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UAV-Based Thermal, RGB Imaging and Gene Expression Analysis Allowed Detection of Fusarium Head Blight and Gave New Insights Into the Physiological Responses to the Disease in Durum Wheat by Francesconi, Sara, Harfouche, Antoine, Maesano, Mauro, Balestra, Giorgio Mariano

“…Wheat is one of the world's most economically important cereal crop, grown on 220 million hectares. Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease is considered a major…”
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UAV-Based LiDAR for High-Throughput Determination of Plant Height and Above-Ground Biomass of the Bioenergy Grass Arundo donax by Maesano, Mauro, Khoury, Sacha, Nakhle, Farid, Firrincieli, Andrea, Gay, Alan, Tauro, Flavia, Harfouche, Antoine

“…Replacing fossil fuels with cellulosic biofuels is a valuable component of reducing the drivers of climate change. This leads to a requirement to develop more…”
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Discrimination of Leaves in a Multi-Layered Mediterranean Forest through Machine Learning Algorithms by Alvites, Cesar, Maesano, Mauro, Molina-Valero, Juan Alberto, Lasserre, Bruno, Marchetti, Marco, Santopuoli, Giovanni

“…Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) technology characterizes standing trees with millimetric precision. An important step to accurately quantify tree volume and…”
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Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Tree-Related Microhabitats using Airborne Laser Scanning by Santopuoli, Giovanni, Di Febbraro, Mirko, Maesano, Mauro, Balsi, Marco, Marchetti, Marco, Lasserre, Bruno

“…In the last few years, the occurrence and abundance of tree-related microhabitats and habitat trees have gained great attention across Europe as indicators of…”
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Estimating Afforestation Area Using Landsat Time Series and Photointerpreted Datasets by Cavalli, Alice, Francini, Saverio, McRoberts, Ronald E., Falanga, Valentina, Congedo, Luca, De Fioravante, Paolo, Maesano, Mauro, Munafò, Michele, Chirici, Gherardo, Scarascia Mugnozza, Giuseppe

“…Afforestation processes, natural and anthropogenic, involve the conversion of other land uses to forest, and they represent one of the most important land use…”
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Improving the Spatial Prediction of Sand Content in Forest Soils Using a Multivariate Geostatistical Analysis of LiDAR and Hyperspectral Data by Castrignanò, Annamaria, Buttafuoco, Gabriele, Conforti, Massimo, Maesano, Mauro, Moresi, Federico Valerio, Mugnozza, Giuseppe Scarascia

“…Soil sand particles play a crucial role in soil erosion because they are more susceptible to being detached and transported by erosive forces than silt and…”
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Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Quantifying Timber Assortments from Standing Trees in a Mixed and Multi-Layered Mediterranean Forest by Alvites, Cesar, Santopuoli, Giovanni, Hollaus, Markus, Pfeifer, Norbert, Maesano, Mauro, Moresi, Federico Valerio, Marchetti, Marco, Lasserre, Bruno

“…Timber assortments are some of the most important goods provided by forests worldwide. To quantify the amount and type of timber assortment is strongly…”
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Reusing Remote Sensing-Based Validation Data: Comparing Direct and Indirect Approaches for Afforestation Monitoring by Francini, Saverio, Cavalli, Alice, D’Amico, Giovanni, McRoberts, Ronald E., Maesano, Mauro, Munafò, Michele, Scarascia Mugnozza, Giuseppe, Chirici, Gherardo

“…Afforestation is one of the most effective processes for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and combating global warming. Landsat data and machine…”
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Root Biomechanical Traits in a Montane Mediterranean Forest Watershed: Variations with Species Diversity and Soil Depth by Federico Valerio Moresi, Mauro Maesano, Giorgio Matteucci, Manuela Romagnoli, Roy C. Sidle, Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza

“…Plant roots play a key role in stabilizing slopes, particularly in the Mediterranean region, characterized by rough and unstable terrain. However, forest…”
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Mapping Landslide Prediction through a GIS-Based Model: A Case Study in a Catchment in Southern Italy by Moresi, Federico Valerio, Maesano, Mauro, Collalti, Alessio, Sidle, Roy C., Matteucci, Giorgio, Scarascia Mugnozza, Giuseppe

“…Shallow landslides are an increasing concern in Italy and worldwide because of the frequent association with vegetation management. As vegetation cover plays a…”
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A Three-Step Neural Network Artificial Intelligence Modeling Approach for Time, Productivity and Costs Prediction: A Case Study in Italian Forestry by Maesano, Mauro, Zimbalatti, Giuseppe, Scarascia Mugnozza, Giuseppe, Macrì, Giorgio, Antonucci, Francesca, Costa, Corrado, Sperandio, Giulio, Proto, Andrea Rosario

“…The improvement of harvesting methodologies plays an important role in the optimization of wood production in a context of sustainable forest management…”
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Productivity and Energy Balance in Conversion of a Quercus Cerris L. Coppice Stand into High Forest in Central Italy by Serena Savelli, Rodolfo Picchio, Mauro Maesano, Enrico Marchi

“…The work was carried out in Caprarola (Viterbo, Central Italy), in an aged Quercus cerris L. coppice positioned in hill zones, with 45% average slope…”
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Field survey and UAV remote sensing as tools for evaluating the canopy management effects in smallholder grapevine farm by Brunori, Elena, Moresi, Federico Valerio, Maesano, Mauro, De Horatis, Matteo, Salvati, Riccardo, Scarascia Mugnozza, Giuseppe, Biasi, Rita

“…The transition towards more resilient and sustainable agricultural systems must start from smallholder farms (SHs), that are responsible for one third of total…”
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Increasing wood mobilization through Sustainable Forest Management in protected areas of Italy by Mauro Maesano, Bruno Lasserre, Marco Marchetti

“…The European Community has long recognized the need to further promote renewable energy. Under the overall objective to support and enhance sustainable…”
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How individual tree characteristics and forest management influence occurrence and richness of tree-related microhabitats in Mediterranean mountain forests by Santopuoli, Giovanni, Vizzarri, Matteo, Spina, Pierdomenico, Maesano, Mauro, Scarascia Mugnozza, Giuseppe, Lasserre, Bruno

“…•Large trees are more prone to bear TreMs and hence considered habitat trees.•The richness of TreMs does not increase in tall trees.•Tree species composition…”
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The impact of selective logging and clearcutting on forest structure, tree diversity and above-ground biomass of African tropical forests by Cazzolla Gatti, Roberto, Castaldi, Simona, Lindsell, Jeremy A., Coomes, David A., Marchetti, Marco, Maesano, Mauro, Di Paola, Arianna, Paparella, Francesco, Valentini, Riccardo

“…Tropical deforestation is well known to have serious negative consequences for biodiversity, terrestrial carbon sinks and the balance of atmospheric greenhouse…”
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Using UAV‐based remote sensing to assess grapevine canopy damage due to fire smoke by Brunori, Elena, Maesano, Mauro, Moresi, Federico V, Antolini, Adriano, Bellincontro, Andrea, Forniti, Roberto, Biasi, Rita, Mencarelli, Fabio

“…BACKGROUND Bushfires are becoming an increasing issue for the wine sector due to grape and vine losses and smoke taint in wine. Smoke affects vine physiology…”
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The hidden land conservation benefits of olive‐based (Olea europaea L.) landscapes: An agroforestry investigation in the southern Mediterranean (Calabria region, Italy) by Brunori, Elena, Maesano, Mauro, Moresi, Federico Valerio, Matteucci, Giorgio, Biasi, Rita, Scarascia Mugnozza, Giuseppe

“…Olive groves are key elements of the Mediterranean basin landscape. In southern Italy, olive polycultural systems are predominant over specialized ones. These…”
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Productivity and energy consumption in logging operation in a Cameroonian tropical forest by Maesano, Mauro, Picchio, Rodolfo, Lo Monaco, Angela, Neri, Francesco, Lasserre, Bruno, Marchetti, Marco

“…•Logging activities with selective cutting in a tropical forest were analyzed.•Analysis focused on logging systems, productivities and energy consumption.•The…”
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Afforestation monitoring through automatic analysis of 36-years Landsat Best Available Composites by Cavalli, A, Francini, S, Cecili, G, Cocozza, C, Congedo, L, Falanga, V, Spadoni, GL, Maesano, M, Munafò, M, Chirici, G, Scarascia Mugnozza, G

“…The study of afforestation is crucial to monitor land transformations and represents a central topic in sustainable development procedures, in terms of climate…”
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