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28.02.2016 - 20:30 mariasini Ai-Giannis, Souda, Crete

Fecha de la observación: 
16.12.2013
Nombre del lugar o del sitio de buceo: 
Ai-Giannis, Souda, Crete
Corriente: 
weak
Visibilidad: 
turbid water
Extensión en profundidad: 
Min

15

(m)
Max

40

(m)
Profundidad de la observación: 
25.00(m)
Profundidad máxima alcanzada durante el buceo: 
30(m)
Horizontal extent of the habitat: 
less than 5 m
Orientación: 
N
NE
Continuidad del hábitat: 
Discontinuo
Inclinación : 
Inclinado
Rugosidad: 
Grande
Other observations : 

The site is characterised by the presence of discontinuous coralligenous outcrops which emerge from muddy substrates.The outcrops are very irregular, with high degree of rugosity, and form walls, crevices, and overhangs. Silty sediments cover a large part of the cavities and the coralligenous assemblages.

Pressures and Threats: 
Non-indigenous species: Caulerpa cylindracea (Absent)
Non-indigenous species: Asparagopsis spp. (Absent)
Mucilaginous aggregations (Absent)
Organism necrosis and mortality events (Limited)
Sedimentation on coralligenous biota (Extended)
Diver recklessness (Absent)
Fishing gear (Extended)
Litter (Limited)
Anchoring (Absent)
Urban waste sources nearby (Absent)
Other (Extended)
Presiones y amanazas (es): 
The site is subjected to a wide range of human activities, including a commercial harbor, a military naval base, use of coastal land for agriculture, and a small-scale aquaculture unit.
Coralligenοus Organisms: 
Calcareous red algae (Scarce)
Peyssonnelia spp. (Very abundant)
Agelas oroides (Abundant)
Axinella spp. (Abundant)
Eunicella cavolini (Absent)
Eunicella singularis (Absent)
Paramuricea clavata (Absent)
Leptogorgia sarmentosa (Absent)
Savalia savaglia (Absent)
Corallium rubrum (Absent)
Myriapora truncata (Scarce)
Other erect bryozoans (Scarce)
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