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Michele Scardi is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research primarily spans fields related to environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a notable focus on oceanography, ecology, global and planetary change, aquatic science, and environmental engineering.

Scardi's scholarly output concentrates on multiple research topics, including:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine biology and ecology research
  • Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Echinoderm biology and ecology

Their frequent publication venues comprise Frontiers in Marine Science, Scientific Reports, Ecological Modelling, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, and Journal of Plankton Research.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Scardi are:

  • "Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system combining the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus, as primary species, and the sea cucumber Holothuria tubulosa as extractive species," 2020, Aquaculture
  • "Modeling Macroalgal Forest Distribution at Mediterranean Scale: Present Status, Drivers of Changes and Insights for Conservation and Management," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Coastal benthic habitat mapping and monitoring by integrating aerial and water surface low-cost drones," 2023, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Evaluating sea cucumbers as extractive species for benthic bioremediation in mussel farms," 2023, Scientific Reports
  • "Embedding ecological knowledge into artificial neural network training: A marine phytoplankton primary production model case study," 2020, Ecological Modelling

Scardi has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Luca Grosso, Arnold Rakaj, Alessandra Fianchini, F. Mattei, and Daniele Ventura.

Best Publications

  • A comparison of global estimates of marine primary production from ocean color

    Mary-Elena Carr;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie Schmeltz;Maki Noguchi Aita

  • Skeletal descriptors and quality assessment in larvae and post-larvae of wild-caught and hatchery-reared gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L. 1758)

    Clara Boglione;Flavio Gagliardi;Michele Scardi;Stefano Cataudella

  • Assessing the uncertainties of model estimates of primary productivity in the tropical Pacific Ocean

    Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Mary-Elena Carr;Richard T. Barber;Michele Scardi

  • Developing an empirical model of phytoplankton primary production: a neural network case study

    Michele Scardi;Lawrence W Harding

  • An evaluation of ocean color model estimates of marine primary productivity in coastal and pelagic regions across the globe

    V. S. Saba;V. S. Saba;M. A. M. Friedrichs;D. Antoine;R. A. Armstrong

  • Challenges of modeling depth-integrated marine primary productivity over multiple decades: A case study at BATS and HOT

    Vincent S. Saba;Vincent S. Saba;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Mary-Elena Carr;David Antoine

  • Extracting fish size using dual underwater cameras

    C. Costa;A. Loy;S. Cataudella;D. Davis

  • Coralligenous and maërl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea

    Corinne Martin;M Giannoulaki;F De Leo;M Scardi

  • Artificial neural networks as empirical models for estimating phytoplankton production

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  • An assessment of phytoplankton primary productivity in the Arctic Ocean from satellite ocean color/in situ chlorophyll‐a based models

    Younjoo J. Lee;Patricia A. Matrai;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Vincent S. Saba

  • Advances in neural network modeling of phytoplankton primary production

    Michele Scardi

  • A dual camera system for counting and sizing northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus; Linnaeus, 1758) stock, during transfer to aquaculture cages, with a semi automatic Artificial Neural Network tool.

    Corrado Costa;Michele Scardi;Valerio Vitalini;Stefano Cataudella

  • Monitoring toxic microalgae Ostreopsis (dinoflagellate) species in coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea using molecular PCR-based assay combined with light microscopy.

    Cecilia Battocchi;Cecilia Totti;Magda Vila;Mercedes Masó

  • Modelling Community Structure in Freshwater Ecosystems

    Sovan Lek;Michele Scardi;P. F. M. Verdonschot;J.-P. Descy

  • Skeletal quality assessment of reared and wild sharpsnout sea bream and pandora juveniles

    C Boglione;C Costa;P Di Dato;G Ferzini

  • Spatial patterns of genetic diversity in Posidonia oceanica, an endemic Mediterranean seagrass.

    G. Procaccini;L. Orsini;M. V. Ruggiero;M. Scardi

  • Structure of the Epiphytic Community of Posidonia oceanica Leaves in a Shallow Meadow

    E. Casola;M. Scardi;L. Mazzella;E. Fresi

  • Locality-specific variation in the feeding of Sparus aurata L.: evidence from two Mediterranean lagoon systems

    L. Tancioni;S. Mariani;A. Maccaroni;A. Mariani

  • 'St Martin's Summer': the case of an autumn phytoplankton bloom in the Gulf of Naples (Mediterranean Sea)

    Adriana Zingone;Raffaella Casotti;Maurizio Ribera d'Alcalà;Michele Scardi

  • Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system combining the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus, as primary species, and the sea cucumber Holothuria tubulosa as extractive species

    Luca Grosso;Arnold Rakaj;Alessandra Fianchini;Lorenzo Morroni

  • Biological monitoring of wild thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus), golden grey mullet (Liza aurata), thinlip mullet (Liza ramada) and flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus) (Pisces: Mugilidae) from different Adriatic sites: meristic counts and skeletal anomalies

    C. Boglione;C. Costa;M. Giganti;M. Cecchetti

  • 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

  • CORRIGENDUM: Coralligenous and maërl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea

    C. S. Martin;M. Giannoulaki;F. De Leo;M. Scardi

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonella Penna
Antonella Penna University of Urbino
Vincent S. Saba
Vincent S. Saba National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Timothy J Smyth
Timothy J Smyth Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs
Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Frédéric Mélin
Frédéric Mélin ENVIRON (United States)
David Antoine
David Antoine Curtin University
Toby K. Westberry
Toby K. Westberry Oregon State University
Joji Ishizaka
Joji Ishizaka Nagoya University
André Morel
André Morel Sorbonne University
Michael J. Behrenfeld
Michael J. Behrenfeld Oregon State University

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