Research interests

I am interested in how the phenotypic plasticity of forest trees can help them adapt to climate change. Using common-garden experiments, I investigate the genetic and environmental components of growth performance in important tree species, focusing on phenology, leaf traits and dendrometry.

My research is part of the EVA project (Evidence-based cultivation recommendations in climate change), which aims to support the adaptation of forest-management interventions to climate change.

Professional career

Since 2021: PhD student – University of Greifswald

2012–2018: Student at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa

2015–2018: MSc in Conservation and Evolution – University of Pisa
Master’s thesis: “Protected Areas worldwide: linking management information to predictions of anthropic impact changes”

2012–2015: BSc in Biological Sciences – University of Pisa
Bachelor’s thesis: “Convergent evolution of morphogenetic mechanisms underlying eye loss in cavefishes”

Associate member of the Research Training Group (RTG 2010) “Biological RESPONSEs to Novel and Changing Environments”

Publications

Di Fabio A, Buttò V, Chakraborty D, O’Neill GA, Schueler S and Kreyling J
Climatic conditions at provenance origin influence growth stability to changes in climate in two major tree species.
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, July 2024
doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2024.1422165