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Iacopo Bertocci

Iacopo Bertocci

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
30
Citations
3772
World Ranking
8343
National Ranking
179

Overview

Iacopo Bertocci is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work focuses primarily on marine and coastal ecosystems, addressing various ecological and environmental dynamics.

The main fields of study for Iacopo Bertocci include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

The primary subfields of study in which Bertocci has been active are:

  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Key topics of Bertocci's work highlight a specific interest in marine biology and ecology:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Bertocci has published articles in several frequent venues, including:

  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Biological Conservation
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bertocci encompass a range of ecological concerns and environmental processes. Selected publications include:

  • Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment, 2021, Biological Conservation
  • An indoor study of the combined effect of industrial pollution and turbulence events on the gut environment in a marine invertebrate, 2020, Marine Environmental Research
  • Sea urchin chronicles. The effect of oxygen super-saturation and marine polluted sediments from Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay on different life stages of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus, 2020, Marine Environmental Research
  • Distribution of a canopy-forming alga along the Western Atlantic Ocean under global warming: The importance of depth range, 2023, Marine Environmental Research
  • Shallow-water sponge grounds along the Apulian coast (central Mediterranean Sea), 2020, Marine Biodiversity

Bertocci collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating active engagement in multi-author studies. Notable co-authors include:

  • Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi
  • Fabio Bulleri
  • Elena Maggi
  • Ivan Monclaro Carneiro
  • Chiara Ravaglioli

Best Publications

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

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

  • CASCADING HUMAN IMPACTS, MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, AND THE STRUCTURE OF MEDITERRANEAN REEF ASSEMBLAGES

    Fiorenza Micheli;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Silvia Gambaccini;Iacopo Bertocci

  • Effects of no-take area size and age of marine protected areas on fisheries yields: a meta-analytical approach

    Frederic Vandeperre;Ruth M. Higgins;Julio Sanchez-Meca;Francesc Maynou

  • TEMPORAL VARIANCE REVERSES THE IMPACT OF HIGH MEAN INTENSITY OF STRESS IN CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERIMENTS

    Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Iacopo Bertocci;Stefano Vaselli;Elena Maggi

  • The seaweed Caulerpa racemosa on Mediterranean rocky reefs: from passenger to driver of ecological change

    Fabio Bulleri;David Balata;Iacopo Bertocci;Iacopo Bertocci;Laura Tamburello

  • Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment.

    Amanda E. Bates;Richard B. Primack;Brandy S. Biggar;Tomas J. Bird

  • REVIEW: Potential effects of kelp species on local fisheries

    I. Bertocci;R. Araújo;P. Oliveira;I. Sousa-Pinto

  • The ‘golden kelp’ Laminaria ochroleuca under global change: Integrating multiple eco‐physiological responses with species distribution models

    João N. Franco;Fernando Tuya;Iacopo Bertocci;Iacopo Bertocci;Laura Rodríguez

  • Patterns of landscape and assemblage structure along a latitudinal gradient in ocean climate

    Fernando Tuya;Eva Cacabelos;Pedro Duarte;David Jacinto

  • Implications of spatial heterogeneity for management of marine protected areas (MPAs): examples from assemblages of rocky coasts in the northwest Mediterranean

    L Benedetti-Cecchi;I Bertocci;F Micheli;E Maggi

  • Interplay of encrusting coralline algae and sea urchins in maintaining alternative habitats

    Fabio Bulleri;Iacopo Bertocci;Fiorenza Micheli

  • CONTRASTING EFFECTS OF MEAN INTENSITY AND TEMPORAL VARIATION OF DISTURBANCE ON A ROCKY SEASHORE

    Iacopo Bertocci;Elena Maggi;Stefano Vaselli;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi

  • Comparison between epiphyte assemblages of leaves and rhizomes of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica subjected to different levels of anthropogenic eutrophication

    David Balata;Iacopo Bertocci;Luigi Piazzi;Ugo Nesti

  • Multiple effects of harvesting on populations of the purple sea urchin paracentrotus lividus in north Portugal

    Iacopo Bertocci;R. Dominguez;I. Machado;C. Freitas

  • Variation in rocky shore assemblages in the northwestern Mediterranean: contrasts between islands and the mainland

    L. Benedetti-Cecchi;E. Maggi;I. Bertocci;S. Vaselli

  • Temporal stability of European rocky shore assemblages : variation across a latitudinal gradient and the role of habitat-formers

    F. Bulleri;L. Benedetti-Cecchi;M. Cusson;E. Maggi

  • Effects of enhanced loads of nutrients on epiphytes on leaves and rhizomes of Posidonia oceanica

    David Balata;Luigi Piazzi;Ugo Nesti;Fabio Bulleri

  • Multiple human pressures in coastal habitats: variation of meiofaunal assemblages associated with sewage discharge in a post-industrial area

    I. Bertocci;A. Dell'Anno;L. Musco;C. Gambi

  • Canopy-forming species mediate the effects of disturbance on macroalgal assemblages on Portuguese rocky shores

    Iacopo Bertocci;Francisco Arenas;Miguel Matias;Stefano Vaselli

  • Effects of changes in number, identity and abundance of habitat-forming species on assemblages of rocky seashores

    E. Maggi;I. Bertocci;S. Vaselli;L. Benedetti-Cecchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi University of Pisa
Francisco Arenas
Francisco Arenas University of Porto
Fabio Bulleri
Fabio Bulleri University of Pisa
Fernando Tuya
Fernando Tuya University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Roberto Danovaro
Roberto Danovaro Marche Polytechnic University
Thomas Wernberg
Thomas Wernberg University of Western Australia
Angel Pérez-Ruzafa
Angel Pérez-Ruzafa University of Murcia
Fiorenza Micheli
Fiorenza Micheli Stanford University
David Balata
David Balata Tenuta San Beda
Joachim Claudet
Joachim Claudet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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