Mencuccini, Maurizio
Research Professor
Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats
Spain
Biography
BSc degree in 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).
Research Interest
He is working at the frontier between biological and environmental sciences, at the interface with global change. My major contributions to current debates have been in the study of the dynamics of forests, particularly carbon and water cycles. He has worked in Boreal, temperate, tropical and Mediterranean forests and in deserts. He has worked in various countries in Europe, USA, Australia, Brazil and Africa. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed papers. He is very involved in international debates concerning the mechanisms and the effects of longer and more intense droughts in accelerating mortality of trees in the Mediterranean and in the tropics. He also work closely with the forestry sector on a large range of themes, including the regional modelling of growth and carbon sequestration using a combination of modelling, data assimilation and remote sensing.
Publications
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MENCUCCINI M, BINKS O, 2015. Tall leafy conifers lose out. Nature Climate Change, 5: 1-2.
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MENCUCCINI M., 2002. Hydraulic constraints in the functional scaling of trees. Tree Physiology, 22:553-565.
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MENCUCCINI M., 2003. The ecological significance of long distance water transport: short-term regulation and long-term acclimation across plant growth forms. Plant, Cell and Environment, 26:163-182.
