Claudia Angiolini

Claudia Angiolini serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Siena, teaching BOTANY 2 for Environmental and Natural Sciences (2025/2026), Identification and Ecology of Habitats of Community Interest (2024/2025), and Methods for Naturalistic Education for Primary Education Sciences (2024/2025).

Her research centers on plant ecology and biodiversity conservation in coastal dunes and freshwater ecosystems, integrating field studies with deep learning for habitat mapping. She emphasizes botanical knowledge as foundational for environmental respect and conservation, stating: "Knowledge is the first step to loving our world and therefore to respecting it and conserving the biodiversity that surrounds us."

2025 publications reveal strong focus on Tuscan coastal habitats, resurveyed dune vegetation, and farmland ponds as biodiversity hotspots. Her work demonstrates methodological innovation through AI-driven habitat mapping and long-term ecological monitoring, with consistent emphasis on Italian Mediterranean ecosystems.