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Fabio Badalamenti is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy, contributing significantly to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focuses primarily on subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ocean Engineering.

Their work covers a range of topics including Marine and coastal plant biology, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry.

Recent publications by Fabio Badalamenti include:

  • Microplastics impair the feeding performance of a Mediterranean habitat-forming coral, 2020, Marine Environmental Research
  • Thermo-priming increases heat-stress tolerance in seedlings of the Mediterranean seagrass P. oceanica, 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • An integrated assessment of the Good Environmental Status of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • The invasive seaweed Asparagopsis taxiformis erodes the habitat structure and biodiversity of native algal forests in the Mediterranean Sea, 2021, Marine Environmental Research
  • Interactive effects of fishing effort reduction and climate change in a central Mediterranean fishing area: Insights from bio-economic indices derived from a dynamic food-web model, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science

The scientist frequently publishes in several notable venues, including:

  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Sustainability
  • Restoration Ecology

Fabio Badalamenti collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, reflecting a consistent research network. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Giovanni D'Anna
  • Carlo Pipitone
  • Arturo Zenone
  • Vincenzo Maximiliano Giacalone
  • Marco Martinez

Best Publications

  • Marine reserves: size and age do matter

    Joachim Claudet;Craig W. Osenberg;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Paolo Domenici

  • Trophic cascades in benthic marine ecosystems: Lessons for fisheries and protected-area management

    J.K. Pinnegar;N.V.C. Polunin;P. Francour;F. Badalamenti

  • Ecosystem-based marine spatial management: Review of concepts, policies, tools, and critical issues

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Vanessa Stelzenmüller;Andy South;Thomas Kirk Sørensen

  • Seagrass meadows (Posidonia oceanica) distribution and trajectories of change

    Luca Telesca;Andrea Belluscio;Alessandro Criscoli;Giandomenico Ardizzone

  • Marine reserves: fish life history and ecological traits matter.

    J Claudet;J Claudet;C W Osenberg;P Domenici;F Badalamenti

  • Cultural and socio-economic impacts of Mediterranean marine protected areas

    F. Badalamenti;A.A. Ramos;E. Voultsiadou;J.L. Sánchez Lizaso

  • Boat anchoring on Posidonia oceanica beds in a marine protected area (Italy, western Mediterranean): effect of anchor types in different anchoring stages

    Marco Milazzo;Fabio Badalamenti;Giulia Ceccherelli;Renato Chemello

  • Effectiveness of European Atlanto-Mediterranean MPAs: Do they accomplish the expected effects on populations, communities and ecosystems?

    Jose Antonio Garcia-Charton;Angel Perez Perez-Ruzafa;Concepcion Marcos;Joachim Claudet

  • The Impact of Human Recreational Activities in Marine Protected Areas: What Lessons Should Be Learnt in the Mediterranean Sea?

    Marco Milazzo;Renato Chemello;Fabio Badalamenti;Raffaele Camarda

  • Mediterranean Bioconstructions Along the Italian Coast

    Gianmarco Ingrosso;Marco Abbiati;Fabio Badalamenti;Giorgio Bavestrello

  • Fish biomass increase after a four-year trawl ban in the Gulf of Castellammare (NW Sicily, Mediterranean Sea)

    Carlo Pipitone;Fabio Badalamenti;Giovanni D’Anna;Bernardo Patti

  • Size-related trophodynamic changes in three target fish species recovering from intensive trawling

    F. Badalamenti;G. D'anna;J. K. Pinnegar;N. V. C. Polunin

  • Monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed areas: A generic framework for implementation of ecosystem based marine management and its application

    Vanessa Stelzenmüller;Patricia Breen;Tammy Stamford;Frank Thomsen

  • Leading role of the sea urchin Arbacia lixula in maintaining the barren state in southwestern Mediterranean

    C. Bonaviri;T. Vega Fernández;G. Fanelli;F. Badalamenti

  • Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Dimitris Poursanidis;Razy Hoffman;Jamila Rizgalla

  • Long-term changes in the trophic level of western Mediterranean fishery and aquaculture landings

    J K Pinnegar;N V.C Polunin;F Badalamenti

  • Microplastics impair the feeding performance of a Mediterranean habitat-forming coral

    Beatrice Savinelli;Tomás Vega Fernández;Nicola Maria Galasso;Giovanni D'Anna

  • Patterns of algal recovery and small-scale effects of canopy removal as a result of human trampling on a Mediterranean rocky shallow community

    Marco Milazzo;Fabio Badalamenti;Silvano Riggio;Renato Chemello

  • A fast-moving target: achieving marine conservation goals under shifting climate and policies.

    Gil Rilov;Simonetta Fraschetti;Simonetta Fraschetti;Elena Gissi;Carlo Pipitone

  • Role of two co-occurring Mediterranean sea urchins in the formation of barren from Cystoseira canopy

    Davide Agnetta;Fabio Badalamenti;Giulia Ceccherelli;F. Di Trapani

  • Diel variability in counts of reef fishes and its implications for monitoring

    Trevor J. Willis;Fabio Badalamenti;Marco Milazzo

  • Fish versus starfish predation in controlling sea urchin populations in Mediterranean rocky shores

    Chiara Bonaviri;Tomás Vega Fernández;Fabio Badalamenti;Paola Gianguzza

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Milazzo
Marco Milazzo University of Palermo
Michele Gristina
Michele Gristina National Research Council (CNR)
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi University of Pisa
Simonetta Fraschetti
Simonetta Fraschetti University of Naples Federico II
Salvatrice Vizzini
Salvatrice Vizzini University of Palermo
Simone Mirto
Simone Mirto National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Joachim Claudet
Joachim Claudet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Angel Pérez-Ruzafa
Angel Pérez-Ruzafa University of Murcia
Stelios Katsanevakis
Stelios Katsanevakis University of the Aegean
José Antonio García-Charton
José Antonio García-Charton University of Murcia

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