My research activity concerns primarily with peat-producing ecosystems, that is bogs and fens.

On the whole, my studies aim at assessing:

a) the relationships between plant community types (described in terms of floristic composition) and MICRO-ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (evaluated taking into account water table fluctuations, pore water chemistry, and peat chemistry);

b) the effects of GLOBAL CHANGE in relation to the consequences of increased atmospheric NITROGEN DEPOSITION on bog functioning;

c) the rates of PLANT LITTER DECOMPOSITION in bogs in relation to micro-environmental conditions and plant litter quality.

I was also involved in a further research topic concerning the “BIOMONITORING”, that is the use of mosses to evaluate the quality of atmospheric precipitation.