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Michele Mistri

Michele Mistri

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Ecology and Evolution

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4547
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National Ranking
158

Overview

Michele Mistri is a researcher affiliated with the University of Ferrara in Italy. Their work primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on oceanography, pollution, and ecology. Their contributions span several aspects of marine environmental studies, including microplastics, marine biology, waste management, and coastal ecosystem dynamics.

Key research topics in Michele Mistri's portfolio include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Their published work appears frequently in several academic journals dedicated to environmental and marine sciences. The most common venues include:

  • Water
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Marine Environmental Research
  • The European Zoological Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Mistri's significant publications cover various topics related to microplastic pollution and marine ecosystems. Selected recent papers include:

  • Microplastic accumulation in benthic invertebrates in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica), 2020, Environment International
  • Adverse effects of plastic ingestion on the Mediterranean small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), 2020, Marine Environmental Research
  • Microplastic accumulation in commercial fish from the Adriatic Sea, 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Types, occurrence and distribution of microplastics in sediments from the northern Tyrrhenian Sea, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Macrophytes: A Temporary Sink for Microplastics in Transitional Water Systems, 2021, Water

Frequent collaborators in Michele Mistri's research include Cristina Munari, Adriano Sfriso, Marco Pezzi, and Yari Tomio.

In addition to journal articles, Michele Mistri has contributed to book publications. Notably, they have authored a work published by Frontiers Media titled Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Water Quality in Transitional Ecosystems published in 2023.

The scope of Michele Mistri's research integrates multiple disciplines within environmental and earth sciences, with a total of 64 publications classified under Environmental Science and 23 under Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Microplastics in the sediments of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica).

    Cristina Munari;Vanessa Infantini;Marco Scoponi;Eugenio Rastelli

  • Marine litter on Mediterranean shores: Analysis of composition, spatial distribution and sources in north-western Adriatic beaches.

    Cristina Munari;Corinne Sabine Corbau;Umberto Simeoni;Michele Mistri

  • Microplastic accumulation in benthic invertebrates in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica).

    Andrea Augusto Sfriso;Yari Tomio;Beatrice Rosso;Andrea Gambaro

  • Growth and secondary production of the Mediterranean gorgonian Paramuricea clavata

    M. Mistri;V. U. o Ceccherelli

  • Structure and Secondary Production of a Soft Bottom Macrobenthic Community in a Brackish Lagoon (Sacca di Goro, north-eastern Italy)

    M. Mistri;R. Rossi;E.A. Fano

  • Variability in Macrobenthos Communities in the Valli di Comacchio, Northern Italy, a Hypereutrophized Lagoonal Ecosystem

    M. Mistri;E.A. Fano;G. Rossi;K. Caselli

  • Functions and ecological status of eight Italian lagoons examined using biological traits analysis (BTA)

    Agnese Marchini;Cristina Munari;Michele Mistri

  • The ecofunctional quality index (EQI): a new tool for assessing lagoonal ecosystem impairment

    E.A. Fano;M. Mistri;R. Rossi

  • BITS: a SMART indicator for soft-bottom, non-tidal lagoons.

    Michele Mistri;Cristina Munari

  • Adverse effects of plastic ingestion on the Mediterranean small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula).

    Annalaura Mancia;Tatiana Chenet;Gioacchino Bono;Michele Luca Geraci

  • Ecosystem vulnerability to alien and invasive species: a case study on marine habitats along the Italian coast

    Giuseppe Corriero;Cataldo Pierri;Stefano Accoroni;Giorgio Alabiso

  • The performance of benthic indicators of ecological change in Adriatic coastal lagoons: throwing the baby with the water?

    Cristina Munari;Michele Mistri

  • Ecological characteristics of the invasive Asian date mussel, Musculista senhousia, in the Sacca di Goro (Adriatic Sea, Italy)

    Michele Mistri

  • F-IND: A framework to design fuzzy indices of environmental conditions

    Agnese Marchini;Agnese Marchini;Tullio Facchinetti;Michele Mistri

  • Redundancy of macrobenthos from lagoonal habitats in the Adriatic Sea

    M. Mistri;E. A. Fano;R. Rossi

  • Shell formation in cultivated bivalves cannot be part of carbon trading systems: a study case with Mytilus galloprovincialis.

    Cristina Munari;Emanuele Rossetti;Michele Mistri

  • Towards the application of the Water Framework Directive in Italy: Assessing the potential of benthic tools in Adriatic coastal transitional ecosystems.

    Cristina Munari;Michele Mistri

  • Recovery of the macrobenthic community in the Valli di Comacchio, northern Adriatic Sea, Italy

    Cristina Munari;Simone Modugno;Francesco Ghion;Giuseppe Castaldelli

  • Small plastic debris in sediments from the Central Adriatic Sea: Types, occurrence and distribution.

    Michele Mistri;Vanessa Infantini;Marco Scoponi;Tommaso Granata

  • Types, occurrence and distribution of microplastics in sediments from the northern Tyrrhenian Sea.

    Michele Mistri;Marco Scoponi;Tommaso Granata;Letizia Moruzzi

  • Growth of the Mediterranean Gorgonian Lophogorgia ceratophyta (L., 1758)

    Michele Mistri;Victor Ugo Ceccherelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Adriano Sfriso
Adriano Sfriso Ca Foscari University of Venice
Alberto Cavazzini
Alberto Cavazzini University of Ferrara
Agnese Marchini
Agnese Marchini University of Pavia
Alberto Basset
Alberto Basset University of Salento
Antonio Terlizzi
Antonio Terlizzi Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Giuseppe Castaldelli
Giuseppe Castaldelli University of Ferrara
Adriana Giangrande
Adriana Giangrande University of Salento
Adriana Zingone
Adriana Zingone Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Pierluigi Viaroli
Pierluigi Viaroli University of Parma

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