University of Salento; Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali; National Interuniversity Consortium For Marine Sciences; Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology (LZMB), more
Function: Marine ecologist Direct contact at institute: Tel.: +39-0832-29 88 53 Fax: +39-0832-29 87 02 E-mail:
Avian, M.; Mancini, L.; Voltolini, M.; Bonnet, D.; Dreossi, D.; Macaluso, V.; Pillepich, N.; Prieto, L.; Ramšak, A.; Terlizzi, A.; Motta, G. (2022). A novel endocast technique providing a 3D quantitative analysis of the gastrovascular system in Rhizostoma pulmo: an unexpected through-gut in cnidaria. PLoS One 17(8): e0272023. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272023
Pazzaglia, J.; Santillán-Sarmiento, A.; Helber, S.B.; Ruocco, M.; Terlizzi, A.; Marín-Guirao, L.; Procaccini, G. (2020). Does warming enhance the effects of eutrophication in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica? Front. Mar. Sci. 7: 564805. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.564805
Tedesco, P.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fiorito, G.; Terlizzi, A. (2020). Global patterns of parasite diversity in cephalopods. NPG Scientific Reports 10(1): 11303. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68340-4
Corriero, G.; Pierri, C.; Accoroni, S.; Alabiso, G.; Bavestrello, G.; Barbone, E.; Bastianini, M.; Bazzoni, A.M.; Bernardi Aubry, F.; Boero, F.; Buia, M.C.; Cabrini, M.; Camatti, E.; Cardone, F.; Cataletto, B.; Cattaneo-Vietti, R.; Cecere, E.; Cibic, T.; Colangelo, P.; de Olazabal, A.; D'Onghia, G.; Finotto, S.; Fiore, N.; Fornasaro, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Gambi, M.C.; Giangrande, A.; Gravili, C.; Guglielmo, R.; Longo, C.; Lorenti, M.; Lugliè, A.; Maiorano, P.; Mazzocchi, M.G.; Mercurio, M.; Mastrototaro, F.; Mistri, M.; Monti, M.; Munari, C.; Musco, L.; Nonnis-Marzano, C.; Padedda, B.M.; Patti, F.P.; Petrocelli, A.; Piraino, S.; Portacci, G.; Pugnetti, A.; Pulina, S.; Romagnoli, T.; Rosati, I.; Sarno, D.; Satta, C.T.; Sechi, N.; Schiaparelli, S.; Scipione, B.; Sion, L.; Terlizzi, A.; Tirelli, V.; Totti, C.; Tursi, A.; Ungaro, N.; Zingone, A.; Zupo, V.; Basset, A. (2016). Ecosystem vulnerability to alien and invasive species: a case study on marine habitats along the Italian coast. Aquat. Conserv. 26(2): 392-409. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2550
Bevilacqua, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Mistri, M.; Munari, C. (2015). New frameworks for species surrogacy in monitoring highly variable coastal ecosystems: applying the BestAgg approach to Mediterranean coastal lagoons. Ecol. Indic. 52: 207-218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.12.008
Cusson, M.; Crowe, T.P.; Araújo, R.; Arenas, F.; Aspden, R.J.; Bulleri, F.; Davoult, D.; Dyson, K.; Fraschetti, S.; Herkül, K.; Hubas, C.; Jenkins, S.; Kotta, J.; Kraufvelin, P.; Migné, A.; Molis, M.; Mulholland, O.; Noël, M.-L.J.; Paterson, D.M.; Saunders, J.; Somerfield, P.J.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Spilmont, N.; Terlizzi, A.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L. (2015). Relationships between biodiversity and the stability of marine ecosystems: Comparisons at a European scale using meta-analysis. J. Sea Res. 98: 5-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.08.004
Gravili, C.; Bevilacqua, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2015). Missing species among Mediterranean non-Siphonophoran Hydrozoa. Biodivers. Conserv. 24(6): 1329-1357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0859-y
Bevilacqua, S.; Sandulli, R.; Plicanti, A.; Terlizzi, A. (2012). Taxonomic distinctness in Mediterranean marine nematodes and its relevance for environmental impact assessment. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 64(7): 1409-1416. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.04.016
Guarnieri, G.; Terlizzi, A.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S. (2012). Increasing heterogeneity of sensitive assemblages as a consequence of human impact in submarine caves. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 159(5): 1155-1164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-1895-8
Vandepitte, L.; Vanhoorne, B.; Kraberg, A.C.; Anisimova, N.; Antoniadou, C.; Araújo, R.; Bartsch, I.; Beker, B.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Bertocci, I.; Cochrane, S.J.; Cooper, K.M.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Christou, E.; Crisp, D.J.; Dahle, S.; De Boissier, M.; de Kluijver, M.; Denisenko, S.; De Vito, D.; Duineveld, G.; Escaravage, V.; Fleischer, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Giangrande, A.; Heip, C.H.R.; Hummel, H.; Janas, U.; Karez, R.; Kedra, M.; Kingston, P.; Kuhlenkamp, R.; Libes, M.; Martens, P.; Mees, J.; Mieszkowska, N.; Mudrak, S.; Munda, I.; Orfanidis, S.; Orlando-Bonaca, M.; Palerud, R.; Rachor, E.; Reichert, K.; Rumohr, H.; Schiedek, D.; Schubert, P.; Sistermans, W.C.H.; Pinto, I.S.; Southward, A.J.; Terlizzi, A.; Tsiaga, E.; van Beusekom, J.E.E.; Vanden Berghe, E.; Warzocha, J.; Wasmund, N.; Weslawski, J.M.; Widdicombe, C.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Zettler, M.L. (2010). Data integration for European marine biodiversity research: creating a database on benthos and plankton to study large-scale patterns and long-term changes. Hydrobiologia 644(1): 1-13. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-010-0108-z
Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S.; Musco, L.; Terlizzi, A. (2009). Taxonomic sufficiency in the detection of natural and human-induced changes in marine assemblages: A comparison of habitats and taxonomic groups. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 58(12): 1850-1859. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.07.018
Terlizzi, A.; Anderson, M.J.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S.; Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, M.; Ellingsen, K.E. (2009). Beta diversity and taxonomic sufficiency: do higher-level taxa reflect heterogeneity in species composition? Diversity Distrib. 15(3): 450-458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00551.x, more
Terlizzi, A.; Bevilacqua, S.; Scuderi, D.; Fiorentino, D.; Guarnieri, G.; Giangrande, A.; Licciano, M.; Felline, S.; Fraschetti, S. (2008). Effects of offshore platforms on soft-bottom macro-benthic assemblages: A case study in a Mediterranean gas field. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 7(7): 1303-1309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.04.024, more
Cannicci, S.; Gomei, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Rorandelli, R.; Terlizzi, A. (2007). Influence of seasonal food abundance and quality on the feeding habits of an opportunistic feeder, the intertidal crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 151(4): 1331-1342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0570-3
Cannicci, S.; Gomei, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Rorandelli, R.; Terlizzi, A. (2007). Influence of seasonal food abundance and quality on the feeding habits of an opportunistic feeder, the intertidal crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 151(4): 1331-1342. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0570-3
Denitto, F.; Terlizzi, A.; Belmonte, G. (2007). Settlement and primary succession in a shallow submarine cave: spatial and temporal benthic assemblage distinctness. Mar. Ecol. (Berl.) 28(S1): 35-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2007.00172.x
Rossi, F.; Forster, R.M.; Montserrat, F.; Ponti, M.; Terlizzi, A.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Middelburg, J.J. (2007). Human trampling as short-term disturbance on intertidal mudflats: effects on macrofauna biodiversity and population dynamics of bivalves. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 151(6): 2077-2090. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0641-0, more
Terlizzi, A.; Anderson, M.J.; Fraschetti, S.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L. (2007). Scales of spatial variation in Mediterranean subtidal sessile assemblages at different depths. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 332: 25-39, more
Bevilacqua, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Russo, G.F.; Boero, F. (2006). Mitigating human disturbance: can protection influence trajectories of recovery in benthic assemblages? J. Anim. Ecol. 75(4): 908-920. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01108.x, more
Bussotti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Belmonte, G.; Boero, F. (2006). Spatial and temporal variability of sessile benthos in shallow Mediterranean marine caves. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 325: 109-119, more
Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Bevilacqua, S.; Boero, F. (2006). The distribution of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from micro- to macro-scale: spatial patterns on habitat-forming algae. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 339(2): 148-158, more
Fraschetti, S.; Gambi, C.; Giangrande, A.; Musco, L.; Terlizzi, A.; Danovaro, R. (2006). Structural and functional response of meiofauna rocky assemblages to sewage pollution. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 52: 540-548, more
Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Bussotti, S.; Guarnieri, G.; D'Ambrosio, P.; Boero, F. (2005). Conservation of Mediterranean seascapes: analyses of existing protection schemes. Mar. Environ. Res. 59(4): 309-332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2004.05.007, more
Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L. (2005). Patterns of distribution of marine assemblages from rocky shores: evidence of relevant scales of variation. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 296: 13-29, more
Terlizzi, A.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S.; Guidetti, P.; Anderson, M.J. (2005). Multivariate and univariate asymmetrical analyses in environmental impact assessment: a case study of Mediterranean subtidal sessile assemblages. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 289: 27-42, more
Terlizzi, A.; Scuderi, D.; Fraschetti, S.; Anderson, M.J. (2005). Quantifying effects of pollution on biodiversity: a case study of highly diverse molluscan assemblages in the Mediterranean. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 148(2): 293-305. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00227-005-0080-8, more
Boero, F.; Belmonte, G.; Bussotti, S.; Fanelli, G.; Fraschetti, S.; Giangrande, A.; Gravili, C.; Guidetti, P.; Pati, A.C.; Piraino, S.; Rubino, F.; Saracino, O.; Schmich, J.; Terlizzi, A.; Geraci, S. (2004). From biodiversity and ecosystem functioning to the roots of ecological complexity. Ecol. Compl. 2: 101-109, more
Guidetti, P.; Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2004). Desertification caused by Lithophaga lithophaga (Mollusca) fishery along Apulian rocky coasts (SE Italy, Mediterranean Sea): effects on littoral fish assemblages. Conserv. Biol. 18(5): 1417-1423
Guidetti, P.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2004). Effects of the edible sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus, fishery along the Apulian rocky coasts (SE Italy, Mediterranean Sea). Fish. Res. 66(2-3): 287-297. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-7836(03)00206-6
Giangrande, A.; Delos, A.L.; Fraschetti, S.; Musco, L.; Licciano, M.; Terlizzi, A. (2003). Polychaete assemblages of rocky shore along the south Adriatic coast (Mediterranean Sea): patterns of spatial distribution. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 143: 1109-1116, more
Giangrande, A.; Delos, A.L.; Fraschetti, S.; Musco, L.; Licciano, M.; Terlizzi, A. (2003). Polychaete assemblages along a rocky shore on the South Adriatic coast (Mediterranean Sea): patterns of spatial distribution. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 143(6): 1109-1116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-003-1162-0
Guidetti, P.; Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2003). Distribution patterns of sea urchins and barrens in shallow Mediterranean rocky reefs impacted by the illegal fishery of the rock-boring mollusc Lithophaga lithophaga. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 143: 1135-1142. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-003-1163-z
Guidetti, P.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Boero, F. (2003). Changes in Mediterranean rocky-reef fish assemblages exposed to sewage pollution. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 253: 269-278. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps253269
Terlizzi, A.; Bevilacqua, S.; Fraschetti, S.; Boero, F. (2003). Taxonomic sufficiency and the increasing insufficiency of taxonomic expertise. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 46(5): 556-561. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00066-3, more
Terlizzi, A.; Scuderi, D.; Guidetti, P.; Boero, F. (2003). Molluscs on subtidal cliffs: patterns of spatial distribution. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83(1): 165-172, more
Fraschetti, S.; Giangrande, A.; Terlizzi, A.; Miglietta, M.P.; Della Tommasa, L.; Boero, F. (2002). Spatio-temporal variation of hydroids and polychaetes associated with Cystoseira amentacea (Fucales: phaeophyceae). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 140: 949-957. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-001-0770-9, more
Guidetti, P.; Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Boero, F. (2002). Spatio-temporal variability in fish assemblages associated with coralligenous formations in south-eastern Apulia (SE Italy). Ital. J. Zoolog. 69: 325-331
Guidetti, P.; Fanelli, G.; Fraschetti, S.; Terlizzi, A.; Boero, F. (2002). Coastal fish indicate human-induced changes in the Mediterranean littoral. Mar. Environ. Res. 53(1): 77-94
Terlizzi, A.; Fraschetti, S.; Guidetti, P.; Boero, F. (2002). The effects of sewage discharge on shallow hard substrate sessile assemblages. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 44(6): 542-548
Fraschetti, S.; Bianchi, C.N.; Terlizzi, A.; Fanelli, G.; Morri, C.; Boero, F. (2001). Spatial variability and human disturbance in shallow subtidal hard bottom assemblages: a regional approach. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 212: 1-12, more
Piccardo, M.; Felline, S.; Terlizzi, A. (2018). Preliminary assessment of microplastic accumulation in wild Mediterranean species, in: Cocca, M. et al.Proceedings of the International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea. Springer Water, : pp. 115-120. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71279-6_16
Garaventa, F.; Pellizzato, F.; Faimali, M.; Terlizzi, A.; Medakovic, D.; Geraci, S.; Pavoni, B. (2006). Imposex in Hexaplex trunculus at some sites on the north Mediterranean coast as a base-line for future evaluation of the effectiveness of the total ban on organotin based antifouling paints, in: Queiroga, H. et al. (Ed.) Marine biodiversity: patterns and processes, assessment, threats, management and conservation: Proceedings of the 38th European Marine Biology Symposium, held in Aveiro, Portugal, 8-12 September 2003. Developments in Hydrobiology, 183: pp. 281-287. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-1124-2
Buia, M.C.; Gambi, M.C.; Terlizzi, A.; Mazzella, L. (2001). Colonization of Caulerpa racemosa along the southern Italian coasts: Distribution, phenological variability and ecological role, in: Gravez, V. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of Fourth International Workshop on Caulerpia taxifolia. pp. 350-360, more
