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Dr Magni, Paolo
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Institutes (2)
Publications (48)
Projects (4)

Italian National Research Council; Institute for Coastal Marine Environment; Oristano Section, more

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International Marine Centre (IMC), more

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Creating a long term infrastructure for marine biodiversity research in the European Economic Area and the Newly Associated States, more
European Marine Biodiversity Observatory System, more
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
The Impact of Biodiversity Changes in Coastal Marine Benthic Ecosystems, more

A1 Publications (29) [show]
Giampaoletti, J.; Sbrana, A.; Magni, P.; Gravina, M.F. (2023). Macrobenthos of the Tortolì lagoon: a peculiar case of high benthic biodiversity among Mediterranean lagoons. Diversity 15(6): 783. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15060783, more Grassi, E.; Catani, L.; Magni, P.; Gravina, M.F.; Semprucci, F. (2023). Taxonomic and functional diversity of nematode fauna: two sides of the same coin in the ecological quality assessment of transitional environments. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 295: 108550. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108550, more Greathead, C.; Magni, P.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Buhl-Mortensen, L.; Janas, U.; Blomqvist, M.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Dannheim, J.; Darr, A.; Degraer, S.; Desroy, N.; Donnay, A.; Griffiths, Y.; Guala, I.; Guérin, L.; Hinchen, H.; Labrune, C.; Reiss, H.; Van Hoey, G.; Birchenough, S.N.R. (2020). A generic framework to assess the representation and protection of benthic ecosystems in European marine protected areas. Aquat. Conserv. 30(7): 1253-1275. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3401, more dal Bello, M.; Leclerc, J.-C.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; De Lucia, G.A.; Arvanitidis, C.; van Avesaath, P.; Bachelet, G.; Bojanic, N.; Como, S.; Coppa, S.; Coughlan, J.; Crowe, T.; Degraer, S.; Espinosa, F.; Faulwetter, S.; Frost, M.; Guinda, X.; Jankowska, E.; Jourde, J.; De La Pena, J.A.J.; Kerckhof, F.; Kotta, J.; Lavesque, N.; Magni, P.; de Matos, V.; Orav-Kotta, H.; Pavloudi, C.; Pedrotti, M.L.; Peleg, O.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Puente, A.; Ribeiro, P.; Rigaut-Jalabert, F.; Rilov, G.; Rousou, M.; Rubal, M.; Ruginis, T.; Silva, T.; Simon, N.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Troncoso, J.; Warzocha, J.; Weslawski, J.M.; Hummel, H. (2017). Consistent patterns of spatial variability between NE Atlantic and Mediterranean rocky shores. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 97(3): 539-547. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001491, more Hummel, H.; van Avesaath, P.; Wijnhoven, S.; Kleine-Schaars, L.; Degraer, S.; Kerckhof, F.; Bojanic, N.; Skejic, S.; Vidjak, O.; Rousou, M.; Orav-Kotta, H.; Kotta, J.; Jourde, J.; Pedrotti, M.L.; Leclerc, J.-C.; Simon, N.; Rigaut-Jalabert, F.; Bachelet, G.; Lavesque, N.; Arvanitidis, C.; Pavloudi, C.; Faulwetter, S.; Crowe, T.; Coughlan, J.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; dal Bello, M.; Magni, P.; Como, S.; Coppa, S.; Ikauniece, A.; Ruginis, T.; Jankowska, E.; Weslawski, J.M.; Warzocha, J.; Gromisz, S.; Witalis, B.; Silva, T.; Ribeiro, P.; De Matos, V.K.F.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Veiga, P.; Troncoso, J.; Guinda, X.; De La Pena, J.A.J.; Puente, A.; Espinosa, F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Frost, M.; Mcneill, C.L.; Peleg, O.; Rilov, G. (2017). Geographic patterns of biodiversity in European coastal marine benthos. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 97(3): 507-523. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001119, more Kotta, J.; Orav-Kotta, H.; Holger, J.; Hummel, H.; Arvanitidis, C.; van Avesaath, P.; Bachelet, G.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Bojanić, N.; Como, S.; Coppa, S.; Coughlan, J.; Crowe, T.; dal Bello, M.; Degraer, S.; De La Pena, J.A.J.; De Matos, V.K.F.; Espinosa, F.; Faulwetter, S.; Frost, M.; Guinda, X.; Jankowska, E.; Jourde, J.; Kerckhof, F.; Lavesque, N.; Leclerc, J.-C.; Magni, P.; Pavloudi, C.; Pedrotti, M.L.; Peleg, O.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Puente, A.; Ribeiro, P.; Rilov, G.; Rousou, M.; Ruginis, T.; Silva, T.; Simon, N.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Troncoso, J.; Warzocha, J.; Weslawski, J.M. (2017). Essence of the patterns of cover and richness of intertidal hard bottom communities: a pan-European study. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 97(3): 525-538. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001351, more Puente, A.; Guinda, X.; Juanes, J.A.; Ramos, E.; Echavarri-Erasun, B.; De La Hoz, C.F.; Degraer, S.; Kerckhof, F.; Bojanić, N.; Rousou, M.; Orav-Kotta, H.; Kotta, J.; Jourde, J.; Pedrotti, M.L.; Leclerc, J.-C.; Simon, N.; Bachelet, G.; Lavesque, N.; Arvanitidis, C.; Pavloudi, C.; Faulwetter, S.; Crowe, T.P.; Coughlan, J.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; dal Bello, M.; Magni, P.; Como, S.; Coppa, S.; De Lucia, G.A.; Rugins, T.; Jankowska, E.; Weslawski, J.M.; Warzocha, J.; Silva, T.; Ribeiro, P.; de Matos, V.; Sousa-Pinto, I.; Troncoso, J.; Peleg, O.; Rilov, G.; Espinosa, F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Frost, M.; Hummel, H.; van Avesaath, P. (2017). The role of physical variables in biodiversity patterns of intertidal macroalgae along European coasts. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 97(3): 549-560. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001673, more Van Hoey, G.; Borja, A.; Birchenough, S.; Buhl-Mortensen, L.; Degraer, S.; Fleischer, D.; Kerckhof, F.; Magni, P.; Muxika, I.; Reiss, H.; Schröder, A.; Zettler, M.L. (2010). The use of benthic indicators in Europe: From the Water Framework Directive to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 60(12): 2187-2196. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.09.015, more Magni, P.; Tagliapietra, D.; Lardicci, C.; Balthis, L.; Castelli, A.; Como, S.; Frangipane, G.; Giordani, G.; Hyland, J.; Maltagliati, F.; Pessa, G.; Rismondo, A.; Tataranni, M.; Tomassetti, P.; Viaroli, P. (2009). Animal-sediment relationships: Evaluating the 'Pearson-Rosenberg paradigm' in Mediterranean coastal lagoons. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(4): 478-486. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.12.009, more Como, S.; Magni, P.; Baroli, M.; Casu, D.; De Falco, G.; Floris, A. (2008). Comparative analysis of macrofaunal species richness and composition in Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa and leaf litter beds. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 153(6): 1087-1101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0881-z, more Magni, P.; De Falco, G.; Como, S.; Casu, D.; Floris, A.; Petrov, A.N.; Castelli, A.; Perilli, A. (2008). Distribution and ecological relevance of fine sediments in organic-enriched lagoons: The case study of the Cabras lagoon (Sardinia, Italy). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 56(3): 549-564. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.12.004, more Magni, P.; Rajagopal, S.; van der Velde, G.; Fenzi, G.A.; Kassenberg, J.; Vizzini, S.; Mazzola, A.; Giordani, G. (2008). Sediment features, macrozoobenthic assemblages and trophic relationships (d¹³C and d¹⁵N analysis) following a dystrophic event with anoxia and sulphide development in the Santa Giusta lagoon (western Sardinia, Italy). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 57(1-5): 125-136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.10.015, more Como, S.; Magni, P.; Casu, D.; Floris, A.; Giordani, G.; Natale, S.; Fenzi, G.A.; Signa, G.; De Falco, G. (2007). Sediment characteristics and macrofauna distribution along a human-modified inlet in the Gulf of Oristano (Sardinia, Italy). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 54(6): 733-744. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.01.007, more Magni, P.; Como, S.; Montani, S.; Tsutsumi, H. (2007). Erratum: Interlinked temporal changes in environmental conditions, chemical characteristics of sediments and macrofaunal assemblages in an estuarine intertidal sandflat (Seto Inland Sea, Japan). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 150(3): 529. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0469-z, more Magni, P.; Como, S.; Montani, S.; Tsutsumi, H. (2007). Interlinked temporal changes in environmental conditions, chemical characteristics of sediments and macrofaunal assemblages in an estuarine intertidal sandflat (Seto Inland Sea, Japan). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 150(3): 529. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0469-z, more Magni, P.; De Falco, G.; Falugi, C.; Franzoni, M.; Monteverde, M.; Perrone, E.; Sgro, M.; Bolognesi, C. (2006). Genotoxicity biomarkers and acetylcholinesterase activity in natural populations of Mytilus galloprovincialis along a pollution gradient in the Gulf of Oristano (Sardinia, western Mediterranean). Environ. Pollut. 142(1): 65-72. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2005.09.018, more Magni, P.; Como, S.; Montani, S.; Tsutsumi, H. (2006). Interlinked temporal changes in environmental conditions, chemical characteristics of sediments and macrofaunal assemblages in an estuarine intertidal sandflat (Seto Inland Sea, Japan). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 149(5): 1185-1197. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0298-0, more Magni, P.; Montani, S. (2006). Seasonal patterns of pore-water nutrients, benthic chlorophyll a and sedimentary AVS in a macrobenthos-rich tidal flat. Hydrobiologia 571: 297-311. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0242-9, more Hyland, J.; Balthis, L.; Karakassis, I.; Magni, P.; Petrov, A.; Shine, J.; Vestergaard, O.; Warwick, R.M. (2005). Organic carbon content of sediments as an indicator of stress in the marine benthos. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 295: 91-103, more Magni, P.; Micheletti, S.; Casu, D.; Floris, A.; Giordani, G.; Petrov, A.N.; De Falco, G.; Castelli, A. (2005). Relationships between chemical characteristics of sediments and macrofaunal communities in the Cabras lagoon (western Mediterranean, Italy). Hydrobiologia 550: 105-119, more De Falco, G.; Magni, P.; Teräsvuori, L.M.H.; Matteucci, G. (2004). Sediment grain size and organic carbon distribution in the Cabras lagoon (Sardinia, Western Mediterranean). Chem. Ecol. 20(suppl. 1): 367-377, more Magni, P.; Micheletti, S.; Casu, D.; Floris, A.; De Falco, G.; Castelli, A. (2004). Macrofaunal community structure and distribution in a muddy coastal lagoon. Chem. Ecol. 20(suppl. 1): 397-409, more 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. Aquat. Conserv. 14(S1): S19-S29, more Magni, P. (2003). Biological benthic tools as indicators of coastal marine ecosystems health. Chem. Ecol. 19(5): 363-372, more Montani, S.; Magni, P.; Abe, N. (2003). Seasonal and interannual patterns of intertidal microphytobenthos in combination with laboratory and areal production estimates. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 249: 79-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps249079, more Magni, P.; Montani, S.; Tada, K. (2002). Semidiurnal Dynamics of Salinity, Nutrients and Suspended Particulate Matter in an Estuary in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan, during a Spring Tide Cycle. J. Oceanogr. 58(2): 389-402, more Magni, P.; Montani, S.; Takada, C.; Tsutsumi, H. (2000). Temporal scaling and relevance of bivalve nutrient excretion on a tidal flat of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 198: 139-155, more Magni, P.; Montani, S. (2000). Water chemistry variability in the lower intertidal zone of an estuary in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan: seasonal patterns of nutrients and particulate compounds. Hydrobiologia 432(1-3): 9-23, more Hummel, H.; Magni, P.; Amiard-Triquet, C.; Rainglet, F.; Modderman, R.; van Duijn, Y.; Herssevoort, M.; de Jong, J.; Snitsevorg, L.; Ytsma, M.; Bogaards, R.H.; de Wolf, L. (1998). Influence of the level of oxygenation in sediment and water on copper bioavailability to marine bivalves: laboratory experiments and translocation experiments in the field. Hydrobiologia 373/374: 297-310. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/a:1017015504106, more
Peer reviewed publications (4) [show]
Magni, P.; Como, S.; Cucco, A.; De Falco, G.; Domenici, P.; Ghezzo, M.; Lefrançois, C.; Simeone, S.; Perilli, A. (2008). A Multidisciplinary and Ecosystemic Approach in the Oristano Lagoon-Gulf System (Sardinia, Italy) as a Tool in Management Plans. Transit. Water Bull. 2(2): 41-62. dx.doi.org/10.1285/i1825229Xv2n2p41, more Magni, P.; Abe, N.; Montani, S. (2000). Quantification of microphytobenthos biomass in intertidal sediments: layer-dependent variation of chlorophyll a content determined by spectrophotometric and HPLC methods. La Mer 38: 57-63, more Magni, P.; Montani, S. (1998). Responses of intertidal and subtidal communities of the macrobenthos to organic load and oxygen depletion in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan. J. Rech. Océanogr. 23(2): 47-56, more Magni, P.; Montani, S. (1997). Development of benthic microalgal assemblages on an intertidal flat in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan: effects of environmental variability. La Mer 35: 137-148, more
Book [show]
Magni, P.; Malej, A.; Moncheva, S.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Appeltans, W.; Cuvelier, D.; van Avesaath, P.H.; Hummel, H.; Heip, C.H.R.; Mees, J. (Ed.) (2004). Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Oostende. VIII, 108 pp., more
Book chapters (10) [show]
Magni, P.; Hyland, J.; Manzella, G.; Rumhor, H.; Viaroli, P.; Zenetos, A. (2005). Editorial synthesis and highlights, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Indicators of Stress in the Marine Benthos: Proceedings of an International workshop on the promotion and use of benthic tools for assessing the health of coastal marine ecosystems, Torregrande-Oristano, Italy 8-9 October 2004. IOC Workshop Report, 195: pp. 1-6, more Ammar, I.; Magni, P.; Malej, A.; Moncheva, S. (2004). Summary of discussions on Topic 2.5: Regional and international cooperation and comparative situations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 87-90, more Ammar, I.; Grimes, S.; Magni, P.; Malej, A.; Moncheva, S. (2004). Introduction to Topic 2.5: Regional and international cooperation and comparative situations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 41-42, more Ammar, I.; Gomoiu, M.-T.; Magni, P. (2004). Summary of discussions on Topic 2.1: Endangered biodiversity and management of marine protected areas, wetlands, lagoons, estuaries and seagrass meadows, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 76-78, more Ammar, I.; Magni, P. (2004). Summary of discussions on Topic 1.3: Historical data sets and grey literature: the value of "real" data and the need for quality control, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 67-69, more Grimes, S.; Ammar, I.; Magni, P. (2004). Introduction to Topic 1.3: Historical data sets and grey literature: the value of 'real' data and the need for quality control, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 11-12, more Grimes, S.; Ammar, I.; Magni, P. (2004). Introduction to Topic 2.1: Endangered biodiversity and management of marine protected areas, wetlands, lagoons, estuaries and seagrass meadows, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 20-21, more Magni, P.; Malej, A.; Moncheva, S. (2004). Common discussion and synthesis: summary, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 100-102, more Oguz, T.; Ammar, I.; Magni, P. (2004). Summary of discussions on Topic 2.4: Environmental variability and biodiversity predictability: data collection and ocean models - what to do?, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 85-86, more Oguz, T.; Ammar, I.; Grimes, S.; Magni, P. (2004). Introduction to Topic 2.4: Environmental variability and biodiversity predictability: data collection and ocean models- what to do?, in: Magni, P. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on 'The Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea: new challenges for marine biodiversity research and monitoring': summary of discussions, 6 to 24 September, 2004. pp. 38-40, more
Abstract [show]
Arvanitidis, C.; Pavloudi, C.; Faulwetter, S.; Keklikoglou, K.; Vasileiadou, K.; Chatzinikolaou, E.; Rousou, M.; Mavraki, D.; Nikolopoulou, M.; Bailly, N.; Oulas, A.; Patkos, T.; Varsos, K.; Lagnel, J.; Gougousis, A.; Bekiari, C.; Doerr, M.; Panteri, E.; Minadakis, N.; Pattakos, N.; Kotta, J.; Orav-Kotta, H.; Bachelet, G.; Lavesque, N.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; dal Bello, M.; Bojanic, N.; Como, S.; Coppa, S.; Magni, P.; Coughlan, J.; Crowe, T.; Degraer, S.; De La Pena, J.A.J.; Guinda, X.; Puente, A.; Kirienko Fernandes de Matos, V.; Ribeiro, P.; Espinosa, F.; Kerckhof, F.; Jankowska, E.; Weslawski, J.M.; Peleg, O.; Rilov, G.; Perez-Ruzafa, A.; Ruginis, T.; Jourde, J.; Leclerc, J.-C.; Simon, N.; Pedrotti, M.L.; Silva, T.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Rubal, M.; Troncoso, J.S.; Warzocha, J.; van Avesaath, P.; Frost, M.; Hummel, H. (2016). Taxonomic vs functional patterns across European marine benthic habitats: using research infrastructures (LIFEWATCH, ESFRI) in large-scale ecology, in: 51st European Marine Biology Symposium, Rhodes, 26-30 September 2016: Oral Presentations. pp. 51-52, more
Reports (3) [show]
Van Hoey, G.; Borja, A.; Birchenough, S.; Degraer, S.; Fleischer, D.; Kerckhof, F.; Magni, P.; Buhl-Mortensen, L.; Muxika, I.; Reiss, H.; Schröder, A.; Zettler, M.L. (2010). The use of benthic indicators in Europe: from the Water Framework Directive to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. CM Documents - ICES, CM 2010(H:08). ICES: Copenhagen. 5 pp., more Magni, P.; Hyland, J.; Manzella, G.; Rumhor, H.; Viaroli, P.; Zenetos, A. (Ed.) (2005). Indicators of Stress in the Marine Benthos: Proceedings of an International workshop on the promotion and use of benthic tools for assessing the health of coastal marine ecosystems, Torregrande-Oristano, Italy 8-9 October 2004. IOC Workshop Report, 195. IMC/IOC/UNESCO: Paris. IV, 45 pp., more Hyland, J.; Karakassis, I.; Magni, P.; Petrov, A.; Shine, J. (2000). Ad hoc benthic indicator group. Results of initial planning meeting, Paris, France, 6-9 december 1999. Technical Series. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission = Série technique, 57. UNESCO: Paris. ii, 65 pp., more