Research Interests
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Marine biodiversity:
taxonomy, zoogeography and ecology of sponges (Porifera) and other Mediterranean
invertebrates (crustaceans, mollusks, ascidians)
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Structure and
distribution of benthic marine communities – Specific marine habitats, e.g.
marine caves
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Fisheries biology, stock
assessment and culture of benthic commercial invertebrates
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Marine ecosystem
engineering – symbiotic relationships in marine invertebrates
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Human impact on marine
environment – Marine protected areas
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History and Philosophy of
Biology
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Paleoethnozoology
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Zoological terminology
and nomenclature