A large population of Pinna nobilis was observed inside a sediment tank created to contain waste material dredged in the Port of Taranto. An urgent action was set up to save several hundreds of specimens and relocate them into a suitable zone. Almost 2,000 specimens were successfully relocated; the monitoring carried out after two weeks showed a very low distress caused by transplanting operations. These relocation practices are very valuable for conservation purposes, and would merit to be contemplated by national regulations.
Relocation of Pinna nobilis (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in the port of Taranto (Mediterranean Sea)
Fanelli G;Rubino F
2017
Abstract
A large population of Pinna nobilis was observed inside a sediment tank created to contain waste material dredged in the Port of Taranto. An urgent action was set up to save several hundreds of specimens and relocate them into a suitable zone. Almost 2,000 specimens were successfully relocated; the monitoring carried out after two weeks showed a very low distress caused by transplanting operations. These relocation practices are very valuable for conservation purposes, and would merit to be contemplated by national regulations.File in questo prodotto:
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