Arianna Bucci
An ocean literacy expert, I create and develop initiatives and projects to engage and connect the scientific community with enterprises and the general public, to spread knowledge about science and raise awareness towards environmental sustainability.
Doctor in Biology from the University of Barcelona (Spain), MSc in Marketing and Communication Management from EAE Business School-IL3 UB, I was born in Italy, and I have worked in Spain, Portugal, France, and Malaysia as a researcher, an environmental consultant, a science educator, and a freelance project developer. My experience in University, public research centers, private enterprise, NGO, and as a freelance, helped me to develop lateral thinking skills, and I combine rigorous data-analysis ability with creative approaches to solve problems or recognize opportunities. Versatile, and resilient, I carried out scientific research about fisheries and plankton ecology, I raised funds to organize an environmental volunteering campaign, I created and delivered courses on international programs, I promoted educational programs, planned and coordinated events with NGOs, private, scientific and administration stakeholders. I am a member of the European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA), I am one of the experts of the ocean literacy committee of the BlueNetCat (Catalonia Government, Spain) and a member of the working group about Marine Litter for the Catalonia Waste Management Agency.
Currently, as a Social-Environmental Activator at Anthesis, I am managing environmental education and cultural centres of Barcelona Municipality, disseminating ocean literacy, generating and connecting initiatives towards sustainability. My goal is to further develop an ocean-related strategy.
Address: es.linkedin.com/in/bucciarianna
Doctor in Biology from the University of Barcelona (Spain), MSc in Marketing and Communication Management from EAE Business School-IL3 UB, I was born in Italy, and I have worked in Spain, Portugal, France, and Malaysia as a researcher, an environmental consultant, a science educator, and a freelance project developer. My experience in University, public research centers, private enterprise, NGO, and as a freelance, helped me to develop lateral thinking skills, and I combine rigorous data-analysis ability with creative approaches to solve problems or recognize opportunities. Versatile, and resilient, I carried out scientific research about fisheries and plankton ecology, I raised funds to organize an environmental volunteering campaign, I created and delivered courses on international programs, I promoted educational programs, planned and coordinated events with NGOs, private, scientific and administration stakeholders. I am a member of the European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA), I am one of the experts of the ocean literacy committee of the BlueNetCat (Catalonia Government, Spain) and a member of the working group about Marine Litter for the Catalonia Waste Management Agency.
Currently, as a Social-Environmental Activator at Anthesis, I am managing environmental education and cultural centres of Barcelona Municipality, disseminating ocean literacy, generating and connecting initiatives towards sustainability. My goal is to further develop an ocean-related strategy.
Address: es.linkedin.com/in/bucciarianna
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The aim of the present Thesis is to analyze the taxonomic composition and the spatial-temporal variability of microalgae communities (microphytoplankton and microphytobenthos) at different scales and in different coastal systems, and their relationships with environmental variables. In particular, we investigated the interactions of microalgae community with nutrient concentrations, and specifically with silicon biogeochemical cycle.
The aim of this research, carried out between October 2002 and December 2003, is to identify the existing dynamics, to analyse biological aspects of some case study species and to determine the interactions among fisheries.
During the sampled year, total catches showed low values compared to 1992-2003 statistics.
Sampling was carried out on a quarterly basis using the main artisanal fishing gears of Barcelona harbour fleet (North-Western Mediterranean). A total of 121 hauls were analysed, comprising a total of 305 taxa. Cluster analysis of catch composition individualized each fishing gear, identified by target species which vary depending on season, depth and sediment.
The case study are summarized as follows:
Tellerina (Donax truculus, Mollusca: Bivalvia): it is captured by gàbies gear, southward the harbour, in a sandy littoral fringe between 0.5 and 2m depth. It reaches its maximum abundance in Spring (about 10kg/gàbia per hour), when about 50% of the catch is larger than minimum legal size. Almost all specimens are adults.
Lluenta (Callista chione, Mollusca: Bivalvia): it is captured by gàbies northward, between 7 and 15m, expecially in Winter (16kg/gàbia per hour). During Spring, small specimens are caugth (about 18mm long), in Summer the bigger ones (>50mm long).
Escupinya (Acanthocardia tuberculata, Mollusca: Bivalvia): it is captured by rastell, at about 19m depth, and by gàbies, at 5-7m. Rastell catches it during winter, southward (18kg/hour), gàbies during Summer, northward (3.8kg/gàbia per hour), obtaining smaller specimens compared to rastell ones, probably due to intraspecific spatial segregation. Recruitment occurs in Autum.
Pelaia (Citharus linguatula, Chordata: Osteichthyes): it is caught by arrastre pequeño and in a less extent by tresmall. Arrastre pequeño captures it mainly at 50-90m depth in Spring (2kg/hour), when reproductive period starts and recruitment occurs, so that much of the catch is represented by juveniles. Tresmall captures adults during Summer, at about 40m depth.
Moll (Mullus barbatus, Chordata: Osteichthyes): is caught by arrastre pequeño throughout the year, mainly in Autumn (more than 14kg/hour) at 60m depth. Maximum rastell and soltes total catches are reached in Winter. Spring is the reproductive season and this species abundance decreases in the artisanal fishing grounds, the few specimens caught by arrastre pequeño and rastell being adults. In September, arrastre pequeño and rastell capture recruits, while soltes capture adults which probably already reproduced themselves.
Sìpia (Sepia officinalis, Mollusca: Cephalopoda): rastell captures this cephalopod throughout the year, at 15-30m depth (up to 4kg/hour during Spring). In Autumn, it captures recruits, in Winter it catches adults, which also are caught by arrastre pequeño. During Spring, which is the reproductive season, tresmall and nanses capture mature female at shallow depths. Tresmall obtains the largest specimens, followed by nanses and rastell.
Pop blanc (Eledone cirrhosa, Mollusca: Cephalopoda): arrastre pequeño catches it throughout the year, between 50 and 100m depth. In Spring, recruitment and reproduction occur. In this season, adults, which spend much of the year at depths not reached by artisanal fisheries, get near the coast; so, the highest catches levels are recorded in Spring-Summer (up to 7.4kg/hour).
Another aim of the present study is the analysis of bathymetric distribution and seasonality of 5 hermit crab species, which constitutes part of the fishing discards, but that are relevant to ecosystem functionig: Dardanus arrosor, Diogenes pugilator, Pagurus cuanensis, Pagurus excavatus e Pagurus prideaux. Diogenes pugilator is the dominant species at depths shallower than 11m, on sandy bottoms. Pagurus cuanensis is present at depths where rastell operates, while P. excavatus, D. arrosor e P. prideaux show a wider bathymetric distribution, being caught both by rastell and arrastre pequeño. Seasonal changes in relative abundance of the 5 species occur in the range depth of rastell activity.
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Seasonal patterns were analysed considering relative abundance of the 5 Anomura species. Result showed that D. pugilator is the most abundant species between shoreline and 11 m, without any difference throughout the year. On the other hand, in the deeper ranges (11 to 29m depth), seasonal changes occurred with the alternation in the dominance among the 4 species along the year.
The aim of the present Thesis is to analyze the taxonomic composition and the spatial-temporal variability of microalgae communities (microphytoplankton and microphytobenthos) at different scales and in different coastal systems, and their relationships with environmental variables. In particular, we investigated the interactions of microalgae community with nutrient concentrations, and specifically with silicon biogeochemical cycle.
The aim of this research, carried out between October 2002 and December 2003, is to identify the existing dynamics, to analyse biological aspects of some case study species and to determine the interactions among fisheries.
During the sampled year, total catches showed low values compared to 1992-2003 statistics.
Sampling was carried out on a quarterly basis using the main artisanal fishing gears of Barcelona harbour fleet (North-Western Mediterranean). A total of 121 hauls were analysed, comprising a total of 305 taxa. Cluster analysis of catch composition individualized each fishing gear, identified by target species which vary depending on season, depth and sediment.
The case study are summarized as follows:
Tellerina (Donax truculus, Mollusca: Bivalvia): it is captured by gàbies gear, southward the harbour, in a sandy littoral fringe between 0.5 and 2m depth. It reaches its maximum abundance in Spring (about 10kg/gàbia per hour), when about 50% of the catch is larger than minimum legal size. Almost all specimens are adults.
Lluenta (Callista chione, Mollusca: Bivalvia): it is captured by gàbies northward, between 7 and 15m, expecially in Winter (16kg/gàbia per hour). During Spring, small specimens are caugth (about 18mm long), in Summer the bigger ones (>50mm long).
Escupinya (Acanthocardia tuberculata, Mollusca: Bivalvia): it is captured by rastell, at about 19m depth, and by gàbies, at 5-7m. Rastell catches it during winter, southward (18kg/hour), gàbies during Summer, northward (3.8kg/gàbia per hour), obtaining smaller specimens compared to rastell ones, probably due to intraspecific spatial segregation. Recruitment occurs in Autum.
Pelaia (Citharus linguatula, Chordata: Osteichthyes): it is caught by arrastre pequeño and in a less extent by tresmall. Arrastre pequeño captures it mainly at 50-90m depth in Spring (2kg/hour), when reproductive period starts and recruitment occurs, so that much of the catch is represented by juveniles. Tresmall captures adults during Summer, at about 40m depth.
Moll (Mullus barbatus, Chordata: Osteichthyes): is caught by arrastre pequeño throughout the year, mainly in Autumn (more than 14kg/hour) at 60m depth. Maximum rastell and soltes total catches are reached in Winter. Spring is the reproductive season and this species abundance decreases in the artisanal fishing grounds, the few specimens caught by arrastre pequeño and rastell being adults. In September, arrastre pequeño and rastell capture recruits, while soltes capture adults which probably already reproduced themselves.
Sìpia (Sepia officinalis, Mollusca: Cephalopoda): rastell captures this cephalopod throughout the year, at 15-30m depth (up to 4kg/hour during Spring). In Autumn, it captures recruits, in Winter it catches adults, which also are caught by arrastre pequeño. During Spring, which is the reproductive season, tresmall and nanses capture mature female at shallow depths. Tresmall obtains the largest specimens, followed by nanses and rastell.
Pop blanc (Eledone cirrhosa, Mollusca: Cephalopoda): arrastre pequeño catches it throughout the year, between 50 and 100m depth. In Spring, recruitment and reproduction occur. In this season, adults, which spend much of the year at depths not reached by artisanal fisheries, get near the coast; so, the highest catches levels are recorded in Spring-Summer (up to 7.4kg/hour).
Another aim of the present study is the analysis of bathymetric distribution and seasonality of 5 hermit crab species, which constitutes part of the fishing discards, but that are relevant to ecosystem functionig: Dardanus arrosor, Diogenes pugilator, Pagurus cuanensis, Pagurus excavatus e Pagurus prideaux. Diogenes pugilator is the dominant species at depths shallower than 11m, on sandy bottoms. Pagurus cuanensis is present at depths where rastell operates, while P. excavatus, D. arrosor e P. prideaux show a wider bathymetric distribution, being caught both by rastell and arrastre pequeño. Seasonal changes in relative abundance of the 5 species occur in the range depth of rastell activity.
Seasonal patterns were analysed considering relative abundance of the 5 Anomura species. Result showed that D. pugilator is the most abundant species between shoreline and 11 m, without any difference throughout the year. On the other hand, in the deeper ranges (11 to 29m depth), seasonal changes occurred with the alternation in the dominance among the 4 species along the year.