1. Hidden fish assemblages in Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica meadows are less diverse and abundant than in the cryptic spaces of neighboring habitatsMarcelo Kovačić, Igor Glavičič, Alen Soldo, Zoran Valić, Dejan Paliska, 2026, original scientific article Abstract: The present research provides the first quantitative comparison of the hidden fish assemblages in Posidonia meadows and neighboring non-Posidonia habitats. The data and samples were collected at sixty sampling points at three locations on the south side of Brač Island in the eastern Adriatic Sea from October 2023 to June 2025. The gradient of a significant increase in fish abundance and average fish species richness in cuboids and the increase in the frequency of occurrence of fish species were observed from habitats inside Posidonia meadows, over the Posidonia meadow edge, to the habitats outside Posidonia meadows. The primary influence on the abundance was the rarity of species from the family Gobiidae within Posidonia habitats. The markedly different species composition between the Posidonia and non-Posidonia habitats was driven by the high species richness of the family Labridae in the Posidonia habitat compared to the high species richness of the family Gobiidae in the non-Posidon The Posidonia meadow edge showed overlap with the two other habitat types, sharing a number of species. The sampling protocol developed in this study is suitable for the quantitative assessment of fishes inhabiting hidden Posidonia microhabitats and provides a methodological basis for future research. The current knowledge of fish in Mediterranean Posidonia meadows, as well as the conservation consequences of still limited knowledge, are discussed.
Keywords: Adriatic Sea, seagrass, cryptobenthos, benthic fishes, habitat charateristics, SCUBA diving
Published in RUP: 04.05.2026; Views: 148; Downloads: 5
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2. Assessment of marine litter interaction in cetaceans stranded along the Italian coastline and the Adriatic SeaGuido Pietroluongo, Matteo Baini, Cristina Casalone, Giorgia Corazzola, Martina Đuras, Stefano Gavaudan, Federica Giorda, Tilen Genov, Silva Rubini, Sandro Mazzariol, 2025, original scientific article Keywords: marine litter, plastic ingestion, cetaceans, post-mortem, Italy, Adriatic sea, marine strategy framework directive, conservation
Published in RUP: 23.11.2025; Views: 575; Downloads: 2
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3. Množični pojav vrste Salpa fusiformis Cuvier, 1804 v severnem Jadranu : magistrsko deloKlaudia Opačak - Vukušić, 2024, master's thesis Keywords: Salpa fusiformis, swarm, northern Adriatic sea, temperature, stratification, ecological impacts, master's thesis
Published in RUP: 29.09.2024; Views: 1788; Downloads: 37
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6. Epizoic diatoms associated with the neck skin of adriatic loggerhead seaturtleSunčica Bosak, Bojan Lazar, Romana Gračan, Lucija Kanjer, Bart Van de Vijver, Roksana Majewska, 2018, published scientific conference contribution abstract Keywords: epizoic diatoms, Caretta caretta, Adriatic sea
Published in RUP: 09.08.2019; Views: 3972; Downloads: 127
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8. Evaluating post-release survival of loggerhead sea turtles bycaught in bottom trawls : assessing the effectiveness of a low-cost conservation methodBojan Lazar, Tilen Genov, Paolo Casale, Jure Miočić-Stošić, Grga Pleslić, Draško Holcer, 2018, published scientific conference contribution abstract Keywords: post-release survival, Caretta caretta, Adriatic sea
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9. Contribution to the Bryophyte Flora of the Island of Rava (Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean) and Zygodon conoideus New to CroatiaMarko S. Saboljević, Nevena Kuzmanović, Branko Vreš, Mirko Ruščić, Boštjan Surina, 2018, original scientific article Keywords: bryophytes, flora, Dalmatia, island of Rava, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
Published in RUP: 04.04.2019; Views: 3563; Downloads: 204
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10. Linking organochlorine contaminants with demographic parameters in free-ranging common bottlenose dolphins from the northern Adriatic SeaTilen Genov, Paul D. Jepson, Jonathan L. Barber, Ana Hace, Stefania Gaspari, Tina Centrih Genov, Jan Lesjak, Polona Kotnjek, 2019, original scientific article Keywords: organochlorine contaminants, PCBs, ecotoxicology, Tursiops truncatus, Adriatic sea, Mediterranean sea
Published in RUP: 21.01.2019; Views: 5617; Downloads: 196
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