A method to measure three-dimensional substratum rugosity for ecological studies: an example from the date-mussel fishery desertification in the north-western Mediterranean
Parravicini, V.; Rovere, A.; Donato, M.; Morri, C.; Bianchi, C.N. (2006). A method to measure three-dimensional substratum rugosity for ecological studies: an example from the date-mussel fishery desertification in the north-western Mediterranean. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 86(4): 689-690. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315406013579
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Keywords |
Ecological crisis Environmental impact Fisheries > Shellfish fisheries > Mollusc fisheries > Mussel fisheries Man-induced effects Properties > Physical properties > Mechanical properties > Deformation > Rock deformation Rocks > Carbonate rocks Species diversity MED, Italy [Marine Regions] Marine/Coastal |
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- Parravicini, V.
- Rovere, A.
- Donato, M.
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Abstract |
The impact of date-mussel fishery on substratum rugosity was evaluated at Capo Noli and Isola di Bergeggi (Savona, north-western Italian coast) in the summer of 2004. A new measure of substratum rugosity was used as a surface-dependent index of complexity. The results were compared between impact and control sites using two-way analysis of variance and suggested that the mussel fishery reduces substratum complexity. |
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