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Five-year monitoring of the ecological status of the Cymodocea nodosa meadow near the Port of KoperMartina Orlando-Bonaca,
Diego Bonaca,
Romina Bonaca,
Erik Lipej,
Domen Trkov, 2024, original scientific article
Abstract: Seagrass meadows are among the most productive ecosystems in marine environments worldwide and are
often considered to symbolise near-pristine conditions on sedimentary bottoms, but their condition is associated to various types of anthropogenic stressors. In the Mediterranean Sea, Cymodocea nodosa is considered
an effective indicator of environmental change, due to its universal distribution, its sensitivity to various natural
and anthropogenic pressures, and the measurability of the species’ responses to these impacts. The aim of this
study is to present the improvement of the ecological status of the C. nodosa meadow near the port of Koper
over a period of five years and to compare these results with the reference site in the northern Adriatic Sea.
Keywords: Cymodocea nodosa, MediSkew index, Port of Koper, status assessment, northern Adriatic Sea
Published in DiRROS: 09.07.2024; Views: 28; Downloads: 10
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