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Physical and Chemical Variability of Marine Coastal Environments
1 Marine Geology and Morphobathymetry in the Bay of Naples
(South-Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)
G. AIELLO, V. BUDILLON. G. CRISTOFALO, B. D' ARGENIO, G. DE ALTERIIS,
M. DE LAURO, L. FERRARO, E. MARSELLA, N. PELOSI, M. SACCHI, AND
R. TONIELLI. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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2 Physical and Geochemical Transports along the Ancona Coastal Area
G. BUDILLON, M. GROTTI, P. RIVARO, G. SPEZIE, AND S. TUCCI. • • • • • • • • • • •
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3 Surface Dynamics of a Coastal Area off Ancona (Adriatic Sea)
G. BUDILLON. E. PASCHINI, A. SIMIOLI, AND E. ZAMBIANCHI. • • • • . • • • • • • • •
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4 Hydrological Characteristics and Dynamics of the Northern Adriatic
during Late Summer and Autumn 1997
V. CARDIN AND L. URSBLLA. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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5 Biological Utilisation of the Major Nutrients in the Western Coastal
Waters of the North Adriatic Sea
S. COZZI AND G. CATALANO. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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6 Seasonal Variability of the Hydrography in the Adriatic Sea: Water
Mass Properties and Circulation
B. MANCA, P. FRANCO, AND E. PASCHINI ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
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Environmental Monitoring
7 Polysaccharide Production by Microalgae from the Adriatic Sea
L. BONI, M. CANGINI, A. GRIFONI, F. GUERRINI, AND R. PISTOCCHI ••• • • • • •
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8 Evaluation of Environmental Quality for the Management of Brackish
Wetlands: Use of Bioindicators and Biomarkers in the Pontine Lakes
S. CASINI, S. AURIGI, M.C. FOSSI, F. MONACI, AND S. FOCARDI • • • • • • • • • • • •
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9 Toxicological Evaluation of Organochlorine Levels on some Fish
Specimens from Adriatic Sea
1. CORSI, S. AURIGI, AND S. FOCARDI • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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10 Biomarkers in the Teleost Fish Diplodus puntazzo: a Study on Animals
from an Unpolluted Environment (Brackish Water Pond
Acquatina-Lecce. Italy)
M.E. GIORDANO, M.G. LroNETTo, S. VILELLA, AND T. SCHETTINO. • • • • • • • • •
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Physical and Chemical Variability of Marine Coastal Environments
1 Marine Geology and Morphobathymetry in the Bay of Naples
(South-Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)
G. AIELLO, V. BUDILLON. G. CRISTOFALO, B. D' ARGENIO, G. DE ALTERIIS,
M. DE LAURO, L. FERRARO, E. MARSELLA, N. PELOSI, M. SACCHI, AND
R. TONIELLI. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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2 Physical and Geochemical Transports along the Ancona Coastal Area
G. BUDILLON, M. GROTTI, P. RIVARO, G. SPEZIE, AND S. TUCCI. • • • • • • • • • • •
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3 Surface Dynamics of a Coastal Area off Ancona (Adriatic Sea)
G. BUDILLON. E. PASCHINI, A. SIMIOLI, AND E. ZAMBIANCHI. • • • • . • • • • • • • •
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4 Hydrological Characteristics and Dynamics of the Northern Adriatic
during Late Summer and Autumn 1997
V. CARDIN AND L. URSBLLA. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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5 Biological Utilisation of the Major Nutrients in the Western Coastal
Waters of the North Adriatic Sea
S. COZZI AND G. CATALANO. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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6 Seasonal Variability of the Hydrography in the Adriatic Sea: Water
Mass Properties and Circulation
B. MANCA, P. FRANCO, AND E. PASCHINI ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
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Environmental Monitoring
7 Polysaccharide Production by Microalgae from the Adriatic Sea
L. BONI, M. CANGINI, A. GRIFONI, F. GUERRINI, AND R. PISTOCCHI ••• • • • • •
61
8 Evaluation of Environmental Quality for the Management of Brackish
Wetlands: Use of Bioindicators and Biomarkers in the Pontine Lakes
S. CASINI, S. AURIGI, M.C. FOSSI, F. MONACI, AND S. FOCARDI • • • • • • • • • • • •
65
9 Toxicological Evaluation of Organochlorine Levels on some Fish
Specimens from Adriatic Sea
1. CORSI, S. AURIGI, AND S. FOCARDI • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
71
10 Biomarkers in the Teleost Fish Diplodus puntazzo: a Study on Animals
from an Unpolluted Environment (Brackish Water Pond
Acquatina-Lecce. Italy)
M.E. GIORDANO, M.G. LroNETTo, S. VILELLA, AND T. SCHETTINO. • • • • • • • • •
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