Maria Cristina Mangano

Researcher

My research, through the participation in national and international research projects, focuses on the detection and understanding of ecological responses (from species to community level) to anthropogenic-induced changes. I pay particular attention to sustainable solutions to make fishery and aquaculture adaptive in a context of environmental and climate changes. All my recent papers focuses on a combination of systematic review, field observations and modelling activities. I love to divulgate and communicate scientific results and I believe that only an evidence-based approach can ensure a solid science-policy interface.
Keywords: sustainability, fishery, disturbance, biodiversity, conservation, management.

Publications

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2026Hiddink, J. G., Valanko, S., Batts, L., Beukhof, E. D., Blomqvist, M., Bolam, S., Calero, B., Casini, M., Delgado, M., Depestele, J., Desmidt, J., Di Bona, G., Di Lorenzo, B., Dinesen, G. E., D'Onghia, G., Egekvist, J., Fanelli, E., Farriols, M. T., Franceschini, G., Gil, J., González-Irusta, J. M., Laffargue, P., Maina, I., Maiorano, P., Mamede, R., Mangano, M. C., Nguyen Xuan, A., Papadopoulou, N., Penna, M., Pierucci, A., Pulcini, M., Raicevich, S., Rakaj, A., Reizopoulou, S., Riva, G., Russo, T., Sala, A., Sarà, G., Sbrana, A., Scarcella, G., Sciberras, M., Sköld, M., Smith, C. J., Sobrino, I., Spedicato, M. T., Todorova, V., Tsikopoulou, I., van der Reijden, K. J., Vaz, S., Vina-Herbon, C., Vrgoc, N., Wright, K., Zhang, W., Zupa, W., van Hoey, G., Eigaard, O. R., van Kooten, T., & van Denderen, P. D. (2026). Assessment of bottom trawl impacts on the status of seabed communities in European seas. Fish and Fisheries.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2025Mantalovas, K., Graziano, F., Teresi, R., Mangano, M. C., Sarà, G., & Celauro, C. (2025). Life Cycle Assessment of Asphalt Mixtures Incorporating Secondary Raw Materials Under a Circular Economy Perspective. Sustainability, 17(23), 10869.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2025Corbari, L., Milivojevic, A., Botero Angel, A. M., Bosch-Belmar, M., Berlino, M., Capodici, F., Ciraolo, G., Sarà, G., & Mangano, M. C. (2025). Spatial patterns and characterisation of marine litter from sandy beaches facing an urban area and a Marine Protected Area. Frontiers in Marine Science, 12.DownloadBotero A., Sarà G., Bosch-Belmar M., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2025Di Bona, G., Berlino, M., Sarà, G. & Mangano, M. C. (2025). A functional trait-based approach to disentangle trawling disturbance on bentho-demersal assemblage composition: Evidence from a heavily exploited fishing ground (South-central Mediterranean Sea). Mediterranean Marine Science.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C., Berlino M.
2025Bona, G. D., Hiddink, J. G., Penna, M., Pulcini, M., Raicevich, S., Spanò, N.,Sarà, G. & Mangano, M. C. (2025). Application of a quantitative framework to estimate trawling impacts on benthic community in Central Mediterranean Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 82(7), fsaf126.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2025Sarà, M.C. Mangano, B. Helmuth, J. Wang, M. Berlino, A. Botero, Y. Dong, Biodiversity integration drives sustainable and restorative aquaculture (2025). Aquaculture, 743165.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C., Berlino M., Botero A.
2025Mangano, M. C., Berlino, M., Bosch-Belmar, M., Milisenda, G., & Sarà, G. (2025). Integration of Meta-Analysis and Modeling of Marine Aquaculture and Biodiversity to Inform Evidence-Based Adaptive Management: A Case Study in the Mediterranean Basin. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 1-16.DownloadSarà G., Bosch-Belmar M., Mangano M. C.
2025Scarpato, S., Venturi, D., Palma Esposito, F., Mangano, M. C., Sarà, G., Margiotta, F., Pagano, E., Miraglia, M., Sangiovanni, E., Garcia-Gil, M., Di Cesare Mannelli, L., Ghelardini, C., Dell'Agli, M., Izzo, A.A., Nieri, P., de Pascale, D. and Della Sala, G. (2025). Bioactivity Assessment and Untargeted Metabolomics of the Mediterranean Sea Pen Pennatula phosphorea. Marine Drugs, 23(5), 218.DownloadSarà G., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2025Pansini, A., Berlino, M., Mangano, M.C., Sarà, G., Ceccherelli, G. (2025). Meta-analysis reveals the effectiveness and best practices for the iconic Mediterranean seagrass restoration. Science of The Total Environment 976, 179325DownloadSarà G., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2024Schubert, N., Tuya, F., Peña, V., Horta, P.A., Salazar, V.W., Neves, P., Ribeiro, C., Otero-Ferrer, F., Espino, F., Schoenrock, K., Ragazzola, F., Olivé, I., Giaccone, T., Nannini, M., Mangano, M.C., Sará, G., Mancuso, F.P., Tantillo, M.F., Bosch-Belmar, M., Martin, S., Le Gall, L., Santos, R., Silva, J. (2024). “Pink power”—the importance of coralline algal beds in the oceanic carbon cycle. Nature Communications 15 (1), 8282.DownloadSarà G., Bosch-Belmar M., Tantillo M. F., Mancuso P., Mangano M. C.
2024Atalay, M.A., Sevgili, H., Giannetto, D., Sarà, G., Kanyılmaz, M., Erkan, S., Mangano, M.C. (2024). A stakeholders’ perception: Turkish aquaculture sector under COVID-19 pandemic effect with consideration of anthropogenic stressors. Marine Policy 164, 106153.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2024Berlino, M., Mangano, M. C., Di Bona, G., Lucchese, M., Terzo, S. M. C., De Vittor, C.,D'Alessandro, M., Esposito, V., Gambi, M.C., Del Negro, P. & Sarà, G. (2024). Functional diversity and metabolic response in benthic communities along an ocean acidification gradient. Marine Environmental Research, 106520.DownloadSarà G., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2024Giacoletti, A., Bosch-Belmar, Mar, Di Bona, G., Mangano, M.C., Stechele, B. and Sarà, G. (2024). DEBEcoMod: A Dynamic Energy Budget R tool to predict life-history traits of marine organisms across time and space. Ecological Informatics.DownloadSarà G., Giacoletti A., Mangano M. C.
2024Giacoletti, A., Bosch-Belmar, M., Mangano, M.C., Tantillo, M.F., Sarà, G. & Milisenda, G. (2024). Predicting the effect of fouling organisms and climate change on integrated shellfish aquaculture. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 201:116167.DownloadSarà G., Bosch-Belmar M., Giacoletti A., Tantillo M. F., Mangano M. C.
2024Soru, S., Berlino, M., Sarà, G., Mangano, M. C., De Vittor, C., & Pusceddu, A. (2024). Effects of acidification on the biogeochemistry of unvegetated and seagrass marine sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 199, 115983.DownloadSarà G., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2023Mangano M.C., Corbari L., Giacoletti A., Berlino M., Kay S., Ciraolo G. & Sarà G. 2023. Planning precision aquaculture activities in a changing and crowded sea. Aquaculture, 577, 739881.DownloadSarà G., Giacoletti A., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2023Marrone A., Mangano M.C., Deidun A., Berlino M. & Sarà G. 2023. Effects of Habitat Fragmentation of a Mediterranean Marine Reef on the Associated Fish Community: Insights from Biological Traits Analysis. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11(10), 1957.DownloadSarà G., Berlino M., Mangano M. C., Morello G.
2023Marchessaux G., Chevalier C., Mangano M.C. & Sarà G. 2023. Larval connectivity of the invasive blue crabs Callinectes sapidus and Portunus segnis in the Mediterranean Sea: A step toward improved cross border management. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 194, 115272.DownloadSarà G., Marchessaux G., Mangano M. C., Morello G.
2023Berlino M., Sarà G. & Mangano M.C. 2023. Functional Trait-Based Evidence of Microplastic Effects on Aquatic Species. Biology, 12(6), 811.DownloadSarà G., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2023Marchessaux G., Mangano M.C., Bizzarri S., M’Rabet C., Principato E., Lago N., Veyssiere D., Garrido M., Scyphers, S.B. & Sarà, G. 2023. Invasive blue crabs and small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea: Local ecological knowledge, impacts and future management. Marine Policy, 148, 105461.DownloadSarà G., Marchessaux G., Mangano M. C.
2023Pećarević M., Bonačić K., Dobroslavić T., Grubišić L., Čelić I., Glamuzina B., Males J. Sarà G. and Mangano M. C. 2023. Impact of COVID-19 on Croatian mariculture: Findings from the first national surveys. Marine Policy, 148, 105395.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2023Mancuso F.P., Giommi C., Mangano M. C., Airoldi L., Helmuth B., & Sarà G. 2023. Evenness, biodiversity, and ecosystem function of intertidal communities along the Italian coasts: Experimental short-term response to ambient and extreme air temperatures. Science of The Total Environment, 858, 160037.DownloadSarà G., Mancuso P., Mangano M. C.
2023Mancuso F.P., Giommi C., Mangano M.C., Airoldi L., Helmuth B., Sarà G. 2023. Evenness, biodiversity, and ecosystem function of intertidal communities along the Italian coasts: Experimental short-term response to ambient and extreme air temperatures. Science of the Total Environment, 858 : 160037.DownloadSarà G., Mancuso P., Mangano M. C.
2022Marchessaux G., Bosch-Belmar M., Cilenti L., Lago N., Mangano M. C., Marsiglia N., & Sarà G. (2022). The invasive blue crab Callinectes sapidus thermal response: Predicting metabolic suitability maps under future warming Mediterranean scenarios. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 1055404.DownloadSarà G., Bosch-Belmar M., Marchessaux G., Marsiglia N., Mangano M. C.
2022Mirto S., Montalto V., Mangano M.C.M., Ape F., Berlino M., La Marca C., Lucchese M., Maricchiolo G., Martinez M., Rinaldi A., Terzo S.M.C., Celic I., Galli P., Sarà G. 2022. The stakeholder's perception of socio-economic impacts generated by COVID-19 pandemic within the Italian aquaculture systems. Aquaculture, 553: 738127.DownloadSarà G., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2022Deidun A., Marrone A., Gauci A., Galdies J., Lorenti M., Mangano M.C., Cutajar K., Mirto S., Sarà G. 2022. Structure and biodiversity of a Maltese maerl bed: New insight into the associated assemblage 24 years after the first investigation. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 52: 102262.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2022Ascioti F.A., Mangano M.C., Marcianò C., Sarà G. 2022.The sanitation service of seagrasses – Dependencies and implications for the estimation of avoided costs. Ecosystem Services, 54: 101418.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2022Franzitta G., Marrone A., Gauci A., Galdies J., Mangano M.C., Sara G., Deidun A. 2022. Bridging the knowledge gap on the distribution and typology of vermetid bioconstructions along the Maltese coastline: an updated assessment. Mediterranean Marine Science, 23(4): 817-826.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2022Mangano M.C., Berlino M., Corbari L., Milisenda G., Lucchese M., Terzo S., Bosch-Belmar M., Azaza M.S., Babarro J.M.F., Bakiu R., Broitman B.R., Buschmann A.H., Christofoletti R., Dong Y., Glamuzina B., Luthman O., Makridis P., Nogueira A.J.A., Palomo M.G., Dineshram R., Sanchez-Jerez P., Sevgili H., Troell M., AbouelFadl K.Y., Azra M.N., Britz P., Carrington E., Celić I., Choi F., Qin C., Dionísio M.A., Dobroslavić T., Galli P., Giannetto D., Grabowski J.H., Helmuth B., Lebata-Ramos M.J.H., Lim P.T., Liu Y., Llorens S.M., Mirto S., Pećarević M., Pita C., Ragg N., Ravagnan E., Saidi D., Schultz K., Shaltout M., Tan S.H., Thiyagarajan V., Sarà G. 2022. The aquaculture supply chain in the time of covid-19 pandemic: Vulnerability, resilience, solutions and priorities at the global scale. Environmental Science and Policy, 127: 98-110.DownloadSarà G., Bosch-Belmar M., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2022Sarà G., Mangano M.C., Berlino M., Corbari L., Lucchese M., Milisenda G., Terzo S., Azaza M.S., Babarro J.M.F., Bakiu R., Broitman B.R., Buschmann A.H., Christofoletti R., Deidun A., Dong Y., Galdies J., Glamuzina B., Luthman O., Makridis P., Nogueira A.J.A., Palomo M.G., Dineshram R., Rilov G., Sanchez-Jerez P., Sevgili H., Troell M., AbouelFadl K.Y., Azra M.N., Britz P., Brugere C., Carrington E., Celić I., Choi F., Qin C., Dobroslavić T., Galli P., Giannetto D., Grabowski J., Lebata-Ramos M.J.H., Lim P.T., Liu Y., Llorens S.M., Maricchiolo G., Mirto S., Pećarević M., Ragg N., Ravagnan E., Saidi D., Schultz K., Shaltout M., Solidoro C., Tan S.H., Thiyagarajan V., Helmuth B. 2022. The Synergistic Impacts of Anthropogenic Stressors and COVID-19 on Aquaculture: A Current Global Perspective. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture, 30(1): 123-135.DownloadSarà G., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2021Sarà G., Milisenda G., Mangano M.C., Bosch-Belmar M. 2021. The buffer effect of canopy-forming algae on vermetid reefs' functioning: A multiple stressor case study. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 171: 112713.DownloadSarà G., Bosch-Belmar M., Mangano M. C.
2021Berlino M., Mangano M.C., De Vittor C., Sarà G. 2021. Effects of microplastics on the functional traits of aquatic benthic organisms: A global-scale meta-analysis. Environmental Pollution, 285: 117174.DownloadSarà G., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2021Salerno M., Berlino M., Mangano M.C., Sarà G. 2021. Microplastics and the functional traits of fishes: A global meta-analysis. Global Change Biology, 27(12): 2645-2655.DownloadSarà G., Berlino M., Mangano M. C.
2021Sarà G., Giommi C., Giacoletti A., Conti E., Mulder C., Mangano M.C. 2021. Multiple climate-driven cascading ecosystem effects after the loss of a foundation species. Science of the Total Environment, 770: 144749.DownloadSarà G., Giacoletti A., Mangano M. C.
2021Giacoletti A., Lucido G.D., Mangano M.C., Sarà G. 2021. Functional trait-based layers - an aquaculture siting tool for the Mediterranean Sea. Aquaculture, 532: 736081.DownloadSarà G., Giacoletti A., Mangano M. C.
2021Bevilacqua S., Airoldi L., Ballesteros E., Benedetti-Cecchi L., Boero F., Bulleri F., Cebrian E., Cerrano C., Claudet J., Colloca F., Coppari M., Di Franco A., Fraschetti S., Garrabou J., Guarnieri G., Guerranti C., Guidetti P., Halpern B.S., Katsanevakis S., Mangano M.C., Micheli F., Milazzo M., Pusceddu A., Renzi M., Rilov G., Sarà G., Terlizzi A. 2021. Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns. Advances in Marine Biology, 89: 1-51.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2020Corbari L., Maltese A., Capodici F., Mangano M.C., Sarà G., Ciraolo G. 2020. Indoor spectroradiometric characterization of plastic litters commonly polluting the Mediterranean Sea: toward the application of multispectral imagery. Scientific Reports, 10(1): 19850.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2020Falcini F., Corrado R., Torri M., Mangano M.C., Zarrad R., Di Cintio A., Palatella L., Jarboui O., Missaoui H., Cuttitta A., Patti B., Santoleri R., Sarà G., Lacorata G. 2020. Seascape connectivity of European anchovy in the Central Mediterranean Sea revealed by weighted Lagrangian backtracking and bio-energetic modelling. Scientific Reports, 10(1): 18630.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2020Mangano M.C., Mieszkowska N., Helmuth B., Domingos T., Sousa T., Baiamonte G., Bazan G., Cuttitta A., Fiorentino F., Giacoletti A., Johnson M., Lucido G.D., Marcelli M., Martellucci R., Mirto S., Patti B., Pranovi F., Williams G.A., Sarà G. 2020. Moving Toward a Strategy for Addressing Climate Displacement of Marine Resources: A Proof-of-Concept. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7: 408.DownloadSarà G., Giacoletti A., Mangano M. C.
2020Russo E., Monti M.A., Mangano M.C., Raffaetà A., Sarà G., Silvestri C., Pranovi F. 2020. Temporal and spatial patterns of trawl fishing activities in the Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea, GSA17). Ocean and Coastal Management, 192: 105231.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2020Montalto V., Rinaldi A., Ape F., Mangano M.C., Gristina M., Sarà G., Mirto S. 2020. Functional role of biofouling linked to aquaculture facilities in Mediterranean enclosed locations. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 12: 11-22.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2019Bellino A., Mangano M.C., Baldantoni D., Russell B.D., Mannino A.M., Mazzola A., Vizzini S., Sarà G. 2019. Seasonal patterns of biodiversity in Mediterranean coastal lagoons. Diversity and Distributions, 25(10): 1512-1526.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2019Mieszkowska N., Benedetti-Cecchi L., Burrows M.T., Mangano M.C., Queirós A., Seuront L., Sarà G. 2019. Multinational, integrated approaches to forecasting and managing the impacts of climate change on intertidal species. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 613 :247-252.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2019Mangano M.C., Giacoletti A., Sarà G. 2019. Dynamic Energy Budget provides mechanistic derived quantities to implement the ecosystem based management approach. Journal of Sea Research, 143: 272-279.DownloadSarà G., Giacoletti A., Mangano M. C.
2018Giacoletti A., Cappello S., Mancini G., Mangano M.C., Sarà G. 2018. Predicting the effectiveness of oil recovery strategies in the marine polluted environment. Journal of Environmental Management, 223: 749-757.DownloadSarà G., Giacoletti A., Mangano M. C.
2018Sarà G., Gouhier T.C., Brigolin D., Porporato E.M.D., Mangano M.C., Mirto S., Mazzola A., Pastres R. Predicting shifting sustainability trade-offs in marine finfish aquaculture under climate change. 2018. Global Change Biology, 24(8): 3654-3665.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2018Capodici F., Ciraolo G., Cosoli S., Maltese A., Mangano M.C., Sarà G. 2018. Downscaling hydrodynamics features to depict causes of major productivity of Sicilian-Maltese area and implications for resource management. Science of the Total Environment, 628-629: 815-825.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2018Sarà G., Porporato E.M.D., Mangano M.C., Mieszkowska N. 2018. Multiple stressors facilitate the spread of a non-indigenous bivalve in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Biogeography, 45(5): 1090-1103.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2018Martinez M., Mangano M.C., Maricchiolo G., Genovese L., Mazzola A., Sarà G. 2018. Measuring the effects of temperature rise on Mediterranean shellfish aquaculture. Ecological Indicators, 88: 71-78.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2018Sarà G., Mangano M.C., Johnson M., Mazzola A. 2018. Integrating multiple stressors in aquaculture to build the blue growth in a changing sea. Hydrobiologia, 808(1): 5-17.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2018Consoli P., Mangano M.C., Sarà G., Romeo T., Andaloro F. 2018. The influence of habitat complexity on fish assemblages associated with extractive platforms in the central mediterranean sea. Advances in Oceanography and Limnology, 9(2): 59-67.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2017Mangano M.C., Bottari T., Caridi F., Porporato E.M.D., Rinelli P., Spanò N., Johnson M., Sarà G. 2017. The effectiveness of fish feeding behaviour in mirroring trawling-induced patterns. Marine Environmental Research, 131: 195-204.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2017Mangano M.C., Sarà G. 2017. The author's reply to N.R. Haddaway. Journal of Environmental Management, 197: 114-116.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2017Mangano M.C., Sarà G. 2017. Collating science-based evidence to inform public opinion on the environmental effects of marine drilling platforms in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Environmental Management, 188: 195-202.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2017Mangano M.C., Sarà G., Corsolini S. 2017. Monitoring of persistent organic pollutants in the polar regions: knowledge gaps & gluts through evidence mapping. Chemosphere, 172: 37-45.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
2015Mangano M.C., O'Leary B.C., Mirto S., Mazzola A., Sarà G. 2015. The comparative biological effects of spatial management measures in protecting marine biodiversity: A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence, 4(1): 21-28.DownloadSarà G., Mangano M. C.
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