Giorgio Vacchiano

Dr. Giorgio Vacchiano
Research Associate
DISAA
Universita degli Studi di Milano
via Celoria 2
IT-20133 Milan
Italy


Phone: +39 (329) 64 971 88
E-mail: gvacchiano(at)gmail.com
Personal URL: link


Key Publications of Giorgio Vacchiano (up to ten) :
Ascoli D., Vacchiano G., Maringer J., Bovio G., Conedera M. (2015) The synchronicity of masting and intermediate severity fire effects favors beech recruitment. Forest Ecology and Management 353:126-135
Ascoli D., Vacchiano G., Motta R., Bovio G. (2015) Building Rothermel fire behaviour fuel models by Genetic Algorithm optimization. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 24:317-328
Castagneri D., Bottero A., Motta R., Vacchiano G. (2015) Repeated spring precipitation shortage alters individual growth patterns in Scots pine forests in the Western Alps. Trees, in press.
Vacchiano G., Motta R. (2015) An improved species distribution model for Scots pine and Downy oak under future climate change in the NW Italian Alps. Annals of Forest Science, 72:321-334
Vacchiano G., Perseghin G., Maggioni M., Motta R. (2015) Effect of avalanche frequency on forest ecosystem services in a spruce-fir mountain forest. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 115:9-21
Long J.N., Vacchiano G. (2014) A comprehensive framework of forest stand property–density relationships: perspectives for plant population ecology and forest management. Annals of Forest Science, 71:325-335
Motta R., Garbarino M., Berretti R., Meloni F., Nosenzo A., Vacchiano G. (2015) Development of old-growth characteristics in uneven-aged forests of the Italian Alps. European Journal of Forest Research, 134:19-31
Negro M., Vacchiano G., Berretti R., Chamberlain D.E., Palestrini C., Motta R., Rolando A. (2014). Effects of forest management on ground beetle diversity in alpine beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stands. Forest Ecology and Management, 328:300-309
Schulz T., Krumm F., Bücking W., Frank G., Kraus D., Lier M., Lovri? M., van der Maaten-Theunissen M., Paillet Y., Parviainen J., Vacchiano G., Vandekerkhove K. (2014) Comparison of Integrative Nature Conservation in Forest Policy in Europe: a Qualitative Pilot Study of Institutional Determinants. Biodiversity and Conservation, 23:3425-3450
Vacchiano G., Motta R., Bovio G., Ascoli D. (2014). Calibrating and Testing the Forest Vegetation Simulator to Simulate Tree Encroachment and Control Measures for Heathland Restoration in Southern Europe. Forest Science, 60:241-252
Vacchiano G., Stanchi S., Marinari G., Ascoli D., Zanini E., Motta R. (2014) Fire severity, residuals and soil legacies affect regeneration of Scots pine in the Southern Alps. Science of the Total Environment, 472:778-788
Rigling A., Bigler C., Eilmann B., Feldmeyer-Christe E., Gimmi U., Ginzler C., Graf U., Mayer P., Vacchiano G., Weber P., Wohlgemuth T., Zweifel R., Dobbertin M. (2013). Driving factors of a vegetation shift from Scots pine to pubescent oak in dry Alpine forests. Global Change Biology 19:229-240
Seidl R., Eastaugh C.S., Kramer K., Maroschek M., Reyer C., Socha J., Vacchiano G., Zlatanov T., Hasenauer H. (2013). Scaling issues in forest ecosystem management and how to address them with models. European Journal of Forest Research, 132: 653-666
Vacchiano G., Barni E., Lonati M., Masante D., Curtaz A., Tutino S., Siniscalco C. (2013). Monitoring and modeling the invasion of the fast spreading alien Senecio inaequidens DC in an alpine region. Plant Biosystems, 147:1139-1147
Vacchiano G., Derose R.J., Shaw J.D., Svoboda M., Motta R. (2013). A density management diagram for Norway spruce in the temperate European montane region. European Journal of Forest Research, 132:535-549.
Vacchiano G., Lonati M., Berretti R., Motta R. (2013). Drivers of Pinus sylvestris L. regeneration following small, high-severity fire in a dry, inner-alpine valley. Plant Biosystems, 149:354-363.
Vacchiano G., Borgogno Mondino E., Garbarino M., Motta R. (2012). Evidences of drought stress as a predisposing factor to Scots pine decline in Valle d'Aosta (Italy). European Journal of Forest Research 131:989–1000


Expertise of Giorgio Vacchiano:

Expertise Category	Specific Expertise
Expert Type	Scientific / Fundamental Research
Topic Atmosphere	Global Warming
Topic Biosphere	Plants
	Biodiversity
Topic Integrated Systems	Carbon Cycle
Topic Ecosystems	Terrestrial Ecosystems
Topic Economy/ResourceUse	Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
	Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape
Topic Sustainability	Ecological Sustainability
Time Frame	Recent / Today
	Future
Statistical Focus	Extreme Events
	Mean Change / Trends
Time Scale	Decadal / Centennial
Methods	Data Collection
	Data Collection - Measurement
	Data Analysis
	Modeling
	Applied Research / Technology
Mountain Research Initiative	Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount
	Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions
	Process studies along altitudinal gradients and in associated headwater basins
	Europe (including Eastern Europe)

Last update: 11/28/22
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