Tyrrhenian Upper Waters in the Ustica Island (Marine Protected Area, Sicily, Italy) | Zendy

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Tyrrhenian Upper Waters in the Ustica Island (Marine Protected Area, Sicily, Italy)

Author(s) -

Marilena Sanfilippo,

G. Pulicanò,

A. Manganaro,

Alessandra Reale,

Giuseppa Cortese

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

international journal of ecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9716

pISSN - 1687-9708

DOI - 10.1155/2009/161609

Subject(s) - hydrography , oceanography , salinity , environmental science , chlorophyll a , current (fluid) , period (music) , nitrate , fishery , geography , geology , biology , ecology , botany , physics , acoustics

The Marine Protected Area (MPA) of Ustica was monitored for the hydrographic properties in the A zone of the reserve during the period from the autumn of 2001 to the winter of 2003. This study is also a part of a great triennal project (2001–2004) “Sistema Afrodite”, that was carried out in all the MPAs instituted in Italy. The parameters examined were treated statistically to show their seasonal variability. Temperature, nitrate, phosphate, and chlorophyll a showed similar trends between winter 2002 and 2003, while differences between winter 2002 and 2003 were noticed for salinity, dissolved oxygen, and silicate. It is postulated that the Atlantic current and eddies along its margin result in variation of the watercharacteristics in the MPA zone analyzed in this study

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