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Anna Barbati

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One taxon does not fit all: Herb-layer diversity and stand structural complexity are weak predictors of biodiversity in Fagus sylvatica forests

2016

Abstract Since adequate information on the distribution of biodiversity is hardly achievable, biodiversity indicators are necessary to support the management of ecosystems. These surrogates assume that either some habitat features, or the biodiversity patterns observed in a well-known taxon, can be used as a proxy of the diversity of one or more target taxa. Nevertheless, at least for certain taxa, the validity of this assumption has not yet been sufficiently demonstrated. We investigated the effectiveness of both a habitat- and a taxa-based surrogate in six European beech forests in the Apennines. Particularly, we tested: (1) whether the stand structural complexity and the herb-layer speci…

0106 biological sciencesApennineApennines010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesBiodiversityGeneral Decision SciencesComplementarity010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesEuropean beech forestsHabitat-based surrogatesLichenBeechEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesDecision Sciences(all)EcologybiologyEcologySpecies diversityBody size and species richnessCross-taxonbiology.organism_classificationEuropean beech forestTaxonHabitatHabitat-based surrogateSpecies richnessSpecies-based surrogatesApennines; Cross-taxon; Complementarity; European beech forests; Habitat-based surrogates; Species-based surrogatesEcological Indicators
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Modeling the influence of alternative forest management scenarios on wood production and carbon storage: A case study in the Mediterranean region

2016

Forest ecosystems are fundamental for the terrestrial biosphere as they deliver multiple essential ecosystem services (ES). In environmental management, understanding ES distribution and interactions and assessing the economic value of forest ES represent future challenges. In this study, we developed a spatially explicit method based on a multi-scale approach (MiMoSe-Multiscale Mapping of ecosystem services) to assess the current and future potential of a given forest area to provide ES. To do this we modified and improved the InVEST model in order to adapt input data and simulations to the context of Mediterranean forest ecosystems. Specifically, we integrated a GIS-based model, scenario …

InVESTCarbon SequestrationConservation of Natural ResourcesSettore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale E Selvicoltura010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesEcosystem serviceMiMoSe approachForest managementGeographic MappingContext (language use)010501 environmental sciencesCarbon sequestration01 natural sciencesBiochemistryEcosystem servicesEcosystem services; Forest management; InVEST; MiMoSe approach; Trade-off analysisForest ecologyEcosystem servicesConservation of Natural ResourceSpatial analysis0105 earth and related environmental sciencesGeneral Environmental ScienceSpatial AnalysisForest management2300Wood productionbusiness.industryMedicine (all)Environmental resource managementBiosphereForestryTrade-offanalysisSpatial AnalysiModels TheoreticalWoodTrade-off analysiItalyTrade-off analysisEnvironmental sciencebusinessEnvironmental Research
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Rimboschimenti e lotta alla desertificazione In Italia

2009

Questa monografia propone una lettura critica sul ruolo attuale del rimboschimento nella prevenzione e mitigazione dei processi di desertificazione in Italia. Le potenzialità del rimboschimento sono inquadrate in una prospettiva multifunzionale e sinergica che comprende le ricadute ambientali di questa attività anche in termini di assorbimento del carbonio atmosferico e potenziamento della biodiversità, oltre che di conservazione del suolo e recupero e riqualificazione di paesaggi degradati. L’obiettivo è delineare una strategia di lotta alla desertificazione applicabile a livello regionale, nel quadro degli strumenti programmatici e di governo del territorio rurale e fornire orientamenti t…

Lotta alla desertificazioneRimboschimenti desertificazione biodiversitàSettore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale E SelvicolturaRimboschimentiItalia
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