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Antonio Franco

Delft University of Technology · IT
Area of research
Global and Planetary Change · Ecology
Research interest
Research interests include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species.
h-index
40
citations
6,198
works
252
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Ocean acidification modifies site fidelity and patterns of seagrass habitat use by a herbivorous fish.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
The Ocean Equity Index.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Investing smarter and deeper to advance equity in high-stakes coastal locations in the Global South
Communications Sustainability 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
TRACKS: Six good practices for Non-Indigenous Species research and their SWOT evaluation
NeoBiota 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Sandy bottoms play a key role in shaping coastal fish functional β-diversity in the Mediterranean Sea
Ecological Indicators 2025cited by 1position: contributordoi
Increasing occurrence of the bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) poses a threat for small-scale fisheries in the central Mediterranean Sea.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Investing smarter and deeper to advance equity in high-stakes coastal locations
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Current Expectations and Opinions on Single-port Robotic Surgery: A Survey Among European Experts by the SPARC Collaborative Group
European Urology Open Science 2024cited by 19position: middledoi
Robotic distal ureterectomy for high-risk distal ureteral urothelial carcinoma: a retrospective multicenter comparative analysis (ROBUUST 2.0 collaborative group)
Minerva Urology and Nephrology 2024cited by 10position: middledoi
The impact of bladder cuff excision on outcomes after nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: An analysis of the ROBUUST 2.0 registry
Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations 2024cited by 8position: middledoi
Advancing ocean equity at the nexus of development, climate and conservation policy.
2024cited by 6position: contributordoi
Testing best practices in small scale fisheries management: Evidence from a collaborative intervention in two marine protected areas of the central Mediterranean Sea
Ocean & Coastal Management 2024cited by 6position: contributordoi
Early-life dispersal traits of coastal fishes: an extensive database combining observations and growth models
Earth System Science Data 2024cited by 4position: contributordoi
Fully protected marine areas linked to reduced home ranges of fishes
Fish and Fisheries 2024cited by 2position: contributordoi
Sandy bottoms have limited species richness but substantially contribute to the regional coastal fish β-diversity: A case study of the Central Mediterranean Sea.
2024cited by 1position: contributordoi
Bridging the gap in fishing effort mapping: a spatially-explicit fisheries dataset for Campanian MPAs, Italy.
2024cited by 1position: contributordoi
Deficiencies in monitoring practices of marine protected areas in southern European seas.
2024cited by 1position: contributordoi
Supplementary material to "Early-life dispersal traits of coastal fishes: a long-term database combining observations and growth models"
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Early-life dispersal traits of coastal fishes: a long-term database combining observations and growth models
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Triple exposure: Reducing negative impacts of climate change, blue growth, and conservation on coastal communities
One Earth 2023cited by 68position: contributordoi
A systematic review of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy outcomes for advanced indications: Large tumors (cT2-T3), solitary kidney, completely endophytic, hilar, recurrent, and multiple renal tumors
Asian journal of urology 2023cited by 55position: middledoi
Marine protected areas' positive effect on fish biomass persists across the steep climatic gradient of the Mediterranean Sea
Journal of Applied Ecology 2023cited by 18position: contributordoi
Fisheries outcomes of marine protected area networks: Levels of protection, connectivity, and time matter
Conservation Letters 2023cited by 12position: contributordoi
Drivers of Small-Scale Fishers’ Acceptability across Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas at Different Stages of Establishment
Sustainability 2023cited by 6position: contributordoi
Marine Noise Effects on Juvenile Sparid Fish Change among Species and Developmental Stages
Diversity 2023cited by 4position: contributordoi
Multi‐specific small‐scale fisheries rely on few, locally essential, species: Evidence from a multi‐area study in the Mediterranean
Fish and Fisheries 2022cited by 23position: contributordoi
An integrated assessment of the Good Environmental Status of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas.
2022cited by 9position: contributordoi
Adaptive Vertical Positioning as Anti-Predator Behavior: The Case of a Prey Fish Cohabiting with Multiple Predatory Fish within Temperate Marine Algal Forests.
2022cited by 2position: contributordoi
Environmental DNA effectively captures functional diversity of coastal fish communities.
2021cited by 48position: contributordoi
Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns.
2021cited by 10position: contributordoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 33 papers (2019–2026)Paolo Guidetti · Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn14 papers (2012–2023)Joachim Claudet · Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens13 papers (2019–2026) · 12 papers (2019–2026)Antonio Calò · Universidad de Murcia12 papers (2019–2025) · 10 papers (2019–2023)Jessica L. Blythe · Brock University6 papers (2019–2026)Manfredi Di Lorenzo · Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche6 papers (2019–2025)Nathan J. Bennett · Fisheries and Oceans Canada6 papers (2019–2026)S. Jupiter · Wildlife Conservation Society United Kingdom5 papers (2023–2026) · 5 papers (2023–2026)Noelia Zafra-Calvo · University of the Basque Country5 papers (2023–2026)Natalie C. Ban · University of Victoria5 papers (2023–2026)Jacqueline Lau · Australian National University4 papers (2023–2026)Adrien Cheminée · AERMC4 papers (2022–2024)Rachel A. Turner · Elsevier, Inc.4 papers (2023–2026)Sangeeta Mangubhai · Southern Cross University4 papers (2023–2026)Tristan Estaque · Aix-Marseille University3 papers (2024–2024)Romain Crec'hriou · Roscoff Marine Station3 papers (2024–2024)Stephanie D’agata · Macquarie University3 papers (2024–2026)