Intensive sea urchin harvest rescales Paracentrotus lividus population structure and threatens self-sustenance

• 20/11/2023

Ruberti N, Brundu G, Ceccherelli G, Grech D, Guala I, Loi B, Farina S.AbstractThe harvest of the edible sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus is intensively practiced in some regions of the Western Mediterranean Sea. The removal of the largest individuals ...

Marine spatial planning for connectivity and conservation through ecological corridors between marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures

• 05/10/2023

Cinzia Podda, Erika M. D. PorporatoAbstractMaritime Spatial Planning (MSP) promotes the sustainable human activities development and uses in the marine space, playing a role in their effective management. The enhancement of connectivity is crucial fo ...

Plastitar in the Mediterranean Sea: New records and the first geochemical characterization of these novel formations

• 26/09/2023

Francesco Saliu, Montserrat Compa, Alessandro Becchi, Marina Lasagni, Elena Collina, Arianna Liconti, Enzo Suma, Salud Deudero, Daniele Grech, Giuseppe SuariaAbstractA new geological formation consisting of plastic debris admixed to petroleum oil res ...

New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (July 2023)

• 15/07/2023

Daniele GRECH, Emanuele ASCIUTTO, Rigers BAKIU, Pietro BATTAGLIA, Chaima BEN-GRIRA,  Öznur Yazilan ÇAMLIK, Roberto CAPPUCCINELLI, Leila CARMONA, Sahar CHEBAANE,  Fabio CROCETTA, Andrea DESIDERATO, Filippo DOMENICHETTI, Jakov DULCIC,  P ...

New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (April 2023)

• 15/04/2023

Ana FORTIC, Reem AL-SHEIKH RASHEED, Zouhair ALMAJID, Ali BADREDDINE, José Carlos BÁEZ, Ángel BELMONTE-GALLEGOS, Nicola BETTOSO, Diego BORME, Federica CAMISA, Daniela CARACCIOLO, Melih Ertan ÇINAR, Fabio CROCETTA, Ilija CETKOVIC, Alper DOGAN, Mo ...

Unpublished Mediterranean and Black Sea records of marine alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species

• 13/02/2023

Ragkousis M et al.AbstractTo enrich spatio-temporal information on the distribution of alien, cryptogenic, andneonative species in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, a collective effort by 173marine scientists was made to provide unpublished record ...

The challenge of setting restoration targets for macroalgal forests under climate changes

• 15/01/2023

Fabbrizzi, E., Giakoumi, S., De Leo, F., Tamburello, L., Chiarore, A., Colletti, Coppola, A. Munari, M., Musco,L. Rizzo, L. Savinelli, B. Franzitta, G. Grech, D. Cebrian, E. Verdura, J. Bianchelli, S. Mangialajo, L. Nasto, I. Sota, D. Orfanidis. S. P ...

A geoportal of data and tools for supporting Maritime Spatial Planning in the Adriatic-Ionian Region

• 25/11/2022

Stefano Menegon, Amedeo Fadini, Luisa Perini, Alessandro Sarretta, Daniel Depellegrin, Elisabeth De Maio, Giulio Farella, Marica Landini, Carlo Fava, Christian Ferrarin, Michol Ghezzo, Elisabetta Manea, Erika M.D. Porporato, Roberto Pastres, Olga Sed ...

Detection of microplastics and phthalic acid esters in sea urchins from Sardinia (Western Mediterranean Sea)

• 08/11/2022

Clarissa Raguso, Daniele Grech, Alessandro Becchi, Paolo Giuseppe Ubaldi, Marina Lasagni, Ivan Guala, Francesco SaliuAbstractThe occurrence of microplastics (MPs) and phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in wild purple sea urchins (Paracentrotus lividus) of S ...

A LOCAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE APPROACH FOR A COLLABORATIVE NIS MAPPING IN SARDINIA (ITALY)

• 22/09/2022

Daniele GRECH, PILLONI Z., BURTON M., SERRA E., BRUNDU G., BAROLI M., PORPORATO E.M.D., MASSARO G., CECCHERELLI G., CERRI J., AZZURRO E.AbstractThe Mediterranean basin is among those areas of the world most affected by the introduction ofNon-Indigeno ...

Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea

• 18/07/2022

Joaquim Garrabou, Daniel Gómez-Gras, Alba Medrano, Carlo Cerrano, Massimo Ponti, Robert Schlegel, Nathaniel Bensoussan, Eva Turicchia, Maria Sini, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Nuria Teixido et al.AbstractClimate change is causing an increase in the frequen ...

New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (August 2022)

• 15/07/2022

TIRALONGO, F., AKYOL, O., AL MABRUK, S. A., BATTAGLIA, P., BETON, D., BITLIS, B., BORG, J. A., BOUCHOUCHA, M., ÇINAR, M. E., CROCETTA, F., DRAGICEVIC, B., JDULCIC, J. D., EVANGELOPOULOS, A., JEVANS, J., FORTIC, A., GAUFF, R. P., GEORGIADIS, C. G., GÖ ...

Coralligenous assemblages of continental shelf: Multiple spatial scale variability in the western Sardinia

• 20/06/2022

L. Piazzi, G. De Falco, M. De Luca, I. Guala, A. Borras Palomar, A. Conforti, V. Pascucci, S. Simeone, G. CeccherelliAbstractMediterranean mesophotic hard bottoms are mostly characterized by coralligenous banks. Although investigations on this habita ...

BLUEfasma White Paper Proposing solutions to overcome barriers and support blue circular economy in Mediterranean shery and aquaculture sectors

• 15/06/2022

Statzu, V., Serra, E., Alvito, A., Stephanedes, Y., Kuokounaris, T., Marousi, K., Anezaki, E., Karousou, A., Chalkias, N., Tsami, N., Mardikis, I., Le Bot, O., Ruel, C., Ayellan, C., Piedra, Y., Lingua, G., Mas, R., Bautista, M., Juárez, J.M., Tarraz ...

Vibrio splendidus clade associated with a disease affecting Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) in Sardinia (Western Mediterranean)

• 06/06/2022

Daniele Grech, Daniela Mandas, Simone Farina, Ivan Guala, Roberto Brundu, Benedetto Cristo, Pier Augusto Panzalis, Fulvio Salati, Francesca CarellaAbstractThis work reports for the first time the so-called bald sea urchin disease of the populations o ...

Protection effectiveness and sea urchin predation risk: The role of roving predators beyond the boundaries of a marine protected area in the Western Mediterranean Sea

• 22/04/2022

Simone Farina, Giulia Ceccherelli, Luigi Piazzi, Daniele Grech, Pieraugusto Panzalis, Augusto Giuseppe Navone, Ivan GualaAbstract1.    Effective marine protected areas (MPAs) increase top predator density. Accordingly, a large abundance of ...

Sea urchin harvest inside marine protected areas: an opportunity to investigate the effects of exploitation where trophic upgrading is achieved

• 07/03/2022

Ceccherelli G, Addis P, Atzori F, Cadoni N, Casu M, Coppa S, De Luca M, de Lucia GA, Farina S, Fois N, Frau F, Gazale V, Grech D, Guala I, Mariani M, Marras MS, Navone A, Pansini A, Panzalis P, Pinna F, Ruiu A, Scarpa F, Piazzi L.AbstractBackgr ...

Inconsistency in community structure and ecological quality between platform and cliff coralligenous assemblages

• 09/02/2022

Luigi Piazzi, Federica Ferrigno, Ivan Guala, Maria Francesca Cinti, Alessandro Conforti, Giovanni De Falco, Mario De Luca, Daniele Grech, Gabriella La Manna, Vincenzo Pascucci, Arianna Pansini, Federico Pinna, Laura Pireddu, Alessandra Puccini, Giova ...

Coralligenous banks along the western and northern continental shelf of Sardinia Island (Mediterranean Sea)

• 19/01/2022

Giovanni De Falco, Alessandro Conforti, Walter Brambilla, Francesca Budillon, Giulia Ceccherelli, Mario De Luca, Gabriella Di Martino, Ivan Guala, Sara Innangi, Vincenzo Pascucci, Luigi Piazzi, Laura Pireddu, Antonio Santonastaso, Renato Tonielli &am ...

Daily and seasonal population dynamics of Brachynotus sexdentatus (Risso, 1827) (Varunidae: Brachyura: Decapoda) in a temperate coastal lake

• 22/12/2021

Salvatore Giacobbe, Paolo De Pasquale, Erika M.D. PorporatoAbstractThe grapsoid Brachynotus sexdentatus (Risso, 1827) is a small sized Mediterranean crab, whose ecology is poorly known despite frequently cited in the scientific literature. High d ...

An integrated assessment of the Good Environmental Status of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas

• 27/10/2021

Simonetta Fraschetti, Erika Fabbrizzi, Laura Tamburello, María C. Uyarra, Fiorenza Micheli, Enric Sala, Carlo Pipitone, Fabio Badalamenti, Stanislao Bevilacqua, Jordi Boada, Emma Cebrian, Giulia Ceccherelli, Mariachiara Chiantore, Giovanni D'Anna, An ...

Can we preserve and restore overlooked macroalgal forests?

• 19/10/2021

Laura Tamburello, Antonia Chiarore, Erika Fabbrizzi, Alberto Colletti, Giulio Franzitta, Daniele Grech, Fabio Rindi, Lucia Rizzo, Beatrice Savinelli, Simonetta FraschettiAbstractHabitat degradation and loss are severely affecting macroalgal forests w ...

Performance of a baited underwater video system vs. the underwater visual census technique in assessing the structure of fish assemblages in a Mediterranean marine protected area

• 02/09/2021

LA MANNA, G., GUALA, I., GRECH, D., PERRETTI, F., RONCHETTI, F., MANGHI, M., RUIU, A., & CECCHERELLI, G.AbstractAccurate, rapid and cost-effective fish assemblage monitoring is fundamental for marine protected area (MPA) management as a pivotal ...

The shell growth of Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea edulis in windy condition: A preliminary evaluation

• 27/07/2021

Brundu, G., Pagani, S., & Graham, P.AbstractAs a part of a more complete and bigger investigation, this study evaluates preliminarily the effects of two rearing systems, floating bag and Australian basket (Figur ...

Integrated Monitoring Programme – Montenegro

• 15/06/2021

Milena Batakovic, Olivier Brivois, Daniel Cebrian, Luka Calic, Željka Curovic, Dragana Drakulovic, Mirko Ðurovic, Ivan Guala et al.AbstractIntegrated monitoring programme for Montenegro was prepared as part of the project "Implementation of Ecosystem ...

Assessment of marine biodiversity in a protected bay: the importance of integrated methods for a better result

• 15/06/2021

Moura, Érica; Grech, Daniele; Martins, Ana Raquel; Novina, Petra; Dridi, Akrem; Agibaud, Margot; Krauja, Arina; Sgambati, DomenicoAbstractLike other Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas, Punta Campanella MPA (Italy) is undergoing some significant ...

Reduction of inter- and intraspecific seed mass variability along a land-use intensification gradient

• 15/06/2021

Erika Bazzato, Elisa Serra, Simona Maccherini, Michela MarignaniAbstractThe functional response of natural patches to surrounding land-use changes is strongly related to variations in functional traits of coexisting species. To exemplify the ef ...

Testing a Model of Pacific Oysters’ (Crassostrea gigas) Growth in the Adriatic Sea: Implications for Aquaculture Spatial Planning

• 15/06/2021

Bertolini C, Brigolin D, Porporato EMD, Hattab J, Pastres R, Tiscar PGAbstractAssessing the potential biomass yield is a key step in aquaculture site selection. This is challenging, especially for shellfish, as the growth rate depends on both tro ...

Lipid metabolism of sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus in two contrasting natural habitats

• 08/06/2021

Anedda, R., Siliani, S., Melis, R. et al.AbstractSea urchins Paracentrotus lividus were harvested monthly from April 2015 to March 2016 from two sites in Sardinia (Italy). The two sites, a Posidonia oceanica meadow and a rocky bottom habitat, were ...

Key role of small woodlots outside forest in a Mediterranean fragmented landscape

• 08/06/2021

E. Bazzato, E. Lallai, E. Serra, M.T. Melis, M. MarignaniAbstractEven if the ecological role of trees outside forests (TOF) is acknowledged, few studies provide an exhaustive census and define their principal characteristics, considering not on ...

Variations in coralligenous assemblages from local to biogeographic spatial scale

• 04/06/2021

L. Piazzi, M.F. Cinti, I. Guala, D. Grech, G. La Manna, A. Pansini, F. Pinna, P. Stipcich, G. CeccherelliAbstractThe present study aims at contributing to the knowledge of the spatial variability of coralligenous reefs through the evaluation of pat ...

First record of Ozognathus cornutus (LeConte, 1859) (Coleoptera Ptinidae) from Sardinia, Italy

• 29/04/2021

Bazzato E., Marignani M., Ancona C., Caria M., Cillo D., Serra E.AbstractOzognathus cornutus (LeConte, 1859) is recorded on the invasive alien tree Robinia pseudocacia L.(Fabaceae) in an urban area in Italy. The species has already been reported in t ...

Integrated Monitoring Programme Albania

• 15/02/2021

Edlira Baraj, Ferdinand Bego, Sajmir Beqiraj, Hamdi Beshku, Olivier Brivois, Eduart Cani, Magdalena Cara, Daniel Cebrian Zamir Dedej, Ivan Guala, Carlos Guitart, Draško Holcer, Christos Ioakemidis, Rezart Kapedani, Lefter Kashta, Yakup Kaska, Nada Kr ...

Decreased pH impairs sea urchin resistance to predatory fish: A combined laboratory-field study to understand the fate of top-down processes in future oceans

• 17/10/2020

V. Asnaghi, A. Chindris, F. Leggieri, M. Scolamacchia, G. Brundu, I. Guala, B. Loi, M. Chiantore, S. FarinaAbstractChanging oceans represent a serious threat for a wide range of marine organisms, with severe cascading effects on ecosystems and thei ...

Multiple Non-Species-Specific Pathogens Possibly Triggered the Mass Mortality in Pinna nobilis

• 13/10/2020

Scarpa F, Sanna D, Azzena I, Mugetti D, Cerruti F, Hosseini S, Cossu P, Pinna S, Grech D, Cabana D, et al.AbstractThe fan mussel, Pinna nobilis, represents the largest bivalve endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. Since 2016, dramatic mass mortality ...

The challenge of managing the commercial harvesting of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus: advanced approaches are required

• 08/10/2020

Simone Farina, Maura Baroli, Roberto Brundu, Alessandro Conforti, Andrea Cucco, Giovanni De Falco, Ivan Guala, Stefano Guerzoni, Giorgio Massaro, Giovanni Quattrocchi, Giovanni Romagnoni, Walter ...

Massive stranding event revealed the occurrence of an overlooked and ecosystem engineer sponge

• 16/09/2020

Grech, D., van de Poll, B., Bertolino, M. et al.AbstractClimate change is increasing the frequency, magnitude, and socio-economic costs of unprecedented extreme weather events and disasters. An exceptional stranding event of benthic species, main ...

Ecological status of coralligenous assemblages: Ten years of application of the ESCA index from local to wide scale validation

• 09/09/2020

L. Piazzi, P. Gennaro, E. Cecchi, C.N. Bianchi, M.F. Cinti, G. Gatti, I. Guala, C. Morri, F.AbstractThis paper aims at collating and reviewing all data collected using the ESCA (Ecological Status of Coralligenous Assemblages) index from 2009 to 2 ...

Postcranial skeletal development of Mugil cephalus (Teleostei: Mugiliformes): morphological and life-history implications for Mugiliformes

• 03/09/2020

Philipp Thieme, Dario Vallainc, Timo MoritzAbstractWithin the fish taxon Mugiliformes, the larval development of Mugil cephalus has been studied most intensively, because it has the widest range of distribution among all mugilids and is of intere ...

A Generic Framework to Assess the Representation and Protection of Benthic Marine Ecosystems in European Marine Protected Areas

• 16/07/2020

Greathead C.,  Magni P., Vanaverbeke J., Buhl-Mortensen L., Janas U., Blomqvist M., Craeymeersch J., Jennifer Dannheim J.,  Darr A., Degraer S., Desroy N., Donnay A., Griffiths Y., Guala I., Guerin L., Hinchen H., Labrune C., Reiss H., Van ...

Long-term changes (1800–2019) in marine vegetational habitats: Insights from a historic industrialised coastal area

• 12/05/2020

Porzio Lucia, Daniele Grech, Maria Cristina BuiaAbstractMacrophytes play an important structural and functional role in marine ecosystems but are experiencing a considerable decline in many areas of the Mediterranean Sea. Despite the long traditi ...

Riccio di mare: ricerca e gestione della risorsa

• 15/02/2020

Gianni Brundu, Simone Farina, Ivan Guala, Stefano Guerzoni, Stefania PinnaAbstractsebbene esistano ancora aree poco sfruttate, oggi in Sardegna il riccio di mare Paracentrotus lividus continua ad essere soggetto a forte pressione di pesca. L’attività ...

Collaborative Database to Track Mass Mortality Events in the Mediterranean Sea

• 22/11/2019

Garrabou Joaquim, Gómez-Gras Daniel, Ledoux Jean-Baptiste et al.AbstractAnthropogenic climate change, and global warming in particular, has strong and increasing impacts on marine ecosystems. The Mediterranean Sea is considered a marine biodiversity ...

Marine Forests (Fucales, Ochrophyta) in a low impacted Mediterranean coastal area: current knowledge and future perspectives. A phycological review in Sinis Peninsula and the Gulf of Oristano (Sardinia Island, Italy)

• 30/10/2019

Daniele Grech, Luca Fallati, Simone Farina, David Cabana, Ivan GualaAbstractMediterranean seascapes are currently facing massive changes, with the disappearance of sensitive species responding to local anthropogenic disturbances and global ...

Posidonia banquettes on the Mediterranean beaches: to what extent do local administrators’ and users’ perceptions correspond?

• 26/06/2019

Mossone, P., Guala, I. & Simeone, S.AbstractIn the Mediterranean Sea, the removal of P. oceanica leaf litter (banquettes) from beaches is often required by the stakeholders formainly aesthetic reasons, despite the key role that seagrasses play in ...

IS SUSTAINABLE FISHERY OF SEA URCHINS A CHIMERA IN EFFECTIVE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS?

• 14/06/2019

I. Guala, D. Grech, M. Masala, C. Roselli, G. Brundu, C. Alvarez Raya, P. Panzalis, A. Navone, S. FarinaAbstractDensity and population structure of Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (Echinidae, Echinodermata) were investigated on shallow rocky ha ...

DIECI ANNI DI APPLICAZIONE DELL’INDICE ESCA NELLA VALUTAZIONE DELLA QUALITÀ ECOLOGICA DEL CORALLIGENO DI PARETE

• 14/06/2019

L. Piazzi, P. Gennaro, E. Cecchi, M. Montefalcone, T. Bacci, F. Atzori,   G. Gatti, I. Guala, G. Marino, M. Penna, S. Sartoretto,  B. Trabucco, F. SerenaAbstractThe ESCA index has been used in 40 sites of the North-western Mediterranea ...

MASSIVE STRANDING EVENT OF BENTHIC SPECIES IN THE GULF OF ORISTANO (SARDINIA, ITALY)

• 14/06/2019

D. Grech, A. Bellucci, M. Bertolino, A. Rosso, I. GualaAbstractThe Gulf of Oristano, Sardinia (Italy, western Mediterranean) was affected by a massive stranding of benthic species, especially sponges and bryozoans, after an exceptional hurricane even ...

Microplastics uptake and egestion dynamics in Pacific oysters, Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793), under controlled conditions

• 03/06/2019

Philip Graham, Luca Palazzo, Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia, Trevor C. Telfer, Maura Baroli, Stefano CarboniAbstractMicroplastics debris (<5 mm) are increasingly abundant in the marine environment, therefore, potentially becoming a growing threat fo ...

Sibling Bald Sea Urchin Disease affecting the edible Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Sardinia, Italy

• 18/04/2019

Daniele Grech?, Ivan Guala, Simone FarinaAbstractDifferent species of echinoids and bivalves are suffering infectious diseases as the effect of ocean warming. In Sardinia (Western Mediterranean Sea) the keystone sea urchin species Paracentrotus l ...

POSBEMED: Posidonia beach/dunes socio- economic evaluation. Final Report.

• 19/03/2019

Mossone P., Guala I., Heurtefeux H., Giunta Fornasin M.E., Issaris Y., Gerakaris V., Salomidi M., Milano P.,Guido M., Marciano V., Otero M.M., Aljinovic B., Simeone S.AbstractPOSBEMED (Sustainable management of the systems of Posidonia-beaches in the ...

THE MATRIX RELOADED: CARLIT ASSESSMENT TEN YEARS LATER IN THE SINIS COAST (SARDINIA, ITALY) COUPLED WITH DRONE TECHNOLOGY

• 15/01/2019

Daniele GRECH, FALLATI L., FARINA S., GUALA I.AbstractMapping and monitoring of marine habitats are crucial tools for coastal management and theimplementation of conservation measures. CARLIT index is based on the cartography of littoralassemblages a ...

Can the Economic Valuation of the Environment be Considered a Problem of Individual Choice?

• 01/01/2019

Paolo MossoneAbstractThe theoretical evaluation of economists, applied to a practical case, is based on the individual choices of the stakeholders as well as the behavior of the local administrators. In doing so neither the economists nor the local a ...

Hydrodynamic patterns favouring sea urchin recruitment in coastal areas: A Mediterranean study case

• 11/05/2018

S. Farina, G. Quattrocchi, I. Guala, A. CuccoAbstractIn invertebrate fisheries, sea urchin harvesting continues to grow with dramatic consequences for benthic ecosystems. The identification of areas with a marked natural recruitment and the mechanism ...

Project “Biodiversity MARE Tricase”: a biodiversity inventory of the coastal area of Tricase (Ionian Sea, Italy) – Mollusca: Heterobranchia

• 30/04/2018

Micaroni, V., Strano, F., Di Franco, D., Crocetta, F., Grech, D., Piraino, S., & Boero, F.AbstractThe marine biodiversity of the Tricase coastal area (Ionian Sea, Italy) was investigated at the MARE Outpost (Avamposto MARE) between 2016 and 2 ...

OVERLAPPING DIFFERENT REGULATORY REGIMES FOR THE PROTECTION OF MARINE AREAS: THE CASE OF THE INSTITUTION OF NATURE 2000 MARINE SITES IN SARDINIA

• 15/06/2017

Paolo MossoneAbstractThe institution of the Sites of Community Interest in the marineenvironment in Sardinia, was applied for the frst time through theestablishment of marine SCIs overlapping to MPA’s, as an attempt tocentralize the management of the ...

What's in an index? Comparing the ecological information provided by two indices to assess the status of coralligenous reefs in the NW Mediterranean Sea

• 19/05/2017

Luigi Piazzi, Carlo Nike Bianchi, Enrico Cecchi, Giulia Gatti, Ivan Guala, Carla Morri, Stéphane Sartoretto, Fabrizio Serena, Monica MontefalconeAbstractThis study compared the results obtained through the concurrent use of the two indices ESCA (Ec ...

Hard time to be parents? Sea urchin fishery shifts potential reproductive contribution of population onto the shoulders of the young adults

• 08/03/2017

Loi B, Guala I, Pires da Silva R, Brundu G, Baroli M, Farina S.AbstractBackgroundIn Sardinia, as in other regions of the Mediterranean Sea, sustainable fisheries of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus have become a necessity. At harvesting sites, th ...

The Seagrass Effect Turned Upside Down Changes the Prospective of Sea Urchin Survival and Landscape Implications

• 26/10/2016

Farina S, Guala I, Oliva S, Piazzi L, Pires da Silva R, Ceccherelli GAbstractHabitat structure plays an important mediating role in predator-prey interactions. However the effects are strongly dependent on regional predator pools, which can drive ...

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE: IS PROTECTION HARMFUL TO SEA URCHINS HIDDEN IN SEAGRASS MEADOWS?

• 15/06/2016

I. Guala, l. Magnani, S. Farina, l. Piazzi, S. Oliva,  R. Pires Da Silva, G. CeccherelliAbstractSurvival of Paracentrotus lividus subjected to predation was evaluated in two different habitats and two zones with different levels of protection in ...

DIFFERENZE TRA POPOLAMENTI CORALLIGENI LUNGO UN GRADIENTE DI PRESSIONE ANTROPICA

• 15/06/2016

Piazzi L., Ceccherelli G., La Manna G., Guala I., Cecchi E., Serena F., Montefalcone M.AbstractThe study showed the differences in the structure and the spatial variability of coralligenous assemblages among sites under different human pressure. ...

The role of gorgonians on the diversity of vagile benthic fauna in Mediterranean rocky habitats

• 25/04/2016

Ponti, M., Grech, D., Mori, M. et al.AbstractMediterranean gorgonian forests are threatened by several human activities and climatic anomalies that increase their susceptibility to pathogens and epibionts, potentially leading to mass mortality ev ...

Determinants of Paracentrotus lividus sea urchin recruitment under oligotrophic conditions: Implications for conservation management

• 03/03/2016

Silvia Oliva, Simone Farina, Stefania Pinna, Ivan Guala, Davide Agnetta, Pierre Antoine Ariotti, Francesco Mura, Giulia CeccherelliAbstractSea urchins may deeply shape the structure of macrophyte-dominated communities and require the implementati ...

Influence of seasonal and environmental patterns on the lipid content and fatty acid profiles in gonads of the edible sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus from Sardinia

• 12/12/2015

Silvia Siliani, Riccardo Melis, Barbara Loi, Ivan Guala, Maura Baroli, Roberta Sanna, Sergio Uzzau, Tonina Roggio, Maria Filippa Addis, Roberto AneddaAbstractThe influence of seasonal and environmental patterns on the lipid fraction of Paracentrotus ...

REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE OF PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS AT TWO SARDINIAN COASTAL AREAS

• 15/01/2015

Loi, Barbara & Farina, Simone & Brundu, Gianni & Guala, Ivan & Baroli, MauraAbstractReproductive cycle of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) at two Sardinian areas, subjected to different levels of fishing pressure, ...

Ecological Shifts in Mediterranean Coralligenous Assemblages Related to Gorgonian Forest Loss

• 23/07/2014

 Massimo Ponti , Rossella Angela Perlini, Vincenzo Ventra, Daniele Grech, Marco Abbiati, Carlo CerranoAbstractMediterranean gorgonian forests are threatened by several human activities and are affected by climatic anomalies that have led to ma ...

Spatial and temporal distribution of shallow assemblages in the Marine Protected Area of Capo Carbonara (Sardinia)

• 15/05/2014

Ferrigno, Federica & Boi, S & Cinti, M & Paliaga, B & Guala, IvanAbstractThe spatial and temporal variability of shallow assemblages of hard bottoms have been assessed within the Capo Carbonara Marine Protected Area (Sardinia, Wes ...

AGE AND GROWTH OF THE SEA URCHIN PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS IN TAVOLARA - PUNTA CODA CAVALLO MARINE PROTECTED AREA (SARDINIA)

• 15/06/2013

B. Loi, G. Brundu, I. Guala , F. Frau, P. Panzalis, G. Bernardi, A. Navone, M. BaroliAbstractThe age of Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (Echinidae, Echinodermata) in Tavolara - Punta Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area was evaluated by analysing ...

ASSESSMENT OF CONSERVATION STATUS OF POSIDONIA OCEANICA AND ANCHORING PRESSURE AS A TOOL FOR A PROPER MANAGEMENT OF RECREATIONAL BOATING

• 15/06/2013

Guala I., Brundu G., Vallainc D., Mossone P.AbstractStructural variables of Posidonia oceanica meadows and boat frequentation were investigated in the Site of Community Importance SCI ITB020012 ‘Berchida e Bidderosa’ (Eastern Sardinia, Italy). All va ...

Indagine per l’individuazione di aree idonee per l’ancoraggio di imbarcazioni a tutela e salvaguardia dell’habitat Posidonia oceanica nel SIC ITB020012 Berchida e Bidderosa.

• 03/02/2013

Change of density and structure of sea urchin population at the MPA Tavolara – Punta Coda Cavallo

• 15/01/2013

Brundu, Gianni & Loi, Barbara & Baroli, Maura & Frau, Francesca & P., Panzalis & G., Bernardi & A., Navone & Guala, IvanAbstractDensity and population structure of Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (Echinidae Echinoder ...

La valutazione dei beni ambientali negli interventi di salvaguardia e ripristino: il caso dello stagno di Corru S’Ittiri.

• 15/06/2012

Paolo MossoneAbstractLe zone umide quali stagni, paludi, lagune costiere, laghi e fiumi non solo sostengono un gran numero di specieanimali e vegetali e svolgono molte funzioni ecologiche indispensabili per gli equilibri naturali, ma sono anche lesed ...

Impact of frequentation on a Mediterranean embayed beach: Implication on carrying capacity

• 06/03/2012

Simone Simeone, Antonio Gian Luca Palombo, Ivan GualaAbstractThe assessment of beach carrying capacity should consider different aspects, including physical and anthropogenic stress factors. This paper evaluates the impact of beachgoers on an e ...

Review of the effects of protection in marine protected areas: current knowledge and gaps

• 15/06/2011

Ojeda-Martínez, C., Bayle-Sempere, J. T., Sánchez-Jerez, P., Salas, F., Stobart, B., Goñi, R., Falcó ...

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SEA URCHINS AND THEIR PREDATORY FISHES IN THE MARINE PROTECTED AREA TAVOLARA-PUNTA CODA CAVALLO

• 28/05/2011

S. Bussotti, M. Baroli , S. Coppa , A. Di Franco, I. Guala , P. Panzalis, R. Sahyoun, P. GuidettiAbstractIn this study the relationships between sea urchins (Paracentrotus lividus and Arbacialixula) and their predatory fishes (the two sparids Diplodu ...

PRIORITY HABITATS ACCORDING TO THE SPA/BIO PROTOCOL (BARCELONA CONVENTION) PRESENT IN THE CAPO CARBONARA MARINE PROTECTED AREA

• 28/05/2011

M.F. Cinti, F. Frau, B. Paliaga, S. Simeone, L. Palombo, I. GualaAbstractAn update on the presence of habitats in the Capo Carbonara Marine Protected Areawas carried out on the basis of existing data, including grey literature and analysis of cartogr ...

PROTECTED SPECIES ACCORDING TO THE SPA/BIO PROTOCOL (BARCELONA CONVENTION) PRESENT IN THE MARINE PROTECTED AREA CAPO CARBONARA

• 28/05/2011

F. Frau, M.F. Cinti, B. Paliaga, I. GualaAbstractBased on literature data, the list of coastal and marine species present in the Capo CarbonaraMarine Protected Area was updated highlighting the species of special conservation interest. Overall, 951sp ...

Fish Traits and Marine Reserve Effects

• 15/06/2010

Claudet, J., Osenberg, C. W., Domenici, P., Badalamenti, F., Milazzo, M., Falcón, J. M., Bertocci, I., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., García-Charton, J.-A., Goñi, R., Borg, J. A., Forcada, A., de Lucia, A., Pérez-Ruzafa, Á., Afonso, P., Brito, A., Guala ...

Marine reserves: Fish life history and ecological traits matter

• 01/04/2010

Claudet, J., Osenberg, C.W., Domenici, P., Badalamenti, F., Milazzo, M., Falcón, J.M., Bertocci, I., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., García-Charton, J., Goñi, R., Borg, J.A., Forcada, A., de Lucia, G.A., Pérez-Ruzafa, Á., Afonso, P., Brito, A., Guala, I. ...

Density and distribution patterns of the endangered species Pinna nobilis within a Posidonia oceanica meadow in the Gulf of Oristano (Italy)

• 10/02/2010

Coppa S, Guala I, de Lucia GA, Massaro G, Bressan M.AbstractPinna nobilis is an endemic bivalve of the Mediterranean Sea. In the last decades P. nobilis populations have declined drastically due to increasing anthropogenic pressure and it has bee ...

Uses of ecosystem services provided by MPAs: How much do they impact the local economy? A southern Europe perspective

• 17/11/2008

Nicolas Roncin, Frédérique Alban, Eric Charbonnel, Romain Crec’hriou, Raquel de la Cruz Modino, Jean-Michel Culioli, Mark Dimech, Raquel Goñi, Ivan Guala, Ruth Higgins, Elodie Lavisse, Laurence Le Direach, Beatriz Luna, Concepción Marcos, Francesc Ma ...

Effectiveness of European Atlanto-Mediterranean MPAs: Do they accomplish the expected effects on populations, communities and ecosystems?

• 15/06/2008

 García-Charton, J. A. ; Pérez-Ruzafa, A. ; Marcos, C. ; Claudet, J. ; Badalamenti, F. ; Benedetti-Cecchi, L. ; Falcón, J. M. ; Milazzo, M. ; Schembri, P. J. ; Stobart, B. ; Vandeperre, F. ; Brito, A. ; Chemello, R. ; Dimech, M. ; Domenici, P. ; ...

Marine reserves: size and age do matter

• 24/02/2008

Claudet, J., Osenberg, C.W., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Domenici, P., García-Charton, J.-A., Pérez-Ruzafa, Á., Badalamenti, F., Bayle-Sempere, J., Brito, A., Bulleri, F., Culioli, J.-M., Dimech, M., Falcón, J.M., Guala, I., Milazzo, M., Sánchez-Meca ...

Comparative analysis of macrofaunal species richness and composition in Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa and leaf litter beds

• 10/01/2008

Como, S., Magni, P., Baroli, M. et al.AbstractWe investigated macrofaunal species richness and composition in Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa and Leaf litter beds within a coastal area of the Gulf of Oristano in proximity of the Cabras lagoo ...

EFFECTS OF SEA URCHIN GRAZING ON A POSIDONIA OCEANICA MEADOW IN THE GULF OF ORISTANO (WESTERN SARDINIA, ITALY)

• 29/03/2007

Stefania COPPA , Ivan GUALA, Maura BAROLI, Monica BRESSAN, Serena COMO, Giuseppe PIERGALLINI, Giovanni DE FALCOAbstractAlthough the interactions between grazers and Posidonia oceanica have been largely investigated, there arestill controversial views ...

Fishery Regimes in Atlanto-Mediterranean European Marine Protected Areas

• 15/07/2006

Guala I., Massaro G., de Lucia G.A., De Falco G., Domenici P.AbstractThe EMPAFISH project (European Marine Protected Areas as tools for FISHeries management and conservation), supported by theEuropean Commission, had as general objectives: 1) to in ...

Ecological effects of Atlanto-Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas in the European Union

• 15/06/2006

Guala I., Massaro G., de Lucia G.A., De Falco G., Domenici P.AbstractThe EMPAFISH project (European Marine Protected Areas as tools for FISHeries management and conservation), supported by theEuropean Commission, had as general objectives: 1) to inve ...

POSIDONIA OCEANICA ‘BANQUETTE’ REMOVAL: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

• 04/06/2006

I. Guala, S. Simeone, M.C. Buia, S. Flagella, M. Baroli, G. De FalcoAbstractThe removal of beach-cast Posidonia oceanica seagrass litter, called ‘banquettes’, was analyzed on theisland of Sardinia (western Mediterranean) in order to quantify this pra ...

Scambi laguna-mare: variabilità spaziale delle caratteristiche sedimentarie e dei popolamenti macrozoobentonici associati (Golfo di Oristano, Sardegna occidentale)

• 15/01/2006

Como, Serena & Magni, Paolo & Casu, Daniela & Floris, Antonello & Fenzi, G & Guala, Ivan & De Falco, GiovanniAbstractThe exchanges of materials and organisms between marine and lagoon habitats have been studied in an area comp ...

Interannual and Decadal Variability in Posidonia Oceanica

• 29/10/2005

Maria Cristina Buia, Stefania Flagella, Ivan Guala, Tara Gravina, Maria Monia Flagella and Maria Michela CiglianoAbstract In the framework of a project focused at mapping the Posidonia oceanica meadows all around the Sardinian Island (Central West ...

State of Posidonia Oceanica Meadows around the Sardinian Coast

• 29/10/2005

Maria Cristina Buia, Giulio Giunta, Ivan Guala, Gianluca Iacono, Raffaele Montella, Filippo Silvestre and Luca TibertiAbstract In order to assess and control marine pollution along the coastal strip, a project focused at monitoring and mapping Pos ...

MACROALGAL ASSEMBLAGES IN THE GULF OF NAPLES: SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN RELATION TO ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE

• 13/12/2003

Ivan GUALA, Antonio ESPOSITO. and Maria Cristina BUIAAbstractSubtidal assemblages are affected by biotic and abiotic factors which work at differentspatial scales; moreover human activities can be an important source of variation incommunity composit ...

Aliens - Algal introductions to European shores

• 31/10/2003

IVAN GUALA, MARIA MONIA FLAGELLA, NIKOS ANDREAKIS, GABRIELE PROCACCINI, WIEBE H.C.F. KOOISTRA, MARIA CRISTINA BUIAAbstractIn recent years European coastal regions have experienced a sudden increase in the number of introduced marine species, both ani ...

Macroalgal epiphytes of Posidonia oceanica leaves: biogeographic aspects

• 31/10/2003

ANNUNZIATA ESPOSITO, AURORA ULISSE, IVAN GUALA, MARIA CRISTINA BUIAAbstractEpiphyte summer assemblages of Posidonia oceanica leaves were analyzed at regional (Sardinia) and basin (Western Mediterranean Sea) scales. Along Sardinian coasts, species com ...

Cartografia integrata delle praterie marine superficiali come indicatore dell'impatto antropico sulla fascia costiera

• 15/12/2000

Cancemi, G. & Baroli, Maura & De Falco, Giovanni & Agostini, Sylvia & Piergallini, G. & Guala, Ivan.AbstractThe supeficial area of the Gulf of Oristano was mapped by means of raster image analysis of aerial photogrammetry. The map ...