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Stefano Mazzoleni
stefano.mazzoleni@unina.it
Position
Professor of Applied Ecology and Modelling at the University of Naples “Federico II”
Education
1983 – Laurea in Agricultural Science. University of Napoli “Federico II”
1985 – Master in Forestry. Michigan State University (M.S.U.), East Lansing, USA
1992 – PhD in Plant Ecology. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology and University of Aberdeen, UK
Research interests
Fire ecology, Modelling of individual plants and community dynamics, Litter decomposition and soil organic matter dynamics, Plant-soil interactions and effects of disturbance, Software tools for ecological modelling, System dynamic modelling
Career
| 2011-present |
Director of the Museum Center “Musei delle Scienze Agrarie – MUSA”, University of Napoli “Federico II” |
| 2008-2011 |
Head of “Forestry and Environmental Sciences” studies – Faculty of Agriculture, University of Napoli “Federico II” |
| 2010-2011 |
Director of Dept. of “Arboriculture, Botany and Plant Pathology” |
| 1998-2000 |
Coordinator of Doctoral degree in “Arboriculture” |
| 1998-present |
Full professor of Applied and Environmental Botany, University of Napoli “Federico II” |
| 1995-1998 |
Associate professor of Plant Ecology, University of Napoli “Federico II” |
| 1992-1995 |
Associate professor of Applied and Sistematic Botany, University of Molise |
| 1988-1992 |
Curator of Botanic Garden, Orto Botanico di Portici, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Napoli "Federico II" |
| 1987-1988 |
Lecturer in Systematic and Applied Botany, University of Molise |
| 1986-1987 |
Lecturer in Systematic Botany, University of Basilicata |
| 1984-1985 |
Research assistant at Forestry Dept., Michigan State University, USA |
Grants and awards
| 1986-1988 |
British council scholarships for studies at Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Banchory Research Station, UK |
| 1986 |
Centro Ricerche Agro Industriali (CRAI-SME) grant for applied statistical study |
| 1985 |
Institute of International Education, grant to visit the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, NC, USA |
| 1984 |
Fulbright studentship for study period in USA |
Other committees
| 2007-present |
Member of the advisory board of Community Ecology |
| 2005-2009 |
Member of the Regional Project Centre PHOENIX (2005-2009) created by the European Forest Institute (EFI) |
| 2002-2005 |
Component of the Concerted Action “AVEC – Integrated Assessment of Vulnerable Ecosystems under Global Change”. European Commission – 5th FP Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development |
| 1999 |
Consultant for the European Concerted Action “Delfi – Definition and creation of a common knowledge base for forest fires”. Environment and Climate Programme ENV4-CT98-0735 |
| 1996-1999 |
Member of the Steering Committee of the Concerted Action "Degradation and desertification in Europe of DG XII of the European Union |
| 1992-1999 |
Coordinator of the “Gruppo per l’Ecologia” of Società Botanica Italiana |
| 1993-1994 |
Scientific responsible for Molise Region and Ministry of Environment for the BIOITALY-HABITAT project – UE D.G. XI |
| 1989-1992 |
Secretary of the “Gruppo per l’Ecologia” of Società Botanica Italiana |
International research projects
Project coordinator
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ModMED I and II – “Modelling
Vegetation Dynamics and Degradation in Mediterranean
Ecosystems”, participant institutions: Universities
of Napoli, Edinburg, Athens, Lisboa, Valencia, Trier,
Pisa and Campobasso - EU DG XII EV5V CT94-0489/0139:
631.593 €. |
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ModMED III- “Modelling Mediterranean
Ecosystems Dynamics", participant institutions:
Universities of Napoli, Edinburg, Athens, Lisbon, Valencia,
Trier, Pisa, Campobasso, Budapest – EU DG XII
ENV4CT97-0680: 727.000€. |
Unit coordinator
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LUCIFER – “Land Use
Interaction with Fire in Mediterranean Landscapes",
coordination Toledo University, Spain - EU DG XII ENV4
CT96 0320: 90.000 €. |
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ERMES II – “Soil
Erosion in Mediterranean Ecosystems", coordination
Cranfield University, GB - EU DG XII ENV4CT95 0181:
40.000 €. |
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MODULUS – “Integrated
modelling environment", coordination RIKS Mastricht,
Netherland – EU DG XII ENV4CT97-0685: 45.000 €. |
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FIRE PARADOX – “An
innovative approach of Integrated Wildland Fire Management
regulating the wildfire problem by the wise use of fire:
solving the FIRE PARADOX”, coordination University
of Lisbon, Portugal – EU DG XII FP6 018505: 434.000
€. |
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MESCOSAGR – “Metodi
Sostenibili per il sequestro del carbonio organico nei
suoli agrari. Valutazione degli effetti sulla qualità
chimica, fisica, biologica ed agronomica dei suoli”,
coordination University of Napoli Federico II - Fondo
Integrativo Speciale per la Ricerca (FISR) MIUR: 137.700
€. |
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PARADISOS - “Paradise Regained: New Life for Old Gardens”, coordination University of Manchester - EU DG X Raphael programme |
Main national research projects
Project coordinator
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“Effects of species diversity
on litter production and decomposition in Mediterranean
maquis: modelling analysis” – Progetti Ricerca
Interesse Nazionale (PRIN) MIUR 2005: 212,762 €. |
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“Modelling of C and N fluxes
in mediterranean vegetation: effects of the spatial
variability of vegetation cover” – Progetti
Ricerca Interesse Nazionale (PRIN) MIUR 2003: 231,300
€. |
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Scientific support to the Forest
Service of Campania Region on fire fighting organization
and forestry planning: 150.000 €. |
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Responsible of fire fighting plans
of the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano 2003-2009:
annual budgets 50.000-70.000 €. |
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Coordinator for Campania and Molise
regions of the national project "Nature 2000”,
Ministry of Environment: 50.000 €. |
Unit coordinator
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“The fire in Mediterranean
environment: effects on vegetation and soil”
– Progetti Ricerca Interesse Nazionale (PRIN)
MIUR 1999: 23.757 €. |
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Responsible of research unit
on “Fire and Vegetation” for the national
research project PON PETIT OSA Information technology
for environment – Italian Ministry of University
– 450,000 €. |
Selected list of publications
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S. Mazzoleni, G. Bonanomi, F. Giannino, G. Incerti, D. Piermatteo, R. Spaccini and A. Piccolo (2012) New modelling approach to describe and predict carbon sequestration dy-namics in agricultural soils in Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils, Alessandro Piccolo (Ed.) ISBN 978-3-642-23384-5 Springer (in press).
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C. Vincenot, F. Giannino, M. Rietkerk, K. Moriya, S. Mazzoleni, (2011) Theoretical considerations on the combined use of System Dynamics and individual-based modeling in ecology, Ecological Modelling, Volume 222, Issue 1, 10, pp. 210-218.
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G. Bonanomi, G. Incerti, E. Barile, M. Capodilupo, V. Antignani, A. Mingo, V. Lanzotti, F. Scala, S. Mazzoleni, Phytotoxicity, not nitrogen immobilization, explains plant litter inhibitory effects: evidence from solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy, New Phytologist (2011) 191: 1018-1030, doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03765.x.
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G. Incerti, G. Bonanomi, F. Giannino, F.A. Rutigliano, D. Piermatteo, S. Castaldi, A. De Marco, A. Fierro, A. Fioretto, O. Maggi, S. Papa, A.M. Persiani, E. Feoli, A. Virzo De Santo, S. Mazzoleni, Litter decomposition in Mediterranean ecosystems: Modelling the controlling role of climatic conditions and litter quality, Applied Soil Ecology 49 (2011) 148-157.
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G. Bonanomi, A. Mingo, G. Incerti, S. Mazzoleni, M. Allegrezza, Fairy rings caused by a killer fungus foster plant diversity in species-rich grassland, Journal of Vegetation Science, Doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01353.x, 2011.
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G. Bonanomi, G. Incerti, S. Mazzoleni, Assessing occurrence, specificity, and mechanisms of plant facilitation in terrestrial ecosystems, Plant Ecol (2011) 212:1777-1790, DOI 10.1007/s11258-011-9948-5.
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Manfredi EC, Flury B, Viviano G, Thakuri S, Khanal SN, Jha PK, Maskey RK, Kayastha RB, Kafle KR, Bhochhibhoya S, Ghimire NP, Shrestha BB, Chaudhary G, Giannino F, Carteni F, Mazzoleni S, Salerno F (2010). Solid Waste and Water Quality Management Models for Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal Implementation of a Participatory Modeling Framework. Mountain Research and Development pp.127-142, Vol. 30.
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G. Bonanomi, G. Incerti, M. Capodilupo, S. Mazzoleni, Rare self-facilitation in terrestrial plants as compared to aquatic sessile organisms: empirical evidences and causal mechanisms, Community Ecology 11(2) 148-159, 2010.
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Esposito S., Incerti G., Giannino,
F., Russo, D. & Mazzoleni S. (2010). Integrated modelling
of foraging behaviour, energy budget and memory properties.
Ecological Modelling 221: 1283-1291.
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S. Mazzoleni, G. Bonanomi, F. Giannino, G. Incerti, S. C. Dekker, M. Rietkerk (2010). Modelling the effects of litter decomposition on tree diversity patterns. Ecological Modelling pp. 2784-2792, Vol. 221
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Salerno F, Viviano G, Thakuri S, Flury B, Maskey RK, Khanal SN, Bhuju D, Carrer M, Bhochhibhoya S, Melis T, Giannino F, Staiano A, Carteni F, Mazzoleni S, Cogo A, Sapkota A, Shrestha S, Pandey RK, Manfredi EC (2010). Energy, Forest, and Indoor Air Pollution Models for Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal Implementation of a Participatory Modeling Framework. Mountain Research and Development, pp. 113-126. Vol. 30.
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G. Bonanomi, G. Incerti, V. Antignani, M. Capodilupo, S. Mazzoleni, Decomposition and nutrient dynamics in mixed litter of Mediterranean species, Plant Soil (2010) 331:481–496, DOI 10.1007/s11104-009-0269-6.
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Bonanomi G., Rietkerk M., Dekker S.,
Mazzoleni S. 2008. Islands of fertility induce negative
and positive plant-soil feedbacks promoting coexistence.
Plant Ecology 197: 207-218.
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F. Salerno, E. Cuccillato, R. Muetzelfeldt,
F. Giannino, B. Bajracharya, P. Caroli, G. Viviano, A. Staiano,
F. Carteni’, S. Mazzoleni, G. Tartari (2008). “Concept
maps for combining hard and soft system thinking in the
management of socio-ecosystem.” Proc. of the Third
Int. Conference on Concept Mapping. A. J. Cañas,
P. Reiska, M. Åhlberg & J. D. Novak, Eds. Tallinn,
Estonia & Helsinki, Finland, 2008.
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Mazzoleni S., Giannino F., Beccarisi L., Ricotta C., 2008. Comparison of fire model tool. Deliverable D6.2-3 of the Integrated project “Fire Paradox”, Project no. FP6-018505, European Commission, 43 p.
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Mazzoleni, S. Bonanomi, G., Giannino,
F., Rietkerk, M., Dekker, Zucconi, F. 2007. Is plant biodiversity
driven by decomposition processes? An emerging new theory
on plant diversity. Community Ecology 8: 103-109.
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Ricotta C., L. Micozzi, M. Bellelli,
S. Mazzoleni. 2007. Characterizing self-similar temporal
clustering of wildfires in the Cilento National Park (Southern
Italy). Ecol. Modelling: 197(3-4): 512-515.
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Bonanomi G., Del Sorbo G., Mazzoleni,
S., Scala, F. 2007. Autotoxicity of decaying tomato residues
affects tomato susceptibility to Fusarium wilt. Journal
of Plant Pathology 89:219-226.
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Esposito S., Giannino F., Russo D.,
Mazzoleni S. (2007). Applicazioni modellistiche individual-based
al problema del foraggiamento. In: Cambiamenti Globali,
Diversità Ecologica e Sostenibilità. Cambiamenti
Globali, Diversità Ecologica e Sostenibilità,
XVI congresso Società italiana di Ecologia.
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Silva J.S., F. C. Rego, S. Mazzoleni.
2006. Soil water dynamics after fire in a Portuguese shrubland.
International Journal of Wildland Fire 15: 99–111.
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Mazzoleni, S., Giannino, F., Mulligan,
M., Heathfield, D., Colandrea, M., Nicolazzo, M., D’Aquino
M. (2006). A new raster-based spatial modelling system:
5D environment. In: Voinov, A., Jakeman, A., Rizzoli, A.
(eds). Proceedings of the iEMSs Third Biennial Meeting:
"Summit on Environmental Modelling and Software".
International Environmental Modelling and Software Society,
Burlington, USA, July 2006.
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Bonanomi G., Sicurezza M., Caporaso
S., Esposito A., Mazzoleni S. 2006. Phytotoxicity dynamics
of decaying plant materials. New Phytologist 169:571-578.
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Bonanomi G., Mazzoleni S. 2005. Soil
history affects plant growth and competitive ability in
herbaceous species. Community Ecology 6(1): 23-28.
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Bonanomi G., Rietkerk M., Dekker S.,
Mazzoleni S. 2005. Negative plant-soil feedback and positive
interaction in herbaceous plant community. Plant Ecology
181:269-278.
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Bonanomi G., Giannino F., Mazzoleni
S. 2005. Negative plant-soil feedback and species coexistence.
Oikos 111:311-321.
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Russo D., Cistrone L., Jones G. &
Mazzoleni S. (2004). Roost selection by barbastelle bats
(Barbastella barbastellus, Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)
in beech woodlands of central Italy: consequences for conservation.
Biological Conservation 117: 73-81.
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Mazzoleni S., Di Pasquale G., Di Martino
P., Rego F., Mulligan M. 2004 Recent Dynamics of Mediterranean
Vegetation and Landscape. John Wiley and Sons. London.
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Mazzoleni S., Rego F., Giannino F.,
Legg C., 2003. Ecosystem modelling: vegetation and disturbance.
In: Wainwright J., Mulligan M. (eds.), Environmental modelling:
finding simplicity in complexity. John Wiley and Sons. London.
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Mazzoleni S., Giannino F., Colandrea
M., Nicolazzo M., Massheder J., 2003. Integration of system
dynamics models and geography information sistems. In: Di
Martino B., Yang L.T., Bobeanu C. (eds.) Modelling and Simulation.
Eurosis-Eti, 304-306.
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McIntosh B.S., Muetzelfeldt R.I.,
Legg C.J., Mazzoleni S., Csontos P., 2003. Reasoning with
direction and rate of change in vegetation state transition
modelling. Enviromental Modelling & Software, 18: 915-927.
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Mazzoleni S., Giannino F., Amato M.,
Gucci R., Toraldo G., 2003. Individual based model of plant
communities. In: Capasso V. (ed.) Mathematical Modelling
& Computing in Biology and Medicine. The MIRIAM Project
Series, Esculapio Pub., 288-294.
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Ricotta C., Arianoutsou M., Díaz-Delgado
R., Duguy B., Lloret F., Maroudi E., Mazzoleni S., Moreno
J.M., Rambal S., Vallejo R., Vázquez A., 2001, Self-organized
criticality of wildfires ecologically revisited, Ecol. Modelling
141: 307-311.
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S. Mazzoleni, F. Giannino, Individual Based Community Model (IBCM), contribution to Mazzoleni & Legg (eds) (2001) ModMED: Modelling Mediteterranean Ecosystem Dynamics, Final Report ModMED Projecte, EU-DGXII Enviromental (IV) Framework, ENV4-CT97-0680, pag. 261-292.
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Esposito A. Mazzoleni S. Strumia S.
1999. Post-fire bryophyte dynamics in mediterranean vegetation.
Int. J. Veg. Sci. 10: 261-268.
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Mazzoleni S. & C. Legg. 1998.
Modmed: Modelling vegetation dynamics and degradation in
Mediterranean ecosystems. In "Atlas of Mediterranean
environments in Europe – The desertification context".
P. Mairota, J.B. Thornes & N. Geeson (Eds.), pp. 14-18.
J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester.
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Legg C., V.P. Papanastasis, D. Heathfield,
M. Arianoutsou, A. Kelly, R. Muetzelfeldt, S. Mazzoleni.
1997. Modelling the impact of grazing on vegetation in the
Mediterranean: the approach of the ModMED project. In "Ecological
bases of livestock grazing in Mediterranean ecosystems".
V.P. Papanastasis & D. Peter (Eds.) pp.189-199. EC Science
and Research Publ. EUR 18308 EN, Brussels.
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Mazzoleni S., A. Esposito, R. Castaldo
Cobianchi and C. Blasi. 1993. Bryophyte populations in Mediterranean
environments. Relationships to vascular vegetation and disturbance
patterns. Phytocoenologia 21(4): 369-385.
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Mazzoleni S. & Ricciardi M. 1993.
Primary succession on the cone of Vesuvius. In "Primary
succession on land" J. Miles & D.W.H. Walton (Eds.),
pp. 101-112. Blackwell Sci. Publ., Oxford.
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Mazzoleni S., Lo Porto A. & Blasi
C. 1992. Multivariate analysis of climatic patterns of the
Mediterranean basin. Vegetatio 98: 1-12.
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Mazzoleni S. & Spada F. 1992.
Deciduous broadleaved versus evergreen sclerophyllous forests.
Disturbance and local shifting dominance in Mediterranean
environments. In: Teller A., Mathy P. and Jeffers J.N.R.
(eds.) “Responses of forest ecosystems to environmental
changes”, pp. 839-840, Elsevier, London.
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Mazzoleni S., French D.D. & Miles
J. 1991. A comparative study of classification and ordination
methods on successional data. Coenosis 6(2): 91-101. |
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