The Special Area of Conservation (SAC) “Laghi di Conversano” was identified as priority habitat 3170* “Mediterranean temporary ponds”, which is an ephemeral habitat characterized by small-sized plant species and a peculiar fauna, all threatened and listed on the IUCN Red Lists. This habitat is subjected to ecological and anthropic pressures that may quickly modify it in the Mediterranean climate context. For this reason, surve...

The demosponge Tethya citrina Sarà & Melone was subjected to long-term aquarium farming, considering that several species belonging to this genus are a rich source of useful bioactive metabolites. The rearing method in the present research was mainly based on applying parameters taken from the current literature. The sponge's biological activity was assessed in terms of survival and growth over time; status of filtering appara...