[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of potential plastic microfibers in mussels and anchovies sold for human consumption: Preliminary results

S Santonicola, M Volgare, E Di Pace… - Italian Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is a global concern over the impact of microplastics on marine species and trophic
webs. Microfibers commonly represent the greater portion of microplastics in the aquatic …

General surface circulation controls the interannual fluctuations of anchovy stock biomass in the Central Mediterranean Sea

B Patti, M Torri, A Cuttitta - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The sustainable exploitation of small pelagic fish populations, characterized by short life
span and early age at first reproduction, is typically more influenced by the success of …

Seascape connectivity of European anchovy in the Central Mediterranean Sea revealed by weighted Lagrangian backtracking and bio-energetic modelling

F Falcini, R Corrado, M Torri, MC Mangano… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Ecological connectivity is one of the most important processes that shape marine
populations and ecosystems, determining their distribution, persistence, and productivity …

Environmental conditions along tuna larval dispersion: Insights on the spawning habitat and impact on their development stages

S Russo, M Torri, B Patti, M Musco, T Masullo… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Estimated larval backward trajectories of three Tuna species, namely, Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
(Thunnus thynnus, Linnaeus, 1758), Bullet Tuna (Auxis Rochei, Risso, 1801) and Albacore …

Interannual summer biodiversity changes in ichthyoplankton assemblages of the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean) over the period 2001–2016

B Patti, M Torri, A Cuttitta - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Interannual fluctuations in the structure and the composition of ichthyoplankton
assemblages in the pelagic waters of the Strait of Sicily (SoS, Central Mediterranean) were …

Planktonic stages of small pelagic fishes (Sardinella aurita and Engraulis encrasicolus) in the central Mediterranean Sea: The key role of physical forcings and …

M Torri, R Corrado, F Falcini, A Cuttitta… - Progress in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Multidisciplinary studies are recently aiming to define diagnostic tools for fishery
sustainability by coupling ichthyoplanktonic datasets, physical and bio-geochemical …

Moving toward a strategy for addressing climate displacement of marine resources: A proof-of-concept

MC Mangano, N Mieszkowska, B Helmuth… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Realistic predictions of climate change effects on natural resources are central to adaptation
policies that try to reduce these impacts. However, most current forecasting approaches do …

Spawning ecology of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Strait of Sicily: Linking variations of zooplankton prey, fish density, growth, and …

G Basilone, R Ferreri, M Barra, A Bonanno… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract A 12-year time series (2005–2016) was examined to explore relationships between
European anchovy density, growth, reproduction and habitat dynamics in an upwelling …

Linking surface hydrodynamics to planktonic ecosystem: the case study of the ichthyoplanktonic assemblages in the Central Mediterranean Sea

A Cuttitta, M Torri, R Zarrad, S Zgozi, O Jarboui… - Hydrobiologia, 2018 - Springer
Oceanographic processes play a key role in influencing the structure of the marine
planktonic ecosystems. Taking advantage of the quasi-simultaneous collection of a large …

Biophysical processes determining the connectivity of the Alboran Sea fish populations

J Garcia-Lafuente, JC Sanchez-Garrido… - … Sea-ecosystems and …, 2021 - Springer
This chapter revises biogeophysical issues of connectivity processes for fish populations in
the Alboran Sea—Strait of Gibraltar—Gulf of Cadiz area. Connectivity of early life history …