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Environmental evolution and morphodynamics reconstruction were conducted by means of a multidisciplinary studies
(geomorphological, microfaunistic, geochemical, stratigraphic) on the Special Protection Site of Palude di Torre Flavia
(Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) to provide a background for future monitoring actions to safeguard and manage of this site and to
display a multidisciplinary approach applicable to similar sites in the world. This site has a high naturalistic value, because it

Jassa slatteryi is a cosmopolitan amphipod reported as cryptogenic or invasive species throughout the world. Although it had been signaled in the Mediterranean Sea, it was never found on the Italian coasts. This study represents the first record of J. slatteryi in Italy. A total of 87 specimens were collected on artificial hard substrates in the Port of Civitavecchia (Rome). The presence of this species in the Mediterranean Sea was probably underestimated due to the similar morphological features and ecological requirements of different species of Jassa spp.