Search Results - "Bianchi, C.N"

Effects of a severe storm on seagrass meadows by Oprandi, A., Mucerino, L., De Leo, F., Bianchi, C.N., Morri, C., Azzola, A., Benelli, F., Besio, G., Ferrari, M., Montefalcone, M.

“…Extreme environmental events can strongly affect coastal marine ecosystems but are typically unpredictable. Reliable data on benthic community conditions…”
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RESQUE: A novel comprehensive approach to compare the performance of different indices in evaluating seagrass health by Oprandi, A., Bianchi, C.N., Karayali, O., Morri, C., Rigo, I., Montefalcone, M.

“…•The use of more indices raise possibilities of discordance among responses.•New graphical approach to obtain an overall expression of seagrass health.•Area is…”
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Ecological status of coralligenous assemblages: Ten years of application of the ESCA index from local to wide scale validation by Piazzi, L., Gennaro, P., Cecchi, E., Bianchi, C.N., Cinti, M.F., Gatti, G., Guala, I., Morri, C., Sartoretto, F., Serena, F., Montefalcone, M.

“…•Data of ESCA index from 2009 to 2018 were collated and reviewed.•ESCA values of 42 sites were compared with an anthropization index.•ESCA detected differences…”
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Corals in high diversity reefs resist human impact by Ferrigno, F., Bianchi, C.N., Lasagna, R., Morri, C., Russo, G.F., Sandulli, R.

“…Coral reefs are amongst the most diverse ecosystems in the biosphere. However, they also represent one of the most threatened marine systems. Apart from global…”
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Understanding relationships between conflicting human uses and coastal ecosystems status: A geospatial modeling approach by Parravicini, V., Rovere, A., Vassallo, P., Micheli, F., Montefalcone, M., Morri, C., Paoli, C., Albertelli, G., Fabiano, M., Bianchi, C.N.

“…► Geospatial model of human pressures/ecosystems status relationship was developed. ► Approach applied on a MPA coexisting with a commercial harbor. ►…”
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Capturing ecological complexity: OCI, a novel combination of ecological indices as applied to benthic marine habitats by Paoli, C., Morten, A., Bianchi, C.N., Morri, C., Fabiano, M., Vassallo, P.

“…•A quantitative and synthetic index of ecological complexity (OCI) was developed.•OCI was applied to a marine coastal tract including a Marine Protected…”
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A catastrophic mass-mortality episode of gorgonians and other organisms in the Ligurian Sea (North-western Mediterranean), summer 1999 by Cerrano, C., Bavestrello, G., Bianchi, C.N., Cattaneo-vietti, R., Bava, S., Morganti, C., Morri, C., Picco, P., Sara, G., Schiaparelli, S., Siccardi, A., Sponga, F.

“…In the late summer of 1999, an extensive mortality of gorgonians and other epi‐benthic organisms was observed in the Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) from the…”
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Coralligenous reefs state along anthropized coasts: Application and validation of the COARSE index, based on a rapid visual assessment (RVA) approach by Gatti, G., Bianchi, C.N., Morri, C., Montefalcone, M., Sartoretto, S.

“…A rapid visual assessment (RVA) approach for the characterization and assessment of the integrity of coralligenous reefs was applied in 21 stations subjected…”
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A large and erected sponge assemblage on granite outcrops in a Mediterranean Marine Protected Area (NE Sardinia) by Canessa, M., Bavestrello, G., Trainito, E., Bianchi, C.N., Morri, C., Navone, A., Cattaneo-Vietti, R.

“…Coralligenous reefs represent one of the key ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea in terms of both species richness and habitat heterogeneity. Their main…”
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Sessile macrobenthos (Ochrophyta) drives seasonal change of meiofaunal community structure on temperate rocky reefs by Losi, V., Sbrocca, C., Gatti, G., Semprucci, F., Rocchi, M., Bianchi, C.N., Balsamo, M.

“…Unlike the soft bottom meiofauna, meiofauna associated to hard substrata is poorly studied, despite its ecological relevance. Since communities of hard…”
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Early warning response of Posidonia oceanica epiphyte community to environmental alterations (Ligurian Sea, NW Mediterranean) by Giovannetti, E., Montefalcone, M., Morri, C., Bianchi, C.N., Albertelli, G.

“…The epiphyte community structure of the Posidonia oceanica leaves in three impacted meadows occurring in urbanised coastal areas was contrasted with that…”
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Substitution and phase shift within the Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows of NW Mediterranean Sea by Montefalcone, M., Morri, C., Peirano, A., Albertelli, G., Bianchi, C.N.

“…We investigated the conservation status and ecosystem substitution in six Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile meadows in 2002 along 300 km of the Ligurian coast (NW…”
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Coastal and marine geomorphology between Albenga and Savona(NW Mediterranean Sea, Italy) by Rovere, A., Casella, E., Vacchi, M., Parravicini, V., Firpo, M., Ferrari, M., Morri, C., Bianchi, C.N.

“…In this paper, we present a map describing the main geomorphological features of the coastal and marine area between the towns of Albenga and Savona (Ligurian…”
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Characterization and evaluation of a marine protected area: 'Tavolara - Punta Coda Cavallo' (Sardinia, NW Mediterranean) by Rovere, A., Ferraris, F., Parravicini, V., Navone, A., Morri, C., Bianchi, C.N.

“…Habitat mapping plays a key role in the management and conservation of natural systems. In protected areas, where sustainable development is always subordinate…”
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The Mediterranean coral Cladocora caespitosa: a proxy for past climate fluctuations? by Peirano, A., Morri, C., Bianchi, C.N., Aguirre, J., Antonioli, F., Calzetta, G., Carobene, L., Mastronuzzi, G., Orrù, P.

“…Sclerochronology was applied to recent, Holocene and Pleistocene samples of Cladocora caespitosa. Late Pliocene samples were recrystallised and thus unsuitable…”
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Inconsistent responses to substratum nature in Posidonia oceanica meadows: An integration through complexity levels? by Giovannetti, E., Lasagna, R., Montefalcone, M., Bianchi, C.N., Albertelli, G., Morri, C.

“…The endemic Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile can colonise either sand or rock, but mostly builds its own substratum through the formation…”
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The Battle is not to the Strong: Serpulid Reefs in the Lagoon of Orbetello (Tuscany, Italy) by Bianchi, C.N, Morri, C

“…Two serpulid species build reefs in the Lagoon of Orbetello, a poly-hyperhaline coastal pond:Hydroides dianthus (Verrill) and Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel)…”
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Genetic variability of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile in relation to local factors and biogeographic patterns by Micheli, C., Paganin, P., Peirano, A., Caye, G., Meinesz, A., Bianchi, C.N.

“…To evaluate genetic differences of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile both at smaller (within a meadow) and larger scale (Mediterranean basin), plants of P…”
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The Sponge Community of a Subtidal Area with Hydrothermal Vents: Milos Island, Aegean Sea by Pansini, M., Morri, C., Bianchi, C.N.

“…Sponges were sampled by SCUBA diving at six subtidal rocky sites, three of which were close to hydrothermal vents, a common feature on the sea-floor off the…”
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Yellow-blotch disease outbreak on reefs of the San Blas Islands, Panama by Santavy, D.L., Peters, E.C., Quirolo, C., Porter, J.W., Bianchi, C.N.

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