D'Adamo Raffaele

He is a marine biologist with a wide experience of biological and environmental analyses, but also with interests in lagoon management and policy. He studied the biota, physical and chemical characteristics and management of lagoon and coastal systems. His research includes studies on sediments, water quality, zooplankton, intertidal and subtidal benthic communities and fish communities. In many instances, the interactions between these aspects has been investigated, usually in relation to human activities.

• Responsible of the Research Project “Ichtyofaune in the WFD for the Apulia Region”
• Co-ordinator of the Research Project “Metodologies for the management of the nursery areas grounds of juveniles of commercial interest species in the Lesina lagoon” (POR Puglia grant N. 1939/P)
• Responsible of the Research Project “Improvement of the lagoon fish production. Extensive rearing of the shrimp M. japonicus (Bate) in the Lesina lagoon.” (POR Puglia grant N. 1962/P)
• Responsible of the Marine Coastal monitoring Program – transect north Apulia coast (Regione Puglia).
• Research collaboration projects dealing with reproductive biotechnologies, aquaculture and environmental quality evaluation.
• He is member of the Aquaculture Committee of the Italian Society of Marine Biology.  He was member of the LaguNet Directive, an association of the researchers studying transitional environment throughout the Mediterranean.

He has produced more than 30 scientific publications on refereed journals (4 of which on ISI), and 3 refereed book chapters on lagoon and marine issues. Moreover, she was author of  about 50 congressual contributes.

• Roselli L., Fabbrocini A., Manzo C. and D’Adamo R. 2009. Hydrological heterogeneity, nutrient dynamics and water quality of a non-tidal lentic ecosystem (Lesina Lagoon, Italy). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 84: 539-552
• D’Adamo R., Cecere E., Fabbrocini A., Petrocelli A., Sfriso A. 2009. The lagoons of Lesina and Varano. Pag.159-169. In: Flora and Vegetation of the Italian transitional water systems. E.Cecere, A.Petrocelli, G.Izzo A.Sfriso Eds. Corila, Venezia.
• D’Adamo R., Di Stasio M., Fabbrocini A.,  Petitto F., Roselli L. and Volpe M.G. 2008. Migratory crustaceans as biomonitors of metal pollution in their nursery areas. The Lesina lagoon (SE Italy) as a case study. Environmental Monitoring and  Assessment 143: 15-24
• Fabbrocini A., Di Matteo O. and D’Adamo R. 2008. Abra segmentum (Mollusca: Pelecypoda) of the Lesina Lagoon (Southern Adriatic coast, Italy): Observations on variations in the population in relation to the main environmental parameters. Transitional Waters Bulletin 1: 39-44
• Fabbrocini A., Guarino A., Scirocco T., D’Adamo R. (2005). Integrated biomonitoring as a tool for the quality assessment of the Lesina Lagoon (Southern Adriatic Coast, Italy): preliminary results. Chemistry & Ecology 21(6): 479-489
• Manini, E., Breber, P., D’Adamo, R., Spagnoli, R., Danovaro, R., 2005. - Lagoon of Lesina. Final Report of the LaguNet workshop land–ocean interactions in the coastal zone (LOICZ). Nutrient fluxes in transitional zones of the Italian coast. In: Giordani, G., Viaroli, P., Swaney, D.P., Murray, C.N., Zaldı´var, J.M., Marshall Crossland, J.I. (Eds.), LOICZ Reports and Studies, pp. 49–54.
• Manini, E., Breber, P., D’Adamo, R., Spagnoli, R., Danovaro, R., 2005. - Lagoon of Varano. Final Report of the LaguNet workshop land–ocean interactions in the coastal zone (LOICZ). Nutrient fluxes in transitional zones of the Italian coast. In: Giordani, G., Viaroli, P., Swaney, D.P., Murray, C.N., Zaldı´var, J.M., Marshall Crossland, J.I. (Eds.), LOICZ Reports and Studies, pp. 55–59.
• D’Adamo R., Pelosi S., Trotta P., Sansone G. 1997. Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aquatic organisms. Marine Chemistry. 56: 45-49