Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Activities
Dr. Gabriele Turco's research focuses on the use of quantitative methods in ecology to investigate conservation and management issues concerning the marine environment. The GT's knowledge also aims to acquire long-term data of fish community dynamics across multiple-use habitats for accurate response modeling (e.g. Marine Protected Areas network). Furthermore, GT during his Ph.D. period has focused efforts to improve and adapt a pre-existing video technique system (Baited Underwater Video) making it suitable for shallow-waters. GT work is also aimed at delineating the ocean acidification effects on autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms (especially on fish communities) both on a Mediterranean and on a Global scale. During the last years also has been involved in European projects (eg Interreg Med FishMPABlue2; MPAs and endangered sharks in the Mediterranean: a pilot project in the Pelagie Islands MPA) stressing out the effect of the stressor by stakeholders (eg fisheries, tourism, etc) on fish communities or on endangered species (eg sharks) on Mediterranean Sea context.
Sea regions of study
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Global
