A5036158397- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Linguistics and Education Research
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Education and Digital Technologies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Educational Practices and Policies
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
University of Sassari
2011-2022
Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco
2012
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Viterbo
2012
University of Cagliari
2007
Ospedale SS. Annunziata
2003
Historical exploitation of the Mediterranean Sea and absence rigorous baselines makes it difficult to evaluate current health marine ecosystems efficacy conservation actions at ecosystem level. Here we establish first baseline gradient structure nearshore rocky reefs scale. We conducted underwater surveys in 14 protected areas 18 open access sites across Mediterranean, a 31-fold range fish biomass (from 3.8 118 g m(-2)). Our data showed remarkable variation reef ecosystems. Multivariate...
Marine protected areas (MPAs) were acknowledged globally as effective tools to mitigate the threats oceans caused by fishing. Several studies assessed effectiveness of individual MPAs in protecting fish assemblages, but regional assessments multiple are scarce. Moreover, empirical evidence on role contrasting propagation non-indigenous-species (NIS) and thermophilic species (ThS) is missing. We simultaneously investigated here reversing effects overfishing limiting spread NIS ThS. The...
The Mediterranean Large Elasmobranchs Monitoring (MEDLEM) database contains over 3000 records (more than 4000 individuals) of large elasmobranch species from 20 different countries around the and Black seas, observed 1666 to 2017. main included in archive are devil fish (1 813 individuals), basking shark (939 blue (585 great white (337 individuals).In last decades other such as shortfin mako (166 spiny butterfly ray (138) thresher (174 were reported with an increasing frequency. This was...
PAIS, A.; SERRA, S.; MELONI, G.; SABA, S., and CECCHERELLI, G., 2012. Harvesting effects on Paracentrotus lividus population structure: A case study from northwestern Sardinia, Italy, before after the fishing season. The edible sea urchin is commercially exploited in many European countries. In recent years, however, its stocks have shown a large reduction several regions because of overfishing. This paper reports harvesting P. structure shallow rocky reefs central-western Mediterranean area...
Vermicomposting is a cost-effective biotechnology for the management of organic wastes that relies on activity earthworms and their associated microbiota. Here, microbiotas earthworm Eisenia fetida fed with brewers' spent grains (FBSG), cow manure (FCM) mix grains/cow (FMIX), were identified by high-throughput DNA sequencing (16S rRNA). Bacterial community variance was correlated pH carbon content rearing substrates. FBSG microbiota enriched in Paenibacillaceae, Enterobacteriaceae,...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 445:173-180 (2012) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09457 Habitat preferences of sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus Stefania Pinna1,*, Antonio Pais2, Paolo Campus2, Nicola Sechi1, Giulia Ceccherelli1 1Dipartimento di Scienze Botaniche, Ecologiche e Geologiche, Università Sassari, 07100 Italy 2Sezione...
One adult female bluespotted cornetfish Fistularia commersonii was captured near the coast of Arbatax (Sardinia, Italy) in late October 2005. Macroscopic and microscopic analysis gonad revealed a postspawning ovary. Several body parts damselfish Chromis chromis were found its stomach contents. Different developmental stages 58 metazoan parasites belonging to Arthropoda, Nematoda Platyhelminthes detected mouth digestive tract. The lepocreadiid Allolepidapedon fistulariae reported for first...
The movement of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus from a rocky habitat to patches Posidonia oceanica was investigated with respect size urchins and their location edge patch. With this aim, manipulative experiment conducted (4 times) at where several P. were interspersed on platforms. Each time, after an accurate removal populating them, 15 these randomly assigned in sets 3 5 different addition treatments, using groups 10 large or small specimens (test diameter >50 <30 mm, respectively)...
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria responsible for piscine mycobacteriosis usually produce visceral granulomas in both freshwater and marine species. In this study, the first occurrence of Mycobacterium chelonae associated with tumor-like lesions Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) is reported. Fifteen sturgeons from an Italian fish farm showing skin oral cauliflower-like masses were investigated by histopathology, bacterial culture molecular analyses. A total 20 different size located...
Shellfish aquaculture is a widespread activity in the Italian peninsula. However, only two bivalve species are mainly cultured along coastline of that country: Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and Manila clam Venerupis philippinarum (Ruditapes philippinarum). By contrast, just few other mollusc commercial interest scarcely reared at small-scale level.After analysing current status shellfish production, this paper reports discusses potential for culturing several different...
Mycobacterium marinum is a slow-growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium, and it considered the most common aetiologic agent of mycobacteriosis in wild cultured fish. The diagnosis principally made by histology when positive Ziehl-Neelsen stain granulomas are detected. aim this study was to investigate occurrence extensively Mugilidae two lagoons (Cabras San Teodoro) from Sardinia use histology, microbiology, PCR DNA sequencing. Nine 106 mullets examined were affected mycobacteriosis, spleen...
The bluespotted cornetfish ( Fistularia commersonii ) is an Indo-Pacific species that in the last ten years colonized a large part of Mediterranean basin. aim this study was to sequence some portions mitochondrial DNA (D-loop II, 16S, 12S and Cyt b) fish from different localities Sea, order evaluate level its genetic variability area. analysis performed on specimens seven Sardinia, Tunisia Libya revealed presence at least five lineages. results obtained, compared with previous studies,...
Copper (Cu) is a ubiquitous trace element in the aquatic environment, and usually found at low levels. environmental concentrations can be altered as result anthropogenic activities. Shellfish are useful bioindicators to ensure adequate monitoring. Thus, aim of present study was follows: (a) determine LC50 copper(I) chloride grooved carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus) collected Santa Gilla lagoon (Sardinia, Italy), (b) analyze antioxidant biomarkers digestive gland gills same specimens...