The evolution of the Po Delta
The ancient history of the Po Delta and the bond between this land and its inhabitants.
Coastal wetland ecosystems
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Production and decomposition
Plants, phytoplankton, microfungi, bacteria and small aquatic invertebrates are the key players in the two key processes of these ecosystems: production and decomposition.
Points of interest
Himantopus himantopus
The black-winged stilt is aptly named because, given its long legs, the bird seems to be looking down from a great height. Slender (34-40 cm long) with ...
Phragmites australis
A cosmopolitan plant typical of transitional aquatic ecosystems, the common reed is an ‘emergent hydrophyte’ rooted in underwater or water-logged ...
Gammarus spp.
MUDTransitional aquatic environments like lagoons include stretches of marshland with beds covered in slime and mud. These very fine substrates have a ...
Ruppia spp.
Tassel weed or ruppia is a genus of cosmopolitan aquatic spermatophyte that grows in coastal areas, brackish marshes, lagoons and ponds, playing an important ...
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
This rare and easily recognisable species is an herbaceous plant with ivy-like leaves. In summertime it produces a host of pretty pink flowers with a ...