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Stefano Schiaparelli

Stefano Schiaparelli

Overview

Stefano Schiaparelli is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 82 and 55 publications respectively. Within these broader fields, their work frequently addresses the subfields of Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Geology, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's research topics include Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Marine and fisheries research.

Stefano Schiaparelli has authored papers published in various venues. Frequent publication channels include Diversity (8 publications), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 7, Biodiversity Data Journal (4), Global Biodiversity Information Facility (3), and Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2).

They have contributed to several recent research papers, such as:

  • Social Media and Large Carnivores: Sharing Biased News on Attacks on Humans, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Conchixes: organic scaffolds which resemble the size and shapes of mollusks shells, their isolation and potential multifunctional applications, 2020, Applied Physics A
  • Comparative phylogeography reveals consistently shallow genetic diversity in a mitochondrial marker in Antarctic bdelloid rotifers, 2021, Journal of Biogeography
  • Exploring the Diversity and Metabolic Profiles of Bacterial Communities Associated With Antarctic Sponges (Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea), 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Long-term automated visual monitoring of Antarctic benthic fauna, 2022, Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Among frequent collaborators, Schiaparelli has worked multiple times with Matteo Cecchetto, Marco Grillo, Alice Guzzi, Simone Marini, and Federico Bonofiglio.

Schiaparelli has also contributed to book publications, notably a work titled Marine Genomics, published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • A catastrophic mass‐mortality episode of gorgonians and other organisms in the Ligurian Sea (North‐western Mediterranean), summer 1999

    C. Cerrano;G. Bavestrello;C.N. Bianchi;R. Cattaneo-vietti

  • The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity

    Peter Convey;Peter Convey;Steven Loudon Chown;Andrew Clarke;David K A Barnes

  • Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) and gorgonian forests enhance benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the mesophotic zone

    C. Cerrano;R. Danovaro;C. Gambi;A. Pusceddu

  • Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part I. Isolation and identification of chitin.

    H. Ehrlich;M. Ilan;M. Maldonado;G. Muricy

  • Antarctic marine animal forests: three-dimensional communities in Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Julian Gutt;Vonda Cummings;P.K. Dayton;Enrique Isla

  • Taking Steps toward Marine and Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management: An Introductory Guide

    Tundi Agardy;John Davis;Kristin Sherwood;Ole Vestergaard

  • Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part II: Biomimetic potential and applications

    H. Ehrlich;E. Steck;M. Ilan;M. Maldonado

  • Patterns, processes and vulnerability of Southern Ocean benthos: a decadal leap in knowledge and understanding

    Stefanie Kaiser;Simone N. Brandao;Saskia Brix;David K.A. Barnes

  • Living on the rocks: substrate mineralogy and the structure of subtidal rocky substrate communities in the Mediterranean Sea

    Paolo Guidetti;Carlo Nike Bianchi;Mariachiara Chiantore;Stefano Schiaparelli

  • A benthic mucilage event in North‐Western Mediterranean Sea and its possible relationships with the summer 2003 European heatwave: short term effects on littoral rocky assemblages

    Stefano Schiaparelli;Michela Castellano;Paolo Povero;Gianfranco Sartoni

  • 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

  • A lost world? Archaic crinoid-dominated assemblages on an Antarctic seamount

    David A. Bowden;Stefano Schiaparelli;Malcolm R. Clark;Graham J. Rickard

  • Molecular phylogeny of the family Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) based on mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA genes.

    Marco Barucca;Ettore Olmo;Stefano Schiaparelli;Adriana Canapa

  • Cross-disciplinarity in the advance of Antarctic ecosystem research

    J. Gutt;E. Isla;A.N. Bertler;A.N. Bertler;G.E. Bodeker

  • Shallow- and deep-water mollusc distribution at Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)

    Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti;Mariachiara Chiantore;Stefano Schiaparelli;Giancarlo Albertelli

  • Molecular data from the 16S rRNA gene for the phylogeny of Veneridae (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

    A. Canapa;S. Schiaparelli;I. Marota;M. Barucca

  • Phylogenetic relationships within Ovulidae (Gastropoda: Cypraeoidea) based on molecular data from the 16S rRNA gene

    S. Schiaparelli;M. Barucca;E. Olmo;M. Boyer

  • Antarctic scallop (Adamussium colbecki) spatial population variability along the Victoria Land Coast, Antarctica

    Mariachiara Chiantore;Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti;Paul Arthur Berkman;Marco Nigro

  • High cryptic diversity in the kleptoparasitic genus Hyalorisia Dall, 1889 (Littorinimorpha: Capulidae) with the description of nine new species from the Indo-West Pacific

    Giulia Fassio;Valeria Russini;Barbara Buge;Stefano Schiaparelli

  • A new species of Novastoa Finlay, 1926 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vermetidae) from coral reefs of the Pacific Ocean

    Stefano Schiaparelli;Rüdiger Bieler;Rosemary E. Golding;Timothy A. Rawlings

Frequent Co-Authors

Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti
Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti University of Genoa
Giancarlo Albertelli
Giancarlo Albertelli University of Genoa
Huw J. Griffiths
Huw J. Griffiths British Antarctic Survey
Mariachiara Chiantore
Mariachiara Chiantore University of Genoa
Giorgio Bavestrello
Giorgio Bavestrello University of Genoa
Vonda J. Cummings
Vonda J. Cummings National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Nerida G. Wilson
Nerida G. Wilson University of Western Australia
Julian Gutt
Julian Gutt Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Carlo Cerrano
Carlo Cerrano Marche Polytechnic University
Jan M. Strugnell
Jan M. Strugnell James Cook University

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