Emanuela is an associate professor at the Polytechnic University of Marche, in the department of Life and Environmental Sciences in Ancona, Italy. She is interested in ecosystem functioning, especially on trophic aspects. Currently she is working on the trophic ecology of Mediterranean bathyal communities from macro- to megafauna including both mesopelagic and benthic compartments. Further, she is collaborating in projects aimed to elucidate the trophic structure of pelagic communities.