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Laura Airoldi, PhD Date of Birth: 27 February
1967 Current position: Researcher Dipartimento
di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale & Scienze Ambientali - Università di Bologna Via S. Alberto 163 I-48123 Ravenna (Italy)
Phone: +39 0544 937 314 Fax:
+39 0544 937 303 e.mail: laura.airoldi@unibo.it |
Research interests
My
research focuses primarily on community structure and population dynamics, with
an emphasis on field experimentation. I have worked on various aspects of the
ecology of coastal assemblages, with particular attention to 1) the interacting
roles of natural and anthropogenic perturbations, life-history traits and
spatial and temporal heterogeneity in maintaining biological diversity, and 2)
the assessment of environmental consequences of various anthropogenic impacts
finalized to the management and conservation of coastal habitats and
assemblages. I also have a strong background in the design and analysis of
ecological experiments and monitoring programmes. My major research interests
include:
·
Ecology of coastal habitats, including rocky and sandy
coasts, submarine caves and human-made structures
·
Algal ecology,
emphasis on habitat switch between canopy-forming and turf-forming algae
·
Fluxes of sediments and environmental impact of
enhanced sediment loads
·
Marine urban ecology: assessment of environmental
consequences of urbanization in coastal areas
·
Habitat loss, biodiversity and conservation of coastal
assemblages
·
Ecology of non-indigenous species
Academic and other qualifications
1996 CMAS
Instructor of SCUBA Diving and three star CMAS Scientific SCUBA Diver
1994 Ph.D in Environmental
Sciences (Marine Science), University of Genova (Italy)
1990 M.Sc. equivalent in
Biological Sciences cum laude, University of Milano (Italy)
Employment & fellowships
2006 Visiting Researcher, University of
Adelaide (3mo, MarcoPolo Exchange Fellowship, University of Bologna, Italy)
2005- date Research Fellow and Lecturer in Ecology for
the Faculty of Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
2004 Visiting Researcher, Long Marine Lab,
University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA (1mo)
2002 Visiting Researcher, Marine
Biological Association of the UK (5mo, Exchange Visit Grant, European Science
Foundation, LINKECOL Programme)
2000-2005 Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Bologna
(Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of Bologna, Italy)
1997-1999 Post-doctoral Fellow, Sydney University (Australian Research
Council Post-doc Fellowship, Australia)
1996-1997 Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Pisa
(Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of Pisa, Italy)
1994-1995 Postdoctoral Fellow, Pisa University (MAST II
Post-doctoral Fellowship, EU MAS2-CT93-0058)
1991-1994 Doctoral Fellow, University of Genova and
University of Pisa (Doctoral Fellowship, Italian Ministry of the University,
Scientific and Technological Research, Italy)
Awards
2004 Special S.It.E prize for the paper “Airoldi L. (2003). The effects of
sedimentation on rocky coast assemblages. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu.
Rev. 41: 161-236
1999 Award "Premio Marchetti" for best
oral presentation at S.It.E Conference
1990 Award for excellence in university studies,
INPDAI
Editorial activity
Corresponding Editor for Marine Ecology Progress Series
Review Editor for Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
Editorial Board Member
for The Open Oceanography Journal
Italian Ecological Society (S.It.E)
Italian Society of Marine Biology (SIBM)
Ecological Society of Australia (ESA)
Society for Conservation Biology
2008-2010 L. Benedetti-Cecchi, L. Airoldi (PI and
Coord of research Unit), S. Fraschetti. “BIORES -The resistance and
resilience of coastal biodiversity to synergic effects of global and local
environmental changes”. PRIN 2007, MIUR, Italy.
2008-2010 S. Finkel & L. Airoldi (Coord). “MarUrbe
- Sustainable Urban Development: solutions to promote the biological and
conservation value of marine urban structures”. European Union (EU –
FP7-PEOPLE-2007-2-1-IEF-219818
2008-2010 L. Airoldi (Coord) “Effetti
dell’introduzione di habitat e specie non-native sul funzionamento degli
ecosistemi marini costieri”, Assegno di Ricerca Bologna University, MIUR It:
2008 L. Airoldi (Coord). “Predicting
changes in a changing world”. ISA Topic 2008, Institute of Advanced Studies,
Italy
2007-2009 L. Airoldi (Coord and PI). “AdriaBio -
Past, present and future of marine biodiversity in the Adriatic sea”, Bologna
University Strategic Project, Italian Ministry of the University and Research (MIUR)
2007-2008 A. Basset, M. Abbiati, L. Airoldi (Coord
of 2 modules) et al. “ECO GOVERNANCE –Ecological foundations for the
governance of the Adriatic coastal space: ecology, monitoring and management of
transitional aquatic ecosystems”, EU INTEREG/CARDS-PHARE
2006-2009 MarBEF (Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Functioning) EU Network of Excellence (Coord of Unit of Bologna University) http://www.marbef.org/
2006 -date NaGISA
(Natural Geography In Shore Areas) project within CoML (Census of Marine Life) (Coord of Unit of
Bologna University) http://www.nagisa.coml.org/
2006 - date Participant to the EU Coordination Action
“ENCORE – European platform for coastal research coordination action”
2005-2008 L. Airoldi (PI). 3 Marine Projects
related to the theme of Habitat Loss, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), USA
Selected publications
Airoldi L., Balata D., Beck M.W. 2008 - The Gray Zone: relationships between habitat loss and marine diversity and their applications in conservation. J. Exp. Mar Biol. Ecol. 366: 8-15
Connell S.D., Russell B.D., Turner D.J., Shepherd S.A., Kildea T., Miller D., Airoldi L., Cheshire A. 2008 - Recovering a lost baseline: missing kelp forests from a metropolitan coast. Mar Ecol. Prog. Ser. 360: 63-72 (Open Source Access)
Airoldi L., Beck, M.W., 2007 - Loss, status and trends for coastal marine habitats of Europe. ceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev.,45: 345-405
Bulleri F., Branca M.G., Abbiati M.,
Airoldi L., 2007 - Development of reproductive structures in the
introduced green alga, Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides, in the
northern Adriatic Sea. Eur. J. Phycol., 42: 137-144
Colosio F., Abbiati M., Airoldi L., 2007 - Effects of beach nourishments on sediments and benthic assemblages. Mar. Poll. Bull.: 54: 1197-1206
Airoldi L., Hawkins S.J., 2007 - Negative
effects of sediments on grazing activity and survival of the limpet Patella
vulgata. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 332:
235-240
Bulleri F., Airoldi L., Branca M.G., Abbiati M., 2006 - Positive effects of the introduced green alga Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides on recruitment and survival of mussels. Mar. Biol. 148: 1213-1220
Virgilio M., Airoldi L., Abbiati M., 2006 - Spatial and temporal variations of assemblages in a Mediterranean coralligenous reef and relationships with surface orientation. Coral Reefs 25: 265- 272
Clarke K.R., Somerfield P.J., Airoldi L., Warwick R.M., 2006 - Exploring interactions by second-stage community analyses. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 338: 179-192
Airoldi L., Abbiati M., Beck M. W., Hawkins S.J., Jonsson
P.R., Martin D., Moschella P. S., Sundelöf A., Thompson R. C., Åberg P., 2005 -
An ecological perspective on the deployment and design of low- crested and
other hard coastal defence structures. Coast.
Airoldi L, Bacchiocchi F., Cagliola C., Bulleri F., Abbiati
M., 2005 - Impact of
recreational harvesting on assemblages in artificial rocky habitats. Mar.
Ecol. Prog. Ser., 299: 55-66 (PDF file)
Bulleri, F., Airoldi, L.,
2005 - Artificial marine structures facilitate the spread of a non-indigenous
green alga, Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides, in the north
Airoldi L., 2004 - Forecasting the effects of
enhanced sediment loads to coastal areas: a plea for long-term monitoring and
experiments. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 14:S115-S117
Airoldi L., 2003 - The effects of sedimentation on
rocky coast assemblages. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 41:
161-236
Airoldi L., 2003 - Effects of patch shape
in intertidal mosaics: roles of area, perimeter and distance from edges. Mar.
Biol. 143: 639-650 (PDF file: The original publication is available at http://link.springer.de or at http://link.springer-ny.com
Bacchiocchi F., L. Airoldi,
2003 - Distribution and dynamics of epibiota on hard structures for coastal
protection. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 56: 1157-1166 (PDF file)
Airoldi L., 2001 - Distribution and
morphological variation of low-shore algal turfs. Mar. Biol. 138:
1233-1239
Benedetti-Cecchi L., F.
Pannacciulli, F.Bulleri, P. S. Moschella, L. Airoldi, G. Relini, F.
Cinelli, 2001 - Predicting the consequences of anthropogenic disturbance:
large-scale effects of removing dominant species on rocky shores. Mar. Ecol.
Prog. Ser.214: 137-150
Airoldi L., 2000 - Effects of disturbance,
life-histories and overgrowth on coexistence of algal crusts and turf. Ecology,
81: 798-814
Airoldi L. 2000 - Responses of algae with
different life-histories to temporal and spatial variability of disturbance in
subtidal reefs. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser, 195: 81-92
Airoldi L., 1998 - Roles of disturbance,
sediment stress, and substratum retention on spatial dominance in algal turf. Ecology,
79: 2759-2770
Airoldi L., M. Virgilio, 1998 - Responses of
turf-forming algae to spatial variations in the deposition of sediments. Mar.
Ecol. Prog. Ser 165: 271-282
Airoldi L., F. Cinelli, 1997- Effects of
sedimentation on subtidal macroalgal assemblages: an experimental study from a
mediterranean rocky shore. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 215: 269-288
Airoldi L., A.J. Southward, I. Niccolai, F.
Cinelli, 1997 - Sources and pathways of particulate organic carbon in a
submarine cave with sulphur water springs. Water, Air and Soil Pollution,
99: 353-362
Airoldi L., F. Cinelli, 1997 - Sources and
biochemical composition of suspended particulate material in a submarine cave
with sulphur water springs. Mar. Biol., 128: 537-545
Airoldi L., F. Cinelli, 1996 - Variability of
fluxes of particulate material in a submarine cave with chemolithoautotrophic
inputs of organic carbon. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser., 139: 205-217
Benedetti-Cecchi L., L. Airoldi,
M. Abbiati, F. Cinelli, 1996 - Estimating the abundance of benthic
invertebrates: a comparison of procedures and variability between observers. Mar.
Ecol. Progr. Ser., 138: 93-101
Airoldi L., M. Fabiano, F. Cinelli, 1996 –
Sediment deposition and movement over a turf assemblage in a shallow rocky
coastal area of the
Airoldi L., F. Rindi, F. Cinelli, 1995 -
Structure, seasonal dynamics and reproductive phenology of a filamentous turf
assemblage on a sediment influenced, rocky subtidal shore. Bot. Mar., 38:227-237
Last update 21/04/2009