Peer-reviewed journals:
2025
18. Pérez-Invernón FJ, Moris JV, Gordillo-Vázquez FJ, Zhu Y, Lapierre J. 2025. Assessing the influence of fire weather and continuing currents detected from space in lightning-induced fire ignition. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres 130: e2025JD044189. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD044189
17. Spadoni GL, Moris JV, Segura-Garcia C, Pessoa AC, Jones MW, Machado MS, Motta R, Alencar AAC, Ascoli D, Oliveras Menor I. 2025. Devegetation is a pervasive driver of fire in the Brazilian Cerrado. Journal of Environmental Management 385: 125637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125637
2024
16. Moris JV, Ascoli D, Hunt HGP. 2024. Survival functions of holdover time of lightning-ignited wildfires. Electric Power Systems Research 231: 110296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2024.110296
2023
15. Pérez-Invernón FJ, Moris JV, Gordillo-Vázquez FJ, Füllekrug M, Pezzatti GB, Conedera M, Lapierre J, Huntrieser H. 2023. On the role of continuing currents in lightning-induced fire ignition. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres 128: e2023JD038891. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD038891
14. Spadoni GL, Moris JV, Vacchiano G, Elia M, Garbarino M, Sibona E, Tomao A, Barbati A, Sallustio L, Salvati L, Ferrara C, Francini S, Bonis E, Dalla Vecchia I, Strollo A, Di Leginio M, Munafò M, Chirici G, Romano R, Corona P, Marchetti M, Brunori A, Motta R, Ascoli D. 2023. Active governance of agro-pastoral, forest and protected areas mitigates wildfire impacts in Italy. Science of the Total Environment 890: 164281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164281
13. Moris JV, Álvarez-Álvarez P, Conedera M, Dorph A, Hessilt TD, Hunt HGP, Libonati R, Menezes LS, Müller MM, Pérez-Invernón FJ, Pezzatti GB, Pineda N, Scholten RC, Veraverbeke S, Wotton BM, Ascoli D. 2023. A global database on holdover time of lightning-ignited wildfires. Earth System Science Data 15: 1151-1163. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-1151-2023
2022
12. Pérez-Invernón FJ, Huntrieser H, Moris JV. 2022. Meteorological conditions associated with lightning igniting fires and long-continuing-current lightning in Arizona, New Mexico and Florida. Fire 5: 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire5040096
11. Moris JV, Reilly MJ, Yang Z, Cohen WB, Motta R, Ascoli D. 2022. Using a trait-based approach to assess fire resistance in forest landscapes of the Inland Northwest, USA. Landscape Ecology 37: 2149-2164. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01478-w
10. Moris JV, Berretti R, Bono A, Sino R, Minotta G, Garbarino M, Motta R, Vacchiano G, Maringer J, Conedera M, Ascoli D. 2022. Resprouting in European beech confers resilience to high-frequency fire. Forestry 96: 372-386. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpac018
9. Colonico M, Tomao A, Ascoli D, Corona P, Giannino F, Moris JV, Romano R, Salvati L, Barbati A. 2022. Rural development funding and wildfire prevention: evidences of spatial mismatches with fire activity. Land Use Policy 117: 106079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106079
8. Hacket-Pain A, Foest JJ, Pearse IS, LaMontagne JM, Koenig WD, Vacchiano G, Bogdziewicz M, Caignard T, Celebias P, van Dormolen J, Fernández-Martínez M, Moris JV, Palaghianu C, Pesendorfer M, Satake A, Schermer E, Tanentzap AJ, Thomas PA, Vecchio D, … Ascoli D. 2022. MASTREE+: time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents. Global Change Biology 28: 3066-3082. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16130
2021
7. Ascoli D, Moris JV, Marchetti M, Sallustio L. 2021. Land use change towards forests and wooded land correlates with large and frequent wildfires in Italy. Annals of Silvicultural Research 46: 177-188. http://doi.org/10.12899/asr-2264
2020
6. Moris JV, Conedera M, Nisi L, Bernardi M, Cesti G, Pezzatti GB. 2020. Lightning-caused fires in the Alps: identifying the igniting strokes. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 290: 107990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.107990 pdf
5. Moris JV, Conedera M, Nisi L, Pezzatti GB. 2020. Lightning fires and summer drought: is there a relationship? Swiss Forestry Journal 171: 281-287. (In German) https://doi.org/10.3188/szf.2020.0281
2017
4. Moris JV, Vacchiano G, Ravetto Enri S, Lonati M, Motta R, Ascoli D. 2017. Resilience of European larch (Larix decidua Mill.) forests to wildfires in the western Alps. New Forests 48: 663-683. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-017-9591-7
3. Moris JV, Vacchiano G, Ascoli D, Motta R. 2017. Alternative stable states in mountain forest ecosystems: the case of European larch (Larix decidua) forests in the western Alps. Journal of Mountain Science 14: 811-822. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-016-4328-1
2016
2. Pilli R, Grassi G, Kurz WA, Moris JV, Viñas RA. 2016. Modelling forest carbon stock changes as affected by harvest and natural disturbances. II. EU-level analysis. Carbon Balance and Management 11: 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13021-016-0059-4
2015
1. Pilli R, Grassi G, Moris JV, Kurz WA. 2015. Assessing the carbon sink of afforestation with the Carbon Budget Model at the country level: an example for Italy. iForest 8: 410-421. https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor1257-007
Other publications:
Conference papers
3. Fajardo-Cantos A, Ascoli D, de las Heras J, Moya D, Moris JV. 2025. Evaluating the effects of fire prevention tools on insect biodiversity in European dry heathlands. 9th Spanish Forestry Congress: 9 pp. (In Spanish) https://9cfe.congresoforestal.es/wp-content/uploads/2025/9cfe-1286.pdf
2. Moris JV, Ascoli D, Hunt HGP. 2024. A new method to assess the probability of lightning causing wildfires. 37th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP): 1072-1077. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10832489
1. Moris JV, Ascoli D, Hunt HGP. 2022. Probability distributions for holdover time of lightning-caused wildfires. 36th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP): 496-499. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICLP56858.2022.9942474
Professional magazines
2. Plana Bach E, Serra M, Barbati A, Colonico M, Tomao A, Colaço C, Acácio V, Sequeira AC, Moris JV, Ascoli D. 2020. Smart solutions for forest fire prevention. Revista Incendios y Riesgos Naturales 1: 69-71. (In Spanish) pdf
1. Moris JV, Vacchiano G, Berretti R, Motta R, Ascoli D. 2019. Post-fire natural regeneration of European larch. Foresta 73: 76-83. (In Spanish) pdf