Cannon Nicoletta

Biography

Nicoletta Cannone was born in Milan on 5th July 1967. Degree in Natural Sciences; PhD in Geobotany. 1994-2000: Public Officer for the Protection of the Natural Environment of the Lombardy Region Government. 2000-2005: recipient of research contracts (University Roma Tre, University of Milano-Bicocca, University Ferrara). 1st July 2005 - 31 May 2010: permanent position as researcher at Ferrara University 1st June 2010 -30 September 2014 today: researcher at Insubria University. 1 October 2014 up today: Associate Professor at Systematic Botany at Insubria University. Lecturer of: 1.Geobotany; 2. Management of Vegetation Resources; 3. Laboratory of Geobotany 1. Systematic Botany; 2. Vegetation biodiversity and Climate Change. Member of the editorial advisory board of Global Change Biology, Referee for several international ISI journals. Nature Climate Change, Global Change Biology; Journal of Biogeography, Geoderma, Polar Biology; Antarctic Science). Her research activities focus on the assessment and monitoring of climate change impacts on vegetation ecosystems in cold areas (high elevation and high latitudes). She participated in 6 research campaigns in Antarctica and 4 in the High Arctic. International collaborations: British Antarctic Survey, Alfred Wegener Institute, Argentine Antartic Institute, KOPRI. Participation in international projects and programs: PACE (Permafrost and Climate in Europe); Latitudinal Gradient Project (New Zealand) SCAR Program; SCAR project RiSCC, now SCAR EBA (Evolution and Biodiversity in Antarctica), Ant-ECO (State of the Antarctic Ecosystem). Author of international and national papers (27 ISIs)

Research Interest

Geobotany, Management of Vegetation Resources,Systematic Botany,Vegetation biodiversity,Climate Change