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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/130804| Title: | Macrofaunal assemblages associated with ππ°π΄πͺπ₯π°π―πͺπ’ π°π€π¦π’π―πͺπ€π’ banquettes in the Maltese islands |
| Authors: | Muscat, Marika Borg, Joseph A. |
| Keywords: | Posidonia oceanica - Malta Marine species diversity -- Malta Seagrasses -- Habitat -- Malta Marine invertebrates -- Habitat Marine habitat conservation -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2024-10 |
| Publisher: | The Mediterranean Science Commission |
| Citation: | Muscat, M., & Borg, J. A. (2024, October). Macrofaunal assemblages associated with Posidonia oceanica banquettes in the Maltese islands. Rapport du Congrès de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée 43: 208, Palermo. |
| Abstract: | The macrofauna associated with Posidonia oceanica banquettes on groomed and ungroomed sandy beaches in Malta were assessed in autumn 2023 and winter 2024. Samples of the banquettes were collected using a 5 L PVC corer. Results indicated that the seagrass banquettes on ungroomed beaches had a higher total abundance and number of species compared to banquettes of the same seagrass on groomed beaches. Moreover, on ungroomed beaches, both total abundance and number of species were higher in autumn than in winter, whereas on groomed beaches both attributes were higher in winter. The present results highlight the impact of grooming of sandy beaches on the macrofaunal assemblages associated with P. oceanica banquettes. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/130804 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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