Antonio Rolando

Antonio Rolando serves as a Professor in the Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology at the University of Turin, teaching core ecology courses across undergraduate and graduate programs including Biological Sciences and Environmental Biology.

His research centers on functional, community, and population ecology with specialization in alpine ecosystems. Key focus areas include:

• Bird ecology in high-altitude environments
• Coprophagous Scarabaeoidea beetles as biodiversity indicators
• Conservation strategies for threatened alpine species
• Statistical modeling of environmental impacts on biodiversity

He leads the Conservation of Alpine Biodiversity research group and contributes to departmental governance through the Department Board and Programming Commission.