Ermanno Zanini

Prof. Ermanno Zanini
Director of the Department of Exploitation and Protection of
DIVAPRA Laboratory - Reserach Center on Snow and Alpine Soils
Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Exploitation and Protection of Agricultur
University of Turin
DIVAPRA Chimica ahraria e Pedologia
via Leonrado da Vinci 44
IT-I- 10095 Grugliasco
Italy

Mailing Address:
DIVAPRA Laboratory - Reserach Center on Snow and Alpine Soils
Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Exploitation and Protection of Agricultur
University of Turin
DIVAPRA Chimica ahraria e Pedologia
DIVAPRA-Chimica Agraria via Leonrado da Vinci 44
-I- 10095 Grugliasco IT



Phone: +39 (011) 6708518
Fax: +39 (011) 6708692
URL Institution: www.lnsa.unito.it


Additional functions:
1985 Associate professor of Pedology
1994 Full professor of Pedology
Member of the Ph.D. Schools in Agricultural Chemistry and in Applied Pedology
1979-1981 Responsible of MURST 60%-CNR research funds and CNR Research Project Environment quality improvement
1983-1987 CNR Research Project IPRA
1991-1996 CNR Research Project RAISA
1993-1996 Bilateral Research CNR Italy-NCRD Israel
1995 member of the International Environmental Information System of the United Nations Environment Program
1995 member of the FAO Task force on research and development of mycorrhizal and symbiotic mushrooms
1995 member of the European Committee for Standard Methods ISO/TC 190/SC 1-(International standard ISO/DIS 11074-2 Soil Quality)
1995 responsible of the international agreement between University of Turin and Inst.Forel-University of Geneva on Soil and sediments pollution
1995-1997 responsible of CNR Research project University of Turin-Ben Gurion University of Beer-Sheva (Israel)-Forstbotanik Institut University of Gottingen
1997-1998 responsible of CNR Research project University of Turin-Department of Hydrology University of Virginia USA-Department of Hydrologic Sciences University of California Davis USA
1996 associated to the FAO/GCP/RAF/303/ITA project in Mali
1997-1999 scientific coordinator of the EU-INCO DC contract No. ERBIC18CT960035 "SUSBIOSOIL"
1997-2000 associated to the Consortium for the Education on Mountain and Marginal Ecosystem
1997 scientific responsible of the EU-INTERREG II Italy-France n. 106
1998-1999 scientific responsible of the EU-INTERREG II Italy France n.213
1998 coordinator of the EU-INCO COPERNICUS Contract No. ERBIC15-CT98-0111 "SUSBIOFOR"
Coordinator of a national research PRIN-COFIN2000 and COFIN2002
2002 scientific coordinator of the EU-INTAS Contract No. 512 "PODZOL"
Responsible of the LNSA laboratory on snow and alpine soil (Rosa Mt.)
2003 President of the Italian Society of Pedology
2004 Director of the Department of Improvement and Conservation of the Agro-forestry Resources (University of Turin)
233 scientific papers


Key Publications of Ermanno Zanini (up to ten) :
FREPPAZ M, WILLIAMS B L, EDWARDS A C, SCALENGHE R, ZANINI E. (2007). Simulating soil freezethaw cycles typical of winter alpine conditions. Implications for N and P availability. APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY. vol. 35, pp. 247-255 ISSN: 0929-1393.

BONIFACIO E, SANTONI S, CELI L, ZANINI E. (2006). Spodosol-Histosol evolution in the Krkonose National Park (CZ). GEODERMA. vol. 131, pp. 237-250 ISSN: 0016-7061.

CERLI C, CELI L, JOHANSSON MB, KOEGEL-KNABEL I, ROSENQUIST L, ZANINI E. (2006). Soil organic matter changes in a spruce chronosequence on swedish former agricultural soil. I - Carbon and lignine dynamics. SOIL SCIENCE. vol. 171 (11), pp. 837-849 ISSN: 0038-075X.

SCALENGHE R, CERTINI G, CORTI G, ZANINI E., UGOLINI F.C. (2004). Segregated ice and liquefaction effects on compaction of fragipans. SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL. vol. 68, pp. 204-214 ISSN: 0361-5995.

SCALENGHE R., BONIFACIO E., CELI L., ZANINI E. (2002). Pedogenesis in disturbed alpine soils (NW Italy). GEODERMA. vol. 109, pp. 207-224 ISSN: 0016-7061.


Expertise of Ermanno Zanini:

Expertise Category	Specific Expertise
Expert Type	Expert Type
	Scientific / Fundamental Research
	Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering
Topic Cryosphere	Cryosphere
	Snow Cover
	Permafrost / Solifluction
Topic Pedosphere	Pedosphere
	Soil Formation
	Soil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification
	Soil Pollution and Restauration
Topic Technology	Technology
Methods	Method
	Data Collection
	Data Collection - Measurement
	Data Analysis
	Literature Study
	Modeling
	Applied Research / Technology
	Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building
	Program Coordination / Management
Mountain Research Initiative	MRI Research area
	Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount
	Process studies along altitudinal gradients and in associated headwater basins

Last update: 12/4/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)

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