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Nella Tabella .dbf: Macrophytobenthos.

In the eastern basin, Zostera noltii, Lissara and Ruppia cirrhosa were the most abundant species of macrophytobenthos. Their distributional pattern was coherent with literature data. Soft bottoms of the western basin were largely occupied by the benthopleustophytic alga Valonia aegagropila, which during the last decade had almost completely replaced Cladophora prolifera and Gracilaria confervoides, the latter of which was previously very abundant in the lagoon.
Macrozoobenthos consisted of 53 species (1 sponge, 2 cnidarians, 11 molluscs, 14 annelids, 21 crustaceans, 1 insect, 1 bryozoan,1 echinoderm, 1 tunicate), most of which are typical of brackish water. Highest abundances were found in the eastern area of the basin. Some marine species were recorded in the western area.

Cozzolino, G.C., 1995b. Macrofitobenthos della laguna di Lesina: cartografia estiva. Biol. Mar. Medit. 2 (2), 361–363.