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Giulia Ceccherelli

Giulia Ceccherelli

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
5603
World Ranking
6174
National Ranking
121

Overview

Giulia Ceccherelli is affiliated with the University of Sassari in Italy and has a significant publication record in environmental and marine sciences. Their research spans over key areas such as environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a particular focus on oceanography and ecology.

The scientist's work addresses themes including marine and coastal plant biology, coral and marine ecosystem studies, and marine biology and ecology research. Additional topics covered in their research include marine animal studies, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, animal vocal communication and behavior, and marine ecology and invasive species.

Their publication venues reflect a broad engagement with marine environmental topics, frequently appearing in journals such as Marine Environmental Research, Marine Pollution Bulletin, PeerJ, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Scientific Reports.

Frequent coauthors collaborate closely with Ceccherelli, including Patrizia Stipcich, G. La Manna, Arianna Pansini, Luigi Piazzi, and Ivan Guala.

Representative recent papers authored by Ceccherelli and collaborators include:

  • "Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea," 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "Modeling Macroalgal Forest Distribution at Mediterranean Scale: Present Status, Drivers of Changes and Insights for Conservation and Management," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Collating evidence on the restoration efforts of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica: current knowledge and gaps," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Whistle variation in Mediterranean common bottlenose dolphin: The role of geographical, anthropogenic, social, and behavioral factors," 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • "Effects of Current and Future Summer Marine Heat Waves on Posidonia oceanica: Plant Origin Matters?," 2022, Frontiers in Climate

Best Publications

  • Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea

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  • Threat to macroalgal diversity: effects of the introduced green alga Caulerpa racemosa in the Mediterranean

    Luigi Piazzi;Giulia Ceccherelli;Francesco Cinelli

  • 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

  • Short-term effects of nutrient enrichment of the sediment and interactions between the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and the introduced green alga Caulerpa taxifolia in a Mediterranean bay

    Giulia Ceccherelli;Francesco Cinelli

  • INVASION OF CAULERPA RACEMOSA VAR. CYLINDRACEA (CAULERPALES, CHLOROPHYTA) IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SPREAD

    Luigi Piazzi;Alexander Meinesz;Marc Verlaque;Baris Akçali

  • Spread of introduced Caulerpa species in macroalgal habitats

    Giulia Ceccherelli;Luigi Piazzi;David Balata

  • The Role of vegetative fragmentation in dispersal of the invasive alga Caulerpa taxifolia in the Mediterranean

    Giulia Ceccherelli;Francesco Cinelli

  • Response of the non-indigenous Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J. Agardh to the native seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile: effect of density of shoots and orientation of edges of meadows

    Giulia Ceccherelli;Luigi Piazzi;Francesco Cinelli

  • Interactive effect of sedimentation and Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea invasion on macroalgal assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea

    Luigi Piazzi;David Balata;Giulia Ceccherelli;Francesco Cinelli

  • Dispersal of Caulerpa racemosa Fragments in the Mediterranean: Lack of Detachment Time Effect on Establishment

    G. Ceccherelli;L. Piazzi

  • Different effects of Caulerpa racemosa on two co-occurring seagrasses in the Mediterranean

    G. Ceccherelli;D. Campo

  • Persistence of biological invasion effects: recovery of macroalgal assemblages after removal of Caulerpa racemosa var.cylindracea

    Luigi Piazzi;Giulia Ceccherelli

  • Effects of Posidonia oceanica canopy on Caulerpa taxifolia size in a north-western Mediterranean bay

    Giulia Ceccherelli;Francesco Cinelli

  • 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

  • The invasion of Caulerpa cylindracea in the Mediterranean: the known, the unknown and the knowable

    L. Piazzi;D. Balata;F. Bulleri;P. Gennaro

  • Effects of competition between two introduced Caulerpa

    Luigi Piazzi;Giulia Ceccherelli

  • Short-term response of the slow growing seagrass Posidonia oceanica to simulated anchor impact

    Giulia Ceccherelli;Davide Campo;Marco Milazzo

  • Nutrient availability in the sediment and the reciprocal effects between the native seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and the introduced rhizophytic alga Caulerpa taxifolia

    Giulia Ceccherelli;Nicola Sechi

  • Multilocus phylogenetics show high levels of endemic fusaria inhabiting Sardinian soils (Tyrrhenian Islands)

    Virgilio Balmas;Quirico Migheli;Barbara Scherm;Paola Garau

  • Modeling Macroalgal Forest Distribution at Mediterranean Scale: Present Status, Drivers of Changes and Insights for Conservation and Management

    Erika Fabbrizzi;Erika Fabbrizzi;Michele Scardi;Enric Ballesteros;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi

  • Immanent conditions determine imminent collapses: nutrient regimes define the resilience of macroalgal communities

    Jordi Boada;Rohan Arthur;David Alonso;Jordi F. Pagès

  • Determinants of Caulerpa racemosa distribution in the north-western Mediterranean

    Fabio Bulleri;Tommaso Alestra;Giulia Ceccherelli;Laura Tamburello

  • Habitat effect on spatio-temporal variability in size and density of the introduced alga Caulerpa taxifolia

    Giulia Ceccherelli;Francesco Cinelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Luigi Piazzi
Luigi Piazzi University of Sassari
Francesco Cinelli
Francesco Cinelli University of Pisa
Alberto Castelli
Alberto Castelli University of Pisa
Enric Ballesteros
Enric Ballesteros Spanish National Research Council
Fabio Bulleri
Fabio Bulleri University of Pisa
Nicolas Cassar
Nicolas Cassar Duke University
Gianluca Sarà
Gianluca Sarà University of Palermo
Monica Montefalcone
Monica Montefalcone University of Genoa
Simonetta Fraschetti
Simonetta Fraschetti University of Naples Federico II
Marco Milazzo
Marco Milazzo University of Palermo

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