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Social insects communicate by using chemical, visual, tactile, and acoustic signals, including stridulations. Ectatomma ruidum is a mainly Neotropical ant species complex that has faced strong divergence at the genetic level; the species have a highly variable blend of cuticular hydrocarbons and a relatively conserved morphology. Based on evidence for genetic and chemical differentiation, we tested for variation in acoustic traits. We compared the stridulations produced by the species E. ruidum sp. 2, sp. 3–4 and the new putative species E. ruidum sp. 5, as well as the morphology of the stridulatory file. We found that the stridulations produced by E. ruidum sp. 5 were statistically different from those of the other species in a number of traits. The differences in stridulatory traits might rely more on the way the ants produce the sound (rubbed area percentages) than on the morphology of the stridulatory file, for which we did not find variation. Our results highlight the use of acoustic traits as potential taxonomic tools for integrative taxonomic studies and suggest that the acoustic traits of E. ruidum species complex have been subjected to selection.
Kenzy I. Peña Carrillo; María Cristina Lorenzi; Maxence Brault; Paul Devienne; Jean-Paul Lachaud; Gianni Pavan; Chantal Poteaux. A new putative species in the Ectatomma ruidum complex (Formicidae: Ectatomminae) produces a species-specific distress call. Bioacoustics 2021, 1 -16.
AMA StyleKenzy I. Peña Carrillo, María Cristina Lorenzi, Maxence Brault, Paul Devienne, Jean-Paul Lachaud, Gianni Pavan, Chantal Poteaux. A new putative species in the Ectatomma ruidum complex (Formicidae: Ectatomminae) produces a species-specific distress call. Bioacoustics. 2021; ():1-16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKenzy I. Peña Carrillo; María Cristina Lorenzi; Maxence Brault; Paul Devienne; Jean-Paul Lachaud; Gianni Pavan; Chantal Poteaux. 2021. "A new putative species in the Ectatomma ruidum complex (Formicidae: Ectatomminae) produces a species-specific distress call." Bioacoustics , no. : 1-16.
Sperm whale trumpets are sounds only occasionally documented, with a well recognisable and stereotyped acoustic arrangement. This study investigated the acoustic features of the trumpets and the context in which these sounds were recorded, using acoustic data collected over 22 years, in the Pelagos Sanctuary area (North-Western Mediterranean Sea). Analysed trumpets (n = 230), recorded at the beginning of a dive after the whale fluke-up, comprised a series of acoustic units organized in short sequences. Acoustic parameters were derived for the entire trumpet and for each distinguishable unit in a trumpet. Overall, trumpet durations and their initial frequencies were higher in recordings collected when multiple whales were visually or acoustically detected in the observation area. The identity of 68 whales was assessed through photo-identification, with 29 individuals producing trumpets within and between years. The variability of the acoustic parameters appeared to be higher within the same individuals rather than between different individuals, suggesting an individual plasticity in composing and arranging units in a trumpet. Different click patterns were observed before and after the trumpets, with more complex sequences when (1) other whales were visually/acoustically detected, and (2) individuals were in suitable foraging sites (i.e., canyon areas). Trumpets were commonly followed or preceded by click patterns suited for communication, such as codas and/or slow clicks. Significant relations between the trumpet emission and the male-only long-range communication click pattern (i.e. slow clicks) emerged, supporting the hypothesis that a trumpet is a sound emitted by maturing/mature males in feeding grounds. This study provides the first evidence that trumpets were conserved in the sperm whale acoustic repertoire at the decadal timescale, persisting across years and individuals in the same area. This persistence may be functionally specific to foraging activities performed by males in a well-established feeding area.
D. S. Pace; C. Lanfredi; S. Airoldi; G. Giacomini; M. Silvestri; G. Pavan; D. Ardizzone. Trumpet sounds emitted by male sperm whales in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientific Reports 2021, 11, 1 -16.
AMA StyleD. S. Pace, C. Lanfredi, S. Airoldi, G. Giacomini, M. Silvestri, G. Pavan, D. Ardizzone. Trumpet sounds emitted by male sperm whales in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientific Reports. 2021; 11 (1):1-16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleD. S. Pace; C. Lanfredi; S. Airoldi; G. Giacomini; M. Silvestri; G. Pavan; D. Ardizzone. 2021. "Trumpet sounds emitted by male sperm whales in the Mediterranean Sea." Scientific Reports 11, no. 1: 1-16.
The study examined the extent of the cetacean strandings in Italy, with a particular focus on Sicily Island. The paper aimed to contribute to the description of a pattern that contemplates the “regular and rare” cetacean species passage along the Sicilian coast. The estimate of marine cetacean strandings was extrapolated from the National Strandings Data Bank (BDS—Banca Dati Spiaggiamenti) and evaluated according to a subdivision in three coastal subregions: the Tyrrhenian sub-basin (northern Sicilian coast), the Ionian sub-basin (eastern Sicilian coast), and the Channel of Sicily (southern Sicilian coast). Along the Italian coast, more than 4880 stranding events have been counted in the period 1990–2019. Most of these were recorded in five Italian regions: Apulia, Sicily, Sardinia, Tuscany, and Calabria. Approximately 15% of the recorded strandings in Italy occurred on the Sicilian coast. In Sicily Island, 725 stranded cetaceans were recorded in 709 stranding events, resulting in approximately 20 carcasses every year; the total number of specimens identified to species level was 539. The distribution along the Sicilian coast was the following: 312 recorded in the Tyrrhenian sub-basin, 193 in the Ionian sub-basin, and 220 in the Channel of Sicily. Stenella coeruleoalba was the species that can be considered as the stable record along the time-lapse investigated, and some rare species have been recorded as well. The role of Sicily Island as a sentinel territory of the cetacean distribution for the central Mediterranean Sea and as a region receiving a marine resource suitable for the scientific research and cetological museum collections is discussed herein.
Sabrina Lo Brutto; Andrea Calascibetta; Gianni Pavan; Gaspare Buffa. Cetacean Strandings and Museum Collections: A Focus on Sicily Island Crossroads for Mediterranean Species. Diversity 2021, 13, 104 .
AMA StyleSabrina Lo Brutto, Andrea Calascibetta, Gianni Pavan, Gaspare Buffa. Cetacean Strandings and Museum Collections: A Focus on Sicily Island Crossroads for Mediterranean Species. Diversity. 2021; 13 (3):104.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSabrina Lo Brutto; Andrea Calascibetta; Gianni Pavan; Gaspare Buffa. 2021. "Cetacean Strandings and Museum Collections: A Focus on Sicily Island Crossroads for Mediterranean Species." Diversity 13, no. 3: 104.
The identification of significant habitats for highly mobile marine vertebrates is essential for their conservation. Evidence is often difficult to obtain for deep‐diving species such as sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), where standard visual survey methods are not sufficient to detect the species. Sperm whales rely on sound for most of their activities, so acoustics is a crucial tool to locate them in the environment and collect information about their daily life. We used a maximum entropy (MaxEnt) modeling approach to predict potential habitats for sperm whales during 2007–2015 in an area of the Mediterranean Sea (characterized by submarine canyon systems) where sperm whale singletons, social units of females and calves, and clusters with immature males, were regularly encountered in sympatry. Models to test species’ distribution and the potential differences between groups of varying composition and life stages were based on 3 independent variables (depth, slope, and Euclidean distance from the nearest coast) and a combination of presence‐only visual and acoustic data from boat‐based surveys. One variable (depth) was the strongest predictor in all encounters (pooled data) and clusters, whereas distance from coast and slope best predicted encounters with singletons and social units, respectively. The model predicted suitable locations in areas that were well‐known sperm whale habitat and in new regions of previously overlooked habitat, which possibly represent key areas for this endangered species in the Mediterranean. This study highlights that consideration should be taken regarding type of social aggregation when using modeling techniques for generating suitable habitat maps for conservation purposes. © 2018 The Wildlife Society.
Daniela Silvia Pace; Antonella Arcangeli; Barbara Mussi; Carlotta Vivaldi; Cristina Ledon; Serena Lagorio; Giancarlo Giacomini; Gianni Pavan; Giandomenico Ardizzone. Habitat suitability modeling in different sperm whale social groups. The Journal of Wildlife Management 2018, 82, 1062 -1073.
AMA StyleDaniela Silvia Pace, Antonella Arcangeli, Barbara Mussi, Carlotta Vivaldi, Cristina Ledon, Serena Lagorio, Giancarlo Giacomini, Gianni Pavan, Giandomenico Ardizzone. Habitat suitability modeling in different sperm whale social groups. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 2018; 82 (5):1062-1073.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniela Silvia Pace; Antonella Arcangeli; Barbara Mussi; Carlotta Vivaldi; Cristina Ledon; Serena Lagorio; Giancarlo Giacomini; Gianni Pavan; Giandomenico Ardizzone. 2018. "Habitat suitability modeling in different sperm whale social groups." The Journal of Wildlife Management 82, no. 5: 1062-1073.
Acoustic noise levels were measured in the Gulf of Catania (Ionian Sea) from July 2012 to May 2013 by a low frequency (<1000Hz) hydrophone, installed on board the NEMO-SN1 multidisciplinary observatory. NEMO-SN1 is a cabled node of EMSO-ERIC, which was deployed at a water depth of 2100m, 25km off Catania. The study area is characterized by the proximity of mid-size harbors and shipping lanes. Measured noise levels were correlated with the passage of ships tracked with a dedicated AIS antenna. Noise power was measured in the frequency range between 10Hz and 1000Hz. Experimental data were compared with the results of a fast numerical model based on AIS data to evaluate the contribution of shipping noise in six consecutive 1/3 octave frequency bands, including the 1/3 octave frequency bands centered at 63Hz and 125Hz, indicated by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC).
S. Viola; R. Grammauta; Virginia Sciacca; G. Bellia; Laura Beranzoli; Giuseppa Buscaino; Francesco Caruso; F. Chierici; Giacomo Cuttone; A. D’Amico; V. De Luca; D. Embriaco; P. Favali; G. Giovanetti; G. Marinaro; Salvatore Mazzola; F. Filiciotto; Gianni Pavan; Carmelo Pellegrino; S. Pulvirenti; F. Simeone; F. Speziale; Giorgio Maria Riccobene. Continuous monitoring of noise levels in the Gulf of Catania (Ionian Sea). Study of correlation with ship traffic. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2017, 121, 97 -103.
AMA StyleS. Viola, R. Grammauta, Virginia Sciacca, G. Bellia, Laura Beranzoli, Giuseppa Buscaino, Francesco Caruso, F. Chierici, Giacomo Cuttone, A. D’Amico, V. De Luca, D. Embriaco, P. Favali, G. Giovanetti, G. Marinaro, Salvatore Mazzola, F. Filiciotto, Gianni Pavan, Carmelo Pellegrino, S. Pulvirenti, F. Simeone, F. Speziale, Giorgio Maria Riccobene. Continuous monitoring of noise levels in the Gulf of Catania (Ionian Sea). Study of correlation with ship traffic. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2017; 121 (1-2):97-103.
Chicago/Turabian StyleS. Viola; R. Grammauta; Virginia Sciacca; G. Bellia; Laura Beranzoli; Giuseppa Buscaino; Francesco Caruso; F. Chierici; Giacomo Cuttone; A. D’Amico; V. De Luca; D. Embriaco; P. Favali; G. Giovanetti; G. Marinaro; Salvatore Mazzola; F. Filiciotto; Gianni Pavan; Carmelo Pellegrino; S. Pulvirenti; F. Simeone; F. Speziale; Giorgio Maria Riccobene. 2017. "Continuous monitoring of noise levels in the Gulf of Catania (Ionian Sea). Study of correlation with ship traffic." Marine Pollution Bulletin 121, no. 1-2: 97-103.
Concern is growing that marine fauna can be affected by noise such as naval sonar, pile driving or geophysical surveys, among others. Literature reports a variety of animal reactions to human noise (from apparently null or negligible to strong). However, conclusive results on its effects on marine mammals at individual and population level are still lacking. In 2015, the Italian Environmental Impact Assessment Commission mandated seismic operators apply a standard scientific protocol comparing marine mammal presence before, during, and after offshore seismic survey. For 60days before and after the survey, marine mammals are monitored using visual and acoustic methods. One or more acoustic autonomous recorders, depending on area size, must also be deployed throughout the three phases for continuous monitoring. Consistent data gathered from many surveys will enable robust statistical analysis of results. Diffusion of this monitoring method internationally would improve the study of far-reaching, intense, low frequency noise.
C. Fossati; B. Mussi; R. Tizzi; Gianni Pavan; D.S. Pace. Italy introduces pre and post operation monitoring phases for offshore seismic exploration activities. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2017, 120, 376 -378.
AMA StyleC. Fossati, B. Mussi, R. Tizzi, Gianni Pavan, D.S. Pace. Italy introduces pre and post operation monitoring phases for offshore seismic exploration activities. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2017; 120 (1-2):376-378.
Chicago/Turabian StyleC. Fossati; B. Mussi; R. Tizzi; Gianni Pavan; D.S. Pace. 2017. "Italy introduces pre and post operation monitoring phases for offshore seismic exploration activities." Marine Pollution Bulletin 120, no. 1-2: 376-378.
Dolphins emit short ultrasonic pulses (clicks) to acquire information about the surrounding environment, prey and habitat features. We investigated Delphinidae activity over multiple temporal scales through the detection of their echolocation clicks, using long-term Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM). The Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare operates multidisciplinary seafloor observatories in a deep area of the Central Mediterranean Sea. The Ocean noise Detection Experiment collected data offshore the Gulf of Catania from January 2005 to November 2006, allowing the study of temporal patterns of dolphin activity in this deep pelagic zone for the first time. Nearly 5,500 five-minute recordings acquired over two years were examined using spectrogram analysis and through development and testing of an automatic detection algorithm. Echolocation activity of dolphins was mostly confined to nighttime and crepuscular hours, in contrast with communicative signals (whistles). Seasonal variation, with a peak number of clicks in August, was also evident, but no effect of lunar cycle was observed. Temporal trends in echolocation corresponded to environmental and trophic variability known in the deep pelagic waters of the Ionian Sea. Long-term PAM and the continued development of automatic analysis techniques are essential to advancing the study of pelagic marine mammal distribution and behaviour patterns.
Francesco Caruso; Giuseppe Alonge; Giorgio Bellia; Emilio De Domenico; Rosario Grammauta; Giuseppina LaRosa; Salvatore Mazzola; Giorgio Riccobene; Gianni Pavan; Elena Papale; Carmelo Pellegrino; Sara Pulvirenti; Virginia Sciacca; Francesco Simeone; Fabrizio Speziale; Salvatore Viola; Giuseppa Buscaino. Long-Term Monitoring of Dolphin Biosonar Activity in Deep Pelagic Waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Scientific Reports 2017, 7, 1 -12.
AMA StyleFrancesco Caruso, Giuseppe Alonge, Giorgio Bellia, Emilio De Domenico, Rosario Grammauta, Giuseppina LaRosa, Salvatore Mazzola, Giorgio Riccobene, Gianni Pavan, Elena Papale, Carmelo Pellegrino, Sara Pulvirenti, Virginia Sciacca, Francesco Simeone, Fabrizio Speziale, Salvatore Viola, Giuseppa Buscaino. Long-Term Monitoring of Dolphin Biosonar Activity in Deep Pelagic Waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Scientific Reports. 2017; 7 (1):1-12.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesco Caruso; Giuseppe Alonge; Giorgio Bellia; Emilio De Domenico; Rosario Grammauta; Giuseppina LaRosa; Salvatore Mazzola; Giorgio Riccobene; Gianni Pavan; Elena Papale; Carmelo Pellegrino; Sara Pulvirenti; Virginia Sciacca; Francesco Simeone; Fabrizio Speziale; Salvatore Viola; Giuseppa Buscaino. 2017. "Long-Term Monitoring of Dolphin Biosonar Activity in Deep Pelagic Waters of the Mediterranean Sea." Scientific Reports 7, no. 1: 1-12.
Since 2005 a cabled deep-sea infrastructure is operative at 2100 m water depth, 25 km off the port of Catania (Sicily). The infrastructure, under continuous improvement, is the first operative cabled node of the EMSO-ERIC, hosting several multidisciplinary observatories built in collaboration by INFN, INGV, CNR, CIBRA, and other scientific partners. Hydrophonesantennas, sensitive in the range of frequencies between 1 Hz and 90 kHz, have been installed on seafloor observatories. Acoustic data are continuously digitized in situ at very high resolution, time-stamped with absolute GPS time and sent to shore in real time, through optical fiber link. Together with biological sounds, noise pollution study and monitoring were the main goals of the research. Results of multi-year monitoring of anthropogenic noise are discussed. Focus of the analysis is the noise level in the octave bands centered at 63 Hz and 125 Hz, in compliance with the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive. The contribution of ship noise was modeled, based on their data recorded via proprietary AIS antennas, and compared to data. Noise at higher frequencies was also investigated. Detection of air-guns emissions and recorded noise levels is reported. Status and coming activities at the infrastructure is also presented.
Giorgio Riccobene; Francesco Caruso; Salvatore Viola; Francesco Simeone; Sara Pulvirenti; Virginia Sciacca; Carmelo Pellegrino; Fabrizio Speziale; Fabrizio Ameli; Giuseppa Buscaino; Salvatore Mazzola; Francesco Filiciotto; Rosario Grammauta; Gaetano Licitra; Giorgio Bellia; Gianni Pavan; Davide Embriaco; Paolo Favali; Laura Beranzoli; Giuditta Marinaro; Gabriele Giovanetti; Francesco Chierici; Giuseppina LaRosa; Antonio D'amico; Elena Papale. Status and results from cabled hydrophones arrays deployed in deep sea off East Sicily (EMSO-ERIC node). The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2017, 141, 3531 -3531.
AMA StyleGiorgio Riccobene, Francesco Caruso, Salvatore Viola, Francesco Simeone, Sara Pulvirenti, Virginia Sciacca, Carmelo Pellegrino, Fabrizio Speziale, Fabrizio Ameli, Giuseppa Buscaino, Salvatore Mazzola, Francesco Filiciotto, Rosario Grammauta, Gaetano Licitra, Giorgio Bellia, Gianni Pavan, Davide Embriaco, Paolo Favali, Laura Beranzoli, Giuditta Marinaro, Gabriele Giovanetti, Francesco Chierici, Giuseppina LaRosa, Antonio D'amico, Elena Papale. Status and results from cabled hydrophones arrays deployed in deep sea off East Sicily (EMSO-ERIC node). The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2017; 141 (5):3531-3531.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiorgio Riccobene; Francesco Caruso; Salvatore Viola; Francesco Simeone; Sara Pulvirenti; Virginia Sciacca; Carmelo Pellegrino; Fabrizio Speziale; Fabrizio Ameli; Giuseppa Buscaino; Salvatore Mazzola; Francesco Filiciotto; Rosario Grammauta; Gaetano Licitra; Giorgio Bellia; Gianni Pavan; Davide Embriaco; Paolo Favali; Laura Beranzoli; Giuditta Marinaro; Gabriele Giovanetti; Francesco Chierici; Giuseppina LaRosa; Antonio D'amico; Elena Papale. 2017. "Status and results from cabled hydrophones arrays deployed in deep sea off East Sicily (EMSO-ERIC node)." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 141, no. 5: 3531-3531.
The EMSO Research Infrastructure operates multidisciplinary seafloor-cabled observatories in a deep-sea area offshore Eastern Sicily (2100 m of depth). In a data-lacking zone, Passive Acoustic Monitoring activities revealed new information on cetacean bioacoustics over multiple ecological scales. Expert operators investigated the presence of cetacean vocalizations within the large acoustic datasets acquired. Then, algorithms were developed to provide information on the behavior and ecology of the recorded species. In 2005-2006, the acoustic activity of toothed whales was investigated through the OvDE antenna (100 Hz to 48 kHz). The assessment of the size distribution of sperm whales was acoustically possible and the tracking of the animals showed the direction of movement and the diving profile. The biosonar activity of dolphins resulted mostly confined in the nighttime, linked to seasonal variation in daylight time and prey-field variability known for these deep-pelagic waters. Furthermore, in 2012-2013, we monitored the annual acoustic presence of fin whales thanks to the NEMO-SN1 station (1 Hz to 1 kHz). The results showed that the species was present throughout all seasons, with peaks in call detection rate during spring and summer months, and that the fin whale calls were mostly detected in low background noise conditions.
Francesco Caruso; Virginia Sciacca; Giuseppe Alonge; Giorgio Bellia; Giuseppa Buscaino; Emilio De Domenico; Rosario Grammauta; Giuseppina LaRosa; Salvatore Mazzola; Gianni Pavan; Elena Papale; Carmelo Pellegrino; Sara Pulvirenti; Francesco Simeone; Fabrizio Speziale; Salvatore Viola; Giorgio Riccobene. Long-term monitoring of cetacean bioacoustics using cabled observatories in deep-sea off East Sicily. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2017, 141, 4001 -4001.
AMA StyleFrancesco Caruso, Virginia Sciacca, Giuseppe Alonge, Giorgio Bellia, Giuseppa Buscaino, Emilio De Domenico, Rosario Grammauta, Giuseppina LaRosa, Salvatore Mazzola, Gianni Pavan, Elena Papale, Carmelo Pellegrino, Sara Pulvirenti, Francesco Simeone, Fabrizio Speziale, Salvatore Viola, Giorgio Riccobene. Long-term monitoring of cetacean bioacoustics using cabled observatories in deep-sea off East Sicily. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2017; 141 (5):4001-4001.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesco Caruso; Virginia Sciacca; Giuseppe Alonge; Giorgio Bellia; Giuseppa Buscaino; Emilio De Domenico; Rosario Grammauta; Giuseppina LaRosa; Salvatore Mazzola; Gianni Pavan; Elena Papale; Carmelo Pellegrino; Sara Pulvirenti; Francesco Simeone; Fabrizio Speziale; Salvatore Viola; Giorgio Riccobene. 2017. "Long-term monitoring of cetacean bioacoustics using cabled observatories in deep-sea off East Sicily." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 141, no. 5: 4001-4001.
Although the wider Eastern Tropical Pacific has been systematically surveyed during summer/fall, relatively little effort has focused on shelf and slope waters of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Such data are useful for establishing baseline information and assessing potential changes in cetacean occurrence and distribution relative to natural (e.g., El Niño-Southern Oscillation, climate change) and anthropogenic factors. A visual-acoustic survey for cetaceans occurred as part of a monitoring and mitigation program during an academic geophysical seismic study off Nicaragua and Costa Rica, during November-December 2004. Approximately 2 067 cetaceans representing at least seven species were seen in 75 groups during 373 h (3 416 km) of daytime observations from the seismic research vessel (R/V) Maurice Ewing. The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and the pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) were the most frequently sighted species (30 % of all groups sighted); both were seen in shelf waters < 100 m deep and in slope waters. The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus; 10 % of sightings) was the third most frequently sighted species and was only seen in water > 100 m deep. In addition, sightings were made of spinner dolphins (S. longirostris), short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus), short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), and unidentified dolphins and whales. Unconfirmed sightings of a minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and a pod of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) were also recorded. An additional six groups of dolphins (50 % confirmed to species, all pantropical spotted dolphins) were made during 187 h (1 549 km) of observation effort during darkness, two of which were detected within 30 m of the vessel bow using a night vision device. A total of 217 cetacean detections occurred during 633 h of passive acoustic monitoring. A small concentration of 12 humpback whales was seen in eight groups, and two humpbacks were recorded singing in the Gulf of Fonseca on 9 December 2004. To our knowledge, such concentrations of humpback whales, particularly singing humpbacks, have not been previously reported in this specific area. In addition, a humpback mother-calf pair, likely from the Northern Hemisphere population, was seen off Northern Costa Rica on 25 November 2004. Although cetacean sighting rates were significantly different during seismic and non-seismic periods even when corrected for differential detection probability related to sea conditions, our survey results do provide information to address previous data gaps on cetacean occurrence in shelf and slope waters off the Pacific coast of Central America during late fall.
Meike Holst; Mari A. Smultea; William R. Koski; Alejandro J. Sayegh; Gianni Pavan; Joseph Beland; Howard H. Goldstein. Cetacean sightings and acoustic detections during a seismic survey off Nicaragua and Costa Rica, November-December 2004. Revista de Biología Tropical 2017, 65, 1 .
AMA StyleMeike Holst, Mari A. Smultea, William R. Koski, Alejandro J. Sayegh, Gianni Pavan, Joseph Beland, Howard H. Goldstein. Cetacean sightings and acoustic detections during a seismic survey off Nicaragua and Costa Rica, November-December 2004. Revista de Biología Tropical. 2017; 65 (2):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeike Holst; Mari A. Smultea; William R. Koski; Alejandro J. Sayegh; Gianni Pavan; Joseph Beland; Howard H. Goldstein. 2017. "Cetacean sightings and acoustic detections during a seismic survey off Nicaragua and Costa Rica, November-December 2004." Revista de Biología Tropical 65, no. 2: 1.
Within the European Defense Agency (EDA), the Protection of Marine Mammals (PoMM) project, a comprehensive common marine mammal database essential for risk mitigation tools, was established. The database, built on an extensive dataset collection with the focus on areas of operational interest for European navies, consists of annual and seasonal distribution and density maps, random and systematic sightings, an encyclopedia providing knowledge on the characteristics of 126 marine mammal species, data on marine mammal protection areas, and audio information including numerous examples of various vocalizations. Special investigations on marine mammal acoustics were carried out to improve the detection and classification capabilities.
Michaela Knoll; Ettore Ciaccia; René Dekeling; Petter Kvadsheim; Kate Liddell; Stig-Lennart Gunnarsson; Stefan Ludwig; Ivor Nissen; Dirk Lorenzen; Roman Kreimeyer; Gianni Pavan; Nello Meneghetti; Nina Nordlund; Frank Benders; Timo Van Der Zwan; Tim Van Zon; Leanne Fraser; Torbjörn Johansson; Martin Garmelius. Protection of Marine Mammals. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2016, 875, 547 -554.
AMA StyleMichaela Knoll, Ettore Ciaccia, René Dekeling, Petter Kvadsheim, Kate Liddell, Stig-Lennart Gunnarsson, Stefan Ludwig, Ivor Nissen, Dirk Lorenzen, Roman Kreimeyer, Gianni Pavan, Nello Meneghetti, Nina Nordlund, Frank Benders, Timo Van Der Zwan, Tim Van Zon, Leanne Fraser, Torbjörn Johansson, Martin Garmelius. Protection of Marine Mammals. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2016; 875 ():547-554.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichaela Knoll; Ettore Ciaccia; René Dekeling; Petter Kvadsheim; Kate Liddell; Stig-Lennart Gunnarsson; Stefan Ludwig; Ivor Nissen; Dirk Lorenzen; Roman Kreimeyer; Gianni Pavan; Nello Meneghetti; Nina Nordlund; Frank Benders; Timo Van Der Zwan; Tim Van Zon; Leanne Fraser; Torbjörn Johansson; Martin Garmelius. 2016. "Protection of Marine Mammals." Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 875, no. : 547-554.
Many threats affect fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) survival in the Mediterranean Sea and, among others, anthropogenic noise represents an issue of growing concern. In 2012, the cabled deep-sea multidisciplinary observatory, “NEMO-SN1”, was deployed in the Ionian Sea, at a depth of 2100 m. NEMO-SN1 was equipped with a seismichydrophone, that allowed us to monitor fin whale and low frequency noise. In this paper we present the analysis of the acoustic data continuously acquired from 2nd July, 2012 to 10th May, 2013. Both shipping noise and seismic airgun pulses highly contributed to the low frequency background noise. Average values and percentile distribution of noise Power Spectral Density were measured on all the acquired data and, separately, in a contour of each airgun pulse detected. Seismic airgun pulses were detected in 4 of the 10 analyzed months and they were presumably produced hundreds of km away from sensor’s location. Airguns also were detected in presence of emitting fin whales. Although further observations are required, the study of the typical noise trends represents the first step in evaluating the impact of noise on fin whale ecology in the Ionian Sea.
Virginia Sciacca; Salvatore Viola; Sara Pulvirenti; Giorgio Maria Riccobene; Francesco Caruso; Emilio De Domenico; Gianni Pavan. Shipping noise and seismic airgun surveys in the Ionian Sea: Potential impact on Mediterranean fin whale. Fourth International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life 2016, 1 .
AMA StyleVirginia Sciacca, Salvatore Viola, Sara Pulvirenti, Giorgio Maria Riccobene, Francesco Caruso, Emilio De Domenico, Gianni Pavan. Shipping noise and seismic airgun surveys in the Ionian Sea: Potential impact on Mediterranean fin whale. Fourth International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. 2016; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVirginia Sciacca; Salvatore Viola; Sara Pulvirenti; Giorgio Maria Riccobene; Francesco Caruso; Emilio De Domenico; Gianni Pavan. 2016. "Shipping noise and seismic airgun surveys in the Ionian Sea: Potential impact on Mediterranean fin whale." Fourth International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life , no. : 1.
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) emits a typical short acoustic signal, defined as a “click”, almost continuously while diving. It is produced in different time patterns to acoustically explore the environment and communicate with conspecifics. Each emitted click has a multi-pulse structure, resulting from the production of the sound within the sperm whale’s head. A Stable Inter Pulse Interval (Stable IPI) can be identified among the pulses that compose a single click. Applying specific algorithms, the measurement of this interval provides useful information to assess the total length of the animal recorded. In January 2005, a cabled hydrophone array was deployed at a depth of 2,100 m in the Central Mediterranean Sea, 25 km offshore Catania (Ionian Sea). The acoustic antenna, named OνDE (Ocean noise Detection Experiment), was in operation until November 2006. OνDE provided real time acoustic data used to perform Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) of cetacean sound emissions. In this work, an innovative approach was applied to automatically measure the Stable IPI of the clicks, performing a cepstrum analysis to the energy (square amplitude) of the signals. About 2,100 five-minute recordings were processed to study the size distribution of the sperm whales detected during the OνDE long term deep-sea acoustic monitoring. Stable IPIs were measured in the range between 2.1 ms and 6.4 ms. The equations of Gordon (1991) and of Growcott (2011) were used to convert the IPIs into measures of size. The results revealed that the sperm whales recorded were distributed in length from about 7.5 m to 14 m. The size category most represented was from 9 m to 12 m (adult females or juvenile males) and specimens longer than 14 m (old males) seemed to be absent.
Francesco Caruso; Virginia Sciacca; Giorgio Bellia; Emilio De Domenico; Giuseppina LaRosa; Elena Papale; Carmelo Pellegrino; Sara Pulvirenti; Giorgio Maria Riccobene; Francesco Simeone; Fabrizio Speziale; Salvatore Viola; Gianni Pavan. Size Distribution of Sperm Whales Acoustically Identified during Long Term Deep-Sea Monitoring in the Ionian Sea. PLoS ONE 2015, 10, e0144503 .
AMA StyleFrancesco Caruso, Virginia Sciacca, Giorgio Bellia, Emilio De Domenico, Giuseppina LaRosa, Elena Papale, Carmelo Pellegrino, Sara Pulvirenti, Giorgio Maria Riccobene, Francesco Simeone, Fabrizio Speziale, Salvatore Viola, Gianni Pavan. Size Distribution of Sperm Whales Acoustically Identified during Long Term Deep-Sea Monitoring in the Ionian Sea. PLoS ONE. 2015; 10 (12):e0144503.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesco Caruso; Virginia Sciacca; Giorgio Bellia; Emilio De Domenico; Giuseppina LaRosa; Elena Papale; Carmelo Pellegrino; Sara Pulvirenti; Giorgio Maria Riccobene; Francesco Simeone; Fabrizio Speziale; Salvatore Viola; Gianni Pavan. 2015. "Size Distribution of Sperm Whales Acoustically Identified during Long Term Deep-Sea Monitoring in the Ionian Sea." PLoS ONE 10, no. 12: e0144503.
In recent years, an increasing number of surveys have definitively confirmed the seasonal presence of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in highly productive regions of the Mediterranean Sea. Despite this, very little is yet known about the routes that the species seasonally follows within the Mediterranean basin and, particularly, in the Ionian area. The present study assesses for the first time fin whale acoustic presence offshore Eastern Sicily (Ionian Sea), throughout the processing of about 10 months of continuous acoustic monitoring. The recording of fin whale vocalizations was made possible by the cabled deep-sea multidisciplinary observatory, “NEMO-SN1”, deployed 25 km off the Catania harbor at a depth of about 2,100 meters. NEMO-SN1 is an operational node of the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory (EMSO) Research Infrastructure. The observatory was equipped with a low-frequency hydrophone (bandwidth: 0.05 Hz–1 kHz, sampling rate: 2 kHz) which continuously acquired data from July 2012 to May 2013. About 7,200 hours of acoustic data were analyzed by means of spectrogram display. Calls with the typical structure and patterns associated to the Mediterranean fin whale population were identified and monitored in the area for the first time. Furthermore, a background noise analysis within the fin whale communication frequency band (17.9–22.5 Hz) was conducted to investigate possible detection-masking effects. The study confirms the hypothesis that fin whales are present in the Ionian Sea throughout all seasons, with peaks in call detection rate during spring and summer months. The analysis also demonstrates that calls were more frequently detected in low background noise conditions. Further analysis will be performed to understand whether observed levels of noise limit the acoustic detection of the fin whales vocalizations, or whether the animals vocalize less in the presence of high background noise.
Virginia Sciacca; Francesco Caruso; Laura Beranzoli; Francesco Chierici; Emilio De Domenico; Davide Embriaco; Paolo Favali; Gabriele Giovanetti; Giuseppina Larosa; Giuditta Marinaro; Elena Papale; Gianni Pavan; Carmelo Pellegrino; Sara Pulvirenti; Francesco Simeone; Salvatore Viola; Giorgio Maria Riccobene. Annual Acoustic Presence of Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Offshore Eastern Sicily, Central Mediterranean Sea. PLoS ONE 2015, 10, e0141838 .
AMA StyleVirginia Sciacca, Francesco Caruso, Laura Beranzoli, Francesco Chierici, Emilio De Domenico, Davide Embriaco, Paolo Favali, Gabriele Giovanetti, Giuseppina Larosa, Giuditta Marinaro, Elena Papale, Gianni Pavan, Carmelo Pellegrino, Sara Pulvirenti, Francesco Simeone, Salvatore Viola, Giorgio Maria Riccobene. Annual Acoustic Presence of Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Offshore Eastern Sicily, Central Mediterranean Sea. PLoS ONE. 2015; 10 (11):e0141838.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVirginia Sciacca; Francesco Caruso; Laura Beranzoli; Francesco Chierici; Emilio De Domenico; Davide Embriaco; Paolo Favali; Gabriele Giovanetti; Giuseppina Larosa; Giuditta Marinaro; Elena Papale; Gianni Pavan; Carmelo Pellegrino; Sara Pulvirenti; Francesco Simeone; Salvatore Viola; Giorgio Maria Riccobene. 2015. "Annual Acoustic Presence of Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Offshore Eastern Sicily, Central Mediterranean Sea." PLoS ONE 10, no. 11: e0141838.
An unusual mortality event (UME) involving cetaceans, mainly striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833), occurred along the Tyrrhenian Sea coast of Italy during the first 3 months of 2013. Based on post-mortem analyses carried out according to body condition on 66 dolphins (54% of stranded animals), several hypotheses to explain the causes of this mortality event were proposed. Although no definitive conclusions can be drawn, dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) was deemed the most likely cause though other infectious (including Photobacterium damselae damselae and Herpesvirus) or non-infectious agents may also have contributed to this recent mortality event
Cristina Casalone; S Mazzariol; Alessandra Pautasso; G Di Guardo; F Di Nocera; G Lucifora; C Ligios; A Franco; Gianluca Fichi; C Cocumelli; A Cersini; Annalisa Guercio; Roberto Puleio; M Goria; M Podestà; Letizia Marsili; Gianni Pavan; A Pintore; Esterina De Carlo; C Eleni; Santo Caracappa. Cetacean strandings in Italy: an unusual mortality event along the Tyrrhenian Sea coast in 2013. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 2014, 109, 81 -86.
AMA StyleCristina Casalone, S Mazzariol, Alessandra Pautasso, G Di Guardo, F Di Nocera, G Lucifora, C Ligios, A Franco, Gianluca Fichi, C Cocumelli, A Cersini, Annalisa Guercio, Roberto Puleio, M Goria, M Podestà, Letizia Marsili, Gianni Pavan, A Pintore, Esterina De Carlo, C Eleni, Santo Caracappa. Cetacean strandings in Italy: an unusual mortality event along the Tyrrhenian Sea coast in 2013. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 2014; 109 (1):81-86.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina Casalone; S Mazzariol; Alessandra Pautasso; G Di Guardo; F Di Nocera; G Lucifora; C Ligios; A Franco; Gianluca Fichi; C Cocumelli; A Cersini; Annalisa Guercio; Roberto Puleio; M Goria; M Podestà; Letizia Marsili; Gianni Pavan; A Pintore; Esterina De Carlo; C Eleni; Santo Caracappa. 2014. "Cetacean strandings in Italy: an unusual mortality event along the Tyrrhenian Sea coast in 2013." Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 109, no. 1: 81-86.
In the underwaterneutrinotelescopes, the positions of the Cherenkov light sensors and their movements must be known with an accuracy of few tens of centimetres. In this work, the activities of the SMO and KM3NeT-Italia teams for the development of an acoustic positioning system for KM3NeT-Italia project are presented. The KM3NeT-Italia project foresees the construction, within two years, of 8 towers in the view of the several km3-scale neutrinotelescope KM3NeT.
Salvatore Viola; S. Aiello; F. Ameli; M. Anghinolfi; G. Barbagallo; Giancarlo Barbarino; E. Barbarito; Felicia Carla Tiziana Barbato; G. Bellotti; Nicolò Beverini; S. Biagi; B. Bouhadef; C. Bozza; G. Cacopardo; M. Calamai; C. Calí; Antonio Capone; Francesco Caruso; C. Cecioni; A. Ceres; T. Chiarusi; Francesco Chierici; M. Circella; R. Cocimano; R. Coniglione; M. Costa; Giacomo Cuttone; C. D'Amato; A. D'Amico; Giulia De Bonis; V. De Luca; F. Del Tevere; N. Deniskina; Gianfranca De Rosa; Carla Distefano; P. Favali; Paolo Fermani; F. Ferrera; V. Flaminio; L. Franco; Luigi Antonio Fusco; Fabio Garufi; Valentina Giordano; G. Giovanetti; A. Gmerk; Rosaria Grasso; Giuseppe Grella; Christophe M.F. Hugon; M. Imbesi; V. Kulikovsky; G. Larosa; D. Lattuada; E. Leonora; P. Litrico; A. Lonardo; Fabio Longhitano; Domenico Lo Presti; E. Maccioni; A. Margiotta; A. Martini; R. Masullo; Pasquale Migliozzi; E. Migneco; Andrea Miraglia; C. Mollo; M. Mongelli; M. Morganti; P. Musico; Mario Salvatore Musumeci; C. A. Nicolau; Angelo Orlando; R. Papaleo; Gianni Pavan; Carmelo Pellegrino; Maria Grazia Pellegriti; Chiara Perrina; Paolo Piattelli; C. Pugliatti; S. Pulvirenti; F. Raffaelli; N. Randazzo; Giorgio Maria Riccobene; A. Rovelli; Matteo Sanguineti; P. Sapienza; Virginia Sciacca; I. Sgura; F. Simeone; Valeria Sipala; Maurizio Spurio; F. Speziale; M. Spina; A. Spitaleri; M. Taiuti; G. Terreni; L. Trasatti; A. Trovato; C. Ventura; Piero Vicini; Daniele Vivolo. Underwater acoustic positioning system for the SMO and KM3NeT - Italia projects. AIP Conference Proceedings 2014, 1630, 134 .
AMA StyleSalvatore Viola, S. Aiello, F. Ameli, M. Anghinolfi, G. Barbagallo, Giancarlo Barbarino, E. Barbarito, Felicia Carla Tiziana Barbato, G. Bellotti, Nicolò Beverini, S. Biagi, B. Bouhadef, C. Bozza, G. Cacopardo, M. Calamai, C. Calí, Antonio Capone, Francesco Caruso, C. Cecioni, A. Ceres, T. Chiarusi, Francesco Chierici, M. Circella, R. Cocimano, R. Coniglione, M. Costa, Giacomo Cuttone, C. D'Amato, A. D'Amico, Giulia De Bonis, V. De Luca, F. Del Tevere, N. Deniskina, Gianfranca De Rosa, Carla Distefano, P. Favali, Paolo Fermani, F. Ferrera, V. Flaminio, L. Franco, Luigi Antonio Fusco, Fabio Garufi, Valentina Giordano, G. Giovanetti, A. Gmerk, Rosaria Grasso, Giuseppe Grella, Christophe M.F. Hugon, M. Imbesi, V. Kulikovsky, G. Larosa, D. Lattuada, E. Leonora, P. Litrico, A. Lonardo, Fabio Longhitano, Domenico Lo Presti, E. Maccioni, A. Margiotta, A. Martini, R. Masullo, Pasquale Migliozzi, E. Migneco, Andrea Miraglia, C. Mollo, M. Mongelli, M. Morganti, P. Musico, Mario Salvatore Musumeci, C. A. Nicolau, Angelo Orlando, R. Papaleo, Gianni Pavan, Carmelo Pellegrino, Maria Grazia Pellegriti, Chiara Perrina, Paolo Piattelli, C. Pugliatti, S. Pulvirenti, F. Raffaelli, N. Randazzo, Giorgio Maria Riccobene, A. Rovelli, Matteo Sanguineti, P. Sapienza, Virginia Sciacca, I. Sgura, F. Simeone, Valeria Sipala, Maurizio Spurio, F. Speziale, M. Spina, A. Spitaleri, M. Taiuti, G. Terreni, L. Trasatti, A. Trovato, C. Ventura, Piero Vicini, Daniele Vivolo. Underwater acoustic positioning system for the SMO and KM3NeT - Italia projects. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2014; 1630 (1):134.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSalvatore Viola; S. Aiello; F. Ameli; M. Anghinolfi; G. Barbagallo; Giancarlo Barbarino; E. Barbarito; Felicia Carla Tiziana Barbato; G. Bellotti; Nicolò Beverini; S. Biagi; B. Bouhadef; C. Bozza; G. Cacopardo; M. Calamai; C. Calí; Antonio Capone; Francesco Caruso; C. Cecioni; A. Ceres; T. Chiarusi; Francesco Chierici; M. Circella; R. Cocimano; R. Coniglione; M. Costa; Giacomo Cuttone; C. D'Amato; A. D'Amico; Giulia De Bonis; V. De Luca; F. Del Tevere; N. Deniskina; Gianfranca De Rosa; Carla Distefano; P. Favali; Paolo Fermani; F. Ferrera; V. Flaminio; L. Franco; Luigi Antonio Fusco; Fabio Garufi; Valentina Giordano; G. Giovanetti; A. Gmerk; Rosaria Grasso; Giuseppe Grella; Christophe M.F. Hugon; M. Imbesi; V. Kulikovsky; G. Larosa; D. Lattuada; E. Leonora; P. Litrico; A. Lonardo; Fabio Longhitano; Domenico Lo Presti; E. Maccioni; A. Margiotta; A. Martini; R. Masullo; Pasquale Migliozzi; E. Migneco; Andrea Miraglia; C. Mollo; M. Mongelli; M. Morganti; P. Musico; Mario Salvatore Musumeci; C. A. Nicolau; Angelo Orlando; R. Papaleo; Gianni Pavan; Carmelo Pellegrino; Maria Grazia Pellegriti; Chiara Perrina; Paolo Piattelli; C. Pugliatti; S. Pulvirenti; F. Raffaelli; N. Randazzo; Giorgio Maria Riccobene; A. Rovelli; Matteo Sanguineti; P. Sapienza; Virginia Sciacca; I. Sgura; F. Simeone; Valeria Sipala; Maurizio Spurio; F. Speziale; M. Spina; A. Spitaleri; M. Taiuti; G. Terreni; L. Trasatti; A. Trovato; C. Ventura; Piero Vicini; Daniele Vivolo. 2014. "Underwater acoustic positioning system for the SMO and KM3NeT - Italia projects." AIP Conference Proceedings 1630, no. 1: 134.
Stridulation patterns and stridulatory organ were rarely investigated in the parasitoid family Mutillidae, and data still lack for any sex or species in many subfamilies. We described the morphology of stridulatory organ and the distress call of Myrmilla capitata (Myrmillinae), a small mutillid wasp in which both sexes are apterous. As in other mutillids, the stridulation is produced by rubbing a scraper on the gaster tergite II against a file on gaster tergite III and consists of sequences of pulse trains organized in two subunits (disyllabic chirps) characterized by pulses with opposite phase. Overall, sexes differed in few morphological and acoustical traits. In particular, females had wider and longer files (due to the larger tergite III), smaller ridge thickness, greater inter-ridge distance and produced sound with lower maximum frequencies. This is in accordance to the fact that individuals with wider files, and files with thicker and more separated ridges, tend to emit sounds reaching lower frequencies. Both sexes, on average, seemed to “use” about 50% of the ridges while stridulating, and the file is moved against the scraper with an average speed of about 6 mm/s. Syllable duration and pulse rate (number of pulses/s) were also affected by some morphological traits of the file. Thus, intra-specific variation in the morphology of the stridulatory organ affects stridulation features in this small velvet ant with relatively weak sexual dimorphism.
Carlo Polidori; Gabriele Ruffato; Luigimaria Borruso; Chiara Settanni; Gianni Pavan. Stridulatory organ and distress call in males and females of a small velvet ant (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Bioacoustics 2013, 22, 121 -135.
AMA StyleCarlo Polidori, Gabriele Ruffato, Luigimaria Borruso, Chiara Settanni, Gianni Pavan. Stridulatory organ and distress call in males and females of a small velvet ant (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Bioacoustics. 2013; 22 (2):121-135.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarlo Polidori; Gabriele Ruffato; Luigimaria Borruso; Chiara Settanni; Gianni Pavan. 2013. "Stridulatory organ and distress call in males and females of a small velvet ant (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)." Bioacoustics 22, no. 2: 121-135.
Carlo Polidori; Gianni Pavan; Gabriele Ruffato; Josep D. Asis; Josè Tormos. Common features and species-specific differences in stridulatory organs and stridulation patterns of velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 2013, 252, 457 -468.
AMA StyleCarlo Polidori, Gianni Pavan, Gabriele Ruffato, Josep D. Asis, Josè Tormos. Common features and species-specific differences in stridulatory organs and stridulation patterns of velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 2013; 252 (4):457-468.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarlo Polidori; Gianni Pavan; Gabriele Ruffato; Josep D. Asis; Josè Tormos. 2013. "Common features and species-specific differences in stridulatory organs and stridulation patterns of velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)." Zoologischer Anzeiger 252, no. 4: 457-468.
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G. La Manna; M. Manghi; Gianni Pavan; F. Lo Mascolo; Gianluca Sara'. Behavioural strategy of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in response to different kinds of boats in the waters of Lampedusa Island (Italy). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 2013, 23, 745 -757.
AMA StyleG. La Manna, M. Manghi, Gianni Pavan, F. Lo Mascolo, Gianluca Sara'. Behavioural strategy of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in response to different kinds of boats in the waters of Lampedusa Island (Italy). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 2013; 23 (5):745-757.
Chicago/Turabian StyleG. La Manna; M. Manghi; Gianni Pavan; F. Lo Mascolo; Gianluca Sara'. 2013. "Behavioural strategy of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in response to different kinds of boats in the waters of Lampedusa Island (Italy)." Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 23, no. 5: 745-757.
The NEutrino Mediterranean Observatory-Submarine Network 1 (NEMO-SN1) seafloor observatory is located in the central Mediterranean Sea, Western Ionian Sea, off Eastern Sicily (Southern Italy) at 2100-m water depth, 25 km from the harbor of the city of Catania. It is a prototype of a cabled deep-sea multiparameter observatory and the first one operating with real-time data transmission in Europe since 2005. NEMO-SN1 is also the first-established node of the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor Observatory (EMSO), one of the incoming European large-scale research infrastructures included in the Roadmap of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) since 2006. EMSO will specifically address long-term monitoring of environmental processes related to marine ecosystems, climate change, and geohazards. NEMO-SN1 has been deployed and developed over the last decade thanks to Italian funding and to the European Commission (EC) project European Seas Observatory NETwork-Network of Excellence (ESONET-NoE, 2007-2011) that funded the Listening to the Deep Ocean-Demonstration Mission (LIDO-DM) and a technological interoperability test (http://www.esonet-emso.org). NEMO-SN1 is performing geophysical and environmental long-term monitoring by acquiring seismological, geomagnetic, gravimetric, accelerometric, physico-oceanographic, hydroacoustic, and bioacoustic measurements. Scientific objectives include studying seismic signals, tsunami generation and warnings, its hydroacoustic precursors, and ambient noise characterization in terms of marine mammal sounds, environmental and anthropogenic sources. NEMO-SN1 is also an important test site for the construction of the Kilometre-Cube Underwater Neutrino Telescope (KM3NeT), another large-scale research infrastructure included in the ESFRI Roadmap based on a large volume neutrino telescope. The description of the observatory and its most recent implementations is presented. On June 9, 2012, NEMO-SN1 was successfully deployed and is working in real time.
Paolo Favali; Francesco Chierici; Giuditta Marinaro; Gabriele Giovanetti; Adriano Azzarone; Laura Beranzoli; Angelo De Santis; Davide Embriaco; Stephen Monna; Nadia Lo Bue; Tiziana Sgroi; Gianfranco Cianchini; Lucio Badiali; Enkelejda Qamili; Maria Grazia De Caro; Giuseppe Falcone; Caterina Montuori; Francesco Frugoni; Giorgio Riccobene; Mario Sedita; Giovanni Barbagallo; Giorgio Cacopardo; Claudio Cali; Rosanna Cocimano; Rosa Coniglione; Michele Costa; Antonio D'Amico; Francesco Del Tevere; Carla Distefano; Francesco Ferrera; Valentina Giordano; Massimo Imbesi; Dario Lattuada; Emilio Migneco; Mario Musumeci; Angelo Orlando; Riccardo Papaleo; Paolo Piattelli; Guido Raia; Alberto Rovelli; Piera Sapienza; Fabrizio Speziale; Agata Trovato; Salvatore Viola; Fabrizio Ameli; Maurizio Bonori; Antonio Capone; Rocco Masullo; Francesco Simeone; Luca Pignagnoli; Nevio Zitellini; Federico Bruni; Francesco Gasparoni; Gianni Pavan. NEMO-SN1 Abyssal Cabled Observatory in the Western Ionian Sea. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 2013, 38, 358 -374.
AMA StylePaolo Favali, Francesco Chierici, Giuditta Marinaro, Gabriele Giovanetti, Adriano Azzarone, Laura Beranzoli, Angelo De Santis, Davide Embriaco, Stephen Monna, Nadia Lo Bue, Tiziana Sgroi, Gianfranco Cianchini, Lucio Badiali, Enkelejda Qamili, Maria Grazia De Caro, Giuseppe Falcone, Caterina Montuori, Francesco Frugoni, Giorgio Riccobene, Mario Sedita, Giovanni Barbagallo, Giorgio Cacopardo, Claudio Cali, Rosanna Cocimano, Rosa Coniglione, Michele Costa, Antonio D'Amico, Francesco Del Tevere, Carla Distefano, Francesco Ferrera, Valentina Giordano, Massimo Imbesi, Dario Lattuada, Emilio Migneco, Mario Musumeci, Angelo Orlando, Riccardo Papaleo, Paolo Piattelli, Guido Raia, Alberto Rovelli, Piera Sapienza, Fabrizio Speziale, Agata Trovato, Salvatore Viola, Fabrizio Ameli, Maurizio Bonori, Antonio Capone, Rocco Masullo, Francesco Simeone, Luca Pignagnoli, Nevio Zitellini, Federico Bruni, Francesco Gasparoni, Gianni Pavan. NEMO-SN1 Abyssal Cabled Observatory in the Western Ionian Sea. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 2013; 38 (2):358-374.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaolo Favali; Francesco Chierici; Giuditta Marinaro; Gabriele Giovanetti; Adriano Azzarone; Laura Beranzoli; Angelo De Santis; Davide Embriaco; Stephen Monna; Nadia Lo Bue; Tiziana Sgroi; Gianfranco Cianchini; Lucio Badiali; Enkelejda Qamili; Maria Grazia De Caro; Giuseppe Falcone; Caterina Montuori; Francesco Frugoni; Giorgio Riccobene; Mario Sedita; Giovanni Barbagallo; Giorgio Cacopardo; Claudio Cali; Rosanna Cocimano; Rosa Coniglione; Michele Costa; Antonio D'Amico; Francesco Del Tevere; Carla Distefano; Francesco Ferrera; Valentina Giordano; Massimo Imbesi; Dario Lattuada; Emilio Migneco; Mario Musumeci; Angelo Orlando; Riccardo Papaleo; Paolo Piattelli; Guido Raia; Alberto Rovelli; Piera Sapienza; Fabrizio Speziale; Agata Trovato; Salvatore Viola; Fabrizio Ameli; Maurizio Bonori; Antonio Capone; Rocco Masullo; Francesco Simeone; Luca Pignagnoli; Nevio Zitellini; Federico Bruni; Francesco Gasparoni; Gianni Pavan. 2013. "NEMO-SN1 Abyssal Cabled Observatory in the Western Ionian Sea." IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 38, no. 2: 358-374.