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Carlo Cerrano

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Carlo Cerrano

Department of Life and Environmental Sciences
Università Politecnica delle Marche (Italy)
& Stazione Zoologica di Napoli Anton Dohrn Fano Marine Center

Research interests

Mesophotic ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea

Publications

Please note that only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

	Low connectivity and declining genetic variability along a depth gradient in Corallium rubrum populations \| article Costantini F, Costantini F, Rossi S, Pintus E, Cerrano C, Gili J-M, Abbiati M (2011) Coral Reefs 30:991-1003
	Coral assemblage off the Calabrian Coast (South Italy) with new observations on living colonies of Antipathes dichotoma \| article Bo M, Bavestrello G, Canese S, Giusti M, Angiolillo M, Cerrano C, Salvati E, Greco S (2011) Ital J Zool 78:231-242
	Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) and gorgonian forests enhance benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the mesophotic zone \| article Cerrano C, Danovaro R, Gambi C, Pusceddu A, Riva A, Schiaparelli S (2010) Biodivers Conserv 19:153-167
	Reproductive biology of Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862) and Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria, Zoantharia) from the NW Mediterran... \| article Previati M, Palma M, Bavestrello G, Falugi C, Cerrano C (2010) Mar Ecol 31:555-565
	Temporal variability of sedimentation rates and mobile fauna inside and outside a gorgonian garden \| article Valisano L, Notari F, Mori M, Cerrano C (2016) Mar Ecol 37:1303-1314
	Ecological shifts in Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages related to gorgonian forest loss \| article Ponti M, Perlini RA, Ventra V, Grech D, Abbiati M, Cerrano C (2014) PLoS ONE 9:e102782
	An updated overview of the geographic and bathymetric distribution of Savalia savaglia \| article Giusti M, Cerrano C, Angiolillo M, Tunesi L, Canese S (2015) Mediterr Mar Sci 16:128-135
	The role of gorgonians on the diversity of vagile benthic fauna in Mediterranean rocky habitats \| article Ponti M, Grech D, Mori M, Perlini RA, Ventra V, Panzalis PA, Cerrano C (2016) Mar Biol 163:120
	Development of long-term primary cell aggregates from Mediterranean octocorals \| article Huete-Stauffer C, Valisano L, Gaino E, Vezzulli L, Cerrano C (2015) In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 51:815-826
	Black coral (Anthozoa, Antipatharia) forest near the western Pontine Islands (Tyrrhenian Sea) \| article Ingrassia M, Macelloni L, Bosman A, Chiocci F, Cerrano C, Martorelli E (2016) Marine Biodiversity 46:285-290
	The coral assemblages of an off-shore deep Mediterranean rocky bank (NW Sicily, Italy) \| article Bo M, Cerrano C, Canese S, Salvati E, Angiolillo M, Santangelo G, Bavestrello G (2014) Mar Ecol 35:332-342
	Diversity of Porifera in the Mediterranean coralligenous accretions, with description of a new species \| article Bertolino M, Cerrano C, Bavestrello G, Carella M, Pansini M, Calcinai B (2013) Zookeys 2013:1-37
	The understorey of gorgonian forests in mesophotic temperate reefs \| article Ponti M, Turicchia E, Ferro F, Cerrano C, Abbiati M (2018) Aquat Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst 28:1153-1166

Research keywords

Research platform experience

SCUBA (open-circuit or unspecified)

Research summary (from publications)

	Low connectivity and declining genetic variability along a depth gradient in Corallium rubrum populations \| article Costantini F, Costantini F, Rossi S, Pintus E, Cerrano C, Gili J-M, Abbiati M (2011) Coral Reefs 30:991-1003
	Coral assemblage off the Calabrian Coast (South Italy) with new observations on living colonies of Antipathes dichotoma \| article Bo M, Bavestrello G, Canese S, Giusti M, Angiolillo M, Cerrano C, Salvati E, Greco S (2011) Ital J Zool 78:231-242
	Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) and gorgonian forests enhance benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the mesophotic zone \| article Cerrano C, Danovaro R, Gambi C, Pusceddu A, Riva A, Schiaparelli S (2010) Biodivers Conserv 19:153-167
	Reproductive biology of Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862) and Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria, Zoantharia) from the NW Mediterran... \| article Previati M, Palma M, Bavestrello G, Falugi C, Cerrano C (2010) Mar Ecol 31:555-565
	Temporal variability of sedimentation rates and mobile fauna inside and outside a gorgonian garden \| article Valisano L, Notari F, Mori M, Cerrano C (2016) Mar Ecol 37:1303-1314
	Ecological shifts in Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages related to gorgonian forest loss \| article Ponti M, Perlini RA, Ventra V, Grech D, Abbiati M, Cerrano C (2014) PLoS ONE 9:e102782
	An updated overview of the geographic and bathymetric distribution of Savalia savaglia \| article Giusti M, Cerrano C, Angiolillo M, Tunesi L, Canese S (2015) Mediterr Mar Sci 16:128-135
	The role of gorgonians on the diversity of vagile benthic fauna in Mediterranean rocky habitats \| article Ponti M, Grech D, Mori M, Perlini RA, Ventra V, Panzalis PA, Cerrano C (2016) Mar Biol 163:120
	Development of long-term primary cell aggregates from Mediterranean octocorals \| article Huete-Stauffer C, Valisano L, Gaino E, Vezzulli L, Cerrano C (2015) In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 51:815-826
	Black coral (Anthozoa, Antipatharia) forest near the western Pontine Islands (Tyrrhenian Sea) \| article Ingrassia M, Macelloni L, Bosman A, Chiocci F, Cerrano C, Martorelli E (2016) Marine Biodiversity 46:285-290
	The coral assemblages of an off-shore deep Mediterranean rocky bank (NW Sicily, Italy) \| article Bo M, Cerrano C, Canese S, Salvati E, Angiolillo M, Santangelo G, Bavestrello G (2014) Mar Ecol 35:332-342
	Diversity of Porifera in the Mediterranean coralligenous accretions, with description of a new species \| article Bertolino M, Cerrano C, Bavestrello G, Carella M, Pansini M, Calcinai B (2013) Zookeys 2013:1-37
	The understorey of gorgonian forests in mesophotic temperate reefs \| article Ponti M, Turicchia E, Ferro F, Cerrano C, Abbiati M (2018) Aquat Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst 28:1153-1166