A5055050009- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine and fisheries research
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Wind Energy Research and Development
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Wave and Wind Energy Systems
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
Tethys Research Institute
2008-2025
International Union for Conservation of Nature
2022-2025
Politecnico di Milano
2011-2020
CoNISMa
2019-2020
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
2020
The Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) initiative was launched by the Protected Task Force of International Union for Conservation Nature in 2016, as a response to conservation crisis protection marine mammals and wider global ocean biodiversity. IMMAs identify discrete portions habitat that are important one or more mammal species, have potential be delineated managed conservation. They identified scientific experts during regional workshops, on basis satisfying eight criteria capture...
The opportunity to co-locate wind and wave energy exploitation is analysed in the Italian seas grounding on rationale that benefits are greater when un-correlated resources combined. study shows that, although waves winds generally strongly correlated, some conditions their correlation lower combined harvesting more interesting. As spatial conflicts of sea use demand for maritime space increasingly growing, development marine renewable sector needs be evaluated perspective complex framework...
The comparability of methods applied to environmental DNA (eDNA) samples across laboratories remains a significant challenge for biodiversity monitoring on global scale. Performance differences between protocols can jeopardize effective conservation strategies regions and focal species. To address potential discrepancies amongst four international partners within collaborative eDNA initiative, an inter-laboratory comparison (i.e., ring test) was conducted compare efficiencies established...
The common bottlenose dolphin is a cosmopolitan species that can be found worldwide in all oceans except polar and sub-polar waters. This wide distribution associated with certain level of morphological variation, which seems consistent the presence globally distributed pelagic/offshore ecotype several coastal/inshore ecotypes along continental shelf. In Mediterranean Sea, regularly occurring second most sighted cetacean after striped dolphin. According to some studies, more closely related...
The Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) program was launched in 2016 by the IUCN Protected Areas Task Force as a response to conservation crisis protection of marine mammals and wider global ocean biodiversity. IMMAs identify discrete portions habitat, important for one or more mammal species, which have potential be delineated managed conservation. Scientific experts during regional workshops based on criteria covering critical aspects biology, ecology population structure.Between...
With the approaching end of productive lives offshore oil and gas platforms, issue about decommissioning what to do with existing structures arises. In this regard, study aims test solutions, at a preliminary level, for eco-sustainable reuse platforms their extraction phase. particular, mineral accretion technology is applied by low-voltage electrolysis seawater due precipitation calcium carbonate on cathode material in order assess protection capacity against corrosion. This approach allows...
The aim of this study was to assess if sea surface temperature does affect cetacean distribution in the western Ligurian Sea. Relationships with were investigated for: striped dolphin ( Stenella coeruleoalba ), fin whale Balaenoptera physalus ) and sperm Physeter macrocephalus ). Remotely sensed (SST) data studied. A series 20 monthly images (i.e. June September from 1996 2000) considered. Concurrently, collected during shipboard summer surveys, covering an area about 20,000 km 2 Sea,...
Abstract Marine mammals are under growing pressure as anthropogenic use of the ocean increases. Ship strikes large whales and loud underwater sound sources including air guns for marine geophysical prospecting naval midfrequency sonar criticized their possible negative effects on mammals. Competent authorities regularly require implementation mitigation measures, vessel speed reductions or shutdown acoustic if sighted in sensitive areas predefined exclusion zones around a vessel. To ensure...
Azzellino A., Kofoed J.P., Lanfredi C., Margheritini L., Pedersen M., 2013. A Marine Spatial Planning framework for the optimal siting of Renewable Energy Installations: two Danish case studies.In this analysis studies are investigated using a spatial planning approach. The first study concerns area on west coast Denmark that has been elected as test site by Wave Center (DanWEC), foundation constituted local authorities, Aalborg University supported national wave energy industry. second...
The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is a cosmopolitan delphinid, regularly present in the Mediterranean Sea. According to previous studies, this tends form resident geographical units scattered on continental shelf. We investigated how physiographic characteristics of area residence, with special reference size and shape shelf, affect home range group local units. analysed compared data collected between 2004–2016 by 15 research groups operating different study areas Sea:...
Comparing the genetic composition of wild animals between geographic regions with distinct environments is common in evolutionary studies. However, can also change through time response to environmental changes but studies examining this are carried out less often. In study, we characterize striped dolphin Mediterranean Sea across both geography and time. We provide genotype data for 15 microsatellite loci 919 bp mtDNA control region, collected over 21 years all main basins. investigated...
Sperm whale trumpets are sounds only occasionally documented, with a well recognisable and stereotyped acoustic arrangement. This study investigated the features of context in which these were recorded, using data collected over 22 years, Pelagos Sanctuary area (North-Western Mediterranean Sea). Analysed (n = 230), recorded at beginning dive after fluke-up, comprised series units organized short sequences. Acoustic parameters derived for entire trumpet each distinguishable unit trumpet....
Whale sharks are known to aggregate in coastal areas. In the South Ari Marine Protected Area (Maldives) a aggregation, mostly represented by young males with high level of residency, has been described literature. Despite worldwide interest natural resources Maldives, this population is increasingly subjected anthropogenic pressure and major concern regards flourishing tourist industry. study, data collected Maldives Shark Research Programme between 2014 2017 have used detect both temporal...