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Delnevo N, Piotti A, van Etten EJ, Stock WD, Field DL, Byrne MExchanging genes within a city: understanding the effects of urbanisation on a narrow endemic plant species through the analysis of pollen flow patternsSubmittedOlsson S, Feichter J, Avanzi C, Mestre Runge C, Cabanillas A, Sekely J, Alonso M, Heer K, Opgenoorth L, Piotti A, Alia R, Heinze B, Grivet D, Notivol EClonality in European black poplar conservation units using genomics SubmittedDimitrova A, Klisz M, Andivia E, Cocozza C, Gömöry D, Kanjevac B, Lévesque M, Mariotti B, Milovanović J, Piotti A, Puchałka R, Tognetti R, Alexanyan A, Brndevska Stipanović V, de Dato G, Benavides R, Carabassa V, Cvjetković B, Domingues I, Dyderski M, Hinkov Ivanov G, Koç M, Lazarević J, Makovskis K, Tsakaldimi M, Waldvogel F, Montagnoli ABiodiversity conservation: Bridging society's needs with climate-adaptive management of European forestsSubmittedFrancisco T, Mayol M, Vajana E, Riba M, Westergren M, Cavers S, Pinosio S, Bagnoli F, Marchi M, Aravanopoulos FA, Farsakoglou A-M, Scotti I, Fady B, Vendramin GG, Archambeau J, Piotti A, González-Martínez SCGenomic signatures of (mal)adaptation in an iconic conifer, the English yew (Taxus baccata L.) Pending revision, to be resubmitted soon [bioRχiv]Pinosio S*, Bagnoli F*, Avanzi C, Castellani MB, Frascella A, McEvoy SL, Olsson S, Spanu I, Vajana E, the FORGENIUS Consortium, Gonzalez-Martinez SC, Pyhäjärvi T, Scotti I, Vendramin GG, Piotti AThe FORGENIUS genomic resources: new genotyping tools and genomic data for 23 European forest tree species and their Genetic Conservation UnitsSubmitted [bioRχiv]Farsakoglou A-M, Dauphin B, Olsson S, Pinosio S, Milesi P, Reutimann O, Ullrich KK, Liepelt S, Spanu I, Piotti A, Bagnoli F, Alizoti P, Heer K, Opgenoorth L, Vendramin GG, González-Martínez SC, Alía R, Grivet D, Rellstab C, Gugerli F, Fady B, Scotti I, Aravanopoulos FA, the GenTree Consortium Genome-wide data to assist conservation in five European conifer species SubmittedTheraroz A, Solé-Medina A, Krajnc L, Alía R, Grivet D, González Arrojo A, Avanzi C, Olsson S, Piotti A, Bagnoli F, Sekely J, Mestre-Runge C, Opgenoorth L, Belmokhtar N, Rozenberg P, Mencuccini M, Reudenbach C, González-Martínez SC, Westergren MContemporary natural selection and potential for evolutionary change in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton), a keystone forest speciesTo be submitted soonRezaie N, D’Andrea E, Piotti A, Cencetti G, Sarti M, Avanzi C, Michelozzi M, Calfapietra C, Giovannelli APotential for genetic improvement of Norway spruce resistance to bark beetles: A comparative study of marginal and Alpine populationsTo be submitted soonPelella E, Bricca A, Cannucci S, Fanfarillo E, Fedeli R, de Simone L, Fiaschi T, Fellin H, Doni L, Piotti A, Bagnoli F, Ciaramella D, Loppi S, Maccherini S, Bonari G, Angiolini CCupressus sempervirens abundance does not homogenize the understory of old-established plantations To be submitted soonPoughon J, Lepoittevin C, Vicente E, Carme M, Mihai G, Lario Leza F, Piotti A, Avanzi C, Marchi M, Vendramin GG, Scotti-Saintaigne C, Fady B, Teyssier C, Benito Garzon MNear-infrared spectroscopy-based models correctly classify Abies alba seed origin and predict germination propertiesForest Ecology and Management, 597:123068 [pdf][bioRχiv]Castro-Díez P, Gömöry D, Maltoni A, Mariotti B, Mataruga M, Piotti A, Puchałka R, Tognetti R, Šibíková M.Chapter 9: Biodiversity conservation for climate adaptive forest restoration and reforestationIn: Stanturf JA, Villar Salvador P, Mariotti B, Ivetíc V, Madsen P, Montagnoli A, Andivia E, Bebre I, Dimitrova A, Klisz M (eds.) Guidelines for Climate Adaptive Forest Restoration and Reforestation Projects. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In press [pdf]Avanzi C*, Di Rita F*, Michelangeli F, Ochando J, Piovani P, Vendramin GG, Magri D, Piotti APalaeobotanical and genetic data highlight the vulnerability of Picea in peninsular ItalyReview of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 339:105360 [pdf]Avanzi C, Bagnoli F, Romiti E, Spanu I, Tsuda Y, Vajana E, Vendramin GG, Piotti ALatitudinal trends in genetic diversity and distinctiveness of Quercus robur rear edge forest remnants call for new conservation prioritiesDiversity and Distributions, 31:e70018 [pdf][bioRχiv][data]Tonelli E, Avanzi C, Bitocchi E, Vitali A, Piotti A, Spanu I, Barocci E, Urbinati CVariation in radial growth sensitivity to drought among genetic clusters of common yew (Taxus baccata L.) in Central ItalyDendrochronologia 92:126360 [pdf]Solé-Medina A, Hurel A, Avanzi C, González-Martínez SC, Vendramin GG, Bagnoli F, Piotti A, Marchi M, Spanu I, Robledo-Arnuncio JJ, Ramírez-Valiente JAMacro- and micro-geographic genetic variation in early fitness traits in populations of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.)Annals of Botany, 135:655-668 [pdf]Pinosio S, Avanzi C, Bagnoli F, Spanu I, Vendramin GG, Piotti ADe Novo transcriptome assembly and annotation of the wild service tree Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz. BMC Research Notes, 18:139 [pdf][data]Valdés-Correcher E, Kadiri Y, Bourdin A, Mrazova A, Bălăcenoiu F, Branco M, Bogdziewicz M, Chor Bjørn M, Damestoy T, Dobrosavljević J, Faticov M, Gripenberg S, Gossner MM, de Groot M, Hagge J, ten Hoopen J, Lövei GL, Milanović S, Musolin DL, Mäntylä E, Moreira X, Piotti A, Sallé A, Sam K, Sobral M, Tack A, Varela Z, Castagneyrol BEffect of climate on leaf phenolics, insect herbivory and their relationship in peduncolate oak (Quercus robur) across its geographic range in EuropeOecologia 207:61 [pdf]Theraroz A, Guadaño-Peyrot C, Archambeau J, Pinosio S, Bagnoli F, Piotti A, Avanzi C, Vendramin GG, Alia R, Grivet D, Westergren M, González-Martínez SCThe genetic consequences of population marginality: a case study in maritime pineDiversity and Distributions, 30:e13910 [pdf][bioRχiv][pr#1]Zhou Q, Karunarathne P, Andersson-Li L, Chen C, Opgenoorth L, Heer K, Piotti A, Vendramin GG, Nakvasina E, Lascoux M, Milesi PRecurrent hybridization and gene flow shaped Norway and Siberian spruce evolutionary history over multiple glacial cyclesMolecular Ecology, 33:e17495 [pdf][bioRχiv][pr#1][wiki]Vajana E, Andrello M, Avanzi C, Bagnoli F, Vendramin GG, Piotti ASpatial conservation planning of forest genetic resources in a Mediterranean multi-refugial areaBiological Conservation, 293:110599 [pdf][bioRχiv][Special issue: Leveraging genetics for spatial conservation planning]Avanzi C, Vitali A, Piovani P, Spanu I, Urbinati C, Vendramin GG, Garbarino M, Piotti AGenetic consequences of landscape features in two rear edge, highly fragmented metapopulations of a Mediterranean coniferLandscape Ecology, 39:87 [pdf][pr#1]Oggioni SD, Rossi L, Avanzi C, Marchetti M, Piotti A, Vacchiano GDrought responses of Italian silver fir provenances in a climate change perspectiveDendrochronologia, 85:126184 [pdf][pr#1][pr#2]Schillé L, Valdés-Correcher E, Archaux F, Bălăcenoiu F, Bjørn MC, Bogdziewicz M et al.Decomposing drivers in avian insectivory: large-scale effects of climate, habitat and bird diversityJournal of Biogeography, 51:1079-1094 [pdf] [bioRχiv]Milesi P, Kastally C, Dauphin B, Cervantes S, Bagnoli F, Budde KB, Cavers S, Ojeda DI, Fady B, Faivre-Rampant P, González-Martínez SC, Grivet D, Gugerli F, Jorge V, Lesur-Kupin I, Olsson S, Opgenoorth L, Pinosio S, Plomion C, Rellstab C, Rogier O, Scalabrin S, Scotti I, Vendramin GG, Westergren M, the GenTree Consortium, Lascoux M, Pyhäjärvi TResilience of genetic diversity in forest trees over the QuaternaryNature Communications, 15:8538 [pdf][bioRχiv][pr#1][pr#2]Centenaro G, Petraglia A, Carbognani M, Piotti A, Hudek C, Büntgen U, Crivellaro AAge estimates of the oldest known clones of Salix herbacea growing in the Northern Apennines, Italy reach at least 2,000 yearsAmerican Journal of Botany, 110:e16243 [pdf][news@BotanyOne][pr#1][pr#2][pr#3][pr#4][pr#5][Wiki]Piovesan G, Rita A, Biondi F, Baliva M, Borghetti M, Brunetti M, De Vivo G, Di Filippo A, Dinella A, Gentilesca T, Maugeri M, Palli J, Piotti A, Presutti Saba E, Ripullone F, Schettino A, Vendramin GGBell-shaped tree-ring responses to air temperature drive productivity trends in long-lived mountain Mediterranean pinesScience of the Total Environment, 890:164103 [pdf]Vajana E, Bozzano M, Marchi M, Piotti AOn the inclusion of adaptive potential in species distribution models: towards a genomic-informed approach to forest management and conservationEnvironments, 10:3 [pdf]James J, Kastally C, Budde KB, González-Martínez SC, Milesi P, Pyhäjärvi T, the GenTree Consortium, Lascoux MBetween but not within species variation in the Distribution of Fitness EffectsMolecular Biology and Evolution, 40:msad228 [pdf]Pericolo O, Avanzi C, Piotti A, Ripullone F, Nola PA novel simplified protocol for pre-processing whole wood samples for stable isotope analysis in tree ringsForests, 14:631 [pdf]Picard N, Marchi M, Serra-Varela MJ, Westergren M, Cavers S, Notivol Paino E, Piotti A, Alizoti P, Bozzano M, González-Martínez SC, Grivet D, Aravanopoulos FA, Vendramin GG, Ducci F, Fady B, Alia RMarginality indexes for biodiversity conservation in forest treesEcological Indicators, 143:109367 [pdf]Aleksić JM*, Mataruga M*, Daničić V, CvjetkovićB, Milanović Đ, Vendramin GG, Avanzi C, Piotti AHigh pollen immigration but no gene flow via-seed into a Genetic Conservation Unit of the endangered Picea omorika after disturbanceForest Ecology and Management, 510:120115 [pdf]Postolache D*, Oddou-Muratorio S*, Vajana E, Bagnoli F, Guichoux E, Hampe A, Le Provost G, Lesur I, Popescu F, Scotti I, Piotti A, Vendramin GGGenetic signatures of divergent selection in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) are associated with the variation in temperature and precipitation across its distribution rangeMolecular Ecology, 30:5029-5047 [pdf][open data]Delnevo N, Piotti A, Carbognani M, van Etten EJ, Stock WD, Field DL, Byrne MGenetic and ecological consequences of recent habitat fragmentation of a narrow endemic plant species within an urban contextBiodiversity and Conservation, 30:3457-3478 [pdf]Major E, Höhn M, Avanzi C, Fady B, Heer K, Opgenoorth L, Piotti A, Popescu F, Postolache D, Vendramin GG, Csilléry KFine-scale spatial genetic structure across the species range reflects recent colonization of high elevation habitats in silver fir (Abies alba Mill.)Molecular Ecology, 30:5247-5265 [pdf][data]Olsson S, Lorenzo Z, Zabal-Aguirre M, Piotti A, Vendramin GG, González-Martínez SC, Grivet DEvolutionary history of the Mediterranean Pinus halepensis-brutia species complex using gene-resequencing and transcriptomic approachesPlant Molecular Biology, 106:367-380 [pdf]Opgenoorth L, Dauphin B, Benavides R, Heer K, Alizoti P, Martínez-Sancho E et al.The GenTree Platform: growth traits and tree-level environmental data in twelve European forest tree speciesGigaScience, 10:giab010 [pdf]Benavides R, Carvalho B, Bastias CC, Lopez-Quiroga D, Mas A, Cavers S et al.The GenTree Leaf Collection: inter- and intraspecific leaf variation in seven forest tree species in EuropeGlobal Ecology and Biogeography, 30:590-597 [pdf]Avanzi C, Heer K, Büntgen U, Labriola M, Leonardi S, Opgenhoort L, Piermattei A, Urbinati C, Vendramin GG, Piotti A (2020) Individual reproductive success in Norway spruce natural populations depends on growth rate, age and sensitivity to temperature. Heredity, 124:685-698 [pdf] [pr#1] [shortlisted 1st Heredity prize for the Best Student Paper][Heredity Editor's choice 2021]Piermattei A, von Arx G, Avanzi C, Fonti P, Gärtner H, Piotti A, Urbinati C, Vendramin GG, Büntgen U, Crivellaro A (2020) Functional relationships of wood anatomical traits in Norway spruce. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11:683 [pdf]Mataruga M*, Piotti A*, Daničić V, Cvjetković B, Fussi B, Konnert M, Vendramin GG, Aleksić JM (2020) Towards the dynamic conservation of Serbian spruce (Picea omorika) western populations. Annals of Forest Science, 77:1 [pdf][AFSblog]Martínez-Sancho E, Mateju L, Morganti S, Grefen C, Carvalho B, Dauphin B et al. (2020) The GenTree Dendroecological Collection: tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe. Scientific Data, 7:1 [pdf][pr#1]Carbognani M*, Piotti A*§, Leonardi S, Pasini L, Spanu I, Vendramin GG, Tomaselli M, Petraglia A (2019) Reproductive and genetic consequences of extreme isolation in Salix herbacea L. at the rear edge of its distribution. Annals of Botany, 124:849-860 [pdf][interview@BotanyOne]Delnevo N, Piotti A, van Etten EJ, Stock WD, Byrne M (2019) Isolation, characterization, and cross-amplification of 20 microsatellite markers for Conospermum undulatum (Proteaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences, 7:e11283 [pdf][data]Avanzi C*, Piermattei A*, Piotti A§, Büntgen U, Heer K, Opgenhoort L, Spanu I, Urbinati C, Vendramin GG, Leonardi S (2019) Disentangling the effects of spatial proximity and genetic similarity on individual growth performances in Norway spruce natural populations. Science of the Total Environment, 650:493-504 [pdf]Ruiz Daniels R, Taylor R, Gonzalez-Martinez SC, Vendramin GG, Fady B, Oddou-Muratorio S, Piotti A, Simioni G, Grivet D, Beaumont M (2019) Looking for local adaptation: convergent microevolution in Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis). Genes, 10:273 [pdf]Piotti A§, Garbarino M, Avanzi C, Piovani P, Berretti R, Motta R, Leonardi S (2018) The influence of spatiotemporal dynamics on fine-scale spatial genetic structure in differently managed Picea abies stands. Forests, 9:622 [pdf]Heer K, Behringer D, Piermattei A, Bässler C, Brandl R, Fady B, Jehl H, Liepelt S, Lorch S, Piotti A, Vendramin GG, Weller M, Ziegenhagen B, Büntgen U, Opgenoorth L (2018) Linking dendroecology and association genetics in natural populations: Stress responses archived in tree rings associate with SNP genotypes in silver fir (Abies alba Mill.). Molecular Ecology, 27:1428-1438 [pdf]Santini F, Andrisano T, Leonardi S, Ciaschetti G, Labriola M, Vendramin GG, Piotti A§ (2018) Tracking the origin of silver fir plantations along the boundary between different genetic clusters in central Apennines: Implications for their management. Forest Ecology and Management, 408:220-227 [pdf][pr#1]Aleksic J*, Piotti A*, Geburek T, Vendramin GG (2017) Exploring and conserving a "microcosm": Whole-stand genetic characterization within a refugial area of the endemic, relict conifer Picea omorika. Conservation Genetics, 18:777-788 [pdf][abstract]Piotti A*§, Leonarduzzi C*, Postolache D, Bagnoli F, Spanu I, Brousseau L, Urbinati C, Leonardi S, Vendramin GG (2017) Unexpected scenarios from Mediterranean refugial areas: disentangling complex demographic dynamics along the Apennine distribution of silver fir. Journal of Biogeography, 44:1547-1558 [pdf][abstract][figshare][winner UNASA prize 2017][pr#1][pr#2][pr#3]Beghè D*, Piotti A*, Satovic Z, de la Rosa R, Belaj A (2017) Pollen-mediated gene flow and fine-scale spatial genetic structure in Olea europaea subsp. europaea var. sylvestris. Annals of Botany, 119:671-679 [pdf][abstract][AoB blog][pr#1][pr#2][winner Antico Fattore prize 2018]Ribeiro MM, Piotti A, Ricardo A, Gaspar D, Costa R, Parducci L, Vendramin GG (2017) Genetic diversity and divergence at the Arbutus unedo L. (Ericaceae) westernmost distribution limit. Plos One, 12: e0175239 [pdf][pr#1][pr#2][pr#3][pr#4]Leonarduzzi C, Piotti A§, Spanu I, Vendramin GG (2016) Effective gene flow in a historically fragmented area at the southern edge of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) distribution. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 12:95 [pdf][full-text view][figshare]Brousseau L, Postolache D, Lascoux M, Drouzas AD, Källman T, Leonarduzzi C, Liepelt S, Piotti A, Popescu F, Roschanski AM, Zhelev P, Fady B, Vendramin GG (2016) Local adaptation in European firs assessed through extensive sampling across altitudinal gradients in southern Europe. Plos One, 11: e0158216 [pdf]Leonarduzzi C*, Spanu I*, Labriola MC, Gonzalez-Martinez SC, Piotti A, Vendramin GG (2016) Development and characterization of three highly informative EST-SSR multiplexes for Pinus halepensis Mill. and their transferability to other Mediterranean pines. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 34:993-1002 [pdf]Bolpagni R, Piotti A (2016) The importance of being natural in a human-altered riverscape: Role of wetland type in supporting habitat heterogeneity and vegetation functional diversity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 26: 1168-1183 [pdf] Applications commented hereBertolasi B, Leonarduzzi C, Piotti A§, Leonardi S, Zago L, Gorian F, Gui L, Vanetti I, Binelli G (2015) A last stand in the Po valley: Genetic structure and gene flow patterns in Ulmus minor and U. pumila. Annals of Botany, 115:683-692 [pdf][AoB blog]Labriola M, Piotti A, Spanu I, Gentilesca T, Leonarduzzi C, Moretti N, Gonzalez-Martinez SC, Borghetti M, Vendramin GG (2015) Exploring adaptive responses to change in environmental conditions in Pinus halepensis Mill. In: Proceedings of the IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2015 Conference: “Forests: the importance to the planet and society”. Eds: Vettori C, Vendramin GG, Paffetti D, Travaglini D; ID: S1.P1, pp. 198-200 [pdf]Bolpagni R, Piotti A (2015) Hydro-hygrophilous vegetation diversity and distribution patterns in riverine wetlands in an agricultural landscape: a case study from the Oglio River (Po plain, Northern Italy). Phytocoenologia, 45:69-84 [pdf] Vincenzi S, Piotti A (2014) Evolution of serotiny in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) in the light of increasing frequency of fires. Plant Ecology, 215: 689-701(Special Issue: Extreme Climate Events). [pdf] [Paper overview @ Simone's blog, code @ Simone's figshare]Postolache D, Leonarduzzi C, Piotti A, Spanu I, Roig A, Fady B, Roschanski A, Liepelt S, Vendramin GG (2014) Transcriptome versus genomic microsatellite markers: Highly informative multiplexes for genotyping Abies alba Mill. and congeneric species. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 32: 750-760 [pdf]Piotti A, Leonardi S, Heuertz M, Buiteveld J, Geburek T, Gerber S, Kramer K, Vettori C, Vendramin GG (2013) Within-population genetic structure in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stands characterized by different disturbance histories: Does forest management simplify population substructure? Plos One, 8: e73391 [pdf][html] [highlighted on the FORGER blog]Leonarduzzi C, Leonardi S, Menozzi P, Piotti A§ (2012) Towards an optimal sampling effort for paternity analysis in forest trees: what do the raw numbers tell us? iForest, 5: 18-25 [pdf]Leonardi S, Piovani P, Scalfi M, Piotti A, Giannini R, Menozzi P (2012) Effect of habitat fragmentation on the genetic diversity and structure of peripheral populations of beech in Central Italy. Journal of Heredity, 103: 408-417 [pdf][data]Piotti A, Leonardi S, Buiteveld J, Geburek T, Gerber S, Kramer K, Vettori C, Vendramin GG (2012) Comparison of pollen gene flow among four European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations characterized by different management regimes. Heredity, 108: 322-331 [pdf][data]Belletti P, Ferrazzini D, Piotti A, Monteleone I, Ducci F (2012) Genetic variation and divergence in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) within its natural range in Italy. European Journal of Forest Research, 131: 1127-1138 [pdf]Bagnoli F, Fady B, Fineschi S, Oddou-Muratorio S, Piotti A, Sebastiani F, Vendramin GG$ (2011) Chapter 4: Neutral patterns of genetic variation and applications to conservation in conifer species. In: Plomion C, Bousquet J, Kole, C (eds.). Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Conifers. Science Publishers, Inc., New Hampshire; Edenbridge Ltd., British Isles ($ the authors have contributed equally to this paper and are listed in alphabetical order). [web page][quick view]Rossi V, Piotti A, Geiger W, Benassi G, Menozzi P (2010) Genetic structure of Austrian and Italian populations of Limnocythere inopinata (Crustacea, Ostracoda): a potential case of post-glacial parthenogenesis. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 47:133-143 [pdf]Piovani P, Leonardi S, Piotti A§, Menozzi P (2010) Conservation genetics of small relic populations of Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) in northern Apennines. Plant Biosystems, 144: 683-691 [pdf]Piotti A§, Leonardi S, Piovani P, Scalfi M, Menozzi P (2009) Spruce colonization at treeline: where do those seeds come from? Heredity: 103: 136-145 [pdf] [commented by Claire G. Williams on her blog]Scalfi M, Piotti A, Rossi M, Piovani P (2009) Genetic variability of Italian southern Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) populations: the rear edge of the range. European Journal of Forest Research 128: 377-386 [pdf]Piotti A (2009) The genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation: the case of forests. iForest, 2: 75-76 [pdf]Rossi V, Piotti A, Baltanas A, Benassi G, Menozzi P (2008) Genetic diversity and mixed reproduction in Eucypris virens (Crustacea: Ostracoda). Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 172: 147-159 [pdf]Castracani C, Piotti A, Grasso DA, Le Moli F, Mori A (2007) Ant fauna as ecological indicator in parmesan agro-ecosystem. Redia 40: 67-70 [pdf]Visicchio R, Castracani C, Piotti A, Le Moli F, Mori A (2007) The relationship among morphological traits, sexual behaviour and male mating success in the slave-making ant, Polyergus rufescens. Sociobiology 50: 285-301 [abstract]Rossi V, Benassi G, Leonardi S, Piotti A, Menozzi P (2006) Clonal diversity of Heterocypris incongruens (Crustacea: Ostracoda) in Northern Italian ricefields. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 166: 225-240 [pdf]Other publications (National journals and books)
Piotti A (2025) La penisola italiana conserva ancor più diversità genetica di quanto già atteso per il suo importante ruolo di rifugio glaciale? SISEF News
Petraglia A, Tomaselli M, Piotti A, Carbognani M (2025) Tre individui di Salix herbacea L. sul Monte Prado hanno più di 2000 anni! Come lo studio delle conseguenze genetiche dell’isolamento ha condotto alla stima dell’eta’ dei cloni. Notiziario della Società Botanica Italiana, in press
Piotti A, Vajana E (2024) Giro di boa per il progetto MedForAct! SISEF News
Piotti A, Avanzi C, Castellani MB (2024) Caratterizzazione genetica delle abetine casentinesi. Sherwood 273:20-23
Piotti A (2024) Adattamento e migrazione assistita. In: Foreste e società: Piccolo dizionario di Gestione Forestale Sostenibile. Editor: Marchetti M, Compagnia delle Foreste, pp. 81-82 [available here]
Piotti A (2023) CNR-IBBR diventa Centro Nazionale per la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale. SISEF News
Maltoni A, Pignatti G, Piotti A (2023) Controllo delle qualità estrinseche ed intrinseche del materiale vivaistico. Atti dell’Accademia dei Georgofili, serie VIII vol. 20 pp. 279-292 [pdf].
Avanzi C, Castellani MB, Bagnoli F, Piotti A, Spanu I, Vajana E, Vendramin GG, Pinosio S (2023) Le foreste pugliesi: un hotspot contro i cambiamenti climatici. Dalla diversità genetica la chiave di volta per la transizione ecologica. Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno 29/07/2023 – In Italian [pdf]
Piotti A, Gardi C (2022) C'era una volta l'abete bianco. Sul Monte - notiziario ai soci del CAI di Bologna 3/22: 7-8 [pdf]
Mariotti B, Mezzalira G, Allasia E, Fazio F, Fiorentin R, Maltoni A, Marchetti M, Matteucci G, Mori P, Motta R, Piotti A, Rositi A, Sabatti M, Tognetti R, Salbitano F (2022) La vivaistica forestale in Italia al bivio: sfide e strategie. Forest@ 19: 85-94 [pdf]
Piotti A, Avanzi C (2022) 1/2 Le foreste italiane: un tesoro genetico per le future foreste d'Europa. In: Terapia forestale 2. A cura di Meneguzzo F, Zabini F, CNR Edizioni, Roma (Italy) [pdf].
Piotti A, Avanzi C (2022) Alla scoperta delle abetine dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. La genetica ci racconta le loro glorie passate, le fragilità del presente e nuove opportunità per boschi misti più resilienti. Bollettino del Comitato Scientifico Centrale del CAI, aprile 2022: 21-31 [pdf]
Battipaglia G, Castagneri D, Cocozza C, Nola P, Piotti A, Vacchiano G (2021) Quello che provano gli alberi: gli anelli annuali come sentinelle dei cambiamenti ambientali. LifeGate
Piotti A (2021) Conservare il potenziale adattativo delle foreste europee: al via il progetto FORGENIUS. SISEF News
Beritognolo I, Camerano P, de Dato G, Ducci F, Ferlazzo S, Librandi I, Marchi M, Mattioni C, Monteverdi MC, Nervo G, Piloni S, Piotti A, Pompei E, Proietti R, Raparelli E, Sabatti M, Santini A, Scarascia Mugnozza G, Stefani A, Vendramin GG, Villani F (2021) Second Report on the State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources. National Report: Italy.
Meneguzzo F, Piotti A, Avanzi C, Zabini F (2020) Le foreste: risorse fondamentali per la vita umana. In: Terapia forestale. A cura di Meneguzzo F, Zabini F. CNR Edizioni, Roma (Italy) [pdf].
Piotti A, Moretti N, Borghetti M (2020) Box 1 - La ricostituzione dei boschi misti con abete bianco in Basilicata, rinnovazione naturale, reintroduzione per via artificiali: ragioni e metodi. In: Borghetti M, Moretti N (2020) Basilicata, terra di boschi e studi forestali. Forest@ 17:1-16 [pdf]
Valentini R, Chiriacò MV et al. (2014) Foreste. In: Castellari S, Venturini S, Ballarin Denti A, Bigano A, Bindi M, Bosello F, Carrera L, Chiriacò MV, Danovaro R, Desiato F, Filpa A, Gatto M, Gaudioso D, Giovanardi O, Giupponi C, Gualdi S, Guzzetti F, Lapi M, Luise A, Marino G, Mysiak J, Montanari A, Ricchiuti A, Rudari R, Sabbioni C, Sciortino M, Sinisi L, Valentini R, Viaroli P, Vurro M, Zavatarelli M. (a cura di) (2014). Rapporto sullo stato delle conoscenze scientifiche su impatti, vulnerabilità ed adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici in Italia. Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma. [pdf]
Piotti A, Borghetti M, Schettino A, Vendramin GG (2014) Studio della variabilità genetica adattativa in specie forestali: Un approccio genomico per la definizione di strategie di conservazione per il pino loricato nel Parco Nazionale del Pollino. L'Italia Forestale e Montana 69: 115-124 - in Italian. [pdf].
Piotti A, Vendramin GG (2014) Forest genetic resources: a model for studying climatic change. Biodiversiy Success Stories 2: 11. [pdf] [on-line version]
Borghetti M, La Mantia T, Menozzi P, Piotti A (2012) Probabili impatti del cambiamento climatico sulla biodiversità delle foreste italiane. Forest@ 9: 245-250 - in Italian. [pdf]
Piotti A, Leonardi S, Scalfi M, Piovani P, Guazzi E, Bartelletti A (2007) Analisi genetica della popolazione di abete bianco persente nel Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane. Acta Apuana 6: 39-46 - in Italian.
Piotti A, Piovani P, Scalfi M, Leonardi S, Menozzi P (2007) Global change e risalita della treeline: conseguenze genetiche della colonizzazione dei pascoli alpini. Forest@ 4: 69-78 - in Italian. [pdf]
Piovani P, Piotti A (2005) La genetica di popolazioni fornisce un efficace strumento per quantificare l’impatto della frammentazione in ecosistemi forestali. Forest@ 2: 153-155 - in Italian. [pdf]
Scalfi M, Piovani P, Piotti A, Leonardi S, Menozzi P (2005) Effetti della frammentazione sulla struttura genetica del faggio. Italia Forestale e Montana 60: 351-365 - in Italian. [pdf]
Castracani C, Visicchio R, Piotti A, Mori A, Le Moli F (2004) Analysis of correlation between morphometrics and male mating-succes in the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Insect Social Life 5: 55-57. [pdf]
Visicchio R, Piotti A, Mori A, Le Moli F (2004) A biometrical analysis of ergatogynes of the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens. Insect Social Life 5: 77-80. [pdf]
Other publications (Technical reports)
Piotti A, Avanzi C, Bagnoli F, Castellani MB, Marchi M, Spanu I, Vajana E, Vendramin GG (2024) "Relazione attività 2023 - Centro nazionale per lo studio e la conservazione della biodiversità forestale - IBBR-CNR"
Nola P et al. Final report, project “ResQ - Deperimento della quercia nei boschi planiziali: studio multidisciplinare per la selezione di risorse genetiche resistenti”
Piotti A, Avanzi C (2022) Final report, project “Primi interventi urgenti per favorire l’adattamento delle foreste ad Abete bianco del Parco nazionale dell’Appennino tosco-emiliano agli effetti del cambiamento climatico”
Avanzi C, Piotti A (2022) Final report, project “Gestione sostenibile delle popolazioni relitte di Abete rosso nel Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano e delle piantagioni artificiali ad esse limitrofe”
Nola P, Bracco F, Assini S, Pericolo O, Storchi T, Rodolfi M, Piotti A, Vendramin GG, Avanzi C, Bagnoli F, Spanu I, Romiti E, Motta R, Meloni F, Garbarino M (2021) Final report “Servizi di assistenza tecnica in ambito forestale per la definizione di criteri e linee guida nella gestione dei querceti lombardi - LIFE GESTIRE 2020 Nature Integrated Management to 2020 (Azione C14)”
Avanzi C, Bagnoli F, Vendramin GG, Piotti A (2021) Final report, Project “Contratto per servizi di analisi genetiche di campioni di biomassa forestale e confronto con popolazioni alpine”.
Avanzi C, Spanu I, Piotti A (2021) Final report, Project “Studio della variabilità genetica delle popolazioni di Abete bianco allo scopo di individuare la forma di gestione migliore per evitare la scomparsa dell'habitat prioritario 9220*”.
Piotti A, Avanzi C, Vendramin GG (2018) Final report, Project “Indagine integrativa sulla provenienza genetica e livello autoctonia del popolamento di Abies alba in località “Fossa di Pentima” nel territorio del Parco Nazionale della Majella”.
Piotti A, Labriola M, Spanu I, Vendramin GG (2017) Final report, Project “Indagine su provenienza genetica e livello autoctonia dei popolamenti di Pinus nigra presenti nel territorio del Parco Nazionale del Pollino”.
Piotti A, Labriola M, Spanu I, Vendramin GG (2016) Final report, Project “Conservazione in situ del germoplasma di pino loricato. Azione A – Adattamento del pino loricato ai cambiamenti climatici: analisi genomiche ed ecofisiologiche”.
Degen B, Blanc-Jolivet C, Burczyk J, Chybicki I, Vendramin G, Piotti A, Kramer K (2015) Deliverable 2.1 - Final protocols to monitor genetic diversity of Fagus sylvatica, Quercus spp, Picea abies and Pinus pinaster at pan-European scale. Towards the Sustainable Management of Forest Genetic Resources FORGER FP7- 289119, 64 p. [pdf]
Piotti A, Santini F, Vendramin GG (2015) Final report, Project “Indagine su provenienza genetica e livello autoctonia dei popolamenti artificiali di Abies alba presenti nel territorio del Parco Nazionale della Majella”.
Jahn D, Buiteveld J, Guichoux E, Vendramin GG, Piotti A, Fussi B, Blanc-Jolivet C, Liesebach H, Liesebach M (2015) Deliverable D7.3 - Report on standard set of protocol for dissemination to laboratories outside of the consortium. WP7 TREES4FUTURE Project. [pdf]
Piotti A, Vendramin GG (2015) Final report, Project “Conservazione in situ del germoplasma di pino loricato. Azione 2 – Studio della variabilità genetica adattativa”.
Fussi B, Belle C, Konnert M, Blanc-Jolivet C, Liesebach M, Buiteveld J, Piotti A, Spanu I, Vendramin GG, Guichoux E, Tröber U, Jahn D, Mengl M, Heinze B (2014) Deliverable D7.2 – Report on cross-validation of molecular marker identification protocols. WP7 TREES4FUTURE Project. [pdf]
Urbinati C, Gallucci V, Piotti A, Leonarduzzi C, Spanu I, Vendramin GG (2014) Final report, project “Caratterizzazione genetica, ecologico-strutturale e dendrocronologica dei popolamenti di abete bianco del Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e dei Monti della Laga”, Regione Abruzzo, PSR 2007-2013, Asse 3 – Bando misura 323 Tutela e riqualificazione del patrimonio rurale. Piani SIC e ZPS.
Fussi B, Belle C, Konnert M, Blanc-Jolivet C, Liesebach M, Buiteveld J, Piotti A, Vendramin GG, Wagner S, Petit RJ, Jahn D, Heinze B (2012) Deliverable D7.1 – Report on review of available and tested methods for identification and on new marker development. WP7 TREES4FUTURE Project. [pdf]