Maurizio Ribera d'Alcala'
Research interests: Interplay between internal and external controls in plankton biology and evolution.
Most relevant publications:
Cianelli D., Ribera d'Alcalà M., Saggiomo V. & Zambianchi E. 2004. Coupling mixing and photophysiological response of Antarctic plankton: a lagrangian approach. Antarctic Science, 162: 133-142.
Falciatore A., Ribera d'Alcalà M., Croot P. & Bowler C. 2000. Perception of environmental signals by marine diatom. Science, 288: 2363-2366.
Malanotte-Rizzoli P., Manca B. B., Ribera d'Alcalà M., Teocharis A., Bergamasco A., Bregant D., Budillon G., Civitarese G., Georgopoulos D., Korres G., Lascaratos A., Michelato A., Sansone E., Scarazzato P. & Souvermezoglou E. 1997. A synthesis of the Ionian Sea Hydrography, circulation and water mass pathways during POEM phase I. Progress in Oceanography, 39: 153-204.
Mazzocchi M.G., Buffoni G., Carotenuto Y., Pasquali S. & Ribera d'Alcalà M. 2006 Effects of food conditions on the development of the population of Temora stylifera: A modeling approach. Journal of Marine Systems 62: 71-84.
Ragni M. & Ribera d'Alcalà M. 2004. Light as an information carrier underwater. Journal of Plankton Research, 264: 433-443.
Ribera d'Alcalà M., Civitarese G., Conversano F. & Lavezza R. 2003. Nutrient fluxes and ratios hint at overlooked processes in the Mediterranean sea. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108C9, 8106, doi:10.1029/2002JC001250.
Ribera d'Alcalà, M., Conversano F., Corato F., Licandro P., Mangoni O., Marino D., Mazzocchi M. G., Modigh M., Montresor M., Nardella M., Saggiomo V., Sarno D. & Zingone A. 2004. Seasonal patterns in plankton communities in a pluriannual time series at a coastal Mediterranean site Gulf of Naples: an attempt to discern recurrences & trends. Scientia Marina, 68suppl. 1: 65-83.
Mariani P., Botte V. & Ribera d’Alcalà M. 2006. A numerical investigation of the impact of turbulence on the feeding rates of Oithona davisae. Journal of Marine Systems, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.04.020
D'Ortenzio F., Marullo S.., Ragni M. & Ribera d'Alcalà M. 2003 Has primary production been enhanced by the EMT? Results from the analysis of remote sensing observations. J. Geophys. Res. 108 C9: 8113 doi:10.1029/2002JC001556.
Biogeochemical dynamics of Mediterranean Sea
Ragni M. & Ribera d’Alcala’ M. 2007. Circadian variability in the photobiology of Phaeodactylum tricornutum: pigment content. Journal of Plankton Research, 29: 141-156