Stato dei popolamenti fitobentonici infralitorali del litorale catanese e degli invertebrati associati: osservazioni preliminari

The present paper aimed to verify the presence of some Cystoseira communities previously reported from the MPA “Ciclopi Islands” and to contribute to the knowledge of the associated invertebrates communities. From first data it resulted that vegetal communities underwent major structural changes and a noticeable reduction of the total number of macroalgae and that the total cover of invertebrates was rather scanty