A5052874998- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
2025
Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione e Ambiente della Regione Emilia-Romagna
2020-2022
University of Salento
2016-2020
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
2020
CoNISMa
2016-2019
Abstract In recent decades, the high introduction rate of alien species (AS) has been mainly due to increasingly widespread human movements, which often compromise natural barriers, facilitating invasion new geographic areas and environments. Being completely in recipient habitat, invasive can have strongly negative impacts on native communities, sometimes causing substantial irreversible ecological economic damage. Thus, AS branded as “negative” are targeted for eradication. However, an...
Surface water can exhibit a range of colours beyond the expected blue or green. These anomalous colourations be triggered by different factors, both natural and anthropogenic, not always are signs pollution. This note explores phenomenon discolouration, focusing on causes analysing how factors such as algal bacterial blooms influence colour. The study provides examples specific events that occurred in Emilia-Romagna region documented ARPAE highlights importance monitoring these colouration...
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is a toxic cyanobacterium that can form blooms potentially harmful to humans and animals. The proliferation of this species difficult predict, its are hard detect as they cause just moderate change in water colour. Global warming might increase the incidence worldwide. This trend was observed also by ARPAE detected growth presence alga Emilia Romagna lakes reservoirs last three years. note describes monitoring activities conducted during these algal risk...
This study was performed to analyse the genetic and morphological diversity of sabellid annelid genus Branchiomma, with special emphasis on a taxon so far identified as Branchiomma bairdi. species, originally described from Bermuda, has frequently been reported an invader in Mediterranean, Atlantic Eastern Pacific, but recent observations have raised some taxonomic questions. Samples this were collected five sites Mediterranean Sea, two original distribution area B. bairdi Gulf Mexico four...
Having a reliable ecological reference baseline is pivotal to understanding the current status of benthic assemblages. Ecological awareness our perception environmental changes could be better described based on historical data. Otherwise, we meet with shifting syndrome (SBS). Facing SBS harmful consequences and cultural heritage, as well conservation strategies, requires combining data contemporary biomonitoring. In present “era biodiversity”, advocate for (1) crucial role taxonomy study...
Fouling assemblage colonizing fish-farms is considered mostly to produce negative impacts causing financial loss. By contrast, large evidences emerged on the bioremediation role by biofouling associated aquaculture facilities, even if fouling assemblages thriving in water column was poorly investigated. The aim of present work investigate macrofouling over one year immersion, order single out species, which play most remarkable for marine areas affected activities. With this mind, we studied...
The expected bioremediation effect, driven by the conversion of an inshore mariculture plant into Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system, which could mitigate fish farm impact, related to accumulation organic matter on seabed, has been studied. ecological quality status was studied following a Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) design and variation measured through M-AMBI compared with results univariate multivariate analyses variance, evaluate sensitivity two methodologies....
Since the first discovery along Italian coasts in 2004 of polychaete Branchiomma bairdi, it has spread very quickly, reaching some localities high densities. In order to monitor its colonization, recruitment was investigated by means PVC panels immersed Mar Grande Taranto (Ionian Sea). Panels were monitored every three months from April 2013 January 2015. The species showed ability settle on bare as well with a developed fouling community. Two years monitoring identified two different...
Filter feeding invertebrates are a relevant component of fouling assemblages with pivotal role in ecological processes, since they improve water quality, enhance habitat heterogeneity and transfer organic matter from the column to benthos. They modulate availability resources other species, effects on density behavior surrounding macrofauna. The fanworm Sabella spallanzanii, one largest most abundant Mediterranean filter feeders, provides shelter for predation secondary substrate algae...
Abstract Branchiomma bairdi is a Caribbean fan worm introduced in several localities worldwide, including the Mediterranean Sea, where species’ range has rapidly expanded. Reproduction B. was previously investigated both extra‐Mediterranean and areas, but no information available on larval development post‐larval growth. In present article, we examined these features for population from Mar Grande of Taranto (Ionian Sea). The species hermaphrodite, fertilization occurs situ . Mucus seems to...
Abstract The family Syllidae, aside from representing the most species-rich in Annelida, is characterized by a number of sexual and asexual reproductive strategies. With exception few viviparous species, subfamily Syllinae schizogamous reproduction with pelagic larval stages without parental care. Laboratory rearing ripe specimens Syllis rosea showed different strategy, hitherto unknown this subfamily. While male stolons rapidly degenerated after fertilization, female ones released large...