Recent international publications

• Baroli M., Cristini A., Cossu A., De Falco G., Gazale V., Pergent G., Pergent-Martini C. (2001). Concentrations of trace metal (Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb) in Posidonia oceanica seagrass of Liscia bay, Sardinia (Italy). Faranda M., Guglielmo L., Spezie G (eds.) Structures and processes in the Mediterranean ecosystems. Springer Verlag, pp 95-99 .
• Cancemi G, De Falco G, Pergent G (2003) Effects of organic matter input from a fish farming facility on a Posidonia oceanica meadow Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science . 56: 1-8.
• De Falco G, Baroli M, Murru E, Piergallini G, Cancemi G (2004) Sediment analysis evidences two different depositional phenomena influencing seagrass distribution in the Gulf of Oristano (Sardinia – western Mediterranean) Journal of Coastal Research (in the press)
• De Falco G, Magni P, Terasvuori L, Matteucci G. (2004). Sediment grain size and organic carbon distribution in the Cabras lagoon (Sardinia, western Mediterranean). Chemistry and Ecology 20 (Supplement 1) S367-S377.
• De Falco G, Molinaroli E, Baroli M, Bellacicco S. (2003) Grain size and compositional trends of sediments from Posidonia oceanica meadows to beach shore, Sardinia, Western Mediterranean. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 58 (2) 299-309.
• De Falco G., Ferrari S., Cancemi G., Baroli M. (2000) – Relationships between sediment distribution and Posidonia oceanica seagrass. G eo marine letters 20:50-57 .
• Giordani G, De Falco G, Baroli M, Guerzoni S, Viaroli P. (2001) S'Ena Arrubia Lagoon, Western coast of Sardinia (Italy). In Dupra V, Smith SV, Marshall Crossland JI, Crossland CJ (eds.) Coastal and estuarine systems of the Mediterranean and Black sea regions: carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes. Loicz reports & studies No. 19. (http://data.ecology.su.se/MNODE/Europe/EUROPE.HTM).
• Magni P, Micheletti S, Casu D, Floris A, De Falco G, Castelli A (2004) Macrofaunal community structure and distribution in a muddy coastal lagoon Chemistry and Ecology 20 (Supplement 1) S397-S409.
• Magni P. & S. Montani. (2000). Physical and chemical variability in the lower intertidal zone of an estuary in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan: seasonal patterns of dissolved and particulate compounds. Hydrobiologia , 432(1/3): 9-23.
• Magni P. (2003). Biological benthic tools as indicators of coastal marine ecosystems health. Chemistry & Ecology , 19: 363-372.
• Magni P., N. Abe & S. Montani. (2000). Quantification of microphytobenthos biomass in intertidal sediments: layer-dependent variation of chlorophyll a content determined by spectrophotometric and HPLC methods. La mer , 38 (2): 145-151.
• Magni P., S. Montani, C. Takada & H. Tsutsumi.(2000). Temporal scaling and relevance of bivalve nutrient excretion on a tidal flat of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan. Marine Ecology Progress Series , 198: 139-155.
• Molinaroli E., De Falco G., Rabitti S. and Portaro R. (2000). Stream scanninig laser system, electric sensing Counter and settling grain size analysis: a comparison using reference materials and marine sediments. Sedimentary Geology 136/3-4, 269-281.
• Viaroli P., Bartoli M., Giordani G., Magni P., Welsh D.T. (2004). Biogeochemical indicators as tools for assessing sediment quality/vulnerability in transitional aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (in press).
• Halvorson, H.O., Alexis, M., Burgess, J.G., Coimbra, J., Grealy, M., Höfle, M., le Gal, Y., Olafsen, J.A. Smolenicka, Z., Walther, B. & Wenne, R.( 2001): "A European Strategy for Marine Biotechnology." Report from the Feasibility Study Group on Marine Biotechnology, European Science Foundation, Marine Board:26s pages
• Murgia R., Tola G., Archer S., Vallerga S. and J. Hirano (2002). Genetic identification of grey mullet species (Mugilidae) by analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequence: Application to identify the origin of processed ovary products (Bottarga). Marine Biotechnology, 4: 119-126
• Murgia R., Tola G., Smolenicka Z.: “Genetic fingerprinting” is a powerful method to identify species and origin of fish stocks and processed fish products (2002) Proceedings Book of the International Congress on "Authenticity of species in meat and seafood products".
• Yokota, Y. / Matranga, V. / Smolenicka, Z. (eds): The Sea Urchin: From Basic Biology to Aquaculture - Proceedings of the Workshop at the International Marine Centre, Torregrande, Sardinia, Italy, November 2000. 2002, 30 cm, 240 pp.,ISBN: 90 5809 379 4.
• Zuzana Smolenicka, Filippo Pani, Kae-Jung Hwang, James M. Gruschus and James A. Ferretti (2003): Sequence of a Conserved Region of a New Sea Urchin Homeobox Gene from the NK Family. Cell Biology International 27: 81-87.
• Ribotti A., Murru. E., Santinelli C:, Seritti A., Sorgente R. “ Dissolved organic carbon and hydrological characteristics in the Sardinia Sea: first observations ”, (2004), Oceanologica Acta, accepted.
• Ribotti A., Puillat I., Sorgente R., Natale S., “ Mesoscale circulation in the surface layer off the southern and western Sardinia islandin 2000-2002 ”, (2004), Chemistry and Ecology, 10 (in press).
• Sorgente R. Ribotti A., and Puillat I., “ Water masses and diagnostic circulation west off Sardinia from March 23rd to April 4th, 2001 ”, In: “Building the European Capacity in Operational Oceanography - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on EuroGOOS”, (2003), Athens, 2-6 Dec 2002, 100-104.
• Legrand J., M. Alfonso, R. Bozzano, G. Goasguen, H. Lindh, A. Ribotti, I. Rodrigues, Christos Tziavos, “Monitoring the marine environment operational practices in Europe” , In: “Building the European Capacity in Operational Oceanography - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on EuroGOOS”, (2003), Athens, 2-6 Dec 2002, 304-310.
• Drago A.F., Sorgente R., Ribotti A., “ A high resolution hydrodynamical 3D model of the Malta shelf area ”, (2003), Annales Geophysicae, 21: 323–344.
• Sorgente R., Drago A.F., Ribotti A., “ Seasonal variability in the Central Mediterranean Sea Circulation ”, (2003), Annales Geophysicae, 21: 299–322.
• Domenici, P Standen Eand Levine R.(2004) Escape manoeuvres in the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias). J Exp Biol 2004;207 2339-2349
• Domenici. P.(2003) Habitat type, design and the swimming performance of fish. In: Vertebrate Biomechanics and Evolution (V Bels, JP Gasc, A Casinos Eds.)Bios Scientific Publishers, Oxford. Pp : 137-160
• Maltagliati,F.,P. Domenici, C. Franch Fosch, P. Cossu, M. Casu, A. Castelli. (2003) Small-scale morphological and genetic differentiation in the Mediterranean killifish Aphanius fasciatus (Cyprinodontidae) from a coastal brackish-water pond and an adjacent pool in Northern Sardinia (Italy). Oceanologica Acta 26: 111-119.
• Domenici, P. Gonzales, D and Ferrari, S.(2003)Locomotor performance in sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus J. Mar. Biol. Ass. UK 83: 285-292.
• Domenici, P. (2002) The visually-mediated escape response in fish: Predicting prey responsiveness and the locomotor behaviour of predators and prey. Mar. Fresh. Behav. Physiol. 35 : 87-110
• Mussi M Summers A, Domenici P (2002) Gait transition speed, pectoral fin-beat frequency and amplitude in Cymatogaster aggregata , Embiotoca lateralis and Damalichthys vacca
• J fish biol 56: 1282-1293
• Domenici, P. Ferrari, S., Batty, RS and Steffensen JF.(2002). The effect of progressive hypoxia onthe schooling behaviour of herring Clupea harengus. Proc. Royal Soc. B. 269: 2103-2111.
• Domenici, P. (2001). Scaling the locomotor performance of aquatic vertebrates during predator-prey interactions: from fish to killer whales. Comp Physiol. Biochem. Vol 131/1, pp 169-182
• Domenici, P and Blake, RW (2000) Biomechanics in Behaviour. In: Biomechanics in Animal Behaviour. (Domenici P and Blake RW eds.) Bios Scientific Publishers. Pp. 1-17.
• Domenici, P., Batty, R.S,Simila, T. and Ogam, E. (2000)Killer whales feeding on schooling herring using underwater tail-slaps: kinematic analyses of field observations. J. exp. Biol 203, 283-294.
• Domenici, P., Simila, T. Batty, R.S. (2000) Spacing of schooling herring while encircled by killer whales.J. fish Biol. 57: 831-836.
• Domenici, P., Steffensen, J.F. and Batty, R.S. (2000)The effect of progressive hypoxia on the swimming activity of schooling herring.J.Fish Biol.57:1526-1538.
• Domenici, P., Schmitz, J. and Jamon, M. (1999). The relationship between leg stepping pattern and yaw torque oscillations in two species of crayfish.Journal of Experimental Biology: 202, 3068-3080.