PhD Student
Integrative Marine Ecology Department

Ischia Marine Centre
Punta San Pietro, 80077 Ischia, Napoli, Italia

e-mail: matteo.nannini(at)szn.it
Skype: mattenannini

Curriculum Vitae

Director of Studies: Dr Federica Ragazzola
Internal Supervisor(s): Dr Federica Ragazzola, Dr Irene Olivé Samarra, Dr Gabriele Procaccini (advisor)
External Supervisor: Dr Nadine Schubert
Program: Open University – Stazione Zoologica, XXIV cycle

Research Interests

My research activity is mainly focused on the responses of coralline algae to climate change. Corallinales, in particular, are considered to be among the most important ecosystem engineers due to their ability to create submerged and partially emerged CaCO3 bioconstructions. These algae regulate the concentration of inorganic carbon in surface water and in fact have been included in the 'carbon blue habitats', plus their high magnesium content thallus makes them suitable organisms to understand phenomena related to climate change and also for their possible role in climate change mitigation.
The aim of my project will be to comprehend if rhodoliths-beds in the Mediterranean Sea are sinks or sources of carbon, with the aim to estimate their importance in the oceanic carbon cycle carrying out both field and laboratory experiments that will allow us to quantify the current magnitude and direction of carbon fluxes associated to these beds and to understand possible future changes in order to avert biodiversity loss.

Selected Publications

Nannini M, De Marchi L, Lombardi C, Ragazzola F. (2015). Effects of thermal stress on the growth of an intertidal population of Ellisolandia elongata (Rhodophyta) from N-W Mediterranean Sea. Marine Environmental Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.05.005

Lucey NM, Lombardi C, Florio M, De Marchi L, Nannini M, Rundle S, Gambi MC, Calosi P. (2016). An in situ assessment of local adaptation in a calcifying polychaete froma shallow CO2 vent system. Evolutionary Applications. doi:10.1111/eva.12400

Nannini M, Raiteri G, Ragazzola F, Bordone A, Pacella D, Claps G, Gabellieri G, Andreoli F, Cocito S, Lombardi C. (2017). Methodological approach to develop ‘mimics’ of corlline alage Ellisolandia elongata for climate change studies. 48° Congresso Società Italiana di Biologia Marina S.I.B.M. (Roma, 7-9 giugno 2017)

Gazzola F, Bottomley T, Florio M, Manauzzi MC, Marchini A, Murcia Diaz M, Nannini M, Pasculli L, Ragazzola F, Lombardi C. (2017). Vagile benthic macrofauna associated to a bioconstructional organism threatened by climate change: Ellisolandia elongata reef. 48° Congresso Società Italiana di Biologia Marina S.I.B.M. (Roma, 7-9 giugno 2017)

Pacella D, Claps G, Andreoli F, Gabellieri L, Romano A, Lombardi C, Raiteri G, Nannini M, Ragazzola F. (2017). Optimization of X-Ray microtomography to investigate samples of erect calcarous algae, a target for climate change studies. 3rd Conference on Tomography and Materials and Structures (Lund, Sweden, 26- 30 giugno 2017)

Ragazzola F, Raiteri G, Fabbri P, Scafè M, Florio M, Nannini M, Lombardi C (2017). Structural integrity of Ellisolandia elongata reefs: A mechanical approach to compare tensile strengths in natural and controlled environments. Marine Ecology. doi:10.1111/maec.12455

Cantoni C, Luchetta A, Adani M, Bordone A, Cerrati G, Ciuffardi T, Cocito S, Nannini M, Marchini A, Montagna P, Raiteri G, Ragazzola F, Lombardi C. Interactions Between Ocean Acidification and Marine Heat Waves in a Coastal Biogenic Reef in the Mediterranean Sea. 27th IUGG General Assembly (Montréal, Canada, 8-18 luglio 2019)

Tamburini M, Ferrario J, Marchini A, Grioni A, Keppel E, Lombardi C, Nannini M, Repetto MF, Ruiz G, Occhipinti Ambrogi A, 2019. Monitoring non-indigenous species in port habitats: application of the ‘SERC protocol’ in the Gulf of La Spezia. Biol. Mar. Mediterr. 26, 125–126

Marchini A, Ragazzola F, Vasapollo C, Castelli A, Cerrati G, Gazzola F, Jiang C, Langeneck J, Manauzzi MC, Musco L, Nannini M, Zekonyte J, Lombardi C, (2019). Intertidal Mediterranean coralline algae habitat is expecting a shift toward a reduced growth and a simplified associated fauna under Climate Change. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00106

Ragazzola F, Kolzenburg R, Adani M, Bordone A, Cantoni C, Cerrati C, Ciuffardi C, Cocito S, Lucchetta A, Montagna P, Nannini M, Peirano A, Raiteri G, Lombardi
C. (2021). Carbonate chemistry and temperature dynamics in an alga dominated habitat. Regional Studies in Marine Science

Ragazzola F, Marchini A, Adani M, Bordone A, Castelli A, Cerrati G, Kolzenburg R, Langeneck L, di Marzo C, Nannini M, Raiteri G, Romanelli E, Santos M, Vasapollo C, Pipitone C, Lombardi C. (2021). An intertidal life: Combined effects of acidification and winter heatwaves on a coralline alga (Ellisolandia elongata) and its associated invertebrate community. Marine Environmental Research.

Munari M, Chiarore A, Signorini SG, Cannavacciuolo A, Nannini M, Magni S, Binelli A, Gambi MC, Della Torre C. (2022). Surviving in a changing ocean. Tolerance to acidification might affect the susceptibility of polychaetes to chemical contamination. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113857