Catalogo dei Corsi di studio

Main activities and responsibilities (2012-present)

- Research and monitoring on cetaceans (ecology, behaviour, acoustics and conservation)
- Scientific Director of the TASM project on the presence and distribution of pelagic fauna near the Tiberino and Albano seamounts (in collaboration with ISPRA and Pavia University)
- Scientific Director of the CETHYS project on the ecology, behaviour and acoustics of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Tiber river area and nearby regions (Tyrrhenian sea, Italy) (in collaboration with Tuscia University, ISPRA and Pavia University)
- Member of the ACCOBAMS working group for the development of the ACCOBAMS International MMO/PAM School
- Member of the Mediterranean IMMA (Important Marine Mammals Areas) scientific panel

Publications (2012-2022)

La Manna G., Rako-Gospic N., Pace D.S., Bonizzoni S., Di Iorio L., Polimeno L., Perretti F., Ronchetti F., Giacomini G., Pavan G., Pedrazzi G., Labach H., Ceccherelli G. (2022). Signature whistles of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mediterranean Sea: disentangling the determinants of their variability. Scientific Reports, in press

Pace D.S., Tumino C., Giacomini G., Silvestri M., Pavan G., Papale E., Ceraulo M., Buscaino G. and Ardizzone G. (2022). Bray-call sequences in the Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) acoustic repertoire. Biology, 11(3): 367.

Pedrazzi G., Giacomini G. and Pace D.S. (2022). First report of epimeletic and acoustic behaviour of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) carrying dead calves. Biology, 11(2): 337.

Ventura D., Mancini G., Casoli E., Pace D.S., Jona-Lasinio G., Belluscio A., Ardizzone G. (2022). Seagrass restoration monitoring and shallow-water benthic habitat mapping through a photogrammetry-based protocol. Journal of Environmental Management 304: 114262.

Ventura D., Castoro L., Mancini G., Casoli E., Pace D.S., Belluscio A., Ardizzone G. (2022). High spatial resolution underwater data for mapping seagrass transplantation: A powerful tool for visualization and analysis. Data in Brief 40: 107735.

Casoli E., Ventura D., Mancini G., Cardone S., Farina F., Donnini L., Pace D.S., Shaul R., Belluscio A., Ardizzone G.D. (2021). Rehabilitation of Mediterranean animal forests using gorgonians from fisheries by-catch. Restoration Ecology 30(1): e13465. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13465

Casoli E., Ventura D., Mancini G., Pace D.S., Belluscio A. and Ardizzone G. (2021). High spatial resolution photo mosaicing for the monitoring of marine benthic assemblages. Coral Reefs 40: 1267 1280.

Martino S.*, Pace D.S.*, Moro S., Casoli E., Ventura D., Frachea A., Silvestri M., Arcangeli A., Giacomini G., Ardizzone G.D., and Jona Lasinio G. (2021). Integration of presence-only data from several data sources. A case study on dolphins' spatial distribution. Ecography 44(10): 1533-1543. * Equal contribution.

Pace D.S., Lanfredi C., Airoldi S., Giacomini G., Silvestri M., Pavan G. and Ardizzone G. (2021). Sperm whale trumpet in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientific Report 11, 5867. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84126-8

Pace D.S., Di Marco C., Giacomini G., Ferri S., Silvestri M., Papale E., Casoli E., Ventura D., Mingione M., Alaimo Di Loro P., Jona Lasinio G., Ardizzone G.D. (2021). Capitoline Dolphins: Residency Patterns and Abundance Estimate of Tursiops truncatus at the Tiber River Estuary (Mediterranean Sea). Biology 10(4), 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10040275

Vella A., Murphy S., Verdugo J., de Stephanis R., Mussi B., Vella J., Larbi-Doukara K. and Pace D.S. (2021). The conservation of the endangered Mediterranean common dolphin (Delphinus delphis): Current knowledge and research priorities. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3538

Pace D.S., Mussi B., Vella A. and Vella J. (2021). Facts and outcomes of the Mediterranean short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) workshop. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3549

Gregorietti M., Papale E., Ceraulo M., de Vita C., Pace D.S., Tranchida G., Mazzola S. and Buscaino G. (2021). Acoustic Presence of Dolphins Through Whistles Detection in Mediterranean Shallow Waters. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, 78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010078

Casoli E., Mancini G., Ventura D., Pace D.S., Belluscio A. and Ardizzone G. (2020). Reteporella spp. success in the re-colonization of bare coralligenous reefs impacted by Costa Concordia shipwreck: The pioneer species you did not expect. Marine Pollution Bulletin 161. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111808

Pace D.S., Giacomini G., Campana I., Paraboschi M., Pellegrino G., Silvestri M., Alessi J., Angeletti D., Cafaro V., Pavan G., Ardizzone G., and Arcangeli A. (2019). An integrated approach for cetacean knowledge and conservation in the central Mediterranean Sea using research and social media data sources. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3117

Mussi B., Zucchini A., Vivaldi C., Miragliuolo A. and Pace D.S. (2019). The decline of short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the waters off the Island of Ischia (Gulf of Naples, Italy). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, DOI: 10.1002/aqc.

Papale E., Alonge G., Caruso F., Grammauta R., Mazzola S., Mussi B., Pace D.S. and Buscaino G. (2019). The higher, the closer, the better? Influence of sampling frequency and distance on the acoustic properties of common dolphins burst pulses in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Azzolin M., Gannier A., Papale E., Buscaino G., Mussi B, Ardizzone G., Giacoma C. and Pace D.S. (2019). Whistle variability of Mediterranean short-beaked common dolphin. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Pace D.S., Arcangeli A., Mussi B., Vivaldi C., Ledon C., Lagorio S., Giacomini G., Pavan G. and Ardizzone G. (2018). Habitat suitability modelling in sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) social groups. Journal of Wildlife Management 82(5): 1062-1073. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21453

Fossati C., Mussi B., Tizzi R., Pavan G. and Pace D.S. (2017). Italy introduces ante and post operam monitoring phases for offshore seismic exploration activities. Marine Pollution Bulletin 120(1-2): 376-378.

Alessi J., Arculeo M., Airoldi S., Arcangeli A., Azzolin M., Bruccoleri F., Buffa G., Cafaro V., De Lucia G.A., Campana I., Formante S., Gattoni A.M., Gnone G., Monaco C., Mussi B., Nuti S., Pace D.S., Panigada S., Pellegrino G., Ravagnan L., Salvioli F., Tringali L.M., Wurtz M., Mazzola A., Mandich A. (2017). Establishment of a national network of cetacean monitoring within the Marine Strategy. Biologia Marina Mediterranea 24(1): 138-139.

Mariani M., Miragliuolo A., Mussi B., Russo G.F., Ardizzone G. and Pace D.S. (2016). Analysis of the natural markings of Risso s dolphin (Grampus griseus) in the central Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Mammalogy 97(6): 1512-1524.

Pace D.S., Mussi B., Miragliuolo A., Vivaldi C. and Ardizzone G. (2016). First record of a hagfish anchored to a living bottlenose dolphin in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Mammalogy 97(3): 960-965. DOI:10.1093/jmammal/gyw022

Pace D.S., Mussi B, Vella A, Vella J, Frey S, Bearzi G, Benamer I, Benmessaoud R, Gannier A, Genov T, Giménez J, Gonzalvo J, Kerem D, Larbi Doukara K, Milani C, Murphy S, Natoli A, Öztürk A, Pierce GJ (2016). Report of the 1st International Workshop Conservation and Research Networking on Short beaked Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis in the Mediterranean Sea . Mediterranean Common Dolphin Working Group. Ischia Island, Italy, 13 15 April 2016. 44 pp. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4801.3047

Pace D.S., Tizzi R., Mussi B. (2015). Cetacean value and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Biodiversity and Endangered Species S1: S1.004, DOI:10.4172/2332-2543.S1.004

Pace D.S., Mussi B., Airoldi S, Alessi J, Arcangeli A, Atzori F, Azzolin M, Campana I, Celona A, Fiori C, Giacoma C, Gnone G, Luperini C, Mangano R, Miragliuolo A, Moulins A, Nuti S, Pellegrino G, Rosso M, Salvioli F, Tepsich P, Tringali M (2015). New insights on the presence and distribution of the endangered short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis in Italian waters. Biologia Marina Mediterranea 22(1): 262-263.

Pace D.S., Mussi B., Gordon J. and Wurtz M. (2014). Foreward. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24(S1): 1-3.

Pace D.S., Miragliuolo A., Mariani M., Vivaldi C., Mussi B. (2014). Sociality of sperm whale off Ischia Island (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24(S1): 71-82.

Mussi B., Miragliuolo A., Zucchini A. and Pace D.S (2014). Occurrence and spatio-temporal distribution of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the submarine canyon of Cuma (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24(S1): 59-70.

Carpinelli E., Gauffier P., Verborgh P., Airoldi S., David L., Di-Méglio N., Cañadas A., Frantzis A., Rendell L., Lewis T., Mussi B., Pace D.S. and de Stephanis R. (2014). Assessing sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) movements within the Mediterranean Sea through photo-identification. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24(S1): 23-30.

Pulcini M., Pace D.S., Triossi F., La Manna G., Galante I., Fortuna M.C. (2014). Distribution and abundance estimates of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) around Lampedusa Island (Sicily Channel, Italy) - implications for their management. Journal of the Marine Biological Association JMBA 94(6): 1175-1184. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315413000842

Triossi F., Willis T. and Pace D.S. (2013). Occurrence of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in natural gas fields of the northwestern Adriatic Sea. Marine Ecology 34: 373-379. DOI:10.1111/maec.12020.

Pace D.S., Miragliuolo A. and Mussi B. (2012). The case study of the marine Canyon of Cuma (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy): implication for cetacean conservation off Ischia Island. In Mediterranean submarine canyon. Ecology and governance. Würtz M (ed). IUCN: Gland, Switzerland. Pp 89-97.

Pace D. S., Pulcini M. and Triossi F. (2012). Anthopogenic food patches and association patterns of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) at Lampedusa Island, Italy. Behavioural Ecology 23(2): 254-264.