Federica Nasi
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale, Shoreline Soc. Coop, Università degli Studi di Trieste, University of Trieste
0000-0002-0706-5718
About
My research activities are focused on the study of spatial and temporal variations of macrofaunal communities inhabiting coastal and transitional areas subject to different kinds of impact (both natural and anthropogenic origins). I draw my attention to the benthic ecology, especially the study of biodiversity, functional and trophic features of the macrofaunal community. During the past years, I studied macrofaunal on spatial and temporal scales from a coastal area directly influenced by river flows (Po River and its deltaic system) to areas subject to anthropogenic pressures, such as the Port of Trieste and the Mar Piccolo of Taranto. Studies of functional traits (Biological Traits Analyses-BTA) and benthic food webs (stable isotopes analyses) were applied to macrofaunal communities inhabiting the coastal areas previously cited, in order to highlight the response of these communities to the impacted sediments and how they affect the benthic ecosystem functioning. Recently, I paid my attention to the reworking and biorrigation activities of macrofaunal communities in the Po River lagoonal system. I integrated the biomass of invertebrates with their bioturbation and bioirrigation attributes for obtaining major information about the macrofaunal reworking process on coastal ecosystems. Concurrently ecological study, I’m working on morphological and genetic investigation of polychaetes in order to study the presence of new species. In addition, I am trying to detect a new methodological approach in monitoring studies that combine taxonomic and genetic analyses.
Employment
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Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale Post Doc2017 - Present
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Shoreline Soc. Coop Fixed term contract2016 - 2016
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Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale Fellowships2013 - 2016
Education
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Università degli Studi di Trieste Ph.D. in Environmental Life Science2013 - 2017
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University of Trieste Master Degree in Environmental Biology2010 - 2012
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Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita Bachelor Degree in Biology2005 - 2010
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (17)
- Taxonomic and functional macrofaunal diversity along a gradient of sewage contamination: A three-year study Save
- Crustaceans functional diversity in mangroves and adjacent mudflats of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman Save
- Assessing the sewage discharge effects on soft-bottom macrofauna through traits-based approach Save
- Stratigraphic signature of the Perito Moreno ice-dammings during the Little Ice Age (southern Patagonia, Argentina) Save
- What ecological and functional changes follow the positioning of an artificial barrier? Answers from a 4-year investigation on soft bottom benthic communities Save
- Structural and functional response of coastal macrofaunal community to terrigenous input from the Po River (northern Adriatic Sea) Save
- Spiophanes adriaticus, a new species from the Mediterranean Sea Save
- Macrofaunal bioturbation attributes in relation to riverine influence: What can we learn from the Po River lagoonal system (Adriatic Sea)? Save
- Common patterns of functional and biotic indices in response to multiple stressors in marine harbours ecosystems Save
- Natural and anthropogenic disturbances shape benthic phototrophic and heterotrophic microbial communities in the Po River Delta system Save