Unexpected recovery of Laminaria ochroleuca in the Strait of Messina

According to Protocol SDM /3/ 6259, dated 30 Jul 2003, L. ochroleuca forests are priority habitats (Habitat identification code IV. 3. See PDF.] High density of young Laminaria ochroleuca specimens at the northern edge of the Messina Strait (Blue ellipse) testify to a potential recovery of the suppo...

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Published inMarine biodiversity Vol. 53; no. 4; p. 54
Main Authors Giacobbe, Salvatore, Ratti, Simona
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Forests
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Habitats
Kelp
Kelp beds
Laminaria ochroleuca
Life Sciences
Oceanarium
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Population decline
Recovery
Unmanned vehicles
Mediterranean Sea
Strait of Messina
Alboran Sea
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Summary:According to Protocol SDM /3/ 6259, dated 30 Jul 2003, L. ochroleuca forests are priority habitats (Habitat identification code IV. 3. See PDF.] High density of young Laminaria ochroleuca specimens at the northern edge of the Messina Strait (Blue ellipse) testify to a potential recovery of the supposed extinct kelp forests (yellow area in Di Geronimo and Giacobbe 1987, modified map) The first evidence of a drastic population decline arose in 1995, when only a single group of three aged specimens was observed during a ROV investigation covering the whole Sicilian side of the MS (Giacobbe, unpublished POP’95 Report). The healthy condition of the observed specimens testifies to a clear reversal of the decade-long decline of this threatened population.
ISSN:1867-1616
1867-1624
DOI:10.1007/s12526-023-01356-x