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  1. Multi-hazard mitigation measures plan for Ischia Island after the November 26th, 2022, landslide and flood events

    Article • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, October 2026, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino

  2. Growth rate overrides the benefit of extended growing season from boreal to semiarid conifers

    Article • Science, September 2026, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Antonio Saracino

  3. Growing season length enhances black spruce carbon uptake, whereas summer aridity constrains xylem biomass investment: Evidence from wood anatomy and carbon fluxes

    Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, August 2026, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino

  4. Warming increases the phenological mismatch between carbon sources and sinks in conifers

    Article • Nature Climate Change, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino, Dr. Vladimir V. Shishov

  5. Local soil conditions reshape how trees end their growing season under warming

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Antonio Saracino, Yaling Zhang, Dr. Vladimir V. Shishov

  6. Has the tortoise scale exacerbated fire severity in Mediterranean stone pine forests?

    Article • Fire Ecology, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino

  7. Partial asynchrony of coniferous forest carbon sources and sinks at the intra-annual time scale

    Article • Nature Communications, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Katarina Cufar, Antonio Saracino, Dr. Vladimir V. Shishov

  8. Tip-to-base conduit widening remains consistent across cambial age and climates in Fagus sylvatica L.

    Article • Tree Physiology, July 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Antonio Saracino

  9. High preseason temperature variability drives convergence of xylem phenology in the Northern Hemisphere conifers

    Article • Current Biology, February 2024, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino, Katarina Cufar, Dr. Vladimir V. Shishov

  10. Recent human-induced atmospheric drying across Europe unprecedented in the last 400 years

    Article • Nature Geoscience, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino

  11. Shifts of Leaf Litter-Induced Plant-Soil Feedback from Negative to Positive Driven by Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis between Quercus ilex and Pisolithus arrhizus

    Article • Microorganisms, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Antonio Saracino, Prof. Stefano Mazzoleni

  12. Wildfire promotes the invasion of Robinia pseudoacacia in the unmanaged Mediterranean Castanea sativa coppice forests

    Article • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, May 2023, Frontiers

    Antonio Saracino

  13. Topoclimate effect on treeline elevation depends on the regional framework: A contrast between Southern Alps (New Zealand) and Apennines (Italy) forests

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, January 2023, Wiley

    Antonio Saracino

  14. A critical thermal transition driving spring phenology of Northern Hemisphere conifers

    Article • Global Change Biology, December 2022, Wiley

    Filipe Campelo, Antonio Saracino, Katarina Cufar, Dr. Vladimir V. Shishov

  15. Clonal Beech Forests Create Refuges for Rare Mountain Plants

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, September 2022, Frontiers

    Antonio Saracino

  16. Landscape Planning Integrated Approaches to Support Post-Wildfire Restoration in Natural Protected Areas: The Vesuvius National Park Case Study

    Article • Land, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Antonio Saracino

  17. The Footprint of Wildfires on Mediterranean Forest Ecosystem Services in Vesuvius National Park

    Article • Fire, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Antonio Saracino

  18. Lengthening single-stem rotation improves biomass yield and water use efficiency in black poplar genotype multi-stem rotation coppice plantations

    Article • Biomass and Bioenergy, November 2021, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino

  19. Shrub facilitation promotes advancing of Fagus sylvatica treeline across the Apennines (Italy)

    Article • Journal of Vegetation Science, June 2021, Wiley

    Antonio Saracino

  20. Topography modulates near-ground microclimate in the Mediterranean Fagus sylvatica treeline

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino

  21. Decomposition of woody debris in Mediterranean ecosystems: the role of wood chemical and anatomical traits

    Article • Plant and Soil, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino

  22. Reply to Elmendorf and Ettinger: Photoperiod plays a dominant and irreplaceable role in triggering secondary growth resumption

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Antonio Saracino, Katarina Cufar

  23. Sperry’s packing rule affects the spatial proximity but not clustering of xylem conduits: the case of Fagus sylvatica L.

    Article • IAWA Journal, September 2020, Brill

    Angelo Rita, Antonio Saracino

  24. Photoperiod and temperature as dominant environmental drivers triggering secondary growth resumption in Northern Hemisphere conifers

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Jianguo Huang, Antonio Saracino, Katarina Cufar

  25. Coastal Pine-Oak Glacial Refugia in the Mediterranean Basin: A Biogeographic Approach Based on Charcoal Analysis and Spatial Modelling

    Article • Forests, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Antonio Saracino

  26. Ecotypic differentiation of black spruce populations: temperature triggers bud burst but not bud set

    Article • Trees, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino

  27. Detecting Burn Severity across Mediterranean Forest Types by Coupling Medium-Spatial Resolution Satellite Imagery and Field Data

    Article • Remote Sensing, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  28. Climatic and anthropogenic factors explain the variability of Fagus sylvatica treeline elevation in fifteen mountain groups across the Apennines

    Article • Forest Ecosystems, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  29. Improving resilience of an old-growth urban forest in Southern Italy: lesson(s) from a stand-replacing windstorm

    Article • Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, November 2019, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino

  30. A Geospatial Decision Support System Tool for Supporting Integrated Forest Knowledge at the Landscape Scale

    Article • Forests, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Antonio Saracino

  31. Spatio‐temporal patterns of tree growth as related to carbon isotope fractionation in European forests under changing climate

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, June 2019, Wiley

    Antonio Saracino, Rūtilė Pukienė, Angelo Rita

  32. Canopy damage by spring frost in European beech along the Apennines: effect of latitude, altitude and aspect

    Article • Remote Sensing of Environment, May 2019, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  33. From phenology to forest management: Ecotypes selection can avoid early or late frosts, but not both

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, March 2019, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino

  34. Comparative study of hybrid and wild black poplar genotypes in the first three-year cycle of multi-stem short-rotation coppice

    Article • Biomass and Bioenergy, March 2019, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino

  35. Anthropogenic and environmental factors affect the tree line position of Fagus sylvatica along the Apennines (Italy)

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, September 2018, Wiley

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti, Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  36. Hydrodynamic behaviour of European black poplar (Populus nigra L.) under coppice management along Mediterranean river ecosystems

    Article • River Research and Applications, May 2018, Wiley

    Dr Emilia Allevato, Giovanni Battista Chirico, Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  37. Windstorm disturbance triggers multiple species invasion in an urban Mediterranean forest

    Article • iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, February 2018, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Ahmed Abd El-Gawad, Antonio Saracino

  38. Assessing long-term impact of land-use change on hydrological ecosystem functions in a Mediterranean upland agro-forestry catchment

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2017, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino

  39. Comparing chemistry and bioactivity of burned vs. decomposed plant litter: different pathways but same result?

    Article • Ecology, November 2017, Wiley

    Ahmed Abd El-Gawad, Antonio Saracino

  40. Fire effects on litter chemistry and early development of Eucalyptus globulus

    Article • Plant and Soil, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino

  41. Biochar As Plant Growth Promoter: Better Off Alone or Mixed with Organic Amendments?

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, September 2017, Frontiers

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  42. Repeated Stand-Replacing Crown Fires Affect Seed Morphology and Germination in Aleppo pine

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, June 2017, Frontiers

    Antonio Saracino, Dr Antonio Mingo

  43. Coordination of morphological and physiological traits in naturally recruited Abies alba Mill. saplings: insights from a structural equation modeling approach

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  44. Detection of diversity and stand parameters in Mediterranean forests using leaf-off discrete return LiDAR data

    Article • Remote Sensing of Environment, April 2017, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino

  45. Climatic signal from Pinus leucodermis axial resin ducts: a tree-ring time series approach

    Article • European Journal of Forest Research, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  46. Evidence of a short-lived episode of olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivation during the Early Bronze Age in western Mediterranean (southern Italy)

    Article • The Holocene, September 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Emilia Allevato, Antonio Saracino

  47. Interpreting the Climatic Effects on Xylem Functional Traits in Two Mediterranean Oak Species: The Role of Extreme Climatic Events

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, August 2016, Frontiers

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti, Angelo Rita

  48. Pattern of xylem phenology in conifers of cold ecosystems at the Northern Hemisphere

    Article • Global Change Biology, May 2016, Wiley

    Antonio Saracino, Jianguo Huang, Katarina Cufar

  49. Wood exploitation and food supply at the border of the Roman Empire: the case of the vicus of Thamusida – Sidi Ali ben Ahmed (Morocco)

    Article • Environmental Archaeology, March 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Antonio Saracino

  50. Microclimate buffering and fertility island formation duringJuniperus communisontogenesis modulate competition-facilitation balance

    Article • Journal of Vegetation Science, February 2016, Wiley

    Antonio Saracino

  51. Water extracts of charred litter cause opposite effects on growth of plants and fungi

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, January 2016, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino

  52. Dating Wooden Beams From the Grancia Monastic Abbey in Southern Italy

    Article • Tree-Ring Research, January 2016, Tree-Ring Society

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti

  53. Cushion plant morphology controls biogenic capability and facilitation effects of Silene acaulis along an elevation gradient

    Article • Functional Ecology, December 2015, Wiley

    Antonio Saracino

  54. Behavior of pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens Willd.) wood to different thermal treatments

    Article • iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, December 2015, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Antonio Saracino, Angelo Rita

  55. The contribution of archaeological plant remains in tracing the cultural history of Mediterranean trees: The example of the Roman harbour of Neapolis

    Article • The Holocene, November 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Emilia Allevato, Antonio Saracino

  56. Evolution, ecology and systematics of Soldanella (Primulaceae) in the southern Apennines (Italy)

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino

  57. Water-use efficiency and transpiration across European forests during the Anthropocene

    Article • Nature Climate Change, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino

  58. The transition of chestnut (Castanea sativa Miller) from timber to fruit tree: Cultural and economic inferences in the Italian peninsula

    Article • The Holocene, April 2015, SAGE Publications

    Antonio Saracino

  59. Diameter distribution and stool biomass partitioning in a native black poplar population and in a selected hybrid poplar clone under short rotation forestry

    Article • January 2015, Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali

    Antonio Saracino

  60. Human-derived landscape changes on the northern Etruria coast (western Italy) between Roman times and the late Middle Ages

    Article • The Holocene, August 2014, SAGE Publications

    Antonio Saracino

  61. Late Holocene persistence ofAbies albain low-mid altitude deciduous forests of central and southern Italy: new perspectives from charcoal data

    Article • Journal of Vegetation Science, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Emilia Allevato, Antonio Saracino

  62. Boschi di neoformazione e nuovi scenari di propagazione d'incendio

    Article • January 2009, Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali

    Antonio Saracino, Sofia Bajocco

  63. Cambial phenology, wood formation and temperature thresholds in two contrasting years at high altitude in southern Italy

    Article • Tree Physiology, June 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Antonio Saracino

  64. Anatomic basis and insulation of serotinous cones in Pinus halepensis Mill

    Article • Trees, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino

  65. Signal strength and climate calibration of a European tree-ring isotope network

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, December 2007, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Antonio Saracino

  66. Response of Pinus leucodermis to climate and anthropogenic activity in the National Park of Pollino (Basilicata, Southern Italy)

    Article • Biological Conservation, July 2007, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino

  67. Corrigendum to “Thinning affects water use efficiency of hardwood saplings naturally recruited in a Pinus radiata D. Don plantation” [For. Ecol. Manage. 222 (2006) 116–122]

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, July 2006, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti

  68. Conifers in cold environments synchronize maximum growth rate of tree-ring formation with day length

    Article • New Phytologist, April 2006, Wiley

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti

  69. Thinning affects water use efficiency of hardwood saplings naturally recruited in a Pinus radiata D. Don plantation

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, February 2006, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti

  70. Seed colour and post-fire bird predation in a Mediterranean pine forest

    Article • Acta Oecologica, December 2004, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti

  71. Comparing carbon isotope composition of bulk wood and holocellulose fromQuercus cerris,Fraxinus ornusandPinus radiatatree rings

    Article • Forest - Rivista di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale, October 2004, Italian Society of Sivilculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)

    Antonio Saracino

  72. Facing drought in a Mediterranean post-fire community: tissue water relations in species with different life traits

    Article • Acta Oecologica, March 2004, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti

  73. Response of a mature Pinus laricio plantation to a three-year restriction of water supply: structural and functional acclimation to drought

    Article • Tree Physiology, January 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Antonio Saracino

  74. Impact of long-term drought on xylem embolism and growth in Pinus halepensis Mill.

    Article • Trees, February 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino, Professor Marco Borghetti

  75. Impact of long-term drought on xylem embolism and growth in

    Article • Trees, January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino

  76. Plot size and shape for the early assessment of post-fire regeneration in Aleppo pine stands

    Article • New Forests, January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Saracino, Piermaria Corona

  77. How Aleppo Pine Trees Recover After Fire: Changes in Seed Release, Seed Quality, and Seed Color

    Article • Plant Ecology, January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Marco Borghetti, Antonio Saracino

  78. Post-fire soil microbial biomass and nutrient content of a pine forest soil from a dunal Mediterranean environment

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, October 1996, Elsevier

    Antonio Saracino