Research
Ascolta
- Trophic ecology and study of food webs by stable isotope (carbon, nitrogen, sulphur) and fatty acid analysis;
- effects of anthropogenic pressures including organic and inorganic contamination, eutrophication, fishing activities, climate change and ocean acidification, on ecosystem functioning and food web structure;
- sustainable aquaculture, development of sustainable feeds based on food industry discards, IMTA (integrated multi-trophic aquaculture), maritime spatial planning;
- ecological impact of non-indigenous species (NIS) on the ecological niche of autochthonous species;
- marine litter pollution and transfer within food webs;
- ecological role of vegetated coastal environments as blue carbon ecosystems;
- ecosystem recovery processes following seagrass restoration.