Estructura de la comunidad de un enclave de coralígeno de la costa de Gandia

The coralline is a biocenosis composed mainly of calcareous algae and engineer organisms that create a hard substrate which is a scarce resource in the ocean, so it creates a great opportunity to be a habitat for many species. They are very complex ecosystems of infinitely varied environments leadin...

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Autor: Peláez León, Rafael
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/44889
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/44889
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Paisaje subacuático
identification
Permanent transect
Fauna
Mediterranean
Coralline
Franja permanente
Identificación
Eunicella verrucosa
Mediterráneo
Coralígeno
TECNOLOGIA DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE
Máster Universitario en Evaluación y Seguimiento Ambiental de Ecosistemas Marinos y Costeros-Màster Universitari en Avaluació i Seguiment Ambiental d&apos
Ecosistemes Marins i Costaners
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Sumario:The coralline is a biocenosis composed mainly of calcareous algae and engineer organisms that create a hard substrate which is a scarce resource in the ocean, so it creates a great opportunity to be a habitat for many species. They are very complex ecosystems of infinitely varied environments leading to one of the world´s most fabulous underwater landscapes. In the Mediterranean about 2 nautical miles from Gandía and about 17 meters deep, it has been found an enclave called by local fishermen as Vinyeta located on a background of soft sediment. It has thickness of about 2,5 meters with a minimum of 1m and a maximum of 3m. The typical of this coralline Eunicella verrucosa colonies, grow to nearly 6000 colonies per hectare. Such biodiversity of this enclave should become a protected area. In this work a permanent transect to continue further studies are designed. More than 8000 individuals in a total of 10 samples have been collected from which more than 200 different species have been identified, among which are molluscs, polychaete, arthropods, sponges, etc.