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Demetrio Antonio Zema

Demetrio Antonio Zema

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
5838
World Ranking
7487
National Ranking
159

Overview

Demetrio Antonio Zema is affiliated with the University of Reggio Calabria in Italy. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's main research topics encompass soil erosion and sediment transport, fire effects on ecosystems, hydrology and sediment transport processes, aeolian processes and effects, hydrology and watershed management studies, landslides and related hazards, and rangeland and wildlife management.

Demetrio Antonio Zema's recent published papers include the following:

  • "Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis" (2021) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "What is going on within google earth engine? A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2022) in Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment
  • "Mulching as best management practice to reduce surface runoff and erosion in steep clayey olive groves" (2020) in International Soil and Water Conservation Research
  • "Postfire management impacts on soil hydrology" (2021) in Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health
  • "Assessing and Modeling Soil Detachment Capacity by Overland Flow in Forest and Woodland of Northern Iran" (2020) in Forests

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zema include Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Pedro Antonio Plaza-Álvarez, Misagh Parhizkar, Pietro Denisi, and Bruno Gianmarco Carrà, reflecting a range of joint research partnerships over multiple publications.

The scholar's work is regularly published in key scientific venues such as Forests, Journal of Environmental Management, The Science of The Total Environment, Ecological Engineering, and Sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis.

    Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;Christine Alewell;Pablo Alvarez;Jamil Alexandre Ayach Anache

  • Valorisation of citrus processing waste: A review

    D.A. Zema;P.S. Calabrò;A. Folino;V. Tamburino

  • Irrigation of energy crops with urban wastewater: effects on biomass yields, soils and heating values.

    Demetrio Antonio Zema;Giuseppe Bombino;Serafina Andiloro;Santo Marcello Zimbone

  • Soil erosion modelling: A bibliometric analysis.

    Nejc Bezak;Matjaž Mikoš;Pasquale Borrelli;Christine Alewell

  • Runoff and soil erosion evaluation by the AnnAGNPS model in a small mediterranean watershed

    F. Licciardello;D. A. Zema;S. M. Zimbone;R. L. Bingner

  • Check dams worldwide: Objectives, functions, effectiveness and undesired effects

    Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja;Guillaume Piton;Yang Yu;Carlos Castillo

  • Adjustments in channel morphology due to land‐use changes and check dam installation in mountain torrents of Calabria (southern Italy)

    Diego Fortugno;Carolina Boix‐Fayos;Giuseppe Bombino;Pietro Denisi

  • Anaerobic digestion of orange peel in a semi-continuous pilot plant: An environmentally sound way of citrus waste management in agro-ecosystems.

    Demetrio A. Zema;Adele Fòlino;Giovanni Zappia;Paolo S. Calabrò

  • What is going on within google earth engine? A systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Effects of length and application rate of rice straw mulch on surface runoff and soil loss under laboratory simulated rainfall

    Misagh Parhizkar;Mahmood Shabanpour;Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja;Demetrio Antonio Zema

  • Short-term changes in infiltration between straw mulched and non-mulched soils after wildfire in Mediterranean forest ecosystems

    Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja;Demetrio Antonio Zema;Bruno Gianmarco Carrà;Artemio Cerdà

  • Adjustments in channel form, sediment calibre and vegetation around check-dams in the headwater reaches of mountain torrents, Calabria, Italy

    G. Bombino;A. M. Gurnell;V. Tamburino;D. A. Zema

  • Evaluation of runoff, peak flow and sediment yield for events simulated by the AnnAGNPS model in a belgian agricultural watershed

    D.A. Zema;R.L. Bingner;P. Denisi;G. Govers

  • Sediment size variation in torrents with check dams: Effects on riparian vegetation

    G. Bombino;A.M. Gurnell;V. Tamburino;D.A. Zema

  • Mulching as best management practice to reduce surface runoff and erosion in steep clayey olive groves

    Giuseppe Bombino;Pietro Denisi;José Alfonso Gómez;Demetrio Antonio Zema

  • Increasing the tolerance to polyphenols of the anaerobic digestion of olive wastewater through microbial adaptation

    Paolo S. Calabrò;Adele Fòlino;Vincenzo Tamburino;Giovanni Zappia

  • Evaluating the effects of check dams on channel geometry, bed sediment size and riparian vegetation in Mediterranean mountain torrents.

    Demetrio Antonio Zema;Giuseppe Bombino;Pietro Denisi;Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja

  • Water Infiltration and Surface Runoff in Steep Clayey Soils of Olive Groves under Different Management Practices

    Giuseppe Bombino;Pietro Denisi;Josè Alfonso Gómez;Demetrio Antonio Zema

  • Check dam influence on vegetation species diversity in mountain torrents of the Mediterranean environment

    Giuseppe Bombino;Carolina Boix-Fayos;Angela M. Gurnell;Vincenzo Tamburino

  • Comparing Different Infiltration Methods Of The Hec‐Hms Model: The Case Study Of The Mésima Torrent (Southern Italy)

    Demetrio Antonio Zema;Antonino Labate;Domenico Martino;Santo Marcello Zimbone

  • A simple method to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of micro hydro power plants in existing irrigation systems

    Demetrio Antonio Zema;Angelo Nicotra;Vincenzo Tamburino;Santo Marcello Zimbone

  • Evaluation and modeling of scouring and sedimentation around check dams in a Mediterranean torrent in Calabria, Italy

    D.A. Zema;G. Bombino;C. Boix-Fayos;V. Tamburino

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja
Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja University of Castilla-La Mancha
Carolina Boix-Fayos
Carolina Boix-Fayos Spanish National Research Council
Pasquale Borrelli
Pasquale Borrelli Roma Tre University
Angela M. Gurnell
Angela M. Gurnell Queen Mary University of London
Jorge de las Heras
Jorge de las Heras University of Castilla-La Mancha
Miriam Muñoz-Rojas
Miriam Muñoz-Rojas University of New South Wales
Artemi Cerdà
Artemi Cerdà University of Valencia
Attilio Toscano
Attilio Toscano University of Bologna
João Pedro Nunes
João Pedro Nunes Wageningen University & Research
Joris de Vente
Joris de Vente Spanish National Research Council

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