A5011906192- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant and animal studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Urban Planning and Landscape Design
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Forest Management and Policy
Marche Polytechnic University
2019-2022
University of Padua
2016
Summary Field‐margin diversification through conservation and restoration of hedgerows is becoming a prominent intervention for promoting biodiversity associated ecosystem services in intensive agricultural landscapes. However, how increasing cover the landscape can affect has rarely been considered. Here, we assessed effect increased field‐margin complexity at local scale on provision pest control, weed control potential pollination. Locally, three types field margin were compared as...
Remote sensing (RS) has been widely adopted as a tool to investigate several biotic and abiotic factors, directly indirectly, related biodiversity conservation. European grasslands are one of the most biodiverse habitats in Europe. Most these subject priority conservation measure, human-induced processes threaten them. The broad expansions few dominant species usually reported drivers loss. In this context, using Sentinel-2 (S2) images, we distribution spreading Central Apennine:...
Ailanthus altissima is an invasive alien species (IAS) present throughout Europe and included in the list of Union concern. In sub-Mediterranean areas central Italy, there a lack knowledge about this its interactions with native forest ecosystems. We aim to find what are main differences vegetation structure floristic diversity between A. forests through assessment principal ecological parameters that differ types. performed 38 phytosociological relevés sampling communities neighboring...
This study presents the results of a floristic vegetational on Robinia pseudoacacia neoformation forests in peri-Adriatic sector central Italy. has allowed characterization these coenoses at ecological, biogeographic, syntaxonomic and landscape levels. These currently represent southernmost syntaxa Robinietea class described for Italian peninsula, first contribution this Europe Mediterranean biogeographical region. We propose here new alliance Lauro nobilis–Robinion pseudoacaciae order...
The invasive alien species Robinia pseudoacacia may lead to homogenization in high invaded forest ecosystems. Its behaviour is poorly known dry habitats and low cover-abundance conditions. We have investigated central-northern Italian Quercus pubescens (code 91AA* - EU Habitat Directive) without with the presence of R. respect dominant communities that are present same potential areas. Using levels values (Braun-Blanquet scale) we classified vegetation releves five groups: from 0 (total...
Past anthropogenic disturbances lowered the altitudinal distribution of Mediterranean Fagus sylvatica forests below 2,000 m a.s.l. Accordingly, our current understanding southern range F. is restricted to managed stands this elevation, neglecting relic growing above. This study has shed light on structure and species assemblage an unmanaged relict subalpine stand within core its southernmost glacial refugia at highest elevation limit (2,140 a.s.l.) in Apennines (Italy). Here, tree biometric...
Ailanthus altissima (tree of heaven), an invasive alien tree native to China, has become all over the world and in Italy is present administrative regions where it can form dense forest communities. Although there are several ecological studies on this species a lack floristic-vegetational data for southern-Europe. The study presents results floristic vegetational A. communities central that aims highlight possible autonomy these coenoses. have allowed characterization coenoses at...
This paper represents the first syntaxonomic study on Pinus nigra subsp. artificial stands in Apennines. It refers exclusively to mature forest plantations central Apennines that were planted before 1950s, and then not managed. The are distributed within four National Parks, limestone substrata, mainly with southern aspects rugged slopes, at elevations ranging from 655 m 1670 a.s.l.. Two new phytosociological associations described here classified alliance Junipero communis–Pinion e:...