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Antonio Mazzola

Antonio Mazzola

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Ecology and Evolution

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48
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7268
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Overview

Antonio Mazzola is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy. Their research primarily spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a total of 41 and 20 publications respectively in these fields. Their work further delves into several subfields including ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, aquatic science, and pollution.

The focus of Mazzola's research covers multiple topics within marine and coastal environments. Key themes include marine and coastal plant biology, marine biology and ecology research, isotope analysis in ecology, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, aquaculture nutrition and growth, and a general overview of marine animal studies.

Mazzola has contributed to a variety of scientific publications. Notable papers include:

  • Seabird influence on ecological processes in coastal marine ecosystems: An overlooked role? A critical review, 2021, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • The Importance of Dead Seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) Matte as a Biogeochemical Sink, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Environmental effects of tourism and its seasonality on Mediterranean islands: the contribution of the Interreg MED BLUEISLANDS project to build up an approach towards sustainable tourism, 2020, Environment Development and Sustainability
  • Polymer aging affects the bioavailability of microplastics-associated contaminants in sea urchin embryos, 2022, Chemosphere
  • Evidences on alterations in skeleton composition and mineralization in a site-attached fish under naturally acidified conditions in a shallow CO2 vent, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Their work appears frequently in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Environmental Research, and Aquaculture Reports.

Antonio Mazzola collaborates with a network of coauthors who have contributed multiple times to joint publications. Frequent collaborators include Salvatrice Vizzini, Geraldina Signa, Cristina Andolina, Agostino Tomasello, and Cecilia Doriana Tramati.

This body of work indicates a sustained research interest in coastal and marine ecosystems, with emphasis on ecological processes, biogeochemical sinks, environmental impacts related to tourism, and pollution effects. Their contributions span from detailed organismal studies to broader ecosystem-level analyses, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within environmental and earth sciences.

Best Publications

  • Microbial and meiofaunal response to intensive mussel-farm biodeposition in coastal sediments of the Western Mediterranean

    S Mirto;T La rosa;R Danovaro;A Mazzola

  • The role and contribution of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile organic matter for secondary consumers as revealed by carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis

    S Vizzini;G Sarà;R.H Michener;A Mazzola

  • Seasonal variations in the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (13C/12C and 15N/14N) of primary producers and consumers in a western Mediterranean coastal lagoon

    S. Vizzini;A. Mazzola

  • Effects of fish farming waste to sedimentary and particulate organic matter in a southern Mediterranean area (Gulf of Castellammare, Sicily): a multiple stable isotope study (δ13C and δ15N)

    G Sarà;D Scilipoti;A Mazzola;A Modica

  • Fish-farming effects on benthic community structure in coastal sediments: analysis of meiofaunal recovery

    A. Mazzola;S. Mirto;T. La Rosa;M. Fabiano

  • Nematode community response to fish-farm impact in the western Mediterranean

    S Mirto;T La Rosa;C Gambi;R Danovaro

  • Differential responses of benthic microbes and meiofauna to fish-farm disturbance in coastal sediments

    T. La Rosa;S. Mirto;A. Mazzola;R. Danovaro

  • Impact on the water column biogeochemistry of a Mediterranean mussel and fish farm.

    Tiziana La Rosa;Simone Mirto;Eugenia Favaloro;Benedetto Savona

  • Initial Fish-Farm Impact on Meiofaunal Assemblages in Coastal Sediments of the Western Mediterranean

    A Mazzola;S Mirto;R Danovaro

  • Stable isotope evidence for the environmental impact of a land-based fish farm in the western Mediterranean

    Salvatrice Vizzini;Antonio Mazzola

  • Seasonal and spatial changes in the sediment organic matter of a semi-enclosed marine system (W-Mediterranean Sea)

    Antonio Pusceddu;G Sara;M Armeni;M Fabiano

  • The effect of fish farming organic waste on food availability for bivalve molluscs (Gaeta Gulf, Central Tyrrhenian, MED): stable carbon isotopic analysis

    A. Mazzola;G. Sarà

  • Cultivation of the Mediterranean amberjack, Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810), in submerged cages in the Western Mediterranean Sea

    Antonio Mazzola;Eugenia Favaloro;Gianluca Sarà

  • The effects of anthropogenic organic matter inputs on stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in organisms from different trophic levels in a southern Mediterranean coastal area

    Salvatrice Vizzini;Antonio Mazzola

  • Spatial variability of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon

    Salvatrice Vizzini;Benedetto Savona;Thang Do Chi;Antonio Mazzola

  • Trace element bias in the use of CO2 vents as analogues for low pH environments: Implications for contamination levels in acidified oceans

    S. Vizzini;R. Di Leonardo;V. Costa;C.D. Tramati

  • Sources and transfer of organic matter in food webs of a Mediterranean coastal environment : Evidence for spatial variability

    Salvatrice Vizzini;Antonio Mazzola

  • Heterotrophic bacteria community and pollution indicators of mussel--farm impact in the Gulf of Gaeta (Tyrrhenian Sea).

    T La Rosa;S Mirto;A Marino;V Alonzo

  • Diet and habitat use influence Hg and Cd transfer to fish and consequent biomagnification in a highly contaminated area: Augusta Bay (Mediterranean Sea).

    Geraldina Signa;Antonio Mazzola;Cecilia Doriana Tramati;Salvatrice Vizzini

  • Sediment features, macrozoobenthic assemblages and trophic relationships (δ13C and δ15N analysis) following a dystrophic event with anoxia and sulphide development in the Santa Giusta lagoon (western Sardinia, Italy)

    P. Magni;S. Rajagopal;G. van der Velde;G. van der Velde;G.A. Fenzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Salvatrice Vizzini
Salvatrice Vizzini University of Palermo
Gianluca Sarà
Gianluca Sarà University of Palermo
Simone Mirto
Simone Mirto National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Roberto Danovaro
Roberto Danovaro Marche Polytechnic University
Mauro Fabiano
Mauro Fabiano University of Genoa
Ilaria Corsi
Ilaria Corsi University of Siena
Antonio Pusceddu
Antonio Pusceddu University of Cagliari
Adriana Bellanca
Adriana Bellanca University of Palermo
Silvano Focardi
Silvano Focardi University of Siena
Andrew B. Cundy
Andrew B. Cundy National Oceanography Centre

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