CHIANTORE , M.

Coral reefs are threatened by multiple global and local disturbances. The Maldives, already heavily hit by the 1998 mass bleaching event, are currently affected also by growing tourism and coastal development that may add to global impacts. Most of the studies investigating effects of local disturbances on coral reefs assessed the response of...

An experiment and field study were carried out in order to investigate the epibiotic relationship between the hydroid Hydractinia angusta Hartlaub, 1904 and its host, the Antarctic scallop Adamussium colbecki (Smith, 1902), as well as the effect of H. angusta on the recruitment of scallop larvae, since both use the shells of adult A. colbecki...

armful Algal Blooms (HABs) are increasing in temperate areas, and the growth rates of benthic harmful di- noflagellates may be favoured in the context of global climate change. Benthic dinoflagellates, including species belonging to the Ostreopsis Schmidt genus, are known to develop on the surface of macroalgae and different macroalgal...