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SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
Frigerio J., Capotorti G., Del Vico E., Ouled Larbi M., Grassi F., Blasi C., Labra M. & Guidi Nissim W. (2023) Tree tracking: species selection and traceability for sustainable and biodiversity-friendly urban reforestation. Plant Biosystems 157(4):920-934.
doi:10.1080/11263504.2023.2234907
Lattanzi E., Tilia A., Bonacquisti S., Capotorti G., Del Vico E., Facioni L., Frondoni R., Napoleone F., Blasi C. 2021. La flora della Tenuta Presidenziale di Castelporziano: censimento, pressioni e presenza di specie alloctone, Pp. 437-469. In: “Il Sistema Ambientale della Tenuta presidenziale di Castelporziano. Ricerche sulla complessità di un ecosistema forestale costiero mediterraneo”, Scritti e documenti LXII Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, in collaborazione con Segretariato Generale della Presidenza della Repubblica.
Implementation of IUCN criteria for the definition of the Red List of Ecosystems in Italy
Capotorti G, Zavattero L, Copiz R, Del Vico E, Facioni L, Bonacquisti S, Frondoni R, Allegrezza M, Attorre F, Bacchetta G, Barni E, Biondi E, Brandmayr P, Caccianiga MS, Carli E, Casavecchia S, Cerabolini BEL, Chiarucci A, Dell'Olmo L, Fascetti S, Fenu G, Galdenzi D, Gargano D, Gianguzzi LA, Manes F, Oddi L, Orsenigo S, Paolanti M, Pinna MS, Rosati L, Rossi G, Sarandrea P, Siniscalco C, Spampinato G, Tazzari ER, Tesei G, Venanzoni R, Viciani D, Blasi C. (2020) Implementation of IUCN criteria for the definition of the Red List of Ecosystems in Italy. Plant Biosystems 154(6):1007-1011.
doi:10.1080/11263504.2020.1839806
Capotorti G, Bonacquisti S, Abis L, Aloisi I, Attorre F, Bacaro G, Balletto G, Banfi E, Barni E, Bartoli F, Bazzato E, Beccaccioli M, Braglia R, Bretzel F, Brighetti MA, Brundu G, Burnelli M, Calfapietra C, Cambria VE, Caneva G, Canini A, Caronni S, Castello M, Catalano C, Celesti-Grapow L, Cicinelli E, Cipriani L, Citterio S, Concu G, Coppi A, Corona E, Del Duca S, Del VE, Di Gristina E, Domina G, Faino L, Fano EA, Fares S, Farris E, Farris S, Fornaciari M, Gaglio M, Galasso G, Galletti M, Gargano ML, Gentili R, Giannotta AP, Guarino C, Guarino R, Iaquinta G, Iiriti G, Lallai A, Lallai E, Lattanzi E, Manca S, Manes F, Marignani M, Marinangeli F, Mariotti M, Mascia F, Mazzola P, Meloni G, Michelozzi P, Miraglia A, Montagnani C, Mundula L, Muresan AN, Musanti F, Nardini A, Nicosia E, Oddi L, Orlandi F, Pace R, Palumbo ME, Palumbo S, Parrotta L, Pasta S, Perini K, Poldini L, Postiglione A, Prigioniero A, Proietti C, Raimondo FM, Ranfa A, Redi EL, Reverberi M, Roccotiello E, Ruga L, Savo V, Scarano P, Schirru F, Sciarrillo R, Scuderi F, Sebastiani A, Siniscalco C, Sordo A, Suanno C, Tartaglia M, Tilia A, Toffolo C, Toselli E, Travaglini A, Ventura F, Venturella G, Vincenzi F, Blasi C. 2020. More nature in the city. Plant Biosystems 154(6):1003-1006.
doi:10.1080/11263504.2020.1837285
Red list of threatened vascular plants in Italy
Orsenigo S, Fenu G, Gargano D, Montagnani C, Abeli T, Alessandrini A, Bacchetta G, Bartolucci F, Carta A, Castello M, Cogoni D, Conti F, Domina G, Foggi B, Gennai M, Gigante D, Iberite M, Peruzzi L, Pinna MS, Prosser F, Santangelo A, Selvaggi A, Stinca A, Villani M, Wagensommer RP, Tartaglini N, Dupre E, Blasi C, Rossi G. (2020) Red list of threatened vascular plants in Italy. Plant Biosystems.
doi:10.1080/11263504.2020.1739165
Towards alien plant prioritization in Italy: methodological issues and first results
Lazzaro L, Bolpagni R, Barni E, Brundu G, Blasi C, Siniscalco C, Celesti-Grapow L. (2019) Towards alien plant prioritization in Italy: methodological issues and first results. Plant Biosystems 153(5):740 746.
doi:10.1080/11263504.2019.1640310
Facioni L, Burrascano S, Chiti T, Giarrizzo E, Zanini M, Blasi C. 2019. Changes in plant diversity and carbon stocks along a succession from semi-natural grassland to submediterranean Quercus cerris L. woodland in Central Italy. Phytocoenologia 49(4):393 408.
doi:10.1127/phyto/2019/0299
A hierarchical multivariate spatio-temporal model for clustered climate data with annual cycles
Mastrantonio G., Lasinio Jona G., Pollice A., Capotorti, G., Teodonio L., Genova G., Blasi C. (2019). A hierarchical multivariate spatio-temporal model for clustered climate data with annual cycles. Annals of Applied statistics, 13(2): 797-823.
An updated checklist of the vascular flora alien to Italy
Galasso G., Conti F., Peruzzi L., Ardenghi N.M.G., Banfi E., Celesti-Grapow L., Albano A., Alessandrini A., Bacchetta G., Ballelli S., Bandini Mazzanti M., Barberis G., Bernardo L., Blasi C., Bouvet D., Bovio M., Cecchi L., Del Guacchio E., Domina G., Fascetti S., Gallo L., Gubellini L., Guiggi A., Iamonico D., Iberite M., Jimenez-Mejias P., Lattanzi E., Marchetti D., Martinetto E., Masin R.R., Medagli P., Passalacqua N.G., Peccenini S., Pennesi R., Pierini B., Podda L., Poldini L., Prosser F., Raimondo F.M., Roma-Marzio F., Rosati L., Santangelo A., Scoppola A., Scortegagna S., Selvaggi A., Selvi F., Soldano A., Stinca A., Wagensommer R.P., Wilhalm T., Bartolucci F. (2018). An updated checklist of the vascular flora alien to Italy. Plant Biosystems, 152(3), 556-592.
doi:10.1080/11263504.2018.1441197
Orsenigo S., Montagnani C., Fenu G., Gargano D., Peruzzi L., Abeli T., Alessandrini A., Bacchetta G., Bartolucci F., Bovio M., Brullo C., Brullo S., Carta A., Castello M., Cogoni D., Conti F., Domina G., Foggi B., Gennai M., Gigante D., Iberite M., Lasen C., Magrini S., Perrino E.V., Prosser F., Santangelo A., Selvaggi A., Stinca A., Vagge I., Villani M., Wagensommer R.P., Wilhalm T., Tartaglini N., Dupre E., Blasi C., Rossi G. (2018). Red Listing plants under full national responsibility: Extinction risk and threats in the vascular flora endemic to Italy. Biological Conservation, 224, 213-222.
doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.05.030
Burrascano S., Ripullone F., Bernardo L., Borghetti M., Carli E., Colangelo M., Gangale C., Gargano D., Gentilesca T., Luzzi G., Passalacqua N., Pelle L., Rivelli A.R., Sabatini F.M., Schettino A., Siclari A., Uzunov D., Blasi C. (2018). It's a long way to the top: Plant species diversity in the transition from managed to old-growth forests. Journal of Vegetation Science, 29(1), 98-109.
doi: 10.1111/jvs.12588
A first revision of the Italian Ecoregion map
Blasi C., Capotorti G., Copiz R., Mollo B. (2018). A first revision of the Italian Ecoregion map. Plant Biosystems. 152(6), 1201-1204.
doi: 10.1080/11263504.2018.1492996
Congruence across taxa and spatial scales: Are we asking too much of species data?
Burrascano S., de Andrade R.B., Paillet Y., Ódor P., Antonini G., Bouget C., Campagnaro T., Gosselin F., Janssen P., Persiani A.M., Nascimbene J., Sabatini F.M., Sitzia T., Blasi C., 2018. Congruence across taxa and spatial scales: Are we asking too much of species data? Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27:980-990.
Carli E., Giarrizzo E., Burrascano S., Alós M., Del Vico E., Di Marzio P., Facioni L., Giancola C., Mollo B., Paura B., Salerno G., Zavattero L., Blasi C. 2018. Using vegetation dynamics to face the challenge of the conservation status assessment in semi-natural habitats. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei, 29(2): 363-374.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-018-0707-6
Spatially assessing plant diversity for conservation: A Mediterranean case study
Carli E., Frondoni R., Pinna M.S., Bacchetta G., Fenu G., Fois M., Marignani M., Puddu S., Blasi C. 2018. Spatially assessing plant diversity for conservation: A Mediterranean case study. Journal for Nature Conservation, 41: 35-43.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2017.11.003
Urban and rural green infrastructure: two projects for the metropolitan city of Rome
Blasi C., Zavattero L., Capotorti G., Copiz R., Manes F., Mollo B., Alós Ortí M. M. 2017. Urban and rural green infrastructure: two projects for the metropolitan city of Rome. pp. 217-233. In: Paracchini M.L., Zingari P.C, Blasi C. (Eds.). 2017. Reconnecting natural and cultural capital contributions from science and policy. Joint Research Centre – European Commission. pp. 316. Luxembourg.
Blasi C., Capotorti G., Alós Ortí M.M., Anzellotti I., Attorre F., Azzella M.M., Carli E., Copiz R., Garfì V., Manes F., Marando F., Marchetti M., Mollo B., Zavattero L. 2017. Ecosystem mapping for the implementation of the European Biodiversity Strategy at the national level: The case of Italy. Environmental Science & Policy, 78: 173-184.
Control of invasive species for the conservation of biodiversity in Mediterranean islands
Celesti-Grapow L., Abbate G., Baccetti N., Capizzi D., Carli E., Copiz R., Frondoni R., Giunti M., Gotti, C., Iberite M., Monaco A., Petrassi F., Raganella Pelliccioni E., Romano A., Sozio G., Sposimo P., Tilia A., Blasi C. (2017). Control of invasive species for the conservation of biodiversity in Mediterranean islands. The LIFE PonDerat project in the Pontine Archipelago, Italy. Plant Biosystems, 151 (5), 795- 799.
Marignani M., Bruschi D., Astiaso Garcia D., Frondoni R., Carli E., Pinna M.S., Cumo F., Gugliermetti F., Saatkamp A., Doxa A., Queller E.M., Chaieb M., Bou Dagher-Kharrat M.r, El Zein R., El Jeitani S., Khater C., Mansour S., Al-Shami A., Harik G., AlameddiniI., Fadel M., Blasi C. (2017). Identification and prioritization of areas with high environmental risk in Mediterranean coastal areas: A flexible approach. Science of the Total Environment, Volume 590-591, 566-578.
Mapping and assessment of PM10 and O3 removal by woody vegetation at urban and regional level
Fusaro L., Marando, F., Sebastiani A., Capotorti G., Blasi C., Copiz R., Congedo L., Munafò M., Ciancarella L., Manes F. (2017). Mapping and assessment of PM10 and O3 removal by woody vegetation at urban and regional level. Remote Sensing 9, Issue 8,1. Article number 791.
Giarrizzo, E., Burrascano, S., Chiti, T., de Bello, F., Lepš, J., Zavattero, L., Blasi, C. (2017). Re-visiting historical semi-natural grasslands in the Apennines to assess patterns of changes in species composition and functional traits. Applied Vegetation Science, 20 (2), 247-258.
Fenu G., Bacchetta G., Giacanelli V., Gargano D., Montagnani C., Orsenigo S., Cogoni D., Rossi G., Conti F., Santangelo A., Pinna M.S., Bartolucci F., Domina G., Oriolo G., Blasi C., Genovesi P., Abeli T., Ercole, S. (2017). Conserving plant diversity in Europe: outcomes, criticisms and perspectives of the Habitats Directive application in Italy. Biodiversity and Conservation, 26 (2), 309-328.
Burrascano S., Chytrý M., Kuemmerle T., Giarrizzo E., Luyssaert S., Sabatini F.M., Blasi C. (2016). Current European policies are unlikely to jointly foster carbon sequestration and protect biodiversity. Biological Conservation, 201: 370-376
Plant invasions on small Mediterranean islands: An overview
Celesti-Grapow L., Bassi L., Brundu G., Camarda I., Carli E., D’Auria G., Del Guacchio E., Domina G., Ferretti G., Foggi B., Lazzaro L., Mazzola P., Peccenini S., Pretto F., Stinca A., Blasi C. (2016). Plant invasions on small Mediterranean islands: An overview. Plant Biosystems, 150: 1119-1133, ISSN: 1126-3504, doi: 10.1080/11263504.2016.1218974.
Manes F., Marando F., Capotorti G., Blasi C., Salvatori E., Fusaro L., Ciancarella L., Mircea M., Marchetti M., Chirici G., Munafò M. (2016). Regulating Ecosystem Services of forests in ten Italian Metropolitan Cities: air quality improvement by PM10 and O3 removal. Ecological Indicators, 67: 425-440.
Rossi G., Orsenigo S., Montagnani C., Fenu G., Gargano D., Peruzzi L., Wagensommer Robert P., Foggi B., Bacchetta G., Domina G., Conti F., Bartolucci F., Gennai M., Ravera S., Cogoni A., Magrini S., Gentili R., Castello M., Blasi C., Abeli T. (2016). Is legal protection sufficient to ensure plant conservation? The Italian Red List of policy species as a case study. Oryx, 50(3): 431-436.