| Specialisation |
Biological oceanography |
| Research interests |
Mediterranean circulation, and biogechemstry. Mediterranean
trophic regimes. Long term studies on the impact of climate
and anthropogenic forcing on pelagic communities. Physical-biological
interactions especially at microscale in plankton communities.
Modeling of plankton dynamics |
| Short curriculum vitae |
2004-present Director of Research at Stazione Zoologica “A.
Dohrn”, Naples, Italy
1995-present Appointed Professor of Biological Oceanography
at Parthenope University, Naples
1992-2004 Senior Scientist at Stazione Zoologica
1991-present Head of Laboratory of Biological Oceanography of
Stazione Zoologica “A. Dohrn”, Naples, Italy
1981-1992 Research Scientist at Stazione Zoologica “A.
Dohrn”, Naples, Italy
1978-1981 Visiting Researcher at Division of Oceanography of
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York for approximately
15 months
SYMPLEX (Synoptic Mesoscale Plankton Experiment)
ISOLA DI CAPRI (Feasibility study for the establishment of a
marine protected area)
SINAPSI (Seasonal, INterannual and decAdal variability of the
atmosPhere, oceanS and related marIne ecosystems)
ASTAPLAN (Design and implementation of advanced optical and
computational technologies to study the dynamics of tracers
and plankton in the marine environment)
VECTOR (Vulnerability of coasts and Italian marine ecosystems
in response to climate change and their role in the Mediterranean
carbon cycles) |
| Publications |
Falciatore, A., M. Ribera d'Alcala', P. Croot and C. Bowler
(2000) Perception of environmental signals by marine diatom.
Science, 288: 2363-2366.
Cianelli D., M. Ribera d'Alcala' M., V. Saggiomo and E. Zambianchi
(2004) Coupling mixing and photophysiological response of Antarctic
plankton: a lagrangian approach. Antarctic Science, 16(2): 133-142
Ragni M. and M. Ribera d'Alcala' (2004) Light as an information
carrier underwater. Journal of Plankton Research, 26(4): 433-443
Ribera d'Alcala' M., G. Civitarese, F. Conversano and R. Lavezza
(2003) Nutrient fluxes and ratios hint at overlooked processes
in the Mediterranean sea. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(C9),
8106, doi:10.1029/2002JC001250.
Ribera d'Alcala', M., F. Conversano, F. Corato, P. Licandro,
O. Mangoni, D. Marino, M. G. Mazzocchi, M. Modigh, M. Montresor,
M. Nardella, V. Saggiomo, D. Sarno and A. Zingone (2004) Seasonal
patterns in plankton communities in a pluriannual time series
at a coastal Mediterranean site (Gulf of Naples): an attempt
to discern recurrences and trends. Scientia Marina, 68(suppl.
1): 65-83. |
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