Research Fellow

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Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

I am an ecologist and conservation biologist with a broad interest in understanding the large-scale processes shaping the distribution of marine and terrestrial species. My work integrates Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and packages, WebGIS technologies, ecological modelling, and remote sensing. Thanks to my multidisciplinary background—which spans ecology, zoology, genetics, evolutionary biology, computer science, and statistics—I have applied established spatial ecology methodologies to a wide range of organisms, from bacteria to whales. My research focuses on understanding how biotic and abiotic factors vary across space and time, how they interact, and how they respond to environmental changes driven by both natural and anthropogenic forces. I have investigated both marine and terrestrial ecosystems, with particular attention to those in Europe and the Mediterranean basin.

My scientific activity is essentially twofold:

1. to provide advancing knowledge in large-scale spatial and quantitative ecology, with the aim of supporting more effective land-use planning, biodiversity conservation, and habitat management; and

2. to promote the dissemination of my major scientific discoveries to the wider public by using accurate science communication and environmental education.

Selected Publications

Gili, C., Canestrelli D., Salvati, E., Fiorito, G., Cerizza, A.F., Cirino, P., Mille, F., Musco, L., De Martino, G., Pace, A., Bosso, L., Panzuto, R., 2025. Ethics, Laws, and Research: The Case of Mediterranean Seahorses (Hippocampus hippocampus and Hippocampus guttulatus). Reviews in Aquaculture, e70072. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70072

Bosso, L., Saviano, S., Abagnale, M., Bellardini, D., Bolinesi, F., Botte, V., Buondonno, A., Carotenuto, Y., Casotti, R., Chiusano, M.L., Cipolletta, F., Conversano, F., De Domenico, F., Del Gaizo, G., Donnarumma, V., Furia, M., Iudicone, D., Kokoszka, F., Laface, F., Licandro, P., Mangoni, O., Margiotta, F., Mazzocchi, M.G., Miralto, M., Montresor, M., Pansera, M., Pedà, C., Percopo, I., Raffini, F., Russo, L., Romeo, T., Saggiomo, M., Sarno, D., Trano, A.C., Vannini, J., Vargiu, M., Zampicinini, G., Zingone, A., Cianelli, D., D'Alelio D. 2025. GIS-based integration of marine data for assessment and management of a highly anthropized coastal area. Scientific Reports, 15, 16200. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00206-z

Bosso, L., Raffini, F., Ambrosino, L., Panzuto, R., Gili, C., Chiusano, M.L., Miralto, M. 2025. Geoportals in Marine Spatial Planning: state of art and future perspectives. Ocean and Coastal Management, 107688. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107688

Bosso, L., Panzuto, R., Balestrieri, R., Smeraldo, S., Chiusano, M.L., Raffini, F., Canestrelli, D., Musco, L., Gili, C. 2024. Integrating citizen science and spatial ecology to inform management and conservation of the Italian seahorses. Ecological Informatics, 79, 102402. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102402

Bosso, L., Smeraldo, S., Russo, D., Chiusano, M.L., Bertorelle, G., Johannesson, K., Butlin, R.K., Danovaro, R., Raffini, F. 2022. The rise and fall of an alien: why the successful colonizer Littorina saxatilis failed to invade the Mediterranean Sea. Biological Invasions, 24, 3169-3187. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02838-y