PIAZZA , Paola

The valorization of terroir is mostly considered one of the greatest prospects of success for national agriculture within global market, very often the quality crops become also reference crops and driving imaging for a territory. The reconnaissance of the territory vocation needs the research of its peculiarities which determine the uniqueness...

During a survey of Scott and Admiralty seamounts as part of the New Zealand IPY-CAML expedition in 2008, a number of new records and new species were documented (e.g., Bowden et al. 2011). Here we report on the finding of a single living specimen of Acesta sp. (station 207, Scott B seamount) and several loose valves, both recent and subfossil...

In polar areas, where benthic sampling is constrained by a series of limitations imposed by climate and logistic challenges, knowledge about the key elements required to plan a successful survey is fundamental. During the International Polar Year (IPY, 2007/2008), under the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML), new sampling campaigns were...