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Giorgio Bavestrello

Giorgio Bavestrello

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
58
Citations
12724
World Ranking
2558
National Ranking
29

Overview

Giorgio Bavestrello is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Biotechnology, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's work broadly spans several main topics, including:

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

Giorgio Bavestrello has contributed to multiple research articles published in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The European Zoological Journal
  • Diversity
  • Coral Reefs
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Regional Studies in Marine Science

Recent papers illustrate a focus on marine environments and ecological assessments. Some of these works are:

  • Evidences of fishing impact on the coastal gorgonian forests inside the Portofino MPA (NW Mediterranean Sea), 2020, Ocean & Coastal Management
  • Are well-studied marine biodiversity hotspots still blackspots for animal barcoding?, 2021, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Assessment and distribution of seafloor litter on the deep Ligurian continental shelf and shelf break (NW Mediterranean Sea), 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • The high biodiversity and vulnerability of two Mediterranean bathyal seamounts support the need for creating offshore protected areas, 2020, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Fate of lost fishing gears: Experimental evidence of biofouling colonization patterns from the northwestern Mediterranean Sea, 2020, Environmental Pollution

Collaborations have been an integral aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Marzia Bo
  • Martina Canessa
  • Federico Betti
  • Francesco Enrichetti
  • Margherita Toma

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Fishing impact on deep Mediterranean rocky habitats as revealed by ROV investigation

    Marzia Bo;Simone Bava;Simonepietro Canese;Michela Angiolillo

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

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

  • Distribution and assessment of marine debris in the deep Tyrrhenian Sea (NW Mediterranean Sea, Italy).

    Michela Angiolillo;Bianca di Lorenzo;Alessio Farcomeni;Marzia Bo

  • Mediterranean Bioconstructions Along the Italian Coast

    Gianmarco Ingrosso;Marco Abbiati;Fabio Badalamenti;Giorgio Bavestrello

  • Coralligenous and maërl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea

    Corinne Martin;M Giannoulaki;F De Leo;M Scardi

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

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

  • Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part I. Isolation and identification of chitin.

    H. Ehrlich;M. Ilan;M. Maldonado;G. Muricy

  • 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

  • Characteristics of the mesophotic megabenthic assemblages of the vercelli seamount (north tyrrhenian sea).

    Marzia Bo;Marco Bertolino;Mireno Borghini;Michela Castellano

  • Persistence of pristine deep-sea coral gardens in the Mediterranean Sea (SW Sardinia).

    Marzia Bo;Giorgio Bavestrello;Michela Angiolillo;Lucio Calcagnile

  • Characteristics of a black coral meadow in the twilight zone of the central Mediterranean Sea

    M. Bo;G. Bavestrello;S. Canese;M. Giusti

  • Metabolic integration between symbiotic cyanobacteria and sponges: a possible mechanism

    A. Arillo;G. Bavestrello;B. Burlando;M. Sarà

  • Gorgonian population recovery after a mass mortality event

    Carlo Cerrano;Attilio Arillo;F Azzini;B Calcinai

  • Deep coral oases in the South Tyrrhenian Sea.

    Marzia Bo;Simonepietro Canese;Costanza Spaggiari;Antonio Pusceddu

  • Role of deep sponge grounds in the Mediterranean Sea: a case study in southern Italy

    Marzia Bo;Marco Bertolino;Giorgio Bavestrello;Simonepietro Canese

  • Optical fibres in an Antarctic sponge

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

  • Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part II: Biomimetic potential and applications

    H. Ehrlich;E. Steck;M. Ilan;M. Maldonado

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

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

  • Isolation and identification of chitin in the black coral Parantipathes larix (Anthozoa: Cnidaria)

    Marzia Bo;Giorgio Bavestrello;Denis Kurek;Silvia Paasch

  • The Ligurian Sea: present status, problems and perspectives

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

  • CORRIGENDUM: Coralligenous and maërl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea

    C. S. Martin;M. Giannoulaki;F. De Leo;M. Scardi

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Cerrano
Carlo Cerrano Marche Polytechnic University
Marzia Bo
Marzia Bo University of Genoa
Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti
Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti University of Genoa
Simonepietro Canese
Simonepietro Canese Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Carla Morri
Carla Morri University of Genoa
Carlo Nike Bianchi
Carlo Nike Bianchi Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Ernesto Fattorusso
Ernesto Fattorusso University of Naples Federico II
Cecilia Totti
Cecilia Totti Marche Polytechnic University
Monica Montefalcone
Monica Montefalcone University of Genoa
Umberto Benatti
Umberto Benatti University of Genoa

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