Technician
Integrative Marine Ecology Department
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Via Po’ 25c
00198 Roma - Italia
Tel.: +39 06 21710251
E-mail: Salvatore.valente(at)szn.it; salvatore.valente(at)uniroma1.it
Research Interests
Ecologist and GIS expert with solid academic and technical experience in geospatial data management and analysis. PhD with a focus on marine biodiversity and human impacts. Proven experience using GIS and R software for spatial modeling, conservation planning, and web-GIS application development, gained through international collaborations and research projects (Horizon, PON, FEAMP).
Tasks
Spatial database management, ArcGIS Enterprise client- and server-side architecture; Data processing
Selected Publications
• Valente S., Ciucci P., Skarin A., Uboni A. (2020). Attacked from two fronts: cumulative effects of anthropogenic and biotic disturbances generate complex movement patterns. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. https://doi.org/
10.1080/15230430.2019.1698251
• Valente S., Moro S., Di Lorenzo M., Milisenda G., Maiorano L., Colloca F. (2023). Mediterranean fish communities are struggling to adapt to global warming. Evidence from the western coast of Italy, Marine Environmental Research, 191, 106176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106176
• Valente, S., Colloca, F. A dataset of thermal preferences for Mediterranean demersal and benthic macrofauna. Sci Data 11, 314 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03168-5
• Colloca, F., Arcioni, M., Acampa, F., Valente S., et al. Assessing the relevance of sharks and rays for Mediterranean EU fisheries to support a transition from species exploitation to species conservation. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-024-09915-6
• Moro, S., S. Valente, M. Arcioni, et al. 2025. “ Living on the Extinction Edge: Resilience to Fishing and Rebound Potential of the Mediterranean Elasmobranchs.” Fish and Fisheries 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12911.
