A5019273507- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Marine and environmental studies
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
University of Salento
2014-2024
University of Palermo
2022-2024
Polytechnic University of Turin
2022
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
2021
National Research Council
2021
Friuli Innovazione (Italy)
2021
Regione del Veneto
2021
Croatian Hydrographic Institute
2021
Innovation Engineering (Italy)
2008
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Lecce
2003-2004
In order to halt the loss of global biodiversity and considering United Nations Decade for Ocean Conservation Agenda, increasing efforts improve biomonitoring programs assessment ecosystem health are needed. Aquatic environments among most complex monitor, requiring an array tools assess their status define conservation targets. Although several parameters need be considered a comprehensive ecological assessment, it is important identify easy-to-apply high-resolution monitoring methods....
1. The search for simple and effective descriptors of biological ecosystem components is a major challenge monitoring aquatic health. 2. relevance body-size-related benthic invertebrate guilds in the health transitional ecosystems discussed. rationale that macroinvertebrate body size relates body-size–abundance distributions to disturbance pressures through individual energetics, population dynamics, interspecific interactions species coexistence responses. 3. Body generally easy measure...
The current article presents 18 new records from seven Mediterranean countries. These include one rhodophyte, fournudibranchs, two crustaceans, stingray and 10 bony fishes. They are grouped by country as follows: Lebanon - first record ofthe Striped bass Morone saxatilis, the Himantura leoparda, Areolate grouper Epinephelus areolatus Spot-finporcupinefish Diodon hystrix various parts of country; Turkey invasive red alga Grateloupia turuturufrom sea Marmara (region Bandırma), slug...
The implementation of DNA metabarcoding and environmental (eDNA) to the biodiversity assessment biomonitoring aquatic ecosystems has great potential worldwide. However, eDNA are highly reliant on coverage barcode reference libraries that currently hindered by substantial lack sequences. main objective this study was analyze current for phytoplankton species Mediterranean ecoregion in southeast Italy (Apulia Region) order assess applicability area. To do so, we investigated three libraries,...
1. The variation of structural (multi-dimensional scaling plot Bray–Curtis similarity, species number, Shannon–Weaver index, percentage coverage) and functional (Ecological State Group (ESG) I coverage, ESG II Ecological Evaluation Index (EEI)) metrics in benthic macrophyte communities was studied two different habitats: (a) mud with submerged angiosperms (MA), (b) macroalgae (MM), three eastern Mediterranean coastal lagoons. One lagoon northern Greece (Agiasma, Nestos Delta, Eastern...
This research investigates the occurrence of Pinnanobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) in Mediterranean Sea, where it is an endemic and largest bivalve species. Such a species protected under European Council Directive 92/43/EEC since 1992, being exposed to anthropogenic impacts. The distribution this has been known, past, only from reports scientific literature. Presently, concerns, threats risks for P.nobilis are increasing more detailed mapping actual local spatial scale essential implementation...
Salento Peninsula (Apulia, southern Italy) is characterised by many active sinkholes, which represent the main geological hazard. The stretch of coastline between village Casalabate and Le Cesine wildlife reserve highly affected, with a system dunes separating low beach from extensive wetlands, were subject to uncontrolled urban development after reclamation. overall morphology characterized flat topography, whilst hydrogeological standpoint, mixing inland freshwater advancing brackish water...
1. Leaf litter decomposition rates in aquatic ecosystems are known to be related many abiotic and biotic factors. 2. Field experiments were carried out during spring 2005 16 ecosystems, each with four sampling sites, using the bag technique investigate influence of factors on patterns reed breakdown different physiographic, hydrological physico-chemical gradients occurring transitional water Eastern Mediterranean Black Sea. 3. Significant differences leaf observed among studied along...
Abstract Climate changes and anthropogenic pressures are causing a biodiversity decline in terms of species number genetic diversity, reducing the adaptability evolvability natural communities. Transitional water ecosystems more sensitive to habitat reduction degradation and, thus, exposed declines requiring monitoring programs for their conservation. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding represents high-throughput tool assessment that is facilitating data collection monitoring. In this...
Transitional waters are important habitats both for biodiversity and ecological functions, providing valuable natural resources relevant ecosystem services. However, they highly susceptible to climate changes anthropogenic pressures responsible losses require specific biomonitoring programs. Benthic macroinvertebrates suitable as indicators of transitional waters, being affected by biological, chemical, physical conditions the ecosystems about their life cycles space-use behaviour. The...
Non-indigenous species (NIS) introduction notoriously threatens the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, coastal lagoons play a crucial role as nurseries for marine species, which new NIS arrivals can threaten. Therefore, monitoring and early warning of presence is essential in preserving biodiversity. An innovative technique rapid accurate identification biodiversity screening application environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding. this research, different Penaeidae (Arthropoda, Crustacea, Decapoda)...
1. A large number of ecological indicators have been applied to environmental quality assessment, including taxonomic indices based on one or more biotic elements and eventually variables. Several structural parameters benthic invertebrate assemblages (i.e. diversity, abundance proportion disturbance-sensitive taxa) included in the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) rank status transitional waters. 2. macrobenthic species diversity sensitivities anthropogenic disturbance, were proposed...
1. The extent to which conservation of biodiversity enforces the protection ecosystem functioning, goods and services is a key issue in ecology. 2. In order address this issue, work focused on community organization, linking structure, as described both taxonomic functional terms, functioning processes. 3. Body size an individual trait that deterministically related components such population dynamics energy flow, determines structure. Since body reflects numerous factors, it also exposed...
1. Solar saltworks are man-made systems for the production of salt and characterized by high habitat heterogeneity owing to existence a strong salinity/confinement gradient. Although solar considered be artificial systems, they also coastal aquatic ecosystems sharing common characteristics with natural transitional waters ecosystems, which special interest Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC). 2. Spatial seasonal distribution macrobenthic invertebrates in relation abiotic environment two...
>1-The biological elements, proposed by the WFD as quality elements for classification of ecological status transitional waters are: composition, abundance and biomass phytoplankton;composition other aquatic flora (i.e. macroalgae angiosperms); composition benthic invertebrate fauna; fish fauna 2-Although directive these it doesn’t provide clear indication on “biocriteria” to achieve. suggested that ecosystem health should be defined comparison reference conditions 3 - Recently, there has...
Information on the presence of Pinnanobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) in Mediterranean Sea is largely reported literature because it an endemic and, at same time, endangered species. Besides, this record contributes to enlarge spatial distribution species South-East Italian coastline (Adriatic Sea). P.nobilis a protected under EU Habitats Directive (1992). In particular, has been recorded for first time Aquatina Lagoon, transitional water ecosystem included NATURA 2000 site “ di Frigole ”...