0000-0001-7695-8766 About
My research focuses on the status of marine ecosystems and the valuation of ecosystem services, particularly fisheries, climate regulation, and cultural benefits. I study the effects of anthropogenic impacts on these ecosystems using models and observational data, and analyze the ecological and social risks and costs using an interdisciplinary, ecosystem-based approach that also supports marine spatial planning.
Throughout my career, I have specialized in the study of benthic coralligenous ecosystems, seagrass meadows, and planktonic communities in relation to the carbon cycle. Through various interdisciplinary collaborations and stakeholder engagement, I have investigated the impacts of climate change using food-web modeling, survey techniques, and environmental economic modeling to assess the cultural impacts of environmental degradation, local ecological knowledge, and macroeconomic consequences in several case studies.
My analyses cover coastal areas, particularly the northern Adriatic Sea and the southern Benguela system, as well as the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Employment
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National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics Researcher2023 - Present
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OGS PostDoc2018 - Present
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Publications (10)
- Landscape‐Mediated Effects of Climate Change on Metacommunities Inhabiting Mediterranean Seagrass Save
- Ocean Acidification as a Governance Challenge in the Mediterranean Sea: Impacts from Aquaculture and Fisheries Save
- Impacts of Marine heatwaves on the coralligenous formation of the North Adriatic Sea Save
- Mapping human impacts to support sustainable uses of marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean sea Save
- Multidecadal Marine Heat Wave Variability in the Mediterranean Save
- Impact of Ocean Acidification on Ecosystem Functioning and Services in Habitat-Forming Species and Marine Ecosystems Save
- Cultural Ecosystem Services Provided by Coralligenous Assemblages and Posidonia oceanica in the Italian Seas Save
- Direct and indirect impacts of marine acidification on the ecosystem services provided by coralligenous reefs and seagrass systems Save
- The ecology of the Mediterranean stony coral Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767) in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea): a 30-year long story Save
- Effects of ocean acidification on benthic organisms in the Mediterranean Sea under realistic climatic scenarios: A meta-analysis Save