Silvia Pigozzi

Dr. Silvia Pigozzi


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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24 March 2022 in Environments
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ABAndrea Bonometto
Andrea Bonometto
EPEmanuele Ponis
Emanuele Ponis
Federica CacciatoreFederica Cacciatore
Federica Cacciatore
ERElena Riccardi
Elena Riccardi
SPSilvia Pigozzi
Silvia Pigozzi
Rossella Boscolo BrusàRossella Boscolo Brusà
Rossella Boscolo Brusà
Eutrophication represents one of the most impacting threats for the ecological status and related ecosystem services of transitional waters; hence, its assessment plays a key role in the management of these ecosystems. A new multi-index method for eutrophication assessment, based on the ecological index MaQI (Macrophyte Quality Index), the trophic index TWQI (Transitional Water Quality Index), and physicochemical quality elements (sensu Dir. 2000/60/EC), was developed including both driver and impact indicators. The study presents a large-scale implementation of the method, which included more than 100 Italian lagoon sites, covering a wide variability of lagoon typologies and conditions. Overall, 35% of sites resulted in eutrophic status, 45% in mesotrophic, and 25% in oligotrophic status.