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Salvatrice Vizzini

Salvatrice Vizzini

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Ecology and Evolution

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42
Citations
5266
World Ranking
5670
National Ranking
103

Overview

Salvatrice Vizzini is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy, contributing to research primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Their main fields of study encompass Environmental Science with a focus on subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Their research topics highlight areas including Marine and coastal plant biology, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, and Marine and fisheries research.

Vizzini's recent papers illustrate a diverse engagement in marine and ecological studies. Notable publications include:

  • "Plasticity in the trophic niche of an invasive ant explains establishment success and long-term coexistence" (2021, Oikos)
  • "Seabird influence on ecological processes in coastal marine ecosystems: An overlooked role? A critical review" (2021, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science)
  • "Stable isotope and fatty acid analysis reveal the ability of sea cucumbers to use fish farm waste in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture" (2022, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • "Evaluating sea cucumbers as extractive species for benthic bioremediation in mussel farms" (2023, Scientific Reports)
  • "Ontogenetic trophic segregation between two threatened smooth-hound sharks in the Central Mediterranean Sea" (2020, Scientific Reports)

Frequently, their research has been published in venues such as Scientific Reports, Marine Pollution Bulletin, SSRN Electronic Journal, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Marine Environmental Research.

Collaboration is a significant part of Vizzini's work, with frequent co-authors including Geraldina Signa, Antonio Mazzola, Cristina Andolina, Agostino Tomasello, and Laura Ciriminna. These collaborations suggest active engagement in multidisciplinary marine and environmental science networks.

Best Publications

  • The role and contribution of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile organic matter for secondary consumers as revealed by carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis

    S Vizzini;G Sarà;R.H Michener;A Mazzola

  • Seasonal variations in the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (13C/12C and 15N/14N) of primary producers and consumers in a western Mediterranean coastal lagoon

    S. Vizzini;A. Mazzola

  • Stable isotope evidence for the environmental impact of a land-based fish farm in the western Mediterranean

    Salvatrice Vizzini;Antonio Mazzola

  • Towards a framework for assessment and management of cumulative human impacts on marine food webs

    Sylvaine Giakoumi;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern;Loic N. Michel;Sylvie Gobert

  • Sometimes Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) Cannot Find Their Way Back to the High Seas: A Multidisciplinary Study on a Mass Stranding

    Sandro Mazzariol;Giovanni Di Guardo;Antonio Petrella;Letizia Marsili

  • The effects of anthropogenic organic matter inputs on stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in organisms from different trophic levels in a southern Mediterranean coastal area

    Salvatrice Vizzini;Antonio Mazzola

  • Spatial variability of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon

    Salvatrice Vizzini;Benedetto Savona;Thang Do Chi;Antonio Mazzola

  • Trace element bias in the use of CO2 vents as analogues for low pH environments: Implications for contamination levels in acidified oceans

    S. Vizzini;R. Di Leonardo;V. Costa;C.D. Tramati

  • Sources and transfer of organic matter in food webs of a Mediterranean coastal environment : Evidence for spatial variability

    Salvatrice Vizzini;Antonio Mazzola

  • Diet and habitat use influence Hg and Cd transfer to fish and consequent biomagnification in a highly contaminated area: Augusta Bay (Mediterranean Sea).

    Geraldina Signa;Antonio Mazzola;Cecilia Doriana Tramati;Salvatrice Vizzini

  • Sediment features, macrozoobenthic assemblages and trophic relationships (δ13C and δ15N analysis) following a dystrophic event with anoxia and sulphide development in the Santa Giusta lagoon (western Sardinia, Italy)

    P. Magni;S. Rajagopal;G. van der Velde;G. van der Velde;G.A. Fenzi

  • Ocean acidification as a driver of community simplification via the collapse of higher-order and rise of lower-order consumers.

    S. Vizzini;Begoña Martínez-Crego;C. Andolina;A. Massa-Gallucci

  • Seagrass ecosystem response to long-term high CO2 in a Mediterranean volcanic vent

    Eugenia T. Apostolaki;Salvatrice Vizzini;Iris E. Hendriks;Ylva S. Olsen;Ylva S. Olsen

  • Temperature modulates the response of the thermophilous sea urchin Arbacia lixula early life stages to CO2-driven acidification

    Paola Gianguzza;Giulia Visconti;Fabrizio Gianguzza;Salvatrice Vizzini

  • Lipid and fatty acid biomarkers as proxies for environmental contamination in caged mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis

    Geraldina Signa;Rossella Di Leonardo;Antonino Vaccaro;Cecilia Doriana Tramati

  • Highly contaminated areas as sources of pollution for adjoining ecosystems: The case of Augusta Bay (Central Mediterranean)

    R. Di Leonardo;A. Mazzola;C.D. Tramati;A. Vaccaro

  • Cross-validation of δ15N and FishBase estimates of fish trophic position in a Mediterranean lagoon: The importance of the isotopic baseline

    Giorgio Mancinelli;Salvatrice Vizzini;Antonio Mazzola;Stefano Maci

  • Comparison of stable isotope composition and inorganic and organic contaminant levels in wild and farmed bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, in the Mediterranean Sea.

    Salvatrice Vizzini;Cecilia Tramati;Antonio Mazzola

  • Effect of explosive shallow hydrothermal vents on δ13C and growth performance in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica

    Salvatrice Vizzini;Agostino Tomasello;Germana Di Maida;Maria Pirrotta

  • Changes to processes in estuaries and coastal waters due to intense multiple pressures – An introduction and synthesis

    Steven Benjamin Mitchell;Tim Jennerjahn;Tim Jennerjahn;Salvatrice Vizzini;Weiguo Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Mazzola
Antonio Mazzola University of Palermo
Fabio Badalamenti
Fabio Badalamenti National Research Council (CNR)
Gianluca Sarà
Gianluca Sarà University of Palermo
Maria Cristina Gambi
Maria Cristina Gambi National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Adriana Bellanca
Adriana Bellanca University of Palermo
Alberto Basset
Alberto Basset University of Salento
Benjamin S. Halpern
Benjamin S. Halpern University of California, Santa Barbara
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Gabriele Procaccini
Gabriele Procaccini Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Andrew B. Cundy
Andrew B. Cundy National Oceanography Centre

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