Livia Zapponi

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I am a biologist, with a PhD in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Analysis and I have been studying saproxylic insects for more than 15 years, mainly focusing on the effect of forest management on forest biodiversity. I also spent some years working on agricultural insect pests and biocontrol. I am essentially interested in conservation biology and how it could be feasibly integrated into the management actions that affect ecosystems and species, mainly forests & insects respectively.

 

Sono una biologa con un dottorato in Biodiversità e Analisi degli Ecosistemi e da oltre quindici anni mi occupo dello studio degli insetti saproxilici, concentrandomi in particolare sugli effetti della gestione forestale sulla biodiversità. Ho inoltre maturato esperienza nel settore della difesa delle colture, lavorando su insetti fitofagi e strategie di biocontrollo. Il mio interesse principale riguarda la biologia della conservazione e le modalità con cui può essere integrata in modo concreto ed efficace nelle pratiche di gestione che influenzano ecosistemi e specie, con un’attenzione particolare alle foreste e agli insetti.

E-mail: livia.zapponi [at] cnr.it

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Ongoing projects - Progetti in corso

RESILIENT TREES

 

https://www.interregeurope.eu/resilient-trees

 

May 2025 - July 2029

RESILIENT TREES objective is to increase the protection of biodiversity, successfully putting into practice improved policies for what concerns old-growth forests and monumental-veteran trees.

 

Maggio 2025 - Luglio 2029

L’obiettivo di RESILIENT TREES è di rafforzare la tutela della biodiversità, lavorando sulle politiche riguardanti le foreste vetuste e gli alberi monumentali.

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Pubblications - Pubblicazioni (ISI)

  1. Ioriatti C., Mazzoni V., Franceschi P., Chiesa S.G., Angeli G., de Concini M., Panizza C., Martini F., Zapponi L., Anfora G. (2025). Classical biological control of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) in apple orchard: a success story. Pest Management Science, 81(12), 8500–8509. DOI: 10.1002/PS.70154

  2. Paillet Y., Zapponi L., Schall P., …, Burrascano S. (2024). One to rule them all? Assessing the performance of Forest Europe’s biodiversity indicators against multitaxonomic data. Biological Conservation 300, 110874. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110874

  3. Zapponi L., Chiesa S.G., Anfora G., Chini L., Gallimbeni L., Ioriatti C., Mazzoni V., Saddi A., Angeli G. (2024). Combined effect of timing, position and management on Halyomorpha halys feeding injury assessment on apple cultivars. Journal of Applied Entomology 148(9), 1027-1036. DOI: 10.1111/jen.13319

  4. Zapponi L., Nieri R., Zaffaroni-Caorsi V., Pugno N.M., Mazzoni V. (2023). Vibrational calling signals improve the efficacy of pheromone traps to capture the brown marmorated stink bug. Journal of Pest Science, 96(2), 587-597. DOI: 10.1007/s10340-022-01533-0

  5. Falagiarda M., Carnio V., Chiesa S.G., ..., Zapponi L. (2023). Factors influencing short term parasitoid establishment and efficacy for the biological control of Halyomorpha halys with the samurai wasp Trissolcus japonicus. Pest Management Science 79(7), 2397-2414. DOI: 10.1002/PS.7423

  6. Burrascano S., Chianucci F., Trentanovi G., … Zapponi L., Ódor, P. (2023). Where are we now with European forest multi- taxon biodiversity and where can we head to? Biological Conservation, 284, 110176. DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2023.110176 

  7. Dalmaso G., Ioriatti C., Gualandri V., Zapponi L., Mazzoni V., Mori N., Baldessari M. (2023). Orientus ishidae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): biology, direct damage and preliminary studies on apple proliferation infection in apple orchard. Insects 14(3), 246. DOI: 10.3390/INSECTS14030246 

  8. Redolfi De Zan L., Rossi de Gasperis S., Andriani V., ..., Zapponi L., Rombolà P., Romiti F. (2023). The big five: species distribution models from citizen science data as tool for preserving the largest protected saproxylic beetles in Italy. Diversity, 15(1), 96. DOI: 10.3390/D15010096 

  9. Roselli G., Anfora G., Sasso R., Zapponi L., Musmeci S., Cemmi A., Suckling D.M., Hoelmer K.A., Ioriatti C., Cristofaro M. (2023). Combining irradiation and biological control against brown marmorated stink bug: are sterile eggs a suitable substrate for the egg parasitoid Trissolcus japonicus? Insects, 14(7), 654. DOI: 10.3390/insects14070654 

  10. Zapponi L., Morten M., Chiesa S. G., Angeli G., Borri G., Mazzoni V., Sofia M., Anfora G. (2022). Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) feeding damage determines early drop in olive crops. Journal of Applied Entomology 146(6), 791-795. DOI: 10.1111/JEN.13018 

  11. Akassou I., Zapponi L., Verrastro V., Ciolli M., Mazzoni V. (2022). Extending the vibroscape to agroecosystems: investigating the influence of abiotic factors and monitoring insect vibrational signaling. PeerJ, 10, e14143. DOI: 10.7717/PEERJ.14143/SUPP-2 

  12. Scala M., Fouani J. M., Zapponi L., Mazzoni V., Wells K.E., Biondi A., Baser N., Verrarstro V., Anfora, G. (2022). Attraction of egg parasitoids Trissolcus mitsukurii and Trissolcus japonicus to the chemical cues of Halyomorpha halys and Nezara viridula. Insects, 13(5), 439. DOI: 10.3390/INSECTS13050439

  13. Zapponi L., Tortorici F., Anfora G., …, Sabbatini-Peverieri G. (2021). Assessing the Distribution of Exotic Egg Parasitoids of Halyomorpha halys in Europe with a Large-Scale Monitoring Program. Insects 12, 316. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12040316

  14. Zapponi L., Bon M.C., Fouani J.M., Anfora G., Schmidt S., Falagiarda M. (2020). Assemblage of the egg parasitoids of the invasive stink bug Halyomorpha halys: insights on plant host associations. Insects 11, 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11090588

  15. Malek R., Zapponi L., Eriksson A., Ciolli M., Mazzoni V., Anfora G., Tattoni C. (2019). Monitoring 2.0: Update on the Halyomorpha halys Invasion of Trentino. International Journal of Geo-Information 8(12), 564. DOI: 10.3390/ijgi8120564

  16. Hagge J., Abrego N., Bässler C., ..., Zapponi L., Müller J. (2019). Congruent patterns of functional diversity in saproxylic beetles and fungi across European beech forests. Journal of Biogeography 46(5), 1054–1065. DOI:10.1111/jbi.13556

  17. Friess N., Müller J.C., Aramendi P., ..., Zapponi L., Brandl R., Seibold S. (2019). Arthropod communities in fungal fruitbodies are weakly structured by climate and biogeography across European beech forests. Diversity and Distributions 25(5), 783–796. DOI:10.1111/ddi.12882

  18. Hardersen S., Zapponi L. (2018). Wood degradation and the role of saproxylic insects for lignoforms. Applied Soil Ecology 123, 334-338. DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.09.003

  19. Zapponi L., Cini A., Bardiani M., ..., Campanaro A. (2017). Citizen science data as an efficient tool for mapping protected saproxylic beetles. Biological Conservation 208, 139-145. DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2016.04.035

  20. Zapponi L., Mazza G., Farina A., Fedrigoli L., Mazzocchi F., Roversi P.F., Sabbatini Peverieri G., Mason F. (2017). The role of monumental trees for the preservation of saproxylic biodiversity: re-thinking their management in cultural landscapes. Nature Conservation 19, 231-243. DOI:10.3897/natureconservation.19.12464

  21. Campanaro A., Zapponi L., Hardersen S., ..., Chiari S. (2016). A European monitoring protocol for the stag beetle, a saproxylic flagship species. Insect Conservation and Diversity 9, 574–584. DOI:10.1111/icad.12194

  22. Zapponi L., Cavalli R., Minari E., Mason F. (2016). Eradication as an option for managing invasive tree species in protected areas. In: Krumm, F., Vítková, L. (Eds.), Introduced Tree Species in European Forests: Opportunities and Challenges. European Forest Insititute, Freiburg, pp. 158–166.

  23. Badano D., Balestrieri R., Basile M., …, Zapponi L. (2016). Assessing indicators of animal diversity. Annals of Silvicultural Research 40(1), 88-97. DOI: 10.12899/ASR-1214

  24. D’Andrea E., Ferretti F., Matteucci G., Zapponi L. (2016). Data collection and new indicators of sustainable forest management: the Life project ManFor C.BD. Annals of Silvicultural Research 40(1), 52-54. DOI: 10.12899/ASR-1214

  25. Corezzola S., D’Andrea E., Zapponi L. (2016). Indicators of sustainable forest management: a European overview. Annals of Silvicultural Research 40(1), 32-35. DOI: 10.12899/ASR-1214

  26. de Groot M., Zapponi L., Badano D., Corezzola S., Mason F. (2016). Forest management for invetebrate conservation. Italian Journal of Agronomy 11, 32–37. DOI:10.4081/ija.2016.789

  27. Di Salvatore U., Ferretti F., Zapponi L., Cantiani P., Bombi P., Matteucci G., De Cinti B. (2016). How results from test area can be suggested as “good practice.” Italian Journal of Agronomy 11, 167–172. DOI:10.4081/ija.2016.789

  28. Ferretti F., Čater M., Cantiani P., Di Salvatore U., Chiavetta U., Becagli C., Mason F., Zapponi L., Fabbio G. (2016). Exportability of options and results to other forests. Italian Journal of Agronomy 11, 173–175. DOI:10.4081/ija.2016.789

  29. Mason F. & Zapponi L. (2016). The forest biodiversity artery: towards forest management for saproxylic conservation. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 9, 205-216. DOI:10.3832/ifor1657-008

  30. Mason F., Di Salvatore U., Zapponi L., Cantiani P., De Cinti B., Ferretti F. (2016). Îlots de senescence in the ManFor C.BD sites. Italian Journal of Agronomy 11, 135–140. DOI:10.4081/ija.2016.789

  31. Zapponi L., de Groot M., Badano D., Birtele D., Corezzola S., Jurc M., Meterc G. (2016). Did ManFor C.BD forest treatments influence diversity and composition of invertebrate communities? Italian Journal of Agronomy 11, 101–104. DOI:10.4081/ija.2016.789

  32. Müller J., Brustel H., Brin A., Bussler H., Bouget C., Obermaier E., Heidinger I.M.M., Lachat T., Förster B., Horak J., Procházka J., Köhler F., Larrieu L., Bense U., Isacsson G., Zapponi L., Gossner M.M. (2015). Increasing temperature may compensate for lower amounts of dead wood in driving richness of saproxylic beetles. Ecography 38, 499-509. DOI:10.1111/ecog.00908

  33. Zapponi L., Minari E., Longo L., Toni I., Mason F., Campanaro A. (2015). The Habitat Trees experiment: converting exotic tree species to increase microhabitat availability. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 8, 464-470. DOI: 10.3832/ifor1281-007.

  34. Zapponi L., Luiselli L., Cento M., Catorci A., Bologna M.A. (2014). Disentangling patch and landscape constraints of nested assemblages. Basic and Applied Ecology 15:712-719. DOI:10.1016/j.baae.2014.09.006

  35. D'Amen M., Bombi P., Campanaro A., Zapponi L., Bologna M., Mason F. (2013). Protected areas and insect conservation: questioning the effectiveness of Natura 2000 network for saproxylic beetles in Italy. Animal Conservation 16(4): 370-378. DOI: 10.1111/acv.12016

  36. D'Amen M., Bombi P., Campanaro A., Zapponi L., Bologna M., Mason F. (2013). Possible directions in the protection of the neglected invertebrate biodiversity. Animal Conservation 16(4): 383-385. DOI: 10.1111/acv.12071

  37. D'Amen M., Birtele D., Zapponi L., Hardersen S. (2013). Patterns in diurnal co-occurrence in an assemblage of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae). European Journal Entomology 110:649-656. DOI:10.14411/eje.2013.088

  38. Zapponi L., Del Bianco M., Luiselli L., Catorci A., Bologna M.A. (2013). Assessing environmental requirements effects on forest fragmentation sensitivity in two arboreal rodents. Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 78:157-163. DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2012.08.005

  39. Magrini C., Manzo E., Zapponi L., Angelici F.M., Boitani L., Cento M. (2009). A seasonal analysis of weasel (Mustela nivalis) spatial ranging behaviour and habitat selection in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape. Acta Theriologica 54: 137-146. DOI:10.1007/BF03193169