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  1. Littoral and wetland vegetation decrease carbon emissions from dry inland waters

    Article • Journal of Environmental Sciences, April 2026, Elsevier

    Sara Benelli

  2. Hidden source of nitrate fuel benthic denitrification in the anoxic monimolimnion of a deep meromictic lake.

    Article • March 2026, Copernicus GmbH

    Sara Benelli, Dr Ugo Marzocchi

  3. Drivers of anoxia in a eutrophic lagoon with clams farming (Sacca di Goro Lagoon, Italy): risk evaluation via multivariate statistics and timescales analysis

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, October 2025, Elsevier

    Sara Benelli

  4. Carbon fluxes under the littoral wet-dry continuum of natural shallow lakes

    Article • March 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Sara Benelli

  5. Vallisneria spiralis Promotes P and Fe Retention via Radial Oxygen Loss in Contaminated Sediments

    Article • Water, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Sara Benelli

  6. Worms and submersed macrophytes reduce methane release and increase nutrient removal in organic sediments

    Article • Limnology and Oceanography Letters, August 2021, Wiley

    Sara Benelli

  7. Benthic Metabolism in Fluvial Sediments with Larvae of Lampetra sp.

    Article • Water, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Sara Benelli

  8. Contrasting Effects of Bioturbation Studied in Intact and Reconstructed Estuarine Sediments

    Article • Water, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Sara Benelli

  9. The effects of hydrological extremes on denitrification, dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) and mineralization in a coastal lagoon

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Stefano Bonaglia, Sara Benelli

  10. Effects of macrophytes on potential nitrification and denitrification in oligotrophic lake sediments

    Article • Aquatic Botany, October 2020, Elsevier

    Sara Benelli

  11. Macrofauna and roots reduce methane production and attenuate nutrient recycling in organic-rich fluvial sediments

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Sara Benelli

  12. Analysis of 15N-NO3− Via Anoxic Slurries Coupled to MIMS Analysis: An Application to Estimate Nitrification by Burrowing Macrofauna

    Article • Water, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Sara Benelli

  13. Contrasting Effects of an Alien Worm on Benthic N Cycling in Muddy and Sandy Sediments

    Article • Water, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Sara Benelli

  14. Stoichiometry of regenerated nutrients differs between native and invasive freshwater mussels with implications for algal growth

    Article • Freshwater Biology, January 2019, Wiley

    Sara Benelli

  15. Spatial heterogeneity and short-term oxygen dynamics in the rhizosphere of Vallisneria spiralis : Implications for nutrient cycling

    Article • Freshwater Biology, January 2019, Wiley

    Dr Ugo Marzocchi, Sara Benelli

  16. Drivers of Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Hypertrophic Lagoon

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, November 2018, Frontiers

    Sara Benelli

  17. Nitrification and denitrification in estuarine sediments with tube-dwelling benthic animals

    Article • Hydrobiologia, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sara Benelli

  18. New data and hypotheses on the invasiveness, habitat selection, and ecological role of the limicolous earthworm Sparganophilus tamesis Benham, 1892

    Article • Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie, January 2018, Schweizerbart

    Sara Benelli

  19. Microphytobenthos and chironomid larvae attenuate nutrient recycling in shallow-water sediments

    Article • Freshwater Biology, November 2017, Wiley

    Marco Bartoli, Sara Benelli

  20. Benthic N pathways in illuminated and bioturbated sediments studied with network analysis

    Article • Limnology and Oceanography, October 2017, Wiley

    Marco Bartoli, Sara Benelli

  21. Rare but large bivalves alter benthic respiration and nutrient recycling in riverine sediments

    Article • Aquatic Ecology, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sara Benelli