First observations on marine subaqueous soils in "Torre del Cerrano" marine protected area, Adriatic sea (Italy)

Subaqueous soils have to be studied with proper methodologies, according to a pedological approach and considering the key role of animal bioturbation. Morphological and chemical characteristics of submerged soils found in the MPA of "Torre del Cerrano", Adriatic sea (Italy), have been stu...

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Published inEQA (Imola. 2009) Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 31 - 43
Main Authors Stefania Cocco, Valeria Cardelli, Silvia Pedicini, Rogeiro Borguete Alves Rafael, Alberto Agnelli, Flavio Fornasier, Fabio Vallarola, Giuseppe Corti
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Bologna 01.12.2015
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Summary:Subaqueous soils have to be studied with proper methodologies, according to a pedological approach and considering the key role of animal bioturbation. Morphological and chemical characteristics of submerged soils found in the MPA of "Torre del Cerrano", Adriatic sea (Italy), have been studied in this way, and we conclude that submarine soils of the MPA are important examples of pedogenesis promoted by animals. Soils from the highly protected marine area hosted a major biodiversity than those from the sub- and non-protected areas, while no striking differences in terms of soil physical and chemical characteristics among protected, sub-protected and non-protected areas occurred.
ISSN:2039-9898
2281-4485
DOI:10.6092/issn.2281-4485/5802