Carbon mitigation potential of different forest ecosystems under climate change and various managements in Italy

C Calfapietra, A Barbati, L Perugini… - Ecosystem Health …, 2015 - spj.science.org
This study reviews carbon stocks and carbon dynamics in different types of forest land in
Italy: ordinary managed forests, forest plantations, old growth forests, and trees outside …

Soil carbon stock in relation to soil properties and landscape position in a forest ecosystem of southern Italy (Calabria region)

M Conforti, F Lucà, F Scarciglia, G Matteucci… - Catena, 2016 - Elsevier
Carbon (C) storage in forest soils is of great importance both to forest ecosystems and to
reduce the CO 2 in atmosphere. Knowledge of spatial pattern of soil organic carbon (SOC) …

Bioclimate and growth history affect beech lifespan in the I talian A lps and A pennines

A Di Filippo, F Biondi, M Maugeri… - Global change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
When site factors reduce growth rates, tree lifespan tends to increase. This study
investigates processes leading to such inverse relationship in F agus sylvatica stands …

Carbon concentrations and carbon storage capacity of three old-growth forests in the Sila National Park, Southern Italy

G Di Matteo, G Luzzi, A Basile, A Sposato… - Journal of Forestry …, 2023 - Springer
Old-growth forests play a key-role in reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2)
concentrations by storing large CO2 amounts in biomass and soil over time. This quantifies …

Tree size distribution at increasing spatial scales converges to the rotated sigmoid curve in two old-growth beech stands of the Italian Apennines

A Alessandrini, F Biondi, A Di Filippo, E Ziaco… - Forest Ecology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Tree size distributions of old-growth forests are a fundamental tool for both scientific analysis
and conservation management. In old-growth forests the diameter distribution shape may …

Saproxylic beetles in three relict beech forests of central Italy: analysis of environmental parameters and implications for forest management

LR De Zan, F Bellotti, D D'Amato… - Forest Ecology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Three relict beech forest of central Italy were surveyed by different trap types: pitfall traps,
and three different types of windows flight traps. Species richness and similarity of saproxylic …

The influence of forest management on beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stand structure and genetic diversity

D Paffetti, D Travaglini, A Buonamici… - Forest Ecology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The influence of forest management on stand structure and genetic diversity was studied in
a European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest in the Gran Sasso–Laga National Park …

The role of vegetation in elevational diversity patterns of tenebrionid beetles in Central Italy

S Fattorini - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
Vegetation tends to vary in a systematic fashion along elevational gradients, leading to the
possibility of recognizing distinct vegetational belts, which are frequently used to describe …

Bioclimatic analysis in a region of southern Italy (Calabria)

T Caloiero, G Callegari, N Cantasano… - Plant Biosystems-An …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, an analysis of precipitation and temperature data has been performed over 67
series observed in a region of southern Italy (Calabria). At first, to detect possible trends in …

Forest management, canopy cover and geographical distance affect saproxylic beetle communities of small-diameter beech deadwood

S Hardersen, ALM Macagno, S Chiari, P Audisio… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Beetles (Coleoptera) are the most diverse and species-rich insect order in saproxylic
communities, and play a key role in forest dynamics. To prioritize conservation measures, a …