Search Results - "De Lucia, Giuseppe"
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Drivers of litter ingestion by sea turtles: Three decades of empirical data collected in Atlantic Europe and the Mediterranean
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-12-2022)“…Sea turtles are considered as bio-indicators for monitoring the efficiency of restoration measures to reduce marine litter impacts on health. However, the lack…”
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Microplastics uptake and egestion dynamics in Pacific oysters, Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793), under controlled conditions
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-09-2019)“…Microplastics debris (<5 mm) are increasingly abundant in the marine environment, therefore, potentially becoming a growing threat for different marine…”
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Fishery management in a marine protected area with compliance gaps: Socio-economic and biological insights as a first step on the path of sustainability
Published in Journal of environmental management (15-02-2021)“…Overfishing is one of the main impacts on the marine environment and multiple-use Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) could be a useful tool to conserve biodiversity…”
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Sea Water Contamination in the Vicinity of the Italian Minor Islands Caused by Microplastic Pollution
Published in Water (Basel) (20-08-2018)“…The abundance and distribution of microplastics (MP) were evaluated in six “clean” sites (Italian minor islands) and in two “polluted” areas (near the mouth of…”
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Pressure and impact of anthropogenic litter on marine and estuarine reptiles: an updated “blacklist” highlighting gaps of evidence
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-01-2019)“…We report an arrangement on the effect of anthropogenic litter on marine and estuarine reptiles, checking for evidence about different types of impact…”
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Characterization and Assessment of Micro and Macroscopic Litter in Sardinian Beaches (Western Mediterranean Sea)
Published in Water, air, and soil pollution (01-02-2021)“…The presence of beach litter along the coast is due to the indirect input by waves, wind, rivers and currents and to the direct deposition by beach users. This…”
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Social relationships and death-related behaviour in aquatic mammals: a systematic review
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (05-09-2018)“…Some aquatic mammals appear to care for their dead, whereas others abandon their live offspring when conditions are unfavourable. This incredible variety in…”
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Polymer composition assessment suggests prevalence of single-use plastics among items ingested by loggerhead sea turtles in the western mediterranean sub-region
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-01-2022)“…The ingestion of plastic is becoming a major concern for various species and particularly for marine turtles across the globe. The loggerhead sea turtle…”
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Self-organisation in striped seagrass meadows affects the distributional pattern of the sessile bivalve Pinna nobilis
Published in Scientific reports (10-05-2019)“…Striped seagrass meadows are formed by narrow ribbons which are elevated over the seabed and separated by channels. Limited information on the genesis and…”
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Phthalate levels in common sea anemone Actinia equina and Anemonia viridis: A proxy of short-term microplastic interaction?
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-03-2024)“…Phthalates are widely employed plasticizers blended to plastic polymers that, during plastic aging and weathering are prone to leach in the surrounding…”
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Amount and distribution of neustonic micro-plastic off the western Sardinian coast (Central-Western Mediterranean Sea)
Published in Marine environmental research (01-09-2014)“…A plethora of different sampling methodologies has been used to document the presence of micro-plastic fragments in sea water. European Marine Strategy…”
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Assessing the potential of marine Natura 2000 sites to produce ecosystem‐wide effects in rocky reefs: A case study from Sardinia Island (Italy)
Published in Aquatic conservation (01-04-2019)“…A number of policy measures have been adopted to cope with ongoing ocean degradation. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are among them. MPAs and their coverage…”
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Phthalate esters (PAEs) concentration pattern reflects dietary habitats (δ13C) in blood of Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta)
Published in Ecotoxicology and environmental safety (01-07-2022)“…Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are classified as endocrine disruptors, but it remains unclear if they can enter the marine food-web and result in severe health…”
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Nesting range expansion of loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean: Phenology, spatial distribution, and conservation implications
Published in Global ecology and conservation (01-10-2022)“…Global warming is affecting habitat quality and availability on our planet and some species are predicted or are by now changing their distribution range. Here…”
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Bottlenose Dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus) Whistle Modulation during a Trawl Bycatch Event in the Adriatic Sea
Published in Animals (Basel) (19-12-2021)“…Marine mammal vocal elements have been investigated for decades to assess whether they correlate with stress levels or stress indicators. Due to their acoustic…”
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Sea urchin harvest inside marine protected areas: an opportunity to investigate the effects of exploitation where trophic upgrading is achieved
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (07-03-2022)“…Marine protected areas (MPAs) usually have both positive effects of protection for the fisheries' target species and indirect negative effects for sea urchins…”
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Exploring microplastic ingestion by three deep-water elasmobranch species: A case study from the Tyrrhenian Sea
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-10-2019)“…This study analyzes microplastic ingestion by three deep-water elasmobranch species (Galeus melastomus, Scyliorhinus canicula and Etmopterus spinax) from the…”
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Spatial variability and influence of biological parameters on microplastic ingestion by Boops boops (L.) along the Italian coasts (Western Mediterranean Sea)
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-08-2020)“…Recently, many studies focus on the ingestion of microplastics by marine biota. Fish exploit almost every kind of marine environment, occupy many ecological…”
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A novel approach based on multiple fish species and water column compartments in assessing vertical microlitter distribution and composition
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-03-2021)“…The assessment of the distribution and composition of microlitter in the sea is a great challenge. Biological indicators can be an irreplaceable tool since…”
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Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): A target species for monitoring litter ingested by marine organisms in the Mediterranean Sea
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-11-2017)“…Marine litter is any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment. Ingestion…”
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