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Alberto Basset

Alberto Basset

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
37
Citations
6833
World Ranking
6801
National Ranking
135

Overview

Alberto Basset is affiliated with the University of Salento in Italy and contributes to research spanning physics, astronomy, and environmental science. Their publication record shows an interdisciplinary focus bridging Astronomy and Astrophysics with Ecology and Marine Science.

They have published extensively, with a particular concentration on topics such as Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation, as well as Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Among recent papers produced by or relevant to associated research are:

  • Euclid, 2024, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Past and Future Grand Challenges in Marine Ecosystem Ecology, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Euclid, 2024, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Large-scale testing of phytoplankton diversity indices for environmental assessment in Mediterranean sub-regions (Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean Seas), 2021, Ecological Indicators
  • Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus), 2025, Research Portal (King's College London)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alberto Basset include M. Farina, E. Franceschi, C. Carbone, S. Bardelli, and Y. Copin, reflecting a network of partnerships in both astronomy and ecological fields.

Publication venues where Basset's work commonly appears encompass Astronomy and Astrophysics, arXiv (Cornell University), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Ecology and Evolution, and Research Ideas and Outcomes.

Their research engages key subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology, Instrumentation, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change, indicating a multidisciplinary approach that covers both observational and instrument-related methods in astrophysics, as well as ecological and environmental investigations in marine contexts.

Main topics of Basset's work highlight a blend of focus areas:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Best Publications

  • Scientific foundations for an IUCN Red List of ecosystems.

    David A. Keith;David A. Keith;Jon Paul Rodríguez;Kathryn M. Rodríguez-Clark;Emily Nicholson

  • Paradigms in estuarine ecology - a review of the Remane diagram with a suggested revised model for estuaries

    Alan K. Whitfield;Michael Elliott;Alberto Basset;Stephen J. M. Blaber

  • Wetlands: conservation's poor cousins

    Richard T. Kingsford;Alberto Basset;Leland Jackson

  • Towards global data products of Essential Biodiversity Variables on species traits

    W. Daniel Kissling;Ramona Walls;Anne Bowser;Matthew O. Jones

  • Alternatives to taxonomic-based approaches to assess changes in transitional water communities

    D. Mouillot;S. Spatharis;S. Reizopoulou;T. Laugier

  • Response of single benthic metrics and multi-metric methods to anthropogenic pressure gradients, in five distinct European coastal and transitional ecosystems.

    Angel Borja;Enrico Barbone;Alberto Basset;Gunhild Borgersen

  • Eutrophication in transitional waters: an overview

    José-Manuel Zaldívar;Pierluigi Viaroli;Alice Newton;Rutger De Wit

  • Typology in Mediterranean transitional waters: new challenges and perspectives

    A. Basset;L. Sabetta;A. Fonnesu;D. Mouillot

  • A unifying approach to understanding transitional waters: Fundamental properties emerging from ecotone ecosystems

    Alberto Basset;Enrico Barbone;Michael Elliott;Bai-Lian Li

  • Body Size-Related Coexistence: An Approach Through Allometric Constraints on Home-Range Use

    Alberto Basset

  • Biovolume determination of phytoplankton guilds in transitional water ecosystems of Mediterranean Ecoregion

    M.R. Vadrucci;M. Cabrini;A. Basset

  • Classifying Ecological Quality and Integrity of Estuaries

    A. Borja;A. Basset;S. Bricker;Jean-Claude Dauvin

  • Estuarine and lagoon biodiversity and their natural goods and services

    A. Basset;M. Elliott;R.J. West;J.G. Wilson

  • Monitoring with benthic macroinvertebrates: advantages and disadvantages of body size descriptors

    Alberto Basset;Franca Sangiorgio;Maurizio Pinna

  • Application of a new multi-metric phytoplankton index to the assessment of ecological status in marine and transitional waters

    F. Lugoli;M. Garmendia;S. Lehtinen;P. Kauppila

  • Body size mediated coexistence of consumers competing for resources in space

    Alberto Basset;Donald L. Angelis

  • Ecosystem vulnerability to alien and invasive species: a case study on marine habitats along the Italian coast

    Giuseppe Corriero;Cataldo Pierri;Stefano Accoroni;Giorgio Alabiso

  • Geometric shape as a trait to study phytoplankton distributions in aquatic ecosystems

    Elena Stanca;Maria Cellamare;Alberto Basset

  • Cross-validation of δ15N and FishBase estimates of fish trophic position in a Mediterranean lagoon: The importance of the isotopic baseline

    Giorgio Mancinelli;Salvatrice Vizzini;Antonio Mazzola;Stefano Maci

  • In situ experimental study of reed leaf decomposition along a full salinity gradient

    Victor Quintino;Franca Sangiorgio;Fernando Ricardo;Renato Mamede

  • Composition, structural characteristics and temporal patterns of fish assemblages in non-tidal Mediterranean lagoons: A case study

    S. Maci;A. Basset

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Abbiati
Marco Abbiati University of Bologna
Michael Elliott
Michael Elliott University of Hull
Christos Arvanitidis
Christos Arvanitidis Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Marina Manca
Marina Manca Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier
Pierluigi Viaroli
Pierluigi Viaroli University of Parma
João Carlos Marques
João Carlos Marques University of Coimbra
João M. Neto
João M. Neto University of Coimbra
Victor Quintino
Victor Quintino University of Aveiro

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