THE FRESHWATER ALGAL FLORA OF THE “GIARA DI GESTURI” (SARDINIA, ITALY)

Authors

  • S. Alfinito Department of Environmental Biology, University of Rome "La Sapienza". Roma, ITALY
  • M. Iberite Department of Environmental Biology, University of Rome "La Sapienza". Roma, ITALY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4462/annbotrm-10242

Keywords:

Freshwater algae, Mediterranean ephemeral ponds, Sardinia, Italy

Abstract

The "Giara di Gesturi" is a basaltic plateau placed in the central-southern part of Sardinia Island. The present study involves the algal flora of seven ephemeral ponds named “Paulis” present in the Giara. A total of 213 algal taxa were identified, distributed as follows in the different classes: Cyanophyceae: 16; Xanthophyceae: 1; Bacillariophyceae: 110; Dinophyceae: 4; Euglenophyceae: 10; Chlorophyceae: 42; Klebsormidiophyceae: 2; Zygnematophyceae: 28. From a qualitative point of view the Bacillariophyceae clearly predominate. The high biodiversity of these environments shows the extreme importance of the ephemeral pools in the Mediterranean environment. This preliminary study proves to be extremely promising and further researches are to be hoped.

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Published

2013-04-15

How to Cite

Alfinito, S., & Iberite, M. (2013). THE FRESHWATER ALGAL FLORA OF THE “GIARA DI GESTURI” (SARDINIA, ITALY). Annali Di Botanica, 3, 51–85. https://doi.org/10.4462/annbotrm-10242

Issue

Vol. 3 (2013)

Section

Research Articles

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