Marco Mina

Marco Mina

Senior Researcher

Eurac Research

I am a forest ecologist at the Institute for Alpine Environment at Eurac Research in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy.

I am interested in understanding how to better manage our forests in a future characterized by global changes. My work aims at studying the dynamics of forest ecosystems to anticipate the potential impacts of climate, disturbance and socio-economic changes. I am specialized in the application of simulation models of forest dynamics to explore interactions of trees with their changing environment and forest management strategies to enhance long-term resistance and resilience at multiple scales - from stand to landscape. I am also interested about dendrology, silviculture, dendroecological research, forest inventory and forest biodiversity. And I love mountains, geography, travelling, biking, cross-country skiing and home brewing.

See the REINFORCE project webpage to know more about my current research.

Interests

  • Forest dynamic modelling
  • Impacts of climate change and disturbances on forest ecosystems
  • Management, silviculture and ecosystem services provision from temperate forests

Education

  • Ph.D. in Forest Ecology, 2015

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

  • MSc in Forestry and Environmental Science, 2010

    University of Padua, Italy

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Senior Researcher

Eurac Research

Jun 2021 – Present Bolzano/Bozen, Italy
Figuring out how to better manage Alpine forest landscapes under global environmental changes
 
 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral research fellow

Université du Quebéc à Montréal UQAM

Apr 2018 – May 2021 Montreal, Canada
Figuring out how to make fragmented forest landscapes more resilient to global change
 
 
 
 
 

Postdoc

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL

Apr 2016 – Dec 2017 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Figuring out species mixing effects and their variability across environmental gradients
 
 
 
 
 

PhD Student

ETH Zurich

Apr 2012 – Dec 2015 Zurich, Switzerland
Figuring out how to model and evaluate management strategies for a multiple provision of ecosystem services in European mountain forests
 
 
 
 
 

Research Intern

Paul Scherrer Institute PSI

Mar 2011 – Mar 2012 Villigen, Switzerland
Figuring out how to provide cleaner burning fuels through optimization of forestry practices
 
 
 
 
 

Technical Assistant

Paulownia Italia s.r.l.

Feb 2007 – Feb 2009 Italy
Helping out in a forestry consultancy company, from tree plantation planning to events’ organization

Projects

BMS-FOREST

Biodiversity and Forest Management

REINFORCE

Resilient Alpine forest landscapes to global changes

REDEFiNE

Resilience-based forest management with network theory

SWISS-SPEMIXMOD

Species Mixture Effects on Tree Growth in Swiss forests

ARANGE

Advanced multifunctional management of European mountain forests

Silvicultural regime shapes understory functional structure in European forests

Managing forests to sustain their diversity and functioning is a major challenge in a changing world. Despite the key role of …
Silvicultural regime shapes understory functional structure in European forests

A harmonized database of European forest simulations under climate change

Process-based forest models combine biological, physical, and chemical process understanding to simulate forest dynamics as an emergent …
A harmonized database of European forest simulations under climate change

Tree regeneration in models of forest dynamics - A key priority for further research

Tree regeneration is a key process in forest dynamics, particularly in the context of forest resilience and climate change. Models are …
Tree regeneration in models of forest dynamics - A key priority for further research

Posts and Media

I occasionally publish posts in the EFI Resilience Blog and in Forest Monitor. Here also featured articles in the web, interviews and dissemination

Talks given at seminars, conferences and lectures

See my CV for contributions prior 2016

Contrasting impacts of climate change on protective functions in mountain forests of the Alps
Modelling forest dynamics for adapting management under climate change
Modelling forest dynamics

Contact

  • Viale Druso 1 / Drususallee 1, Bolzano/Bozen, 39100
  • marco_mina_