Alessandro Cau

About Alessandro Cau

Alessandro Cau, With an exceptional h-index of 28 and a recent h-index of 24 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Università degli Studi di Cagliari, specializes in the field of Ecologia marina.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

What, where, and when: Spatial-temporal distribution of macro-litter on the seafloor of the western and central Mediterranean sea

Long-term sublethal exposure to polyethylene and tire wear particles: Effects on risk-taking behaviour in invasive and native fish

Monitoring microplastic pollution: The potential and limitations of Nephrops norvegicus

Ontogenetic Shifts in Body Morphology of Demersal Sharks’ Species (Order: Squaliformes) Inhabiting the Western-Central Mediterranean Sea, with Implications for Their Bio …

Comparative microplastic load in two decapod crustaceans Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) and Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Commercial sharks under scrutiny: Baseline genetic distinctiveness supports structured populations of small-spotted catsharks in the Mediterranean Sea

Jaws from the deep: biological and ecological insights on the kitefin shark Dalatias licha from the Mediterranean Sea

Preliminary ROV surveys data on high conservation interest deep-coral communities in the Sardinian Sea (central western Mediterranean)

Alessandro Cau Information

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Citations(all)

2643

Citations(since 2020)

2199

Cited By

1204

hIndex(all)

28

hIndex(since 2020)

24

i10Index(all)

63

i10Index(since 2020)

56

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Alessandro Cau Skills & Research Interests

Ecologia marina

Top articles of Alessandro Cau

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

What, where, and when: Spatial-temporal distribution of macro-litter on the seafloor of the western and central Mediterranean sea

Environmental Pollution

Alessandro Cau

Alice Sbrana

Simone Franceschini

Fabio Fiorentino

Maria Cristina Follesa

...

2024/2/1

Long-term sublethal exposure to polyethylene and tire wear particles: Effects on risk-taking behaviour in invasive and native fish

Science of The Total Environment

Pankaj A Gorule

Marek Šmejkal

Sandip Tapkir

Yevdokiia Stepanyshyna

Vlastimil Stejskal

...

2024/1/15

Monitoring microplastic pollution: The potential and limitations of Nephrops norvegicus

Haleigh Joyce

Róisín Nash

João Frias

Jonathan White

Alessandro Cau

...

2023/10/1

Ontogenetic Shifts in Body Morphology of Demersal Sharks’ Species (Order: Squaliformes) Inhabiting the Western-Central Mediterranean Sea, with Implications for Their Bio …

Biology

Andrea Bellodi

Antonello Mulas

Louise Daniel

Alessandro Cau

Cristina Porcu

...

2023/8/19

Comparative microplastic load in two decapod crustaceans Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) and Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Alessandro Cau

Pankaj A Gorule

Andrea Bellodi

Ester Carreras-Colom

Davide Moccia

...

2023/6/1

Commercial sharks under scrutiny: Baseline genetic distinctiveness supports structured populations of small-spotted catsharks in the Mediterranean Sea

Frontiers in Marine Science

Riccardo Melis

Laura Vacca

Alessia Cariani

Laura Carugati

Alessandro Cau

...

2023/2/24

Jaws from the deep: biological and ecological insights on the kitefin shark Dalatias licha from the Mediterranean Sea

Frontiers in Marine Science

Massimiliano Bottaro

Mauro Sinopoli

Iacopo Bertocci

Maria Cristina Follesa

Alessandro Cau

...

2023

Preliminary ROV surveys data on high conservation interest deep-coral communities in the Sardinian Sea (central western Mediterranean)

HYDROBIOLOGIA

ENRICO Paliaga

Follesa Maria Cristina

Flavio Sacco

Bo Marzia

Simonepietro Canese

...

2022/10/17

Diversity and abundance of heterobranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the mesophotic and bathyal zone of the Mediterranean Sea

The European Zoological Journal

M Toma

F Betti

G Bavestrello

R Cattaneo-Vietti

S Canese

...

2022/12/31

Scattered accumulation hotspots of macro-litter on the seafloor: insights for mitigation actions

Environmental Pollution

Alessandro Cau

Simone Franceschini

Davide Moccia

Pankaj A Gorule

Blondine Agus

...

2022/1/1

Environmental status and geomorphological characterisation of seven black coral forests on the sardinian continental shelf (NW Mediterranean Sea)

Biology

Davide Moccia

Laura Carugati

Maria Cristina Follesa

Rita Cannas

Pierluigi Carbonara

...

2022/5/11

Brachiopod fauna from the Deep Mediterranean Sea: Distribution patterns and ecological preferences

Diversity

Margherita Toma

Francesco Enrichetti

Giorgio Bavestrello

Simonepietro Canese

Alessandro Cau

...

2022/9/12

Structure and status of the Italian red coral forests: What can a large-scale study tell?

Frontiers in Marine Science

Margherita Toma

Marzia Bo

Daniele Giudice

Simonepietro Canese

Alessandro Cau

...

2022/12/12

New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea (May 2022)

Mediterranean Marine Science

VASILIKI KOUSTENI

ATHANASIOS ANASTASIADIS

MICHEL BARICHE

PIETRO BATTAGLIA

ANDREA BONIFAZI

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2022/5/2

The Use of Reproductive Indicators for Conservation Purposes: The Case Study of Palinurus elephas in Two Fully Protected Areas and Their Surrounding Zones …

Biology

Cristina Porcu

Laura Carugati

Andrea Bellodi

Pierluigi Carbonara

Alessandro Cau

...

2022/8/7

Movement patterns analysis as a tool in Fully Protected Areas design: Influence of relocations on travelled distances of Palinurus elephas (Fabr. 1787) in Sardinian FPAs …

Marine Environmental Research

Antonello Mulas

Simone Sbaraglia

Andrea Bellodi

Isabella Bitetto

Pierluigi Carbonara

...

2022/12/1

Deep-Dwelling Populations of Mediterranean Corallium rubrum and Eunicella cavolini: Distribution, Demography, and Co-Occurrence

Biology

Laura Carugati

Davide Moccia

Lorenzo Bramanti

Rita Cannas

Maria Cristina Follesa

...

2022/2/20

Ask the shark: blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus) as a sentinel of plastic waste on the seabed

Marine Biology

Alice Sbrana

Alessandro Cau

Davide Cicala

Simone Franceschini

Tommaso Giarrizzo

...

2022/7

Spatio-temporal distribution of Isidella elongata, a vulnerable marine ecosystem indicator species, in the southern Adriatic Sea

Hydrobiologia

Pierluigi Carbonara

Walter Zupa

Maria Cristina Follesa

Alessandro Cau

Marilena Donnaloia

...

2022/12

Combined COI barcode‐based methods to avoid mislabelling of threatened species of deep‐sea skates

Animal Conservation

L Carugati

R Melis

A Cariani

A Cau

V Crobe

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2022/2

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