Meet the people

My research investigates marine biodiversity and ecosystems, with the final aim to reconciliate marine conservation and a more sustainable socio-economic development.

Sharks and their relatives are my primary research interest: my research aims to increase our knowledge of these animals, including biology, ecology and conservation.

I study the modification in the structural integrity of coralline algae in response to climate change.

My research investigates the effectiveness of fishing restrictions in protecting fish populations, with a focus on the reproductive behaviors of vulnerable species.

My research focuses on the biological and physical processes that shape patterns in benthic marine communities and how key stone and engineering species respond to local and global stressors.

My research investigates the impact of human activities on elasmobranchs and possible initiatives for their management and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea.

My research investigates fisheries biology, the study of the interaction between marine species (elasmobranchs, in particular their behavior) and human activities, sustainable fishing practices.

Bionomics, mapping and biogeography of the marine coastal environment. Benthic community structure, gradient analysis, bioconstruction, effects of climate change on marine ecosystems. Long-term ecological data.

My research investigates benthic fauna and flora, mainly Heterobranchia and Cnidaria with a special focus on Mediterranean Sea and its role both in the distribution of organisms and in their taxonomy.

My research investigates the response of organisms to perturbations and how this can propagate through the complexity of biological scale, from populations to ecosystem services.

My research investigates host-microbe interactions in benthic fauna and flora, uncovering their role in marine biogeochemistry and as a driving force of marine ecosystem functioning.

My research focuses on assessing marine biodiversity and evaluating the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas, to support the sustainable management of artisanal and recreational fishing.

My research investigates the life cycles of species of ecological and commercial interest and the effects of MPAs on fish communities.

My research interests include the study of the biological and ecological variability in fish community characteristics to improve conservation and management of marine environments.

In my project, I investigate the role of sponge-microbe-seagrass associations in carbon and nitrogen cycling also in response to environmental change.

My research investigates more innovative fishing methods and distribution data of vulnerable species for the sustainable management and protection of marine biological resources.

Diversity and conservation of marine and brackish-water habitats. Biology and ecology of benthic organisms and communities. Bioconstructions in aquatic ecosystems. Impact of alien species.

My research explores the biodiversity and biogeography of stony corals and their associated organisms across tropical and temperate seas in shallow and deep environments.

I'm particularly interested in evaluating trophic interactions in macrophyte communities that involved keystone species, habitat modifiers and habitat complexity structure in relation to anthropogenic change.

My research journey began with the symbiosis between corals and dinoflagellates. Now, I eagerly embrace the opportunity to unravel yet another intriguing form of symbiotic relationship!

My research aims to strengthen existing conservation methods while exploring new tools to reduce the loss of ecosystem functions and ecosystem services.

My research work is focused on community dynamics, trophic relationships, organic matter pathways, as well as the impacts of natural and anthropogenic processes on marine ecosystems.

My research project aims to study the concentration of pollutants in the tissue of different shark species in the western Mediterranean Sea.

Investigation of alternative methods to sustainably manage interactions between elasmobranchs and fisheries.

My research investigates fishes both freshwater and marine with a focus on sharks and their role and interactions in marine environment also applying the historical ecology to reconstruct the relationship between these fishes and man.