Stanislao Bevilacqua

TL;DR: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the comparison of vari- ance components for the assessment of impacts and the use of recently developed multivariate methods (distance-based premutational MANOVA) in the analysis of multivariate species data in response to a complex asymmetrical design.

TL;DR: The use of TS in environmental impact studies and the effects of TS on sampling procedures and data analyses are reviewed and the risk of possible loss of information depending on TS and the studied environment are discussed.

TL;DR: The study of bioconstructions requires a holistic approach leading to a better understanding of their ecology and the application of more insightful management and conservation measures at basin scale, within ecologically coherent units based on connectivity: the cells of ecosystem functioning.

TL;DR: The results suggest that either genera or families may be used as effective taxonomic surrogates to detect spatial differences in β-diversity for molluscs, although a degree of caution is needed, as heterogeneity at the species level may not be reflected by taxonomic surrogateates at smaller spatial scales.

TL;DR: A systematic review on how cumulative effect assessments have addressed CC in the marine realm investigated at different levels of biological organization ecological responses, functional aspects, and the combined effect of CC and HS suggests that the combined effects ofCC and LS are context-dependent and vary among and within ecosystems.