The Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow of the Mediterranean : legal protection and management.
All around the Mediterranean, the marine Phanerogam Posidonia oceanica forms vast underwater meadows between the surface and 30-40 m depth. These seagrass meadows play a major ecological and economic role : exceptional richness of flora and fauna, strong primary production, spawning ground and nursery for numerous species (in particular for fishes Lire la suite…