Mediterranean sampling at Palinuro - 29 June to 1 July
The first
sampling mission of WP1 in Palinuro. Stefano Goffredo, Erik Caroselli and
Chiara Marchini (Department of Evolutionary and Experimental Biology,
University of Bologna) sampled coral specimens and environmental parameters
to be used in the various work packages.
In this clip you will see Stefano
Goffredo, Chiara Marchini and Maura fixing a thermometer underwater and
sampling water for nutrients and alkalinity analysis.
The Gulf of Policastro.
Stefano
Goffredo and Chiara Marchini explain the work to be done to Maura and
Roberto of the diving center "Il Pesciolino".
The ship of the diving
center.
Looking for
Balanophyllia europaea.
A colonial species (to
be identified).
Maura will sample the
corals each month for the reproduction analyses of WP3.
Chiara Marchini.
Chiara explains to Maura
how to process the corals after the sampling.
Leptopsammia pruvoti.
Coral cleaning.
Maura, Chiara and
Stefano.
Caryophyllia inornata.
Balanophyllia
europaea.
Captain Maura brings us
to the sampling area.
Cladocora
caespitosa.
Bottles for nutrients
and syringes for alkalinity.
Looking for corals
inside the Grotta Azzurra (Blue Cave).
A wonderful nudibranch.
Chiara
Marchini takes water samples.
Chiara
Chiara Marchini and
Stefano Goffredo in the Grotta Azzurra.
Looking for
Caryophyllia inornata.
Fixing the
permanent thermometer.
The thermometer.
Syringes.
Sulfur bacteria.
Maura.
Going out of
the cave.
Spyrograph.
Attaching the
thermometer outside the cave.
Nutrient sampling.
Erik
Caroselli and Chiara Marchini prepare the samples of water for the
anlyses.