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Patrick J. Schembri

Patrick J. Schembri

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
4793
World Ranking
7831
National Ranking
1

Overview

Patrick J. Schembri is affiliated with the University of Malta in Malta and specializes in Environmental Science, with a concentration on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, and Paleontology. Their research primarily addresses topics related to Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and Fisheries Research, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, and International Maritime Law Issues.

Their recent publications include work in several scientific venues with a focus on marine ecosystems, invasive species, and biodiversity in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions. Notable papers include:

  • Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species, 2020, BioInvasions Records
  • Validated Inventories of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) for the Mediterranean Sea as Tools for Regional Policy and Patterns of NIS Spread, 2023, Diversity
  • Unpublished Mediterranean and Black Sea records of marine alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species, 2023, BioInvasions Records
  • Identifying Priorities for the Protection of Deep Mediterranean Sea Ecosystems Through an Integrated Approach, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Atlantic fishes in the Mediterranean: using biological traits to assess the origin of newcomer fishes, 2020, Marine Ecology Progress Series

Frequent publication venues for Schembri include BioInvasions Records, Frontiers in Marine Science, Diversity, Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Collaborations have been conducted with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Julian Evans
  • Joseph A. Borg
  • Bella S. Galil
  • Emanuela Fanelli
  • Federica Foglini

Their research output indicates significant involvement in studies concerning marine alien species and ecosystem protection strategies in Mediterranean environments. This work often integrates biological assessments with regional environmental policies, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach within the marine and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Conservation and management of northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean maerl beds

    C. Barbera;C. Bordehore;J.A. Borg;M. Glémarec

  • Effectiveness of European Atlanto-Mediterranean MPAs: Do they accomplish the expected effects on populations, communities and ecosystems?

    Jose Antonio Garcia-Charton;Angel Perez Perez-Ruzafa;Concepcion Marcos;Joachim Claudet

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

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

  • 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

  • The non-marine molluscs of the Maltese Islands

    Folco Giusti;Giuseppe Manganelli;P. J. Schembri

  • New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (October 2015)

    F. Crocetta;D. Agius;P. Balistreri;M. Bariche

  • Habitat structure and biological characteristics of a maerl bed off the northeastern coast of the Maltese Islands (central Mediterranean)

    Marija Sciberras;Miraine Rizzo;Jael R. Mifsud;Katielena Camilleri

  • Fishers' perception of a 35-year old exclusive Fisheries Management Zone.

    Mark Dimech;Mark Dimech;Michael Darmanin;I. Philip Smith;Michel J. Kaiser

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

    Federica Costantini;Marco Taviani;Alessandro Remia;Eleonora Pintus

  • Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Dimitris Poursanidis;Razy Hoffman;Jamila Rizgalla

  • How good is your marine protected area at curbing threats

    Mirta Zupan;Fabio Bulleri;Julian Evans;Simonetta Fraschetti

  • A critical review of records of alien marine species from the Maltese Islands and surrounding waters (Central Mediterranean)

    Marija Sciberras;Patrick J. Schembri

  • Living deep-water Lophelia and Madrepora corals in Maltese waters (Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean sea)

    Patrick J. Schembri;Mark Dimech;Matthew Camilleri;Rebecca Page

  • Wanted dead or alive: high diversity of macroinvertebrates associated with living and ‘dead’ Posidonia oceanica matte

    J. A. Borg;J. A. Borg;A. A. Rowden;A. A. Rowden;M. J. Attrill;P. J. Schembri

  • Improving the Conservation of Mediterranean Chondrichthyans: The ELASMOMED DNA Barcode Reference Library.

    Alessia Cariani;Silvia Messinetti;Alice Ferrari;Marco Arculeo

  • Non-indigenous species refined national baseline inventories: A synthesis in the context of the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive

    Konstantinos Tsiamis;Andreas Palialexis;Kremena Stefanova;Živana Ničević Gladan

  • Feeding behaviour of fifteen species of hermit crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from the Otago region, southeastern New Zealand

    Pj. Schembri

  • The Maltese Islands : climate, vegetation and landscape

    Patrick J. Schembri

  • Holocene climate change, vegetation history and human impact in the Central Mediterranean: evidence from the Maltese Islands

    Francis A. Carroll;Chris O. Hunt;Patrick J. Schembri;Anthony Bonanno

  • Evolutionary history of the Maltese wall lizard Podarcis filfolensis: insights on the ‘Expansion–Contraction’ model of Pleistocene biogeography.

    Daniele Salvi;Patrick J. Schembri;Arnold Sciberras;D. James Harris

  • Symbiotic associations between hermit crabs and bryozoans from the Otago region, southeastern New Zealand

    P.D. Taylor;P.J. Schembri;P.L. Cook

  • 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

Marco Taviani
Marco Taviani Schmidt Ocean Institute
Martin J. Attrill
Martin J. Attrill Plymouth University
Chris Hunt
Chris Hunt Liverpool John Moores University
Ashley A. Rowden
Ashley A. Rowden Victoria University of Wellington
Michel J. Kaiser
Michel J. Kaiser Heriot-Watt University
Malcolm B. Jones
Malcolm B. Jones Plymouth University
Argyro Zenetos
Argyro Zenetos Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Emma Cebrian
Emma Cebrian Spanish National Research Council
Fabio Crocetta
Fabio Crocetta Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Miquel Canals
Miquel Canals University of Barcelona

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