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Proceedings of the Second Mediterranean Symposium on Marine

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND MEDITERRANEAN SYMPOSIUM ON MARINE VEGETATION (ATHENS, 12-13 DECEMBER 2003)<br />

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Fig. 5. Dendrogram depicting mutual floristic similarities <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ceramiales <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> six floras investigated.<br />

A ra<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r similar dendrogram is that <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Chlorophyceae (Fig. 6) in which <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> following<br />

groups can be identified: that including SPA and FRA to which ITA is linked at a level<br />

higher than 70% and that including GTR and MAT linked to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> previous <strong>on</strong>e at a level<br />

slightly superior to 50%. Also in this dendrogram LEL seems ra<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r isolated being linked<br />

to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> last group at a level <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> about 40%.<br />

Fig. 6. Dendrogram depicting mutual floristic similarities <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Chlorophyceae <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> six floras investigated.<br />

The dendrogram <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Fucophyceae (Fig. 7) shows a lower floristic similarity am<strong>on</strong>g<br />

areas since <strong>on</strong>ly <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> group SPA and FRA can be identified linked at a level lower<br />

than 70%. To this group is linked ITA at a level lower than 60%. As in previous<br />

dendrograms LEL is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> area with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> lowest value <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> linkage (about 30%). The<br />

disc<strong>on</strong>tinuity showed in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> above three dendrograms by LEL area, due to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> low<br />

number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> species in each systematic group, could depend besides <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

insufficient floristic knowledge <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> that area, also <strong>on</strong> both geomorphologic

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