A5063445550- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Forest ecology and management
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Clay minerals and soil interactions
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Phytase and its Applications
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Heavy metals in environment
- Nuts composition and effects
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Insects and Parasite Interactions
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
University of Verona
2024
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
2017-2021
Forests are the most important land ecosystems that can mitigate earth’s ongoing climate change through their ability to sequester CO2 as C stock in forest biomass and soil. Short-rotation deciduous hardwoods or N2-fixing species ideal candidates for afforestation reforestation, given of carbon accumulates first 30 years. Alders match both above-mentioned features, Italian alder, which is less dependent on riparian habitats more drought tolerant, an candidate. Despite this, few studies exist...
Summary The origin and fate of humus, a soil organic matter fraction that is most resistant to decomposition, are not yet completely understood. Humus derives mainly from plant structural components; is, lignin cellulose, together with several other primary secondary compounds. There methods estimate cellulose in material; however, the applications limited usually complicated expensive. Conversely, humus can be estimated by chemical titration methods, which carbon linked humic fulvic acids...
Abstract Both climate and land-use changes, including the introduction spread of allochthonous species, are forecast to affect forest ecosystems. Accordingly, forests will be affected in terms species composition as well their soil chemical biological characteristics. The possible changes both tree cover system might impact amount carbon that is stored living plants dead biomass within itself. Additionally, such alterations can have a strong on detrital food web linked litter decomposition....
Tree planting on abandoned agricultural land could both restore the soil quality and increase productivity of economically valuable woody species. Here, we assess impact mixed-species tree plantations at a site in Central Italy where intercropping systems were established 20 years ago former land. These include two species economic interest, Populus alba Juglans regia, one three different nurse trees, i.e., Alnus cordata, Elaeagnus umbellata, which are N-fixing species, Corylus avellana. We...
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Given the ongoing climate change, estimating amount of less degradable plant compounds that can be stored in soil, such as lignin, is a topic primary importance. There are few methods applicable to soils for determination copper oxide (CuO) oxidation method (CuOL). Acetyl bromide spectrophotometric lignin (ABSL) could valid alternative providing information detailed compared CuOL, but it offers data on bulk and may offer valid, fast, cheap CuO method. The aim this work was compare ABSL with...
Species interactions in mixed plantations can influence tree growth, resources capture and soil fertility of the stands. A combined approach tree-ring analyses carbon stable isotope was used to check growth water use efficiency two species, Populus alba L. Juglans regia L., intercropped with each other N-fixing or competitive production species. Furthermore, were performed understand how different intercropping systems characteristics, particular stock. Dendrochronological data showed that...
Highlights•Natural CO2 emission induces soil acidification and increases toxic effects.•Arthropod communities reflect the CO2-concentration trend.•Soil biodiversity decreases in extreme environments.•Collembola show varied sensitivity tolerance to disturbances.•Proturan species list was updated for Campania region.AbstractSoil arthropods are pivotal maintaining health serve as sensitive indicators of alterations. The arthropod community Mefite Geological Site (Italy), characterized by a...