Marco Abbiati is Professor in Ecology, author of over 70 scientific papers published on peer reviewed journals, participated and coordinated several national and international projects, expert of processes affecting the spatial and temporal organisation of faunal assemblages and on the adaptive strategies of populations of benthic invertebrates to natural and human environmental stressors.
Mugnai, F.; Meglécz, E.; CoMBoMed group; Abbiati, M.; Bavestrello, G.; Bertasi, F.; Bo, M.; Capa, M.; Chenuil, A.; Colangelo, M.A.; De Clerck, O.; Gutiérrez, J.M.; Lattanzi, L.; Leduc, M.; Martín, D.; Matterson, K.O.; Mikac, B.; Plaisance, L.; Ponti, M.; Riesgo, A.; Rossi, V.; Turicchia, E.; Waeschenbach, A.; Wangensteen, O.S.; Costantini, F. (2021). Are well-studied marine biodiversity hotspots still blackspots for animal barcoding? Global Ecology and Conservation 32: e01909. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01909
Terzin, M.; Paletta, M.G.; Matterson, K.; Coppari, M.; Bavestrello, G.; Abbiati, M.; Bo, M.; Costantini, F. (2021). Correction to: Population genomic structure of the black coral Antipathella subpinnata in Mediterranean Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. Coral Reefs 40(4): 1391-1391. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02120-y
Terzin, M.; Paletta, M.G.; Matterson, K.; Coppari, M.; Bavestrello, G.; Abbiati, M.; Bo, M.; Costantini, F. (2021). Population genomic structure of the black coral Antipathella subpinnata in Mediterranean Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. Coral Reefs 40: 751-766. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00338-021-02078-x
Turicchia, E.; Cerrano, C.; Ghetta, M.; Abbiati, M.; Ponti, M. (2021). MedSens index: The bridge between marine citizen science and coastal management. Ecol. Indic. 122: 107296. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107296
Pellegrini, M.; Abbiati, M.; Bianchini, A.; Colangelo, A.; Guzzini, A.; Mikac, B.; Ponti, M.; Preda, G.; Saccani, C.; Willemsen, A. (2020). Sustainable sediment management in coastal infrastructures through an innovative technology: preliminary results of the MARINAPLAN PLUS LIFE project. J. Soils Sediments 20: 2685-2696. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02546-6
Boscari, E.; Abbiati, M.; Badalamenti, F.; Bavestrello, G.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Cannas, R.; Cau, A.; Cerrano, C.; Chimienti, G.; Costantini, F.; Fraschetti, S.; Ingrosso, G.; Marino, I.A.M.; Mastrototaro, F.; Papetti, C.; Paterno, M.; Ponti, M.; Zane, L.; Congiu, L. (2019). A population genomics insight by 2b‐RAD reveals populations' uniqueness along the Italian coastline in Leptopsammia pruvoti (Scleractinia, Dendrophylliidae). Diversity Distrib. 25(7): 1101-1117. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12918
Desiderato, A.; Costa, F.O.; Serejo, C.S.; Abbiati, M.; Queiroga, H.; Vieira, P.E. (2019). Macaronesian islands as promoters of diversification in amphipods: The remarkable case of the family Hyalidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Zoologica Scri. 48(3): 359-375. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12339
Paletta, M.G.; Grinyó, J.; Gili, J.-M.; Díaz, D.; Muñoz, A.; Garrabou, J.; Abbiati, M.; Ledoux, J.-B.; Costantini, F. (2019). Exploring the genetic diversity and the population structure of the mesophotic Paramuricea macrospina in the Menorca Channel. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 219: 444-452. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.02.024
Costantini, F.; Ferrario, F.; Abbiati, M. (2018). Chasing genetic structure in coralligenous reef invertebrates: patterns, criticalities and conservation issues. NPG Scientific Reports 8(1): 12 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24247-9
Costantini, F.; Rugiu, L.; Cerrano, C.; Abbiati, M. (2018). Living upside down: patterns of red coral settlement in a cave. PeerJ 6: e4649. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4649
Padrón, M.; Costantini, F.; Bramanti, L.; Guizien, K.; Abbiati, M. (2018). Genetic connectivity supports recovery of gorgonian populations affected by climate change. Aquat. Conserv. 28(4): 776-787. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2912
Ponti, M.; Turicchia, E.; Ferro, F.; Cerrano, C.; Abbiati, M. (2018). The understorey of gorgonian forests in mesophotic temperate reefs. Aquat. Conserv. 28(5): 1153-1166. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2928
Samori, C.; Costantini, F.; Galletti, P.; Tagliavini, E.; Abbiati, M. (2018). Inter- and intraspecific variability of nitrogenated compounds in gorgonian corals via application of a fast one-step analytical protocol. Chemistry & Biodiversity 15(1): e1700449. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201700449
Turicchia, E.; Abbiati, M.; Sweet, M.; Ponti, M. (2018). Mass mortality hits gorgonian forests at Montecristo Island. Dis. Aquat. Org. 131(1): 79-85. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao03284
Jaziri, S.; Costantini, F.; Rugiu, L.; Abbiati, M.; Jarboui, O. (2017). Does historical harvesting affect colony size distribution and genetic diversity in Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758)? Evidences from the Southern Mediterranean commercial banks. Hydrobiologia 784(1): 211-224. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2875-7
Costantini, F.; Gori, A.; López-González, P.; Bramanti, L.; Rossi, S.; Gili, J.-M.; Abbiati, M. (2016). Limited genetic connectivity between gorgonian morphotypes along a depth gradient. PLoS One 11(8): e0160678. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160678
Costantini, F.; Abbiati, M. (2016). Into the depth of population genetics: pattern of structuring in mesophotic red coral populations. Coral Reefs 35(1): 39-52. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-015-1344-5
Ponti, M.; Perlini, R.A.; Ventra, V.; Grech, D.; Abbiati, M.; Cerrano, C. (2014). Ecological shifts in Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages related to gorgonian forest loss. PLoS One 9(7): e102782. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102782
Villamor, A.; Costantini, F.; Abbiati, M. (2014). Genetic structuring across marine biogeographic boundaries in rocky shore invertebrates. PLoS One 9(7): e101135. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101135
Costantini, F.; Carlesi, L.; Abbiati, M. (2013). Quantifying spatial genetic structuring in mesophotic populations of the precious coral Corallium rubrum. PLoS One 8(4): e61546. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061546
Ponti, M.; Fava, F.; Abbiati, M. (2011). Spatial–temporal variability of epibenthic assemblages on subtidal biogenic reefs in the northern Adriatic Sea. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 158(6): 1447-1459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-011-1661-3
Costantini, F.; Taviani, M.; Remia, A.; Pintus, E.; Schembri, P.J.; Abbiati, M. (2010). Deep-water Corallium rubrum (L., 1758) from the Mediterranean Sea: preliminary genetic characterisation. Mar. Ecol. (Berl.) 31(2): 261-269. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2009.00333.x
Fauvelot, C.; Bertozzi, F.; Costntini, C.; Airoldi, L.; Abbiati, M. (2009). Lower genetic diversity in the limpet Patella caerulea on urban coastal structures compared to natural rocky habitats. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 156(11): 2313-2323. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-009-1259-1
Virgilio, M.; Fauvelot, C.; Costantini, F.; Abbiati, M.; Backeljau, T. (2009). Phylogeography of the common ragworm Hediste diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereididae) reveals cryptic diversity and multiple colonization events across its distribution. Mol. Ecol. 18(9): 1980-1994. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04170.x, more
Costantini, F.; Fauvelot, C.; Abbiati, M. (2007). Genetic structuring of the temperate gorgonian coral (Corallium rubrum) across the western Mediterranean Sea revealed by microsatellites and nuclear sequences. Mol. Ecol. 16(24): 5168-5182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03579.x, more
Costantini, F.; Fauvelot, C.; Abbiati, M. (2007). Fine-scale genetic structuring in Corallium rubrum: evidence of inbreeding and limited effective larval dispersal. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 340: 109-119. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps340109, more
Bulleri, F.; Airoldi, L.; Branca, G.M.; Abbiati, M. (2006). Positive effects of the introduced green alga, Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides, on recruitment and survival of mussels. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 148(6): 1213-1220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-0181-4
Virgilio, M.; Backeljau, T.; Abbiati, M. (2006). Mitochondrial DNA and allozyme patterns of Hediste diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereididae): the importance of small scale genetic structuring. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 326: 157-165. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps326157
Virgilio, M.; Abbiati, M. (2006). Temporal changes in the genetic structure of intertidal populations of Hediste diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereididae). J. Sea Res. 56(1): 53-58. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2006.03.008
Virgilio, M.; Airoldi, L.; Abbiati, M. (2006). Spatial and temporal variations of assemblages in a Mediterranean coralligenous reef and relationships with surface orientation. Coral Reefs 25(2): 265-272. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-006-0100-2
Virgilio, M.; Maci, S.; Abbiati, M. (2005). Comparisons of genotype-tolerance responses in populations of Hediste diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereididae) exposed to copper stress. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 147(5): 1305-1312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-0030-5
Maltagliati, F.; Camilli, L.; Biagi, F.; Abbiati, M. (1998). Genetic structure of Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (L.) (Crustacea : Nephropidae), from the Mediterranean Sea. Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 62(S1): 91-99. https://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.1998.62s191
Maltagliati, F.; Camilli, L.; Biagi, F.; Abbiati, M. (1998). Genetic structure of Nephrops norvegicus (L.), (Decapoda: Nephropidae), from the Mediterranean Sea. Sci. Mar. (Barc.) 62(S1): 91-99. https://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.1998.62s191
Abbiati, M.; Maltagliati, F. (1996). Allozyme evidence of genetic differentiation between populations of Hediste diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereididae) from the western Mediterranean. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 76: 637-647. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400031349
Abbiati, M.; Maltagliati, F. (1992). Genetic population structure of Neanthes succinea (Polychaeta: Nereididae). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 72: 511-517. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400059300
Ponti, M.; Leoni, G.; Abbiati, M. (2011). Geographical analysis of marine species distribution data provided by diver volunteers. Biol. Mar. Medit. 18(1): 282-283
Abbiati, M.; Airoldi, L.; Castelli, A.; Cinelli, F.; Southward, A.J. (1994). Preliminary observations on a dense population of Phyllochaetopterus socialis Claparède at the sulphurous water boundary in a Mediterranean submarine cave. Mém. Mus. natl. hist. nat., Sér. A Zool. 162: 323-329
Abbiati, M.; Buffoni, G.; Caforio, G.; Di Cola, G.; Santangelo, G. (1992). Harvesting, predation and competition effects on a red coral population. Neth. J. Sea Res. 30: 219-228. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0077-7579(92)90060-R
Costantini, F.; Aurelle, D.; Ledoux, J.-B.; Abbiati, M. (2016). Population genetic structure of Corallium rubrum in the Mediterranean Sea: diversity, phylogeography, and bathymetric patterns, in: Goffredo, S. et al.The Cnidaria, past, present and future. pp. 717-728. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31305-4_44
Turicchia, E.; Ponti, M.; Abbiati, M.; Cerrano, C. (2015). Citizen science as a tool for the environmental quality assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas, in: Cerrano, C. et al.MMMPA/ CIESM International Joint Conference on Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas: Integrated Management as a Response to Ecosystem Threats – Conference Report, 15-17 October 2015, Ancona, Italy. pp. 29
Bulleri, F.; Abbiati, M.; Airoldi, L. (2006). The colonisation of human-made structures by the invasive alga Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides in the North Adriatic Sea (NE Mediterranean), in: Queiroga, H. et al. (Ed.) Marine biodiversity: patterns and processes, assessment, threats, management and conservation: Proceedings of the 38th European Marine Biology Symposium, held in Aveiro, Portugal, 8-12 September 2003. Developments in Hydrobiology, 183: pp. 263-269. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-1122-4
Abbiati, M. (2003). Introduction to topic three “ Effects of human activities in altering genetic characteristics and gene flow in the marine environment” (2), in: Hiscock, K. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on ‘Genetic biodiversity in marine ecosystems: measurement, understanding and management’: summary of discussions, 6 to 17 October, 2003. MARBENA Proceedings, 5: pp. 31-34
Viard, F.; Abbiati, M. (2003). Summary of discussions on topic 3 : Effects of human activities in altering genetic characteristics and gene flow in the marine environment, in: Hiscock, K. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on ‘Genetic biodiversity in marine ecosystems: measurement, understanding and management’: summary of discussions, 6 to 17 October, 2003. MARBENA Proceedings, 5: pp. 49-50
Cognetti, G.; Lardicci, C.; Abbiati, M.; Castelli, A. (2000). The Adriatic Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in: Sheppard, C.R.C. (Ed.) Seas at the millennium: an environmental evaluation: 1. Regional chapters: Europe, The Americas and West Africa. pp. 267-284
Turicchia, E.; Cerrano, C.; Ghetta, M.; Abbiati, M.; Ponti, M. (2018). From collecting data to the development of marine environmental status monitoring tools: the new level of Citizen Science, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 110
Turicchia, E.; Summers, A.P.; Bettuzzi, M.; Morigi, M.P.; Abbiati, M.; Ponti, M. (2018). Bioerosion: seeing the invisible and touching the untouchable, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – 53rd European Marine Biology Symposium. Oostende, Belgium, 17-21 September 2018. VLIZ Special Publication, 82: pp. 93
Turicchia, E.; Abbiati, M.; Cerrano, C.; Ponti, M. (2017). May citizen science effectively support underwater monitoring programs?, in: 3rd European Conference on Scientific Diving, 22-23 March 2017, Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal: Book of abstracts. pp. 46
Turicchia, E.; Cerrano, C.; Abbiati, M.; Ponti, M. (2016). From citizen sciences to environmental quality assessment: The Portofino MPA case study. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit. 41: 522
Turicchia, E.; Poli, D.; Abbiati, M.; Ponti, M. (2013). Abundance, size, and growth rate of Geodia cydonium (Demospongiae: Geodiidae) in the northern Adriatic temperate biogenic reefs. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit. 40: 699
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