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General information

Identity

  • First name Simone
  • Last name Libralato
  • Languages English
  • Function/Role researcher
  • Organisation Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS

Address

  • Address
    Dept. Oceanography, ECHO Group Borgo Grotta Gigante - Brisciki 42/c - 34010 Sgonico - Zgonik (TS)
  • Country Italy
  • Phone +39 040 2140376
  • Fax +39 040 2140266
  • Mobile phone +39 347 1231380
  • Website http://echo.ogs.trieste.it/echo/Slibralato/curriculum.htm
  • Email

Expertise

1. Marine resource management

Management of Fishing

2. Research and monitoring

Site Characterization - biological data

  • Analysis of time series of biological data (landings) for characterizing ecosystem changes Libralato S., Pranovi F., Raicevich S., Da Ponte F., Giovanardi O., Pastres R., Torricelli P., Mainardi D., 2004. Ecological stages of the Venice Lagoon analysed

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    • Publications

    http://echo.ogs.trieste.it/echo/Slibralato/curriculum.htm

  • Using biological data for a MPA (Miramare) to build a food web model. Libralato S., Tempesta M., Solidoro C., Spoto M., 2006. An ecosystem model applied to Miramare natural Marine Reserve: limits, advantages and perspectives. Biologia Marina Mediterran

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    Types of product :

    • Methods or guidelines
    • Publications

    http://echo.ogs.trieste.it/echo/Slibralato/curriculum.htm

Research

  • Comparison of ecosystem models for protected and fished areas. Libralato S., Coll. M., Tempesta M., Santojanni A., Spoto M., Palomera I., Arneri E., Solidoro C., 2010. Food-web traits of protected and exploited areas of the Adriatic Sea. Biological Conse

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    • Publications

    http://echo.ogs.trieste.it/echo/Slibralato/curriculum.htm

  • Development of food web models for describing ecosystems, including natural and human stressors.

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    • Methods or guidelines
    • Management tool

    http://echo.ogs.trieste.it/echo/Slibralato/curriculum.htm

  • Meta-analysis for evaluation of effectiveness of fisheries management Mora C., Myers R.A., Coll M., Libralato S., PitcherT.J., Sumaila R.U., Zeller D., Watson R., Gaston K.J., Worm B. 2009. Management effectiveness of world’s marine fisheries. PlosBiol

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    Types of product :

    • Methods or guidelines
    • Publications

    http://echo.ogs.trieste.it/echo/Slibralato/curriculum.htm

  • Indicator for evaluating ecosystem impacts of fishing Libralato S., Coll M., Tudela S., Palomera I. and Pranovi F., 2008. Novel index for quantification of ecosystem effects of fishing as removal of secondary production. Marine Ecology Progress Series,

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    Types of product :

    • Methods or guidelines
    • Publications

    http://echo.ogs.trieste.it/echo/Slibralato/curriculum.htm

3. Education and outreach

Education

  • Training activity to teach Ecopath with Ecosim for building food web models of marine ecosystems. “Theory of Ecopath with Ecosim and applications in the Mediterranean and Black Sea” (lecture and practical exercise), 08-13 June 2009, Malta, SESAME inter

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    Types of product :

    • Methods or guidelines
    • Informative/education material

    http://www.sesame-ip.eu/scientist/summer-schools

  • Training activity to teach Ecopath with Ecosim for building food web models of marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean sea. Advanced course “Methodologies for fisheries stock assessment in the Mediterranean” organized by CIHEAM-IAMZ and GFCM - “Models:

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    Types of product :

    • Informative/education material

    http://www.iamz.ciheam.org/ingles/cursos08-09/stockassess-09-pub-ing.htm

  • Technical and practical laboratory to develop and use models for resource management. University of Padua, Department of Marine Biology - “Experimental laboratory on mathematical models for resource management“ (with Sasa Raicevich), Chioggia 9-10 June

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    Types of product :

    • Informative/education material

    http://echo.ogs.trieste.it/echo/Slibralato/curriculum.htm