In the Mediterranean Sea, biodiversity is strongly threatened by biological invasions. Some introduced seaweeds often have the potential to change sediment biogeochemistry leading to profound alterations into the functioning ...

Nella presente ricerca sono state affrontate due principali tematiche: lo studio della biodiversità delle macroalghe e la valutazione del loro potenziale sfruttamento. L’impiego del DNA barcoding ha permesso di identificare ...

Constructed wetlands are now widely recognised as effective treatment facilities for controlling pollution, restoring stream values within urban areas, for their recreational and aesthetic qualities, and for conserving ...

The sediment quality of Venice lagoon was assessed through collection and analysis of sediment samples in 380 sites in the shallow water areas. Heavy metal (Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, ZN) and As contents were ...

Aircraft collisions with wildlife, hereafter wildlife strikes, are a growing threat to civil aviation safety. Of these wildlife strikes, bird-aircraft collisions (hereafter birdstrikes) are of major concern because of the ...