Table 15.4. Vegetational associations monitored in the Venice littorals. (Sfriso 1987)
Vegetational zones
Sea associations
Port entrance associations
Supralittoral zone
a) Northern expo
Perennating spp.
-Blidingia minima
-Blidingia minima
Seasonal spp.
-Bangia fuscopurpurea (w-spr) ........................
b) Southern expo
Perennating spp. ........................
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Seasonal spp.
-Bangia juscopurpurea (w-spr) ........................
Upper mediolittoral zone
a) Northern expo
Perennating spp.
-Enteromorpha compressa
-Enteromorpha compressa
-Gelidium spathulatum
-Gelidium spathulatum
Seasonal spp.
-Scytosiphon lomentaria (spr) -Scytosiphon Iomentaria (spr)
-Petalonia fascia (w)
-Petalonia fascia (w)
b) Southern expo
Perennating spp.
-Enteromorpha compressa
-Enteromorpha compressa
-Gymnogongrus griffithsiae
-Gymnogongrus griffithsiae
Seasonal spp.
-Petalonia fascia (w)
-Petalonia fascia (w)
-Porphyra leucosticta (w)
-Ulotrix implexa (w)
-Navicula spp. (sum)
Lower mediolittoral zone
No differences have
Perennating spp. -Ceramium cilia
tum
-Ceramium ciliatum
been observed for
-Coral/ina elongata
-Polysiphonia breviarticolata
the two exposures
-Grateloupia filicina
-Grateloupia filicina
Seasonal spp.
-Bryopsis disticha (spr)
-Bryopsis disticha (spr)
-Ulva fasciata (sum-a)
-Ulva fasciata (sum-a)
-Lomentaria clavellosa (w)
-Lomentaria clavellosa (w)
Lagoon associations
-Blidingia minima
-Ulotrix pseudoflacca (w-spr)
. ........................
-Ulotrix pseudoflacca (w-spr)
-Enteromorpha compressa
-Enteromorpha prolifera
-Petalonia fascia (w)
-Enteromorpha compressa
-Enteromorpha prolifera
-Petalonia fascia (w)
-Navicula spp. (sum)
-Bryopsis hypnoides
-Polysiphonia senguinea
-Enteromorpha intestinalis (spr)
- Ulva fasciata (sum-a)
-Porphyra leucosticta (w)
-Antithamnion cruciatum (w)
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