Preprint volume - SIBM

Pre-print Volume - Oral presentations
Topic 1: BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE: CONTRIBUTING TO MANAGEMENT
Conclusions – Results of the survey showed the importance of a multidisciplinary
approach to detect patterns of biodiversity in marine coastal habitats. In fact, the
detection of the species composition of assemblages including all main taxa can allow
to determine not only the structure but also the functional patterns of ecosystems.
Moreover, the knowledge of distribution of the main assemblages, even if not directly
related to the diversity of a system, represents a fundamental information to be
superimposed to patterns of diversity, in order to plan conservation programs. Finally,
the comparison between results of 2004 and 2008-2009 surveys shows the importance
of the sampling effort in biodiversity studies.
Results obtained by the survey around Pianosa Island can be used to optimize sampling
design in projects with similar objectives. Moreover, data of Pianosa Island may be
integrated by other data of the same geographical area, in order to obtain a complete
knowledge of patterns of diversity of Tuscan marine coastal systems.
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