Serena Como
Research staff
I got a master degree in Biology and a PhD in Marine Ecology and I work as a researcher at IBF since 2019. My research interests are focused on the functioning of marine coastal ecosystems. I am interested in understanding the relationships between marine organisms and their environments and among organisms. My research activity has been largely devoted to explore the consequences of trophic interactions (e.g. predation, competition) and abiotic factors, including human-induced stressors (e.g. organic enrichment, invasive species) and climate changes (e.g. warming) at the different levels of biological organization, from individuals (e.g. physiology and behavior) to communities, and eco-systems (e.g. food web and carbon fluxes).
orcid://0000-0003-4409-6422,
Contact:
- Email serena.como@ibf.cnr.it
- Phone
+39–050-3153035
- Location Pisa
Key publications:
Como, S; Carpentier, A; Rossi, F; Dupuy, C; Richard, P; Feunteun, E; Lefrancois, C (2018) Stable isotopes as tracers can reveal resource allocation in juvenile golden gray mullets (Liza aurata, Risso, 1810). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 503:72-79 DOI:10.1016/j.jembe.2018.01.009
Como, S; Floris, A; Pais, A; Rumolo, P; Saba, S; Sprovieri, M; Magni, P (2018) Assessing the impact of the Asian mussel Arcuatula senhousia in the recently invaded Oristano Lagoon-Gulf system (W Sardinia, Italy). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 201(SI):123-131 DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2015.11.024
Como, S; van der Velde, G; Magni, P (2018) Temporal Variation in the Trophic Levels of Secondary Consumers in a Mediterranean Coastal Lagoon (Cabras Lagoon, Italy). Estuaries and Coasts 41(1):218-232 DOI:10.1007/s12237-017-0265-7
Como, S; Pais, A; Rumolo, P; Saba, S; Sprovieri, M; Magni, P (2016) Effects of an invasive mussel, Arcuatula senhousia, on local benthic consumers: a laboratory C-13-labeling study. Marine Biology 163(6): 140 DOI:10.1007/s00227-016-2912-0
Como, S; Magni, P (2009) Temporal changes of a macrobenthic assemblage in harsh lagoon sediments. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 83(4):638-646 DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.024
Publications (35):
Temporal changes of a food web structure driven by different primary producers in a subtropical eutrophic lagoonZheng Xinqing; Como Serena; Huang Lingfeng; Magni Paolo
Marine environmental research, 2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105128
Disentangling heterogeneity and commonalities in nanotidal Mediterranean lagoons through environmental features and macrozoobenthic assemblages
Gravina M. F.; Cabiddu S.; Como S.; Floris A.; Padedda B. M.; Pusceddu A. and Magni P.
Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (Print), 2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106688
After the Fall: Legacy Effects of Biogenic Structure on Wind-Generated Ecosystem Processes Following Mussel Bed Collapse
Commito John A.; Jones Brittany R.; Jones Mitchell A.; Winders Sondra E.; Como Serena
Diversity (Basel, Online), 2019
DOI: 10.3390/d11010011
Spatiotemporal variation in environmental features and elemental/isotopic composition of organic matter sources and primary producers in the Yundang Lagoon (Xiamen, China).
Zheng, XQ; Como, S; Magni, P; Huang, LF
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04720-2
Trophic Features, Benthic Recovery, and Dominance of the Invasive Mytilopsis Sallei in the Yundang Lagoon (Xiamen, China) Following Long-Term Restoration.
Magni, P; Como, S; Gravina, MF; Guo, DH; Li, C; Huang, LF
Water (Basel), 2019
DOI: 10.3390/w11081692
Stable isotopes as tracers can reveal resource allocation in juvenile golden gray mullets (Liza aurata, Risso, 1810).
Como, S; Carpentier, A; Rossi, F; Dupuy, C; Richard, P; Feunteun, E; Lefrancois, C
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2018.01.009
What happens after mussels die? Biogenic legacy effects on community structure and ecosystem processes
Commito, John A.; Jones, Brittany R.; Jones, Mitchell A.; Winders, Sondra E.; Como, Serena
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2018.05.004
Temporal Variation in the Trophic Levels of Secondary Consumers in a Mediterranean Coastal Lagoon (Cabras Lagoon, Italy)
Como Serena; van der Velde Gerard; Magni Paolo
Estuaries and coasts, 2018
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-017-0265-7
Diverse effects of invasive ecosystem engineers on marine biodiversity and ecosystem functions: A global review and meta-analysis
Guy-Haim Tamar; Lyons Devin A.; Kotta Jonne; Ojaveer Henn; Queiros Ana M.; Chatzinikolaou Eva; Arvanitidis Christos; Como Serena; Magni Paolo; Blight Andrew J.; Orav-Kotta Helen; Somerfield Paul J.; Crowe Tasman P.; Rilov Gil
Global change biology (Print), 2018
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14007
The role of physical variables in biodiversity patterns of intertidal macroalgae along European coasts
Puente, A; Guinda, X; Juanes, JA; Ramos, E; Echavarri-Erasun, B; De La Hoz, CF; Degraer, S; Kerckhof, F; Bojanic, N; Rousou, M; Orav-Kotta, H; Kotta, J; Jourde, J; Pedrotti, ML; Leclerc, JC; Simon, N; Bachelet, G; Lavesque, N; Arvanitidis, C; Pavloudi, C; Faulwetter, S; Crowe, TP; Coughlan, J; Cecchi, LB; Dal Bello, M; Magni, P; Como, S; Coppa, S; De Lucia, GA; Rugins, T; Jankowska, E; Weslawski, JM; Warzocha, J; Silva, T; Ribeiro, P; De Matos, V; Sousa-Pinto, I; Troncoso, J; Peleg, O; Rilov, G; Espinosa, F; Perez-Ruzafa, A; Frost, M; Hummel, H; Van Avesaath, P
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK (Online), 2017
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315416001673
Consistent patterns of spatial variability between NE Atlantic and Mediterranean rocky shores.
Dal Bello, M; Leclerc, JC; Benedetti-Cecchi, L; De Lucia, GA; Arvanitidis, C; Van Avesaath, P; Bachelet, G; Bojanic, N; Como, S; Coppa, S; Coughlan, J; Crowe, T; Degraer, S; Espinosa, F; Faulwetter, S; Frost, M; Guinda, X; Jankowska, E; Jourde, J; De La Pena, JAJ; Kerckhof, F; Kotta, J; Lavesque, N; Magni, P; De Matos, V; Orav-Kotta, H; Pavloudi, C; Pedrotti, ML; Peleg, O; Perez-Ruzafa, A; Puente, A; Ribeiro, P; Rigaut-Jalabert, F; Rilov, G; Rousou, M; Rubal, M; Ruginis, T; Silva, T; Simon, N; Sousa-Pinto, I; Troncoso, J; Warzocha, J; Weslawski, JM; Hummel, H
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK (Online), 2017
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315416001491
Essence of the patterns of cover and richness of intertidal hard bottom communities: a pan-European study.
Kotta, J; Orav-Kotta, H; Janes, H; Hummel, H; Arvanitidis, C; Van Avesaath, P; Bachelet, G; Benedetti-Cecchi, L; Bojanic, N; Como, S; Coppa, S; Coughlan, J; Crowe, T; Dal Bello, M; Degraer, S; De La Pena, JAJ; Kirienko, V; De Matos, F; Espinosa, F; Faulwetter, S; Frost, M; Guinda, X; Jankowska, E; Jourde, J; Kerckhof, F; Lavesque, N; Leclerc, JC; Magni, P; Pavloudi, C; Pedrotti, ML; Peleg, O; Perez-Ruzafa, A; Puente, A; Ribeiro, P; Rilov, G; Rousou, M; Ruginis, T; Silva, T; Simon, N; Sousa-Pinto, I; Troncoso, J; Warzocha, J; Weslawski, JM
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK (Online), 2017
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315416001351
Geographic patterns of biodiversity in European coastal marine benthos
Hummel, H; Van Avesaath, P; Wijnhoven, S; Kleine-Schaars, L; Degraer, S; Kerckhof, F; Bojanic, N; Skejic, S; Vidjak, O; Rousou, M; Orav-Kotta, H; Kotta, J; Jourde, J; Pedrotti, ML; Leclerc, JC; Simon, N; Rigaut-Jalabert, F; Bachelet, G; Lavesque, N; Arvanitidis, C; Pavloudi, C; Faulwetter, S; Crowe, T; Coughlan, J; Benedetti-Cecchi, L; Dal Bello, M; Magni, P; Como, S; Coppa, S; Ikauniece, A; Ruginis, T; Jankowska, E; Weslawski, JM; Warzocha, J; Gromisz, S; Witalis, B; Silva, T; Ribeiro, P; De Matos, VKF; Sousa-Pinto, I; Veiga, P; Troncoso, J; Guinda, X; De La Pena, JAJ; Puente, A; Espinosa, F; Perez-Ruzafa, A; Frost, M; Mcneill, CL; Peleg, O; Rilov, G
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK (Online), 2017
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315416001119
Effects of Zostera marina on the patterns of spatial distribution of sediments and macrozoobenthos in the boreal lagoon of Furen (Hokkaido, Japan) (vol 131, pg 90, 2017)
Magni, P.; Como, S.; Kamijo, A.; Montani, S.
Marine environmental research, 2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.04.010
Population dynamics and secondary production of Donax trunculus (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in the Gulf of Annaba (Northeast Algeria).
Hafsaoui, I; Draredja, B; Lasota, R; Como, S; Magni, P
Mediterranean Marine Science (Online), 2016
DOI: 10.12681/mms.1760
Effects of an invasive mussel, Arcuatula senhousia, on local benthic consumers: a laboratory C-13-labeling study.
Como, S; Pais, A; Rumolo, P; Saba, S; Sprovieri, M; Magni,
Marine biology (Berl.), 2016
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-016-2912-0
Patterns of seasonal variation in lagoonal macrozoobenthic assemblages (Mellah lagoon, Algeria)
Magni P.; Draredja B.; Melouah K.; Como S.
Marine environmental research, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.07.005
Assessing the impact of the Asian mussel Arcuatula senhousia in the recently invaded Oristano Lagoon-Gulf system (W Sardinia, Italy).
Como, S; Floris, A; Pais, A; Rumolo, P; Saba, S; Sprovieri, M; Magni, P
Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (Online), 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.11.024
Behavioral responses of juvenile golden gray mullet Liza aurata to changes in coastal temperatures and consequences for benthic food resources.
Como, S; Lefrancois, C; Maggi, E; Antognarelli, F; Dupuy, C
Journal of sea research (Den Burg. Print), 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.10.004
Feeding ecology of Liza spp. in a tidal flat: Evidence of the importance of primary production (biofilm) and associated meiofauna
Carpentier, A; Como, S; Dupuy, C; Lefrancois, C; Feunteun, E
Journal of sea research (Den Burg. Print), 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.10.007
How does the resuspension of the biofilm alter the functioning of the benthos-pelagos coupled food web of a bare mudflat in Marennes-Oleron Bay (NE Atlantic)?
Saint-Beat, Blanche; Dupuy, Christine; Agogue, Helene; Carpentier, Alexandre; Chalumeau, Julien; Como, Serena; David, Valerie; De Crignis, Margot; Duchene, Jean-Claude; Fontaine, Camille; Feunteun, Eric; Guizien, Katell; Hartmann, Hans; Lavaud, Johann; Lefebvre, Sebastien; Lefrancois, Christel; Mallet, Clarisse; Montanie, Helene; Mouget, Jean-Luc; Orvain, Francis; Ory, Pascaline; Pascal, Pierre-Yves; Radenac, Gilles; Richard, Pierre; Vezina, Alain F.; Niquil, Nathalie
Journal of sea research (Den Burg. Print), 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2014.02.003
Temporal changes of a macrobenthic assemblage in harsh lagoon sediments
Como, S; Magni, P
Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (Print), 2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.024
Relationships between hydrodynamic parameters and grain size in two contrasting transitional environments: The Lagoons of Venice and Cabras, Italy
Molinaroli, E; Guerzoni, S; De Falco, G; Sarretta, A; Cucco, A; Como, S; Simeone, S; Perilli, A; Magni, P
Sedimentary Geology, 2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.05.013
Animal-sediment relationships: Evaluating the 'Pearson-Rosenberg paradigm' in Mediterranean coastal lagoons
Magni, P; Tagliapietra, D; Lardicci, C; Balthis, L; Castelli, A; Como, S; Frangipane, G; Giordani, G; Hyland, J; Maltagliati, F; Pessa, G; Rismondo, A; Tataranni, M; Tomassetti, P; Viaroli, P
Marine pollution bulletin., 2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.12.009
Comparative analysis of macrofaunal species richness and composition in Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa and leaf litter bed
Como S; Magni P; Baroli M; Casu D; De Falco G; Floris A
Marine biology (Berl.), 2008
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0881-z
Species diversity in the soft-bottom intertidal zone: Biogenic structure, sediment, and macrofauna across mussel bed spatial scales
Commito, John A.; Como, Serena; Grupe, Benjamin M.; Dow, Wendy E.
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.07.010
Distribution and ecological relevance of fine sediments in organic-enriched lagoons: The case study of the Cabras lagoon (Sardinia, Italy).
Magni, P; De Falco, G; Como, S; Casu, D; Floris, A; Petrov, AN; Castelli, A; Perilli, A
Marine pollution bulletin., 2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.12.004
Sediment characteristics and macrofauna distribution along a human-modified inlet in the Gulf of Oristano
Como, S; Magni, P; Casu, D; Floris, A; Giordani, G; Natale, S; Fenzi, GA; Signa, G; De Falco, G
Marine pollution bulletin., 2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.01.007
Interlinked temporal changes in environmental conditions, chemical characteristics of sediments and macrofaunal assemblages in an estuarine intertidal sandflat (Seto Inland Sea, Japan) (vol 149, pg 1185, 2006)
Magni, Paolo; Como, Serena; Montani, Shigeru; Tsutsumi, Hiroaki
Marine biology (Berl.), 2007
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0469-z
Caging experiment: Relationship between mesh size and artifacts
Como, S.; Rossi, F.; Lardicci, C.
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.03.002
Mussels matter: postlarval dispersal dynamics altered by a spatially complex ecosystem engineer
Commito, JA; Celano, EA; Celico, HJ; Como, S; Johnson, CP
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.10.010
Response of deposit-feeders to exclusion of epibenthic predators in a Mediterranean intertidal flat
Como, S; Rossi, F; Lardicci, C
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2003.11.007
Seasonal variation of a deposit-feeder assemblage and sedimentary organic matter in a brackish basin mudflat (Western Mediterranean, Italy)
Rossi, F; Como, S; Corti, S; Lardicci, C
Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (Print), 2001
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0797
Changes and recover of macrozoobenthic communities after restoration measures of the Orbetello Lagoon (Tyrrhenian coast, Italy)
Lardicci, C; Como, S; Corti, S; Rossi, F
Aquatic conservation (Print), 2001
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.456
Recovery of the macrozoobenthic community after severe dystrophic crises in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Orbetello, Italy)
Lardicci, C; Como, S; Corti, S; Rossi, F
Marine pollution bulletin., 2001
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(00)00144-2