Alessandro Elio Agnelli's research while affiliated with Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economy Analysis and other places

... Livestock is grazed in turn in each independent block for a certain period according to a certain order to provide buffer time for vegetation restoration in each grazing block (Ren 2012;Wang et al. 2020;Zhou et al. 2015). Based on grazing experiments, many scholars globally have verified the ecological advantages of regional rotational grazing in promoting vegetation growth, soil restoration, livestock growth (Baronti et al. 2022;Cristina Vecchio et al. 2019;Lawrence et al. 2019;Li et al. 2020;Ravetto Enri et al. 2017). Therefore, regional rotational grazing can also be considered a reasonable grazing mode. ...

... Work [7] provides a deeper understanding of the variation in microbial abundance and community composition in relation to specific environmental parameters associated with the decay of fallen wood. The authors focused on the mesocosm experiment conducted with samples of dry black pine wood of different decay classes. ...

... Tree species composition affects soil respiration through litterfall, litter quality, and root respiration, mediated by the seasonality of environmental drivers (Mazza et al., 2021;Raich and Tufekciogul, 2000). Some studies find only limited differences in soil carbon cycling between broadleaves and conifers when considering the production of dead organic matter (foliage and fine roots) and its mineralization, or stabilization . ...

... Ahora bien, se requiere planificar acciones en el corto, mediano y largo plazo, que permitan el restablecimiento de las dinámicas ecológicas para al funcionamiento del área protegida evaluada. En este sentido, es indispensable realizar análisis multicriterio de las estrategias de restauración para mejorar el suministro de servicios ecosistémicos (Paletto et al., 2021). Esto implica facilitar las condiciones para que el PNAFIW y sus comunidades contiguas desarrollen capacidades de adaptación y resiliencia, esto es concordante con el modelo de conservación basado en comunidades (Salerno et al., 2021). ...

... Contrasting results have been reported in the emission of CH 4 rates along the decay process. Lagomarsino et al. (2021) and Pastorelli et al. (2017) found an increase of CH 4 emissions in the last classes of wood decay in black pine forests, while Covey et al. (2016) hypothesized that nonstructural labile C characterizing the early stages represent an important substrate for methanogenesis as it is more rapidly converted to CH 4 than recalcitrant structural compounds. Moreover, it has been proposed that mutualistic interactions between fungi (especially ectomycorrhizal fungi) and archaea may facilitate archaeal colonization (Mukhin & Voronin, 2009;Rinta-Kanto et al., 2016) and CH 4 production, as fungi may break down complex carbon compounds into smaller molecules for further reduction to CH 4 and CO 2 by archaeal methanogens (Covey et al., 2016). ...

... This significant negative correlation between plant diversity and productivity suggests that metals have an effect on the diversity and productivity of trees. Variations in tree species biomass production can be attributed to plant diversity, which is positively correlated with tree production and stocking (Paletto et al. 2021). On the contrary, tree biomass carbon stock had a positive relationship with tree stand characteristics viz. ...

... Conversely, very little is known on the occurrence and role of archaea in degrading wood. It has been suggested that archaea might be an integral part of wood microbiota along with bacteria and that the labile fractions of C may be an important source for archaeal methanogenesis (Pastorelli et al., 2020;Rinta-Kanto et al., 2016). However, the broader patterns of archaeal diversity during decomposition, their role in the wood decay process and their interactions with wood-inhabiting microbial communities remain to be elucidated through genomic studies. ...

... To estimate soil influx of various elements by litter decomposition it is necessary to consider both the chemical composition and quantity of the litter. Different litter fractions have different qualitative and quantitative properties [2], including rates of decomposition, e.g. cones and twigs have the slowest breakdown due to lignified parts [3]. ...

... ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01. Doukalianou et al., 2019). However, several recent long-term thinning experiments have shown that the Rs recovered to preharvest levels and then increased steadily with the gradual recovery of tree roots and understorey vegetation in the period six to eight years after thinning (Han et al., 2021;Yang et al., 2022b). ...

... Here it should be pointed out that in our experimental study, we sampled only lying DW and there is evidence for differences in DWBD and CF among different types of coarse woody debris (standing and lying) (Harmon et al., 2011;Harmon et al., 2013;De Meo et al., 2019). Nevertheless, according to Harmon et al. (2011) in general, there is no difference in standing and lying DW density in decay class 1 while differences in CF are minor (Harmon et al. 2013). ...