Marco Torri

Pubblicazioni scientifiche in riviste internazionali peer-reviewed:

• Patti B., Torri M., Placenti F., Cuttitta A. (2025). Impact of the Adriatic–Ionian bimodal oscillating system (BiOS) on the biodiversity patterns of the larval fish community in the north-eastern sector of the Strait of Sicily (central Mediterranean, Malta Channel). Frontiers in Earth Science, 13:1531521. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2025.1531521
• Lo Galbo G., Adelgio G., Cuttitta A., Patti B., Torri M. (2024). Larval fish abundance classification and modeling through spatio-temporal point processes approach. Environmental and Ecological Statistics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10651-024-00618-6
• Granata A., Abbruzzo A., Patti B., Cuttitta A., Torri M. (2024). A Hierarchical Bayesian Model to Monitor Pelagic Larvae in Response to Environmental Changes. Environmental and Ecological Statistics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10651-024-00618-6
• Vecchioni L., Citarrella A., Cambera I., Di Gangi A., D’Emanuele D., Ventura L., Principato E., Visconti G., Torri M., Faraone F.P., Arculeo M. (2024). The effects of substrate temperature on the reproductive success of Caretta caretta on a volcanic beach in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Water and Land Development, 30–38. https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2024.149131
• Placenti F., Torri M., Schroeder K., Borghini M., Cerrati G., Cuttitta A., Tancredi V., Buscaino C., Patti B. (2024). A 12-year-long (2010-2021) hydrological and biogeochemical dataset in the Sicily Channel (Mediterranean Sea). Earth System Science Data, 16:743–752. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-743-2024
• Di Natale M., Catarino A.I., Summers S., Boyle D., Torri M., Nicosia A., Musco M., Masullo T., Russo S., Bennici C.D., Mazzola A., Cuttitta A., Henry T.B. (2023). Influence of microplastic-associated biofilms on the bioavailability of a mixture of cadmium and benzo[a]pyrene by the analysis of biomarker gene expression in larval zebrafish. Ecological Indicators, 152:110369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110369
• Torri M., Russo S., Falcini F., De Luca B., Colella S., Volpe G., Corrado R., Placenti F., Giaramita L., Musco M., Masullo T., Bennici C., Di Natale M.V., Patti B., Lacorata G., Arculeo M., Cuttitta A. (2023). Coupling Lagrangian simulation models and remote sensing to explore the environmental effect on larval growth rate: The Mediterranean case study of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) early life stages. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:1065514. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1065514
• Di Natale M.V., Carroccio S.C., Dattilo S., Cocca M., Nicosia A., Torri M., Bennici C.D., Musco M., Masullo T., Russo S., Mazzola A., Cuttitta A. (2022). Polymer aging affects the bioavailability of microplastics-associated contaminants in sea urchin embryos. Chemosphere, 309:136720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136720
• Patti B., Torri M., Cuttitta A. (2022). Interannual summer biodiversity changes in ichthyoplankton assemblages of the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean) over the period 2001–2016. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:960929. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.960929
• Placenti F., Torri M., Pessini F., Patti B., Tancredi V., Cuttitta A., Giaramita L., Tranchida G., Sorgente R. (2022). Hydrological and Biogeochemical Patterns in the Sicily Channel: New Insights From the Last Decade (2010-2020). Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:733540. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.733540
• Russo S., Torri M., Patti B., Musco M., Masullo T., Di Natale M.V., Sara G., Cuttitta A. (2022). Environmental Conditions along Tuna Larval Dispersion: Insights on the Spawning Habitat and Impact on Their Development Stages. Water, 14(10):1568. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14101568
• Cuttitta A., Patti B., Musco M., Masullo T., Placenti F., Quinci E.M., Falco F., Bennici C.D., Di Natale M., Pipitone V., Cammarata M., Maneiro I., Russo S., Torri M. (2022). Inferring Population Structure from Early Life Stage: The Case of the European Anchovy in the Sicilian and Maltese Shelves. Water, 14(9):1427. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14091427
• Quinci E.M., Torri M., Cuttitta A., Patti B. (2022). Predicting Potential Spawning Habitat by Ensemble Species Distribution Models: The Case Study of European Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Strait of Sicily. Water, 14(9):1400. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14091400
• Russo S., Torri M., Patti B., Reglero P., Alvarez-Berastegui D., Cuttitta A., Sara G. (2021). Unveiling the Relationship Between Sea Surface Hydrographic Patterns and Tuna Larval Distribution in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science, 1116. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.708775
• Papale E.B., Azzolin M.A., Cascao I., Gannier A., Lammers M.O., Martin V.M., Oswald J.N., Perez-Gil M., Prieto R., Silva M.A., Torri M., Giacoma C. (2021). Dolphin whistles can be useful tools in identifying units of conservation. BMC Zoology, 6(1):1–13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-021-00085-7
• Torri M., Pappalardo A.M., Ferrito V., Gianni S., Armeri G.M., Patti C., Mangiaracina F., Biondo G., Di Natale M., Musco M., Masullo T., Bennici C., Russo S., Nicosia A., Tagliavia M., Mazzola A., Patti B., Cuttitta A. (2021). Signals from the deep-sea: Genetic structure, morphometric analysis, and ecological implications of Cyclothone braueri early life stages in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Marine Environmental Research, 169:105379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105379
• Falcini 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., Sara 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):1–13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75680-8
• Falco F., Barra M., Wu G., Dioguardi M., Stincone P., Cuttitta A., Torri M., Bonanno A., Cammarata M. (2020). Engraulis encrasicolus larvae from two different environmental spawning areas of the Central Mediterranean Sea: first data on amino acid profiles and biochemical evaluations. The European Zoological Journal, 87(1):580–590. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2020.1823493
• Patti B., Torri M., Cuttitta A. (2020). General surface circulation controls the interannual fluctuations of anchovy stock biomass in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Scientific Reports, 10:1554. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58028-0
• De Vincenzi G., Parisi I., Torri M., Papale E., Mazzola S., Nuth C., Buscaino B. (2019). Influence of environmental parameters on the use and spatiotemporal distribution of the vocalizations of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen. Polar Biology, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02514-3
• Di Natale M., Bennici C., Biondo G., Masullo T., Monastero L., Tagliavia M., Torri M., Costa S., Ragusa M.A., Cuttitta A., Nicosia A. (2019). Aberrant gene expression profiles in Mediterranean sea urchin reproductive tissues after metal exposures. Chemosphere, 216:48–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.137
• Patti B., Zarrad R., Othman J., Bonanno A., Cuttitta A., Basilone G., Aronica S., Placenti F., Tranchida G., Armeri G.M., Buffa G., Ferreri R., Genovese S., Musco M., Traina A., Torri M., Mifsud R., Mazzola S. (2018). Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) early life stages in the Central Mediterranean Sea: connectivity issues merging among adjacent sub-areas across the Strait of Sicily. Hydrobiologia, 821(1):25–40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3253-9
• Cuttitta A., Torri M., Zarrad R., Zgozi S., Jarboui O., Quinci E.M., Hamza M., Abdulfatah E., Haddoud D., El Turki A., Ramadan A., Missaoui H., Mifsud R., Bonomo S., Mazzola S., Patti B. (2018). Linking surface hydrodynamics to planktonic ecosystem: the case study of the ichthyoplanktonic assemblages in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Hydrobiologia, 821(1):191–214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3483-x
• Bonomo S., Placenti F., Zgozi S., Torri M., Quinci E.M., Cuttitta A., Genovese S., Mazzola S., Aronica S., Barra M., El Turki A., Hamza M., Uheshi O., Bara M., Assughayer M., Bonanno A. (2018). Relationship between coccolithophores and the physical and chemical oceanography of overlying waters in eastern Libyan coast. Hydrobiologia, 821(1):215–234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3483-x
• Torri M., Corrado R., Falcini F., Cuttitta A., Palatella L., Lacorata G., Patti B., Arculeo M., Mazzola S., Santoleri R. (2018). Planktonic stages of small pelagic fishes (Sardinella aurita and Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Central Mediterranean Sea: the key role of physical forcings and implications for fisheries management. Progress in Oceanography, 162:25–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.02.009
• Parisi I., De Vincenzi G., Torri M., Papale E., Mazzola S., Bonanno A., Buscaino G. (2017). Underwater vocal complexity of Arctic seal Erignathus barbatus in Kongsfjorden (Svalbard). The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 142(5):3104–3115. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5010887
• Cuttitta A., Bonomo S., Zgozi S., Bonanno A., Patti B., Quinci E.M., Torri M., Hamza M., Fatah A., Haddoud D., El Turki A., Ramadan A.B., Genovese S., Mazzola S. (2016). The influence of physical and biological processes on the ichthyoplankton communities in the Gulf of Syrte (Southern Mediterranean Sea). Marine Ecology, 37(4):831–844. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12362
• Cuttitta A., Quinci E.M., Patti B., Bonomo S., Bonanno A., Musco M., Torri M., Placenti F., Basilone G., Genovese S., Armeri G.M., Spanò A., Arculeo M., Mazzola A., Mazzola S. (2016). Different key roles of mesoscale oceanographic structures and ocean bathymetry in shaping larval fish distribution pattern: a case study in Sicilian waters in summer 2009. Journal of Sea Research, 115:6–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2016.04.005
• Cuttitta A., Patti B., Maggio T., Quinci E.M., Pappalardo A.M., Ferrito V., De Pinto V., Torri M., Falco F., Nicosia A., Musco M., Armeri G.M., Placenti F., Tranchida G., Mifsud R., Bonanno A., Mazzola S. (2015). Larval population structure of Engraulis encrasicolus in the Strait of Sicily as revealed by morphometric and genetic analysis. Fisheries Oceanography, 24(2):135–149. https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12098