Researcher
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Sicily Marine Centre
Integrative Marine Ecology Department
Villa Pace - C.da Porticatello 29, 98167 Messina – Italia
Tel.: +39 3493630787
E-mail: pierpaolo.consoli(at)szn.it
Contatto Skype: pierpaoloconsoli75
Research Interests
Ecology, taxonomy, biology and diversity of marine fish. Fish assemblages associated with natural and artificial (extractive platforms and shipwrecks) habitat by means of visual census techniques (ROV and SCUBA). Relationship between habitat complexity and fish assemblages. Feeding ecology of large pelagic fish. Studies of biodiversity in marine habitats, including hydrothermal system. Impact of marine litter on benthic habitat and species. Transfer of contaminants in the marine trophic web. Fishery management. Studies on artisanal fisheries. Protected Species and habitat. Effects of protection measures on fish assemblage in marine protected areas (MPAs). Alien species.
Publications
Galgani, F., Pham, C. K., Claro, F., Consoli, P. (2018). Marine animal forests as useful indicators of entanglement by marine litter. Marine Pollution Bulletin 135: 735-738.
D’Alessandro, M., Esposito, V., Porporato, E., Berto, D., Renzi, M., Giacobbe, S., Scotti, G., Consoli P., Valastro G., Andaloro F., Romeo, T. (2018). Relationships Between Plastic Litter And Chemical Pollutants On Benthic Biodiversity. Environmental Pollution 242: 1546-1556.
Consoli, P., Andaloro, F., Altobelli, C., Battaglia, P., Campagnuolo, S., Canese, S., Castriota, L., Cillari, T., Falautano, M., Pedà, C., Perzia, P., Sinopoli, M., Vivona, P., Scotti, G., Esposito, V., Galgani, F., Romeo, T. (2018). Marine litter in an EBSA (Ecologically or Biologically Significant Area) of the Central Mediterranean Sea: abundance, composition, impact on benthic species and basis for monitoring entanglement. Environmental Pollution 236: 405-415.
Altobelli, C., Perzia, P., Falautano, M., Consoli, P., Canese, S., Romeo, T., Andaloro, F. (2017). Mediterranean banks in EBSA area: Hotspots of biodiversity under threat. Marine Environmental Research 131: 57-68.
Consoli, P., Esposito, V., Falautano, M., Battaglia, P., Castriota, L., Romeo, T., Sinopoli, M., Vivona, P., Andaloro, F. (2017). The impact of fisheries on vulnerable habitats: the case of trawling on circalittoral grounds in the Strait of Sicily (central Mediterranean Sea). Marine Biology Research 13.
Consoli, P., Esposito, V., Battaglia, P., Altobelli, C., Perzia, P., Romeo, T., Canese, S., Andaloro, F. (2016). Fish distribution and habitat complexity on banks of the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea) from Remotely-Operated Vehicle (ROV) explorations. PLoS ONE 11(12): e0167809.
Romeo, T., Battaglia, P., Pedà, C., Consoli, P., Andaloro, F., Fossi, M.C. (2015). First evidence of presence of plastic debris in stomach of large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 95: 358-361.
Consoli, P., Sarà G., Mazza, G., Battaglia, P., Romeo, T., Incontro, V., Andaloro, F. (2013). The effects of protection measures on fish assemblage in the plemmirio marine reserve (Central Mediterranean Sea, italy): a first assessment 5 years after its establishment. Journal of Sea Research 79: 20-26.
Consoli, P., Romeo T.,, Ferraro, M., Sarà, G., Andaloro, F. (2013). Factors affecting fish assemblages associated with gas platforms in the Mediterranean sea. Journal of Sea Research 77: 45–52.
Consoli, P., Romeo, T., Battaglia, P., Castriota, L., Esposito, V., Andaloro, F. (2008) Feeding habits of the albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga (Perciformes, Scombridae) from central Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biology 155: 133-120.
