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Palude del Capitano in Puglia, Italy
Italy, Salento Peninsula, Puglia
It is a coastal cenote located in the Apulia Region (SE Italy). Several submerged tunnels connect this unique aquatic environment to the nearby sea.
- Submitted by
- Francesco Denitto
- GPS
- 40.2036667, 17.9258175
- Geographical region
- Southern Europe
- Drainage Basin
- River catchment
- Water body type
- Cenote
- Water body name
- Palude del Capitano
- Water body part
- Pool
- Water body course
- Water body: tributary of
- Tributary name
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Water Chemistry
Water information
- Water type
- brackish-water
- Water color
- Clear water
- Water transparency
- High
- Concentration of sediments
- Medium
- Water temperature
- 18-20 °C
- Water flow/curent
- None
Chemical parameters
- pH
- 7.2
- Conductivity
- 15000
- GH
- dGH
- KH
- dKH
- Dissolved Oxygen
Substrate in nature
- Sand
- White
- Pebble/Gravel
- White
- Stone
- Grey
- Stone form
- Irregular
- Silt/Mud
- Beige
- Leaves
- Few
- Driftwood
- Many
- Submerged terrestrial vegetation
- Yes
Aquatic Biotope
- Date of collecting
- 2006
- Collecting area
- Open water
- Water depth
- over 2,0m
- Air temperature
- Sunlight
- Full sun
Environment
- Environment
- Affected by human activity
- Affected by human activity
- Pollution
- Pollution
- Little
- Surrounding area
This unique biotope was well investigated by researchers and speleodivers (Denitto et al., 2006). 35 taxa were identified. Many of them belonged to planctonic fauna. The community lives in particular stable conditions through the whole year. Temperature varies between 18.8 and 21.6 °C; salinity does not exceed over 20.50 ppm; pH was comprised between 7.00 and 7.65.
Wetland plants: Ruppia maritima, Juncus acutus, Juncus maritimus, Schoenus nigricans, Arthrocnemum fruticosum, Tamarix africana.
- Underwater landscape
Among the sessile invertebrates was reported the presence of the brackish water hydroid Cordylophora caspia. Among ichtiological fauna, was reported the occurrence of the mediterranean cyprinodontid Aphanius almiriensis, first record of this species for Italy (Valdesalici et al., 2019). The pond is characterised by inconstant hypothermal springs that periodically supply the aquatic ecosystem with underground brackish water.
Macro-invertebrates:
- Cordylophora caspia, Pallas
- Theodoxus fluviatilis, Linnaeus
- Hydrobia ventrosa, Montagu
- Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck
- Palaemonetes antennarius, Milne Edwards
- Palaemon adspersus, Rathke
Vertebrates:
- Bufo viridis, Laurenti
- Aphanius almiriensis, Kottelat et al.
- Atherina boyeri, Risso
- Liza ramada, Risso
- Anguilla anguilla, Linnaeus
VertebratesAquatic plants:
- Ruppia cirrhosa
- Ruppia maritima
- Potamogeton pectinatus.
- Threats to ecology
It is a Protected Site (pSIC IT9150013).
Riparian zone
- Trees near the aquatic habitat
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