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Carlo Cerrano

Department for the study of Territory and its Resources
Università Politecnica delle Marche (Italy)

Research interests

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Mesophotic ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea

Publications

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	Low connectivity and declining genetic variability along a depth gradient in Corallium rubrum populations \| article Costantini F, Rossi S, Pintus E, Cerrano C, Gili J-M, Abbiati M (2011) Coral Reefs 30:991-1003
	Coral assemblage off the Calabrian Coast (South Italy) with new observations on living colonies of Antipathes dichotoma \| article Bo M, Bavestrello G, Canese S, Giusti M, Angiolillo M, Cerrano C, Salvati E, Greco S (2011) Ital J Zool 78:231-242
	Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) and gorgonian forests enhance benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the mesophotic zone \| article Cerrano C, Danovaro R, Gambi C, Pusceddu A, Riva A, Schiaparelli S (2010) Biodivers Conserv 19:153-167
	Reproductive biology of Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862) and Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria, Zoantharia) from the NW Mediterran... \| article Previati M, Palma M, Bavestrello G, Falugi C, Cerrano C (2010) Mar Ecol 31:555-565
	Temporal variability of sedimentation rates and mobile fauna inside and outside a gorgonian garden \| article Valisano L, Notari F, Mori M, Cerrano C (2016) Mar Ecol 37:1303-1314
	Ecological shifts in Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages related to gorgonian forest loss \| article Ponti M, Perlini RA, Ventra V, Grech D, Abbiati M, Cerrano C (2014) PLoS ONE 9:e102782

Research keywords

Research summary (from publications)

Fields
4 Ecology
2 Biodiversity
2 Community structure
2 Reproduction
1 Molecular ecology

Focusgroups
4 Octocorallia (Soft Corals)
2 Other invertebrates
2 Zoantharia (Zoanthids)
1 Antipatharia (Black Corals)
1 Crustacea

Locations
5 Italy - Ligurian Sea
2 Italy - Tyrrhenian Sea
1 Spain - Mediterranean Sea

Platforms
2 Diving - Regular Open-Circuit
1 Diving (unspecified)
1 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
1 Diving - Technical Open-Circuit
1 Fishing

Co-author
1 Bo
1 Costantini
1 Previati
1 Rossi

	Low connectivity and declining genetic variability along a depth gradient in Corallium rubrum populations \| article Costantini F, Rossi S, Pintus E, Cerrano C, Gili J-M, Abbiati M (2011) Coral Reefs 30:991-1003
	Coral assemblage off the Calabrian Coast (South Italy) with new observations on living colonies of Antipathes dichotoma \| article Bo M, Bavestrello G, Canese S, Giusti M, Angiolillo M, Cerrano C, Salvati E, Greco S (2011) Ital J Zool 78:231-242
	Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) and gorgonian forests enhance benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the mesophotic zone \| article Cerrano C, Danovaro R, Gambi C, Pusceddu A, Riva A, Schiaparelli S (2010) Biodivers Conserv 19:153-167
	Reproductive biology of Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862) and Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria, Zoantharia) from the NW Mediterran... \| article Previati M, Palma M, Bavestrello G, Falugi C, Cerrano C (2010) Mar Ecol 31:555-565
	Temporal variability of sedimentation rates and mobile fauna inside and outside a gorgonian garden \| article Valisano L, Notari F, Mori M, Cerrano C (2016) Mar Ecol 37:1303-1314
	Ecological shifts in Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages related to gorgonian forest loss \| article Ponti M, Perlini RA, Ventra V, Grech D, Abbiati M, Cerrano C (2014) PLoS ONE 9:e102782