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Simone Mirto is affiliated with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant work in subfields such as global and planetary change, oceanography, aquatic science, ecology, and immunology.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics related to aquaculture, marine ecosystems, and the impact of environmental factors on aquatic life. Notable recent papers include:

  • The aquaculture supply chain in the time of covid-19 pandemic: Vulnerability, resilience, solutions and priorities at the global scale (2021) - Environmental Science & Policy
  • The Synergistic Impacts of Anthropogenic Stressors and COVID-19 on Aquaculture: A Current Global Perspective (2021) - Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture
  • Rice protein concentrate as a fish meal substitute in Oreochromis niloticus: Effects on immune response, intestinal cytokines, Aeromonas veronii resistance, and gut microbiota composition (2022) - Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Host-associated and Environmental Microbiomes in an Open-Sea Mediterranean Gilthead Sea Bream Fish Farm (2022) - Microbial Ecology
  • Temporal Changes in Microbial Communities Beneath Fish Farm Sediments Are Related to Organic Enrichment and Fish Biomass Over a Production Cycle (2020) - Frontiers in Marine Science

Simone Mirto has contributed to multiple publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science (4 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Policy
  • Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology

They have also published a book titled Marine Aquaculture Impacts on Marine Biota (2021) through Frontiers Media.

The scientist's work prominently covers the following main topics:

  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine and Coastal Plant Biology
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Marine and Fisheries Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include Francesca Ape, Alessandro Rinaldi, Valeria Montalto, Marco Martinez, and Emanuela Claudia La Marca.

Best Publications

  • Ecosystem-based marine spatial management: Review of concepts, policies, tools, and critical issues

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Vanessa Stelzenmüller;Andy South;Thomas Kirk Sørensen

  • Microbial and meiofaunal response to intensive mussel-farm biodeposition in coastal sediments of the Western Mediterranean

    S Mirto;T La rosa;R Danovaro;A Mazzola

  • Fish-farming effects on benthic community structure in coastal sediments: analysis of meiofaunal recovery

    A. Mazzola;S. Mirto;T. La Rosa;M. Fabiano

  • Effects of fish farm waste on Posidonia oceanica meadows: Synthesis and provision of monitoring and management tools

    Marianne Holmer;Marina Argyrou;Tage Dalsgaard;Roberto Danovaro

  • Nematode community response to fish-farm impact in the western Mediterranean

    S Mirto;T La Rosa;C Gambi;R Danovaro

  • Differential responses of benthic microbes and meiofauna to fish-farm disturbance in coastal sediments

    T. La Rosa;S. Mirto;A. Mazzola;R. Danovaro

  • Impact on the water column biogeochemistry of a Mediterranean mussel and fish farm.

    Tiziana La Rosa;Simone Mirto;Eugenia Favaloro;Benedetto Savona

  • Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in fish, crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms from the Tuscany coast.

    Maria Bonsignore;Daniela Salvagio Manta;Simone Mirto;Enza Maria Quinci

  • Assessment of goods and services, vulnerability, and conservation status of European seabed biotopes: a stepping stone towards ecosystem-based marine spatial management

    M. Salomidi;S. Katsanevakis;A. Borja;U. Braeckman

  • Initial Fish-Farm Impact on Meiofaunal Assemblages in Coastal Sediments of the Western Mediterranean

    A Mazzola;S Mirto;R Danovaro

  • Sustainable impact of mussel farming in the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea): evidence from biochemical, microbial and meiofaunal indicators

    R. Danovaro;C. Gambi;G.M. Luna;S. Mirto

  • Climate change exacerbates interspecific interactions in sympatric coastal fishes

    Marco Milazzo;Simone Mirto;Paolo Domenici;Michele Gristina

  • Monitoring marine populations and communities: methods dealing with imperfect detectability

    Stelios Katsanevakis;Anke Weber;Carlo Pipitone;Mardik Leopold

  • Effects of Intensive Mariculture On Sediment Biochemistry

    Antonio Pusceddu;Simonetta Fraschetti;Simone Mirto;Marianne Holmer

  • Heterotrophic bacteria community and pollution indicators of mussel--farm impact in the Gulf of Gaeta (Tyrrhenian Sea).

    T La Rosa;S Mirto;A Marino;V Alonzo

  • Benthic input rates predict seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) fish farm-induced decline.

    Elena Díaz-Almela;Núria Marbà;Elvira Álvarez;Rocío Santiago

  • Influence of artificial reefs on the surrounding infauna: Analysis of meiofauna

    R. Danovaro;C. Gambi;A. Mazzola;S. Mirto

  • Meiofaunal colonisation on artificial substrates: a tool for biomonitoring the environmental quality on coastal marine systems.

    Simone Mirto;Roberto Danovaro

  • Benthic microbial indicators of fish farm impact in a coastal area of the Tyrrhenian Sea

    Tiziana La Rosa;Tiziana La Rosa;Simone Mirto;Antonio Mazzola;Teresa Luciana Maugeri

  • Fish-farm impact on metazoan meiofauna in the Mediterranean Sea: Analysis of regional vs. habitat effects.

    Simone Mirto;Silvia Bianchelli;Cristina Gambi;Maja Krzelj

  • Meiofaunal production and energy transfer efficiency in a seagrass Posidonia oceanica bed in the western Mediterranean

    Roberto Danovaro;Cristina Gambi;Simone Mirto

  • Predicting shifting sustainability trade-offs in marine finfish aquaculture under climate change

    Gianluca Sara;Tarik C. Gouhier;Daniele Brigolin;Erika M. D. Porporato

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Danovaro
Roberto Danovaro Marche Polytechnic University
Gianluca Sarà
Gianluca Sarà University of Palermo
Antonio Mazzola
Antonio Mazzola University of Palermo
Fabio Badalamenti
Fabio Badalamenti National Research Council (CNR)
Michele Gristina
Michele Gristina National Research Council (CNR)
Cristina Gambi
Cristina Gambi Marche Polytechnic University
Antonio Pusceddu
Antonio Pusceddu University of Cagliari
Marianne Holmer
Marianne Holmer University of Southern Denmark
Marco Milazzo
Marco Milazzo University of Palermo
Mauro Fabiano
Mauro Fabiano University of Genoa

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