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Paolo Giordani
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Author 100
Reviewer 15
Editor 6,040

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Plant Science
Dermatology
Ecology
Atmospheric Chemistry
Environmental Contamination and Remediation
Environmental Impacts
Agricultural Science
Soil Science
Statistics
Data Science
Spatial and Geographic Information Science
Conservation Biology
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Mathematical Biology
Natural Resource Management
Population Biology
Zoology
Forestry
Evolutionary Studies
Genetics
Ecosystem Science
Climate Change Biology
Freshwater Biology
Bioinformatics
Mycology
Microbiology
Coupled Natural and Human Systems
Biosphere Interactions
Taxonomy
Marine Biology
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Developmental Biology
Environmental Sciences
Toxicology
Ecotoxicology
Cell Biology
Biogeochemistry
Entomology
Science Policy
Synthetic Biology
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Paolo Giordani

PeerJ Author & Reviewer

Summary

Associate Professor of Botany in the Department of Pharmacy, University of Genoa.

My current research interests focus on the study of lichen ecology and biology. Research topics include the effects on sensitive organisms of anthropogenic disturbances, e.g. air pollution, forest management, fires, pastures, and climate change. I was in charge of developing European standard protocols on lichen biomonitoring of air quality.

Biodiversity Biogeography Biosphere Interactions Climate Change Biology Conservation Biology Ecology Ecosystem Science Ecotoxicology Environmental Contamination & Remediation Environmental Impacts Environmental Sciences Forestry Mycology Natural Resource Management Plant Science Spatial & Geographic Information Science Taxonomy

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Michigan
University of Genoa

Work details

Associate Professor

University of Genoa
October 2019
Department of Pharmacy

Websites

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
  • Edited 49
May 15, 2020
Depigmenting potential of lichen extracts evaluated by in vitro and in vivo tests
Paola Malaspina, Erica Catellani, Bruno Burlando, Daniele Brignole, Laura Cornara, Miriam Bazzicalupo, Simona Candiani, Valentina Obino, Vincenzo De Feo, Lucia Caputo, Paolo Giordani
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9150 PubMed 32461836

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June 23, 2020
Effects of Stellera chamaejasme removal on the nutrient stoichiometry of S. chamaejasme-dominated grasslands in the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau
Meiling Song, Yuqin Wang, Gensheng Bao, Hongsheng Wang, Yali Yin, Xiuzhang Li, Chunping Zhang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9239 PubMed 32612880
June 17, 2020
Factors promoting the natural regeneration of Larix principis-rupprechtii plantation in the Lvliang Mountains of central China
Wenjun Liang, Xi Wei
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9339 PubMed 32596049
June 10, 2020
Fire severity effects on resprouting of subtropical dune thicket of the Cape Floristic Region
Tiaan Strydom, Tineke Kraaij, Mark Difford, Richard M. Cowling
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9240 PubMed 32566395
May 26, 2020
The combined effects of light intensity, temperature, and water potential on wall deposition in regulating hypocotyl elongation of Brassica rapa
Hongfei Wang, Qingmao Shang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9106 PubMed 32518720
April 29, 2020
Reassessing the observational evidence for nitrogen deposition impacts in acid grassland: spatial Bayesian linear models indicate small and ambiguous effects on species richness
Oliver L. Pescott, Mark Jitlal
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9070 PubMed 32391206
April 28, 2020
Stomatal conductance bears no correlation with transpiration rate in wheat during their diurnal variation under high air humidity
Xinying Zhang, Xurong Mei, Yajing Wang, Guirong Huang, Fu Feng, Xiaoying Liu, Rui Guo, Fengxue Gu, Xin Hu, Ziguang Yang, Xiuli Zhong, Yuzhong Li
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8927 PubMed 32391197
April 27, 2020
Direct measurement forest carbon protocol: a commercial system-of-systems to incentivize forest restoration and management
Bruno D.V. Marino, Vinh Truong, J. William Munger, Richard Gyimah
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8891 PubMed 32368417
April 17, 2020
Comparative transcriptomic analyses of powdery mildew resistant and susceptible cultivated cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) varieties to identify the genes involved in the resistance to Sphaerotheca fuliginea infection
Peng Zhang, Yuqiang Zhu, Shengjun Zhou
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8250 PubMed 32337096
April 13, 2020
Epiphytic fungi induced pathogen resistance of invasive plant Ipomoea cairica against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Hua Xu, Minjie Zhu, Shaoshan Li, Weibin Ruan, Can Xie
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8889 PubMed 32322438
February 12, 2020
The community composition variation of Russulaceae associated with the Quercus mongolica forest during the growing season at Wudalianchi City, China
Pengjie Xing, Yang Xu, Tingting Gao, Guanlin Li, Jijiang Zhou, Mengle Xie, Ruiqing Ji
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8527 PubMed 32095355
January 13, 2020
Investigating Los Angeles’ urban roadway network from a biologically-formed perspective
Sophia Deen, Tatiana Kuzmenko, Hossein Asghari, Demian A. Willette
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8238 PubMed 31976173
September 12, 2019
Niches and climate-change refugia in hundreds of species from one of the most arid places on Earth
Milen Duarte, Pablo C. Guerrero, Mary T.K. Arroyo, Ramiro O. Bustamante
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7409 PubMed 31565547
May 2, 2019
How can we augment the few that remain? Using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous species
Brenda J. Hanley, Elizabeth M. Bunting, Krysten L. Schuler
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6873 PubMed 31106072
April 17, 2019
Assessment on latitudinal tree species richness using environmental factors in the southeastern United States
Youngsang Kwon, Taesoo Lee, Alison Lang, Dorian Burnette
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6781 PubMed 31024776
April 10, 2019
Decoupling species richness variation and spatial turnover in beta diversity across a fragmented landscape
Guang Hu, Maxwell C. Wilson, Jianguo Wu, Jingjing Yu, Mingjian Yu
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6714 PubMed 30993046
March 21, 2019
Maintenance of dominant populations in heavily grazed grassland: Inference from a Stipa breviflora seed germination experiment
Wenting Liu, Zhijun Wei, Xiaoxia Yang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6654 PubMed 30923659
February 25, 2019
Some methods to improve the utility of conditioned Latin hypercube sampling
Brendan P. Malone, Budiman Minansy, Colby Brungard
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6451 PubMed 30828486
February 13, 2019
A modification of the leaf-bags method to assess spring ecosystem functioning: benthic invertebrates and leaf-litter breakdown in Vera Spring (Central Italy)
Giovanni Cristiano, Bruno Cicolani, Francesco Paolo Miccoli, Antonio Di Sabatino
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6250 PubMed 30783561
February 13, 2019
Everything you always wanted to know about gene flow in tropical landscapes (but were afraid to ask)
Waléria Pereira Monteiro, Jamille Costa Veiga, Amanda Reis Silva, Carolina da Silva Carvalho, Éder Cristian Malta Lanes, Yessica Rico, Rodolfo Jaffé
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6446 PubMed 30783576
January 22, 2019
Effects of dredging on the vegetation in a small lowland river
Edyta Stępień, Andrzej Zawal, Paweł Buczyński, Edyta Buczyńska, Magdalena Szenejko
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6282 PubMed 30697485
January 10, 2019
Checklist to the Elatostema (Urticaceae) of Vietnam including 19 new records, ten new combinations, two new names and four new synonyms
Long-Fei Fu, Alex Monro, Truong Van Do, Maxim S. Nuraliev, Leonid V. Averyanov, Fang Wen, Zi-Bing Xin, Tatiana V. Maisak, Andrey N. Kuznetsov, Svetlana P. Kuznetsova, Khang Sinh Nguyen, Yi-Gang Wei
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6188 PubMed 30648016
December 21, 2018
Species turnover in plants does not predict turnover in flower-visiting insects
John P. Simaika, Michael Samways, Sven M. Vrdoljak
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6139 PubMed 30595988
November 30, 2018
The double role of pigmentation and convolute leaves in community assemblage of Amazonian epiphytic Lejeuneaceae
Sylvia Mota de Oliveira
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5921 PubMed 30533291
November 29, 2018
Nitrogen input by bamboos in neotropical forest: a new perspective
Maíra C.G. Padgurschi, Simone A. Vieira, Edson J.F. Stefani, Gabriela B. Nardoto, Carlos A. Joly
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6024 PubMed 30519513
October 26, 2018
Spatial analyses of threats to ecosystem service hotspots in Greater Durban, South Africa
Rashieda Davids, Mathieu Rouget, Richard Boon, Debra Roberts
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5723 PubMed 30386691
October 23, 2018
Creating functional groups of marine fish from categorical traits
Monique A. Ladds, Nokuthaba Sibanda, Richard Arnold, Matthew R. Dunn
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5795 PubMed 30370185
October 12, 2018
Temporal shifts in endophyte bacterial community composition of sessile oak (Quercus petraea) are linked to foliar nitrogen, stomatal length, and herbivory
Luigimaria Borruso, Camilla Wellstein, Alessia Bani, Sara Casagrande Bacchiocchi, Ania Margoni, Rita Tonin, Stefan Zerbe, Lorenzo Brusetti
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5769 PubMed 30345177
October 12, 2018
Shifts in community composition and co-occurrence patterns of phyllosphere fungi inhabiting Mussaenda shikokiana along an elevation gradient
Xin Qian, Liang Chen, Xiaoming Guo, Dan He, Miaomiao Shi, Dianxiang Zhang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5767 PubMed 30345176
October 12, 2018
Epiphyte type and sampling height impact mesofauna communities in Douglas-fir trees
Alexander R. Young, Jesse E.D. Miller, John Villella, Greg Carey, William R. Miller
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5699 PubMed 30345168
September 24, 2018
Morphometric traits in the fine-leaved fescues depend on ploidy level: the case of Festuca amethystina L.
Agnieszka Rewicz, Przemysław Piotr Tomczyk, Marcin Kiedrzyński, Katarzyna Maria Zielińska, Iwona Jędrzejczyk, Monika Rewers, Edyta Kiedrzyńska, Tomasz Rewicz
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5576 PubMed 30280016
September 13, 2018
An integrative and citizen science based approach to the rediscovery and redescription of the only known high-altitude endemic Pill Millipede, Glomeris aurita Koch (Diplopoda, Glomerida)
Thomas Wesener
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5569 PubMed 30225175
August 31, 2018
Synergy between roads and disturbance favour Bromus tectorum L. invasion
Karina L. Speziale, Agustina di Virgilio, Maria N. Lescano, Gabriela Pirk, Jorgelina Franzese
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5529 PubMed 30186695
August 30, 2018
Challenges in using CellTracker Green on foraminifers that host algal endosymbionts
Benjamin J. Ross, Pamela Hallock
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5304 PubMed 30186672
July 27, 2018
Does elevated atmospheric CO2affect soil carbon burial and soil weathering in a forest ecosystem?
Miquel A. Gonzalez-Meler, Armen Poghosyan, Yaniria Sanchez-de Leon, Eduardo Dias de Olivera, Richard J. Norby, Neil C. Sturchio
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5356 PubMed 30065895
July 24, 2018
Best in the company of nearby males: female success in the threatened cycad, Zamia portoricensis
Julio C. Lazcano-Lara, James D. Ackerman
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5252 PubMed 30065868
July 17, 2018
Marine cyanolichens from different littoral zones are associated with distinct bacterial communities
Nyree J. West, Delphine Parrot, Claire Fayet, Martin Grube, Sophie Tomasi, Marcelino T. Suzuki
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5208 PubMed 30038864
July 6, 2018
Evaluation of the estimate bias magnitude of the Rao’s quadratic diversity index
Youhua Chen, Yongbin Wu, Tsung-Jen Shen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5211 PubMed 30002990
July 6, 2018
Revisiting historical beech and oak forests in Indiana using a GIS method to recover information from bar charts
Brice Hanberry
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5158 PubMed 30002982
June 27, 2018
The effect of biochar amendments on phenanthrene sorption, desorption and mineralisation in different soils
Eduardo Moreno Jiménez, Sara Aceña-Heras, Vladimír Frišták, Stefanie Heinze, Bernd Marschner
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5074 PubMed 29967738
June 13, 2018
Genetic differentiation, local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in fragmented populations of a rare forest herb
Rodolfo Gentili, Aldo Solari, Martin Diekmann, Cecilia Duprè, Gianna Serafina Monti, Stefano Armiraglio, Silvia Assini, Sandra Citterio
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4929 PubMed 29915689
June 12, 2018
The restoration of the endangered Sambucus palmensis after 30 years of conservation actions in the Garajonay National Park: genetic assessment and niche modeling
Priscila Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Alejandro G. Fernández de Castro, Pedro A. Sosa
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4985 PubMed 29910987
June 11, 2018
Two new species of Primulina (Gesneriaceae) from limestone karsts of China
Xin Hong, Zhong-Lin Li, Jia-Zhi Liu, Shou-Biao Zhou, Wei-Hua Qin, Fang Wen
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4946 PubMed 29910979
May 23, 2018
Evidence-based economic analysis demonstrates that ecosystem service benefits of water hyacinth management greatly exceed research and control costs
Lisa A. Wainger, Nathan E. Harms, Cedric Magen, Dong Liang, Genevieve M. Nesslage, Anna M. McMurray, Al F. Cofrancesco
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4824 PubMed 29844976
April 30, 2018
Endophytic fungal communities associated with field-grown soybean roots and seeds in the Huang-Huai region of China
Hongjun Yang, Wenwu Ye, Jiaxin Ma, Dandan Zeng, Zhenyang Rong, Miao Xu, Yuanchao Wang, Xiaobo Zheng
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4713 PubMed 29736345
March 5, 2018
Changes in nutrients and decay rate of Ginkgo biloba leaf litter exposed to elevated O3 concentration in urban area
Wei Fu, Xingyuan He, Sheng Xu, Wei Chen, Yan Li, Bo Li, Lili Su, Qin Ping
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4453 PubMed 29527413
February 28, 2018
Intraspecific functional and genetic diversity of Petriella setifera
Giorgia Pertile, Jacek Panek, Karolina Oszust, Anna Siczek, Magdalena Frąc
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4420 PubMed 29507826
February 13, 2018
A six-year grazing exclusion changed plant species diversity of a Stipa breviflora desert steppe community, northern China
Xing Wang, Xinguo Yang, Lei Wang, Lin Chen, Naiping Song, Junlong Gu, Yi Xue
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4359 PubMed 29456890
February 1, 2018
Assessing the difference of tolerance and phytoremediation potential in mercury contaminated soil of a non-food energy crop, Helianthus tuberosus L. (Jerusalem artichoke)
Shiqi Lv, Bin Yang, Yixuan Kou, Jun Zeng, Ruixiong Wang, Yumeng Xiao, Fencan Li, Ying Lu, Yuwen Mu, Changming Zhao
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4325 PubMed 29404218
January 22, 2018
Identification of the fungal endophyte of Ammophila breviligulata (American beachgrass) as Epichloë amarillans
Ian Drake, James F. White Jr, Faith C. Belanger
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4300 PubMed 29375938