A5067046077- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Noise Effects and Management
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Plant responses to water stress
- Wireless Communication Networks Research
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Forest Management and Policy
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Satellite Communication Systems
Sapienza University of Rome
2013-2023
National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
2020-2023
University of Bari Aldo Moro
2019
Leonardo (United States)
1993
Across the 28 EU member states there were nearly half a million premature deaths in 2015 as result of exposure to PM2.5, O3 and NO2. To set target for air quality levels avoid negative impacts human ecosystems health, National Emission Ceilings Directive (NECD, 2016/2284/EU) sets objectives emission reduction SO2, NOx, NMVOCs, NH3 PM2.5 each Member State percentages be reached 2020 2030 compared into 2005. One innovations NECD is Article 9, that mentions issue “monitoring pollution impacts”...
Urban forests provide important ecosystem services, such as urban air quality improvement by removing pollutants. While robust evidence exists that plant physiology, abundance, and distribution within cities are basic parameters affecting the magnitude efficiency of pollution removal, little is known about effects diversity on stability this service. Here, means a spatial analysis integrating system dynamic modeling geostatistics, we assessed tree removal tropospheric ozone (O3) in Rome,...
Nature-based solutions have been identified by the European Union as being critical for enhancement of environmental qualities in cities, where urban and peri-urban forests play a key role air quality amelioration through pollutant removal. A remote sensing geographic information system (GIS) approach was applied to Metropolitan City (MC) Rome assess seasonal particulate matter (PM10) removal capacity evergreen (broadleaves conifers) deciduous species. Moreover, monetary evaluation PM10...
Increased attention has been given to particulate matter (PM) that, as well worsening air quality, is responsible for chronic and acute respiratory or cardiovascular diseases. Currently, most of the studies are focused on capacity plants other biological media adsorb PM, whereas few works explore functional damage due PM urban vegetation. The present study, considering Quercus ilex L. target species its wide distribution in Mediterranean natural areas, pointed out that accumulation, inferred...
The response of Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex. Steudel to zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) was studied separately in two hydroponic tests, during a three weeks experiment. effects on ecophysiology biomass partitioning were evaluated the metal treatments at recovery, total content accumulation capacity different plant organs assessed. Zn Pb had overall measured parameters, highlighting mechanism action. In particular, concentration higher roots and, being micronutrient, it translocated into...
Urban vegetation, and particularly urban forests, are known to provide important ecosystem services, such as air quality improvement by removing gaseous particulate pollutants. The amount of PM10 removed periurban trees the metropolitan area Rome (evergreen broadleaves, deciduous broadleaves conifers) was estimated considering minimum maximum concentration values recorded in Municipality during years 2003 2004. results these simulations have been used map Ecosystem Service removal three...
Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity was monitored in 20 women with chronic migraine (CM), previously affected by medication overuse headache (MOH), comparison to healthy (20 subjects) measuring salivary cortisol, testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEA-S) levels, and their ratios, one week after the end of MOH rehabilitation procedure. The participants were instructed how collect saliva samples at home, a procedure that performed twice day (08:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.)....
The current research was performed to investigate the effects of three potassium-solubilizing bacteria (KSB) strains (Pantoea agglomerans, Rahnella aquatilis, and Pseudomonas orientalis) on leaf photosynthetic characteristics in rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Pajohesh). A pot a field experiment were conducted paddy field. results indicated that KSB inoculums significantly enhanced chlorophyll (Chl) a, Chl a+b, SPAD value, stomatal conductance as compared control both experiments, especially when...
Abstract. An integrated approach has been used to analyse the dependence of three Mediterranean species, A. unedo L., Q. ilex and P. latifolia L. co-occurring in a coastal dune ecosystem on two different water resources: groundwater rainfed upper soil layers. The included leaf level gas exchanges, sap flow measurements structural adaptations between 15 May 31 July 2007. During this period it was possible capture species-specific response patterns an environment characterized by sandy soil,...
Quercus ilex L. seedlings were exposed in open-top chambers for one growing season to three levels of ozone (O3 ): charcoal filtered air, non-filtered air supplemented with +30% or +74% ambient O3 . Key functional parameters related photosynthetic performance and stomatal density measured evaluate the response mechanisms Q. chronic exposure, clarifying how ecophysiological traits are modulated during an ozone-enriched environment. Dark respiration showed early increasing approximately 45%...
Pollution, in particular airborne particulate matter (PM), has been recognized as serious threat to human health. Vegetation may contribute reduce PM concentration, improving environmental and life quality of inhabitants, especially those living urban areas, also delivering important Ecosystem Services communities. Here are presented some results a more extensive research project, aimed explore the effect vegetation on concentrations. The study carried out year 2012 Villa Ada, historical...