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Dr. Isabella De Meo
CREA-Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, I-50121 Florence, Italy

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Journal article
Published: 04 May 2021 in Forest Ecology and Management
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Biodiversity maintenance is a key strategy for sustainable forestry in both above-ground and below-ground biotic communities. However, few studies applied continuous monitoring to analyse the responses of different taxonomic groups to silvicultural treatments. We studied the short-term effects of three silvicultural treatments (no thinning, thinning from below, and selective thinning) on taxonomic richness and composition in two Pinus nigra J.F. Arnold plantations in Tuscany (Italy). We conducted a 1 year before–3 years after control-impact (BACI) experiment with a complete randomized design and analysed the responses of five different taxonomic groups (bacteria, nematodes, microarthropods, mushrooms and vascular plants (overstorey and understorey), along with the patterns of different structural variables. The silvicultural treatments induced a sudden decrease of many parameters such as number of trees per hectare, basal area, and standing volume, with a direct impact on the Photosynthetic Active Radiation on the ground. Despite this, biological communities showed a high resistance to the tree thinning intensities. Indeed, none of the thinning treatments significantly affected the different communities in the short-term, neither regarding taxonomic richness nor composition. The different taxonomic groups showed a similar, low or null, sensitivity to forest management, and thus a high congruence in their responses.

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Simona Maccherini; Elena Salerni; Stefano Mocali; Elisa Bianchetto; Silvia Landi; Isabella De Meo; Umberto Di Salvatore; Maurizio Marchi; Giovanni Bacaro; Enrico Tordoni; Debora Barbato; Lorenzo Gardin; Claudia Perini; Arturo Fabiani; Carolina Chiellini; Claudia Angiolini; Giada D'Errico; Emanuele Fanfarillo; Paolo Cantiani. Silvicultural management does not affect biotic communities in conifer plantations in the short-term: A multi-taxon assessment using a BACI approach. Forest Ecology and Management 2021, 493, 119257 .

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Simona Maccherini, Elena Salerni, Stefano Mocali, Elisa Bianchetto, Silvia Landi, Isabella De Meo, Umberto Di Salvatore, Maurizio Marchi, Giovanni Bacaro, Enrico Tordoni, Debora Barbato, Lorenzo Gardin, Claudia Perini, Arturo Fabiani, Carolina Chiellini, Claudia Angiolini, Giada D'Errico, Emanuele Fanfarillo, Paolo Cantiani. Silvicultural management does not affect biotic communities in conifer plantations in the short-term: A multi-taxon assessment using a BACI approach. Forest Ecology and Management. 2021; 493 ():119257.

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Simona Maccherini; Elena Salerni; Stefano Mocali; Elisa Bianchetto; Silvia Landi; Isabella De Meo; Umberto Di Salvatore; Maurizio Marchi; Giovanni Bacaro; Enrico Tordoni; Debora Barbato; Lorenzo Gardin; Claudia Perini; Arturo Fabiani; Carolina Chiellini; Claudia Angiolini; Giada D'Errico; Emanuele Fanfarillo; Paolo Cantiani. 2021. "Silvicultural management does not affect biotic communities in conifer plantations in the short-term: A multi-taxon assessment using a BACI approach." Forest Ecology and Management 493, no. : 119257.

Editorial
Published: 29 March 2021 in Forests
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Pine forests—as natural stands and artificial plantations—are one of the most extended and common forest types in the world

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Isabella De Meo; Claudia Becagli; Paolo Cantiani. Application of Innovative Silvicultural Treatments in Pine Forests. Forests 2021, 12, 402 .

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Isabella De Meo, Claudia Becagli, Paolo Cantiani. Application of Innovative Silvicultural Treatments in Pine Forests. Forests. 2021; 12 (4):402.

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Isabella De Meo; Claudia Becagli; Paolo Cantiani. 2021. "Application of Innovative Silvicultural Treatments in Pine Forests." Forests 12, no. 4: 402.

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Published: 18 February 2021 in Water and Environment Journal
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Sustainable forest management provides a wide range of water‐related ecosystem services (WES) fundamental for human well‐being such as groundwater recharge, runoff and water discharge to streams, soil erosion protection, and recreational opportunities. Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) promote sustainable forest management by reducing negative externalities. To implement PES schemes, many stakeholders with different interests and needs must be involved in the design and implementation process. The aim of this study is to investigate stakeholders’ opinions on the relationships between forests and water resources and the water‐related PES schemes in Italy. A semi‐structured questionnaire was administered to a sample of stakeholders. The results show that the most important WES provided by forests are soil erosion reduction, provision of habitats for different species, surface runoff reduction. The respondents emphasize the importance of regulating and supporting services, while they minimize the importance of cultural services related to the water resource.

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Alessandro Paletto; Klára Báliková; Isabella De Meo. Opinions towards the water‐related Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes: The stakeholders’ point of view. Water and Environment Journal 2021, 35, 1051 -1062.

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Alessandro Paletto, Klára Báliková, Isabella De Meo. Opinions towards the water‐related Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes: The stakeholders’ point of view. Water and Environment Journal. 2021; 35 (3):1051-1062.

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Alessandro Paletto; Klára Báliková; Isabella De Meo. 2021. "Opinions towards the water‐related Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes: The stakeholders’ point of view." Water and Environment Journal 35, no. 3: 1051-1062.

Research paper
Published: 18 January 2021 in Annals of Forest Science
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A multi-criteria analysis can be an interesting tool to assess the effects of silvicultural treatments on ecosystem services supply. In the degraded forests, thinning has a positive effect on the provision of ecosystem services such as timber and bioenergy production, climate change mitigation, and recreational attractiveness. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment highlights the importance of the ecosystem services for human well-being and for maintaining conditions for life on Earth. Silvicultural treatments can improve the provision of ecosystem services to increase local communities’ well-being. The aim of this study is to understand the effects of two-forest restoration practices (selective thinning and thinning from below) on three ecosystem services (wood production, climate change mitigation, and recreational opportunities) in an Italian case study. A multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) was performed to compare the effects of three forest restoration scenarios (baseline, selective thinning, thinning from below) on ecosystem services. Wood production was estimated considering the local market prices and the wood volumes harvested, while climate change mitigation was quantified through the C-stock and C-sequestration changes in carbon pools due to the silvicultural treatments. The recreational activities were assessed through a questionnaire survey. A sample of 200 visitors was interviewed face-to-face to estimate the impact of thinning on recreational activities. The results of the MCDA show that the selective thinning scenario is the optimal forest restoration practice to increase the recreational attractiveness and the wood production in the study area. The results concerning the effects of the silvicultural treatments on ecosystem services supply are an important tool to support decision makers.

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Alessandro Paletto; Elisa Pieratti; Isabella De Meo; Alessandro Elio Agnelli; Paolo Cantiani; Ugo Chiavetta; Gianluigi Mazza; Alessandra Lagomarsino. A multi-criteria analysis of forest restoration strategies to improve the ecosystem services supply: an application in Central Italy. Annals of Forest Science 2021, 78, 1 -16.

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Alessandro Paletto, Elisa Pieratti, Isabella De Meo, Alessandro Elio Agnelli, Paolo Cantiani, Ugo Chiavetta, Gianluigi Mazza, Alessandra Lagomarsino. A multi-criteria analysis of forest restoration strategies to improve the ecosystem services supply: an application in Central Italy. Annals of Forest Science. 2021; 78 (1):1-16.

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Alessandro Paletto; Elisa Pieratti; Isabella De Meo; Alessandro Elio Agnelli; Paolo Cantiani; Ugo Chiavetta; Gianluigi Mazza; Alessandra Lagomarsino. 2021. "A multi-criteria analysis of forest restoration strategies to improve the ecosystem services supply: an application in Central Italy." Annals of Forest Science 78, no. 1: 1-16.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2020 in Forests
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Forest management practices determine changes in stand characteristics and consequently influence public perception of forest scenic beauty visually appreciated by visitors. To understand the relationship between forest management practices and public perception, the present study evaluated the effects of thinning on the forest scenic beauty analyzing visitors’ preferences towards images of forest managed in different ways. The investigation was implemented in a black pine (Pinus nigra spp.) forest located in Central Italy, where a designed thinning experiment was conducted during the winter of 2016. Silvicultural interventions were based on three options: traditional thinning (medium-intensity thinning from below), selective thinning, and absence of intervention (control). Then, through the face-to-face administration of a questionnaire to a sample of 200 visitors, visitors’ aesthetic preferences for stands’ characteristics affected by management interventions were assessed. The survey also investigated the perception of the effect of silvicultural treatments on the scenic beauty using pairwise comparison method. Results evidence a strong relation between scenic beauty and forest attributes. In particular, the results show that visitors prefer mixed forest with varying tree heights and layers, and consequently a high and variable quantity of light reaching the soil. Results also show that visitors prefer managed forests, and both kinds of thinning have a positive effect on the scenic beauty.

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Isabella De Meo; Paolo Cantiani; Alessandro Paletto. Effect of Thinning on Forest Scenic Beauty in a Black Pine Forest in Central Italy. Forests 2020, 11, 1295 .

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Isabella De Meo, Paolo Cantiani, Alessandro Paletto. Effect of Thinning on Forest Scenic Beauty in a Black Pine Forest in Central Italy. Forests. 2020; 11 (12):1295.

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Isabella De Meo; Paolo Cantiani; Alessandro Paletto. 2020. "Effect of Thinning on Forest Scenic Beauty in a Black Pine Forest in Central Italy." Forests 11, no. 12: 1295.

Journal article
Published: 29 August 2020 in Science of The Total Environment
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Deadwood decomposition is a complex and dynamic process with large implications for biogeochemical cycling of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in forest soil and litter. Moreover, it affects functional and structural diversity of fungal and bacterial communities in these components. Mesocosms with deadwood blocks at progressive decay classes were set in a black pine forest and incubated for 28 months in the field with the aim to assess the impact of deadwood decomposition on i) CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes; ii) C and N pools and allocation among deadwood, litter and soil; iii) the fungal and bacterial structural diversity and activity. CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes from deadwood were monitored throughout the field incubation; deadwood biomass loss and decay rate for each decay class were calculated. The stock of C and N, enzyme activities, fungal and bacterial communities in deadwood, litter fractions (fresh, fragmented and humified) and soil at two depths were measured. Emissions of CO2 and CH4 increased over the deadwood decomposition advancement and the decay reached the maximum rates in the last decomposition classes. N2O fluxes were low and showed either production (prevalent in the first year) or consumption. Independent of the decay class, 20% of C stored in deadwood was lost as CO2 in the atmosphere, whereas 32% was transferred to the fragmented and humified litter fractions in the last decay class. A corresponding increase of cellulose and hemicellulose degrading enzymes was found in deadwood, also favored by substrates accessibility through fragmentation and successional changes in fungal and bacterial communities. Deadwood, litter fractions and soil components were clearly distinguished in terms of chemical and microbiological properties and activities. Fragmented and humified litter fractions were the only components responsive to the advanced stage of deadwood decomposition, being directly affected by the physical redistribution of fragmented organic matter.

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Alessandra Lagomarsino; Isabella De Meo; Alessandro Elio Agnelli; Alessandro Paletto; Gianluigi Mazza; Elisa Bianchetto; Roberta Pastorelli. Decomposition of black pine (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold) deadwood and its impact on forest soil components. Science of The Total Environment 2020, 754, 142039 .

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Alessandra Lagomarsino, Isabella De Meo, Alessandro Elio Agnelli, Alessandro Paletto, Gianluigi Mazza, Elisa Bianchetto, Roberta Pastorelli. Decomposition of black pine (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold) deadwood and its impact on forest soil components. Science of The Total Environment. 2020; 754 ():142039.

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Alessandra Lagomarsino; Isabella De Meo; Alessandro Elio Agnelli; Alessandro Paletto; Gianluigi Mazza; Elisa Bianchetto; Roberta Pastorelli. 2020. "Decomposition of black pine (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold) deadwood and its impact on forest soil components." Science of The Total Environment 754, no. : 142039.

Original article
Published: 25 May 2020 in Journal of Sustainable Forestry
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Alessandro Paletto; Alessandro Elio Agnelli; Isabella De Meo. Carbon Stock in Deadwood: The Mountain Birch (Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii) Forests in the Khibiny Mountains (Russia). Journal of Sustainable Forestry 2020, 1 -16.

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Alessandro Paletto, Alessandro Elio Agnelli, Isabella De Meo. Carbon Stock in Deadwood: The Mountain Birch (Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii) Forests in the Khibiny Mountains (Russia). Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 2020; ():1-16.

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Alessandro Paletto; Alessandro Elio Agnelli; Isabella De Meo. 2020. "Carbon Stock in Deadwood: The Mountain Birch (Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii) Forests in the Khibiny Mountains (Russia)." Journal of Sustainable Forestry , no. : 1-16.

Journal article
Published: 19 December 2019 in Forests
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Nowadays, great emphasis is placed on the relationship between forest and water because forests are considered as substantial sources of many water ecosystem services. The aim of this paper is to analyze the stakeholder opinions towards the relationship between forests and water and the potential development of water-related payments for ecosystem services (PES) schemes. The study is developed in the context of COST Action CA15206–PESFOR-W (Forests for Water) aimed at synthesizing current knowledge about the PES schemes across Europe. The stakeholder opinions were mapped out using a structured questionnaire consisting of 20 questions divided into four thematic sections. The data were collected through an online survey. The results showed opinions of 142 stakeholders from 23 countries, mainly from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. In order to analyze the collected data, the stakeholders were grouped in buyers, sellers, intermediaries, and knowledge providers. The survey results indicated that the most important category of water ecosystem services according to our sample of stakeholders is regulating services followed by provisioning services. Further findings pointed out the highest importance that shared values and direct changes in land management can have when designing water-related PES schemes. The role of public authorities and collective collaboration of different stakeholders, with emphasis on local and expert knowledge, are also identified as of crucial importance. The results show that stakeholder opinions can serve as a starting point when designing PES schemes.

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Klára Báliková; Tereza Červená; Isabella De Meo; Rik De Vreese; Tuğba Deniz; Abdelmohssin El Mokaddem; Bekir Kayacan; Fadila Larabi; Zane Lībiete; Mariyana Lyubenova; Špela Pezdevšek Malovrh; Kristina Potočki; Oksana Pelyukh; Benedetto Rugani; Zuzana Sarvasova; Jaroslav Šálka; Mirjana Stevanov; Srdjan Stojnic; Vilém Jarský; Dijana Vuletić; Lyudmyla Zahvoyska; Alessandro Paletto. How Do Stakeholders Working on the Forest–Water Nexus Perceive Payments for Ecosystem Services? Forests 2019, 11, 12 .

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Klára Báliková, Tereza Červená, Isabella De Meo, Rik De Vreese, Tuğba Deniz, Abdelmohssin El Mokaddem, Bekir Kayacan, Fadila Larabi, Zane Lībiete, Mariyana Lyubenova, Špela Pezdevšek Malovrh, Kristina Potočki, Oksana Pelyukh, Benedetto Rugani, Zuzana Sarvasova, Jaroslav Šálka, Mirjana Stevanov, Srdjan Stojnic, Vilém Jarský, Dijana Vuletić, Lyudmyla Zahvoyska, Alessandro Paletto. How Do Stakeholders Working on the Forest–Water Nexus Perceive Payments for Ecosystem Services? Forests. 2019; 11 (1):12.

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Klára Báliková; Tereza Červená; Isabella De Meo; Rik De Vreese; Tuğba Deniz; Abdelmohssin El Mokaddem; Bekir Kayacan; Fadila Larabi; Zane Lībiete; Mariyana Lyubenova; Špela Pezdevšek Malovrh; Kristina Potočki; Oksana Pelyukh; Benedetto Rugani; Zuzana Sarvasova; Jaroslav Šálka; Mirjana Stevanov; Srdjan Stojnic; Vilém Jarský; Dijana Vuletić; Lyudmyla Zahvoyska; Alessandro Paletto. 2019. "How Do Stakeholders Working on the Forest–Water Nexus Perceive Payments for Ecosystem Services?" Forests 11, no. 1: 12.

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Published: 22 November 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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Soil plays a fundamental role in many ecological processes, throughout a complex network of above- and below-ground interactions. This has aroused increasing interest in the use of correlates for biodiversity assessment and has demonstrated their reliability with respect to proxies based on environmental data alone. Although co-variation of species richness and composition in forests has been discussed in the literature, only a few studies have explored these elements in forest plantations, which are generally thought to be poor in biodiversity, being aimed at timber production. Based on this premise our aims were 1) to test if cross-taxon congruence across different groups of organisms (bacteria, vascular plants, mushrooms, ectomycorrhizae, mycelium, carabids, microarthropods, nematodes) is consistent in artificial stands; 2) to evaluate the strength of relationships due to the existing environmental gradients as expressed by abiotic and biotic factors (soil, spatial-topographic, dendrometric variables). Correlations between groups were studied with Mantel and partial Mantel tests while variance partition analysis was applied to assess the relative effect of environmental variables on the robustness of observed relationships. Significant cross-taxon congruence was observed across almost all taxonomic groups pairs. However, only bacteria/mycelium and mushrooms/mycelium correlations remained significant after removing the environmental effect, suggesting that a strong abiotic influence drives species composition. Considering variation partitioning, the results highlighted the importance of bacteria as a potential indicator: bacteria were the taxonomic group with the highest compositional variance explained by the predictors used; furthermore, they proved to be involved in the only cases where the variance attributed solely to the pure effect of biotic or abiotic predictors was significant. Remarkably, the co-dependent effect of all predictors always explained the highest portion of total variation in all dependent taxa, testifying the intricate and dynamic interplay of environmental factors and biotic interactions in explaining cross-taxon congruence in forest plantations.

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Debora Barbato; Claudia Perini; Stefano Mocali; Giovanni Bacaro; Enrico Tordoni; Simona Maccherini; Maurizio Marchi; Paolo Cantiani; Isabella De Meo; Elisa Bianchetto; Silvia Landi; Silvia Bruschini; Gianni Bettini; Lorenzo Gardin; Elena Salerni. Teamwork makes the dream work: Disentangling cross-taxon congruence across soil biota in black pine plantations. Science of The Total Environment 2018, 656, 659 -669.

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Debora Barbato, Claudia Perini, Stefano Mocali, Giovanni Bacaro, Enrico Tordoni, Simona Maccherini, Maurizio Marchi, Paolo Cantiani, Isabella De Meo, Elisa Bianchetto, Silvia Landi, Silvia Bruschini, Gianni Bettini, Lorenzo Gardin, Elena Salerni. Teamwork makes the dream work: Disentangling cross-taxon congruence across soil biota in black pine plantations. Science of The Total Environment. 2018; 656 ():659-669.

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Debora Barbato; Claudia Perini; Stefano Mocali; Giovanni Bacaro; Enrico Tordoni; Simona Maccherini; Maurizio Marchi; Paolo Cantiani; Isabella De Meo; Elisa Bianchetto; Silvia Landi; Silvia Bruschini; Gianni Bettini; Lorenzo Gardin; Elena Salerni. 2018. "Teamwork makes the dream work: Disentangling cross-taxon congruence across soil biota in black pine plantations." Science of The Total Environment 656, no. : 659-669.

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Published: 15 November 2018 in Forest Science
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Deadwood is a key element in forest ecosystems contributing to biodiversity conservation, carbon (C) stocking and cycling, and nutrient inputs to soil. Forest management has an important role to maintain deadwood temporary C stock by regulating the amount of deadwood in forests during harvesting operations. Deadwood C stocks can be estimated directly, by measuring C concentration in deadwood samples, or indirectly, by converting the biomass into the amount of C stored in the deadwood. The aim of the study was (1) to compare direct and indirect methods for deadwood C stocks estimation; (2) to determine differences between the two methods; and (3) to evaluate the most appropriate, easiest, and least expensive method depending on specific circumstances. The investigation was implemented in a Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia Ten. subsp. brutia) forest located in Central Italy. In 18 sample plots, deadwood biomass was measured separately by component (logs, snags, stumps) and decay class. During a field survey, 150 deadwood samples were collected and analyzed in the laboratory for moisture content, mass determination, and direct and indirect estimation of C content. The results showed small differences in the estimation of deadwood C stock using direct and indirect methods. We propose that indirect estimation of C stock, which is less demanding of time and monetary resources, can replace direct estimation, and using the same coefficient for different deadwood components and decay classes produces reliable estimates.

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Isabella De Meo; Alessandra Lagomarsino; Alessandro Elio Agnelli; Alessandro Paletto. Direct and Indirect Assessment of Carbon Stock in Deadwood: Comparison in Calabrian Pine (Pinus brutiaTen. subsp.brutia) Forests in Italy. Forest Science 2018, 1 .

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Isabella De Meo, Alessandra Lagomarsino, Alessandro Elio Agnelli, Alessandro Paletto. Direct and Indirect Assessment of Carbon Stock in Deadwood: Comparison in Calabrian Pine (Pinus brutiaTen. subsp.brutia) Forests in Italy. Forest Science. 2018; ():1.

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Isabella De Meo; Alessandra Lagomarsino; Alessandro Elio Agnelli; Alessandro Paletto. 2018. "Direct and Indirect Assessment of Carbon Stock in Deadwood: Comparison in Calabrian Pine (Pinus brutiaTen. subsp.brutia) Forests in Italy." Forest Science , no. : 1.

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Published: 24 September 2018 in Forest Systems
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Aim of the study: To identify the priority strategy for the strengthening of the chestnut supply chain through a participatory approach.Area of study: Mugello-Val di Sieve inTuscany region (Italy).Material and methods: The data were collected by administering a questionnaire to a sample of 126 chestnut growers (83 chestnut growers enrolled and 43 not enrolled in the Consortium of “Marronedel Mugello Protected Geographical Indication”) to identify the priority objectives and activities to develop the chestnut supply chain.Main results: It is necessary to develop a diversified strategy to stimulate the chestnut production and simultaneously enhance the marketing of the product in order to revive the chestnut cultivation inTuscany region. The main activities to be pursued are the implementation of silvicultural treatments of chestnut orchards and the integrated fight against chestnut gall wasp to increase the productivity and strengthen the “Marronedel Mugello Protected Geographical Indication” brand.Research highlights: Participatory approach is a fundamental instrument to define a common strategy to strengthen chestnut supply chain at local level.

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Alessandro Paletto; Marco Focacci; Isabella De Meo. Short communication: Farmers’ opinions on chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) supply chain development strategies: A case study in Central Italy. Forest Systems 2018, 27, eSC02 .

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Alessandro Paletto, Marco Focacci, Isabella De Meo. Short communication: Farmers’ opinions on chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) supply chain development strategies: A case study in Central Italy. Forest Systems. 2018; 27 (2):eSC02.

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Alessandro Paletto; Marco Focacci; Isabella De Meo. 2018. "Short communication: Farmers’ opinions on chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) supply chain development strategies: A case study in Central Italy." Forest Systems 27, no. 2: eSC02.

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Published: 01 August 2018 in Forests
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In the last decades, the ecosystem services (ES) concept has become one of the main challenges of study and discussion in the scientific community. The quantitative and qualitative assessment of ES is as a tool to address forest management planning on a local scale. Forest landscape management planning is the most suitable level for integrating social needs and demands in the enhancement of different forest ES. Some regions in Italy have developed forest landscape management plans taking into account the social preferences for the different ES. In this paper, we refer to five case studies in three pilot areas in Italy. A survey collected and analyzed the opinions and preferences, from 362 stakeholders, for ten ES included in three categories (provisioning, regulating and cultural services). The main aim of this study is to understand what type of variables (study area, the groups of interest and socio-demographic characteristics of respondents) most influence stakeholder preferences for ES. The results show that for the sample of stakeholders involved in the survey, the most important ES category is regulating services followed by cultural services. In addition, the results show that the group of stakeholders’ interest is the most important variable influencing their preferences for ES.

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Isabella De Meo; Maria Giulia Cantiani; Fabrizio Ferretti; Alessandro Paletto. Qualitative Assessment of Forest Ecosystem Services: The Stakeholders’ Point of View in Support of Landscape Planning. Forests 2018, 9, 465 .

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Isabella De Meo, Maria Giulia Cantiani, Fabrizio Ferretti, Alessandro Paletto. Qualitative Assessment of Forest Ecosystem Services: The Stakeholders’ Point of View in Support of Landscape Planning. Forests. 2018; 9 (8):465.

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Isabella De Meo; Maria Giulia Cantiani; Fabrizio Ferretti; Alessandro Paletto. 2018. "Qualitative Assessment of Forest Ecosystem Services: The Stakeholders’ Point of View in Support of Landscape Planning." Forests 9, no. 8: 465.

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Published: 01 August 2018 in Forests
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In the Italian political and economic agenda the forest sector occupies a marginal role. The forest sector in Italy is characterized by a high institutional fragmentation and centralized decision-making processes dominated by Public Forest Administrations. Public participation in forest policy processes has been implemented since the 1990s at national, regional and local levels in several cases. However, today no significant changes have been observed in the overall governance of the forest sector and stakeholders’ involvement in Italian forest policy decision-making is still rather limited. The aims of this paper are to describe the state of forest-related participatory processes in Italy at various levels (national, regional and local) and identify which factors and actors hinder or support the establishment and implementation of participatory forest-related processes in the country. The forest-related participatory processes are analyzed adopting a qualitative-based approach and interpreting interactive, complex and non-linear participatory processes through the lens of panarchy theory.

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Laura Secco; Alessandro Paletto; Raoul Romano; Mauro Masiero; Davide Pettenella; Francesco Carbone; Isabella De Meo. Orchestrating Forest Policy in Italy: Mission Impossible? Forests 2018, 9, 468 .

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Laura Secco, Alessandro Paletto, Raoul Romano, Mauro Masiero, Davide Pettenella, Francesco Carbone, Isabella De Meo. Orchestrating Forest Policy in Italy: Mission Impossible? Forests. 2018; 9 (8):468.

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Laura Secco; Alessandro Paletto; Raoul Romano; Mauro Masiero; Davide Pettenella; Francesco Carbone; Isabella De Meo. 2018. "Orchestrating Forest Policy in Italy: Mission Impossible?" Forests 9, no. 8: 468.

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Published: 05 April 2018 in Forests
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Provision of forest ecosystem services is influenced by site and stand characteristics as well as forest management practices. In order to evaluate the influence of forest management on ecosystem services provision, two artificial black pine forests located in Central Italy were studied where two different thinning approaches (traditional and selective) were applied under the SelPiBio LIFE project. Four main ecosystem services were selected and assessed: timber and bioenergy production, carbon sequestration, forest stand stability-protection, and biodiversity conservation. Even if not supported by statistical evidence, results highlighted an interesting trend just 2 years after treatment. The selective thinning was able to enhance the majority of ecosystem services compared to the traditional one. A higher growth rate of selected crop trees was measured (i.e., carbon sequestration). The slenderness ratio was sensibly reduced (i.e., mechanical stability) with a positive implication on soil retention and the prevention of landslides. Moreover, valuable and interesting commercial assortments have been proven to be retrieved from the stands with the selective approach. Larger and also better formed trees were harvested, given the impact of selective thinning on the co-dominant class. The Shannon index increased only with the selective thinning intervention. In conclusion, the provided results and methods are encouraging and might represent the basis for novel and longer monitoring efforts.

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Maurizio Marchi; Alessandro Paletto; Paolo Cantiani; Elisa Bianchetto; Isabella De Meo. Comparing Thinning System Effects on Ecosystem Services Provision in Artificial Black Pine (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold) Forests. Forests 2018, 9, 188 .

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Maurizio Marchi, Alessandro Paletto, Paolo Cantiani, Elisa Bianchetto, Isabella De Meo. Comparing Thinning System Effects on Ecosystem Services Provision in Artificial Black Pine (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold) Forests. Forests. 2018; 9 (4):188.

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Maurizio Marchi; Alessandro Paletto; Paolo Cantiani; Elisa Bianchetto; Isabella De Meo. 2018. "Comparing Thinning System Effects on Ecosystem Services Provision in Artificial Black Pine (Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold) Forests." Forests 9, no. 4: 188.

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Published: 28 June 2017 in Journal of Sustainable Forestry
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Isabella De Meo; Alessandro Elio Agnelli; Anna Graziani; Kyriaki Kitikidou; Alessandra Lagomarsino; Elias Milios; Kalliopi Radoglou; Alessandro Paletto. Deadwood volume assessment in Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) peri-urban forests: Comparison between two sampling methods. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 2017, 36, 666 -686.

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Isabella De Meo, Alessandro Elio Agnelli, Anna Graziani, Kyriaki Kitikidou, Alessandra Lagomarsino, Elias Milios, Kalliopi Radoglou, Alessandro Paletto. Deadwood volume assessment in Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) peri-urban forests: Comparison between two sampling methods. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 2017; 36 (7):666-686.

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Isabella De Meo; Alessandro Elio Agnelli; Anna Graziani; Kyriaki Kitikidou; Alessandra Lagomarsino; Elias Milios; Kalliopi Radoglou; Alessandro Paletto. 2017. "Deadwood volume assessment in Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) peri-urban forests: Comparison between two sampling methods." Journal of Sustainable Forestry 36, no. 7: 666-686.

Journal article
Published: 27 June 2017 in Forests
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In Sustainable Forest Management, decaying wood plays an important role in forest biodiversity, carbon balance and nutrient cycling. The management of this important component of forest ecosystems is limited by the fact that little is known about relationships between substrate quality and community structure of wood-inhabiting microorganisms. During decomposition, carbon stored in deadwood is lost either in the atmosphere or in the soil, but to our knowledge, limited information on the quantities of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted is available. In the present research we investigated the correlation between the decay of logs, the decomposer microorganisms and their activities, in terms of GHG production and enzymes, in a black pine (Pinus nigra Arnold ssp. nigra) degraded forest. The decomposition of deadwood was visually assessed using a five-class system, and for each decay class four wood samples were collected. CO2, CH4 and N2O potential production from each decay class was measured in closed systems by means of gas chromatography. Enzyme activities related to carbon, nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorus cycling were measured fluorometrically. The composition of decomposer microbial communities (fungi, bacteria and actinobacteria) was assessed by using polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis fingerprinting. CO2 production and enzyme activities were significantly higher in the last decay classes of deadwood. The molecular approach highlighted differences in microbial community structure both at species and abundance levels, depending on the rate of decay.

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Roberta Pastorelli; Alessandro E. Agnelli; Isabella De Meo; Anna Graziani; Alessandro Paletto; Alessandra Lagomarsino. Analysis of Microbial Diversity and Greenhouse Gas Production of Decaying Pine Logs. Forests 2017, 8, 224 .

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Roberta Pastorelli, Alessandro E. Agnelli, Isabella De Meo, Anna Graziani, Alessandro Paletto, Alessandra Lagomarsino. Analysis of Microbial Diversity and Greenhouse Gas Production of Decaying Pine Logs. Forests. 2017; 8 (7):224.

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Roberta Pastorelli; Alessandro E. Agnelli; Isabella De Meo; Anna Graziani; Alessandro Paletto; Alessandra Lagomarsino. 2017. "Analysis of Microbial Diversity and Greenhouse Gas Production of Decaying Pine Logs." Forests 8, no. 7: 224.

Research article
Published: 17 November 2011 in International Journal of Ecology
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Social sustainability is a key concept introduced in recent decades by international environmental and forestry policies. The paper illustrates the process of stakeholder consultation for the definition of the objectives of the forest landscape plan conducted in a district of the Italian Apennines. Special attention was given to the farmers group, by reason of the great importance of wood pasture in the management system of this area. The results show that the majority of the interviewees feel a strong bond with their territory and with the traditional activities still carried out there, such as forest grazing. However, there are internal differences within the group, mostly linked to age and territory of origin. The multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) supported the investigation of these differences and the analysis of the relationship between farmers and their territory. Information emerged from the interviews with farmers allowed a better understanding of the dynamics of the territory and was revealed to be useful for the development of the forest landscape plan.

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Isabella De Meo; Maria Giulia Cantiani; Fabrizio Ferretti; Alessandro Paletto. Stakeholders' Perception as Support for Forest Landscape Planning. International Journal of Ecology 2011, 2011, 1 -8.

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Isabella De Meo, Maria Giulia Cantiani, Fabrizio Ferretti, Alessandro Paletto. Stakeholders' Perception as Support for Forest Landscape Planning. International Journal of Ecology. 2011; 2011 ():1-8.

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Isabella De Meo; Maria Giulia Cantiani; Fabrizio Ferretti; Alessandro Paletto. 2011. "Stakeholders' Perception as Support for Forest Landscape Planning." International Journal of Ecology 2011, no. : 1-8.