Publications

“The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it.” – Sylvia Earle

Journal Articles

Mbandzi-Phorego N., Puccinelli E., Pieterse P.P., Ndaba J., Porri F. (under review). Metals concentrations in marine invertebrates in coastal harbours and natural rocky shores: the study case of the South African south coast. Environmental Pollution.

Puccinelli E.; Filander Z.; Lamont T. 2024.The influence of the Cape Canyon on the food web structure of the southern Benguela upwelling system. Journal of Marine Systems. 103965. doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2024.103965

Puccinelli E.; Logston R.; Russo C.S.; Ansorge I.J.; von der Meden C.E.O. 2024. Short-term temporal variability in offshore benthic biodiversity across hydrographic regions at a Sub Antarctic archipelago. Marine Biology. 171, 70. doi:10.1007/s00227-024-04406-5

Weber AA-T.; Stefanoudis P.V.; Zeppilli D.; Puccinelli E. 2023. Editorial: 16th deep-sea biology symposium. Front. Mar. Sci. 10:1328818. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1328818

Puccinelli E.; Fawcett S.; Pecquerie L.; Burger J.M.; Duquesne N.; Flynn R.F.; Little H.; Sardenne F., Wallschuss S.; Soudant P. 2023. Are upwelling system an underestimated source of long chain omega-3 in the ocean? The case of the southern Benguela upwelling system. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeoscience. doi:10.1029/2023JG007528

Puccinelli E.; Zeppilli D.; Stefanoudis P.; Wittische-Helou A.; Kermorgant M.; Fuchs S.; Sarrazin J.; Easton E.E.; Webber A. 2022. Hybrid conferences: opportunities, challenges and ways forward. Frontiers in Marine Science- special issue on the 16th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. 9:902772. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.902772

Puccinelli E.; Porri F.; Altieri K.; Flynn F.R.; Little H.; Louw T., Pattrick P., Sparks C., Tsanwani M., Walker D., Fawcett E.S. 2022. Coastal ecosystem services in South Africa’s largest natural bay: The role of marine benthic filter feeders in mitigating pollution. Ecological Indicators. 139:108899. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108899

Sardenne F.; Millot R.; Bessis E.; Puccinelli E.; Bideau A.; Le Grande F.; Durieux E.; Soudant P. 2022. Changes in lipid and fatty acid contents of gonads during the reproductive cycle of the Mediterranean swordfish Xiphias gladius. Marine Environmental Research. 105668. doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105668

Remize M.; Planchon F.; Loh N.; Le Grand F.; Bideau A.; Puccinelli E.; Corvaisier R.; Volety A.; Soudant P. 2022. Origin and fate of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids 20:5n-3 and 22:6n-3 in the Kerguelen Islands region (Southern Ocean) in late summer. Journal of Marine System. 228: 103693. doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2021.103693

Puccinelli E.; Sardenne F.; Pecquerie L.; Fawcett S.; Machu E.; Soudant P. 2021. Omega-3 pathways in upwelling systems: The link to nitrogen supply. Frontiers in Marine Science - Global Change and the Future Ocean. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.664601

Sardenne F.; Puccinelli E.; Vagner M.; Pecquerie L.; Bideau A.; Le Grande F.; Soudant P. 2021. Post-mortem and cooking changes in omega-3 of the Atlantic mackerel. Food Chemistry. 359: 129828. doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129828

Puccinelli E. & McQuaid D.C. 2021.  Commensalism, antagonism or mutualism? Trophic relationships between mussels and epibiont barnacles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.540: 151549. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2021.151549

Porri F.; Puccinelli E.; Pattrick P.; Weidberg N.. 2021. Lack of match between nutrient-enriched marine seafoam and intertidal abundance of long-lived invertebrate larvae. Journal of Sea Research. 170: 102009. doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2021.102009

Puccinelli E.; Smart M.S.; Fawcett E.S.. 2020. Temporal variability in the trophic composition of benthic invertebrates in the Indian Sub-Antarctic Ocean. Deep-Sea Research I. 163: 103340. doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2020.103340

Güller M.; Puccinelli E.; Zelaya D.J. 2020. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current as a dispersive agent in the Southern Ocean: New evidences from bivalves. Marine Biology. 167:143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-03746-2

Puccinelli E.; McQuaid D.C.; Dobretsov S.; Christofoletti R.. 2019. Coastal upwelling affects filter-feeder stable isotope composition across three continents.147, 13-23. Marine Environmental Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.03.015

Puccinelli E.; von der Meden C.E.O.; Ansorge I.; McQuaid D.C. 2018. Biological characteristics of the rafting bivalve Gaimardia trapesina in the Southern Ocean. 165, 172. Marine Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3430-z

Puccinelli E.; McQuaid D.C; Ansorge I. 2018. Factors affecting trophic compositions of deep sea benthic invertebrates at a Sub Antarctic archipelago.63: 2206-2228. Limnology and Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10934

Maggi E.; Puccinelli E.; Benedetti-Cecchi L. 2018.  Ecological feedback mechanisms and variable disturbance regimes: the uncertain future of Mediterranean macroalgal forests.342-357. Marine Environmental Research. 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.07.002

Puccinelli E.; Noyon M.; McQuaid D.C. 2017. Trophic signatures of co-existing invasive and indigenous mussels: selective feeding or different metabolic pathways? 784, 187–199. Hydrobiologia. 10.1007/s10750-016-2873-9

Olsen E.K.; de Cerf C.K.; Puccinelli E.; Ansorge I.; Samaai T.; Dingle L.M.K.; Edkins A.L.; Sunassee S.N. 2016. Cytotoxic activity of marine sponge extracts from the sub-Antarctic Islands and the Southern Ocean. 112(11/12), 5. South African Journal of Science. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2016/20160202

Puccinelli E.; Noyon M.; McQuaid D.C. 2016. Absence of an effect of freshwater input on the stable isotope and fatty acid signatures of intertidal filter feeders. 481-492. African Journal of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1227277

Puccinelli E.; Noyon M.; McQuaid D.C. 2016. Spatio-temporal variation in effects of upwelling on the fatty acid composition of benthic filter feeders in the Southern Benguela ecosystem: not all upwelling is equal. 11(8): e0161919. PLOS-ONE. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161919

Puccinelli E.; Noyon M.; McQuaid D.C. 2016. Hierarchical effects of biogeography and upwelling shape filter feeder diets. 543: 37-54. Marine Ecology Progress Series. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11567

Puccinelli E.; Noyon M.; McQuaid C.D. 2016. Does proximity to urban centres affect the dietary regime of marine benthic filter feeders? 169:147-157. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.12.017

Puccinelli E.. 2015. Diet of coastal filter feeders: impact of factors operating at different spatial scales. PhD thesis. Rhodes University. Grahamstown, South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017807

Puccinelli E.. 2012. How can multiple stressors combine to influence ecosystems and why is it important to address this question?202-201. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. Wiley Online Library. Learned discourses: Timely scientific opinions. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.1250.