Schema della sezione

    • Marine Biodiversity_general File PDF

      Species diversity in the sea. Global patterns of distribution. Factors and processes affecting marine biodiversity distribution.

    • The diversity of benthos File PDF

      The diversity of benthos. Definitions and classification based on size and relationships with the substrate. Colonial and solitary animals. Body structure, reproduction, feeding strategies and ecological role: porifera, cnidaria, annelida, mollusca, arthropoda, echinodermata, bryozoa, tunicata, fish. Other phyla. Meiofauna. Main benthic habitats. Methods for benthic habitats mapping.

    • Biodiversity of pelagos File PDF

      The diversity of pelagos. The pelagic environment. Plankton: size e categories. Cyanobacteria. Eucaryotic phytoplankton. Prasinophyceae. Coccolithophorids. Diatoms. Silicon balance. Dinoflagellates. Algal bloom. Phytoplankton productivity in the ocean. Foraminifera. Radiolaria. Zooplankton: copepods. Eufasiacea. other groups: Chaetognata, gelatinous zooplankton. Ichthyoplankton. Seasonal cycle of plankton. Nekton. Common traits across taxa. Cephalopods. Fish. Reptiles and marine mammals.


    • Supplementary material File ZIP