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Carmen Cianfrani

Research Interests | Curriculum vitae

Research Interests

My main research focuses are in conservation biology, conservation planning and spatial predictive modelling. I am particularly interested in using modelling methods as tools for the conservation of the biodiversity.

Curriculum vitae

Born 1980, Isernia (Italy)

2006 – 2010
PhD, University of Molise (Italy) and University of Lausanne (Switzerland), “Multi – scale habitat suitability models for the Eurasian otter”.
Advisors: Prof. Anna Loy, Prof. Antoine Guisan

2009 - in progress
Principal investigator of the project: “Evaluating the reintroduction potential of the Otter in Switzerland: a habitat-modelling approach”, University of Lausanne - Swiss Office of the Environment (OFEV).
Advisor: Antoine Guisan

2005 – 2006
Master, University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy), “Conservation of Animal Biodiversity: Protected Areas and Ecological Networks”.
Director: Prof. Luigi Boitani

2005
Bachelor Degree in Environmental sciences (cum laude), University of Molise (Italy).
Advisor: Prof. Anna Loy

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2019

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Spatial modelling of soil water holding capacity improves models of plant distributions in mountain landscapes

Cianfrani C., Buri A., Vittoz P., Grand S., Zingg B., Verrecchia E., Guisan A., 2019/05. Plant and Soil, 438 (1-2) pp. 57-70. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_DA8C63FDEC22]

Climate change impact on mountain biodiversity

Guisan A., Broennimann O., Buri A., Cianfrani C., D'Amen M., Di Cola V., Fernandes R., Gray S.M., Mateo R.G., Pinto E. et al., 2019. pp. 221-233 dans Lovejoy T.E., Hannah L. (eds.) Biodiversity and climate change chap. 17, Yale University Press.

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2018

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More than range exposure: global otters’ vulnerability to climate change

Cianfrani C., Broennimann O., Loy A., Guisan A., 2018. Biological Conservation, 221 pp. 103-113. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_62E42FDE74B6]

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Generalizing soil properties in geographic space: Approaches used and ways forward.

Cianfrani C., Buri A., Verrecchia E., Guisan A., 2018. PloS one, 13 (12) pp. e0208823. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_6F566DF18F92]

2017

Soil factors improve predictions of plant species distribution in a mountain environment

Buri A., Cianfrani C., Adatte T., Pinto-Figueroa E., Spangenberg J.E ., Yashiro E., Verrecchia E., Guisan A., Pradervand J.-N., 2017/10/31. Progress in Physical Geography, 41 pp. 703–722. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][serval:BIB_02068C98C90E]

2015

A spatial modelling framework for assessing climate change impacts on freshwater ecosystems: Response of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) biomass to warming water temperature

Cianfrani C., Satizabal H.F., Randin C., 2015. Ecological Modelling, 313 pp. 1-12. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_083684EDB036]

2014

A multi-temporal approach to model endangered species distribution in Europe: the case of the Eurasian otter in Italy

Carone M.T., Guisan A., Cianfrani C., Simoniello T., Loy A., Carranza M.L., 2014. Ecological Modelling, 274 pp. 21-28. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_F35DD7FDF1CA]

2013

There and back again? Combining habitat suitability modelling and connectivity analyses to assess a potential return of the otter to Switzerland

Cianfrani C., Maiorano L., Loy A., Kranz A., Lehmann A., Maggini R., Guisan A., 2013. Animal Conservation, 16 (5) pp. 584-594. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_9BD84DBD6146]

2011

Adapting global conservation strategies to climate change at the European scale: the otter as a flagship species

Cianfrani C., Le Lay G., Maiorano L., Satizábal H.F., Loy A., Guisan A., 2011. Biological Conservation, 144 (8) pp. 2068-2080. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_49D778DEED3C]

2010

Do habitat suitability models reliably predict the recovery areas of threatened species?

Cianfrani C., Le Lay G., Hirzel A.H., Loy A., 2010. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47 (2) pp. 421-430. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_9F6DB0AD47B2]

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