Distribution and diet of Marthasterias glacialis at Ustica Island MPA

[automatically translated] Distribution and diet of Marthasterias glacialis was Studied at Ustica Island MPA. We Conducted observations of the asteroid along the upper infralittoral zones using random parallel transects. M. glacialis was abundant blackberries at study sites caratterizzata by low densities of erect algae. Most frequent prey species was a bivalves and sea urchins