Roberto Tognetti

Roberto Tognetti is a Full Professor at the Free University of Bolzano within the Faculty of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences. His research bridges forest ecophysiology and ecosystem-level processes to address climate change impacts on mountain forests.

• MSc in Forest Science, University of Florence
• PhD in Plant Ecophysiology, Trinity College Dublin

His work focuses on forest ecophysiology, tree growth dynamics, and climate-smart forestry. He studies how trees interact with environmental disturbances, integrating biological mechanisms and ecosystem functions across spatial-temporal scales. Current projects emphasize forest restoration in degraded areas and sustainable management of mountain forests.

Recent publications highlight his contributions to:

• Understanding climate-growth relationships in European beech
• Assessing resilience in mixed-species forests
• Developing remote sensing tools for biodiversity monitoring
• Modeling carbon fluxes in coniferous ecosystems

He has led initiatives like the EFI Project Centre on Mountain Forests (MOUNTFOR) and the COST Action CA15226 Climate-Smart Forestry, shaping pan-European sustainable management frameworks.