List of works - Marco Isaia

A New Species Of Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) From The Western Italian Alps

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A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes

scientific article

A literature-based database of the natural heritage, the ecological status and tourism-related impacts in show caves worldwide

scientific article published on 10 November 2022

A multi-layered approach uncovers overlooked taxonomic and physiological diversity in Alpine subterranean spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae:

scientific article published on 5 May 2022

A new species-complex within the trapdoor spider genus Nemesia Audouin 1826 distributed in northern and central Italy, with descriptions of three new species (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae)

scientific article (publication date: 23 December 2015)

A relict subterranean spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae: <i>Troglohyphantes</i>) reveals a unique component of the biogeography of Corsica

scientific article published in May 2023

A remarkable troglomorphic ant, ⬇️

scientific article published on 5 December 2022

A synthesis on cave-dwelling spiders in Europe

scholarly article by Stefano Mammola published in December 2017

A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders

scientific article published on 26 May 2022

Advances in the systematics of the spider genus Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae)

scientific article published in 2017

Aliens in caves: the global dimension of biological invasions in subterranean ecosystems

scientific article published in 2023

Alpine endemic spiders shed light on the origin and evolution of subterranean species

scientific article

An ecological survey of the invertebrate community at the epigean/hypogean interface

An expert-based global assessment of threats and conservation measures for subterranean ecosystems

scientific article published in July 2023

An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites

scientific article published on 28 March 2022

Annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation “Alpi Marittime” (NW Italy) ⬇️

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Arthropod colonisation of a debris-covered glacier

Artificial lighting triggers the presence of urban spiders and their webs on historical buildings

scientific article published on 13 September 2018

Asymmetrical responses of forest and “beyond edge” arthropod communities across a forest–grassland ecotone

article

Biological controls of intensive agroecosystems: Wanderer spiders in the Langa Astigiana

scientific article published in 2008

Cave spiders choose optimal environmental factors with respect to the generated entropy when laying their cocoon

scientific article

Climate change going deep: The effects of global climatic alterations on cave ecosystems

article by Stefano Mammola et al published April 2019 in Anthropocene Review

Climate change may drive cave spiders to extinction

scholarly article by Stefano Mammola et al published 4 April 2017 in Ecography

Conservation value of artificial subterranean systems: A case study in an abandoned mine in Italy

article

Continental data on cave-dwelling spider communities across Europe (Arachnida: Araneae)

scientific article published on 08 October 2019

Courtship behavior in European species of the genusPardosa(Araneae, Lycosidae)

article

Day–night and seasonal variations of a subterranean invertebrate community in the twilight zone

Debris-covered glaciers as habitat for plant and arthropod species: Environmental framework and colonization patterns

scientific article published in 2017

Designing a “tailor-made” ecological network using geographical information systems

scientific article published in 2006

Diatom flora in subterranean ecosystems: a review

article

Differential responses of ground dwelling arthropods to ski-piste restoration by hydroseeding

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Differentiation among cave populations of the Eukoenenia spelaea species-complex (Arachnida: Palpigradi) in the southwestern Alps

scientific article (publication date: 5 May 2014)

Double dare: Climate change and volcanic activity threatens local populations of Meta menardi (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) in Sicily

scientific article published in December 2023

Ecological speciation in darkness? Spatial niche partitioning in sibling subterranean spiders (Araneae : Linyphiidae : Troglohyphantes)

Ecology and sampling techniques of an understudied subterranean habitat: the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS).

scientific article published on 6 October 2016

Effects of spiders’ predational delays in intensive agroecosystems

Environmental drivers of phototrophic biofilms in an Alpine show cave (SW-Italian Alps).

scientific article published on 22 June 2015

Environmental filtering and convergent evolution determine the ecological specialization of subterranean spiders

scientific article published on 10 January 2020

Evidence of the most stretchable egg sac silk stalk, of the European spider of the year Meta menardi

scientific article

Exploring the morphospace in subterranean spiders

Extending Janzen’s hypothesis to temperate regions: A test using subterranean ecosystems

scientific article published on 07 June 2019

Farmland biodiversity and agricultural management on 237 farms in 13 European and two African regions.

scientific article

First assessment of effects of global change on threatened spiders: Potential impacts on Dolomedes plantarius (Clerck) and its conservation plans

article by Boris Leroy et al published May 2013 in Biological Conservation

From rural to urban: landscape changes in north-west Italy over two centuries

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Grazing history influences biodiversity: a case study on ground-dwelling arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones) in the Natural Park of Alpi Marittime (NW Italy)

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Hygropetric and litter-inhabiting spiders (Araneae) from the Abruzzo Apennines (Central Italy)

article

Integrating thermal tolerance, water balance and morphology: An experimental study on dung beetles

scientific article published in 2021

Landscape changes caused by high altitude ski-pistes affect bird species richness and distribution in the Alps

article

Local versus landscape spatial influence on biodiversity: a case study across five European industrialized areas.

scientific article

Local- versus broad-scale environmental drivers of continental β-diversity patterns in subterranean spider communities across Europe

scientific article published on 30 October 2019

Microhabitat selection of a Sicilian subterranean woodlouse and its implications for cave management

scientific article published in 2021

New troglobitic species of the genusTroglocheles(Acari: Prostigmata: Rhagidiidae) from caves in northern Italy and Austria, with a key to adult species of the genus

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Niche Partitioning at Emergence of Two Syntopic Dragonflies

scientific article published on 04 January 2021

Niche differentiation in Meta Bourneti and M. menardi (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with notes on the life history

scholarly article by Stefano Mammola & Marco Isaia published September 2014 in International Journal of Speleology

Notes on the Italian distribution of Dolomedes plantarius (Clerck, 1757), species assessed for the IUCN Red List (Araneae: Pisauridae) ⬇️

scientific article published in 2018

Notes on the distribution of Berlandina nubivaga with the description of the male (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)

scientific article published in 2008

Nupela troglophila sp. nov., an aerophilous diatom (Bacillariophyta) from the Bossea cave (NW Italy), with notes on its ecology

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Organic versus conventional systems in viticulture: Comparative effects on spiders and carabids in vineyards and adjacent forests

article

Properties of the humic-like material arising from the photo-transformation of L-tyrosine

scientific article

Quantifying troglomorphism in hyperspace

scientific article published on 14 April 2022

Rapid poleward distributional shifts in the European cave-dwelling Meta spiders under the influence of competition dynamics

Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them

scientific article

Regional catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Aosta Valley (NW Italy) ⬇️

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Revision of the Histopona italica group (Araneae: Agelenidae), with the description of two new species

scientific article (publication date: 16 April 2013)

Rodents in grassland habitats: does livestock grazing matter? A comparison of two Alpine sites with different grazing histories

scientific article published in 2015

Scientists' Warning on the Conservation of Subterranean Ecosystems

Seasonal dynamics and micro-climatic preference of two Alpine endemic hypogean beetles

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Sexual horn dimorphism predicts the expression of active personality trait: males perform better only in the sexually horn dimorphic Onthophagus dung beetle

scientific article published on 20 March 2023

Signal complexity and modular organization of the courtship behaviours of two sibling species of wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae).

scientific article published on 15 April 2013

Species conservation profile of the alpine stenoendemic spider Vesubia jugorum (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the Maritime Alps

scientific article

Species conservation profile of the stenoendemic cave spider Pimoa delphinica (Araneae, Pimoidae) from the Varaita valley (NW-Italy).

scientific article published on 19 January 2017

Species conservation profiles of the endemic spiders Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from the Alps and the north-western Dinarides

scientific article published in 2022

Spider World Records: a resource for using organismal biology as a hook for science learning

Spider conservation in Europe: a review

scientific article published on 03 April 2021

Spiders as biological controllers in the agroecosystem.

scientific article published on 13 December 2008

Spiders in caves

scientific article

Stand maturity affects positively ground-dwelling arthropods in a protected beech forest

article by Marco Isaia et al published 16 December 2014 in Annals of Forest Science

Step back! Niche dynamics in cave-dwelling predators

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Sulfidic Habitats in the Gypsum Karst System of Monte Conca (Italy) Host a Chemoautotrophically Supported Invertebrate Community

scientific article published on 25 February 2022

Systematics, ecology and distribution of the mygalomorph spider genus Cteniza Latreille, 1829 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Ctenizidae)

scientific article published on 29 January 2019

Taxonomic Relatedness of Spider and Carabid Assemblages in a Wetland Ecosystem ⬇️

scientific article published in December 2012

Taxonomic notes onCybaeus vignaiBrignoli, 1977 (Araneae, Cybaeidae) andDysdera cribrataSimon, 1882 (Araneae, Dysderidae) from the Italian Maritime Alps ⬇️

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Taxonomy, ecology and conservation of the cave-dwelling spider Histopona palaeolithica, with the description of H. petrovi sp. nov. (Araneae: Agelenidae)

scientific article published on 16 December 2019

The Mercantour/Alpi Marittime All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI): achievements and prospects ⬇️

scientific article published in 2015

The World Spider Trait database: a centralized global open repository for curated data on spider traits

scientific article

The ecological niche of a specialized subterranean spider

The effect of ageing on the mechanical properties of the silk of the bridge spider Larinioides cornutus (Clerck, 1757).

scientific article published on 9 May 2016

The first phylogenetic analysis of Palpigradi (Arachnida) – the most enigmatic arthropod order

scholarly article by Gonzalo Giribet et al published 2014 in Invertebrate Systematics

The global spread of misinformation on spiders

scientific article published in August 2022

The impact of forest ski-pistes on diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods and small mammals in the Alps

The impact of high-altitude ski pistes on ground-dwelling arthropods in the Alps

Towards establishment of a centralized spider traits database

scientific article published on 30 September 2020

Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems

scientific article published on 22 March 2022

Two new subterranean Typhlonesticus (Araneae: Nesticidae) from the Alps with notes on their ecology, distribution and conservation

scientific article published on 2 November 2023

UV–vis spectral modifications of water samples under irradiation: Lake vs. subterranean water

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Unexpected diversity in the relictual European spiders of the genus Pimoa (Araneae : Pimoidae)

Urbanization drives community shifts towards thermophilic and dispersive species at local and landscape scales.

scientific article

List of works by Marco Isaia

A New Species Of Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) From The Western Italian Alps

A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes

A literature-based database of the natural heritage, the ecological status and tourism-related impacts in show caves worldwide

A multi-layered approach uncovers overlooked taxonomic and physiological diversity in Alpine subterranean spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae:

A new species-complex within the trapdoor spider genus Nemesia Audouin 1826 distributed in northern and central Italy, with descriptions of three new species (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae)

A relict subterranean spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae: <i>Troglohyphantes</i>) reveals a unique component of the biogeography of Corsica

A remarkable troglomorphic ant, ⬇️

A synthesis on cave-dwelling spiders in Europe

A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders

Advances in the systematics of the spider genus Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae)

Aliens in caves: the global dimension of biological invasions in subterranean ecosystems

Alpine endemic spiders shed light on the origin and evolution of subterranean species

An ecological survey of the invertebrate community at the epigean/hypogean interface

An expert-based global assessment of threats and conservation measures for subterranean ecosystems

An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites

Annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation “Alpi Marittime” (NW Italy) ⬇️

Arthropod colonisation of a debris-covered glacier

Artificial lighting triggers the presence of urban spiders and their webs on historical buildings

Asymmetrical responses of forest and “beyond edge” arthropod communities across a forest–grassland ecotone

Biological controls of intensive agroecosystems: Wanderer spiders in the Langa Astigiana

Cave spiders choose optimal environmental factors with respect to the generated entropy when laying their cocoon

Climate change going deep: The effects of global climatic alterations on cave ecosystems

Climate change may drive cave spiders to extinction

Conservation value of artificial subterranean systems: A case study in an abandoned mine in Italy

Continental data on cave-dwelling spider communities across Europe (Arachnida: Araneae)

Courtship behavior in European species of the genusPardosa(Araneae, Lycosidae)

Day–night and seasonal variations of a subterranean invertebrate community in the twilight zone

Debris-covered glaciers as habitat for plant and arthropod species: Environmental framework and colonization patterns

Designing a “tailor-made” ecological network using geographical information systems

Diatom flora in subterranean ecosystems: a review

Differential responses of ground dwelling arthropods to ski-piste restoration by hydroseeding

Differentiation among cave populations of the Eukoenenia spelaea species-complex (Arachnida: Palpigradi) in the southwestern Alps

Double dare: Climate change and volcanic activity threatens local populations of Meta menardi (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) in Sicily

Ecological speciation in darkness? Spatial niche partitioning in sibling subterranean spiders (Araneae : Linyphiidae : Troglohyphantes)

Ecology and sampling techniques of an understudied subterranean habitat: the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS).

Effects of spiders’ predational delays in intensive agroecosystems

Environmental drivers of phototrophic biofilms in an Alpine show cave (SW-Italian Alps).

Environmental filtering and convergent evolution determine the ecological specialization of subterranean spiders

Evidence of the most stretchable egg sac silk stalk, of the European spider of the year Meta menardi

Exploring the morphospace in subterranean spiders

Extending Janzen’s hypothesis to temperate regions: A test using subterranean ecosystems

Farmland biodiversity and agricultural management on 237 farms in 13 European and two African regions.

First assessment of effects of global change on threatened spiders: Potential impacts on Dolomedes plantarius (Clerck) and its conservation plans

From rural to urban: landscape changes in north-west Italy over two centuries

Grazing history influences biodiversity: a case study on ground-dwelling arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones) in the Natural Park of Alpi Marittime (NW Italy)

Hygropetric and litter-inhabiting spiders (Araneae) from the Abruzzo Apennines (Central Italy)

Integrating thermal tolerance, water balance and morphology: An experimental study on dung beetles

Landscape changes caused by high altitude ski-pistes affect bird species richness and distribution in the Alps

Local versus landscape spatial influence on biodiversity: a case study across five European industrialized areas.

Local- versus broad-scale environmental drivers of continental β-diversity patterns in subterranean spider communities across Europe

Microhabitat selection of a Sicilian subterranean woodlouse and its implications for cave management

New troglobitic species of the genusTroglocheles(Acari: Prostigmata: Rhagidiidae) from caves in northern Italy and Austria, with a key to adult species of the genus

Niche Partitioning at Emergence of Two Syntopic Dragonflies

Niche differentiation in Meta Bourneti and M. menardi (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with notes on the life history

Notes on the Italian distribution of Dolomedes plantarius (Clerck, 1757), species assessed for the IUCN Red List (Araneae: Pisauridae) ⬇️

Notes on the distribution of Berlandina nubivaga with the description of the male (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)

Nupela troglophila sp. nov., an aerophilous diatom (Bacillariophyta) from the Bossea cave (NW Italy), with notes on its ecology

Organic versus conventional systems in viticulture: Comparative effects on spiders and carabids in vineyards and adjacent forests

Properties of the humic-like material arising from the photo-transformation of L-tyrosine

Quantifying troglomorphism in hyperspace

Rapid poleward distributional shifts in the European cave-dwelling Meta spiders under the influence of competition dynamics

Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them

Regional catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Aosta Valley (NW Italy) ⬇️

Revision of the Histopona italica group (Araneae: Agelenidae), with the description of two new species

Rodents in grassland habitats: does livestock grazing matter? A comparison of two Alpine sites with different grazing histories

Scientists' Warning on the Conservation of Subterranean Ecosystems

Seasonal dynamics and micro-climatic preference of two Alpine endemic hypogean beetles

Sexual horn dimorphism predicts the expression of active personality trait: males perform better only in the sexually horn dimorphic Onthophagus dung beetle

Signal complexity and modular organization of the courtship behaviours of two sibling species of wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae).

Species conservation profile of the alpine stenoendemic spider Vesubia jugorum (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the Maritime Alps

Species conservation profile of the stenoendemic cave spider Pimoa delphinica (Araneae, Pimoidae) from the Varaita valley (NW-Italy).

Species conservation profiles of the endemic spiders Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from the Alps and the north-western Dinarides

Spider World Records: a resource for using organismal biology as a hook for science learning

Spider World Records: a resource for using organismal biology as a hook for science learning

Spider conservation in Europe: a review

Spiders as biological controllers in the agroecosystem.

Spiders in caves

Stand maturity affects positively ground-dwelling arthropods in a protected beech forest

Step back! Niche dynamics in cave-dwelling predators