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5846
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120

Overview

Marco Abbiati is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans a broad array of subfields including ecology, global and planetary change, oceanography, molecular biology, and genetics.

Their research concentrates heavily on marine ecosystems, covering topics such as coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine ecology and invasive species, marine biology and ecology research, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, marine and coastal plant biology, identification and quantification in food, and marine and fisheries research.

Among recent publications, the following papers represent key contributions:

  • A global analysis of complexity-biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Are well-studied marine biodiversity hotspots still blackspots for animal barcoding?, 2021, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • MedSens index: The bridge between marine citizen science and coastal management, 2020, Ecological Indicators
  • Evidence of genetic isolation between two Mediterranean morphotypes of Parazoanthus axinellae, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Bioconstruction and Bioerosion in the Northern Adriatic Coralligenous Reefs Quantified by X-Ray Computed Tomography, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Marco Abbiati include:

  • Federica Costantini
  • Massimo Ponti
  • Eva Turicchia
  • Francesco Mugnai
  • Marina Antonia Colangelo

Marco Abbiati often publishes in specialized venues related to marine and environmental sciences. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Coral Reefs
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna)

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mediterranean Bioconstructions Along the Italian Coast

    Gianmarco Ingrosso;Marco Abbiati;Fabio Badalamenti;Giorgio Bavestrello

  • Typology in Mediterranean transitional waters: new challenges and perspectives

    A. Basset;L. Sabetta;A. Fonnesu;D. Mouillot

  • Ecological Shifts in Mediterranean Coralligenous Assemblages Related to Gorgonian Forest Loss

    Massimo Ponti;Rossella Angela Perlini;Vincenzo Ventra;Daniele Grech

  • RED CORAL: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF AN OVER-EXPLOITED MEDITERRANEAN SPECIES

    Giovanni Santangelo;Marco Abbiati

  • Fine-scale genetic structuring in Corallium rubrum: evidence of inbreeding and limited effective larval dispersal

    Federica Costantini;Cécile Fauvelot;Marco Abbiati

  • Estimating the abundance of benthic invertebrates: a comparison of procedures and variability between observers

    Benedetti-Cecchi L;Airoldi L;Abbiati M;Cinelli F

  • Deep-water Corallium rubrum (L., 1758) from the Mediterranean Sea: preliminary genetic characterisation

    Federica Costantini;Marco Taviani;Alessandro Remia;Eleonora Pintus

  • A global analysis of complexity–biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures

    Elisabeth M. A. Strain;Elisabeth M. A. Strain;Elisabeth M. A. Strain;Peter D. Steinberg;Peter D. Steinberg;Maria Vozzo;Maria Vozzo;Emma L. Johnston;Emma L. Johnston;Emma L. Johnston

  • Low connectivity and declining genetic variability along a depth gradient in Corallium rubrum populations

    F. Costantini;S. Rossi;E. Pintus;C. Cerrano

  • Spatial–temporal variability of epibenthic assemblages on subtidal biogenic reefs in the northern Adriatic Sea

    Massimo Ponti;Federica Fava;Marco Abbiati

  • Spatial and temporal variations of assemblages in a Mediterranean coralligenous reef and relationships with surface orientation

    Massimiliano Alfredo Virgilio;Laura Airoldi;Marco Abbiati

  • Genetic structuring of the temperate gorgonian coral (Corallium rubrum) across the western Mediterranean Sea revealed by microsatellites and nuclear sequences

    Federica Costantini;Cecile Fauvelot;Marco Abbiati

  • Polychaete Vertical Zonation along a Littoral Cliff in the Western Méditerranean

    M. Abbiati;C.N. Bianchi;A. Castelli

  • Field distribution and sulphide tolerance of Capitella capitata (Annelida : Polychaeta) around shallow water hydrothermal vents off Milos (Aegean Sea): a new sibling species?

    Inez Gamenick;M. Abbiati;O. Giere

  • Effects of an artificial protection structure on the sandy shore macrofaunal community: the special case of Lido di Dante (Northern Adriatic Sea)

    F. Bertasi;Marina Antonia Colangelo;Marco Abbiati;Victor Ugo Ceccherelli

  • Lower genetic diversity in the limpet Patella caerulea on urban coastal structures compared to natural rocky habitats

    Cécile Fauvelot;Cécile Fauvelot;Francesca Bertozzi;Federica Costantini;Laura Airoldi

  • Phylogeography of the common ragworm Hediste diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereididae) reveals cryptic diversity and multiple colonization events across its distribution

    M. Virgilio;M. Virgilio;Cécile Fauvelot;Cécile Fauvelot;F. Costantini;M. Abbiati

  • Impact of recreational harvesting on assemblages in artificial rocky habitats

    Laura Airoldi;Francesca Bacchiocchi;Claudia Cagliola;Fabio Bulleri

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura Airoldi
Laura Airoldi University of Padua
Alberto Basset
Alberto Basset University of Salento
Carlo Cerrano
Carlo Cerrano Marche Polytechnic University
Fabio Bulleri
Fabio Bulleri University of Pisa
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi University of Pisa
Francesco Cinelli
Francesco Cinelli University of Pisa
Alberto Castelli
Alberto Castelli University of Pisa
Stephen J. Hawkins
Stephen J. Hawkins University of Southampton
Carla Morri
Carla Morri University of Genoa
Pierluigi Viaroli
Pierluigi Viaroli University of Parma

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