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Marco Ferretti

Marco Ferretti

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
6386
World Ranking
7433
National Ranking
155

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) For contributions to parallel architectures for image processingand for service to IAPR

Overview

Marco Ferretti is affiliated with the University of Camerino in Italy. Their research focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, insect science, atmospheric science, and plant science.

The scientist has contributed works related to several key topics in forest ecology and related disciplines. These topics include:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Forest management and policy
  • Plant water relations and carbon dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Remote sensing and LiDAR applications

Marco Ferretti's publication record features papers in notable venues such as Ecological Indicators, Annals of Forest Science, SSRN Electronic Journal, Global Change Biology, and Nature Communications. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Ecological Indicators
  • Annals of Forest Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Global Change Biology
  • Nature Communications

Recent research articles authored or co-authored by Ferretti comprise the following titles:

  • "Forest tree growth is linked to mycorrhizal fungal composition and function across Europe," 2022, The ISME Journal
  • "Assessing the response of forest productivity to climate extremes in Switzerland using model-data fusion," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Tree vitality indicators revealed a rapid response of beech forests to the 2018 drought," 2020, Ecological Indicators
  • "Fungal community composition predicts forest carbon storage at a continental scale," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Climatic and stand drivers of forest resistance to recent bark beetle disturbance in European coniferous forests," 2022, Global Change Biology

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, including a volume published by the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology titled "Forest monitoring to assess forest functioning under air pollution and climate change. Proceedings. FORECOMON 2021 - the 9th forest ecosystem monitoring conference. 7-9 June 2021, Birmensdorf, Switzerland."

Marco Ferretti has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Arthur Geßler
  • Peter Waldner
  • Marcus Schaub
  • Elena Gottardini
  • Lars Vesterdal

Among the recognitions received, Marco Ferretti was awarded the title of Fellow by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) in 2000, specifically for contributions to parallel architectures for image processing and service to IAPR.

Best Publications

  • MAPPING LICHEN DIVERSITY AS AN INDICATOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

    J. Asta;W. Erhardt;M. Ferretti;F. Fornasier

  • Forest tree growth is linked to mycorrhizal fungal composition and function across Europe

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  • Forest Health Assessment and Monitoring – Issues for Consideration

    Marco Ferretti

  • Air pollution, forest condition and forest decline in Southern Europe: an overview.

    F. Bussotti;M. Ferretti

  • Elephant fossil record from Italy: knowledge, problems, and perspectives

    Maria R. Palombo;Marco P. Ferretti

  • Nitrogen deposition is the most important environmental driver of growth of pure, even-aged and managed European forests

    Sophia Etzold;Marco Ferretti;Gert Jan Reinds;Svein Solberg

  • Air pollution and forest health: toward new monitoring concepts.

    K.E Percy;M Ferretti

  • Towards A Long-Term Integrated Monitoring Programme In Europe: Network Design in Theory and Practice

    T. W. Parr;M. Ferretti;I. C. Simpson;M. Forsius

  • Spatial distribution of cadmium in leaves and its impact on photosynthesis: examples of different strategies in willow and poplar clones

    F. Pietrini;M. Zacchini;V. Iori;L. Pietrosanti

  • On the tracks of Nitrogen deposition effects on temperate forests at their southern European range - an observational study from Italy.

    Marco Ferretti;Aldo Marchetto;Silvia Arisci;Filippo Bussotti

  • Part IV Visual assessment of crown condition and damaging agents

    Johannes Eichhorn;Peter Roskams;Nenad Potocic;Volkmar Timmermann

  • Tree vitality indicators revealed a rapid response of beech forests to the 2018 drought

    Brigitte Rohner;Simpal Kumar;Katharina Liechti;Arthur Gessler;Arthur Gessler

  • Assessing the response of forest productivity to climate extremes in Switzerland using model─data fusion

    Volodymyr Trotsiuk;Florian Hartig;Maxime Cailleret;Maxime Cailleret;Flurin Babst;Flurin Babst

  • New human remains of archaic Homo sapiens and lower palaeolithic industries from Visogliano (Duino Aurisina, Trieste, Italy)

    L. Abbazzi;F. Fanfani;M.P. Ferretti;L. Rook

  • Measuring, modelling and testing ozone exposure, flux and effects on vegetation in southern European conditions--what does not work? A review from Italy.

    M. Ferretti;M. Fagnano;T. Amoriello;M. Badiani

  • Impacts of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems--emerging research needs.

    Elena Paoletti;Andrzej Bytnerowicz;Chris Andersen;Algirdas Augustaitis

  • New data on the Early Villafranchian fauna from Vialette (Haute-Loire, France) based on the collection of the Crozatier Museum (Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, France)

    Frédéric Lacombat;Laura Abbazzi;Marco P. Ferretti;Bienvenido Martínez-Navarro

  • Estimates of ozone AOT40 from passive sampling in forest sites in South-Western Europe.

    Giacomo Alessandro Gerosa;Marco Ferretti;Filippo Bussotti;Duccio Rocchini

  • Air pollution and environmental chemistry – what role for tree-ring studies?

    Marco Ferretti;John L. Innes;Risto Jalkanen;Matthias Saurer

  • Potential and limitation of visual indices of tree condition

    M. Ferretti

  • Pervasive decreases in living vegetation carbon turnover time across forest climate zones.

    Kailiang Yu;William K Smith;Anna T Trugman;Anna T Trugman;Richard Condit

  • Predicting individual-tree growth of central European tree species as a function of site, stand, management, nutrient, and climate effects

    Brigitte Rohner;Peter Waldner;Heike Lischke;Marco Ferretti

  • Visual Assessment of Crown Condition and Damaging Agents.

    J Eichhorn;P Roskams;N. Potocic;V. Timermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Filippo Bussotti
Filippo Bussotti University of Florence
Lorenzo Rook
Lorenzo Rook University of Florence
Marcus Schaub
Marcus Schaub Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Alessandro Chiarucci
Alessandro Chiarucci University of Bologna
Duccio Rocchini
Duccio Rocchini University of Bologna
Aldo Marchetto
Aldo Marchetto National Research Council (CNR)
Pasi Rautio
Pasi Rautio Finnish Forest Research Institute
Giacomo Gerosa
Giacomo Gerosa Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Massimo Delfino
Massimo Delfino University of Turin
Rienk van Grondelle
Rienk van Grondelle Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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