Deep Aggregations of the Polychaete <i>Amage adspersa</i> (Grube, 1863) in the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea) as Revealed via ROV Observations

Deep Aggregations of the Polychaete <i>Amage adspersa</i> (Grube, 1863) in the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea) as Revealed via ROV Observations

Many sessile and tube-dwelling polychaetes can act as ecosystem engineers, influencing the physical–chemical and biological characteristics of their habitats, increasing structural complexity. Thus, they are considered structuring species. In summer of 2021, in southern Sicily (Ionian Sea), benthic...

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Main Authors: Michela Angiolillo, Fabio Bertasi, Laura Grossi, Marco Loia, Danilo Vani, Sante Francesco Rende, Michela Giusti, Leonardo Tunesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
<i>Amage adspersa</i>
tube building
structuring species
<i>Posidonia oceanica</i>
ROV-imaging
marine litter
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/8/906

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