Roberto Silvestro

PhD Candidate
Patterns and scales of climate change: linking plant physiology to forest ecosystem dynamics
Variabilité spatio-temporelle du changement climatique: connecter la physiologie végétale à la dynamique des écosystèmes forestiers
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Directeur: Sergio Rossi
Codirecteur: Maurizio Mencuccini
FORMATION
- 2017-2019: Master of science – MSc, Forestry and Environmental Science - University of Naples Federico II
- Feb.2018-Jul.2018: Lifelong Learning Programme Erasmus+ - Universidade de Évora
- Sep.2016-Feb.2017: Lifelong Learning Programme Erasmus+ - Czech University of Life Science Prague
- 2014-2017: Bachelor of Science – BSc, Forestry and Environmental Science - University of Naples Federico II
EXPÉRIENCE DE TRAVAIL
- Sep.2021-Dec.2021: Internship Student - Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications (CREAF)
Wood formation and ecosystem carbon fluxes temporal synchronisms
- Mar.2019-Aug.2019: Research Intern - University of Naples Federico II
The effect of wildfires on ecosystem services in Mediterranean forests
- Jul.2018-Nov.2018: Internship Student - Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Phenological adaptive traits in ecotypes of Picea mariana
PUBLICATIONS SUR REVUES AVEC COMITÉ DE LECTURE
Silvestro, R., Zeng, Q., Buttò, V., Sylvain, J.D., Drolet, G., Mencuccini, M., Thiffault, N., Yuan, S. & Rossi, S. (2023). A longer wood growing season does not lead to higher carbon sequestration. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31336-x
Saulino, L., Rita, A., Stinca, A., Liuzzi, G., Silvestro, R., Rossi, S. & Saracino, A. (2023). Wildfire promotes the invasion of Robinia pseudoacacia in the unmanaged Mediterranean Castanea sativa coppice forests. Frontiers in Forests and Global Changes. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1177551
Mura, C., Buttò, V., Silvestro, R., Deslauriers, A., Charrier, G., Raymond, P. & Rossi, S. (2022). The early bud gets the cold: Diverging spring phenology drives exposure to late frost in a Picea mariana [(Mill.) BSP] common garden. Psysiologia Plantarum https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13798
Silvestro, R., Sylvain, J.D., Drolet, G., Buttò, V., Auger, I., Mencuccini, M. & Rossi, S. (2022). Upscaling xylem phenology: Sample size matters. Annals of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac110
Cervelli, E., Pindozzi, S., Allevato, E., Saulino, L., Silvestro, R., Scotto di Perta, E. & Saracino, A. (2022). Landscape planning integrated approaches to support post-wildfire restoration in natural protected areas: the Vesuvius National Park case study. Land, 11(7), 1024. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11071024
Silvestro, R., Saulino, L., Cavallo C., Allevato, E., Pindozzi, S., Cervelli, E., Conti, P., Mazzoleni, S. & Saracino, A. (2021). The Footprint of Wildfires on Mediterranean Forest Ecosystem Services in Vesuvius National Park. Fire. 4(4):95. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire4040095
Guo, X., Klisz, M., Puchałka, R., Silvestro, R., Faubert, P., Belien, E., Huang, J. G., & Rossi, S. (2021) Common garden experiment reveals clinal trends of bud phenology in black spruce populations from a latitudinal gradient in the boreal forest. Journal of Ecology, 00:1-11. https://https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13582
Silvestro, R., Brasseur, S., Klisz, M., Mencuccini, M. & Rossi, S. (2020). Bioclimatic distance and performance of apical shoot extension: disentangling the role of growth rate and duration in ecotypic differentiation. Forest Ecology and Management, 477, 118483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118483
Silvestro, R., Izzo, L. G., Buonanno, M. & Aronne, G. (2020). Serotiny in Primula palinuri: how to face the dry season on Mediterranean cliffs. Diversity, 12, 291.https://doi.org/10.3390/d12080291
Usmani, A., Silvestro, R., Zhang, S., Huang, J. G., Saracino, A., & Rossi, S. (2020). Ecotypic differentiation of black spruce populations: temperature triggers bud burst but not bud set. Trees, 1-9 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-020-01999-4
Guo, X., Khare, S., Silvestro, R., Huang, J., Sylvain, J. D., Delagrange, S., & Rossi, S. (2020). Minimum spring temperatures at the provenance origin drive leaf phenology in sugar maple populations. Tree Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpaa096
Silvestro, R.,Rossi, S., Zhang, S., Froment, I., Huang, J. G., & Saracino, A. (2019). From phenology to forest management: Ecotypes selection can avoid early or late frosts, but not both. Forest Ecology and Management, 436, 21–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.01.005
DIFFUSION SCIENTIFIQUE
Silvestro, R. (2022). Ça brûle et j’aime ça : la science du piquant. The Conversation Canada FR. https://theconversation.com/ca-brule-et-jaime-ca-la-science-du-piquant-193983
Silvestro, R. (2022). Why some like it hot: The science of spiciness. The Conversation Canada. https://theconversation.com/why-some-like-it-hot-the-science-of-spiciness-192291
Silvestro, R. & Rossi, S. (2022). Climate change is altering the seasonal rhythm of plant life-cycle events. The Conversation Canada. https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-altering-the-seasonal-rhythm-of-plant-life-cycle-events-181231
Silvestro, R. & Rossi, S. (2022). Les changements climatiques modifient le rythme saisonnier du cycle de vie des plantes. The Conversation Canada FR. https://theconversation.com/les-changements-climatiques-modifient-le-rythme-saisonnier-du-cycle-de-vie-des-plantes-181812
Silvestro, R. & Rossi, S. (2022). La distanciation sociale a été inventée par les arbres. Progrès Forestier.
Silvestro, R., Buttò, V., Mura, C., & Rossi, S. (2021). La radio frequency identification en foresterie, opportunités et applications. Progrès Forestier.