A5044223857- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Fashion and Cultural Textiles
- Marine and fisheries research
- Geological formations and processes
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
- Educational and Social Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
- Italian Literature and Culture
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Gait Recognition and Analysis
- Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
- Marine animal studies overview
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
2018-2024
University of Southampton
2011-2018
University of Sassari
2013-2014
National Oceanography Centre
2008-2012
Ghent University
2011
A new 30-m spatial resolution global shoreline vector (GSV) was developed from annual composites of 2014 Landsat satellite imagery. The semi-automated classification the imagery accomplished by manual selection training points representing water and non-water classes along entire coastline. Polygon topology applied to GSV, resulting in a characterisation number size islands. Three islands were mapped: continental mainlands (5), greater than 1 km2 (21,818), smaller (318,868). GSV represents...
Posidonia oceanica, the most abundant seagrass species in Mediterranean, supports a highly bio-diverse habitat and is crucial protecting against coastal erosion. In this work, experiments large-scale facility have been performed, for measurement of wave attenuation, transmission energy dissipation over artificial oceanica. The effects submergence ratio corresponding to height divided by water depth, density as number stems per square metre on above characteristics are investigated....
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) has become a priority for many states wanting to develop national blue economy plans and meet international obligations in response the increasing cumulative impacts of human activities climate change. In areas beyond jurisdiction (ABNJ), MSP is proposed as part package solutions multi-sectoral management at ocean basin scale. To facilitate planning, maps showing spatial distribution marine biological diversity are required. lacking data, like South Atlantic,...
Human activities threaten Earth's biodiversity and its contributions to human well-being. In the ocean, our poor understanding of how is distributed limits management protection, necessitating reliance on weak abiotic proxies. Here, we propose a scientific framework for assessing marine at multiple spatial scales, which exposes gaps in knowledge protection. The prioritizes ecologically societally important taxa, characteristics effective networks, existing data. Applying assess inside...
The EMOD-PACE project, funded by the European Commission, aimed to promote international ocean governance between EU and China. One of objectives is compare Chinese modelling approaches for ecosystem vulnerability assessment. In particular, our objective was test applicability evaluation approach resource-environment carrying capacity (MRECC) spatial development suitability (abbreviated as “double evaluation”) a sea (the Bay Biscay), in context marine planning. methodology involves three...
We have analyzed the development of "Broad-Scale Seabed Habitat Maps" (BSHM) and their potential use in a European context with regard to EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) implementation, MPA designation network assessment as well other applications BSHMs. The analyses are anchored BSHMs developed by series interlinked projects (e.g. UKSeaMap, BALANCE, MESH, Mesh Atlantic, EUSeaMap 2012, 2016) all maps based on environmental data. Some Member States used part MSFD Initial...