Can mineralogical features affect the distribution patterns of sessile gastropods? The Vermetidae case in the Mediterranean Sea
Schiaparelli, S.; Guidetti, P.; Cattaneo-Vietti, R. (2003). Can mineralogical features affect the distribution patterns of sessile gastropods? The Vermetidae case in the Mediterranean Sea. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83(6): 1267-1268. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315403008622
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, meer
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Distribution > Geographical distribution
Taxa > Species > Sessile species
Gastropoda [WoRMS]
Mediterranean [Marine Regions]
Marien/Kust |
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- Schiaparelli, S.
- Guidetti, P., meer
- Cattaneo-Vietti, R.
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| Abstract |
Spatial distribution patterns of two sessile gastropods belonging to Vermetidae, Vermetus triquetrus and Dendropoma petraeum, were studied in June 2001 in north-eastern Sardinia (Mediterranean Sea, Italy). Density of individuals was assessed within quadrats positioned on a shallow (0·1-1 m depth) rocky substrate of different lithological types (limestone and granite), at a hierarchy of spatial scales. Density of D. petraeum is significantly greater on granite than on limestone, while V. triquetrus does not show any differences related to rock type. |
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