergés, Mikel Becero, Javier Romero, Teresa Alcoverro: Is the

seagrass Posidonia oceanica chemically defended? 12:40 Simone Farina, Patricia Prado, Fiona Tomas, Javier Romero, Teresa

Alcoverro: Role of predation in determining sea urchin size structure in a seagrass meadow: the importance of refuges and leaf length

13:00 – 14: 30 LUNCH BREAK


Early Afternoon Session - Chair: Dr Yasser Ali Geneid 14:30 Marta Pérez, Teresa Alcoverro, Javier Romero: Canopy structure and

light climate in meadows of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica 14:50 Sukran Cirik, Baris Akcali: Distribution of Lessepsian marine

phanerogam Halophila stipulacea (Forskaal) Ascherson along the Aegean Coast of Turkey

15:10 Sghaier Y. Ramzi, Zakhama Rym, Charfi Faouzia: Features of

Posidonia oceanica meadows along the eastern coast of Tunisia’ 15:30 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK 16:00 – 18:00 Poster Session I Day 3: Wednesday May 31st - Ecosystem Service of Seagrass Beds Early Morning Session - Chair: Dr Hesham Mansour Mostafa 8.45 – 9:30 Opening Talk Prof Charles-François Boudouresque: The functioning of Posidonia oceanica seagrass

meadows: a unique ecosystem? 9:30 Nicolas Sturaro, Anne-Sophie Cox, Sylvie Gobert, Gilles Lepoint:

Trophic diversity and potential role of detrivorous crustaceans in Posidonia oceanica litter

9:50 Mark Dimech, Joseph A. Borg, Patrick J. Schembri: Motile

macroinvertebrate assemblages associated with infralittoral Posidonia oceanica leaf litter accumulations

10:10 Patricia Prado, Simone Mariani, Javier Romero, Teresa Alcoverro:

Processes influencing the demographic structure of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus in Posidonia oceanica beds

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK Mid Morning Session - Chair: Dr Branko Velimirov 11:00 Karim Mezali, Valerio Zupo, Patrice Francour: Population dynamics of

Holothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa and Holothuria (Lessonothuria) polii of an Algerian Posidonia oceanica meadow

11:20 Giovanni F. Russo: Gastropod associations of Posidonia oceanica beds:

a morpho-functional and co-evolutionary study


11:40 Nicola Nurra, Massimo Vetere, Daniela Pessani, Rocco Mussat Sartor: The Molluscan community of the foliar stratum of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadows from Punta Manara (Eastern Ligurian Sea): an analysis of structure in relation to depth and season

12:00 Alexandra H. Cunha, Rui Santos: Effects of seagrass fragmentation on

the abundance of newly settled bivalves 12.20 Karim Mezali: Apsidochirotid holothurians (Holothuroidea:

Echinodermata) occurring in the Posidonia oceanica meadow of the Sidi Fredj peninsula (Algeria): note on their systematics and microhabitat

12:40 Maria C. Gambi, Barbara Trani, Valerio Zupo: The "Kriging" approach

to study the relationships between Posidonia oceanica meadow structure and distribution of associated fauna: an example with borer polychaetes

13:00 – 14: 30 LUNCH BREAK Early Afternoon Session - Chair: Prof Patrick J. Schembri 14:30 Bruno Ferrari, Marie L. Licari, Serge Planes: Grazing action of Sarpa

salpa on Posidonia oceanica and effect of marine protected area 14:50 Eugenia T. Apostolaki, Manolis Tsapakis, Tatiana Tsagaraki, Ioannis

Karakassis: Fish farming effects on sediments and macrofaunal communities in Mediterranean seagrass meadows

15:10 Zakhama Rym, Sghaier Y. Ramzi, Charfi Faouzia: Is amphipod

diversity related to the quality of Posidonia oceanica beds? 15:30 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK 16:00 – 17:30 Round Table II

New methodologies and new integrated approaches for seagrass ecosystem research

Chaired by Dr Jeanine Olsen (RUG), Dr Teresa Alcoverro (CEAB)


Day 4: Thursday June 1st - Monitoring, Management & Restoration of Seagrass Habitat Early Morning Session - Chair: Dr Maria Cristina Buia 8.45 – 9:30 Opening Talk

Prof Sven Beer: Modes of Bicarbonate Utilisation in Seagrasses and Their Possible

Roles in Adaptations to Specific Habitats 9:30 Salvatrice Vizzini, Benedetto Savona, Andrea Savona, Cecilia Tramati,

Giusy Mocciaro, Antonio Mazzola: Effects of aquaculture activities on seagrass ecosystems: evidence from stable isotopes

9:50 Isotta Gattorna, Pieraugusto Panzalis, Augusto Navone, Riccardo

Cattaneo-Vietti, Monica Montefalcone, Carla Morri, Carlo Nike Bianchi: Effects of boat anchoring on Posidonia oceanica bed at Spalmatore di Terra, Tavolara Punta Coda Cavallo marine protected area (Sardinia, western Mediterranean)

10:10 Rui O. P. Santos, Ana Alexandre, Susana Cabaço, Alexandra Cunha:

Impacts of physical and nutrient disturbances on the seagrass Zostera noltii

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK Mid Morning Session - Chair: Dr Heike Molenaar 11:00 Giuseppe Di Carlo, Fabio Badalamenti, Antonio Terlizzi, Silvano Riggio:

Recruitment of Posidonia oceanica on rubble mounds: substratum effects on biomass partitioning and leaf morphology

11:20 Roberta Lasagna, Monica Montefalcone, Carlo Nike Bianchi, Carla

Morri, Giancarlo Albertelli: Morphology of a Posidonia oceanica meadow under altered sedimentary budget

11:40 Ivan Guala, Simone Simeone, Maria C. Buia, Stefania Flagella, Maura

Baroli, Giovanni De Falco: Posidonia oceanica banquette removal: environmental impact and management implications

12:00 Emma L. Jackson, Olivia Langmead, Samantha C. Glanfield, Jocelyn

Delacruz, Christos Arvanitidis, Martin J Attrill, Lawrence Mee: An objective approach to quantifying loss of seagrass in the Mediterranean: causal chain analysis and scenario predictions

12.20 Laura Castellano, Maurizio Capriolo, Guido Gnone, Monica

Montefalcone, Manuela Matassini: Ex situ germination and growth of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile (Monocotyledones, Potamogentonales) seeds

12:40 Carmen R. Mifsud, Francesco Cinelli, Luigi Piazzi, Edwin Lanfranco,

Stefano Acunto, David Balata, Shirley A. Micallef, Darrin T. Stevens: General status of the Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadows in Maltese territorial waters


13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH BREAK Early Afternoon Session - Chair: Dr Sylvie Gobert 14:30 Mauro Lenzi, Rugiada Roffilli, Maurizio De Pirro, Primo Micarelli, Enrica

Franchi, Francesca Borghini, Silvano Focardi: The meadows of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile along the Tuscany Southern coast (Argentario Month-Chiarone River, Italy)

14:50 Hesham M. Mostafa: Preliminary descriptive ecological survey of

seagrass beds at Marsa Matrouh, west of Alexandria-Egypt 15:10 Seagrass Underwater Documentary

Barbara Mikac, Ante Zuljevic: Save Posidonia oceanica meadows - treasury of biological diversity of the Adriatic Sea

15:30 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK 16:00 – 18:00 Poster Session II 21:00 MSW 2006 Dinner Day 5: Friday June 2nd - Monitoring, Management & Restoration of Seagrass Habitat Early Morning Session - Chair: Dr Emma Jackson 8.45 – 9:30 Opening Talk Dr Paul Erftemeijer: Dredging impacts on seagrasses: a review of critical thresholds,

damage, mitigation, regulation and recovery 9:30 Frederick T. Short, Robert G. Coles, Miguel Fortes, Evamaria Koch, Joel

C. Creed, Karine Matos Magalhaes: SeagrassNet monitoring across the Americas

9:50 Nicolas Mayot, Charles F. Boudouresque, Eric Charbonnel: Changes

over time of shoot density of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica at its depth limit

10:10 Marc J. Gosselin, Jean-Marie Bouquegneau, Gérard Pergent, Christine

Pergent-Martini, Sylvie Gobert: Use of Posidonia oceanica sheaths as a biomonitor of metal pollution

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK


Mid Morning Session - Chair: Prof Gerard Pergent 11:00 Sarah Debono, Joseph A. Borg: Use of Posidonia oceanica as a

bioindicator of ecological status for Maltese coastal waters 11:20 Sylvie Gobert, Renzo Biondo, Jean-Marie Bouquegneau: In situ

sampling of pore water from seagrass meadow to determine oxygen and nutrient concentrations

11:40 Heike Molenaar, Thierry Thibaut, Alexandre Meinesz: Impact of

Caulerpa taxifolia on the structure of a Posidonia oceanica bed 12:00 Gianna Casazza, Cecilia Lopez y Royo, Cecilia Silvestri: Seagrass,

essential coastal ecosystems: overview of the recent EU WFD requirements and analysis of the current applications

12.20 Panayotis Panayotidis, Sotiris Orfanidis, Aikaterini Siakavara, Savas

Haritonidis, Paraskevi Drakopoulou: Cartography of Posidonia meadows in the Aegean Sea (NE Mediterranean)

12:40 Robert Turk, Lovrenc Lipej: Research on seagrasses in the Slovene sea

(North Adriatic) – state of the art 13:00 – 14: 30 LUNCH BREAK Early Afternoon Session - Chair: Dr Ante Zuljevic 14:30 Andrea Cossu, Simone Demelas, Federica Ragazzuola: Distribution and

ecological conditions of Posidonia oceanica meadows in La Maddalena the National Park (Sardinia - Italy)

14:50 Gianfranco Lovison, Mariangela Sciandra, Sebastiano Calvo, Agostino

Tomasello: Statistical analysis of Posidonia oceanica growth data: from standard linear models to Generalized Linear Models

15:10 Filippo Silvestre, Gianluca Iacono, Luca Tiberti, Maria Cristina Buia:

Posidonia oceanica Data Warehousing 15:30 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK 16:00 – 17:30 Round Table III

Conservation of Mediterranean marine vegetation

Chaired by Dr Christine Pergent-Martini (UC), Dr Maria Cristina Gambi (SZN) & Dr.

Paul Erftemeijer (WLDELFT)


Day 6: Saturday June 3th - MSW 2006 Closure 9:00 - 10:30 MSW Wrap up and Closure 11:00 – 15:00 Cultural Tour Day 7: Sunday June 4th - Boat trip 9:00 Departure from hotel 18:00 Return to hotel


LIST OF POSTERS Session I (in alphabetical order) Stefano Acunto, David Balata, Giuseppina Pardi, Papi Ilaria, Luigi Piazzi, Marina

Burgassi, Francesco Cinelli: Spatial variability in the epiphytic assemblages of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile beds around the Maltese islands

Stefano Acunto, Francesco Sante Rende, Radiana Cozza, Anna M. Innocenti: State of

health of Posidonia oceanica meadows along the northern Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria, Italy

Stefano Aliani, Carla Micheli, Anne Molcard, Andrea Peirano: Can southern meadows of

the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile supply northern ones? A multidisciplinary approach in the Ligurian Sea

Ivan Blanch, Emanuela Dattolo, Gabriele Procaccini, Ricardo Haroun: Influence of

geographical distribution and depth on the genetic structure of the Cymodocea nodosa meadows in the Canary Islands

José M. González Correa, Yolanda Fernandez Torquemada, José L. Sánchez Lizaso:

Long term effect of beach replenishment on shallow Posidonia oceanica meadows Radiana Cozza, Tiziano Pangaro: Expression pattern of stress genes in Posidonia

oceanica (L.) Delile Susana dos Santos Cabaço, Ana Alexandre, Rui Santos: The effects of culture media

on the survival and growth of the seagrass Zostera noltii Yolanda Fernandez-Torquemada, José L. Sanchez Lizáso: Effects of salinity on growth

and survival of Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson and Zostera noltii Hornemann

Maria P. García Sánchez, Irene Olivé, Fernando G. Brun, Carmen B. de los Santos,

Ignacio Hernandez, José L. Perez-Lloréns, Juan J. Vergara, Gloria Peralta Gonzalez: Non-structural carbohydrates and elemental composition in seagrasses: an indicator of seagrass meadow health

Vesna Macic: Phenology of seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile in the south-east

Adriatic - Montenegrin coast Anna M. Mannino, Andrea Santulli, Gianluca Sara: The shallow seagrass system in

Southern Mediterranean (Sicily, Italy): a large sink of organic matter available to upper consumers

Silvia Mazzuca, Radiana Cozza, Dina Filadoro, Tiziano Pancaro, Anna M. Innocenti:

Protein analysis and ultrastructural features in Posidonia oceanica leaves in different environmental conditions

Silvia Mazzuca, Antonia Spadafora, Dina Filadoro, Marcella Bracale, Milena Marsoni,

Francesco Rende, Anna Maria Innocenti: Proteins extraction from different tissues and organs of Posidonia oceanica and polypeptides mapping by two-dimensional electrophoresis

Marianna Migliaccio, Andrea Cavallini, Lucia Natali, Gabriele Procaccini: New genomic

approaches on the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile


Irene Olivé, Maria P. García Sánchez, Juan J. Vergara, José Lucas Perez Llorens: Annual photosynthetic characterization of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa along depth and within leaf gradients

Ilia A. Serra, Gabriele Procaccini, Maria C. Intrieri, Marianna Migliaccio, Silvia Mazzuca,

Anna Maria Innocenti: Comparative analysis of genetic diversity in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile using ISSR-PCR and SSR markers

Flavia Vallerini, Elena Balestri: Spatial variation in vegetative and reproductive shoot

density in two co-occuring Mediterranean seagrasses Cymodocea nodosa and Zostera noltii

Salvatrice Vizzini, Benedetto Savona, Andrea Savona, Cecilia Tramati, Giusy Mocciaro,

Antonio Mazzola: Analysis of the trophic role of primary producers in Posidonia oceanica ecosystems along the Sicilian coasts (Italy)

Ante Zuljevic, Boris Antolić, Ivana Grubelić, Marija Despalatović, Vedran Nikolić:

Macrostructure of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadows in the Adriatic Sea Session II (in alphabetical order) Elvira Alvarez, Miquel Brunet, Miquel Planas, Antoni M. Grau: Seagrass monitoring

network in the Balearic islands 2002-2005 Elena Balestri, Claudio Lardicci: Morphological and growth characteristics of Posidonia

oceanica seedlings grown in a mesocosm Walid Belgacm, Hafedh Ghrairi, Tarek Hajji, Oum K. Ben Hassine: Study of

macroinvertebrates associated with the Posidonia oceanica meadows at Ras Jebel Gaetano Costantino, Francesco Mastrototaro, Roberto Carlucci, Alfonso Matarrese,

Michele Panza: First data on meadow structure of a large Posidonia oceanica bed along the Southern Tyrrhenian coast (Mediterranean Sea)

Francesco Criscione, Danilo Scuderi, Giovanni F. Russo: Variability of mollusc

associations in four Cymodocea nodosa beds around Sicily Giuseppe Di Carlo, Maria C. Buia, William Dennison, Tim Carruthers, Sylvie Gobert,

Begona Martinez Crego, Gilles Lepoint, Gerard Pergent, Christine Pergent-Martini, Gabriele Procaccini, Pere Renom, Fiona Tomas, Branko Velimirov, Adriana Verges: Developing a conceptual overview of Mediterranean seagrass meadows

Stefania Flagella, Ilaria Borriello, Maria C. Gambi, Maria C. Buia: Responses of

Posidonia oceanica to environmental stresses Vittorio Gazale, Andrea Cossu, Federica Ragazzuola, Giuliano Fara, Aldo Zanello:

Application of GIS in management of marine phanerogams in a marine protected area (Asinara Island)

Hafedh Ghrairi, Walid Belgacm, Tarek Hajji, Oum K. Ben Hassine: The

macroinvertebrates associated with a Cymodocea nodosa meadow in the bay of Bizerte (North of Tunisia)

Elisa Giovannetti, Monica Montefalcone, Carlo N. Bianchi, Carla Morri, Giancarlo

Albertelli: Structural variability of the epiphytic community in a Posidonia oceanica meadow (Ligurian Sea, NW Mediterranean)


Maurizio Lorenti: Isopod crustaceans inside Mediterranean seagrasses: borers, miners

and intruders Monica Montefalcone, Carlo N. Bianchi, Carla Morri, Andrea Peirano, Giancarlo

Albertelli: Lower limit typology and functioning of six Posidonia oceanica meadows in the Ligurian Sea (NW Mediterranean)

Ben Brahim Mounir, Asma Hamsa, Abderrahmen Bouain: Spatio-temporal distribution

of macro-epiphytic organisms in Posidonia oceanica leaves Gabes gulf Gloria Peralta Gonzalez, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Luca A. Van Duren: Coastal protection by

marine vegetation: Role of shoot stiffness Milena Polifrone, Adrian Abelardo González, Vanesa Quevedo Díaz: Fish community

and grazing pressure on meadows of Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson in the Canary Islands (Spain, Atlantic Ocean)

Milena Polifrone, Miquel Rosell Fieschi, Mounira Abelardo Gonzalez: A comparative

study of the structure of Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson meadows in Canary Islands (Spain, Atlantic Ocean)

Manuel Ruiz de la Rosa, N. Garca, M. Zarranz, P. Manent, R. Domnguez, M. Grimón, G.

Louzara, N. Gonzlez: Preliminary results of experimental evaluation of different methods of transplanting Cymodocea nodosa in the Canary Islands

Ivan Radic, Petar Kružić, Antonieta Požar-Domac, Maja Novosel: Impact of capture-

based tuna aquaculture in the Adriatic on the polychaete community in Posidonia oceanica meadows

Rocco Mussat Sartor, Massimo Vetere, Nicola Nurra, Daniela Pessani: The molluscan

community of the foliar stratum of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadows from Punta Manara (Eastern Ligurian Sea): a qualitative and quantitative analysis

Frederick T. Short, Robert G. Coles, Miguel Fortes, Evamaria Koch, Joel C. Creed,

Karine Matos Magalhaes: SeagrassNet: a Worldwide Seagrass Monitoring Program

Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, Pete Dowty, Blain Reeves, Helen Berry, Thomas Mumford:

Annual Monitoring of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Cover in Greater Puget Sound, Washington USA


Sponsors

University of Malta Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Air Malta Malta Tourism Authority Mediterranean Action Plan United Nations Environmental Programme Joint Research Centre, European Commission Institute for Environment and Sustainability, European Commission SeagrassNet

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