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

Date de l'observation: 
16.12.2013
Nom de la localité ou du site de plongée: 
Ai-Giannis, Souda, Crete
Courant: 
weak
Visibilité: 
turbid water
Extension en profondeur: 
Min

15

(m)
Max

40

(m)
Profondeur de l'observation: 
25.00(m)
Profondeur maximale atteinte lors de la plongée: 
30(m)
Etendue horizontale du concrétionnement coralligène observé: 
less than 5 m
Orientation: 
N
NE
Continuité de l'habitat: 
Discontinu
Pente: 
Inclinée
Rugosité: 
Grande
Autres 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.

Pressions et menaces: 
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)
Autres pressions et menaces: 
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.
Organismes du coralligène: 
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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