Effects of small-scale fishery on habitats: the case studies of Torre Guaceto and Porto Cesareo MPAs

Chiara Silvestrini, Alessandro Ciccolella, Paolo D'Ambrosio, Francesco de Franco, Luciana Muscogiuri, Simonetta Fraschetti

Effects of small scale fishery on fish communities of the mpa “Parco Sommerso di Gaiola”.

Luca Appolloni, Domenico Ciorciaro, Alberto Pagliarani, Adele Cocozza di Montanara, Gianmarco Di Pace, Maurizio Simeone, Giovanni Russo

Feeding preferences of the invasive allochthonous Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896) in mesocosm and possible implications for mollusk fisheries

Francesco Palmas, Pierantonio Addis, Sonia Cheratzu, Viviana Pasquini, Antonio Pusceddu, Paolo Solari, Serenella Cabiddu

Engaging mollusks’ farmers to increase the knowledge on distribution and impact of non-native species in aquaculture in the Adriatic Sea

Barbara Mikac, Lucia Palazzi Rossi, Federica Costantini, Marina Antonia Colangelo, Marco Abbiati, Eugenio Fossi

Threatening coastal aquatic habitats at crayfish stepping

Massimiliano Scalici, Luca Gallitelli

A synergistic approach for evaluating freshwater ecosystem health and ecosystem services

Isabella Calattini, Tommaso Campani, Federico Pulselli, Dario Giani, Maria Cristina Fossi, Pietro Centorrino, Tiberio Fiaschi, Claudia Angiolini, Luisa Patrolecco, Paola Grenni, Silvia Casini

Changes and temporal trends of demersal communities in the North-Western Ionian Sea

Angela Carluccio, Francesca Capezzuto, Giovanni Chimienti, Porzia Maiorano, Letizia Sion, Gianfranco D’Onghia

Assessment of the decline of Fucus virsoides: a habitat-forming macroalga on the brink of extinction

Emmanuelle Descourvières, Vinko Bandelj, Damiano Baldan, Cosimo Solidoro, Annalisa Falace

Alteration of gregarious behavior in terrestrial isopod population induced by abiotic and biotic factors.

Lorenzo Federico, Sara Peixoto, Susana Loureiro, Sara Villa, Rui Morgado

Growth rate, metabolic responses, recruitment and shell microstructures of Ostrea edulis resident population from the Gulf of La Spezia

Erica Gabrielli, Sofia Lorenzini, Chiara Lombardi, Davide Seveso

Spatial disturbance of fishery on two dolphin species in the Northern Ionian Sea (Central-eastern Mediterranean Sea)

Maurizio Ingrosso, Pasquale Ricci, Carmelo Fanizza, Roberto Carlucci, Giulia Cipriano

Trait-based vulnerability index: assessing the impact of climate-driven predation on the Mediterranean coral Astroides calycularis

Mar Bosch-Belmar, Mario Francesco Tantillo, Gianluca Sarà

Investigating the toxicological effects of an oil spill off the Cap Corse (France) on Puffinus yelkouan

Ilaria Caliani, Carlo Amico, Laura Giovanetti, Silvia Casini, Antonella D'Agostino, Francesca Giannini, Giovanna Spano, Nicola Baccetti, Letizia Marsili

A new multi-faceted approach to assess the sustainability of recreational diving activities and support management strategies for the sustainable use of marine resources

Letizia Ottone, Edoardo Casoli

Current status of Pinna nobilis in the Lagoon of Venice and surrounding waters in the wake of mass mortality events: population trends, spatial patterns and environmental drivers

Marco Sigovini, Fabrizio Bernardi Aubry, Francesca Carella, Marta Cosma, Daniele Curiel, Sandra Donnici, Erika Drogo, Irene Guarneri, Elisabetta Manea, Tihana Marčeta, Giuseppe Pessa, Andrea Sabino, Gian Marco Scarpa, Luigi Tosi, Matteo Zucchetta, Alessandro Bergamasco

Applying a quantitative mechanistic framework to depict the trawling effects on benthic status

Gabriele Di Bona, Jan Geert Hiddink, Marina Penna, Marina Pulcini, Sasa Raicevich, Nunziacarla Spanò, Gianluca Sarà, Maria Cristina Mangano

Inventory and meta-analysis of demersal fishing impacts on oceans sedimentary biogeochemistry

Antonio Pusceddu, Justin Tiano, Emil De Borger, Sarah Paradis, Clare Bradshaw, Claudia Morys, Claudia Ennas, Karline Soetaert, Pere Puig, Pere Masqué, Marija Sciberras

Microplastics and stableisotopes: assessing ingestion and biomagnification in invasive species within coastal wetland ecosystems

Cristina Coccia, Cristina Andolina, Salvatrice Vizzini, Luca Gallitelli, Federica Spani, Davide Taurozzi, Alessandra Cera, Armida Sodo, Michael Di Gioacchino, Andy Green, Massimiliano Scalici

Alien species as plastic trappers: the new ecosystem service of alien vegetation to trap riverine macrolitter

Luca Gallitelli, Massimiliano Scalici

Impact of microplastics on aquatic species: a functional trait-based meta-analysis

Manuel Berlino, Gianluca Sarà, Maria Cristina Mangano

Movement responses of Italian riffle dace (Telestes muticellus) to extreme flow events in a Mediterranean mountain stream

Alfredo Schiavon, Daniel Nyqvist, Alessandro Candiotto, Michele Spairani, Franz Hölker, Johan Watz, Claudio Comoglio

Eradication of brown trout from a karstic stream in Northestern Italy: effects on crayfish and Italian minnow populations

Marco Bertoli, Davide Lesa, Elena Bandi, Marino Prearo, Paolo Pastorino, Elisabetta Pizzul

Soil microbial community and multifunctionality in natural and managed terrestrial ecosystems

Alessia Esposito, Enrica Picariello, Veronica Vitagliano, Flavia De Nicola

Effect of land use, vegetation type and season on shaping soil microbial community in Mediterranean ecosystems

Enrica Picariello, Alessia Esposito, Veronica Vitagliano, Flavia De Nicola

Some like it hot: tracking climate-driven range expansion of Trithemis annulata (Hexapoda: Odonata) in Italy

Gianandrea La Porta, Sönke Hardersen

Insect conservation on Mediterranean small islands

Simone Fattorini

A multi-biomarker approach uncovers varying physiological responses of common kestrels affected by human environmental impacts

Laura Giovanetti, Ilaria Caliani, Gianluca Damiani, Giacomo Dell'Omo, David Costantini, Silvia Casini

Anthropogenic constraints on vegetation seasonal dynamics in urban ecosystems

Vincenzo Baldi, Alessandro Bellino, Mattia Napoletano, Daniela Baldantoni

Patterns in osmolyte and secondary metabolite production in mangrove-associated algae across four Maldivian atolls

Rossella Nicolai, Ulf Karsten, Andreas Richter, Giuseppe C. Zuccarello, Yohan Didier Louis, Federico Cerri, Giulia Senna, Paolo Galli

Impact of extreme climatic events on early life stage of a Mediterranean coral habitat-structuring species

Mario Francesco Tantillo, Gianluca Sarà, Mar Bosch-Belmar

Competition for trophic resources between Apis mellifera L. and wild Apoidea: ecological and ethological approaches on a small island in the Tuscan Archipelago

Giorgio Vicari, Lorenzo Pasquali, Claudia Bruschini, Leonardo Dapporto, Alessandro Cini

Investigating population dynamics and ecotoxicological effects in two apiaries under different levels of human-induced stress

Agata Di Noi, Ilaria Caliani, Niccolò Franci, Laura Giovanetti, Silvia Casini, Tommaso Campani

Exploring distribution and connectivity patterns of the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus in Sicilian coastal waters

Silvia Maria Bellù, Antonio Di Franco, Ilenia Epifani, Antonio Calò, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Sylvaine Giakoumi, Giacomo Milisenda, Carlo Cattano, Marco Milazzo, Giulio Franzitta, Paco Melià

Investigating fish assemblages to assess the conservation and functional values of the Po Delta wetlands

Mattia Lanzoni, M. Gaglio, A.C. Bonciu, G. Castaldelli

Tursionet: Bottlenose dolphins' acoustic interactions with fishing gear in the Ligurian waters of the Pelagos Sanctuary

Davide Michel Lelong, Michele Manghi, Claudio Fossati, Gianni Pavan, Agnese Marchini, Guido Gnone, Fulvio Garibaldi, Eleonora Coppolella, Camilla Testori, Federica Giorda

First assessment of the biophonies in the underwater soundscape of the Marine Protected Area “Secche di Tor Paterno” (Mediterranean Sea)

Daniela Silvia Pace, Zenab Irshaid, Giulia Pedrazzi, Elena Papale, Giuseppa Buscaino, Maria Ceraulo

Are the targets of the Nature Restoration Law achievable at a regional scale? An analysis of Natura 2000 sites in the Sardinia region

Michele Defraia, Erika Bazzato, Michela Marignani

A comprehensive approach to macroalgal forest restoration planning in Tenerife

Margalida Monserrat, Jacopo Cimini, Annalisa Falace, Valentina Asnaghi, Paolo Vassallo, Mariachiara Chiantore

Nature-based solutions using organic amendments for recycling alkaline spoil material and green recovering of a degraded area

Ludovica Rolando, Paola Grenni, Antonio Finizio, Rodolfo Gentili, Anna Barra Caracciolo

Unravelling the physiological suitability of different tree species for restoration efforts in a Mediterranean protected area

Elisa Spennati, Kristina Micalizzi, Marcello Vitale

Reforestation facilitated by wood mulch enhances the soil microbiota

Giorgia Santini, Lucia Santorufo, Valeria Memoli, Monica Zizolfi, Gabriella Di Natale, Marco Trifuoggi, Giulia Maisto

Ecological restoration for the conservation of certain coleopteran and lepidopteran species of community importance in Umbria

Matteo Pallottini, Gianandrea La Porta, Silvana Piersanti, Manuela Rebora, Antonia Concetta Elia, Enzo Goretti

Innovative management for the restoration of degraded soils to improve ecosystem functioning

Teresa Di Santo, Rossana Marzaioli, Lucio Zaccariello, Elio Coppola, Giovanna Battipaglia, Simona Castaldi, Maria Laura Mastellone, Flora Angela Rutigliano

The role of beekeeping in fostering an integrated model of ecologically sustainable and multifunctional agriculture. The API project

Tommaso Campani, Ilaria Caliani, Agata Di Noi, Laura Giovanetti, Ginevra Manieri, Franchi Andrea, Fiaschi Tiberio, Angiolini Claudia, Romi Marco, Cai Giampiero, Casini Silvia

Use of compost for improving Technosol properties and plant-soil performance: a potential strategy for urban greening

Ermenegilda Vitale, Pasquale Napoletano, Carmen Arena, Anna De Marco

RENOVATE Project: a forward-thinking approach to marine conservation, emphasizing the need for comprehensive, ecosystem-based strategies

Viviana Piermattei, Marco Marcelli, Gianluca Sarà, Simone Bonamano, Elena Scagnoli, Maria Del Mar Bosch Belmar, Francesco Paolo Mancuso, Giovanni Coppini, Sergio Scanu, Daniele Piazzolla, Andrea de Lucia, Giorgio Fersini, Giulia Ceccherelli, Paola Del Negro, Annalisa Falace, Nadia Pinardi, Lorenzo Mentaschi, Jacopo Alessandri, Alessandra Savini, Ivan Federico, Salvatore Causio, Alice Madonia

Mussel biofiltration of noxious metals in an experimental aquaculture system

Francesco Dondero, Federica Gulino, Maurizio Aceto, Valentina Gianotti, Davide Gualandris, Davide Rotondo, Antonio Calisi, Tiziano Verri, Candida Lorusso

Ecological restoration of vegetated habitats: a path towards the recovery of coastal biodiversity

Silvia Bianchelli, Cristina Gambi, Cinzia Corinaldesi, Roberto Danovaro

Assessing the functional and structural recovery time of a transplanted Posidonia oceanica meadow: lessons from the application of the SER Five-star System and the Recovery Wheel.

Geraldina Signa, Davide Bruno, Giovanna Cilluffo, Marta Greco, Lea Marta Castellini, Cecilia Doriana Tramati, Vincenzo Raimondi, Mauro Assenzo, Sebastiano Calvo, Antonio Mazzola, Agostino Tomasello, Salvatrice Vizzini

From heuristics to mechanistic understanding (and modelling) of ecological dynamics – a focus on the restoration of Posidonia oceanica meadows

Alessandro Bellino, Vincenzo Baldi, Alfonso Romano, Daniela Baldantoni

Best practices for Posidonia oceanica restoration: evidence from a meta-analytic synthesis

Arianna Pansini, Manuel Berlino, Marina Cristina Mangano, Gianluca Sarà, Giulia Ceccherelli