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Gianmarco Giordani, PhD
Gianmarco studies addressed mainly on the evaluation of the sources and the impacts of eutrophication in a series of Italian and other European coastal and freshwater aquatic environments. In particular, during his PhD in Ecology he worked on the interactions of sulfur, phosphorus and iron cycles and the identification of buffers based on biogeochemical cycles. Recently he was involved in the study of composition and reactivity of phosphorus in river environments and marginal areas. He was involved in several projects funded by the European Union addressed to eutrophication related problems (EUMAC, CLEAN., ROBUST) and to develop management and decision support models in complex aquatic systems (DITTY, AWARE). He is a co-founder of the LaguNet network (www.lagunet.it) and board member in 2008 and 2009. He join the thematic panel of the international project LOICZ-IGBP (www.loicz.org) about biogeochemical cycles in coastal and shelf areas. |
Main publications:
- Christia C., G. Giordani, E. Papastergiadou, 2014. Assessment of ecological quality of coastal lagoons with a combination of phytobenthic and water quality indices. Marine Pollution Bullettin 86(1–2): 411–423. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.06.038
- Viaroli, P., G. Giordani, C. Mocenni, E. Sparacino, S. Lovo, S. Bencivelli, 2012. The Sacca di Goro: a cooperative decision making experiment for a sustainable lagoon exploitation, in: C. Sessa (ed) Sustainable Water Ecosystems Management in Europe, Bridging the Knowledge of Citizen, Scientists and Policy Makers, IWA Publishing, UK, 83-96. ISBN 9781780401140.
- Swaney, D.P., Giordani, G., 2011. Proceedings of the LOICZ Workshop on biogeochemical budget methodology and applications, Providence, Rhode Island, November 9-10, 2007. LOICZ Research & Studies No. 37. Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, 195 pp.
- Zaldívar J.M., Austoni M., Plus M., De Leo G.A., Giordani G., Viaroli P., 2010. Indicators for the Management of Coastal Lagoons: Sacca di Goro Case Study. In Sven E. Jorgensen, Fu-Liu Xu and Robert Costanza (eds), Handbook of Ecological Indicators for Assessment of Ecosystem Health, Second Edition edited by. CRC Press, ISBN: 978-1-4398093-6-5. pp 357-389.
- Giordani G., J.M. Zaldívar, P. Viaroli, 2009. Simple tools for assessing water quality and trophic status in transitional water ecosystems. Ecological Indicators 9: 982 – 991 ISSN: 1470160X
- Mocenni, C., M. Casini, S. Paoletti, G. Giordani, P. Viaroli, J.M. Zaldívar, 2009. A decision support system for the management of the Sacca di Goro (Italy). In: Marcomini, A., G.W. Suter II, A. Critto (Eds.), Decision Support Systems for Risk-Based Management of Contaminated Sites, Springer, XX, pp 399-422. DOI : 10.1007/978-0-387-09722-0_19; ISBN: 978-0-387-09721-3
- Giordani G., R. Azzoni, P. Viaroli, 2008. A rapid assessment of the sedimentary buffering capacity towards free sulphides. Hydrobiologia 611: 55-66. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9457-2.
- Giordani, G., Austoni, M., Zaldívar, J.M., Swaney, D.P., Viaroli, P., 2008. Modelling ecosystem functions and properties at different time and spatial scales in shallow coastal lagoons: an application of the LOICZ biogeochemical model. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Vol 77/2 pp 264-277 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.017
- Marinov, D., L. Galbiati, G. Giordani, P. Viaroli, A. Norro, S. Bencivelli, J.M. Zaldívar, 2007. An integrated modelling approach for the management of clam farming in coastal lagoons. Aquaculture 269:306-320.
- Lomstein, B.Aa., L.B. Guldberg, A.T. Amtoft Neubauer, J. Hansen, A. Donnelly, R.A. Herbert, P. Viaroli, G. Giordani, R. Azzoni, R. de Wit, K. Finster, 2006. Benthic decomposition of Ulva lactuca: a controlled laboratory experiment. Aquatic Botany 85: 271-281
- Viaroli, P., G. Giordani, M. Bartoli, M. Naldi, R. Azzoni, D. Nizzoli, I. Ferrari, J.M. Zaldìvar Comenges, S. Bencivelli, G. Castaldelli, E.A. Fano, 2006. The Sacca di Goro Lagoon and an Arm of the Po River. In Peter J. Wangersky (ed.) The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Springer-Verlag GmbH. Volume H / 2006. Title: Estuaries. pp. 197 – 232. DOI: 10.1007/698_5_030
- Azzoni R., G. Giordani, P. Viaroli, 2005. Iron-sulfur-phosphorus interactions: implications for sediment buffering capacity in a mediterranean eutrophic lagoon (Sacca di Goro, Italy). Hydrobiologia 550: 131-148
- Giordani G., Viaroli P., Swaney D.P., Murray C.N., Zaldívar J.M., Marshall Crossland J.I.. (eds) 2005. Nutrient fluxes in transitional zones of the Italian coast. LOICZ Reports & Studies No. 28, ii+157 pages, LOICZ, Texel, the Netherlands.
- Neubauer A.A., Pedersen A.U., Finster K., Herbert R.A., Donnelly A.P., Viaroli P., Giordani G., de Wit R., Lomstein B.A., 2004. Benthic decomposition of Zostera marina roots: a controlled laboratory experiment. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Vol. 313:105-124
- Zaldívar J.M., Cattaneo E., Plus M., Murray C.N., Giordani G., Viaroli P., 2003. Long-term simulation of main biogeochemical events in a coastal lagoon: Sacca di Goro (Northern Adriatic Coast, Italy). Continental Shelf Research 23: 1847–1875
- De Wit R., Stal L.J., Lomstein B. Aa., Herbert R.A., van Gemerden H., Viaroli P., Ceccherelli V.U., Rodríguez-Valera F., Bartoli M., Giordani G., Azzoni R., Shaub B., Welsh D.T., Donnely A., Cifuentes A., Anton J., Finster K., Nielsen L.B., Underlien Pedersen A.G., Neubauer A.T., Colangelo M.A., Heijs S.K., 2001. ROBUST: The ROle of BUffering capacities in STabilising coastal lagoon ecosystems. Continental Shelf Research 21: 2021-2041.
- Azzoni R., Giordani G., Bartoli M., Welsh D.T., Viaroli P., 2001. Iron, sulphur and phosphorus cycling in the rhizosphere sediments of a eutrophic Ruppia cirrhosa meadow (Valle Smarlacca, Italy). Journal of Sea Research Vol 45:15-26
- Heijs S.K., Azzoni R, Giordani G., Jonkers H.M. Nizzoli D., Viaroli P., vanGemerden H., 2000. Sulfide-induced release of phosphate from sediments of coastal lagoons and the possible relation to disappearance of Ruppia sp. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Vol.23: 85-95.
- Giordani G., Azzoni R., Bartoli M., Viaroli P., 1997. Seasonal variations of sulphate reduction rates, sulphur pools and iron availability in the sediment of a dystrophic lagoon (Sacca di Goro, Italy). Water Air and Soil Pollution 99: 363-371.
- Giordani G., Bartoli M., Cattadori M., Viaroli P., 1996. Sulphide release from anoxic sediments in relation to iron availability and organic matter recalcitrance and its effects on inorganic phosphorus recycling. Hydrobiologia 329: 211-222.