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TORRE DEL CERRANO E NATURA 2000
No full textQuesto volume riporta i risultati delle ricerche svolte per la redazione del Piano di Gestione del Sito di Interesse Comunitario IT 7120215 “Torre del Cerrano”, svolte con un finanziamento Regione Abruzzo reperito dal Consorzio di Gestione dell’Area Marina Protetta Torre del Cerrano partecipando al Bando di finanziamento straordinario della Regione Abruzzo con Delibe- razione 29.12.2010, n. 1026: Reg.(CE) n. 1698/05- Asse III - Art. 57 - Programma di Sviluppo Rurale 2007-2013. – Misura 323 – “Tutela e riqualificazione del patrimonio rurale”, destinato alla stesura dei Piani di Gestione dei SIC “Siti di Interesse Comunitario” (Det. n.165/2014 del 23/07/2014).
Versione integrale delle ricerche è reperibile su: http:/www.torredelcerrano.it/lamp-torre-del-cerrano-in-natura-2000.html . Il costo di impaginazione e stampa, per un numero ridotto di copie cartacee, è stato invece coperto da altro finanziamento regionale facente capo al finanziamento per la Linea d’Azione IV.2.2.a -Intervento 3 “Animazione, disseminazione e diffusio- ne in materia di tutela ambientale, valorizzazione e monitoraggio delle aree protette e della Rete Natura 2000” del PAR FAS 2007-2013 (Del. Giunta Regione Abruzzo n.797/2014 e n.408 del 27 maggio 2015) al Progetto “Sito Natura 2000 dell’AMP “Torre del Cerrano” e Carta Europea del Turismo Sostenibile
[Giuseppe Cerrano (c.1920-25), funerary sculpture]
No full textFrom Berresford: Giuseppe Cerrano (c.1920-25), Arturo Stagliano, Cimitero Cattolico Urbano, Casale Monferrato.Nude males depicting acts of labor.Title from Berresford
Biogenic reefs at risk: Facing globally widespread local threats and their interaction
No full textBiogenic reefs are secondary marine substrates, also referred to as bioconstructions or bioherms,
made by autogenic ecosystem engineers (sensu, Jones et al., 1994) that provide habitats for various
species. Their ecological role goes far beyond simple physical effects because they can modulate
many resources and interactions between species inhabiting the reefs. Marine bioconstructions
involve a variety of fragile three-dimensional habitats, from shallow water coral reefs to mesophotic
coralligenous concretions, hosting rich, and diverse benthic assemblages (Cocito, 2004; Ingrosso
et al., 2018; Cerrano et al., 2019). Biogenic reefs can be found from the intertidal to the deep
sea; some are ephemeral and last a few years, while others remain active for millennia. The
main framework builders are able to form bioconstructions at different latitudes, from tropical
to polar zones, and include films of cyanobacteria and diatoms, calcareous rhodophytes, sponges,
hermatypic symbiotic and aposymbiotic corals, polychaetes as serpulids and sabellariids, mollusks
like vermetids, oysters and mussels, and bryozoans
Reef Check Med - key Mediterranean marine species 2001-2020
No full textThe dataset consists of abundance records of 43 marine species in the Mediterranean Sea from 2001 to 2020. Selected species include some protected and non-indigenous species, ecosystem engineers, species sensitive to climate change, and/or threatened by human activities. Taken together, these taxa represent key ecological aspects of Mediterranean subtidal habitats (Cerrano et al., 2017) and can be used to calculate the MedSens, an index of the environmental status of subtidal rocky coastal habitats based on species sensitivity (Turicchia et al., 2021). Observations were carried out by the EcoDivers (trained scuba divers, freedivers and snorkelers) according to a rigorous protocol (RCMed U-CEM) developed by the association Reef Check Italia onlus. more Observations were carried out by the EcoDivers (trained scuba divers, freedivers and snorkelers) according to a rigorous protocol (RCMed U-CEM) developed by the association Reef Check Italia onlus. Records include geographic coordinates (decimal degrees, WGS84), site name, date, survey depth range (min and max, in metres), prevailing habitat (from an options list), the sampling size in term of searching time (minutes), taxon name, abundance category (coded from 0 to 6), occurrence depth range (min and max, in metres) and the name of the EcoDiver who made the identification. The Reef Check Med Underwater Coastal Environment Monitoring (RCMed U-CEM) protocol is a Citizen Science initiative, developed by the Italian non-profit association Reef Check Italia onlus, aimed to assess the ecological status of the Mediterranean marine coastal habitats (Cerrano et al., 2017; Turicchia et al., 2021). Taxa were selected based on a combination of criteria including identification easiness and being key indicators of the shifts Mediterranean subtidal habitats may undergo under local pressures and climate change. When it is not easy to discriminate between species, genus level or higher was chosen, as in the case of the two protected Mediterranean seahorses. Before diving, each EcoDiver (i.e. the trained volunteer scuba divers, freedivers and snorkelers) chooses which and how many of the 43 taxa, included in the protocol, will be searched for, according to the expected habitat typology and personal motivations. Abundance (using numerical or descriptive classes according to the countability of organisms) and occurrence depth range (min and max, in metres) of searched taxa are recorded. Taxa actively searched for, but not encountered, are recorded as absent. Diving sites are localised by using global positioning system (GPS) receivers, nautical charts or known points (e.g., mooring buoys at MPAs). Geographical coordinates (WGS84) are recorded with ± 6 arc-second (i.e. about 200 m) accuracy, which is in the distance range usually explored by divers in a single dive. The adopted abundance categories are (in brackets the corresponding descriptive categories): Category 0: 0 specimens (absent) Category 1: 1 specimen (isolated specimen) Category 2: 2 specimens (some scattered specimens) Category 3: 3-5 specimens (several scattered specimens) Category 4: 6-10 specimens (a crowded area) Category 5: 11-50 specimens (some crowded areas) Category 6: > 50 specimens (several crowded areas) The prevailing habitat is identified according to the following categories: - Coastal rocks - Offshore rocks - Rocky cliff - Posidonia - Posidonia and sand - Posidonia and rocks - Cave - Metal wreck - Sand - Mud - Breakwaters and ports - River mouth - Coastal lagoo
MedSens data (Version 4.0.0, update April 23, 2023). Dataset maintained by Reef Check Italia
No full text<p>MedSens data is a dataset including the abundance of selected Mediterranean marine species, collected by trained volunteers (<strong>EcoDivers</strong>, i.e. scuba divers, free divers and snorkelers) according to the <strong>Reef Check Mediterranean Underwater Coastal Environment Monitoring</strong> (<strong>RCMed U-CEM</strong>) protocol (Cerrano et al., 2017), and maintained by the non-profit association <strong>Reef Check Italia</strong>.</p>
<p>This dataset is a subset of 25 selected species from the <strong>Reef Check Med - key Mediterranean marine species</strong> dataset, and it is specifically intended to calculate the <strong><em>MedSens </em></strong>index developed by Eva Turicchia, Carlo Cerrano, Matteo Ghetta, Marco Abbiati and Massimo Ponti (Turicchia et al., 2021). MedSens data is provided as ESRI shapefiles in WGS84 geographic coordinates (EPSG:4326).</p>
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<p><strong><em>MedSens </em>abstract</strong></p>
<p>Citizen science (CS) projects may provide community-based ecosystem monitoring, expanding our ability to collect data across space and time. However, the data from CS are often not effectively integrated into institutional monitoring programs and decision-making processes, especially in marine conservation. This limitation is partially due to difficulties in accessing the data and the lack of tools and indices for proper management at intended spatial and temporal scales. <em>MedSens</em> is a biotic index specifically developed to provide information on the environmental status of subtidal rocky coastal habitats, filling a gap between marine CS and coastal management in the Mediterranean Sea. The <em>MedSens</em> index is based on 25 selected species, incorporating their sensitivities to the pressures indicated by the European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSDF) and open data on their distributions and abundances, collected by trained volunteers (mainly scuba divers, but also free divers and snorkelers) using the Reef Check Mediterranean Underwater Coastal Environment Monitoring (RCMed U-CEM) protocol. The species sensitivities were assessed relative to their resistance and resilience against physical, chemical, and biological pressures, according to benchmark levels and a literature review. The <em>MedSens</em> index was calibrated on a dataset of 33,021 observations from 569 volunteers (2001 to 2019), along six countries’ coasts. A free and user-friendly QGIS plugin allows easy index calculation for areas and time frames of interest. The <em>MedSens</em> index was applied to Mediterranean marine protected areas (MPAs) and the management and monitoring zones within Italian MPAs. In the studied cases, the <em>MedSens</em> index responds well to the local pressures documented by previous investigations.</p>
<p><em>MedSens</em> converts the data collected by trained volunteers into an effective monitoring tool for the Mediterranean subtidal rocky coastal habitats. <em>MedSens</em> can help conservationists and decision-makers identify the main pressures acting in these habitats, as required by the MSFD, supporting them in the implementation of appropriate marine biodiversity conservation measures and better communicate the results of their actions. By directly involving stakeholders, this approach increases public awareness and the acceptability of management decisions, enabling more participatory conservation tactics.</p>
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<p><strong>References</strong></p>
<p>Cerrano C, Milanese M, Ponti M (2017) Diving for science - science for diving: Volunteer scuba divers support science and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquat Conserv 27:303–323 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2663">https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2663</a><br>
Turicchia E, Cerrano C, Ghetta M, Abbiati M, Ponti M (2021) MedSens index: The bridge between marine citizen science and coastal management. Ecol Indic 122:107296 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107296">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107296</a></p>
FIGURE 6. Chondropsis subtilis n in Sponges associated with octocorals in the Indo-Pacific, with the description of four new species
No full textFIGURE 6. Chondropsis subtilis n. sp. A–B, Living sponge encrusting Carijoa riisei in situ. Note in B the pink massive sponge close to C. riisei might be the holotype of this species; C, Holotype encrusting several branches of C. riisei; D, Sand and spicules creating a fine and regular network on the sponge surface; E, Sponge surface showing a homogeneous layer of sand, foreign spicules and strongyles; F, Choanosomal skeleton of ascending tracts of spongin, embedded with sand grains, strongyles and foreign spicules; G, Straight and very thin strongyle; H, Very thin sigmas.Published as part of Calcinai, Barbara, Bavestrello, Giorgio, Bertolino, Marco, Pica, Daniela, Wagner, Daniel & Cerrano, Carlo, 2013, Sponges associated with octocorals in the Indo-Pacific, with the description of four new species, pp. 1-61 in Zootaxa 3617 (1) on page 13, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3617.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/24815
Aggregate colonies in Eudendrium glomeratum Picard, 1952 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthomedusae).
No full textReproductive ecology of Epizoanthus arenaceus (Delle Chiaje, 1823) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the North Adriatic Sea
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Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789): an excellent model for holobiont and biotechnological studies
No full textThe aggregation of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells has resulted in evolution of organisms with remarkable abilities to synthetize natural bioactive compounds of biotechnological relevance. Marine sponges such as Petrosia ficiformis are examples of this evolutionary strategy. The P. ficiformis microbiome, which produces a diversity of chemical compounds, plays a fundamental role in this sponge's extraordinary adaptation to various ecological conditions. The microbial community of P. ficiformis seems representative of sponge microbiomes, but it has an unusual exclusively horizontal transmission. This uncommon feature, together with its wide environmental distribution, its ability to generate 3D cell cultures that host symbionts, and the availability of meta-omics and physiology information make this sponge an effective model to study the complexity of holobionts
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