Naslov
Monitoring of marine biodiversity in Strunjan nature reserve (Gulf of Trieste, Slovenia), with special emphasis on climate change impacts on selected biological elements

Autori
Lipej, Lovrenc, Orlando-Bonaca, Martina, Mavrič, Borut, Vodopivec, Martin, Kružić, Petar

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, ostalo

Knjiga
Climate change and management of protected areas : studies on biodiversity, visitor flows and energy efficiency

Urednik/ci
: Vranješ, Matej

Grad
Portorož

Godina
2013

Raspon stranica
39-47

ISBN
978-961-91550-8-0

Ključne riječi
biodiversity, climate change, colonial stony coral, thermophilous fishes, Strunjan Nature Park, Northern Adriatic

Sažetak
In order to ascertain potential climate change impacts on the biodiversity of Strunjan Nature Park, the Mediterranean colonial stony coral (Cladocora caespitosa) and coastal fish association were selected as target groups. Given that temperature change is a good indicator of potential impacts of climate change in a certain environment, 10-year temperature oscillation series at the annual scale (obtained through regular measurements at the oceanographic buoy of the Marine Biology Station and probes at different depth) were analyzed. It turned out that fish species closely linked to tropicalisation occur in the area researched. Furthermore, cases of coral bleaching were recorded, as well as incomparably greater annual increments of the stony coral's coralites. These phenomena are linked to the emergence of higher summer temperatures than in previous years.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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