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Gerardo I. Zardi

Gerardo I. Zardi

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
3513
World Ranking
7943
National Ranking
98

Overview

Gerardo I. Zardi is affiliated with Rhodes University in South Africa and has a research focus primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Oceanography, Pollution, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Ocean Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their research include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior.

Several recent papers by Gerardo I. Zardi demonstrate this broad research scope:

  • Species-specific plastic accumulation in the sediment and canopy of coastal vegetated habitats, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Rejection of the genetic implications of the "Abundant Centre Hypothesis" in marine mussels, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels, 2020, Ecological Applications
  • Microplastics in commercial bivalves harvested from intertidal seagrasses and sandbanks in the Ria Formosa lagoon, Portugal, 2021, Marine and Freshwater Research
  • A whale of a plastic tale: A plea for interdisciplinary studies to tackle micro- and nanoplastic pollution in the marine realm, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Gerardo I. Zardi has frequently published in the following venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (7 publications)
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin (4 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)
  • Marine and Freshwater Research (2 publications)
  • Chemosphere (2 publications)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, showing repeated co-authorships with Katy R. Nicastro, Christopher D. McQuaid, Laurent Seuront, P. William Froneman, and Lorenzo Cozzolino.

Best Publications

  • Shift happens: trailing edge contraction associated with recent warming trends threatens a distinct genetic lineage in the marine macroalga Fucus vesiculosus.

    Katy R Nicastro;Gerardo I Zardi;Sara Teixeira;João Neiva

  • Decreased thermal tolerance under recurrent heat stress conditions explains summer mass mortality of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis

    Laurent Seuront;Katy R. Nicastro;Gerardo I. Zardi;Eric Goberville

  • Species-specific plastic accumulation in the sediment and canopy of coastal vegetated habitats.

    Lorenzo Cozzolino;Katy R. Nicastro;Gerardo I. Zardi;Carmen B. de los Santos

  • Hydrodynamic stress and habitat partitioning between indigenous (Perna perna) and invasive (Mytilus galloprovincialis) mussels: constraints of an evolutionary strategy

    G. I. Zardi;K. R. Nicastro;C. D. McQuaid;M. Rius

  • Implications of life history for genetic structure and migration rates of southern African coastal invertebrates: planktonic, abbreviated and direct development

    P. R. Teske;I. Papadopoulos;I. Papadopoulos;G. I. Zardi;C. D. McQuaid

  • Unexpected genetic structure of mussel populations in South Africa: indigenous Perna perna and invasive Mytilus galloprovincialis

    G. I. Zardi;C. D. McQuaid;P. R. Teske;N. P. Barker

  • Upwelling areas as climate change refugia for the distribution and genetic diversity of a marine macroalga

    Carla R. Lourenço;Carla R. Lourenço;Gerardo I. Zardi;Christopher D. McQuaid;Ester A. Serrão

  • Balancing survival and reproduction: seasonality of wave action, attachment strength and reproductive output in indigenous Perna perna and invasive Mytilus galloprovincialis mussels

    G. I. Zardi;C. D. McQuaid;K. R. Nicastro

  • Adaptive traits are maintained on steep selective gradients despite gene flow and hybridization in the intertidal zone.

    Gerardo I. Zardi;Katy R. Nicastro;Fernando Canovas;Joana Ferreira Costa

  • The role of gaping behaviour in habitat partitioning between coexisting intertidal mussels

    Katy R Nicastro;Katy R Nicastro;Gerardo I Zardi;Gerardo I Zardi;Christopher D McQuaid;Linda Stephens

  • Long-term, high frequency in situ measurements of intertidal mussel bed temperatures using biomimetic sensors.

    Brian Helmuth;Francis Choi;Allison Matzelle;Jessica L. Torossian

  • Love Thy Neighbour: Group Properties of Gaping Behaviour in Mussel Aggregations

    Katy R. Nicastro;Gerardo I. Zardi;Christopher D. McQuaid;Gareth A. Pearson

  • Sand and wave induced mortality in invasive ( Mytilus galloprovincialis ) and indigenous ( Perna perna ) mussels

    G.I. Zardi;K.R. Nicastro;C.D. McQuaid;Johan Erlandsson

  • The combination of selection and dispersal helps explain genetic structure in intertidal mussels.

    Gerardo I Zardi;Gerardo I Zardi;Katy R Nicastro;Katy R Nicastro;C D McQuaid;L Hancke

  • Plastic ingestion in aquatic birds in Portugal.

    Marta N. Basto;Katy R. Nicastro;Ana I. Tavares;Christopher D. McQuaid

  • Coastal topography drives genetic structure in marine mussels

    K. R. Nicastro;G. I. Zardi;C. D. McQuaid;P. R. Teske

  • Oceanographic Conditions Limit the Spread of a Marine Invader along Southern African Shores.

    Jorge Assis;Mirta Zupan;Katy R. Nicastro;Gerardo I. Zardi

  • Effects of Endolithic Parasitism on Invasive and Indigenous Mussels in a Variable Physical Environment

    Gerardo Ivan Zardi;Katy Rebecca Nicastro;Christopher David McQuaid;Marcos Gektidis

  • Taking the heat: distinct vulnerability to thermal stress of central and threatened peripheral lineages of a marine macroalga

    Gabriel Saada;Katy R. Nicastro;Rita Jacinto;Christopher D. McQuaid

  • Differential reproductive investment, attachment strength and mortality of invasive and indigenous mussels across heterogeneous environments

    Katy R Nicastro;Katy R Nicastro;Gerardo I Zardi;Gerardo I Zardi;C. D. McQuaid

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher D. McQuaid
Christopher D. McQuaid Rhodes University
Ester A. Serrão
Ester A. Serrão University of Algarve
Gareth A. Pearson
Gareth A. Pearson University of Algarve
Peter R. Teske
Peter R. Teske University of Johannesburg
Jorge Assis
Jorge Assis University of Algarve
Laurent Seuront
Laurent Seuront Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Nigel P. Barker
Nigel P. Barker University of Pretoria
Marcel Bucher
Marcel Bucher University of Cologne
Ugo Valbusa
Ugo Valbusa University of Genoa

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