University of Salento; Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali; National Interuniversity Consortium For Marine Sciences; Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology (LZMB), more
Function: Marine ecologist Direct contact at institute: Tel.: +39-0832-29 88 53 Fax: +39-0832-29 87 02 E-mail:
Fraschetti, S., Terlizzi A. (2001). Benthos of Greece. University of Salento, Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies, Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology (LZMB), Italy., more
Giangrande, A., Terlizzi A. (2000). Polychaetes of rocky shores along the South Adriatic coast. University of Salento, Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies, Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology (LZMB), Italy., more
Terlizzi A. (2000). Molluscs on subtidal cliffs in the Southern Adriatic Sea. University of Salento, Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies, Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology (LZMB), Italy., more
Terlizzi A. (2001). Subtidal benthos of Apulia. University of Salento, Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies, Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology (LZMB), Italy., more
Terlizzi A. (2005). Molluscs from South Italy. University of Salento, Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies, Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology (LZBM), Italy., more
Avian, M.; Mancini, L.; Voltolini, M.; Bonnet, D.; Dreossi, D.; Macaluso, V.; Pillepich, N.; Prieto, L.; Ramšak, A.; Terlizzi, A.; Motta, G. (2022). A novel endocast technique providing a 3D quantitative analysis of the gastrovascular system in Rhizostoma pulmo: an unexpected through-gut in cnidaria. PLoS One 17(8): e0272023. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272023
Pazzaglia, J.; Santillán-Sarmiento, A.; Helber, S.B.; Ruocco, M.; Terlizzi, A.; Marín-Guirao, L.; Procaccini, G. (2020). Does warming enhance the effects of eutrophication in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica? Front. Mar. Sci. 7: 564805. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.564805
Tedesco, P.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fiorito, G.; Terlizzi, A. (2020). Global patterns of parasite diversity in cephalopods. NPG Scientific Reports 10(1): 11303. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68340-4
Corriero, G.; Pierri, C.; Accoroni, S.; Alabiso, G.; Bavestrello, G.; Barbone, E.; Bastianini, M.; Bazzoni, A.M.; Bernardi Aubry, F.; Boero, F.; Buia, M.C.; Cabrini, M.; Camatti, E.; Cardone, F.; Cataletto, B.; Cattaneo-Vietti, R.; Cecere, E.; Cibic, T.; Colangelo, P.; de Olazabal, A.; D'Onghia, G.; Finotto, S.; Fiore, N.; Fornasaro, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Gambi, M.C.; Giangrande, A.; Gravili, C.; Guglielmo, R.; Longo, C.; Lorenti, M.; Lugliè, A.; Maiorano, P.; Mazzocchi, M.G.; Mercurio, M.; Mastrototaro, F.; Mistri, M.; Monti, M.; Munari, C.; Musco, L.; Nonnis-Marzano, C.; Padedda, B.M.; Patti, F.P.; Petrocelli, A.; Piraino, S.; Portacci, G.; Pugnetti, A.; Pulina, S.; Romagnoli, T.; Rosati, I.; Sarno, D.; Satta, C.T.; Sechi, N.; Schiaparelli, S.; Scipione, B.; Sion, L.; Terlizzi, A.; Tirelli, V.; Totti, C.; Tursi, A.; Ungaro, N.; Zingone, A.; Zupo, V.; Basset, A. (2016). Ecosystem vulnerability to alien and invasive species: a case study on marine habitats along the Italian coast. Aquat. Conserv. 26(2): 392-409. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2550
Bevilacqua, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Mistri, M.; Munari, C. (2015). New frameworks for species surrogacy in monitoring highly variable coastal ecosystems: applying the BestAgg approach to Mediterranean coastal lagoons. Ecol. Indic. 52: 207-218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.12.008
Cusson, M.; Crowe, T.P.; Araújo, R.; Arenas, F.; Aspden, R.J.; Bulleri, F.; Davoult, D.; Dyson, K.; Fraschetti, S.; Herkül, K.; Hubas, C.; Jenkins, S.; Kotta, J.; Kraufvelin, P.; Migné, A.; Molis, M.; Mulholland, O.; Noël, M.-L.J.; Paterson, D.M.; Saunders, J.; Somerfield, P.J.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Spilmont, N.; Terlizzi, A.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L. (2015). Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: Comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. J. Sea Res. 98: 5-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004
Gravili, C.; Bevilacqua, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2015). Missing species among Mediterranean non-Siphonophoran Hydrozoa. Biodivers. Conserv. 24(6): 1329-1357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0859-y
Bevilacqua, S.; Sandulli, R.; Plicanti, A.; Terlizzi, A. (2012). Taxonomic distinctness in Mediterranean marine nematodes and its relevance for environmental impact assessment. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 64(7): 1409-1416. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.04.016
Guarnieri, G.; Terlizzi, A.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S. (2012). Increasing heterogeneity of sensitive assemblages as a consequence of human impact in submarine caves. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 159(5): 1155-1164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-1895-8
Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Kraberg, A.C.; Anisimova, N.; Antoniadou, C.; Araújo, R.; Bartsch, I.; Beker, B.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Bertocci, I.; Cochrane, S.J.; Cooper, K.M.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Christou, E.; Crisp, D.J.; Dahle, S.; De Boissier, M.; de Kluijver, M.; Denisenko, S.; De Vito, D.; Duineveld, G.; Escaravage, V.; Fleischer, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Giangrande, A.; Heip, C.H.R.; Hummel, H.; Janas, U.; Karez, R.; Kedra, M.; Kingston, P.; Kuhlenkamp, R.; Libes, M.; Martens, P.; Mees, J.; Mieszkowska, N.; Mudrak, S.; Munda, I.; Orfanidis, S.; Orlando-Bonaca, M.; Palerud, R.; Rachor, E.; Reichert, K.; Rumohr, H.; Schiedek, D.; Schubert, P.; Sistermans, W.C.H.; Pinto, I.S.; Southward, A.J.; Terlizzi, A.; Tsiaga, E.; van Beusekom, J.E.E.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Warzocha, J.; Wasmund, N.; Weslawski, J.M.; Widdicombe, C.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Zettler, M.L. (2010). Data integration for European marine biodiversity research: creating a database on benthos and plankton to study large-scale patterns and long-term changes. Hydrobiologia 644(1): 1-13. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-010-0108-z
Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S.; Musco, L.; Terlizzi, A. (2009). Taxonomic sufficiency in the detection of natural and human-induced changes in marine assemblages: A comparison of habitats and taxonomic groups. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(12): 1850-1859. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.07.018
Terlizzi, A.; Anderson, M.J.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Ellingsen, K.E. (2009). Beta diversity and taxonomic sufficiency: do higher-level taxa reflect heterogeneity in species composition? Diversity Distrib. 15(3): 450-458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00551.x, more
Terlizzi, A.; Bevilacqua, S.; Scuderi, D.; Fiorentino, D.; Guarnieri, G.; Giangrande, A.; Licciano, M.; Felline, S.; Fraschetti, S. (2008). Effects of offshore platforms on soft-bottom macro-benthic assemblages: A case study in a Mediterranean gas field. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 7(7): 1303-1309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.04.024, more
Cannicci, S.; Gomei, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Rorandelli, R.; Terlizzi, A. (2007). Influence of seasonal food abundance and quality on the feeding habits of an opportunistic feeder, the intertidal crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 151(4): 1331-1342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0570-3
Cannicci, S.; Gomei, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Rorandelli, R.; Terlizzi, A. (2007). Influence of seasonal food abundance and quality on the feeding habits of an opportunistic feeder, the intertidal crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 151(4): 1331-1342. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0570-3
Denitto, F.; Terlizzi, A.; Belmonte, G. (2007). Settlement and primary succession in a shallow submarine cave: spatial and temporal benthic assemblage distinctness. Mar. Ecol. (Berl.) 28(S1): 35-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2007.00172.x
Rossi, F.; Forster, R.M.; Montserrat, F.; Ponti, M.; Terlizzi, A.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Middelburg, J.J. (2007). Human trampling as short-term disturbance on intertidal mudflats: effects on macrofauna biodiversity and population dynamics of bivalves. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 151(6): 2077-2090. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0641-0, more
Terlizzi, A.; Anderson, M.J.; Fraschetti, S.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L. (2007). Scales of spatial variation in Mediterranean subtidal sessile assemblages at different depths. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 332: 25-39, more
Bevilacqua, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Russo, G.F.; Boero, F. (2006). Mitigating human disturbance: can protection influence trajectories of recovery in benthic assemblages? J. Anim. Ecol. 75(4): 908-920. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01108.x, more
Bussotti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Belmonte, G.; Boero, F. (2006). Spatial and temporal variability of sessile benthos in shallow Mediterranean marine caves. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 325: 109-119, more
Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Bevilacqua, S.; Boero, F. (2006). The distribution of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from micro- to macro-scale: spatial patterns on habitat-forming algae. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 339(2): 148-158, more
Fraschetti, S.; Gambi, C.; Giangrande, A.; Musco, L.; Terlizzi, A.; Danovaro, R. (2006). Structural and functional response of meiofauna rocky assemblages to sewage pollution. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 52: 540-548, more
Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Bussotti, S.; Guarnieri, G.; D'Ambrosio, P.; Boero, F. (2005). Conservation of Mediterranean seascapes: analyses of existing protection schemes. Mar. Environ. Res. 59(4): 309-332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2004.05.007, more
Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L. (2005). Patterns of distribution of marine assemblages from rocky shores: evidence of relevant scales of variation. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 296: 13-29, more
Terlizzi, A.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S.; Guidetti, P.; Anderson, M.J. (2005). Multivariate and univariate asymmetrical analyses in environmental impact assessment: a case study of Mediterranean subtidal sessile assemblages. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 289: 27-42, more
Terlizzi, A.; Scuderi, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Anderson, M.J. (2005). Quantifying effects of pollution on biodiversity: a case study of highly diverse molluscan assemblages in the Mediterranean. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 148(2): 293-305. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00227-005-0080-8, more
Boero, F.; Belmonte, G.; Bussotti, S.; Fanelli, G.; Fraschetti, S.; Giangrande, A.; Gravili, C.; Guidetti, P.; Pati, A.C.; Piraino, S.; Rubino, F.; Saracino, O.; Schmich, J.; Terlizzi, A.; Geraci, S. (2004). From biodiversity and ecosystem functioning to the roots of ecological complexity. Ecol. Compl. 2: 101-109, more
Guidetti, P.; Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2004). Desertification caused by Lithophaga lithophaga (Mollusca) fishery along Apulian rocky coasts (SE Italy, Mediterranean Sea): effects on littoral fish assemblages. Conserv. Biol. 18(5): 1417-1423
Guidetti, P.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2004). Effects of the edible sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus, fishery along the Apulian rocky coasts (SE Italy, Mediterranean Sea). Fish. Res. 66(2-3): 287-297. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-7836(03)00206-6
Giangrande, A.; Delos, A.L.; Fraschetti, S.; Musco, L.; Licciano, M.; Terlizzi, A. (2003). Polychaete assemblages of rocky shore along the south Adriatic coast (Mediterranean Sea): patterns of spatial distribution. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 143: 1109-1116, more
Giangrande, A.; Delos, A.L.; Fraschetti, S.; Musco, L.; Licciano, M.; Terlizzi, A. (2003). Polychaete assemblages along a rocky shore on the South Adriatic coast (Mediterranean Sea): patterns of spatial distribution. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 143(6): 1109-1116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-003-1162-0
Guidetti, P.; Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2003). Distribution patterns of sea urchins and barrens in shallow Mediterranean rocky reefs impacted by the illegal fishery of the rock-boring mollusc Lithophaga lithophaga. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 143: 1135-1142. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-003-1163-z
Guidetti, P.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Boero, F. (2003). Changes in Mediterranean rocky-reef fish assemblages exposed to sewage pollution. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 253: 269-278. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps253269
Terlizzi, A.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S.; Boero, F. (2003). Taxonomic sufficiency and the increasing insufficiency of taxonomic expertise. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 46(5): 556-561. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00066-3, more
Terlizzi, A.; Scuderi, D.; Guidetti, P.; Boero, F. (2003). Molluscs on subtidal cliffs: patterns of spatial distribution. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83(1): 165-172, more
Fraschetti, S.; Giangrande, A.; Terlizzi, A.; Miglietta, M.P.; Della Tommasa, L.; Boero, F. (2002). Spatio-temporal variation of hydroids and polychaetes associated with Cystoseira amentacea (Fucales: phaeophyceae). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 140: 949-957. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-001-0770-9, more
Guidetti, P.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Boero, F. (2002). Spatio-temporal variability in fish assemblages associated with coralligenous formations in south-eastern Apulia (SE Italy). Ital. J. Zoolog. 69: 325-331
Guidetti, P.; Fanelli, G.; Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2002). Coastal fish indicate human-induced changes in the Mediterranean littoral. Mar. Environ. Res. 53(1): 77-94
Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Guidetti, P.; Boero, F. (2002). The effects of sewage discharge on shallow hard substrate sessile assemblages. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 44(6): 542-548
Fraschetti, S.; Bianchi, C.N.; Terlizzi, A.; Fanelli, G.; Morri, C.; Boero, F. (2001). Spatial variability and human disturbance in shallow subtidal hard bottom assemblages: a regional approach. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 212: 1-12, more
Piccardo, M.; Felline, S.; Terlizzi, A. (2018). Preliminary assessment of microplastic accumulation in wild Mediterranean species, in: Cocca, M. et al.Proceedings of the International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea. Springer Water, : pp. 115-120. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71279-6_16
Garaventa, F.; Pellizzato, F.; Faimali, M.; Terlizzi, A.; Medakovic, D.; Geraci, S.; Pavoni, B. (2006). Imposex in Hexaplex trunculus at some sites on the north Mediterranean coast as a base-line for future evaluation of the effectiveness of the total ban on organotin based antifouling paints, 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. 281-287. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-1124-2
Buia, M.C.; Gambi, M.C.; Terlizzi, A.; Mazzella, L. (2001). Colonization of Caulerpa racemosa along the southern Italian coasts: Distribution, phenological variability and ecological role, in: Gravez, V. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of Fourth International Workshop on Caulerpia taxifolia. pp. 350-360, more
