Publications
2025
Palermino, A., Gastauer, S., De Felice, A., Canduci, G., Biagiotti, I., Leonori, I., 2025. Characterization of European sprat acoustic backscatter through modeling techniques: A comparison with in situ observations in the Mediterranean Sea. Fisheries Research 283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107298
Bensebaini, M., Certain, G., Gourguet, S., Thébaud, O., Hattab, T., Billet, N., Jadaud, A., Fromentin, J.-M., 2025. Identifying statistical interaction networks in marine communities using multivariate time series analysis: An application in the Gulf of Lions. Fisheries Research 281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107177
2024
Mathieu-Resuge, M., Brosset, P., Sardenne, F., Soudant, P., Le Grand, F., Schull, Q., Lebigre, C., 2024. How membrane fatty acids influence sardine size across diverse marine environments. Progress In Oceanography 221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103209
Beauvieux, A., Fromentin, J.-M., Saraux, C., Romero, D., Couffin, N., Brown, A., Metral, L., Bertile, F., Schull, Q., 2024. Molecular response to multiple trace element contamination of the European sardine. Peer Community Journal 4. https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.450
Pettersson Mats E., Quintela María, Besnier François, Deng Qiaoling, Berg Florian, Kvamme Cecilie, Bekkevold Dorte, Mosbech Mai-Britt, Bunikis Ignas, Lille-Langøy Roger, Leonori Iole, Wallberg Andreas, Glover Kevin A. and Andersson Leif. Limited parallelism in genetic adaptation to brackish water bodies in European sprat and Atlantic herring. 2024. Genome Biology and Evolution, Genome Biology and Evolution, 2024, evae133. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae133
De Felice A., Biagiotti I., Canduci G., Costantini I., Palermino A., Centurelli M., Menicucci S., Leonori I. Biodiversity of Gelatinous Organisms in the Western Adriatic Sea and Identification of Their Echo Traces in Acoustic Data. 2024,Diversity Vol. 16:4. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16040202
Menicucci S., De Felice A., Biagiotti I., Canduci G., Costantini I., Palermino A., Centurelli M., Leonori I. Interannual Variation in the Zooplankton Community of the North Adriatic Sea under Short-Term Climatic Anomalies. 2024,Diversity Vol. 16:5. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16050291
Palermino A., De Felice A., Canduci G., Biagiotti I., Costantini I., Centurelli M., Menicucci S., Gašparević D., Tičina V., Leonori I. Modeling of the habitat suitability of European sprat (Sprattus sprattus, L.) in the Adriatic Sea under several climate change scenarios. 2024,Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 11:1383063. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1383063
Rodríguez-Castañeda J.C., Ventero A., Iglesias M. Analysis of the state of conservation of Trachurus trachurus in the Western Mediterranean Sea based on the interannual (2009–2020) changes in their life history traits. 2024, Marine BiologyVol. 171:1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04356-4
2023
Basilone G., Ferreri R., Aronica S., Bonanno A., Genovese S., Rumolo P., Carbonara P., Barra M. Growth variability in Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus (Linneus, 1758) across the central Mediterranean Sea: contrasting latitudinal gradient and different ecosystems. 2023, Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 10:1161552. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1161552
Brosset, P., Averty, A., Mathieu-Resuge, M., Schull, Q., Soudant, P., Lebigre, C., 2023. Fish morphometric body condition indices reflect energy reserves but other physiological processes matter. Ecological Indicators 154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110860
Palermino A., De Felice A., Canduci G., Biagiotti I., Costantini I., Centurelli M. and Leonori I. Application of an analytical approach to characterize the target strength of ancillary pelagic fish species. 2023. Scientific Reports 13, 15182. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42326-4
Fanelli E., Da Ros Z., Menicucci S., Malavolti S., Biagiotti I., Canduci G., De Felice A., and Leonori I. The pelagic food web of the Western Adriatic Sea: a focus on the role of small pelagics. 2023. Scientific Reports 13, 14554. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40665-w
Kapelonis Z., Siapatis A., Machias A., Somarakis S., Markakis K., Giannoulaki M., Badouvas N., Tsagarakis K. Seasonal patterns in the mesopelagic fish community and associated deep scattering layers of an enclosed deep basin. 2023, Scientific Reports Vol. 13:1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44765-5
Papantoniou G.; Zervoudaki S.; Assimakopoulou G.; Stoumboudi M.T.; Tsagarakis K.Ecosystem-level responses to multiple stressors using a time-dynamic food-web model: The case of a re-oligotrophicated coastal embayment (Saronikos Gulf, E Mediterranean). 2023. Science of the Total Environment. V.903: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165882
Mauffret, A., Chouvelon, T., Wessel, N., Cresson, P., Banaru, D., Baudrier, J., Bustamante, P., Chekri, R., Jitaru, P., Le Loch, F., Mialet, B., Vaccher, V., Harmelin-Vivien, M., 2023. Trace elements, dioxins and PCBs in different fish species and marine regions: Importance of the taxon and regional features. Environmental Research 216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114624
Seyer, T., Bănaru, D., Vaz, S., Hattab, T., Labrune, C., Booth, S., Charmasson, S., 2023. Ecosystem modelling in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Structure and functioning of a complex system. Journal Of Marine Systems 240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2023.103877
Menu, C., Pecquerie, L., Bacher, C., Doray, M., Hattab, T., van der Kooij, J., Huret, M., 2023. Testing the bottom-up hypothesis for the decline in size of anchovy and sardine across European waters through a bioenergetic modeling approach. Progress In Oceanography 210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2022.102943
Palermino A., De Felice A., Canduci G., Biagiotti I., Costantini I., Centurelli M., Leonori I. Preliminary target strength measurement of Sprattus sprattus and its influence on biomass estimates in the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). 2023,Fisheries Research Vol. 266:106777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106777
Da Ros Z., Fanelli, E., Cassatella S., Biagiotti I., Canduci G., Menicucci, S., De Felice, A., Malavolti, S., Leonori, I. Resource Partitioning among “Ancillary” Pelagic Fishes (Scomber spp., Trachurus spp.) in the Adriatic Sea. 2023. Biology 12, 272. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12020272.
2022
Rodríguez-Castañeda J.C., Ventero A., García-Márquez M.G., Iglesias M. Spatial and temporal analysis (2009–2020) of the biological parameters, abundance and distribution of Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) in the Western Mediterranean. 2022. Fisheries Research Vol. 256:106483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106483
Palermino A, Centurelli M, De Felice A, Canduci G, Biagiotti I, Costantini I, Leonori I. New records of smallscale codlet, Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941 (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae), in the Adriatic Sea. 2022. BioInvasions Records, 11(3), 796–802. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2022.11.3.21
Tsagarakis K., Libralato S., Giannoulaki M., Touloumis K., Somarakis S., Machias A., Frangoulis C., Papantoniou G., Kavadas S., Stoumboudi M.T. Drivers of the North Aegean Sea Ecosystem (Eastern Mediterranean) Through Time: Insights From Multidecadal Retrospective Analysis and Future Simulations. 2022. Frontiers in Marine Science. V.9: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.919793
Scarcella G., Angelini S., Armelloni EN., Costantini I., De Felice A., Guicciardi S., Leonori I., Masnadi F., Scanu M., Coro G. 2022. The potential effects of COVID-19 lockdown and the following restrictions on the status of eight target stocks in the Adriatic Sea. Front. Mar. Sci., 9: 920974. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.920974
Fanelli, E., Menicucci, S., Malavolti, S., De Felice, A., and Leonori, I. Spatial changes in community composition and food web structure of mesozooplankton across the Adriatic basin (Mediterranean Sea). 2022. Biogeosciences, 19, 1833–1851, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1833-2022.
Quattrocchi, F., Garofalo, G., 2022. Revealing environmental synchronicity that enhances anchovy recruitment in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientific Reports 12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09418-z
Ventero, A., Iglesias, M., Giannoulaki, M., Pyrounaki, M.M., Leonori, I., de Felice, A., Tičina, V., Saraux, C., Genovese, S., Baeza, J., Córdoba, P., Kapelonis, Z., Somarakis, S., Hattab, T., Biagiotti, I., Malavolti, S., Juretić, T., Bourdeix, J.-H., Basilone, G., Ferreri, R., Aronica, S., 2022. First description of the shelf epipelagic plankton layers at a Mediterranean basin-scale. Preprint. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1757484/v1
2021
Angelini S, Armelloni EN, Costantini I, De Felice A, Isajlovic I, Leonori I, Manfredi C, Masnadi F, Scarcella G, Ticˇina V and Santojanni A. Understanding the Dynamics of Ancillary Pelagic Species in the Adriatic Sea. 2021. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:728948. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.728948
Mandić M, Leonori I, De Felice A, Gvozdenović S, Pešić A. A new look on the morphometric characteristics of Congridae leptocephali from the southern Adriatic Sea. 2021. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 101 (2): 443-447. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315421000229
Barra M., Bonanno A., Hattab T., Saraux C., Iglesias M., Leonori I., Tičina V., Basilone G., De Felice A., Ferreri R., Machias A., Ventero A., Costantini I., Juretic T., Pyrounaki M.M., Bourdeix J.-H., Gašparević D., Kapelonis Z., Canduci G., Giannoulaki M. Effects of sampling intensity and biomass levels on the precision of acoustic surveys in the Mediterranean Sea. 2021, Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 22:4. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.26100
Basilone G., Ferreri R., Aronica S., Mazzola S., Bonanno A., Gargano A., Pulizzi M., Fontana I., Giacalone G., Calandrino P., Genovese S., Barra M. Reproduction and Sexual Maturity of European Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) in the Central Mediterranean Sea. 2021. Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 8:715846. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.715846
Bonanno A., Barra M., De Felice A., Giannoulaki M., Iglesias M., Leonori I., Ventero A., Aronica S., Biagiotti I., Tičina V., Canduci G., Genovese S. Acoustic correction factor estimate for compensating the vertical diel migration of small pelagic species. 2021. Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 22:4. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.25120
De Felice A., Iglesias M., Saraux C., Bonanno A., Tičina V., Leonori I., Ventero A., Hattab T., Barra M., Gašparevic D., Biagiotti D., Bourdeix J.-H., Genovese S., Juretic T., Aronica S., Malavolti S. Environmental drivers influencing the abundance of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) and European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in different areas of the Mediterranean Sea. 2021. Mediterranean Marine ScienceVol. 22:4. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.25933
Ferreri R., Barra M., Gargano A., Aronica S., Bonanno A., Genovese S., Rumolo P., Basilone G. New evaluation of postovulatory follicle degeneration at high‐temperature regimes refines criteria for the identification of spawning cohorts in the european anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus). 2021. Animals Vol. 11:2. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11020529
Queiros, Q., Saraux, C., Dutto, G., Gasset, E., Marguerite, A., Brosset, P., Fromentin, J.-M., McKenzie, D., 2021. Is starvation a cause of overmortality of the Mediterranean sardine? Marine Environmental Research 170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105441
Ferreri R., Genovese S., Barra M., Biagiotti I., Bourdeix J.-H., De Felice A., Gašparević D., Hattab T., Iglesias M., Juretić T., Leonori I., Malavolti S., Raykov V.S., Saraux C., Tičina V., Ventero A., Basilone G. Variability in size at maturity of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean Sea. 2021. Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 22:4. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.25995
Giannoulaki M., Zwolinski J., Gucu A.C., De Felice A., Somarakis S. The “MEDiterranean International Acoustic Survey”: An introduction. 2021. Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 22:4. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.29068
Gkanasos A., Schismenou E., Tsiaras K., Somarakis S., Giannoulaki M., Sofianos S., Triantafyllou G. A three dimensional, full life cycle, anchovy and sardine model for the North Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean): Validation, sensitivity and climatic scenario simulations. 2021. Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 22:3. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.27407
Hattab T., Gucu A., Ventero A., De Felice A., Machias A., Saraux C., Gašparević D., Basilone G., Costantini I., Leonori I., Bourdeix J.-H., Iglesias M., Barra M., Giannoulaki M., Ferreri R., Ayoubi S.E., Malavolti S., Genovese S., Somarakis S., Juretic T., Tičina V., Certain G. Temperature strongly correlates with regional patterns of body size variation in Mediterranean small pelagic fish species. 2021. Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 22:4. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.26525
Leonori I., Tičina V., Giannoulaki M., Hattab T., Iglesias M., Bonanno A., Costantini I., Canduci G., Machias A., Ventero A., Somarakis S., Tsagarakis K., Bogner D., Barra M., Basilone G., Genovese S., Juretic T., Gašparević D., De Felice A. History of hydroacoustic surveys of small pelagic fish species in the European Mediterranean Sea. 2021. Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 22:4. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.26001
Malavolti S., Ruggeri P., Fioravanti T., Tičina V., Costantini I., De Felice A., Splendiani A., Gašparević D., Barucchi V.C., Leonori I. Temporal and spatial genetic variation of Engraulis encrasicolus in the Adriatic Sea. 2021. Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 22:4. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.25990
Palermino A., De Felice A., Canduci G., Biagiotti I., Constantini I., Malavolti S., Leonori I. First target strength measurement of Trachurus mediterraneus and Scomber colias in the Mediterranean Sea. 2021. Fisheries Research Vol. 240:105973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105973
Ventero A., Marcos I., Iglesias M. Acoustic evidences of the beginning of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) schooling in the Northern Alboran Sea (Mediterranean Sea). 2021. Fisheries Research Vol. 239:105950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105950
2020
Certad, G., Zahedi, A., Gantois, N., Sawant, M., Creusy, C., Duval, E., Benamrouz-Vanneste, S., Ryan, U., Viscogliosi, E., 2020. Molecular Characterization of Novel Cryptosporidium Fish Genotypes in Edible Marine Fish. Microorganisms 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8122014
Basilone G., Barra M., Ferreri R., Mangano S., Pulizzi M., Giacalone G., Fontana I., Aronica S., Gargano A., Rumolo P., Genovese S., Bonanno A. First annulus formation in the European anchovy; a two-stage approach for robust validation. 2020. Scientific Reports Vol. 10:1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58174-5
Cresson, P., Chouvelon, T., Bustamante, P., Bănaru, D., Baudrier, J., Le Loch, F., Mauffret, A., Mialet, B., Spitz, J., Wessel, N., Briand, M., Denamiel, M., Doray, M., Guillou, G., Jadaud, A., Lazard, C., Prieur, S., Rouquette, M., Saraux, C., Serre, S., Timmerman, C.-A., Verin, Y., Harmelin-Vivien, M., 2020. Primary production and depth drive different trophic structure and functioning of fish assemblages in French marine ecosystems. Progress In Oceanography 186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102343
Feuilloley, G., Fromentin, J.-M., Stemmann, L., Demarcq, H., Estournel, C., Saraux, C., 2020. Concomitant changes in the Environment and small pelagic fish community of the Gulf of Lions. Progress In Oceanography 186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102375
Basilone G., Ferreri R., Barra M., Bonanno A., Pulizzi M., Gargano A., Fontana I., Giacalone G., Rumolo P., Mazzola S., Genovese S., McBride R., Aronica S. Spawning ecology of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Strait of Sicily: Linking variations of zooplankton prey, fish density, growth, and reproduction in an upwelling system. 2020. Progress in Oceanography Vol. 184:102330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102330
Ventero A., Iglesias M., Miquel J. From coast to slope: Zooplankton communities shift in the Northern Alboran Sea. 2020. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Vol. 242:106854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106854
2019
Aronica S., Fontana I., Giacalone G., Lo Bosco G., Rizzo R., Mazzola S., Basilone G., Ferreri R., Genovese S., Barra M., Bonanno A. Identifying small pelagic Mediterranean fish schools from acoustic and environmental data using optimized artificial neural networks. 2019. Ecological Informatics Vol. 50:149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2018.12.007
Brehmer, P., Sarré, A., Guennegan, Y., Guillard, J., 2019. Vessel Avoidance Response: A Complex Tradeoff Between Fish Multisensory Integration and Environmental Variables. Reviews In Fisheries Science & Aquaculture 27, 380–391. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2019.1601157
Certad, G., Follet, J., Gantois, N., Hammouma-Ghelboun, O., Guyot, K., Benamrouz-Vanneste, S., Fréalle, E., Seesao, Y., Delaire, B., Creusy, C., Even, G., Verrez-Bagnis, V., Ryan, U., Gay, M., Aliouat-Denis, C., Viscogliosi, E., 2019. Prevalence, Molecular Identification, and Risk Factors for Cryptosporidium Infection in Edible Marine Fish: A Survey Across Sea Areas Surrounding France. Frontiers In Microbiology 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01037
Chouvelon, T., Strady, E., Harmelin-Vivien, M., Radakovitch, O., Brach-Papa, C., Crochet, S., Knoery, J., Rozuel, E., Thomas, B., Tronczynski, J., Chiffoleau, J.-F., 2019. Patterns of trace metal bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in a phytoplankton-zooplankton-small pelagic fish marine food web. Marine Pollution Bulletin 146, 1013–1030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.07.047
Lefebvre, C., Saraux, C., Heitz, O., Nowaczyk, A., Bonnet, D., 2019. Microplastics FTIR characterisation and distribution in the water column and digestive tracts of small pelagic fish in the Gulf of Lions. Marine Pollution Bulletin 142, 510–519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.025
Saraux, C., Van Beveren, E., Brosset, P., Queiros, Q., Bourdeix, J.-H., Dutto, G., Gasset, E., Jac, C., Bonhommeau, S., Fromentin, J.-M., 2019. Small pelagic fish dynamics: a review of mechanisms in the Gulf of Lions. Deep-sea Research Part Ii-topical Studies In Oceanography 159, 52–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2018.02.010
Ferreri R., McBride R.S., Barra M., Gargano A., Mangano S., Pulizzi M., Aronica S., Bonanno A., Basilone G. Variation in size at maturity by horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) within the central Mediterranean Sea: Implications for investigating drivers of local productivity and applications for resource assessments. 2019. Fisheries Research Vol. 211:291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.11.026
Bănaru, D., Diaz, F., Verley, P., Campbell, R., Navarro, J., Yohia, C., Oliveros-Ramos, R., Mellon, C., Shin, Y.-J., 2019. Implementation of an end-to-end model of the Gulf of Lions ecosystem (NW Mediterranean Sea). I. Parameterization, calibration and evaluation. Ecological Modelling 401, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.03.005
Ventero A., Iglesias M., Córdoba P. Krill spatial distribution in the Spanish Mediterranean Sea in summer time. 2019. Journal of Plankton Research Vol. 41:4. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbz030
2018
Basilone G., Ferreri R., Mangano S., Pulizzi M., Gargano A., Barra M., Mazzola S., Fontana I., Giacalone G., Genovese S., Aronica S., Bonanno A. Effects of habitat conditions at hatching time on growth history of offspring European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus, in the Central Mediterranean Sea. 2018. Hydrobiologia Vol. 821:1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3625-
Courbin, N., Besnard, A., Peron, C., Saraux, C., Fort, J., Perret, S., Tornos, J., Gremillet, D., 2018. Short-term prey field lability constrains individual specialisation in resource selection and foraging site fidelity in a marine predator. Ecology Letters 21, 1043–1054. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12970
Queiros, Q., Fromentin, J.-M., Astruc, G., Bauer, R.K., Saraux, C., 2018. Dolphin predation pressure on pelagic and demersal fish in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 603, 13–27. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12672
Ben Abdallah L., Barra M., Gaamour A., Khemiri S., Genovese S., Mifsud R., Basilone G., Fontana I., Giacalone G., Aronica S., Mazzola S., Jarboui O., Bonanno A. Small pelagic fish assemblages in relation to environmental regimes in the Central Mediterranean. 2018. Hydrobiologia Vol. 821:1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3540-0
Bonanno A., Barra M., Mifsud R., Basilone G., Genovese S., Di Bitetto M., Aronica S., Giacalone G., Fontana I., Mangano S., Ferreri R., Pulizzi M., Rumolo P., Gargano A., Buscaino G., Calandrino P., Di Maria A., Mazzola S. Space utilization by key species of the pelagic fish community in an upwelling ecosystem of the Mediterranean Sea, 2018. Hydrobiologia Vol. 821:1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3350-9
Aubert, A., Antajan, E., Lynam, C., Pitois, S., Pliru, A., Vaz, S., Thibault, D., 2018. No more reason for ignoring gelatinous zooplankton in ecosystem assessment and marine management: Concrete cost-effective methodology during routine fishery trawl surveys. Marine Policy 89, 100–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.12.010
Malavolti S., De Felice A., Costantini I., Biagiotti I., Canduci G., Grilli F., Marini M., Tirelli V., Borme D., Barucchi V.C., Leonori I. Distribution of Engraulis encrasicolus eggs and larvae in relation to coastal oceanographic conditions (a south-western Adriatic Sea case study). 2018. Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 19:1. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.14402
Rumolo P., Fanelli E., Barra M., Basilone G., Genovese S., Gherardi S., Ferreri R., Gargano A., Mazzola S., Bonanno A. Trophic relationships between anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and zooplankton in the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean sea): a stable isotope approach. 2018. Hydrobiologia Vol. 821:1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3334-9
Zgozi S., Barra M., Basilone G., Hamza M., Assughayer M., Nfate A., Giacalone G., Fontana I., Mifsud R., Goncharov S., Popov S., Bahri T., Pulizzi M., Genovese S., Ceriola L., Aronica S., Mazzola S., Bonanno A. Habitat suitability modelling for a key small pelagic fish species (Sardinella aurita) in the central Mediterranean sea. 2018. Hydrobiologia Vol. 821:1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3265-5
2017
Basilone G., Mangano S., Pulizzi M., Fontana I., Giacalone G., Ferreri R., Gargano A., Aronica S., Barra M., Genovese S., Rumolo P., Mazzola S., Bonanno A. European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) age structure and growth rate in two contrastedareas of the Mediterranean Sea: The paradox of faster growth in oligotrophic seas. 2017. Mediterranean Marine Science Vol. 18:3. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.2059
Authier, M., Saraux, C., Peron, C., 2017. Variable Selection and Accurate Predictions in Habitat Modelling: a Shrinkage Approach. Ecography 40, 549–560. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01633
Brosset P., Fromentin J.-M., Van Beveren E., Lloret J., Marques V., Basilone G., Bonanno A., Carpi P., Donato F., Čikeš Keč V., De Felice A., Ferreri R., Gašparević D., Giráldez A., Gücü A., Iglesias M., Leonori I., Palomera I., Somarakis S., Tičina V., Torres P., Ventero A., Zorica B., Ménard F., Saraux C. Spatio-temporal patterns and environmental controls of small pelagic fish body condition from contrasted Mediterranean areas. 2017. Progress in Oceanography Vol. 151:149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2016.12.002
Catanese G., Watteaux R., Montes I., Barra M., Rumolo P., Borme D., Nardelli B.B., Botte V., Mazzocchi M.G., Genovese S., Di Capua I., Iriondo M., Estonba A., Ruggeri P., Tirelli V., Caputo-Barucchi V., Basilone G., Bonanno A., Iudicone D., Procaccini G. Insights on the drivers of genetic divergence in the European anchovy. 2017. Scientific Reports Vol. 7:1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03926-z
Authier, M., Saraux, C., Peron, C., 2017. Variable Selection and Accurate Predictions in Habitat Modelling: a Shrinkage Approach. Ecography 40, 549–560. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01633
Giannoulaki M., Pyrounaki M.M., Bourdeix J.-H., Abdallah L.B., Bonanno A., Basilone G., Iglesias M., Ventero A., De Felice A., Leonori I., Valavanis V.D., Machias A., Saraux C. Habitat suitability modeling to identify the potential nursery grounds of the Atlantic mackerel and its relation to oceanographic conditions in the Mediterranean Sea. 2017. Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 4:JUL. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00230
Miccoli A, Maradonna F, De Felice A, Caputo Barucchi V, Estonba A, Genangeli M, Vittori S, Leonori I, Carnevali O. Detection of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and evidence of their effects on the HPG axis of the European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus. 2017. Marine Environmental Research 127: 137-147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.04.006.
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Van Beveren, E., Fromentin, J.-M., Bonhommeau, S., Nieblas, A.-E., Metral, L., Brisset, B., Jusup, M., Bauer, R.K., Brosset, P., Saraux, C., 2017. Prey predator interactions in the face of management regulations: changes in Mediterranean small pelagics are not due to increased tuna predation. Canadian Journal Of Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences 74, 1422–1430. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2016-0152
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Ventero A., Iglesias M., Villamor B. Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) otoliths reveal growth differences between two areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Sea. 2017. Scientia Marina Vol. 81:3. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04615.21A
2016
Bonanno A., Barra M., Basilone G., Genovese S., Rumolo P., Goncharov S., Popov S., Buongiorno Nardelli B., Iudicone D., Procaccini G., Aronica S., Patti B., Giacalone G., Ferreri R., Fontana I., Tranchida G., Mangano S., Pulizzi M., Gargano A., Di Maria A., Mazzola S. Environmental processes driving anchovy and sardine distribution in a highly variable environment: the role of the coastal structure and riverine input. 2016. Fisheries Oceanography Vol. 25:5. https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12166
Rumolo P., Bonanno A., Barra M., Fanelli E., Calabrò M., Genovese S., Ferreri R., Mazzola S., Basilone G. Spatial variations in feeding habits and trophic levels of two small pelagic fish species in the central Mediterranean Sea. 2016. Marine Environmental ResearchVol. 115:65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.02.004
Brind’amour, A., Rochet, M.-J., Ordines, F., Hosack, G., Berthele, O., Merigot, B., Carbonara, P., Follesa, M.C., Jadaud, A., Lefkaditou, E., Maiorano, P., Peristeraki, P., Mannini, A., Rabiller, M., Spedicato, M.T., Tserpes, G., Trenkel, V., 2016. Environmental drivers explain regional variation of changes in fish and invertebrate functional groups across the Mediterranean Sea from 1994 to 2012. Marine Ecology Progress Series 562, 19–35. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11912
Miccoli A, Olivotto I, De Felice A, Leonori I, Carnevali O. Characterization and transcriptional profiles of Engraulis encrasicolus’ GnRH forms. 2016. Reproduction. 152: 727–739. http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/REP-16-0405
Ruggeri P, Splendiani A, Di Muri C, Fioravanti T, Santojanni A, Leonori I, De Felice A, Biagiotti I, Carpi P, Arneri E, Nisi Cerioni P, Giovannotti M, Caputo Barucchi V. Coupling Demographic and Genetic Variability from Archived Collections of European Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus). 2016. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0151507. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151507
Van Beveren, E., Keck, N., Fromentin, J.-M., Laurence, S., Boulet, H., Labrut, S., Baud, M., Bigarre, L., Brosset, P., Saraux, C., 2016. Can pathogens alter the population dynamics of sardine in the NW Mediterranean? Marine Biology 163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-3015-7
Brosset, P., Lloret, J., Munoz, M., Fauvel, C., Van Beveren, E., Marques, V., Fromentin, J.-M., Menard, F., Saraux, C., 2016b. Body reserves mediate trade-offs between life-history traits: new insights from small pelagic fish reproduction. Royal Society Open Science 3. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160202
Brosset, P., Le Bourg, B., Costalago, D., Banaru, D., Van Beveren, E., Bourdeix, J.-H., Fromentin, J.-M., Menard, F., Saraux, C., 2016. Linking small pelagic dietary shifts with ecosystem changes in the Gulf of Lions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 554, 157–171. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11796
Ruggeri P, Splendiani A, Occhipinti G, Fioravanti T, Santojanni A, Leonori I, De Felice A, Arneri E, Procaccini G, Catanese G, Tičina V, Bonanno A, Nisi Cerioni P, Giovannotti M, Grant WS, Caputo Barucchi V. Biocomplexity in Populations of European Anchovy in the Adriatic Sea. 2016. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0153061. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153061.
Miccoli A, Leonori I, Estonba A, De Felice A, Piccinetti CC, Carnevali O. Clupeiformes’ Egg Envelope Proteins characterization: The case of Engraulis encrasicolus as a proxy for stock assessment through a novel molecular tool. 2016. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 100: 95–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.006.
Tugores M.P., Iglesias M., Oñate D., Miquel J. Spatial distribution, sampling precision and survey design optimisation with non-normal variables: The case of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) recruitment in Spanish Mediterranean waters. 2016, Progress in Oceanography Vol. 141:168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2015.12.011
2015
Barra M., Petitgas P., Bonanno A., Somarakis S., Woillez M., Machias A., Mazzola S., Basilone G., Giannoulaki M. Interannual changes in biomass affect the spatial aggregations of anchovy and sardine as evidenced by Geostatistical and spatial indicators. 2015. PLoS ONE Vol. 10:8. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135808
Brosset, P., Menard, F., Fromentin, J.-M., Bonhommeau, S., Ulses, C., Bourdeix, J.-H., Bigot, J.-L., Van Beveren, E., Roos, D., Saraux, C., 2015. Influence of environmental variability and age on the body condition of small pelagic fish in the Gulf of Lions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 529, 219–231. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11275
Le Bourg, B., Banaru, D., Saraux, C., Nowaczyk, A., Le Luherne, E., Jadaud, A., Bigot, J.-L., Richard, P., 2015. Trophic niche overlap of sprat and commercial small pelagic teleosts in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean Sea). Journal Of Sea Research 103, 138–146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2015.06.01
Brosset, P., Fromentin, J.-M., Menard, F., Pernet, F., Bourdeix, J.-H., Bigot, J.-L., Van Beveren, E., Perez Rodia, M. a., Choy, S., Saraux, C., 2015. Measurement and analysis of small pelagic fish condition: A suitable method for rapid evaluation in the field. Journal Of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology 462, 90–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2014.10.016
Ospina-Alvarez, A., Catalan, I. a., Bernal, M., Roos, D., Palomera, I., 2015. From egg production to recruits: connectivity and inter-annual variability in the recruitment patterns of European anchovy in the northwestern Mediterranean. Progress In Oceanography 138, 431–447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2015.01.011
Carpi P., Santojanni A., Donato F., Colella S., Čikeš Keč V., Zorica B., Leonori I., De Felice A., Tičina V., Modic T., Pengal P., Arneri E. 2015. A joint stock assessment for the anchovy stock of the northern and central Adriatic Sea: comparison of two catch-at-age models. Sci. Mar. 79(1): 57-70. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03903.29A
Tsagarakis K.; Giannoulaki; Pyrounaki M.M.; Machias A. Species identification of small pelagic fish schools by means of hydroacoustics in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. 2015. Mediterranean Marine Science. V.16:1 https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.799
Bonanno A., Zgozi S., Basilone G., Hamza M., Barra M., Genovese S., Rumolo P., Nfate A., Elsger M., Goncharov S., Popov S., Mifsud R., Bahri T., Giacalone G., Fontana I., Buongiorno Nardelli B., Aronica S., Ceriola L., Patti B., Ferreri R., Colella S., Volpe G., Mazzola S. Acoustically detected pelagic fish community in relation to environmental conditions observed in the Central Mediterranean sea: a comparison of Libyan and Sicilian–Maltese coastal areas. 2015. Hydrobiologia Vol. 755:1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2234-0
2014
Bonanno A., Giannoulaki M., Barra M., Basilone G., Machias A., Genovese S., Goncharov S., Popov S., Rumolo P., Bitetto M.D., Aronica S., Patti B., Fontana I., Giacalone G., Ferreri R., Buscaino G., Somarakis S., Pyrounaki M.-M., Tsoukali S., Mazzola S. Habitat selection response of small pelagic fish in different environments. Two examples from the oligotrophic Mediterranean Sea. 2014. PLoS ONE Vol. 9:7. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101498
Costalago, D., Palomera, I., 2014. Feeding of European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) in the northwestern Mediterranean: from late larvae to adults. Scientia Marina 78, 41–54. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03898.06D
Costalago, D., Palomera, I., Tirelli, V., 2014. Seasonal comparison of the diets of juvenile European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus and sardine Sardina pilchardus in the Gulf of Lions. Journal Of Sea Research 89, 64–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.02.008
Pethybridge, H., Bodin, N., Arsenault-Pernet, E. -j., Bourdeix, J.-H., Brisset, B., Bigot, J.-L., Roos, D., Peter, M., 2014. Temporal and inter-specific variations in forage fish feeding conditions in the NW Mediterranean: lipid content and fatty acid compositional changes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 512, 39–54. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10864
Saraux, C., Fromentin, J.-M., Bigot, J.-L., Bourdeix, J.-H., Morfin, M., Roos, D., Van Beveren, E., Bez, N., 2014. Spatial Structure and Distribution of Small Pelagic Fish in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Plos One 9, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111211
Van Beveren, E., Bonhommeau, S., Fromentin, J.-M., Bigot, J.-L., Bourdeix, J.-H., Brosset, P., Roos, D., Saraux, C., 2014. Rapid changes in growth, condition, size and age of small pelagic fish in the Mediterranean. Marine Biology 161, 1809–1822. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-014-2463-1
Peña M., Olivar M.P., Balbín R., López-Jurado J.L., Iglesias M., Miquel J. Acoustic detection of mesopelagic fishes in scattering layers of the Balearic Sea (western Mediterranean). 2014. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Vol. 71:8. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2013-0331
2013
Basilone G., Bonanno A., Patti B., Mazzola S., Barra M., Cuttitta A., Mcbride R. Spawning site selection by European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in relation to oceanographic conditions in the Strait of Sicily. 2013. Fisheries Oceanography Vol. 22:4. https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12024
Bonanno A., Zgozi S., Cuttitta A., El Turki A., Di Nieri A., Ghmati H., Basilone G., Aronica S., Hamza M., Barra M., Genovese S., Falco F., Knittweis L., Mifsud R., Patti B., Bahri T., Giacalone G., Fontana I., Tranchida G., Mazzola S. Influence of environmental variability on anchovy early life stages (Engraulis encrasicolus) in two different areas of the Central Mediterranean Sea. 2013. Hydrobiologia Vol. 701:1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1285-8
Giannoulaki, M., Iglesias, M., Tugores, P., Bonanno, A., Patti, B., De Felice, A., Leonori, I., Bigot, J.L., Tičina, V., Pyrounaki, M.M., Tsagarakis, K., Machias, A., Somarakis, S., Schismenou, E., Quinci, E., Basilone, W., Cuttitta, A., Campanella, F., Miguel, J., Oñate, D., Roos, D., and Valavanis V. 2013. Characterising the potential habitat of European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the Mediterranean Sea, at different life stages. Fisheries Oceanography. 22(2): 69–89. ISSN: 1054-6006. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fog.12005.
Ospina-Alvarez, A., Bernal, M., Alberto Catalan, I., Roos, D., Bigot, J.-L., Palomera, I., 2013. Modeling Fish Egg Production and Spatial Distribution from Acoustic Data: A Step Forward into the Analysis of Recruitment. Plos One 8. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073687
Peron, C., Gremillet, D., Prudor, A., Pettex, E., Saraux, C., Soriano-Redondo, A., Authier, M., Fort, J., 2013. Importance of coastal Marine Protected Areas for the conservation of pelagic seabirds: The case of Vulnerable yelkouan shearwaters in the Mediterranean Sea. Biological Conservation 168, 210–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.09.006
Pethybridge, H., Roos, D., Loizeau, V., Pecquerie, L., Bacher, C., 2013. Responses of European anchovy vital rates and population growth to environmental fluctuations: An individual-based modeling approach. Ecological Modelling 250, 370–383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.11.017
Banaru, D., Mellon, C., Roos, D., Bigot, J.-L., Souplet, A., Jadaud, A., Beaubrun, P., Fromentin, J.-M., 2013. Trophic structure in the Gulf of Lions marine ecosystem (north-western Mediterranean Sea) and fishing impacts. Journal Of Marine Systems 111, 45–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.09.010
Giannoulaki M.; Iglesias M.; Tugores M.P.; Bonanno A.; Patti B.; De Felice A.; Leonori I.; Bigot J.L.; Ti?ina V.; Pyrounaki M.M.; Tsagarakis K.; Machias A.; Somarakis S.; Schismenou E.; Quinci E.; Basilone G.; Cuttitta A.; Campanella F.; Miquel J.; O?ate D.; Roos D.; Valavanis V. Characterizing the potential habitat of European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the Mediterranean Sea, at different life stages. 2013. Fisheries Oceanography. V.22:2 https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12005
Machias A., Pyrounaki M., Leonori I., Basilone G., Iglesias M., De Felice A., Bonanno A., Giannoulaki M. Catch of pelagic hauls in Mediterranean acoustic surveys: Is it the same between day and night? Scientia Marina. 2013. 77(1): 69-79. ISSN: 0214-8358. WOS:000316105600008 Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03656.21D.
2012
Costalago, D., Navarro, J., Alvarez-Calleja, I., Palomera, I., 2012. Ontogenetic and seasonal changes in the feeding habits and trophic levels of two small pelagic fish species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 460, 169–181. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09751
Leonori I., Tičina V., De Felice A., Vidjak O., Grubišić L., Pallaoro A. Comparisons of two research vessels’ properties in the acoustic surveys of small pelagic fish. 2012. Acta Adriatica. 53(3): 389 – 398. ISSN: 0001-5113.
Tsagarakis K.; Giannoulaki M.; Somarakis S.; MacHias A.Variability in positional, energetic and morphometric descriptors of European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus schools related to patterns of diurnal vertical migration. 2012. Marine Ecology Progress Series. V.446: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09456
Tsagarakis K.; Pyrounaki M.M.; Giannoulaki M.; Somarakis S.; Machias A.Ontogenetic shift in the schooling behaviour of sardines, Sardina pilchardus. 2012. Animal Behaviour. V.84:2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.05.018
2011
Giannoulaki M., Pyrounaki M.M., Liorzou B., Leonori I., Valavanis V.D., Tsagarakis K., Bigot J.L., Roos D., De Felice A., Campanella F., Somarakis S., Arneri E., Machias A. Habitat suitability modelling for sardine juveniles (Sardina pilchardus) in the Mediterranean Sea. 2011. Fisheries Oceanography Vol. 20:5. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2011.00590.x
Tugores P., Giannoulaki M., Iglesias M., Bonanno A., Tičina V., Leonori I., MacHias A., Tsagarakis K., Díaz N., Giráldez A., Patti B., De Felice A., Basilone G., Valavanis V. Habitat suitability modelling for sardine Sardina pilchardus in a highly diverse ecosystem: The Mediterranean Sea. 2011. Marine Ecology Progress Series Vol. 443:181. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09366
2009
Nicolle, A., Garreau, P., Liorzou, B., 2009. Modelling for anchovy recruitment studies in the Gulf of Lions (Western Mediterranean Sea). Ocean Dynamics 59, 953–968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-009-0221-6
2008
Giannoulaki M., Valavanis V.D., Palialexis A., Tsagarakis K., Machias A., Somarakis S., Papaconstantinou C. Modelling the presence of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the Aegean Sea during early summer, based on satellite environmental data. 2008. Hydrobiologia Vol. 612:1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-008-9498-6
Tsagarakis K., Machias A., Somarakis S., Giannoulaki M., Palialexis A., Valavanis V.D. Habitat discrimination of juvenile sardines in the Aegean Sea using remotely sensed environmental data. 2008. Hydrobiologia Vol. 612:1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-008-9500-3