Marine habitats of special importance along the Montenegrin coast
Petovic, S.; Macic, V. (2021). Marine habitats of special importance along the Montenegrin coast, in: Joksimovic, A. et al. The Montenegrin Adriatic coast: marine biology. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 109: pp. 233-247. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/698_2021_750
In: Joksimovic, A. et al. (2021). The Montenegrin Adriatic coast: marine biology. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 109. Springer Nature: Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-030-77512-4; e-ISBN 978-3-030-77513-1. xv, 620 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77513-1, more
In: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Springer: Heidelberg. ISSN 1867-979X; e-ISSN 1616-864X, more
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| Keywords |
Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
Benthic communities; Coralligenous communities; Marine caves; Montenegro; Posidonia oceanica meadows; South Adriatic Sea |
| Abstract |
Montenegrin coast about 200 km long is characterized by different types of habitats. Among them trees are of special interest: Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous and marine caves. Very steep rocks that reach about 30 m in the depth are suitable for development of coralligenous habitat, while shallow sandy bottom is preferable substrate for Posidonia oceanica meadows. Obligation of the state to reach 10% of MPA made research of marine ecosystem more intensive in the last two decades. As a result, although we still do not have MPAs we have more comprehensive information on benthic habitats in Montenegro, their distribution range and species composition. This study was one of the first attempts to collect all available data on three main, priority types of habitats. Although coverage of the surveyed areas is incomplete it is shown that this part of the South-East Adriatic is hosting important areas of these, and other, habitats. Hopefully this will help to identify gaps in knowledge and indicate future research priorities in order to better assess status of the marine environment in general. Furthermore it is indicating main stressors so that planning and management activities for the achievement and maintenance of good ecological conditions could be appropriately planned and set in place. |
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