Marine Sciences Research

Coastal hydrography of the Venice (Italy) lagoon.  

Integrating genomic tools and ecological physiology to probe shellfish response to pathogenic and environmental stress.

Unraveling the mechanisms of particle selection in suspension-feeding mollusks.

Studies examining the vulnerability of populations, trophic interactions, and communities to stressors such as eutrophication, habitat alteration, overfishing, and climate change.

Setting up a geochemical tracer experiment in Jamaica, West Indies.

Bivalve-microbe interactions: from molecules to populations.

Improve our understanding of pelagic ecosystems through the use of active and passive acoustic techniques.

Explore benthic invertebrate performance (heartbeat rates, valve gaping, bioturbation) in response to enviornmental change (temperature, salinity, oxygen, pH) to identify stress thresholds in dynamic coastal environments.