A5069199071- Marine and fisheries research
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Aquatic life and conservation
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Date Palm Research Studies
- Food and Agricultural Sciences
- Medicinal Plant Research
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
2012-2022
Shanghai Estuarine & Coastal Science Research Center
2014
Università Iuav di Venezia
2005-2010
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
1994-1997
University of Ferrara
1987
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 354:219-228 (2008) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07203 Life strategies of fishes in European estuaries: functional guild approach Anita Franco1,*, Michael Elliott2, Piero Franzoi1, Patrizia Torricelli1 1Department Environmental Sciences, University Venice, Castello 2737/b, 30122 Italy 2Institute...
The morphological organization of the male brood pouch skin three different species syngnathids ( Nerophis ophidion, Syngnathus abaster and Hippocampus hippocampus ), investigated using light electron microscopy, showed that each had a with ultrastructure. This reflected relationships between paternal body developing embryos. In N. ophidion , bilayered epidermis consisted mainly pavement cells (filament‐containing cells) typical fish skin. S. were interspersed many mitochondria‐rich cells....
Pinna nobilis is the largest endemic Mediterranean marine bivalve. During past centuries, various human activities have promoted regression of its populations. As a consequence stringent standards protection, demographic expansions are currently reported in many sites. The aim this study was to provide first large broad-scale insight into genetic variability P. area that encompasses western Mediterranean, Ionian Sea, and Adriatic Sea ecoregions. To accomplish objective twenty-five...
The determination of the trophic status transitional ecosystems from physico-chemical and biological point view is one requirements European Water Framework Directive (WFD 2000/60/EC). In Italy, its implemented by Regional Agencies for Environmental Protection (ARPAs) that have activated multi-annual monitoring programs. However, as availability funds increasingly scarce, number environmental parameters to detect changes should be conveniently managed. high parameters, nutrient macrophyte...
We investigated the population structure, life cycles and gut contents of 2 species pipefish, Syngnathus taenionotus S. abaster, in a brackish embayment PO River Delta (North Adriatic Sea).These inhabit nearshore environment bay where sandy bottom is covered by macroalgae, were sampled for 1 yr.The main differences history traits between abasterrespecitvely can be summarized as follows: span about 24 vs 17 mo; reproductive season begins February March, lasts 5 4 average length fingerlings at...
The gobiid assemblage of the Venice Lagoon shallow waters was investigated by means a semi‐quantitative standardized sampling (using small beach seine), stratified into five main types subtidal habitats and conducted on seasonal basis during 1 year. degree overlap in resource utilization among six coexisting goby species assessed, along both time axis, analysing variation abundance reproductive status (as revealed gonado‐somatic index) habitat comparing across different controlling for...
Within the context of global warming, western coast northern Adriatic Sea can be regarded as an extremely vulnerable area. Owing to local geographic features, this area has been described Venetian lacuna, where Mediterranean climatic conditions are replaced by Atlantic Ocean ones, supporting presence glacial relicts, such sprat Sprattus sprattus , flounder Platichthys flesus and brown shrimp Crangon crangon . Nektonic assemblage therefore represents a good candidate in terms early proxy for...
Collisions between aircraft and birds, birdstrikes, pose a serious threat to aviation safety. The occurrence of these events is influenced by land-uses in the surroundings airports. Airports located same region might have different trends for birdstrike risk, due differences surrounding habitats. Here we developed quantitative tool that assesses risk based on habitats within 13-km buffer from airport. For this purpose, Generalized Linear Models (GLMs) with binomial distribution estimate...
The paper reports the results obtained after 4 years of aquatic angiosperm transplants in areas Venice Lagoon (North Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean) where meadows almost disappeared due to eutrophication, pollution and overexploitation clam resources. project LIFE12 NAT/IT/000331-SeResto, funded by European Union, allowed recolonize Habitat 1150* (coastal lagoons) northernmost part lagoon, extensive manual small sods or single rhizomes Zostera marina, noltei, Ruppia cirrhosa and, some stations...
The implementation of management measures for improving the ecological status within an Ecosystem Based Management approach represents one main challenges in coastal and transitional water environments. In general terms, ecosystem functioning are expected to be positively associated, being good processes a sort prerequisite health, but often relationships between indicators metrics used define resulted rather puzzling. Moreover, Biological Quality Elements (BQEs) do not show consistent...