Sirca Costantino

Sirca Costantino serves as a Researcher at the University of Sassari's DipNET department and collaborates with the CMCC Foundation's Institute for Climate Resilience within the Impacts on Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services Division. His work is based at via De Nicola 9, Sassari, with primary focus on climate-ecosystem interactions in Mediterranean regions.

His educational background includes a Degree in Agricultural Sciences from the University of Sassari (1994) followed by a PhD in Agrometeorology (2001). Career progression involved research fellowships at the National Research Council (1995-96), University of Sassari contracts (1996-98), and post-doctoral positions (2001-2005, 2008-2010), including regional government-funded research (2006-2008).

Research interests center on Agrometeorology and Micrometeorology, specializing in eddy covariance flux monitoring for agricultural/natural ecosystems; Ecophysiology of Mediterranean plants under water stress; Wildfire modeling including danger systems and fuel characterization; and Soil carbon dynamics under climate change. His work integrates field measurements with modeling to assess climate impacts on vegetation, land use, and fire regimes.

Recent publications reveal strong thematic convergence in Mediterranean climate-fire-ecosystem interactions, with emphasis on heatwave-megafire linkages, UAV-based precision agriculture, AI-enhanced environmental monitoring, and soil remediation techniques. Key methodological threads include eddy covariance data analysis, remote sensing integration, and operational fire danger platforms.

As scientific responsible for DipNET in the EU FP7 Project FUME (Forest fires under climate, social and economic changes), he leads cross-border research on fire-affected ecosystems. Current activities involve climate manipulation experiments and development of user-friendly tools for irrigation optimization and fire prevention.