Using fish assemblage to identify success criteria for seagrass habitat restoration
A fish-based multimetric index was applied to assess the ecological status of fish fauna in both natural and newly restored seagrass meadows in the Venice lagoon (northern Adriatic Sea, Italy), using natural habitats as reference sites. Fish assemblages were then compared, and community attributes o...
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| author | L. Scapin M. Zucchetta C. Facca A. Sfriso P. Franzoi |
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| description | A fish-based multimetric index was applied to assess the ecological status
of fish fauna in both natural and newly restored seagrass meadows in the
Venice lagoon (northern Adriatic Sea, Italy), using natural habitats as
reference sites. Fish assemblages were then compared, and community
attributes of recreated and natural habitats were evaluated. Ecological
status resulted higher in natural meadows, and a multivariate analysis
showed that an increase in the relative proportion of seagrass specialists
at restored sites could represent an indicator of success of seagrass
restoration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6837270c7f364265a9dae55c170cac1a2022-12-22T00:50:16ZengCopernicus PublicationsWeb Ecology2193-30811399-11832016-02-01161333610.5194/we-16-33-2016Using fish assemblage to identify success criteria for seagrass habitat restorationL. Scapin0M. Zucchetta1C. Facca2A. Sfriso3P. Franzoi4CEMAS – Centre for Estuarine and coastal MArine Sciences c.o. DAIS, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155, 30170 Venice, ItalyCEMAS – Centre for Estuarine and coastal MArine Sciences c.o. DAIS, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155, 30170 Venice, ItalyCEMAS – Centre for Estuarine and coastal MArine Sciences c.o. DAIS, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155, 30170 Venice, ItalyCEMAS – Centre for Estuarine and coastal MArine Sciences c.o. DAIS, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155, 30170 Venice, ItalyCEMAS – Centre for Estuarine and coastal MArine Sciences c.o. DAIS, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Via Torino 155, 30170 Venice, ItalyA fish-based multimetric index was applied to assess the ecological status of fish fauna in both natural and newly restored seagrass meadows in the Venice lagoon (northern Adriatic Sea, Italy), using natural habitats as reference sites. Fish assemblages were then compared, and community attributes of recreated and natural habitats were evaluated. Ecological status resulted higher in natural meadows, and a multivariate analysis showed that an increase in the relative proportion of seagrass specialists at restored sites could represent an indicator of success of seagrass restoration.http://www.web-ecol.net/16/33/2016/we-16-33-2016.pdf |
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| title | Using fish assemblage to identify success criteria for seagrass habitat restoration |
| title_full | Using fish assemblage to identify success criteria for seagrass habitat restoration |
| title_fullStr | Using fish assemblage to identify success criteria for seagrass habitat restoration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using fish assemblage to identify success criteria for seagrass habitat restoration |
| title_short | Using fish assemblage to identify success criteria for seagrass habitat restoration |
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