Planktonic Assemblages in a Coastal Mediterranean Area Subjected to Anthropogenic Pressure

Carmela Caroppo^1*, Luigi Musco² and Loredana Stabili^1,3

¹National Council of Research - Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, via Roma, 3 - 74121 Taranto, Italy

²National Council of Research - Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, Via G. Da Verrazzano, 17 - 91014 Castellamare del Golfo (Trapani), Italy

³Department of Science and Biological and Environmental Technologies, University of Salento, Via Prov. Lecce-Monteroni - 73100 Lecce, Italy

^*Corresponding Author: Carmela Caroppo, National Council of Research, Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, Via Roma, 3 - 74121 Taranto, Italy, Tel: +39 99 4542211, Fax: +39 99 4542211 Email: