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  1. Sperry’s packing rule affects the spatial proximity but not clustering of xylem conduits: the case of Fagus sylvatica L.

    Article • IAWA Journal, September 2020, Brill

    Angelo Rita, Antonio Saracino

  2. Xylem Functional Traits as Indicators of Health in Mediterranean Forests

    Article • Current Forestry Reports, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Angelo Rita

  3. Identification of Suitable Areas for Biomass Power Plant Construction through Environmental Impact Assessment of Forest Harvesting Residues Transportation

    Article • Energies, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Angelo Rita

  4. Detecting Burn Severity across Mediterranean Forest Types by Coupling Medium-Spatial Resolution Satellite Imagery and Field Data

    Article • Remote Sensing, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  5. Climatic and anthropogenic factors explain the variability of Fagus sylvatica treeline elevation in fifteen mountain groups across the Apennines

    Article • Forest Ecosystems, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  6. The impact of drought spells on forests depends on site conditions: The case of 2017 summer heat wave in southern Europe

    Article • Global Change Biology, October 2019, Wiley

    Angelo Rita

  7. Linkage of forest productivity to tree diversity under two different bioclimatic regimes in Italy

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, October 2019, Elsevier

    Angelo Rita

  8. High responsiveness of wood anatomy to water availability and drought near the equatorial rear edge of Douglas-fir

    Article • Canadian Journal of Forest Research, September 2019, Canadian Science Publishing

    Angelo Rita

  9. Long- and short-term impacts of a defoliating moth plus mistletoe on tree growth, wood anatomy and water-use efficiency

    Article • Dendrochronologia, August 2019, Elsevier

    Angelo Rita

  10. Spatio‐temporal patterns of tree growth as related to carbon isotope fractionation in European forests under changing climate

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, June 2019, Wiley

    Antonio Saracino, Rūtilė Pukienė, Angelo Rita

  11. Canopy damage by spring frost in European beech along the Apennines: effect of latitude, altitude and aspect

    Article • Remote Sensing of Environment, May 2019, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  12. The sensitivity of the forest carbon budget shifts across processes along with stand development and climate change

    Article • Ecological Applications, February 2019, Wiley

    Angelo Rita

  13. Assessment of a non-destructive method to estimate the leaf area of Armoracia rusticana

    Article • Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Angelo Rita

  14. Anthropogenic and environmental factors affect the tree line position of Fagus sylvatica along the Apennines (Italy)

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, September 2018, Wiley

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti, Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  15. Effects of a large-scale late spring frost on a beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) dominated Mediterranean mountain forest derived from the spatio-temporal variations of NDVI

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  16. Hydrodynamic behaviour of European black poplar (Populus nigra L.) under coppice management along Mediterranean river ecosystems

    Article • River Research and Applications, May 2018, Wiley

    Dr Emilia Allevato, Giovanni Battista Chirico, Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  17. Importance of nitrogen deposition for forest growth

    Article • Global Change Biology, April 2018, Wiley

    Professor Marco Borghetti, Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  18. Integrate measurements allow the surface characterization of thermo-vacuum treated alder differentially coated

    Article • Measurement, January 2018, Elsevier

    Angelo Rita

  19. Compositions of compounds extracted from thermo-treated wood using solvents of different polarities

    Article • iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, October 2017, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Angelo Rita

  20. Biochar As Plant Growth Promoter: Better Off Alone or Mixed with Organic Amendments?

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, September 2017, Frontiers

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  21. Influence of thermo-vacuum treatment on thermal degradation of various wood species

    Article • European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Angelo Rita

  22. Coordination of morphological and physiological traits in naturally recruited Abies alba Mill. saplings: insights from a structural equation modeling approach

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  23. Climatic signal from Pinus leucodermis axial resin ducts: a tree-ring time series approach

    Article • European Journal of Forest Research, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  24. Long-term temporal relationships between environmental conditions and xylem functional traits: a meta-analysis across a range of woody species along climatic and nitrogen deposition gradients

    Article • Tree Physiology, September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  25. Interpreting the Climatic Effects on Xylem Functional Traits in Two Mediterranean Oak Species: The Role of Extreme Climatic Events

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, August 2016, Frontiers

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  26. Apical dominance ratio as an indicator of the growth conditions favouring Abies alba natural regeneration under Mediterranean environment

    Article • European Journal of Forest Research, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  27. Behavior of pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens Willd.) wood to different thermal treatments

    Article • iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, December 2015, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  28. Functional responses of Sycamore maple and Italian alder to the Mediterranean climate

    Article • Trees, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Angelo Rita

  29. Functional adjustments of xylem anatomy to climatic variability: insights from long-termIlex aquifoliumtree-ring series

    Article • Tree Physiology, July 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  30. Thermal treatment modifies the calorific value and ash content in some wood species

    Article • Fuel, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Maurizio D'Auria, Angelo Rita

  31. Differential climate–growth relationships in Abies alba Mill. and Fagus sylvatica L. in Mediterranean mountain forests

    Article • Dendrochronologia, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita