Search results for "Clima"

Sedimentary record of anthropogenic contaminants (trace metals and PAHs) and organic matter in a Mediterranean coastal area (Gulf of Palermo, Italy)

2009

Abstract The Gulf of Palermo (Italy, Mediterranean Sea) is a contaminated coastal environment with a relatively high influx of unregulated industrial and domestic effluents. Two sediment box-cores were collected at water depths of 100 and 712 m. Samples were analysed for trace metals (As, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb), total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (ΣPAHs), organic carbon to total nitrogen (Corg/Ntot) ratios and organic carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition (δ13Corg and δ15Ntot). At the coastal site, trace metal and ΣPAH depth profiles show a clear upcore increase, indicating increasing contamination over the recent past. Concentrations of ΣPAHs, Hg, Pb, Cu, and As appear to be potentiall…

Ocean acidification effects on stable isotope signatures and trophic interactions of polychaete consumers and organic matter sources at a CO2 shallow…

2015

Abstract Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis (SIA) was used to examine trophic interactions in a naturally acidified shallow coastal CO2 area in the Mediterranean Sea. SIA was helpful to determine the potential effects of ocean acidification (OA) on the interactions of organic matter sources and polychaete consumers, which appear to be tolerant to high pCO2. Mesoherbivore consumers, represented by three polychaete species, Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin and Milne Edwards, 1834) (Nereididae), Polyophthalmus pictus (Dujardin, 1839) (Opheliidae) and Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852 (Syllidae), are abundant in the low pH conditions of the CO2 vents. Samples of consumers and potential organi…

Exploring CO2 volcanic vents at Vulcano Island, Mediterranean Sea, to study the planktonic calcifier response to long-term changes in carbonate chemi…

2011

Vermetid reefs in the warm temperate Mediterranean Sea are facing local extinction

2012

Study of the effects of climate extremes on functioning of intertidal assemblages to design an early warning sensor network

2020

Climate change and population genetic structure of marine species

2011

Climate change influences populations by reducing or extirpating local populations, by disrupting patterns of migration and by shifting geographical distributions. These events can affect genetic population structure in several ways. Molecular markers have been used in numerous population genetic and phylogeographical studies of marine species and have detected population responses to climate change in the last few decades, such as range expansions, adaptative shifts and declines or increases in abundance. Little is known, however, about the molecular and physiological basis of adaptive responses to climate change in marine Mediterranean species. The Mediterranean Sea ecosystem is a ‘living…

Variations in cardiac activity and heat shock proteins in congeneric Mediterranean limpets: connection between thermal stress and different zonation

2014

Moving beyond mortality: a metabolic framework for exploring effects of climate change on intertidal mussel bed zonation

2013

Modelli meccanicistici biofisici e bioenergetici DEB per la predizione della nicchia ecologica dei sospensivori bentonici in Mediterraneo in un conte…

2014

I modelli meccanicistici basati sull’analisi dei tratti funzionali comportamentali (e.g. preferenze alimentari), fisiologici (e.g. vulnerabilità alla temperatura) e morfologici (e.g. forma e colore) che concorrono nell’ottimizzazione dell’incoming energetico del singolo organismo sono una soluzione pratica per fornire previsioni accurate sull’abbondanza degli organismi di una specie in un mondo in continuo cambiamento (Araujo & Rahbek 2006). Tale approccio è definito come ecomeccanica e ha rappresentato la base sulla quale costruire questo progetto di tesi. L’integrazione dei più recenti modelli biofisici e bioenergetici ha permesso di evidenziare tanto le strategie di gestione ed allocazio…

Acque temporanee: biodiversità, funzioni ecosistemiche, vulnerabilità e sensibilità ai cambiamenti climatici

2014

Le acque temporanee contribuiscono alla biodiversità regionale con una ricchezza specifica sproporzionatamente elevata in rapporto all’esigua superficie da esse occupata. Questa breve nota descrive le ragioni che determinano tale diversità biologica, analizza l’importanza delle acque temporanee come hotspot di biodiversità e sottolinea come questi ecosistemi rappresentino un valido strumento per valutare l’impatto delle attività umane sul Pianeta. In aggiunta, le acque temporanee sono particolarmente vulnerabili agli effetti del cambiamento climatico che ne influenza l’idroperiodo e ne riduce la numerosità sul territorio. Tali effetti accoppiati alla distruzione diretta operata dalle attivi…