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Curriculum Vitae
Paolo Casale
Istruzione
• Dottorato di Ricerca in Biologia Animale (08/05/2009, Univ. Roma "La Sapienza"); tesi dal
titolo “Origine, ecologia e aspetti di conservazione della tartaruga comune (Caretta caretta)
nella piattaforma continentale africana del Mediterraneo centrale.”
• Laurea in Scienze Biologiche (12/07/1995, Univ. Roma "La Sapienza"; 110/110 e Lode);
tesi sperimentale dal titolo "Conservazione delle tartarughe marine del Mediterraneo: sex
ratio e aspetti della biologia riproduttiva".
Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale: Prof. II fascia settore 05/B1 Zoologia e Antropologia
(13/01/2014)
Gruppi scientifici e ruolo
• Marine Turtle Specialist Group (Species Survival Commission/IUCN)
o Co-Chair (2015-)
o Vice-Chair for the Mediterranean (2006-2015)
o Member of the Marine Turtle Red List Authority
• International Sea Turtle Society
o Member of the Board of Directors (2011-)
• Societas Herpetologica Italica
o Membro della Commissione Tartarughe
• Unione Zoologica Italiana
Pubblicazioni scientifiche (v. lista completa in fondo)
- Autore di 51 articoli in riviste peer-review
- Autore o editor o autore di capitoli di 23 libri/report/proceedings di maggior rilievo
- Autore di 56 contributi congressuali
H index: 19 (Scopus), 17 (Web of Science), 24 (Google Scholar)
N Citazioni: 1122 (Scopus), 996 (Web of Science), 2031 (Google Scholar)
Ruolo nell’organizzazione di congressi e workshop
• Chair della Scientific and Programme Committee di 1 congresso internazionale
- Third Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles, Tunisia, 2008
• Membro della Programme Committee e session Chair o co-Chair in 8 congressi
internazionali:
- 8 Annual Symposia on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (Crete, Greece, 2006;
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA, 2007; Loreto, Mexico, 2008; Brisbane, Australia,
2009; Goa, India, 2010; Huatulco, Mexico, 2012; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; 2014,
Dalaman, Turkey, 2015)
- 2 Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles (Tunisia, 2008; Italy, 2011)
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Session Co-Chair in 1 congresso nazionale:
- IX Congresso Societas Herpetologica Italica (Bari, Italy, 2012)
Chair o co-Chair di 8 workshop sulla conservazione delle tartarughe marine
Invited Expert
- 3 meeting del IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group - Burning Issues
- 3 meeting del: International Working Group for the Conservation of the Northwest Atlantic
Loggerhead Nesting Population
- 2 on-the-spot appraisals for the Bern Convention - Council of Europe (in Greece 2014 and
Turkey 2015)
- Tavolo tecnico del Ministero dell’Ambiente (MATTM) per la preparazione di Linee Guida
per attività sulle tartarughe marine in Italia (2005-2006), Roma
- 9 meeting internazionali su diversi aspetti della conservazione delle tartarughe marine
o “First workshop on conservation of marine turtles in the Gulf ‘Future hope in the
Gulf’”, Kuwait City, 9-10 Dec 2014
o Mapping Habitat of Mediterranean Predators, CIESM, Venice, 2010.
o Species information for designing and managing marine protected areas: improving
access and integration – IUCN Word Conservation Congress, October 2008
Barcelona, Spain
o Meeting for updating the Action Plan for the conservation of Mediterranean marine
turtles (UNEP MAP RAC/SPA), Misurata, Libya, 15-18 Nov 2006.
o “Workshop on present and future of turtle conservation in Libya” Aug 2006, Sirte,
Libya
o First Meeting of the Subgroup on By-Catches of Turtles in the EU Longline
Fisheries. (SGRST/SGFEN 05-01) of the Scientific, Technical and Economic
Committee for Fisheries (STECF, European Union), Brussels, 4-8 July 2005.
o “Workshop on tagging standardization” May 2005, Kemer, Turkey.
o “Workshop on the rehabilitation of injured sea turtles in the Mediterranean” 19-21
november 2004, Glyfada, Athens, Greece.
o “International Technical Expert Workshop on Marine Turtle Bycatch in Longline
Fisheries”, Seattle, 11-13 Feb 2003.
Attività didattica
- Supervisione di 18 tesi di laurea triennale o magistrale (Univ. Roma “La Sapienza” e Univ.
di Pisa), di cui 2 in corso.
- Membro della giuria per 4 tesi di dottorato (Univ. Las Palmas, Spagna (1), Univ. Santiago
de Compostela, Spagna (1), Univ. Exeter, UK (2)).
- Seminario per la Scuola di Dottorato in Biologia, dell’Università di Pisa, Ottobre 2009.
- Vincitore di 5 bandi per attività di tutoraggio e supporto alla didattica per Zoologia e
Anatomia Comparata (Univ. Roma “La Sapienza”; 2009-2012):
o 2008/9
Dip BBCD Sapienza Univ Roma - Supporto didattica - Zoologia
o 2010/11 Dip BBCD Sapienza Univ Roma - Supporto didattica – Zoologia e
Anatomia Comp.
o 2010/11 Dip BBCD Sapienza Univ Roma - Supporto didattica – Zoologia e
Anatomia Comp.
o 2011
Dip BBCD Sapienza Univ Roma - Supporto didattica – Anatomia
Comparata
o 2011/12 Dip BBCD Sapienza Univ Roma - Supporto didattica - Zoologia
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Attività editoriale per riviste scientifiche
- Membro del Editorial Board di 4 riviste: Marine Biology, Endangered Species Research, Acta
Herpetologica, Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki
- Revisore per 41 riviste: Advances in Oceanography and Limnology, Amphibia-Reptilia, Aquatic
Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Animal Conservation, Biological
Conservation, Bulletin of Marine Science, Chelonian Conservation and Biology, Chemosphere,
Conservation Letters, Deep-Sea Research Part II, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Diversity
and Distribution, Ecology and Evolution, Endangered Species Research, Fisheries Research,
Herpetological Conservation and Biology, Herpetological Journal, Integrative Zoology,
Interciencia, International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation, Journal of Applied
Ecology, Journal of Coastal Research, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of
Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the
UK, Marine Biodiversity Records, Marine Biology, Marine Ecology an evolutionary
perspective, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Marine Environmental Research, Marine
Technology Society Journal, Marine Turtle Newsletter,Mediterranean Marine Science,Northwestern Journal of Zoology, Pacific Science, Plos1, Naturwissenschaften, Oryx, Scientia
Marina, Scientific World Journal, Turkish Journal of Zoology.
Attività di ricerca
2009-2015. Assegnista di ricerca, Dipartimento Biologia e Biotecnologie “C. Darwin”, Università
di Roma “La Sapienza” (6 anni).
2012-2015. Visiting Researcher, University of Exeter, UK
2013-2015. Svolgimento e coordinamento di azioni riguardanti la ricerca applicata alla
conservazione di tartarughe marine in Adriatico nell’ambito del progetto “Network for the
Conservation of Cetaceans and Sea Turtles in the Adriatic” (NETCET) PRIC 2o
ord./0048/LB/00 finanziato dal programma IPA Adriatico della EU.
2002-2015: Responsabile scientifico del Progetto Tartarughe del WWF Italia. Network centri
recupero; progetto di monitoraggio degli spiaggiamenti; progetto di monitoraggio
dell’interazione con la pesca. Realizzazione e gestione di database. Analisi dei dati e
presentazione tramite canali scientifici. Instaurazione di partenariati e coordinamento con i
partner. Produzione di materiale informativo.
2006- presente. Chair (dal 2015) e (dal 2009) Regional Chair per il Mediterraneo del Marine Turtle
Specialist Group (Species Survival Commission/IUCN).
2007: coordinamento di uno studio sul bycatch e consume di tartarughe in Egitto in collaborazione
con partner locali.
2005-2006: coordinatore delle attività di ricerca sulle tartarughe marine in una sub-area del progetto
EU Interreg IIIA“ADRIA-SAFE”.
2003: coordinatore del progetto EU LIFE-Starter LIFE2002NAT/ST/IT/000030.
1999-2001: coordinatore delle attività di ricerca in Adriatico nell’ambito del Progetto Comunitario
98/008 "Assessing marine turtle by-catch in European drifting longlines and trawl fisheries
for identifying fishing regulations”.
1998-2001: realizzazione di database informatico riguardante segnalazioni di tartarughe marine nei
mari italiani, nell’ambito del progetto di ricerca coordinato dall’Univ. Roma “La Sapienza”
(1981-2000).
1992-1997: co-fondatore/coordinatore (1992-1996) e vicedirettore (1996-1998) del Chelon –
Marine Turtle Conservation and Research Programme, inclusa la partecipazione
all’organizzatore e alle attività di ricerca in un progetto sul sito di nidificazione delle
tartarughe marine ad Akyatan (Turchia; 1994-1997).
1990-1993. Assistente o responsabile delle attività sul campo nell’ambito del progetto nazionale
sulle tartarughe marine coordinato dall’Univerità di Roma, incluso un progetto congiunto
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Univerità di Roma/WWF-Italia su siti di nidificazione di tartaruga e su catture accidentali a
Lampedusa.
Articoli in riviste peer-review
51. Casale P., Heppell S.S. 2016. How much sea turtle by-catch is too much? A stationary age
distribution model for simulating population abundance and potential biological removal in the
Mediterranean. Endangered Species Research 29: 239-254. DOI: 10.3354/esr00714
50. Bearzi G., Casale P., Margaritoulis D., Bonizzoni S., Santostasi N.L. 2015. Observation of a
leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece. Marine Turtle
Newsletter 146:6-9.
49. Casale P, Freggi D, Furii G, Vallini C, Salvemini P, Deflorio M, Totaro G, Raimondi S,
Fortuna C, Godley B 2015. Annual survival probabilities of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles
indicate high anthropogenic impact to Mediterranean populations. Aquatic Conservation:
Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 25: 551–561. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2467
48. Luschi P., Casale P. 2014. Movement patterns of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: a
review. Italian Journal of Zoology 81(4): 478-495. DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2014.963714
47. Casale P., Freggi D., Maffucci F., Hochscheid S. 2014. Adult sex ratios of loggerhead sea
turtles (Caretta caretta) in two Mediterranean foraging grounds. Scientia Marina 78(2): 303309. DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03988.30E
46. Casale P., Mariani P. 2014. The first “lost year” of Mediterranean sea turtles: dispersal patterns
indicate subregional management units for conservation. Marine Ecology Progress Series
498: 263-274. DOI: 10.3354/meps10640
45. Casale P., Freggi D., Dourdeville K.M., Prescot, R. 2013. First evidence of migration by
loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, from the eastern Mediterranean to north America. Vie
et Milieu 63(2): 93-96.
44. Garofalo L., Mastrogiacomo A., Casale P., Carlini R., Eleni C., Freggi D., Gelli D., Knittweis
L., Mifsud C., Mingozzi T., Novarini N, Scaravelli D., Scillitani G., Oliverio M., Novelletto A.
2013. Genetic characterization of central Mediterranean stocks of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta
caretta) using mitochondrial and nuclear markers, and conservation implications. Aquatic
Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 23:868-884. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2338
43. Casale P., Freggi D., Cinà A., Rocco M. 2013. Spatio-temporal distribution and migration of
adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea: further evidence
of the importance of neritic habitats off North Africa. Marine Biology 160:703-718. DOI:
10.1007/s00227-012-2125-0
42. Casale P., Aprea A., Deflorio M., De Metrio G. 2012. Increased by-catch rates in the Gulf of
Taranto, Italy, in 20 years: a clue about sea turtle population trends? Chelonian Conservation
and Biology 11(2): 239-243. doi: 10.2744/CCB-0987.1
41. Casale P., Simone G., Conoscitore C., Conoscitore M., Salvemini P. 2012. The Gulf of
Manfredonia: a new neritic foraging area for loggerhead sea turtles in the Adriatic Sea. Acta
Herpetologica 7(1): 1-12.
40. Casale P., Palilla G., Salemi A., Napoli A., Prinzi M., Genco L., Bonaviri D., Mastrogiacomo
A., Oliverio M., Lo Valvo M. 2012. Exceptional sea turtle nest records in 2011 suggest an
underestimated nesting potential in Sicily (Italy). Acta Herpetologica 7(1): 181-188.
39. Casale P., D’Addario M., Freggi D., Argano R. 2012. Barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica) and
associated epibionts from sea turtles in the central Mediterranean. Crustaceana 85(4-5): 533549. DOI:10.1163/156854012X634393
38. Casale P., Affronte M., Scaravelli D., Lazar B., Vallini C, Luschi P. 2012. Foraging grounds,
movement patterns and habitat connectivity of juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta)
tracked from the Adriatic Sea. Marine Biology 159: 1527-1535. DOI 10.1007/s00227-0121937-2
37. Casale P., Broderick A.C., Freggi D., Mencacci R., Fuller W.J., Godley B.J., Luschi P. 2012.
Long-term residence of juvenile loggerhead turtles to foraging grounds: a potential
conservation hotspot in the Mediterranean. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater
Ecosystems 22(2): 144-154. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2222
36. Wallace B.P., DiMatteo A.D., Bolten A.B., Chaloupka M.Y., Hutchinson B.J., Abreu-Grobois
F.A., Mortimer J.A., Seminoff J.A., Amorocho D., Bjorndal K.A., Bourjea J., Bowen B.W.,
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Briseño Dueñas R., Casale P., Choudhury B.C., Costa A., Dutton P.H., Fallabrino A.,
Finkbeiner E.M., Girard A., Girondot M., Godfrey M.H., Hamann M., Hurley B.J., LópezMendilaharsu M., Marcovaldi M.A., Musick J.A., Nel R., Pilcher N.J., Troëng S., Witherington
B., Mast R.B. 2011. Global conservation priorities for marine turtles. PLoS ONE 6(9): e24510.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024510.
35. Lauriano G., Panigada S., Casale P., Pierantonio N., Donovan G.P. 2011. Aerial survey
abundance estimates of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Pelagos Sanctuary,
Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 437: 291-302.
34. Casale P. 2011. Sea turtle by-catch in the Mediterranean. Fish and Fisheries 12: 299-316. doi:
10.1111/j.1467-2979.2010.00394.x
33. Casale P., Mazaris A.D., Freggi D. 2011. Estimation of age at maturity of loggerhead sea turtles
Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean using length frequency data. Endangered Species
Research 13(2): 123-129.
32. Nada M., Casale P. 2011. Sea turtle bycatch and consumption in Egypt threatens Mediterranean
turtle populations. Oryx 45(1): 143-149.
31. Casale P., Conte N., Freggi D., Cioni C., Argano R. 2011. Age and growth determination by
skeletochronology in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Mediterranean Sea.
Scientia Marina 75(1): 197-203.
30. Wallace B.P., DiMatteo A.D., Hurley B.J., Finkbeiner E.M., Bolten A.B., Chaloupka M.Y.,
Hutchinson B.J., Abreu-Grobois F.A., Amorocho D., Bjorndal K.A., Bourjea J., Bowen B.W.,
Briseño Dueñas R., Casale P., Choudhury B.C., Costa A., Dutton P.H., Fallabrino A., Girard
A., Girondot M., Godfrey M.H., Hamann M., López-Mendilaharsu M., Marcovaldi M.A.,
Mortimer J.A., Musick J.A., Nel R., Pilcher N.J., Seminoff J.A., Troëng S., Witherington B.,
Mast R.B. 2010. Regional Management Units for marine turtles: a novel framework for
prioritizing conservation and research across multiple scales. PLoS ONE 5(12): e15465.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015465.
29. Casale P., Affronte M., Insacco G., Freggi D., Vallini C., Pino d’Astore P., Basso R., Paolillo
G., Abbate G., Argano R. 2010. Sea turtle strandings reveal high anthropogenic mortality in
Italian waters. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20: 611-620.
28. Hamann M., Godfrey M.H., Seminoff J.A., Arthur K., Barata P.C.R., Bjorndal K.A., Bolten
A.B., Broderick A.C., Campbell L.M., Carreras C., Casale P., Chaloupka M., Chan S.K.F.,
Coyne M.S., Crowder L.B., Diez C.E., Dutton P.H., Epperly S.P., FitzSimmons N.N., Formia
A., Girondot M., Hays G.C., IJiunn C., Kaska Y., Lewison R., Mortimer J.A., Nichols W.J.,
Reina R.D., Shanker K., Spotila J.R., Tomás J., Wallace B.P., Work T.M., Zbinden J., Godley
B.J. 2010. Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in
the 21st century. Endangered Species Research 11: 245-269. doi:10.3354/esr00279
27. Casale P., Pino d’Astore P., Argano R. 2009. Age at size and growth rates of early juvenile
loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean based on length frequency
analysis. Herpetological Journal 19: 23-33.
26. Casale P., Mazaris A., Freggi D., Vallini C., Argano R. 2009. Growth rates and age at adult size
of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea, estimated through capturemark-recapture records. Scientia Marina 73(3): 589-595.
25. Lazar B., Lacković G., Casale P., Freggi D., Tvrtković N. 2008. Histological validation of
gonad gross morphology to sex juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta).
Herpetological Journal 18: 137-140.
24. Casale P., Abbate G., Freggi D., Conte N., Oliverio M., Argano R. 2008. Foraging ecology of
loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in the central Mediterranean: evidence for a relaxed life
history model. Marine Ecology Progress Series 372: 265-276.
23. Casale P., Abbate G., Freggi D., Argano R. 2008. Caretta caretta (loggerhead sea turtle).
Digestion time. Herpetological Review 39 (3): 343.
22. Casale P., Freggi D., Gratton P., Argano R, Oliverio M. 2008. Mitochondrial DNA reveals
regional and interregional importance of the central Mediterranean African shelf for loggerhead
sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Scientia Marina 72(3):541-548.
21. Casale P., Freggi D., Rocco M. 2008. Mortality induced by drifting longline hooks and
branchlines in loggerhead sea turtles, estimated through observation in captivity. Aquatic
Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18: 945–954. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.894
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20. Casale P., Cattarino L., Freggi D., Rocco M., Argano R. 2007. Incidental catch of marine
turtles by Italian trawlers and longliners in the central Mediterranean. Aquatic Conservation:
Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 17: 686–701. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.841
19. Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Vallini C., Argano R. 2007. A model of area fidelity,
nomadism, and distribution patterns of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the
Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biology 152:1039–1049.
18. Casale P., Mazaris A.D., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R. 2007. Survival probabilities of
loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) estimated from capture-mark-recapture data in the
Mediterranean Sea. Scientia Marina 71(2):365-372.
17. Casale P, Lazar B, Pont S, Tomás J, Zizzo N, Alegre F, Badillo J, Di Summa A, Freggi D,
Lacković G, Raga JA, Rositani L, Tvrtković N 2006. Sex ratios of juvenile loggerhead sea
turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 324:281285.
16. Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R. 2005. Length-width and length-weight relationships
of Caretta caretta from Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Marine Turtle Newsletter 110:9.
15. Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R. 2005. Interaction of the static net fishery with
loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean: insights from mark-recapture data. Herpetological
Journal 15:201-203.
14. Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R. 2005. Size at male maturity, sexing methods and
adult sex ratio in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from Italian waters investigated through
tail measurements. Herpetological Journal 15:145-148.
13. Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R. 2005. Oceanic habitats for loggerhead turtles
(Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Turtle Newsletter 107:10-11.
12. Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R. 2004. Epibiotic barnacles and crabs as indicators of
Caretta caretta distribution and movements in the Mediterranean Sea. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K.
84:1005-6.
11. Casale P., Laurent L., De Metrio G. 2004. Incidental capture of marine turtles by the Italian
trawl fishery in the north Adriatic Sea. Biological Conservation 119(3):287-295.
doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2003.11.013
10. Lazar B., Casale P., Tvrtković N., Kožul V., Tutman P., Glavić N. 2004. The presence of green
sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, in the Adriatic sea. Herpetological Journal 14:143-147.
9. Bradai M.N. , Nicolosi P., Casale P., Jribi I., Turchetto M., El Abed A. 2004. The presence of
leatherback turtles in the central Mediterranean area: data from Italy and Tunisia. Biol. Mar.
Med. 11(2):750-753.
8. Casale P. and Cannavò G. 2003. When a turtle is worth a hook. Marine Turtle Newsletter
101:28.
7. Casale P. and Argano R. 2003. Sea turtles in the Mediterranean: distribution and conservation
aspects. Biogeographia XXIV:307-312.
6. Casale P., Nicolosi P., Freggi D., Turchetto M., Argano R. 2003. Leatherback turtles
(Dermochelys coriacea) in Italy and in the Mediterranean basin. Herpetological Journal
13:135-139.
5. Casale P., Laurent L., Gerosa G., Argano R. 2002. Molecular evidence of male-biased dispersal
in loggerhead turtle juveniles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
267(2):139-145.
4. Casale P., Gerosa G. and Yerli S.V. 2000. Female-biased primary sex ratio of the green turtle
(Chelonia mydas) estimated through sand temperatures at Akyatan, Turkey. Zoology in the
Middle East 20:37-46.
3. Casale P., Gerosa G., Argano A., Barbaro S. and Fontana G. 1998. Testosterone titers of
immature loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) incidentally caught in the Central
Mediterranean: a preliminary sex ratio study. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3(1):9093.
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2. Laurent L., Casale P., Bradai M. N., Godley B. J., Gerosa G., Broderick A. C., Schroth W.,
Schierwater B., Levy A. M., Freggi D., Abd El-Mawla E. M., Hadoud D.A., Gomati H. E.,
Domingo M., Hadjichristophorou M., Kornaraky L., Demirayak F. and Gautier Ch. 1998.
Molecular resolution of marine turtle stock composition in fishery bycatch: a case study in the
Mediterranean. Molecular Ecology 7:1529-1542.
1. Gerosa G., Aureggi M., Casale P. and Yerli S.V. 1998. Green turtle nesting at Akyatan beach,
Turkey, 1994-1997. Marine Turtle Newsletter 81:4-5.
Libri/report/proceedings di maggior rilievo (autore o editor)
23. Casale, P. & Tucker, A.D. 2015. Caretta caretta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species 2015: e.T3897A83157651
22. Casale, P. 2015. Caretta caretta (Mediterranean subpopulation). The IUCN Red
List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T83644804A83646294.
21. Casale, P. & Marco, A. 2015. Caretta caretta (North East Atlantic subpopulation).
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T83776383A83776554
20. Casale, P. 2015. Caretta caretta (North East Indian Ocean subpopulation). The
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T84126444A84126520.
19. Casale, P. & Matsuzawa, Y. 2015. Caretta caretta (North Pacific subpopulation).
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T83652278A83652322. .
18. Casale, P. 2015. Caretta caretta (North West Indian Ocean subpopulation). The
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T84127873A84127992.
17. Casale, P., Riskas, K., Tucker, A.D. & Hamann, M. 2015. Caretta caretta (South
East Indian Ocean subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
2015: e.T84189617A84189662.
16. Limpus, C. & Casale, P. 2015. Caretta caretta (South Pacific subpopulation). The
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T84156809A84156890.
15. Casale, P. & Marcovaldi, M. 2015. Caretta caretta (South West Atlantic
subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015:
e.T84191235A84191397.
14. Nel, R. & Casale, P. 2015. Caretta caretta (South West Indian Ocean subpopulation). The
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T84199475A84199755.
13. Bradai M.N., Casale P. (Eds) 2012. Proceedings of the third Mediterranean conference on
marine turtles. Barcelona Convention, Bern Convention, Bonn Convention (CMS). Tunis,
Tunisia, 130 pp.
12. Turkozan O., Casale P., Rees A. (Guest eds.) 2011. Special focus issue: sea turtles in the
Mediterranean. Marine Turtle Newsletter 131.
11. Casale P. and Margaritoulis D. (Eds.) 2010. Sea Turtles in the Mediterranean: Distribution,
Threats and Conservation Priorities. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group. Gland,
Switzerland: IUCN, 294 pp.
10. Casale P., Margaritoulis D., Aksissou M., Aureggi M., Benhardouze W., Bradai M.N.,
Broderick A.C., Carreras C., Demetropoulos A., Fuller W.J., Glen F., Godfrey M.H.,
Godley B.J., Hadjichristophorou M., Hamza A., Haxhiu I., Jony M., Jribi I., Kaska Y.,
Khalil M., Kusetoğullari H., Lazar B., Levy Y., Mifsud C., Nada M., Oliver G.,
Panagopoulou A., Rees A.F., Saad A., Tiwari M., Tomás J., Türkozan O., Žiža V. 2010.
Overview. In: Casale, P. and Margaritoulis, D. (Eds.). Sea Turtles in the Mediterranean:
Distribution, Threats and Conservation Priorities. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist
Group. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1-14.
9. Nada M., Casale P. 2010. Egypt. In: Casale, P. and Margaritoulis, D. (Eds.). Sea Turtles in
the Mediterranean: Distribution, Threats and Conservation Priorities. IUCN/SSC Marine
Turtle Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 65-76.
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8. Casale P. 2010. Italy. In: Casale P. and Margaritoulis D. (Eds.). Sea Turtles in the
Mediterranean: Distribution, Threats and Conservation Priorities. IUCN/SSC Marine
Turtle Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 135-148.
7. Casale P. 2008. Incidental catch of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: captures, mortality,
priorities. WWF Italy, Rome.
6. Casale P. 2006. Le tartarughe. In: Fraissinet M. and Petretti F. (Eds.), Salvati dall’Arca. Alberto
Perdisa editore, Bologna. 551-561.
5. WWF, 2005. WWF’s Species Action Plan for the conservation of marine turtles in the
Mediterranean Sea. WWF Report. [written by P. Casale]
4. Gerosa G., Casale P. 1999. Interaction of marine turtles with fisheries in the Mediterranean.
Mediterranean Action Plan – UNEP, Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas.
59 pp. ISBN: 9973-9926-6-0
3. Margaritoulis D., Argano R., Baran I., Bentivegna F., Bradai M.N., Caminas J.A., Casale P., De
Metrio G., Demetropoulos A., Gerosa G., Godley B., Houghton J., Laurent L., Lazar B. 2003.
Loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: present knowledge and conservation perspectives.
In: A.B. Bolten and B. Witherington (Eds.) Loggerhead Sea Turtles. Smithsonian Institution
Press. 175-198.
2. Laurent L., Camiñas J.A., Casale P., Deflorio M., De Metrio G., Kapantagakis A., Margaritoulis
D., Politou C.Y., Valeiras J. 2001. Assessing marine turtle bycatch in European drifting
longline and trawl fisheries for identifying fishing regulations. Project-EC-DGXIV 98-008.
Joint project of BIOINSIGHT, CUM, IEO, IMBC, STPS. Final report. Villeurbanne, France,
268 p. http://www.seaturtle.org/documents/EMTP-FINAL-REPORT.pdf
1. Casale P. 1999. Il comportamento animale – Istinto, apprendimento, società. [Animal Behavior:
Instinct, Learning, Cooperation] Mondadori Editore. 123 pp. [translated in English, Portuguese,
Spanish, French, German, Polish, Chinese]
Comunicazioni congressuali
56. Casale P., Heppell S. - How many turtles in the sea? A stationary age distribution model of the
Mediterranean sea turtle populations. Proc. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and
Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. in press.
55. Casale P., Angueko D., Bibang Bi Nguema J.N., Cardiec, F. Chartrain, E. Godley B.J., de Dieu
Lewembe, J. Mendome, S. Mengue M'Adzaba P., Hervé Mve Beh J., Parnell R.J., Tiwari, M.
Verhage, B. Vilela, R. Witt, M.J., Formia A. - Sea turtle by-catch in the industrial trawling
fishery of Gabon. Proc. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
International Sea Turtle Society. in press.
54. Rigoli A., Freggi D., Ciccocioppo A., Vagnoli G., Luschi P., Casale P. - Geometric
morphometrics of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in the central Mediterranean. Proc. 35th
Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society.
in press.
53. Vagnoli G., Freggi D., Ciccocioppo A., Rigoli A., Cambiè G., Luschi P., Casale P. - Incidental
catch of sea turtles in the central Mediterranean by the Lampedusa fishing fleet and possible
trends. Proc. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International
Sea Turtle Society. in press.
52. Ciccocioppo A., Freggi D., Rigoli A., Vagnoli G., Cambiè G., Luschi P., Casale P. - Spatiotemporal distribution of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Pelagie Islands
archipelago. Proc. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
International Sea Turtle Society. in press.
51. Casale P. - Sea turtle conservation in the Mediterranean Sea: status, priorities and the key role
of Turkey. 4th National Turkish Marine Turtle Symposium. In press.
50. Casale P., Simone G., Conoscitore C., Conoscitore M., Salvemini P. - The Gulf of
Manfredonia: a new neritic foraging area for loggerhead sea turtles in the Adriatic Sea. Proc.
32nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle
Society. in press.
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49. Casale P., Broderick A.C., Freggi D., Mencacci R., Fuller W.J., Godley B.J., Luschi P. - Longterm residence of juvenile loggerhead turtles to foraging grounds: a potential conservation
hotspot in the Mediterranean. Proc. 32nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and
Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. in press.
48. Leslie A, Amorocho DF, Casale P, Hitipeuw C, Diallo M, Antonopoulo M, Fish M 2013.
WWF’s marine turtle conservation programme. Tucker T., Belkis L., Panagopoulou A., Rees
A., Frick M., Williams K., LeRoux R., Stewart K. (Compilers). Proc. 33rd Annual Symposium
on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical
Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-645: 50.
47. Casale P., Freggi D., Cinà A., Rocco M. 2013. Movimenti e comportamento riproduttivo di
maschi adulti di tartaruga Caretta caretta monitorati tramite tracking satellitare da una zona di
alimentazione. Scillitani G., Liuzzi C., Lorusso L., Mastripasqua F., Ventrella P. (a cura di). IX
Congresso Societas Herpetologica Italica. P. 260-261.
46. Casale P, Conte, N Freggi D, Argano R, Cioni C 2013. Growth rates and age at maturity of
loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea, estimated through
skeletochronology. Blumenthal J., Panagopoulou A., Rees A., (Compilers). Proc. 30th Annual
Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-640:90-91.
45. Hamann M, Godfrey MH, Seminoff JA, Arthur K, Barata PCR, Bjorndal KA, Bolten AB,
Broderick AC, Campbell LM, Carreras C, Casale P, Chaloupka M, Chan SKF, Coyne MS,
Crowder LB, Diez CE, Dutton PH, Epperly SP, FitzSimmons NN, Formia A, Girondot M,
Hays GC, IJiunn C, Kaska Y, Lewison R, Mortimer JA, Nichols WJ, Reina RD, Shanker K,
Spotila JR, Tomás J, Wallace BP, Work TM, Zbinden J, Godley BJ 2013. Priorities for sea
turtle conservation research. Blumenthal J., Panagopoulou A., Rees A., (Compilers). Proc. 30th
Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-640:13-14.
44. D’Addario M., Casale P., Freggi D. 2012. Epibionts of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta,
in the central Mediterranean. Jones T., Wallace B. (Compilers). Proc. 31st Annual Symposium
on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical
Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-631: 176.
43. Lauriano G., Panigada S., Casale P., Pierantonio N., Donovan G.P. 2012. Abundance estimates
of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Pelagos Sanctuary, northwestern
Mediterranean Sea. Jones T., Wallace B. (Compilers). Proc. 31st Annual Symposium on Sea
Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical
Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-631:215.
42. Casale P. 2012. Sea turtle bycacth in the Mediterranean: captures, mortality, priorities. Belkis
L., Frick M., Panagopoulou A., Rees A., Williams K. (Compilers). Proc. 29th Annual
Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-630: 40.
41. Galli S, Mencacci R, Affronte M, Freggi D, Sirna R, Meschini P, Scaravelli D, Casale P,
Benvenuti S, Luschi P 2012. Where do Mediterranean loggerheads stay? Belkis L., Frick M.,
Panagopoulou A., Rees A., Williams K. (Compilers). Proc. 29th Annual Symposium on Sea
Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society. NOAA Technical
Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-630: 117.
40. Casale P, Pino d’Astore P, Argano R 2012. Age at size and growth rates of Mediterranean
loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in their first years of life. Proc. 3rd Mediterranean
Conference on Marine Turtles. Tunis, 20-23 October 2008. P. 62.
39. Casale P, Freggi D, Rocco M 2012. Reproductive patters and routes of adult male loggerhead
turtles in the Mediterranean: insights from satellite tracking. Proc. 3rd Mediterranean
Conference on Marine Turtles. Tunis, 20-23 October 2008. P. 32.
38. Casale P. 2012. Tackling sea turtle bycacth in the Mediterranean: strategy or fatalism? Proc.
3rd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Tunis, 20-23 October 2008. P. 101.
37. Nada M., Casale P. 2012. Intentional killing of sea turtles in Egypt: an important threat to
Mediterranean populations. Proc. 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Tunis, 2023 October 2008. P. 109.
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36. Margaritoulis D, Casale P 2012. Update on research and conservation of marine turtles in the
Mediterranean: successes and failures. Proc. 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles.
Tunis, 20-23 October 2008. P. 15.
35. Luschi P., Affronte M., Freggi D., Lazar B., Mencacci R., Meschini P., Scaravelli D., Sirna R.,
Casale P. 2011. Variability in movement patterns of immature Mediterranean loggerheads.
Bentivegna F., Maffucci F., Mauriello V. 2011. Book of Abstracts 4th Mediterranean
Conference on Marine Turtles. P. 20.
34. Garofalo L., Mastrogiacomo A., Casale P., Oliverio M., Freggi D., Carlini R., Eleni C., Gelli
D., Knittweis L., Mifsud C., Mingozzi T., Mizzan L., Novarini N., Poppi L., Scaravelli D.,
Scillitani G., Novelletto A. 2011. Genetic characterization of loggerhead turtle (Caretta
caretta) stocks around Italy and Malta by using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Bentivegna
F., Maffucci F., Mauriello V. 2011. Book of Abstracts 4th Mediterranean Conference on
Marine Turtles. P. 67.
33. Mingozzi T., Urso S., Cambiè G., Casale P. 2011. An updated overview of nesting activity of
the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta in Italy: further highlights on the potential value of an
effective monitoring for turtle conservation. Bentivegna F., Maffucci F., Mauriello V. 2011.
Book of Abstracts 4th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. P. 83.
32. Casale P., Affronte M., Insacco G., Freggi D., Vallini C., Pino d’Astore P., Basso R., Paolillo
G., Abbate G., Argano R. 2010. Spiaggiamenti di tartarughe marine in Italia: evidenza di
elevata mortalità di origine antropica. In: Di Tizio L., Di Cerbo A.R., Di Francesco N., Cameli
A. (Eds). Atti VIII Congresso Nazionale Societas Herpetologica Italica, Ianieri Edizioni,
Pescara, 584 pp.
31. Casale P. 2010. Tartarughe marine del Mediterraneo: stato delle conoscenze e aspetti di
conservazione. Atti Convegno Biodiversità Marina. Adriatico, un mare di tartarughe. P. 41-45.
30. Casale P., Freggi D., Gratton P., Tigano A., Mastrogiacomo A., Argano R., Oliverio M. 2010.
Origin of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from the central Mediterranean neritic foraging
ground. Dean, K., Lopez Castro, M. (compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual
Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA
NMFS-SEFSC-602: 146.
29. Nada M., Casale P. 2010. Sea turtle killing and consumption in the Mediterranean coast of
Egypt. Dean, K., Lopez Castro, M. (compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual
Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA
NMFS-SEFSC-602: 95-96.
28. Casale P., Abbate G., Freggi D., Argano R. 2010. Digestion time of wild preys in the
loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta. Dean, K., Lopez Castro, M. (compilers). Proceedings of
the Twenty-eighth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-602: 9.
27. Whittock P.A., Case M., Casale P., Dean C. 2010. The impact of sea level rise on a major
Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle nesting site: Zakynthos island, Greece. Dean, K., Lopez
Castro, M. (compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle
Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-602: 105.
26. Gračan R., Lazar B., Casale P., Freggi D., Posavec I., Lacković G. 2009. Validation of a
technique for skeletochronology analysis of somatic growth in loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta
caretta, from Mediterranean Sea. In: Proceeding of Abstracts (Besendorfer, V. et al., eds), pp.
182-183. 10th Croatian Biological Congress with International Participation, 14 - 20 September
2009, Osijek, Croatia. HBD 1885, Zagreb.
25. Casale P. 2008. Il ruolo dell’Italia nella conservazione delle tartarughe marine nel
Mediterraneo. In: Corti C (Ed.), Herpetologia Sardiniae. Societas Herpetologica Italica,
Edizioni Belvedere, Latina, “le scienze” (8), p. 123-127.
24. Mingozzi T., Bentivegna F., Casale P., Maffucci F. 2008. Quadro delle conoscenze e priorità di
ricerca/conservazione su Caretta caretta, Tartaruga comune, in Italia. In: Corti C (Ed.),
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Herpetologia Sardiniae. Societas Herpetologica Italica, Edizioni Belvedere, Latina, “le scienze”
(8), p. 370-376.
23. Abbate G., Casale P., Freggi D., Rocco M., Argano R. 2008. Diet and ecological transition of
loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the central Mediterranean. Rees A.F., Frick M.,
Panagopoulou A., Williams K. (compilers). Proceedings of the 27th Annual Symposium on Sea
Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-569, p. 117.
22. Casale P., Mazaris A.D., Freggi D., Basso R., Pino d’Astore P., Argano R. 2008. Growth rates
and age-at-size of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea,
estimated through length frequency data. Rees A.F., Frick M., Panagopoulou A., Williams K.
(compilers). Proceedings of the 27th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and
Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-569, p. 204-5.
21. Casale P., Freggi D., Vallini C., Nannarelli S., Dominici A., Basso R., Marzano G., Affronte
M., Argano R. 2008. Growth rates of Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean Sea. In: Kalb, H.,
Rohde, A.S., Gayheart, K., Shanker, K. (Compilers), Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth
Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFSSEFSC-582, Miami. Pp. 86-87.
20. Casale P., Zizzo N., Affronte M., Freggi D., Basso R., Vallini C., Prunella V., Argano R., Rocco
M. 2008. Evidence of human-induced mortality among turtles stranded along Italian coasts. In:
Kalb, H., Rohde, A.S., Gayheart, K., Shanker, K. (Compilers), Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth
Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFSSEFSC-582, Miami. Pp. 99-100.
19. Lazar B., Lacković G., Casale P., Freggi D., Rocco M., Tvrtković N. 2008. Sex ratios of juvenile
loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the Mediterranean. In: Kalb, H., Rohde, A.S.,
Gayheart, K., Shanker, K. (Compilers), Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Symposium on Sea
Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-582, Miami.
Pp. 168-9.
18. Casale P., Freggi D., Rocco M. 2008. First assessment of sea turtle catch rate by trawlers
fishing on the central Mediterranean African shelf. In: Mast, R.B., Hutchinson B.J.,
Hutchinson, A.H. (Compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual Symposium on Sea
Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-567, Miami.
Pp. 24-25.
17. Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R. 2008. Tail measurements of loggerhead turtles
(Caretta caretta) from Italian waters: size at male puberty, sexing methods, and sex ratio in
adult-sized specimens. In: Mast, R.B., Hutchinson B.J., Hutchinson, A.H. (Compilers).
Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-567, Miami. P. 117.
16. Deflorio M, Casale P., Aprea A., and De Metrio G. 2008. Comparison of past and present turtle
catch rates by longliners in the Gulf of Taranto, Mediterranean Sea. In: Mast, R.B., Hutchinson
B.J., Hutchinson, A.H. (Compilers). Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual Symposium on
Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-567,
Miami. P. 121.
15. Casale P., Lazar B., Vallini C. 2007. Incidental captures of sea turtles in the north Adriatic Sea.
Proceedings of the Conference “Cetaceans, sea turtles and sharks of the Adriatic Sea” Oct
2006, Cattolica, Italy.
14. Dick G and Casale P 2006. Assessment, monitoring and reporting of conservation status – how
does the approach of the European Union fit to sea turtles? Frick, M., Panagopoulou A., Rees
A. F. and K. Williams (compilers). Book of Abstracts. Twenty Sixth Annual Symposium on
Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society, Athens, Greece.
13. Casale P. and Freggi D. 2006. Sex ratio of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) juveniles in the
central Mediterranean through direct observation of gonads. Pilcher NJ (Compiler),
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Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation NOAA
Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-536. pp. 215.
12. Freggi D. and Casale P. 2006. Conditions and mortality factors of loggerhead turtles (Caretta
caretta) captured by longliners: observations from the rescue centre of Lampedusa (Italy).
Pilcher NJ (Compiler), Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and
Conservation NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-536. pp. 114-115.
11. Cattarino L, Casale P, Freggi D, Rocco M, Argano R 2006. Turtle by-catch around Lampedusa
island, central Mediterranean. Frick, M., Panagopoulou A., Rees A. F. and K. Williams
(compilers). Book of Abstracts. Twenty Sixth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and
Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society, Athens, Greece.
10. Casale P., Freggi D., Basso R., Argano R. 2005. Possible movement patterns of loggerhead sea
turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Book of Abstracts of the 2nd Mediterranean
Conference on Marine Turtles.
9. Casale P. and Rocco M. 2005. The WWF’s Marine Turtle Action Plan for the Mediterranean
Sea. Book of Abstracts of the 2nd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles.
8. Lazar B, Lackovic G, Casale P, Freggi D, Rocco M, and Tvrtkovic N 2005. Sexing of juvenile
loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): gonadal morphology vs. histology. Book of Abstracts
of the 2nd Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles.
7. Biletta M., Zucchini M., Lo Conte F., Casale P, Freggi D. 2003.
Carapace e dintorni: medicina d’urgenza e manualità chirurgiche effettuate su caretta caretta
nel centro recupero tartarughe marine del WWF a Lampedusa. Proceedings of the congress “La
tartaruga marina… dal veterinario”. Univesity of Bari, Valenzano.
6. Casale P., Cantoro G., Colucci A., Freggi D., Paolillo G., Ricciardi D., Spoto M., Rocco M.
2003. The sea turtle network of WWF-Italy. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Symposium on
Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Miami USA April 4-7 2002. NOAA Techn. Memo.
NMFS-SEFSC-503, p. 89.
5. Casale P., Argano R., Basso R., Freggi D., Gerosa G. 2003. Mark-recapture of loggerhead turtles
at sea: results of a 20-year program in Italy. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Symposium on Sea
Turtle Biology and Conservation, Miami USA April 4-7 2002. NOAA Techn. Memo.
NMFS-SEFSC-503, p. 26.
4. Casale P., Argano R., Basso R., Freggi D., Gerosa G. 2003. Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta
caretta) records from Italian waters. Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on
Marine Turtles. Barcelona Convention – Bern Convention – Bonn Convention (CMS). Nicosia,
Cyprus. P. 106.
3. Casale P., Argano R., Basso R., Freggi D., Gerosa G. 2003. Leatherback sea turtles
(Dermochelys coriacea) in Italian waters. Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference
on Marine Turtles. Barcelona Convention – Bern Convention – Bonn Convention (CMS).
Nicosia, Cyprus. P. 105.
2. Casale P., Laurent L., De Metrio G. 2003. Incidental capture of marine turtles in the North
Adriatic Sea by Italian trawlers. Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Marine
Turtles. Barcelona Convention – Bern Convention – Bonn Convention (CMS). Nicosia,
Cyprus. P. 107.
1. Gerosa G., Casale P. and Yerli S.V. 1995. Report on a sea turtle nesting beach study (Akyatan,
Turkey), 1994. International Congress of Chelonian Conservation. Gonfaron, France, 6th to
10th July 1995. 173-180.
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