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

My research is part of the EVA project (Evidence-based cultivation recommendations in climate change), aiming to provide indications for adapting forestry interventions to climate change.

Since 2021: PhD Candidate – University of Greifswald

2012 - 2018: Student at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa

2015 - 2018: MSc in Conservation and Evolution, University of Pisa
Master Thesis: “Protected Areas worldwide: linking management information to predictions of anthropic impact changes”

2012 - 2015: BSc in Biological Sciences, University of Pisa
Bachelor Thesis: “Convergent evolution of morphogenetic mechanisms underlying eye loss in cavefishes"

Associate with 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 For. Global Change July 2024
doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2024.1422165