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tema Experiences on marine and fluvial environmental education

spreading, seems to be able to face an array of environmental conditions and to colonize a
large variety of habitats.
To detect new arrival of invasive species and to follow their spreading dynamics, regular
surveys and mapping by scientists but also public awareness campaigns, are needed
especially in the areas most vulnerable to their invasion and in the protected coasts (i.e.
Marine Protected Areas and Natural Reserves). So, on 27th August, 2014 we launched a two
years Participated Project “Caulerpa cylindracea - Egadi” (sponsored by the Department of
Sciences and Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, University of Palermo
and the Egadi Islands MPA), addressed to everyone concerned, aimed at monitoring the
spreading dynamics of C. cylindracea within the AMP “Egadi Islands”. All collected records,
incorporated into a database, will be updated online allowing to create a warning system of
detection.

Paolo Balistreri

Marine biologist and ecologist,
graduated at the University of
Palermo, he studies non-native
species, coastal and nature
conservation. He collaborates
with the Marine Protected Area
“Egadi Islands“. Collaborator
and curator of the Malacological
museum “Casa Museo Matteo
Sercia“. Paolo works in
environmental education through
several websites dedicated to
the marine environment like
ABCTerra of wich is co-founder.
Actually, he is involved in the
Participated Project “Project
Caulerpa cylindracea - Egadi
Islands .”

■ The poster of the Project “Caulerpa
cylindracea - Egadi”

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