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Researcher

Francesca Pasotti

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24 Results

2025

As little as we know: current understanding and future outlook of benthic tanaid diversity and distribution in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ)

Magdalena BłażewiczAndrea DesideratoAleksandra JakielEmma Palacios TheilMarta GellertMaciej StudzianKamila GłuchowskaEllen PapeFrancesca PasottiSamantha Smith et al.

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIODIVERSITY

Atrophic niche-based approach to unravel potential vulnerabilities of soft-sediment infauna from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone to nodule mining impacts

Francesca PasottiBart De SmetAnn VanreuselEllen Pape

A1 Journal Article in ELEMENTA-SCIENCE OF THE ANTHROPOCENE

2024

Glacial melt impacts carbon flows in an Antarctic benthic food web

Ulrike BraeckmanKarline SoetaertFrancesca PasottiMaria Liliana QuartinoAnn VanreuselLeonardo A. SaraviaIrene R. SchlossDick van Oevelen

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

2023

Diversity, distribution and composition of abyssal benthic Isopoda in a region proposed for deep-seafloor mining of polymetallic nodules : a synthesis

Stefanie KaiserMagdalini ChristodoulouAnnika JanssenTerue C. KiharaInga MohrbeckFrancesca PasottiSarah M. SchnurrAnnemiek VinkPedro Martinez Arbizu

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIODIVERSITY

2022

Nimble vessel cruises as a complementary platform for Southern Ocean biodiversity research: concept and preliminary results from the Belgica 121 expedition

Bruno DanisBen WallisCharlène GuillaumotCamille MoreauFrancesca PasottiFranz M. HeindlerHenri RobertHenrik ChristiansenQuentin JossartThomas Saucède

A1 Journal Article in ANTARCTIC SCIENCE

2021

Combining traditional taxonomy and metabarcoding : assemblage structure of nematodes in the shelf sediments of the Eastern Antarctic Peninsula

Gabriella PantòFrancesca PasottiLara MacheriotouAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Ecological variables for deep-ocean monitoring must include microbiota and meiofauna for effective conservation

Jeroen IngelsAnn VanreuselEllen PapeFrancesca PasottiLara MacheriotouPedro Martínez ArbizuMartin Vinther SørensenVirginia P. EdgcombJyotsna SharmaNuria Sánchez et al.

Editorial material

Glacial melt disturbance shifts community metabolism of an Antarctic seafloor ecosystem from net autotrophy to heterotrophy

Ulrike BraeckmanFrancesca PasottiRalf HoffmannSusana VázquezAngela WulffIrene R. SchlossUlrike FalkDolores DeregibusNene LefaibleAnders Torstensson et al.

A1 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY

The Belgica 121 expedition to the Western Antarctic Peninsula : a detailed biodiversity census

Bruno DanisHenrik ChristiansenCharlène GuillaumotFranz Maxilmilian HeindlerQuentin JossartCamille MoreauFrancesca PasottiHenri RobertBen WallisThomas Saucède

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL

The megafauna community from an abyssal area of interest for mining of polymetallic nodules

Bart De SmetErik Simon-LledoLisa MevenkampEllen PapeFrancesca PasottiDaniel O. B. JonesAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

2020

Green vs brown food web : effects of habitat type on multidimensional stability proxies for a highly-resolved Antarctic food web

Georgina CordoneVanesa SalinasTomás I. MarinaSantiago R. DoyleFrancesca PasottiLeonardo A. SaraviaFernando R. Momo

A2 Journal Article in FOOD WEBS

2019

Degradation of macroalgal detritus in shallow coastal Antarctic sediments

Ulrike BraeckmanFrancesca PasottiS VázquezK ZacherR HoffmannM ElvertH MarchantC BucknerML QuartinoW Mác Cormack et al.

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

2018

Spatial variability of biogeochemistry in shallow coastal benthic communities of Potter Cove (Antarctica) and the impact of a melting glacier

Ralf HoffmannFrancesca PasottiSusana VázquezNene LefaibleAnders TorstenssonWalter MacCormackFrank WenzhöferUlrike Braeckman

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2015

Antarctic shallow water benthos in an area of recent rapid glacier retreat

Francesca PasottiElena ManiniDonato GiovannelliAnne-Cathrin WölflDonata MonienElie VerleyenUlrike BraeckmanDoris AbeleAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

Benthic trophic interactions in an Antarctic shallow water ecosystem affected by recent glacier retreat

Francesca PasottiLeonardo Ariel SaraviaMarleen De TrochMaria Soledad TarantelliRicardo SahadeAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Impact of climate-induced dynamics on a coastal benthic ecosystem from the West Antarctic Peninsula

Francesca PasottiAnn Vanreusel

2014

Potter Cove, west Antarctic Peninsula, shallow water meiofauna: a seasonal snapshot

Francesca PasottiPeter ConveyAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in ANTARCTIC SCIENCE

2013

Residency, site fidelity and habitat use of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at an offshore wind farm using acoustic telemetry

Jan ReubensFrancesca PasottiSteven DegraerMagda Vincx

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

2012

Feeding ecology of shallow water meiofauna: insights from a stable isotope tracer experiment in Potter Cove, King George Island, Antarctica

Francesca PasottiMarleen De TrochMaarten RaesAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in POLAR BIOLOGY

Possible effects of global environmental changes on Antarctic benthos: a synthesis across five major taxa

Jeroen IngelsAnn VanreuselAngelika BrandtAna CatarinoBruno DavidChantal De RidderPhilippe DuboisAndrew GoodayPatrick MartinFrancesca Pasotti et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2010

BIANZO II: biodiversity of three representative groups of the Antarctic zoobenthos: coping with change

Jeroen IngelsAnn VanreuselPatrick MartinChantal De RidderBruno DavidKatja GuiliniFrancesca PasottiFreija HauquierCedric d'Udekem d'AcozHenri Robert et al.

Investigating the responses of meiofauna in Potter Cove (King George Island, West Antarctic Peninsula) from a climate change perspective: an experimental approach

Francesca PasottiMaarten RaesAnn VanreuselMarleen De Troch

Spatial scale and habitat-dependent diversity patterns in nematode communities in three seepage related sites along the Norwegian margin

Saskia Van GaeverMaarten RaesFrancesca PasottiAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

2009

Trophic specialisation of metazoan meiofauna at the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano: fatty acid biomarker isotope evidence

Saskia Van GaeverLeon MoodleyFrancesca PasottiMarco HoutekamerJack J MiddelburgRoberto DanovaroAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY