Researcher

Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Sicily Marine Centre
Integrative Marine Ecology Department
Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo (complesso Roosevelt), 90149 Palermo - Italia

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Contatto Skype: m.berlino

Curriculum vitae
Manuel Berlino – Google Scholar

Research Interests

The approach to analyzing responses to these factors, both at the individual level, with particular attention to changes in the functional characteristics of organisms, and at the community level, is ecosystem-based. This involves the study of variations and interactions with the abiotic component of the ecosystem, to obtain a detailed description of ecosystem responses and to reveal the disturbance patterns associated with the factors under study. Recognizing the fundamental role of humans as an integral part of the ecosystem, I am also interested in assessing the socio-economic aspects resulting from these impacts. This assessment takes into account the ability of disturbance factors to influence ecosystem goods and services.

Progetto: National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC) – Spoke1, Linea 2 tematica “Biodiversità” finanziato dall’Unione europea – NextGenerationEU.

Selected Publications

• Berlino, M., Mangano, M. C., Di Bona, G., Lucchese, M., Terzo, S. M. C., De Vittor, C., ... & Sarà, G. (2024). Functional diversity and metabolic response in benthic communities along an ocean acidification gradient. Marine Environmental Research, 106520. (DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106520)

• Soru, S., Berlino, M., Sarà, G., Mangano, M. C., De Vittor, C., & Pusceddu, A. (2024). Effects of acidification on the biogeochemistry of unvegetated and seagrass marine sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 199, 115983. (DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115983)

• Berlino, M., Sarà, G., & Mangano, M. C. (2023). Functional Trait-Based Evidence of Microplastic Effects on Aquatic Species. Biology, 12(6), 811. (DOI: 10.3390/biology12060811)

• Salerno, M., Berlino, M., Mangano, M. C., & Sarà, G. (2021). Microplastics and the functional traits of fishes: A global meta‐analysis. Global Change Biology, 27(12), 2645-2655. ISSN: 13541013. JIF: 13.211. (DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15570)