Adele Basho
Associate with Collaboration Assignment
Ancona
Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) are the most important species for mollusc production in Italy. In recent years, both farmed and wild mussels have shown problems in terms of reduced meat yield and increased shell fragility, which negatively affect their quality and, consequently, their market value. Since farming techniques have not been substantially modified over time and the changes also affect wild populations, these impacts are inevitably caused by environmental phenomena that have occurred in recent years. ENDRIMUS will assess which environmental factors mainly influence the growth and quality of farmed and wild mussel populations along the Italian Adriatic coast along a latitudinal gradient. To this end, the physical and biochemical characteristics, as well as the biological variables of the water column, will be investigated, together with the abundance and composition of the phytoplankton community, which represent an important source of food for these filter feeders. Biological analyses related to growth and meat content and an in-depth study of the shell characteristics at macro, micro and nanoscale will be carried out on samples of farmed and wild mussels collected from different sites, in order to evaluate how this bivalve species is sensitive to changes in environmental conditions.
The project is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
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Acronym: ENDRIMUS
Duration: November 30, 2023 - November 29, 2025
Budget: 237.249,00 €
Budget IRBIM: 81.294,00 €
Contacts: alessandra.spagnolo@cnr.it
Areas of Research:
Associate with Collaboration Assignment
Ancona
Technical Collaborator
Ancona
Technical Collaborator
Ancona
Researcher
Ancona
Director of Research
Ancona
Researcher
Ancona
Director of Research
Ancona
Director of Research
Ancona
Technologist
Lesina
Research Fellow
Ancona
Researcher
Ancona
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