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Title: | Macrofaunal diversity of infralittoral cobble beds in the Maltese Islands |
Authors: | Evans, Julian Attrill, Martin James Borg, Joseph A. Cotton, P. A. Schembri, Patrick J. |
Keywords: | Biodiversity -- Malta Benthos -- Malta Posidonia oceanica -- Malta Marine animals -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | La Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée |
Citation: | Evans, J., Attrill, M. J., Borg, J. A., Cotton, P. A., & Schembri, P. J. (2013). Macrofaunal diversity of infralittoral cobble beds in the Maltese Islands. Rapport du Congrès de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée, 40, 688. |
Abstract: | The Mediterranean “biocoenosis of infralittoral pebbles ” has been poorly studied, but is generally considered to be impoverished. Systematic sampling of cobble beds at 17 sites around the Maltese Islands yielded a total of 35,687 individuals belonging to 310 different taxa. Very shallow sites (<2 m depth) had a slightly poorer faunal assemblage than deeper ones (2 -12 m depth), but still included 152 taxa. These results suggest that infralittoral cobbles beds may not be as impoverished as previously thought, probably due to the high structural complexity of these habitats. |
Description: | This research work was partially funded through the European Social Fund under a STEPS scheme grant awarded to JE. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/18316 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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