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Overview

Carlo Cerrano is affiliated with Marche Polytechnic University in Italy. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on related subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography. Additional areas of study include Biotechnology and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work centers around several marine and ecological topics, including:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Frequent publication venues for Carlo Cerrano include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna)
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Scientific Reports

Several coauthors have collaborated frequently with Carlo Cerrano, reflecting ongoing research partnerships:

  • Barbara Calcinai
  • Massimo Ponti
  • Torcuato Pulido Mantas
  • Eva Turicchia
  • Cristina Gioia Di Camillo

Their recent papers illustrate the breadth of topics addressed, with notable examples including:

  • "Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea," 2022, published in Global Change Biology
  • "Multiple impacts of microplastics can threaten marine habitat-forming species," 2021, published in Communications Biology
  • "A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests," 2021, published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns," 2021, published in Advances in marine biology
  • "Habitat Features and Their Influence on the Restoration Potential of Marine Habitats in Europe," 2020, published in Frontiers in Marine Science

Best Publications

  • Mass mortality in Northwestern Mediterranean rocky benthic communities: effects of the 2003 heat wave

    J. Garrabou;J. Garrabou;R. Coma;N. Bensoussan;Marc Bally

  • A catastrophic mass‐mortality episode of gorgonians and other organisms in the Ligurian Sea (North‐western Mediterranean), summer 1999

    C. Cerrano;G. Bavestrello;C.N. Bianchi;R. Cattaneo-vietti

  • Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea

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  • Vibrio infections triggering mass mortality events in a warming Mediterranean Sea

    Luigi Vezzulli;Monica Previati;Carla Pruzzo;Anna Marchese

  • Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) and gorgonian forests enhance benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the mesophotic zone

    C. Cerrano;R. Danovaro;C. Gambi;A. Pusceddu

  • The sponge microbiome project

    Lucas Moitinho-Silva;Shaun Nielsen;Amnon Amir;Antonio Gonzalez

  • Damage by fishing activities to the Gorgonian coralParamuricea clavata in the Ligurian Sea

    Giorgio Bavestrello;Carlo Cerrano;Daniele Zanzi;Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti

  • Mediterranean Bioconstructions Along the Italian Coast

    Gianmarco Ingrosso;Marco Abbiati;Fabio Badalamenti;Giorgio Bavestrello

  • Collaborative Database to Track Mass Mortality Events in the Mediterranean Sea

    Joaquim Garrabou;Daniel Gómez-Gras;Jean Baptiste Ledoux;Cristina Linares

  • The temperature-signaling cascade in sponges involves a heat-gated cation channel, abscisic acid, and cyclic ADP-ribose

    Elena Zocchi;Armando Carpaneto;Carlo Cerrano;Giorgio Bavestrello

  • Ecological Shifts in Mediterranean Coralligenous Assemblages Related to Gorgonian Forest Loss

    Massimo Ponti;Rossella Angela Perlini;Vincenzo Ventra;Daniele Grech

  • Multiple impacts of microplastics can threaten marine habitat-forming species

    Cinzia Corinaldesi;Sara Canensi;Antonio Dell’Anno;Michael Tangherlini

  • Gorgonian population recovery after a mass mortality event

    Carlo Cerrano;Attilio Arillo;F Azzini;B Calcinai

  • 16SrDNA Pyrosequencing of the Mediterranean Gorgonian Paramuricea clavata Reveals a Link among Alterations in Bacterial Holobiont Members, Anthropogenic Influence and Disease Outbreaks

    Luigi Vezzulli;Elisabetta Pezzati;Carla Huete-Stauffer;Carla Pruzzo

  • Scuba diving tourism systems and sustainability: Perceptions by the scuba diving industry in two Marine Protected Areas

    Serena Lucrezi;Martina Milanese;Vasiliki Markantonatou;Carlo Cerrano

  • Optical fibres in an Antarctic sponge

    R. Cattaneo-Vietti;G. Bavestrello;C. Cerrano;M. Sarà

  • Bio-mineralogy as a structuring factor for marine epibenthic communities

    G. Bavestrello;C. N. Bianchi;B. Calcinai;R. Cattaneo-Vietti

  • Diving for science ‐ science for diving: volunteer scuba divers support science and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea

    Carlo Cerrano;Martina Milanese;Massimo Ponti

  • The Ligurian Sea: present status, problems and perspectives

    R. Cattaneo Vietti;G. Albertelli;S. Aliani;S. Bava

  • Parasitic diatoms inside antarctic sponges.

    Giorgio Bavestrello;Attilio. Arillo;Barbara Calcinai;R. Cattaneo-Vietti

  • Oxygen consumption in Mediterranean octocorals under different temperatures

    Monica Previati;Monica Previati;Alice Scinto;Carlo Cerrano;Ronald Osinga

  • Low connectivity and declining genetic variability along a depth gradient in Corallium rubrum populations

    F. Costantini;S. Rossi;E. Pintus;C. Cerrano

  • Structural characterization of siliceous spicules from marine sponges.

    Gianluca Croce;Alberto Frache;Marco Milanesio;Leonardo Marchese

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Bavestrello
Giorgio Bavestrello University of Genoa
Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti
Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti University of Genoa
Cristina Linares
Cristina Linares University of Barcelona
Umberto Benatti
Umberto Benatti University of Genoa
Joaquim Garrabou
Joaquim Garrabou Spanish National Research Council
Simonetta Fraschetti
Simonetta Fraschetti University of Naples Federico II
Roberto Danovaro
Roberto Danovaro Marche Polytechnic University
Ernesto Fattorusso
Ernesto Fattorusso University of Naples Federico II
Marzia Bo
Marzia Bo University of Genoa
Cecilia Totti
Cecilia Totti Marche Polytechnic University

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