Biodiversity is a portmanteau word to indicate the variety of life at all levels from genes to
ecosystems, but it is often simplistically equated to species richness; the word ecodiversity …

This paper outlines the history of scientific research developed in the Portofino Promontory,
located in the centre of the Ligurian Sea. The chronicles span over two centuries, from the …

This study represents the first complete assessment of the population dynamics and
residency of common bottlenose dolphins in the Western Ligurian Sea, an area where …

Few information is available on fin marks and movements of Mediterranean bottlenose
dolphins, Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821), along the Italian coast, although significant …

L'Area Marina Protetta di Portofino compie il suo venticinquesimo anno. Essa rappresenta
una delle principali forme di tutela del capitale naturale sommerso, a contatto diretto con un …

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) suffer from multiple anthropogenic pressures due
to their habitat preference in coastal waters. As this vulnerable species is protected under …