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Laura Airoldi

Laura Airoldi

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Ecology and Evolution
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
64
Citations
19029
World Ranking
1848
National Ranking
16

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Laura Airoldi is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has produced significant research in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work primarily focuses on oceanography, ecology, and aspects of management, monitoring, policy, and law related to marine environments. The research also touches on topics such as pollution and global and planetary change.

Key areas of study include marine and coastal plant biology, coastal and marine management, coral and marine ecosystem studies, microplastics and plastic pollution, marine biology and ecology research, coastal and marine dynamics, and marine bivalve and aquaculture studies. These topics reflect a multidisciplinary approach to marine environmental science with an emphasis on ecosystem interactions and human impacts.

The scientist has published recently in several venues, reflecting their active engagement in marine and environmental science discourse. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Chemosphere

Laura Airoldi has collaborated frequently with other researchers, indicating a networked research environment. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Katherine A. Dafforn
  • Louise B. Firth
  • Mariana Mayer-Pinto
  • Ana B. Bugnot
  • Elisabeth M. A. Strain

Their recent published papers of note include:

  • "Current and projected global extent of marine built structures" (2020, Nature Sustainability)
  • "Greening of grey infrastructure should not be used as a Trojan horse to facilitate coastal development" (2020, Journal of Applied Ecology)
  • "Emerging Solutions to Return Nature to the Urban Ocean" (2020, Annual Review of Marine Science)
  • "A global analysis of complexity-biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures" (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • "Challenges for Restoration of Coastal Marine Ecosystems in the Anthropocene" (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)

This body of work demonstrates engagement with topics such as marine infrastructure, ecosystem restoration, biodiversity, and coastal development. The work appears relevant to policy, management, and ecological understanding of marine environments, highlighting interdisciplinary collaboration and a broad approach to ocean science challenges.

Best Publications

  • Oyster Reefs at Risk and Recommendations for Conservation, Restoration, and Management

    Michael W. Beck;Robert D. Brumbaugh;Laura Airoldi;Alvar Carranza

  • The effectiveness of coral reefs for coastal hazard risk reduction and adaptation

    Filippo Ferrario;Filippo Ferrario;Michael W. Beck;Curt D. Storlazzi;Fiorenza Micheli

  • Loss, status and trends for coastal marine habitats of Europe

    Laura Airoldi;Michael W. Beck

  • THE EFFECTS OF SEDIMENTATION ON ROCKY COAST ASSEMBLAGES

    Laura Airoldi

  • Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity

    Rick D. Stuart-Smith;Amanda E. Bates;Jonathan S. Lefcheck;J. Emmet Duffy

  • An ecological perspective on the deployment and design of low-crested and other hard coastal defence structures

    L. Airoldi;M. Abbiati;M. W. Beck;S. J. Hawkins

  • Recovery of marine animal populations and ecosystems

    Heike K. Lotze;Marta Coll;Marta Coll;Anna M. Magera;Christine Ward-Paige

  • Predicting the consequences of anthropogenic disturbance: large-scale effects of loss of canopy algae on rocky shores

    L. Benedetti-Cecchi;F. Pannacciulli;F. Bulleri;P. S. Moschella

  • The Gray Zone: relationships between habitat loss and marine diversity and their applications in conservation

    Laura Airoldi;David Balata;Michael W. Beck

  • Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions

    Melanie J. Bishop;Mariana Mayer-Pinto;Laura Airoldi;Louise B. Firth

  • Marine urbanization: an ecological framework for designing multifunctional artificial structures

    Katherine A Dafforn;Tim M Glasby;Laura Airoldi;Laura Airoldi;Natalie K Rivero

  • Low-crested coastal defence structures as artificial habitats for marine life: Using ecological criteria in design

    P. S. Moschella;M. Abbiati;P. Åberg;L. Airoldi

  • Artificial marine structures facilitate the spread of a non-indigenous green alga, Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides, in the north Adriatic Sea

    Fabio Bulleri;Laura Airoldi

  • Recovering a lost baseline: missing kelp forests from a metropolitan coast

    Sean D. Connell;Bayden D. Russell;David J. Turner;Scoresby A. Shepherd

  • Corridors for aliens but not for natives: effects of marine urban sprawl at a regional scale

    Laura Airoldi;Laura Airoldi;Xavier Turon;Shimrit Perkol-Finkel;Marc Rius

  • ROLES OF DISTURBANCE, SEDIMENT STRESS, AND SUBSTRATUM RETENTION ON SPATIAL DOMINANCE IN ALGAL TURF

    Laura Airoldi

  • Identifying knowledge gaps hampering application of intertidal habitats in coastal protection: Opportunities & steps to take

    T.J. Bouma;J. van Belzen;T. Balke;Z. Zhu

  • Between a rock and a hard place: Environmental and engineering considerations when designing coastal defence structures

    L. B. Firth;R. C. Thompson;K. Bohn;M. Abbiati

  • Estuarine and coastal structures: environmental effects, a focus on shore and nearshore structures

    J.E. Dugan;L. Airoldi;M.G. Chapman;S.J. Walker

  • What are algal turfs? Towards a better description of turfs

    S.D. Connell;Foster;L. Airoldi

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Abbiati
Marco Abbiati University of Bologna
Fabio Bulleri
Fabio Bulleri University of Pisa
Stephen J. Hawkins
Stephen J. Hawkins University of Southampton
Peter D. Steinberg
Peter D. Steinberg University of New South Wales
Francesco Cinelli
Francesco Cinelli University of Pisa
Tjeerd J. Bouma
Tjeerd J. Bouma Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Louise B. Firth
Louise B. Firth Plymouth University
Michael W. Beck
Michael W. Beck University of California, Santa Cruz
Richard C. Thompson
Richard C. Thompson Plymouth University
Emma L. Johnston
Emma L. Johnston University of New South Wales

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