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Macrobenthic community status in highly polluted area: a case study from Bagnoli, Naples Bay, Italy

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Sediments from 33 sampling stations were collected and analyzed to characterize the benthic community and the sedimentology of a shallow coast sector of Bagnoli, Naples Bay (Italy). Multibeam bathymetry was also used to properly fit the morphology of the environment with the spatial arrangement of the benthic community. For each station, a number of ecological indicators were computed and a hierarchical cluster analysis was carried out to identify groups of stations that were similar in terms of species composition. Results showed well-structured benthic communities and provided a first biocenothic map of the area, allowing a first step toward a better understanding of the true environmental state of Bagnoli coastal sector.

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We sincerely thank two anonymous reviewers for their critical reviews of the manuscript. We are grateful to Bruno D’Argenio, Editor, for careful and critical comments on the manuscript.

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  1. ISPRA, National Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Via V. Brancati 48, 00166, Rome, Italy

    Paolo Fasciglione

  2. IAMC-CNR, Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment, Calata Porta di Massa, Interno Porto, 80133, Naples, Italy

    Marco Barra, Sarah Ciancimino & Salvatore Passaro

  3. ISMAR, Via Pola 4, 71010, Lesina, FG, Italy

    Angela Santucci

  4. Institute for Coastal and Marine Environment (IAMC-CNR), Via del Mare, 3, Torretta Granitola, 91021, Trapani, Italy

    Salvatore Mazzola

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Fasciglione, P., Barra, M., Santucci, A. et al. Macrobenthic community status in highly polluted area: a case study from Bagnoli, Naples Bay, Italy. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei 27, 229–239 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-015-0467-5

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