I am a community ecologist with a strong interest in data analysis and computational ecology. I use and develop tools and methods rooted in network theory to understand how different layers of information could contribute to the observed pattern of diversity.
I believe in a modern, open ecological science based on cooperation and the free use of data and methods.
Half Data Scientist Half Data Analyst, 100% ecologist!
Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), Tuscia University of Viterbo, Italy.
email: bruno.bellisario@unitus.it
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13 March 2025
In this paper we studied fish assemblages in three Mediterranean seagrasses (Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa, Zostera marina) using trait-based approaches to assess their functional structure and habitat use. Assemblages showed non-random functional convergence, independent of taxonomy or diversity, with a core group of species exhibiting r-like reproductive strategies and low-to-intermediate trophic levels. Unique trait combinations were linked to species' presence during specific life stages, highlighting trade-offs between life-history and feeding strategies. These findings emphasize seagrasses' ecological importance and inform conservation efforts for marine biodiversity.
Data science is the art of programming code and combines it with statistical knowledge to create insights from data.
However, one of the biggest problem in data science is that it often replaces understanding of the mechanisms underlying a specific phenomenon we are studying.
Applying a tool is not the hardest part, but deciding which to apply based on specific hypotheses rooted in the deep knowledge of what we are managing surely it is.
That's why we need algorithmically-trained ecologists rather than ecologically-trained data scientists.
Focusing on a specific area doesn’t mean you can only do that one thing, but simply that you are best at doing it.
Data science can help modeling and analyzing animal movement and predict how different constraints (e.g., natural and/or anthropogenic barriers, climate change etc...) will affect animal fluxes within landscapes.
Merging metabarcoding data with ecological network analysis and machine learning may provide quicker, cheaper and more insightful bio-assessment and conservation strategies, opening the road for a new-generation of biomonitoring tools.
Infectious disease and pollution are, without doubts, major concerns in wildlife management and ecosystem conservation. Advanced statistics and machine learning may help identifying how populations respond to such treats, allowing to implement ad hoc conservation strategies.
Bruno Bellisario, Azzurra Lattanzi, Roberta Cimmaruta (2025)
Laura Cancellieri, Marta G. Sperandii, Leonardo Rosati, Bruno Bellisario, Cinzia Franceschini, Michele Aleffi, Fabrizio Bartolucci, Thomas Becker, Elena Belonovskaya, Asun Berastegi, Idoia Biurrun, Michele Brunetti, Christoph Bückle, Rongxiao Che, Fabio Conti, Iwona Dembicz, Stefania Fanni, Edy Fantinato, Dieter Frank, Anna Rita Frattaroli, Itziar Garcia-Mijangos, Adalgisa Guglielmino, Monika Janišová, Samuele Maestri, Martin Magnes, Giovanna Potenza, Riccardo Primi, Nikolay Sobolev, Nadezda Tsarevskaya, Andea Vacca, Jürgen Dengler, Goffredo Filibeck (2024)
Azzurra Lattanzi, Bruno Bellisario, Roberta Cimmaruta (2024)
Bruno Bellisario, Massimiliano Cardinale, Ivan Maggini, Leonida Fusani, Claudio Carere (2023)
Luisa Massaccesi, Sara Marinari, Bruno Bellisario, Laura Cancellieri, Rosita Marabottini, Goffredo Filibeck (2023)
Mario Santoro, Bruno Bellisario, Fernando Ángel Fernández‐Álvarez, Fabio Crocetta, Marialetizia Palomba (2023)
Bruno Bellisario, Massimiliano Cardinale, Ivan Maggini, Leonida Fusani, Claudio Carere (2022)
Mario Santoro, Bruno Bellisario, Valentina Tanduo, Fabio Crocetta, Marialetizia Palomba (2022)
Roberta Cimmaruta, Silvia Giovannini, Jessica Bianchi, Marco Matiddi, Bruno Bellisario, Giuseppe Nascetti (2022)
Mario Santoro, Bruno Bellisario, Fabio Crocetta, Barbara Uberti, Marialetizia Palomba (2021)
Bruno Bellisario, Federica Camisa, Chiara Abbattista, Roberta Cimmaruta (2021)
Bruno Bellisario, Maria Fais, Sofia Duarte, Pedro Vieira, Carlos Canchaya, Filipe Costa (2021)
Bruno Bellisario, Maria Fais, Sofia Duarte, Pedro Vieira, Carlos Canchaya, Filipe Costa (2021)
Bruno Bellisario, Federica Camisa, Chiara Abbattista, Roberta Cimmaruta (2021)
Mario Santoro, Doriana Iaccarino, Bruno Bellisario (2020)
Maria Fais, Bruno Bellisario, Sofia Duarte, Pedro Emanuel Vieira, Ronaldo Sousa, Carlos Alberto Canchaya, Filipe Oliveira Costa (2020)
Bruno Bellisario, Federica Camisa, Chiara Abbattista and Roberta Cimmaruta (2019)
Bruno Bellisario (2018)
Paolo Cipriani, Gian Luca Sbaraglia, Michela Paoletti, Lucilla Giulietti, Bruno Bellisario et al. (2018)
Paolo Cipriania, Gian Luca Sbaraglia, Marialetizia Palomba, Lucilla Giulietti, Bruno Bellisario et al. (2018)
Federica Camisa, Chiara Abbattista, Bruno Bellisario et al. (2017)
Dario Angeletti, Roberta Cimmaruta, Claudia Sebbio, Bruno Bellisario, Claudio Carere & Giuseppe Nascetti (2017)
Valentina Cafaro, Dario Angeletti, Bruno Bellisario, Armando Macali, Claudio Carere & Jessica Alessi (2016)
Bruno Bellisario, Federica Camisa, Giuseppe Nascetti, Loretta Lattanzi & Roberta Cimmaruta (2016)
Paolo Cipriani, Virginia Acerra, Bruno Bellisario et al. (2016)
Simonetta Mattiucci, Paolo Cipriani, Michela Paoletti, Valentina Nardi, Mario Santoro, Bruno Bellisario, Giuseppe Nascetti (2015)
Chiara Pesciaroli, Paolo Barghini, Fulvio Cerfolli, Bruno Bellisario, Massimiliano Fenice (2015)
Paolo Cipriani, Giorgio Smaldone, Virginia Acerra, Luisa D'Angelo, Aniello Anastasio, Bruno Bellisario et al. (2015)
Simonetta Mattiucci, Roberta Cimmaruta, Paolo Cipriani, Pablo Abaunza, Bruno Bellisario, Giuseppe Nascetti (2015)
Bruno Bellisario, Fulvio Cerfolli, Giuseppe Nascetti (2014).
Simonetta Mattiucci, Paolo Cipriani, Stephen C. Webb, Michela Paoletti, Federica Marcer, Bruno Bellisario, David I. Gibson, Giuseppe Nascetti (2014)
Claudia Sebbio, Claudio Carere, Giuseppe Nascetti, Bruno Bellisario et al. (2014)
Mario Santoro, Simonetta Mattiucci, Paolo Cipriani, Bruno Bellisario et al. (2014)
Bruno Bellisario, Claudio Carere, Fulvio Cerfolli, Dario Angeletti, Giuseppe Nascetti, Roberta Cimmaruta (2013)
Fulvio Cerfolli, Bruno Bellisario, Corrado Battisti (2013)
Mario Santoro, Simonetta Mattiucci, Thierry Work, Roberta Cimmaruta, Valentina Nardi, Paolo Cipriani, Bruno Bellisario, Giuseppe Nascetti (2013)
Bruno Bellisario, Fulvio Cerfolli, Giuseppe Nascetti (2012)
Bruno Bellisario, Fulvio Cerfolli, Giuseppe Nascetti (2011)
Bruno Bellisario, Claudia Novelli, Fulvio Cerfolli, Dario Angeletti, Roberta Cimmaruta, Giuseppe Nascetti (2010)
Bruno Bellisario, Fulvio Cerfolli, Giuseppe Nascetti (2011)
Bruno Bellisario, Fulvio Cerfolli, Giuseppe Nascetti (2010)
Bruno Bellisario, Fulvio Cerfolli, Giuseppe Nascetti (2009)
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