Short biography
BSc Forest Science at University of Firenze (Italy, 1992). Research Associate at Istituto Sperimentale per la Selvicoltura (Italy, 1992). PhD in plant environmental biology at the University of Firenze (Italy, 1993-1995). Postdoc at Boyce Thompson at Cornell University (USA, 1995-1997). Lecturer, senior Lecturer, Reader, then Professor of Forest Science at Edinburgh University (UK, 1997-2016). ICREA Research Professor of Plant and Ecosystem Ecology at CREAF (Barcelona, Spain) since 2012. Visiting scientist positions at CSIRO (Australia) and Western Sydney University (Australia). Honorary Professor of Forest Science at University of Edinburgh (UK, 2016-ongoing). Since 2018, ranked as a Highly Cited Researcher (top 1% by citations) in the field of Plant and Animal Science by Clarivate Analytics. Ranked among the top Italian Scientists in the area of Natural & Environmental Science by Via-Academy (https://www.topitalianscientists.org/top-italian-scientists).
