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Renato Gerdol is affiliated with the University of Ferrara in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research spans a variety of interconnected subfields, including Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Insect Science.

The main topics addressed by Renato Gerdol's work focus on ecological and botanical dynamics and include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Renato Gerdol has collaborated frequently with several researchers, with notable coauthors being Lisa Brancaleoni, Thomas Abeli, Simone Orsenigo, Alessandro Petraglia, and Marcello Tomaselli.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a focus on environmental, botanical, and ecological topics. Some highlighted works include:

  • "A European map of groundwater pH and calcium" (2021, Earth system science data)
  • "IDPlanT: the Italian database of plant translocation" (2021, Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology)
  • "Formalized classification of the class Montio-Cardaminetea in Europe" (2023, Preslia)
  • "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Air Pollutants in the Province of Ferrara, Northern Italy: An Ecological Study" (2023, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "Coexistence of rice production and threatened plant species: testing Marsilea quadrifolia L. in N-Italy" (2021, Paddy and Water Environment)

Key publication venues for Renato Gerdol include:

  • Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
  • Plants
  • Earth system science data
  • Preslia
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Global negative vegetation feedback to climate warming responses of leaf litter decomposition rates in cold biomes

    Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Peter M. van Bodegom;Rien Aerts;Terry V. Callaghan

  • Atmospheric nitrogen deposition promotes carbon loss from peat bogs

    Luca Bragazza;Chris Freeman;Timothy Jones;Håkan Rydin

  • Nitrogen content and d15N signature of ombrotrophic Sphagnum plants in Europe: to what extent is the increasing atmospheric N deposition altering the N-status of nutrient-poor mires?

    Luca Bragazza;Juul Limpens;Renato Gerdol;Philippe Grosvernier

  • Nutritional constraints in ombrotrophic Sphagnum plants under increasing atmospheric nitrogen deposition in Europe

    Luca Bragazza;Teemu Tahvanainen;Lado Kutnar;Håkan Rydin

  • Fungi isolated from Antarctic mosses

    Solveig Tosi;Begoña Casado;Renato Gerdol;Giuseppe Caretta

  • Mass loss and nutrient release during litter decay in peatland: The role of microbial adaptability to litter chemistry

    L. Bragazza;C. Siffi;P. Iacumin;R. Gerdol

  • Climatic modifiers of the response to nitrogen deposition in peat-forming Sphagnum mosses: a meta-analysis

    J. Limpens;Gustaf Granath;Urban Gunnarsson;R. Aerts

  • High nitrogen deposition alters the decomposition of bog plant litter and reduces carbon accumulation

    Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Alexandre Buttler;Alexandre Buttler;Jonathan Habermacher;Lisa Brancaleoni

  • Monitoring of heavy metal deposition in Northern Italy by moss analysis

    R. Gerdol;L. Bragazza;R. Marchesini;R. Alber

  • Use of moss (Tortula muralis Hedw.) for monitoring organic and inorganic air pollution in urban and rural sites in Northern Italy

    Renato Gerdol;Luca Bragazza;Roberta Marchesini;Alessandro Medici

  • Monitoring temporal trends of air pollution in an urban area using mosses and lichens as biomonitors.

    Renato Gerdol;Roberta Marchesini;Paola Iacumin;Lisa Brancaleoni

  • CO2 exchange, photosynthetic pigment composition, and cell ultrastructure of Sphagnum mosses during dehydration and subsequent rehydration

    Renato Gerdol;Angelo Bonora;Rita Gualandri;Simonetta Pancaldi

  • Are nutrient availability and acidity-alkalinity gradients related in Sphagnum-dominated peatlands?

    Luca Bragazza;Renato Gerdol

  • Nitrogen deposition interacts with climate in affecting production and decomposition rates in Sphagnum mosses

    Renato Gerdol;Alessandro Petraglia;Luca Bragazza;Paola Iacumin

  • Multiple gradients in mire vegetation: a comparison of a Swedish and an Italian bog

    Luca Bragazza;Håkan Rydin;Renato Gerdol

  • The Growth Dynamics of Sphagnum Based on Field Measurements in a Temperate Bog and on Laboratory Cultures

    R. Gerdol

  • Heatwave 2003: high summer temperature, rather than experimental fertilization, affects vegetation and CO2 exchange in an alpine bog

    Renato Gerdol;Luca Bragazza;Lisa Brancaleoni

  • Reed (Phragmites australis) decline in a brackish wetland in Italy.

    S Fogli;R Marchesini;R Gerdol

  • Vegetation as an Ecological Indicator of Surface Instability in Rock Glaciers

    Nicoletta Cannone;Renato Gerdol;Renato Gerdol

  • Relationships between vegetation patterns and periglacial landforms in northwestern Svalbard

    Nicoletta Cannone;Mauro Guglielmin;Renato Gerdol

  • Exploiting Time Series of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Imagery to Detect Meadow Phenology in Mountain Regions

    Laura Stendardi;Stein Rune Karlsen;Georg Niedrist;Renato Gerdol

  • Element concentrations in the forest moss Hylocomium splendens: variation associated with altitude, net primary production and soil chemistry.

    Renato Gerdol;Luca Bragazza;Roberta Marchesini

Frequent Co-Authors

Luca Bragazza
Luca Bragazza Agroscope
Paola Iacumin
Paola Iacumin University of Parma
Alexandre Buttler
Alexandre Buttler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Håkan Rydin
Håkan Rydin Uppsala University
Graziano Rossi
Graziano Rossi University of Pavia
Michal Hájek
Michal Hájek Masaryk University
Juul Limpens
Juul Limpens Wageningen University & Research
Tomáš Hájek
Tomáš Hájek University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Petra Hájková
Petra Hájková Masaryk University
Borja Jiménez-Alfaro
Borja Jiménez-Alfaro University of Oviedo

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