Italian American Journal Giornale Italo Americano - GIA

LEGAMBIENTE, SCOPERTA NUOVAALGA INVASIVA IN CANALE SICILIA(continua dalla pagina 8)Identity and origin of a slenderCaulerpa taxifolia strain introducedinto the Mediterraneansea - pubblicato nella rivistainternazionale Botanica Marina,conferma "ancora una volta icambiamenti biologici in corsonel nostro mare e quanto rischiosesiano le attività di trafficonavale, di cui il Mediterraneo èricco. L'effetto di questa nuovaintroduzione sull'ecologia degliambienti del Canale di Sicilia èancora ignoto, ed è l'oggetto diun'ulteriore ricerca finanziatadall'Assessorato alla Pesca dellaRegione Siciliana e commissionatoad Arpa Sicilia, Ispra e Cnr"."Abbiamo riscontratoquest'alga aliena, per la primavolta in Sicilia, nell'ambitodelle attività del CEA - precisaAntonino Duchi, presidente delCircolo Legambiente Il Carrubodi Ragusa e coordinatore delCEA - e coinvolto immediatamentela Stazione Zoologica. Daqui è partito il progetto di ricercae il percorso d'indagine internazionale".Per Davide Campo,biologo del CEA Legambiente diDonnalucata, "le indagini hannoevidenziato come l'alga sia diversadalla Caulerpa taxifolia giàsegnalata in altre aree mediterraneee corrisponda invece allaCaulerpa disticophylla australiana,probabilmente arrivatatramite le acque di sentina dellenavi, come indica anche il suoriscontro in un'area della Turchiadove è presente un intenso trafficodi petroliere".PREMIO ARTUSI 2013 ALL’ITALOAMERICANAMARY ANN ESPOSITOForlimpopoli (Fc) – Lacucina italiana negli States daoltre vent’anni ha un’illustreambasciatrice che porta le nostrericette nelle case di milioni diamericani. La storia è quella diMary Ann Esposito, creatricee conduttrice della serie TV suPBS, “Ciao Italia con Mary AnnEsposito”, nome tra i più celebrinegli Stati Uniti. 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