Seafloor Morphology and Inner Shelf Benthic Habitats of the Sinuessa Shallow Coralligenous Bank, Eastern Tyrrhenian Margin
This study presents a high-resolution geomorphological and habitat map of the Sinuessa coastal sector (Tyrrhenian Sea), revealing the presence of an extensive and exceptionally shallow coralligenous bank developed between 5 and 16 m water depth. Multibeam bathymetry, side-scan sonar backscatter, sediment analyses, and...