Massimo Ponti

Associate Professor

Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Academic discipline: BIOS-05/A Ecology

Director of Second Cycle Degree in Marine Biology

Research

Keywords: Marine Ecology Anthropogenic impact in coastal marine habitats Marine biodiversity Biogenic reefs Scientific diving Citizen Science Marine habitat mapping Artificial reefs

Ecology of coastal marine macrobenthic communities

Effects of human disturbance and climate change on the diversity and functioning of coastal marine benthic communities

Marine bioconstruction and bioerosion processes

Facilitation processes and other interactions between benthic marine species

Scientific diving applied to the study of benthic communities

Taxonomy and ecological traits in marine invertebrates, especially in polychaetes

Geographic information systems and mapping of coastal marine habitats

Development of monitoring protocols of biodiversity and ecological status of coastal marine environments with the participation of volunteers (Citizen Science)

Massimo Ponti

Research

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