Chapter A methodological approach to assessing the conservation status of coastal habitats: the case study of Calabria (Southern Italy)
The Mediterranean coasts are threatened by human activities that cause changes and alterations in the vegetation. This study aims to assess the impact of urbanisation on the conservation status of EEC Directive 43/92 habitats. We used all polygons in the range 0-200 m above sea level. Using QGIS, we...
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| author | Morabito , Antonio Musarella, Carmelo Maria Caruso, Giuseppe Spampinato, Giovanni |
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| description | The Mediterranean coasts are threatened by human activities that cause changes and alterations in the vegetation. This study aims to assess the impact of urbanisation on the conservation status of EEC Directive 43/92 habitats. We used all polygons in the range 0-200 m above sea level. Using QGIS, we calculated the distance in metres between the vegetation relevés of the habitats and the centre of the polygons coded as urban. A total of 73 vegetation relevés were carried out, which allowed us to recognise 13 revealing habitats. The total diversity of plant species per habitat was measured with the H-index used to assess naturalness (N), considering native, alien and disturbance species differently. The analysis showed that the highest values of H⁺ were found in habitats 1430, 2110 and 2240 while lower values were observed in habitats 2270*, 2250*,2210. The results showed that habitats 2270* and 2250*, which are closer to urban centres, show a lower naturalness value than habitats 1210, 1240, 2110 and 2240, with higher naturalness values and therefore a low disturbance. This methodology can be used by managers to identify the most sensitive coastal dunes and implement a conservation strategy. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1636152025-08-02T05:18:46Z Chapter A methodological approach to assessing the conservation status of coastal habitats: the case study of Calabria (Southern Italy) Morabito , Antonio Musarella, Carmelo Maria Caruso, Giuseppe Spampinato, Giovanni Diversity Naturalness Calabria Region Habitat alien and disturbing species. The Mediterranean coasts are threatened by human activities that cause changes and alterations in the vegetation. This study aims to assess the impact of urbanisation on the conservation status of EEC Directive 43/92 habitats. We used all polygons in the range 0-200 m above sea level. Using QGIS, we calculated the distance in metres between the vegetation relevés of the habitats and the centre of the polygons coded as urban. A total of 73 vegetation relevés were carried out, which allowed us to recognise 13 revealing habitats. The total diversity of plant species per habitat was measured with the H-index used to assess naturalness (N), considering native, alien and disturbance species differently. The analysis showed that the highest values of H⁺ were found in habitats 1430, 2110 and 2240 while lower values were observed in habitats 2270*, 2250*,2210. The results showed that habitats 2270* and 2250*, which are closer to urban centres, show a lower naturalness value than habitats 1210, 1240, 2110 and 2240, with higher naturalness values and therefore a low disturbance. This methodology can be used by managers to identify the most sensitive coastal dunes and implement a conservation strategy. 2025-08-02T05:18:45Z 2025-08-02T05:18:45Z 2025-08-01T15:54:14Z 2024 chapter ONIX_20250801T173835_9791221505566_227 2975-0288 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/104777 9791221505566 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/163615 eng Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/104777/1/43668.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.23 10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.23 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221505566 9 Florence open access |
| spellingShingle | Diversity Naturalness Calabria Region Habitat alien and disturbing species. Morabito , Antonio Musarella, Carmelo Maria Caruso, Giuseppe Spampinato, Giovanni Chapter A methodological approach to assessing the conservation status of coastal habitats: the case study of Calabria (Southern Italy) |
| title | Chapter A methodological approach to assessing the conservation status of coastal habitats: the case study of Calabria (Southern Italy) |
| title_full | Chapter A methodological approach to assessing the conservation status of coastal habitats: the case study of Calabria (Southern Italy) |
| title_fullStr | Chapter A methodological approach to assessing the conservation status of coastal habitats: the case study of Calabria (Southern Italy) |
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| title_short | Chapter A methodological approach to assessing the conservation status of coastal habitats: the case study of Calabria (Southern Italy) |
| title_sort | chapter a methodological approach to assessing the conservation status of coastal habitats the case study of calabria southern italy |
| topic | Diversity Naturalness Calabria Region Habitat alien and disturbing species. |
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