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2026

Investigating climate-phenology relationships among the most common Italian forest species using Sentinel-2-derived vegetation phenology and productivity products

Vangi E., D'Amico G., Saponaro V., Niccoli M., Tiberi G., Francini S., Borghi C., Collalti A., Parisi F., Chirici G.

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; (accepted)

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One metric, many meanings: Reconciling Water Use Efficiency definitions

Puchi P.F., Saurer M., Collalti A.

Current Climate Change Reports; (accepted)

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Consistent and Harmonized Forest Statistics for Forest-use Intensity Analyses Across Europe (2000–2023)

Weidinger F., Matej S., Egger C., Gingrich S., Rein L., Lerchbaum E., Herold M., Runge A., di Fulvio F., See L., Black K., Pilli R., Vangi E., Máslo J., Cienciala E., Collalti A., Erb K.-H.,

Earth System Science Data Discussion; https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2026-540 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Natural and planted forests differ in the mechanisms regulating productivity and stability

Chen M., Peng D.,  Vangi E., Morichetti M., Collalti A.

bioRxiv; https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.09.10.750640 - PDF - ResearchGate

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A gridded dataset of European Forest Types to support forest monitoring, modelling and reporting

Giannetti F., Zorzi I., Linser S., Neumann M., Cheval S., Collalti A., Vangi E., Grieco E., Morichetti M., D’Amico G., Tudose N. C., Ludvig A., Passarino L., Scriva J., Giambastiani Y., Fattoretto I., Secchi G., Travaglini D., Chirici G., Corona P., Marchetti M., Barbati A.

Earth System Science Data; https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6435-2026 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Forest Tree Species As A Driver Of Beetle Communities And Tree-Related Microhabitat Diversity under Future Climates

Vangi E., D’Amico G., Francini S., Borghi C., Collalti A., Dalmonech D., Marchetti M., Chirici G., Travaglini D., Parisi F.

Forests; https://doi.org/10.3390/f17080896 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Advancing forest management modelling for next-generation Earth system models

Littleton E.W., Bett-Williams K., D’Angiolella R., Dalmonech D., Duran Rojas M.C., Harper B., Pongratz J., Hemming D., Li W., Linser S., Argles A.P.K., Cheval S., Cox P.M., Fisher R., Gregor K., Morichetti M., Neumann M., Räty M., Robertson E., Collalti A.

ESS Open Archive; https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.15008573/v1- PDF - ResearchGate

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Beyond summary: how review papers shape the future of climate change research

Collalti A.

Current Climate Change Reports; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-026-00209-6 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Growing season length enhances black spruce carbon uptake, whereas summer aridity constrains xylem biomass investment: evidence from wood anatomy and carbon fluxes

Genovese G., Rita A., Saracino A., Montagnani L., Tomelleri E., Collalti A., Puchi P. F., Helgason W., Castagneri D.

Environmental and Experimental Botany; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2026.106402 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Climate change will increase forest disturbances in Europe throughout the 21st century

Grünig M., Rammer W., Senf C., Albrich K., André F., Augustynczik A. L. D., Baumann M., Bohn F. J., Bouwman M., Bugmann H., Collalti A., Cristal I., Dalmonech D., De Coligny F., Dobor L., Dollinger C., Espelta J. M., Forrester D. I., Garcia-Gonzalo J., González-Olabarria J. R., Hiltner U., Hlásny T., Honkaniemi J., Huber N., Jonard M., Jönsson A. M., Kunstler G., Lagergren F., Lindner M., Mina M., Moos C., Morin X., Muys B., Nabuurs G.-J., Nieberg M., Patacca M., Peltoniemi M., Reyer C. P. O., Schelhaas M.-J., Storms I., Thom D., Toigo M., Seidl R.

Science; https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adx6329 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Long-term forest-sector mitigation and radiative forcing under contrasting management, climate, and substitution pathways

Boukhris I., Cherubini F., Collalti A., Dalmonech D., Vonderach C., Marano G., Giannetti F., Lahssini S., Santini M., Valentini R.

Journal of Environmental Management; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.129586 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Essential Forest Mitigation Indicators to support management decisions for climate-resilient forest ecosystems

Linser S., Amihaesei V. A., Anand J. S., Baltranaitė E., Barrio Guillo R., Collalti A., Dumitrescu A., Giannetti F., Grieco E., Hapa M., Hemming D., Inácio M., Johannessen M. R., Knutzen F., Lindau A., Littleton E., Marin M., Micu D., Morichetti M., Nazari M., Neumann M., Pereira P., Pop C., Rechid D., Tudose N., Vacik H., Bett-Williams K., Zorzi I., Cheval S.

SSRN; http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7021807

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Loss of competitive strength in European conifer species under climate change

Grünig M., Rammer W., Baumann M., Albrich K., André F., Augustynczik A.L.D., Bohn F.J., Bouwman M., Bugmann H., Collalti A., Cristal I., Dalmonech D., De Caceres M., De Coligny F., Dobor L., Dollinger C., Forrester D.I., Garcia-Gonzalo J., González-Olabarria J.R., Hiltner U., Hlásny T., Honkaniemi J., Huber N., Huth A., Jonard M., Jönsson A.M., Lagergren F., Mina M., Mohren F., Moos C., Morin X., Muys B., Nieberg M., Peltoniemi M., Reyer C.P.O., Storms I., Thom D., Toigo M., Seidl R.

Communications Earth and Environment; https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03582-0 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Decadal climate-driven decoupling between gross primary productivity and tree growth in Mediterranean forests

Dalmonech D.,  Vangi E.,  Chacon Q.-D., Collalti A., 

Forest Ecology and Management; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123843 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Perspectives: Effect of global change drivers on carbon fluxes and resilience of European forests

Gharun M.Gharun M., Angove C., Migliavacca M., Zhou Y., Buckeridge K., Branquinho C., Collalti A., Nybakken L., Zhiyanski M., Sarginci M., Koc I., Donmez A. H., López-Ballesteros A., Godbold D., Machacova K., Guidi C., Koren G., Ostonen-Märtin I., Sell M., Pers-Kamczyc E., Kamczyc J., Aslan T., Preece C., Prikaziuk E., Özkan U., Vitali V., Havrdová A., Grünzweig J. M., Tomelleri E., Ullah S., Stoeva L., Nestola E., Vanguelova E., Guerrieri R., 

Forest Ecology and Management; ​https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123844 - PDF - ResearchGate

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When and where higher-resolution climate data improve impact model performance

Malle J.T., Reyer C.P.O., Amitai Y., Augustynczik A.L.D., Be'eri-Shlevin Y., Ben-Zur E., Burek P., Chaudhari T., Chang J.,

Collalti A., Dalmonech D., Dasgupta S., Didovets I., Djahangard M., Dobor L., François L., Gosling S.N., Hattermann F.F., Huang S., Lischke H., Lorimer T., Merganicova K., Minunno F., Nieberg M., Robinson E.J.Z., Schmid M., Smilovic M., Srinet R., Vangi E., Yang X., Yousefpour R., Ayala A.I., Mercado-Bettin D., Quesada-Chacón D., Karger D.N.

arXiv; https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.17739

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Enhancing ecosystem service provision through the silvicultural management of European black pine stands from afforestation and reforestation

Vangi E., Sacchelli S., Nocentini S., Plutino M., Dalmonech D.,  Collalti A., Travaglini D., Corona P.

Journal of Forestry Research; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-025-01975-z - PDF - ResearchGate​

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Region-specific forest structure pathways reveal climate effects on old-growth tropical forest biomass

Depoortere P., Bauman D., Fayolle A., Phillips O., Bialic-Murphy L., Zohner C., Linden A., Plumacker A., de Lame H., Liang J., Reich P., Gamarra J., Alberti G., Hérault B., Picard N., FR G., de-Miguel S., Nabuurs G., Crowther T., Paquette A., Pretzsch H., Wiser S., Zhou M., Chen H., Verbeeck H., De Cannière C., Sullivan M., Poorter L., Ponette Q., Bauters M., Deblauwe V., Keppel G., Brearley F., Zo-Bi I., Ouattara T., Lawes M., Bongers F., Meave J., Schulze M., Ngoh M., ter Steege H., NL N., Homeier J., Azihou A., Trethowan L., Slik J., Derroire G., Bonal D., FR I., Laurance W., Hemp A., Murdjoko A., Aguirre-Gutiérrez J., Kintamani E., White L., Lewis S., Hector A., Amani C., Andrade A., Angbonga A., Aragão L., Ayushi K., Barem F., Zambrano A., Alvarez-Davila E., CO F., Alvarez-Loayza P., Amstrong E., Araujo-Murakami A., Arroyo L., Baker T., Bako O., Bánki O., NL N., Baraloto C., Barbier N., Barroso J., Bassama P., Beeckman H., BE R., Benu N., ID B., Bihiya H., Birnbaum P., Bitariho R., Boeckx P., Boekee K., Bogaert J., Böhning-Gease K., Boyemba F., CD S., Brandão H., Brienen R., Briseño-Reyes J., Broadbent E., Camargo J., Cassart B., Gatti R., Chave J., Chuyong G., Clark D., Clark C., Collalti A., Collins M., Valverde F., Corral-Rivas J., Couteron P., Sanchez A., Costa L., Soto J., Dar A., Dar J., Dauby G., de Haulleville T., Di Fiore A., Diisi J., K M., Dolezal J., Dongmo N., Doucet J., Droissart V., Engel J., Obiang N., GA I., Espinosa S., Eyre T., AU B., Fauset S., Feldpausch T., Fischer M., Gajapersad K., SR C., Girmansyah D., Gloor E., Amaral I., Gonmadje C., Grieco E., Grogan J., Habonayo R., Harris D., Coronado E., Huamantupa-Chuquimaco I., Hubau W., BE R., Jansen P., Jeffery K., Jumbam B., Kanda N., Kandem N., Yakusu E., Katembo J., Kayijamahe C., RW I., Kearsley E., Kenfack D., Khan M., Killeen T., Kothandaraman S., Kougue R., Kumar A., Kuswandi R., Labrière N., Lasso D., Laurance S., Leal M., NL W., Leblanc H., Libalah M., Lisingo J., Malhi Y., Marimon B., Junior B., Marshall A., Martin E., Martin-Ducup O., Mbasi M., Mbayu F., Mendoza C., Polo I., Mofack G., Monteagudo-Mendoza A., US J., Mtui
A., TZ M., Muthuramkumar S., Narayanan A., Miranda M., Neill D., Neldner V., Tchatchouang E., Ngoula F., Ngugi M., Sainge M., Vargas P., Malavassi E., Camacho N., Pandi V., Gutierrez G., Pardo G., Parthasarathy N., Pelissier R., Pfautsch S., Pijanowski B., US C., Piotto D., Pipoly J., US B., Pitman N., US F., Ploton P., Poulsen J., US T., Ramesh B., Arevalo F., Ramírez-Angulo H., Rasingam L., Réjou-Méchain M., Correa Z., CO J., Spironello W., de Souza C., BR E., Rodriguez L., PE C., Rolim S., Roopsind A., GY C., Rovero F., Sagang L., Saikia P., Salis A., Salla B., Espejo J., Silveira M., Simo-Droissart M., Sirri N., Sonké B., Sundarapandian S., Swaine M., Swanepoel B., US W., Taedoumg H., Tcheferi I., Terborgh J., Thomas D., Thomas R., Mukendi J., Umunay P., US T., Valencia R., Gamarra L., PE J., Ferreira L., BR M., der Heijden G., Martinez R., PE J., Vega-Nieva J., Vilanova E., Alvarado B., Vinceti B., IT B., Vleminckx J., von Gadow K., Vos V., Wasingya E., Watson J., Wortel V., Zagt R., NL T., Zébazé D., Bastin J.

Scientific Reports; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-61888-7 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Decoding carbon allocation in boreal forest: integrating multi-proxy observations and process-based modelling

Puchi P.F., Dalmonech D., Castagneri D., Genovese G., Helgason W., Khomik M., Brilli L., Collalti A.

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110923 - PDF - ResearchGate​

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Climate change, more than management, drives short- and long-term changes in iWUE in a sub-Alpine beech forest

Saponaro V., Dalmonech D., Vangi E., Puchi P.F., Rezaie N., D'andrea E., Tomelleri E., Collalti A.

Journal of Forestry Research; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-025-01942-8 - PDF - ResearchGate​​​

2025

​​​​Resolving the multiple controls of biomass production efficiency in woody plants

Ding R., Nobrega, R., Collalti A., Prentice I.C.

Research Square; https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7651827/v1 - (under review)

 

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Monitoring forest attributes, C-fluxes, and C-stocks using the process-based model 3D-CMCC-FEM at the National level

Vangi E., Dalmonech D., D’Amico G., Grieco E., Morichetti M., Puchi P.F., Francini S., Fares S., Giannetti F., Corona P., Barbetti R., Chirici G., Collalti A.,

Ecological Informatics; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103489 - PDF - ResearchGate

 

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Conversion from coniferous to broadleaved trees can make European forests more climate-effective

Yao Y., Sieber P., Hauser M., Schwaab J., Jäger F., Batibeniz F., Räty M., Pongratz J., Wild M., Lessa Derci Augustynczik A., De Hertog S.J., Griess V., Windisch M.G., Ge J., Collalti A., di Fulvio F., Havlík P., Seneviratne S.I.

Nature Communications; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64580-y - PDF - ResearchGate 

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Earth system response to Heinrich events explained by a bipolar convection seesaw

Willeit, M., Ganopolski, A., Kaufhold, C., Dalmonech D., Liu, B., Ilyna T.

Nature Geoscience;  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01814-0  - PDF ​

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Integrated analysis of harvest statistics provided by remote sensing, National Forest Inventories and administrative survey systems:

An example from Italy

Pilli R., Runge A., Chirici G., Vangi E., Collalti A., Herold M.

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2025.104871 - PDF - ResearchGate 

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Global variation in vegetation carbon use efficiency inferred from eddy covariance observations

Luo X., Zhao R., Chu H., Collalti A., Fatichi S., Keenan T., Lu X., Nguyen N., Prentice I.C., Sun W., Yu K., Yu L.

Nature Ecology and Evolution; http://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02753-0 - PDF - ResearchGate​

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Modelling Forest Growth Under Current and Future Climate

Boukhris I., Marano G., Dalmonech D., Valentini R., Collalti A.

Current Forestry Reports;  http://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-025-00249-5 - PDF - ResearchGate

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ForestScope: Comprehensive tool for analysing soil, climate, and stand data in forest ecosystems.

Nakhavali, M. A., Augustynczik, A. L. D., Repo, A., Vangi, E., & Havlík, P.

Ecological Modelling; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2025.111251 - PDF 

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​Multi-Model Simulations of a Mediterranean Extreme Event: The Impact of Mineral Dust on the VAIA Storm

Landi T.C., Tuccella P., Rizza U., Morichetti M.

Atmosphere;  https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16060745 

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R3DFEM: an R package for running the 3D-CMCC-FEM model

Vangi  E., Dalmonech D., Collalti A.

Earth Science Informatics; http://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-025-01956-0  - PDF - ResearchGate

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TimberTracer: A Comprehensive Framework for the Evaluation of Carbon Sequestration by Forest Management and Substitution of Harvested Wood Products

Boukhris I., Collalti A., Lahssini S., Dalmonech D., Nakhle F., Testolin R., ..., Santini M., Valentini R.

Carbon Balance and Management; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13021-025-00296-2 - PDF - ResearchGate

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​​Modeling carbon and water fluxes in agro-pastoral systems under contrasting climates and different management practices

Leolini L., Costafreda-Aumedes S., Brilli L., Galvagno M., Bindi M., Argenti G., Cammarano D., Bellini E., Dibari C., Wohlfahrt G., Feigenwinter I., Dal Prà A., Dalmonech D., Collalti A., Cremonese E., Filippa G., Staglianò N., Moriondo M.

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110486 - PDF - ResearchGate

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​Evaluating the direct radiative forcing of a giant Saharan dust storm

Rizza U., Grasso F.M., Morichetti M., Tiesi A., Avolio E., Miglietta M.M.

Atmospheric Research; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107875 

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​Climate change impacts on forest elementome and adaptation in forest management

Hu Z., Yan P., Li B., Song X., Li J., Peñuelas J., Collalti A., Fernández-Martínez M.

Current Climate Change Reports; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-025-00200-7 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Mycorrhizal symbioses mediate global forest tree species diversity

Jiang F., Pu X., Schmid B., Reich P., ..., Collalti A., ..., Grieco E., ..., Fang J.

Science Advances; http://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt5743 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Climate warming alters nutrient constraints on CO2 fertilization in global forests

Du E., de Wries W., Collalti A., De Marco A.

Current Climate Change Reports; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-025-00201-6 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Assessing the combined effects of forest management and climate change on carbon and water fluxes in European beech forests

Saponaro V., De Càceres M., Dalmonech D.,  D'Andrea E., Vangi E., Collalti A.

Forest Ecosystems; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2024.100290 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Inconsistency between process-based model and dose-response function in estimating Biomass losses in Northern Hemisphere due to elevated O3

Sorrentino B., Anav A., Calatayud V., Collalti A., Sicard P., Leca S., Fornasier F., Paoletti E., De Marco A.

Environmental Pollution; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125379 - PDF - ResearchGate

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2024

​​​​Emissions of climate-altering species from open vegetation fires in the Mediterranean region
Hundal R.A., Annadate S., Cesari R., Collalti A., Maione M., Cristofanelli P.

Science of the Total Environment; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177713 - PDF - ResearchGate

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CHIMBO Air Quality Modeling System: Verification and Processes Analysis
Landi T.C.; Paglione M., Morichetti M., Grasso F.M., Roccato F., Cesari R., Drofa O.

Atmosphere; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15111386 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Impacts Of Deforestation And Land Use/Land Cover Change On Carbon Stock And Dynamics In The Jomoro District, Ghana
Grieco E., Vangi E., Chiti T., Collalti A.
Journal of Environmental Management; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121993- PDF - ResearchGate

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Stand age diversity (and more than climate change) affects forests’ resilience and stability, although unevenly
Vangi E., Dalmonech D., Cioccolo E., Marano G., Bianchini L., Puchi P.F., Grieco E., Cescatti A., Colantoni A., Chirici G., Collalti A.

Journal of Environmental Management; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121822 - PDF - Researchgate

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Modeling Forest Response to Climate Change
Marano G., Dalmonech D., Collalti A.

Forests; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15071194 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Evaluating the direct radiative forcing of a giant Saharan dust storm
Rizza U., Grasso F.M., Morichetti M., Tiesi A., Avolio E., de Tomasi F., Miglietta M.M.

Atmospheric Research; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107875 

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Predicted Future Changes in the Mean Seasonal Carbon Cycle Due to Climate Change
Morichetti M., Vangi E., Collalti A.

Forests; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15071124 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Meteorological, chemical and biological evaluation of the coupled chemistry-climate WRF-Chem model from regional to urban scale. An impact-oriented application for human health
Anav A., Sorrentino B., Collalti A., Paoletti E., Sicard P., Coulibaly F., Manzini J., Hoshika Y., De Marco A.
Environmental Research; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.119401 - PDF - ResearchGate  

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Stand Age and Climate Change Effects on Carbon Increments and Stock Dynamics
Vangi E., Dalmonech D., Morichetti M., Grieco E., Giannetti F., D'Amico G., Nakhavali M., Chirici G., Collalti A.

Forests; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15071120 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Different climate conditions drive variations in gross primary productivity and woody biomass accumulation in a temperate and a boreal conifer forest in Canada
Puchi P. F., Khomik M., Helgason W., Altaf Arain M., Castagneri D

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110125

 

 

Forest species mapping and area proportion estimation combining Sentinel-2  harmonic predictors and national forest inventory data 
Francini S., Schelhaas M.-J., Vangi E., Lerink B.-J., Nabuurs G.-J., McRoberts R.E., Chirici G.

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2024.103935

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A harmonized database of European forest simulations under climate change
Grünig M., Rammer W., Albrich A., Andrè F., Augustynczik A.L.D., Bohn F., Bowman M., Bugmann H., Collalti A., Cristal I., Dalmonech D., De Caceres M., De Coligny F., Dobor L., Dollinger C., Forrester D.I., Garcia-Gonzalo J., González J.R., Hiltner U., Hlásny T., Honkaniemi J., Huber N., Jonard M., Jönsson A.M., Lagergren F., Nieberg M., Mina M., Mohren F., Moos C., Morin X., Muys B., Peltoniemi M., Reyer C.P.O., Storms I., Thom D., Toigo M., Seidl R.

Data in Brief; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110384 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Tree-Related Microhabitats and Multi-Taxon Biodiversity Quantification Exploiting ALS Data 
Parisi F., D’Amico G., Vangi E., Chirici G., Francini S., Cocozza C., Giannetti F., Londi G., Nocentini S., Borghi C., Travaglini D.

Forests; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15040660 

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Contrasting patterns of water use efficiency and annual radial growth among European beech forests along the Italian peninsula
Puchi P. F., Dalmonech D., Vangi, E., Battipaglia G., Tognetti R., Collalti A.

Scientific Reports; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57293-7 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Deciduous forests use carbon more efficiently than evergreen forests
Luo X., Zhao H., Chu H., Collalti A., Fatichi S., Keenan T., Lu X., Nguyen N., Prentice I.C., Sun W., Yu L.

Research Square; https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3989566/v1 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Regional estimates of gross primary production applying the Process-Based Model 3D-CMCC-FEM vs. Remote-Sensing multiple datasets
Dalmonech D., Vangi E.,Chiesi M., Chirici G., Fibbi L., Giannetti F., Marano G., Massari C., Nolè A., Xiao J., Collalti A.

European Journal of Remote Sensing; https://doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2023.2301657 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Validating GEDI tree canopy cover product across forest types using co-registered aerial LiDAR data
Li X., Li L., Ni W., Mu X., Wu X., Vaglio Laurin G., Vangi E., Stereńczak K., Chirici G., Yu S., Huan H.

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2023.11.024

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2023

Robotics in Forest Inventories: SPOT’s First Steps 
Chirici, G., Giannetti, F., D’Amico, G., Vangi, E., Francini, S., Borghi, C., Corona, P., Travaglini, D. 

Forests; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14112170 - PDF

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The Earth system model CLIMBER-X v1.0 – Part 2: The global carbon cycle
Willeit M., Ilyina T., Liu B., Heinze C., Perrette M., Heinemann M., Dalmonech D., Brovkin V., Munhoven G., Börker J., Hartmann J., Romero-Mujalli G., and Ganopolski A.

Geoscientific Model Development; https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-3501-2023 - PDF

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GPP and the predictability of CO2: more uncertainty in what we predict than how well we predict it
Dunkl I., Lovenduski N., Collalti A., Arora V. K., Ilyina T., and Brovkin V.

Biogeosciences; https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-3523-2023 - PDF - ResearchGate

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ForestClim – Bioclimatic variables for microclimate temperatures in European forests
Haesen S., Lembrechts J.J., De Frenne P., Lenoir J., Aalto J., Ashcroft M.B., Kopecky M., Luoto M., Maclean I., Nijs I., Niittynen P., van den Hoogen J., Arriga N., Brůna J., Buchman N., Čiliak M., Collalti A., De Lombaerde E., Descombes P., Gharun M., Goded I., Govaert S., Greiser C., Grelle A., Gruening C., Hederová L., Hylander K., Kreyling J., Kruijt B., Macek M., Máliš F., Man M., Manca G., Matula G., Meeussen C., Merinero S., Minerbi S., Montagnani L., Muffler M., Ogaya R., Penuelas J., Plichta R., Portillo-Estrada M., Schmeddes J., Shekhar A., Spicher F., Ujházyová M., Vangansbeke P., Weigel R., Wild J., Zellweger F., Van Meerbeek K.

Global Change Biology; https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16678 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Sentinel-2 time series analysis for monitoring multi-taxon biodiversity in mountain beech forests
Parisi F., Vangi E., Francini S., D’Amico G., Chirici G., Marchetti M., Lombardi F., Travaglini D., Ravera S., De Santis E., Tognetti R.

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change; https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1020477

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Calibrating a Process-Based Model to Enhance Robustness in Carbon Sequestration Simulations: The Case of Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti ex Carrière
Boukhris I., Lahssini S., Collalti A., Moukrim S., Santini M., Chiti T., Valentini R.

Forests; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159361 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Revealing how intra- and inter-annual variability of carbon uptake (GPP) affects wood cell biomass in an eastern white pine forest
Puchi P. F., Khomik M., Frigo D., Altaf Arain M., Fonti P., von Arx G., Castagneri D.

Environmental Research Letters; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acb2df

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Simulating diverse forest management in a changing climate on a Pinus nigra subsp. laricio plantation in Southern Italy
Testolin R., Dalmonech D., Marano G., Bagnara M., ..., Noce S., Collalti A.
Science of the Total Environment; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159361
- PDF - ResearchGate
 

2022

3D-CMCC-FEM (Coupled Model Carbon Cycle). BioGeoChemical and Biophysical Forest Ecosystem - User’s Guide
Collalti A., Dalmonech D., Marano G., Vangi E., Puchi P., Grieco E., Orrico M.

CNR Edizioni; https://www.cnr.it/sites/default/files/public/media/attivita/editoria/3D-CMCC-FEM_User_Guide_v.2_July_2023.pdf - PDF - ResearchGate

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GEDI4R: an R package for NASA’s GEDI level 4 A data downloading, processing and visualization
Vangi E., D'Amico G., Francini S., Chirici G.

Earth Science Informatics; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-022-00915-3 - ResearchGate

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Wall-to-Wall Mapping of Forest Biomass and Wood Volume Increment in Italy
Giannetti F., Chirici G., Vangi E., Corona P., Maselli F., Chiesi M., D'Amico G., Puletti N.

Forests; https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/12/1989 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Feasibility of enhancing carbon sequestration and stock capacity in temperate and boreal European forests via changes to management regimes
Dalmonech D., Marano G., Amthor J., Cescatti A., Lindner M., Trotta C., Collalti A.

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.109203 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Accuracy, realism and general applicability of European forest models
Mahnken M., Cailleret M., Collalti A., Trotta C., Biondo C., D'Andrea E., Dalmonech D., Marano G., Mäkelä A., Minunno F., Peltoniemi M., Trotsiuk V., Nadal-Sala D., Sabaté S., Vallet P., Aussenac R., Cameron D.R., Bohn F.J., Grote R., Augustynczik A.L.D., Yousefpour R., Huber N., Bugmann H., Merganikova K., Merganic J., Valent P., Lash-Born P., Hartig F., Vega del Valle I.D., Volkholz J., Gustch M., ..., Krejza J., Ibrom A., Meesenburg H., Rötzer T., van der Maaten-Theunissen M., van der Maaten E., Reyer C.P.O.

Global Change Biology;  https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16384 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Strategic roadmap to assess forest vulnerability under air pollution and climate change
De Marco A., Sicard P., Feng Z., Aganthokleous E., Alonso R., Araminiene V., Augustatis A., Badea O., Beasley J.C., Branquinho C., Bruckman V.J., Collalti A., David-Schwartz R., Domingos M., Du E., Garcia-Gomez H., Hashimoto S., Hoshika Y., Jakovlievic T., McNulty S., Oksaena E., Khaniabadi Y.O., Prescher A.-K., Saitanis C.J., Sase H., Schmitz A., Voight G., Watanabe M., Wood M.D., Kozlov M.V., Paoletti E. 

Global Change Biology;  https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16278 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Ozone modelling and mapping for risk assessment: an overview of different approaches for human and ecosystems health
De Marco A., Garcia-Gomez H., Collalti A., Khaniabadi Y. O., Feng Z., Proietti C., Vitale M., Anav A., Paoletti E.

Environmental Research; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113048 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Legislative and functional aspects of different metrics used for ozone risk assessment to forests
Anav A., De Marco A., Collalti A., Emberson L., Feng Z., Lombardozzi D., Sicard P., Verbeke T., Viovy N., Vitale M., Paoletti E.

Environmental Pollution; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118690 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Simulating tree growth response to climate change in structurally-diverse oak and beech forests
De Wergifosse L., Andrè F., Goosse H., Boczon A., Cecchini S., Ciceu A., Collalti A., ..., Jonard M.

Science of the Total Environment; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150422 - PDF - ResearchGate

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2021

ForestTemp – sub-canopy microclimate temperatures of European forests
Haesen S., Lembrechts J.J., De Frenne P., Lenoir J., Aalto J., Ashcroft M.B., Kopecky M., Luoto M., Maclean I., Nijs I., Niittynen P., van den Hoogen J., Arriga N., Brůna J., Buchman N., Čiliak M., Collalti A., De Lombaerde E., Descombes P., Gharun M., Goded I., Govaert S., Greiser C., Grelle A., Gruening C., Hederová L., Hylander K., Kreyling J., Kruijt B., Macek M., Máliš F., Man M., Manca G., Matula G., Meeussen C., Merinero S., Minerbi S., Montagnani L., Muffler M., Ogaya R., Penuelas J., Plichta R., Portillo-Estrada M., Schmeddes J., Shekhar A., Spicher F., Ujházyová M., Vangansbeke P., Weigel R., Wild J., Zellweger F., Van Meerbeek K.

Global Change Biology; https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15892 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Rise and fall of vegetation primary production resilience to climate variability anticipated by a large ensemble of Earth System Models' simulations
Zampieri M., Grizzetti B., Toreti A., De Palma P., Collalti A.

Environmental Research Letter; https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac2407 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Unravelling resilience mechanisms in forests: role of non-structural carbohydrates in responding to extreme weather events
D'Andrea E., Scartazza A., Battistelli A., Collalti A., Proietti S., Rezaie N., ..., Moscatello S.

Tree Physiology; https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpab044 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Tackling unresolved questions in forest ecology: the past and future role of simulations models
Maréchaux I., Langerwisch F., Huth A., Bugmann H., Morin X., Reyer C.P.O., Seidl R., Collalti A., Dantas de Paula M., Fischer R., Gutsch M., Lexer M.J., Lischke H., Rammig A., Rödig E., Sakschewski B., Tauber F., Thonicke K., Vacchiano G., Bohn F.J.

Ecology and Evolution; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7391 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Challenges and opportunities for enhancing food security and greenhouse gas mitigation in smallholder farming in sub-Saharan Africa. A review
Dong-Gill K., Grieco E., Bombelli A., Hickman J.E., Sanz-Cobena A.

Food security; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-021-01149-9 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Growth and Allocation of Woody Biomass in Forest Trees Based on Environmental Conditions
Collalti A., Todaro L., Rita A.

Forests; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12020154 - PDF - ResearchGate

​​This is an Editorial belonging on the Forests Special Issue "Growth and Allocation of Woody Biomass in Forest Trees Based on Environmental Conditions"

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Simulating the effects of thinning and species mixing on stands of oak (Quercus petrea (Matt.) Liebl. / Quercus robur L.) and pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) across Europe
Engel M., Vospernik S., Toigo M., Morin X., Tomao A., Trotta C., Steckel M., Barbati A., Nothdurft A. Pretzsch H., del Rio M., Skrzyszewski J., Ponette Q., Lof M., Jansons A., Brazaitis G.

Ecological Modelling; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109406 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Model-based Estimation of Amazonian Forests Recovery Time After Drought and Fire Events
Lopes de Faria B., Marano G., Piponiot C., Silva C.A., Dantas V.L., Rattis L., Rech A., Collalti A.

Forests; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010008 - PDF - ResearchGate

2020

Forest production efficiency increases with growth temperature
Collalti, A., Ibrom, A., Stockmarr, A., Cescatti, A., Alkama, R., Fernández-Martínez, M., ... & Prentice, I. C.

Nature Communications; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19187-w - PDF - ResearchGate

​See also the blog post in Nature Ecology and Evolution and at Prentice Lab. WordPress page

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See also blog post in Nature Ecology and Evolution and at Prentice Lab. wordpress page

Frost and drought: effects of extreme weather events on stem carbon dynamics in a Mediterranean beech forest
D'Andrea E., Rezaie N., Prislan P., Gričar J, Collalti A., Muhr J., Matteucci G.

Plant, Cell & Environment; https://doi.org/10.1002/PCE.13858 - PDF - ResearchGate

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The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data
Pastorello G., Trotta C., Canfora E., Chu H., Christianson D., Cheah Y.-W., Poindexter C., Chen J., Elbashandy A., Humphrey M., Isaac P., Polidori D., Ribeca A., van Ingen C., Zhang L., Amiro B., Ammann C., Arain M.A., Ardo J., Arkebauer T., Arndt S.K., Arriga N., Aubinet M., Aurela M., Baldocchi D., Barr A., Beamesderfer E., Marchesini L.B., Bergeron O., Beringer J., Bernhofer C., Berveiller D., Billesbach D., Black T.A., Blanken P.D., Bohrer G., Boike J., Bolstad P.V., Bonal D., Bonnefond J.-M., Bowling D.R., Bracho R., Brodeur J., Brummer C., Buchmann N., Burban B., Burns S.P., Buysse P., Cale P., Cavagna M., Cellier P., Chen S., Chini I., Christensen T.R., Cleverly J., Collalti A., Consalvo C., Cook B.D., Cook D., Coursolle C., Cremonese E., Curtis P.S., D'Andrea E., da Rocha H., Dai X., Davis K.J., De Cinti B., de Grandcourt A., De Ligne A., De Oliveira R.C., Delpierre N., Desai A.R., Di Bella C.M., di Tommasi P., Dolman H., Domingo F., Dong G., Dore S., Duce P., Dufrene E., Dunn A., Dusek J., Eamus D., Eichelmann U., ElKhidir H.A.M., Eugster W., Ewenz C.M., Ewers B., Famulari D., Fares S., Feigenwinter I., Feitz A., Fensholt R., Filippa G., Fischer M., Frank J., Galvagno M., Gharun M., Gianelle D., Gielen B., Gioli B., Gitelson A., Goded I., Goeckede M., Goldstein A.H., Gough C.M., Goulden M.L., Graf A., Griebel A., Gruening C., Grunwald T., Hammerle A., Han S., Han X., Hansen B.U., Hanson C., Hatakka J., He Y., Hehn M., Heinesch B., Hinko-Najera N., Hortnagl L., Hutley L., Ibrom A., Ikawa H., Jackowicz-Korczynski M., Janous D., Jans W., Jassal R., Jiang S., Kato T., Khomik M., Klatt J., Knohl A., Knox S., Kobayashi H., Koerber G., Kolle O., Kosugi Y., Kotani A., Kowalski A., Kruijt B., Kurbatova J., Kutsch W.L., Kwon H., Launiainen S., Laurila T., Law B., Leuning R., Li Y., Liddell M., Limousin J.-M., Lion M., Liska A.J., Lohila A., Lopez-Ballesteros A., Lopez-Blanco E., Loubet B., Loustau D., Lucas-Moffat A., Luers J., Ma S., Macfarlane C., Magliulo V., Maier R., Mammarella I., Manca G., Marcolla B., Margolis H.A., Marras S., Massman W., Mastepanov M., Matamala R., Matthes J.H., Mazzenga F., McCaughey H., McHugh I., McMillan A.M.S., Merbold L., Meyer W., Meyers T., Miller S.D., Minerbi S., Moderow U., Monson R.K., Montagnani L., Moore C.E., Moors E., Moreaux V., Moureaux C., Munger J.W., Nakai T., Neirynck J., Nesic Z., Nicolini G., Noormets A., Northwood M., Nosetto M., Nouvellon Y., Novick K., Oechel W., Olesen J.E., Ourcival J.-M., Papuga S.A., Parmentier F.-J., Paul-Limoges E., Pavelka M., Peichl M., Pendall E., Phillips R.P., Pilegaard K., Pirk N., Posse G., Powell T., Prasse H., Prober S.M., Rambal S., Rannik U., Raz-Yaseef N., Reed D., de Dios V.R., Restrepo-Coupe N., Reverter B.R., Roland M., Sabbatini S., Sachs T., Saleska S.R., Sanchez-Canete E.P., Sanchez-Mejia Z.M., Schmid H.P., Schmidt M., Schneider K., Schrader F., Schroder I., Scott R.L., Sedlak P., Serrano-Ortiz P., Shao C., Shi P., Shironya I., Siebicke L., Sigut L., Silberstein R., Sirca C., Spano D., Steinbrecher R., Stevens R.M., Sturtevant C., Suyker A., Tagesson T., Takanashi S., Tang Y., Tapper N., Thom J., Tiedemann F., Tomassucci M., Tuovinen J.-P., Urbanski S., Valentini R., van der Molen M., van Gorsel E., van Huissteden K., Varlagin A., Verfaillie J., Vesala T., Vincke C., Vitale D., Vygodskaya N., Walker J.P., Walter-Shea E., Wang H., Weber R., Westermann S., Wille C., Wofsy S., Wohlfahrt G., Wolf S., Woodgate W., Li Y., Zampedri R., Zhang J., Zhou G., Zona D., Agarwal D., Biraud S., Torn M., Papale D.

Scientific Data; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0534-3 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Reply to: Nutrient scarcity cannot cause mast seeding
Fernández-Martínez M., Sayol F., LaMontagne J.M., Bogdziewicz M., Collalti A., Hacket-Pain A., Vacchiano G., Espelta J.M., Peñuelas J., Janssens I.A.

Nature Plants; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-0703-6 - PDF - ResearchGate

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The PROFOUND database for evaluating vegetation models and simulating climate impacts on European forests
Reyer C.P.O., Silveyra Gonzalez R., Dolos K., Hartig F., Hauf Y., Noack M., Lasch-Born P., Rötzer T., Pretzsch H., Meesenburg H., Fleck S., Wagner M., Bolte A., Sanders T.G.M., Kolari P., Mäkelä A., Vesala T., Mammarella I., Pumpanen J., Collalti A.,  Trotta C., M., ..., D'Andrea E., Foltýnová L., KreJza J., Ibrom A., Pilegaard K., Loustau D., Bonnefond J.-M., Berbigier P., Picart D., Lafont S., Dietze M., Cameron D., Vieno M., Tian H., Palacios-Orueta A., Cicundez V., Recuero L., Wiese K., Büchner M., Lange S., Volkholz J., Kim H., Horemans J. A., Bohn F., Steinkamp J., Chikalanov A., Weedon G.P., Sheffield J., Babst F., Vega del Valle I., Suckow F., Martel S., Mahnken M., Gutsch M., Frieler K.

Earth System Science Data; https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-1295-2020 - PDF - ResearchGate

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"Models of tree and stand dynamics": a differential journey through forest modelling
Marano G., Collalti A.

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry; https://doi.org/10.10.3832/ifor0061-013 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Preface: Climate Change Impact on Plant Ecology
Vitale M., Collalti A.

Climate; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli8050059 - PDF - ResearchGate

​​This is a Preface presenting the Climate Special Issue "Climate Change Impact on Plant Ecology"

 

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Plant respiration: Controlled by photosynthesis or biomass?
Collalti A., Tjoelker M.G., Hoch G., Mäkelä A., Guidolotti G., Heskel M., Petit G., Ryan M.G., Battipaglia G., ..., Prentice I.C.

Global Change Biology; https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14857 - PDF - ResearchGate

See also post by CNR stampa J. 2020, CNR news

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2019

A Geospatial Decision Support System Tool for Supporting Integrated Forest Knowledge at the Landscape Scale
Marano G., Langella G., Basile A., Cona F., De Michele C., Manna P., Teobaldelli M., Saracino A., Terribile F

Forests; https://doi.org/10.3390/f10080690 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Forest carbon allocation modelling under climate change
Merganičová K., Merganič J., Lehtonen A., Vacchiano G., Ostrogović Sever M.Z., Augustynczik A.L.D., Grote R., Kyselová I., Mäkelä A., Yousefpour R., Krejza J., Collalti A., Reyer C.P.O.

Tree Physiology; https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpz105 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Global Variability of Simulated and Observed Vegetation Growing Season
Peano D., Materia S., Collalti A., Alessandri A., Anav A., Bombelli A., Gualdi S.

Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences; https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004881 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Is NPP proportional to GPP? Waring's hypothesis twenty years on
Collalti A. and Prentice I.C.

Tree Physiology; https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpz034 - PDF - ResearchGate

See also review D. Baldocchi, F1000 Recommendation

See also review by J. Stinziano, Botany One

See also commentary by Landsberg et al. 2020, Tree Physiology

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Nutrient scarcity as a selective pressure for mast seeding
Fernández-Martínez M., Pearse I., Sardans J., Sayol F., Keonig W.D., LaMontagne J.M., Bogdziewicz M., Collalti A., Hacket-Pain A., Vacchiano G., Espelta J.M., Peñuelas J., Janssens I.A.

Nature Plants; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-019-0549-y - PDF - ResearchGate

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The sensitivity of the forest carbon budget shifts across processes along with stand development and climate change
Collalti A., Thornton P.E., Cescatti A., Rita A., Borghetti M., Nolé A., Trotta C., Ciais P., ...

Ecological Applications; https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1837 - PDF - ResearchGate

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2018

Thinning can reduce losses in carbon use efficiency and carbon stocks in managed forests under warmer climate
​Collalti A., Trotta C., Keenan T.F., Ibrom A., Bond-Lamberty B., Grote R., Vicca S., Reyer C.P.O., Migliavacca M., Veroustraete F., Anav A., Campioli M.,  Scoccimarro E., Sigut L., Grieco E., Cescatti A., ...

Journal of Advances in Modelling Earth System; https://doi.org/10.1029/2018MS001275 - PDF - ResearchGate

See also post by PEFC news 2019 (Italian)

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Reproducing reproduction: how to simulate mast seeding in Forest models
Vacchiano G., Ascoli D., Berzaghi F., Lucas-Borja M.E., Caignard T., Collalti A., Mairota P., Palanghianu C., Reyer C.P.O., Sanders T.A.M., Schermer E., Wohlgemuth T., Hacket-Pain A.

Ecological Modelling; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.03.004 - PDF - ResearchGate

2017

The Role of Respiration in Estimation of Net Carbon Cycle: Coupling Soil Carbon Dynamics and Canopy Turnover in a Novel Version of 3D-CMCC Forest Ecosystem Model
Marconi S., Chiti T., Nolè A., Valentini R. and Collalti A.

Forests; https://doi.org/10.3390/f8060220 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Simulation, calibration and validation protocols for the model 3D-CMCC-CNR-FEM: a case study in the Bonis’ watershed (Calabria, Italy)
Collalti A., Biondo C., Buttafuoco G., Maesano M., Caloiero T., Lucà F., Pellicone G., Ricca N., Salvati R., Veltri A., ...

Forest@; https://doi.org/10.3832/efor2368-014 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Likelihood of changes in forest species suitability, distribution, and diversity under future climate: The case of Southern Europe
Noce S., Collalti A., Santini M.

Ecology and Evolution; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3427 - PDF - ResearchGate

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2016

Validation of 3D-CMCC Forest Ecosystem Model (v.5.1) against eddy covariance data for 10 European forest sites
Collalti A., Marconi S., Ibrom A., Trotta C., Anav A., D’Andrea E., ..., Montagnani L., Gielen B., Mammarella I., Grunwald T., Knohl A., Berninger F., Zhao Y., Valentini R., Santini M.

Geoscientific Model Development; https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-479-2016 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Hot Spot maps of forest presence in the Mediterranean Basin
Noce S., Collalti A., Valentini R., Santini M.

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry; https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor1802-009 - PDF - ResearchGate

2014

A process-based model to simulate growth in forests with complex structure: evaluation and use of 3D-CMCC Forest Ecosystem Model in a deciduous forest in Central Italy
Collalti A., Perugini L., Chiti T., Nolè A., ..., Valentini R.

Ecological Modelling; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.09.016 - PDF - ResearchGate

2013

Assessing temporal variation of primary and ecosystem production in two Mediterranean forests using a modified 3-PG model
Nolè A., Collalti A., Magnani F., Duce P., Ferrara A., Mancino G., Marras S., Sirca C., Spano D., Borghetti M.

Annals of Forest Science; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0315-7 - PDF - ResearchGate

Master thesis 
Ph.D. thesis 

Advancing forest-sector climate mitigation: A system modeling approach to forest growth, wood use, and substitution effects under climate change

Ph.D. candidate: Boukhris I; Tutor(s):  Valentini R., Collalti A.

University of Tuscia Ph.D. Thesis, 2025

 

 

Forest Management and Climate Change: Effects on Carbon Dynamics and Water Use Efficiency in European Beech

Ph.D. candidate: Saponaro V.; Tutor(s): Chiti T., Dalmonech D., Collalti A.

University of Tuscia Ph.D. Thesis, 2025

 

Modelling the effects of climate change on soil heterotrophic respiration in forest ecosystems. Empirical versus Mechanistic approach.

Ph.D. candidate: Biondo C.; Tutor(s): Papale D., Collalti A.

University of Tuscia Ph.D. Thesis, 2020 - PDF - ResearchGate

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​Climate change mitigation by forests: a case study on the role of management on carbon dynamics of a pine forest in South Italy

Ph.D. candidate: Pellicone G.; Tutor(s): ..., Collalti A.

University of Tuscia Ph.D. Thesis, 2018 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Assessing NEE and Carbon Dynamics among 5 European Forest types: Development and Validation of a new Phenology and Soil Carbon routines within the process-oriented 3D-CMCC-Forest-Ecosystem Model

M.Sc. candidate: Marconi S.; Tutos(s): Chiti T., Valentini R., Collalti A.

University of Tuscia M. Sc. Thesis, 2014 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Sviluppo di un modello dinamico ecologico-forestale per foreste a struttura complessa 

Ph.D. candidate: Collalti A., Tutor(s):  Valentini R.

University of Tuscia Ph.D. Thesis, 2011 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Books and
book chapters 

Monitoring and Predicting Forest Growth and Dynamics (Book)
Collalti A., Dalmonech D., Vangi E., Marano G., Puchi P.F., Morichetti M., Saponaro V., Orrico, M.R., Grieco E.

CNR Edizioni;  https://doi.org/10.32018/ForModLab-book-2024 - PDF - ResearchGate - ISBN 978-88-8080-655-4

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Modeling Forest Response to Climate Change (Book)

Dalmonech D., Marano G., Collalti A.

MDPI AG;  https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-7258-1758-0 - PDF - ResearchGate - ISBN 978-3-7258-1757-3

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3D-CMCC-FEM (Coupled Model Carbon Cycle) BioGeoChemical and Biophysical Forest Ecosystem Model User's Guide (v.5.x.x)

Collalti A., Dalmonech D., Marano G., Vangi E., Puchi P., Grieco E., Orrico M.

CNR Edizioni; https://doi.org/10.32018/3D-CMCC-FEM-2022 - PFD - ResearchGate - ISBN 978-88-8080-573-1

 

 

Growth and Allocation of Woody Biomass in Forest Trees Based on Environmental Conditions

Todaro L., Rita A., Collalti A.

MDPI AG, https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-0437-7, ISBN 978-3-0365-0436-0 - PDF - ResearchGate

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​The Role of Respiration in Estimation of Net Carbon Cycle: Coupling Soil Carbon Dynamics and Canopy Turnover in a Novel Version of 3D-CMCC Forest Ecosystem Model

Marconi S., Chiti T., Nolè A., Valentini R., Collalti A.

in: "Forest Soil Respiration under Climate Change" Jandl R., Rodeghiero M, Forest MDPI, ISBN 978-3-03897-179-5, 2018 - PDF - ResearchGate

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​Adaptation and Mitigation

Barbati A., Scarascia-Mugnozza G., Sezgin A., Blasi E., Calama R., Canaveira P., Cicatiello C., Collalti A., del Rio M., Ducci P., Perugini L.

in: "State of Mediterranean Forests 2018" Food and Agricolture Organization of the United Nations and Plan Bleu, ISBN 978-92-5-131047-2, 2018 - PDF - ResearchGate

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The Role of Managed Forest Ecosystems: A Modeling Based Approach

Nolè A., Collalti A., Borghetti M., Chiesi M., Chirici G., Magnani F., Marras S., Maselli F., Sirca C., Spano D., Valentini R.

in: "The Greenhouse Gas Balance of Italy" Valentini R., Miglietta F. Environmental Science & Engineering, Springer, ISSN 1863-5520, 2015 - PDF - ResearchGate

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Databases 

Forest production efficiency increases with growth temperature

Collalti A., Ibrom A., Stockmarr A., Cescatti A., Alkama R., Fernández-Martínez M., ..., Sitch S., Friedlingstein P., Ciais P., Goll D.S., Nabel J.E.M.S., Pongratz J., Arneth A., Haverd V., Prentice I.C..
Zenodo; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3953478  

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The PROFOUND database for evaluating vegetation models and simulating climate impacts on forests

Reyer C.P.O., Silveyra Gonzalez R., Dolos K., Hartig F., Hauf Y., Noack M., Lasch-Born P., Rötzer T., Pretzsch H., Meesenburg H., Fleck S., Wagner M., Bolte A., Sanders T., Kolari P., Mäkelä A., Vesala T., Mammarella I., Pumpanen J., ..., Collalti A., D’Andrea E., Trotta C., Foltýnová L., Krejza J., Ibrom A., Pilegaard K., Loustau D., Bonnefond J.-M., Berbigier P., Picart D., Lafont S., Dietze M., Cameron D., Vieno M., Tian H., Palacios A., Cicuendez V., Recuero L., Wieze K., Büchner M., Lange S., Volkholz J., Kim H., Weedon G.P., Sheffield J., Vega del Valle I., Suckow F., Horemans J., Martel S., Bohn F., Steinkamp J., Chikalanov A., Frieler K.
V.0.1.12. GFZ Data Services: http://doi.org/10.5880/PIK.2019.008

 

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