A5051030379- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Geological formations and processes
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Marine and environmental studies
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Plant and animal studies
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Sapienza University of Rome
2016-2025
Office of Environmental Management
2024
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
2023
Government of Canada
2023
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University
2019
California Department of Food and Agriculture
2019
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2018
University of Florence
2015
Centro di Ricerca per la Patologia Vegetale
1995-2009
Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering
2009
• Here, palaeobotanical and genetic data for common beech (Fagus sylvatica) in Europe are used to evaluate the consequences of long-term survival refuge areas postglacial spread. Four large datasets presented, including over 400 fossil-pollen sites, 80 plant-macrofossil 450 600 modern populations chloroplast nuclear markers, respectively. The largely complementary indicate that: (i) survived last glacial period multiple areas; (ii) central European refugia were separated from Mediterranean...
Climate is an important control on biomass burning, but the sensitivity of fire to changes in temperature and moisture balance has not been quantified. We analyze sedimentary charcoal records show that regime over past 21,000 yrs are predictable from regional climates. Analyses paleo‐ data increases monotonically with peaks at intermediate levels, quantitatively most driver burning yrs. Given a similar relationship between climate drivers emerges analyses interannual variability shown by...
Abstract. The Mediterranean region and the Levant have returned some of clearest evidence a climatically dry period occurring around 4200 years ago. However, regional is controversial contradictory, issues remain regarding timing, progression, articulation this event. In paper, we review from selected proxies (sea-surface temperature, precipitation, temperature reconstructed pollen, δ18O on speleothems, lacustrine carbonate) over Basin to infer possible climate patterns during interval...
Abstract Aim Establishing possible relationships between the magnitudes of glacial distribution European beech, Fagus sylvatica L., and its post‐glacial spread. Location Europe. Methods A database over 400 pollen records has been used to locate populations at end last during in Europe assess areal extent their past distribution. Results The rate late‐glacial increase number sites where was locally present conforms well a logistic model population growth. This suggests that area occupied by...
Combining molecular analyses with geological and palaeontological data may reveal timing modes for the divergence of lineages within species. The Mediterranean Basin is particularly appropriate this kind multidisciplinary studies, because its complex history biological diversity. Here, we investigated chloroplast DNA Quercus suber populations in order to detect possible relationships between their geographical distribution palaeogeographical western domain. We analysed 110 cork oak...
Pollen analysis from Lago Alimini Piccolo provides the first record of mid- and late-Holocene vegetation history a coastal area in easternmost region southern Italy (Salento Peninsula). Terrestrial pollen taxa document expansions declines Mediterranean forest, relation to human activity climate changes. Between 5200 4350 cal. BP dense evergreen oak forest dominated landscape; then distinct opening is recorded (4350—3900 BP). A new expansion (3900—2100 BP) characterized by an increase Olea...
The extent of vegetation openness in past European landscapes is widely debated. In particular, the temperate forest biome has traditionally been defined as dense, closed-canopy forest; however, some argue that large herbivores maintained greater or even wood-pasture conditions. Here, we address this question for Last Interglacial period (129,000-116,000 years ago), before Homo sapiens-linked megafauna declines and anthropogenic landscape transformation. We applied reconstruction method...
Reliable quantitative vegetation reconstructions for Europe during the Holocene are crucial to improving our understanding of landscape dynamics, making it possible assess past effects environmental variables and land-use change on ecosystems biodiversity, mitigating their in future. We present here most spatially extensive temporally continuous pollen-based plant cover (at a spatial resolution 1° × 1°) over (last 11.7 ka BP) using ‘Regional Estimates VEgetation Abundance from Large Sites’...
Geomorphologic, stratigraphic, faunistic, palynological and carbon isotope analyses were carried out in the area of Tiber river mouth. The results depict a complex palaeoenvironmental evolution Roman town Ostia, ascertain changes delta over last 6000 years support re-interpretation some archaeologic issues. wave-dominated evolved through three distinct phases. In first step (5000–2700 yr BP) cusp was built at mouth, which located north present outlet. Subsequently (2700–1900 BP), an abrupt...
It is well-known that the Holocene exhibits a millennial-scale climate variability. However, its periodicity, spatio-temporal patterns and underlying processes are not fully deciphered yet. Here we focus on central western Mediterranean. We show recurrent forest declines from Gulf of Gaeta (central Tyrrhenian Sea) reveal 1860-yr consistent with ca. 1800-yr fluctuation induced by large-scale changes in modes, linked to solar activity and/or AMOC intensity. dry events also recorded several...