Boscutti Francesco, born in Cividale del Friuli (UD –ITALY) on 05.02.1981
2000-2004 Master of Natural Sciences, with honours (110/110 e Lode) at University of Trieste.
2004-2006 Internship and the collaborator at the botanic section of the Museum of Natural History of Udine.
2007-2010 Ph D in Economics, Ecology and Preservation of Agricultural and Landscape-Environmental Systems at University of Udine
2010-2012 Postdoctoral research at University of Udine.
2012-2013 Researcher at the Institute for Environment and Natural Resources, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Zurich (CH).
2014 - 2018 Postdoctoral research at University of Udine.
2018 – 2021 Researcher in Environmental and Applied Botany (SSD: BIO/03) (Ricercatori Legge 240/10 - t.det. Lettera A) at University of Udine.
2021 – 2024 Researcher in Environmental and Applied Botany (SSD: BIO/03) (Ricercatori Legge 240/10 - t.det. Lettera B) at University of Udine.
2024-> Professor (Associate) in Applied Botany (BIOS-01/C) at University of Udine.
National Scientific Qualification
01/12/2023 - 01/12/2034 National Scientific Qualification for the position of Full Professor (art. 16 della L. 240/10) in Plant Science (05/A1 Botanica).
Member of the “Società Botanica Italiana (SBI)”
Research activity:
Key words: plant ecology, biodiversity, global change biology, biological invasion, alpine tundra, plant functional responses.
Profile:
Francesco Boscutti does research in Plant Science, focusing on Plant Ecology and Applied Botany. His main research projects focus on the ecological processes that drive plant responses to global changes. Studies and experiments investigate both terrestrial, with particular regard to Alpine tundra, and coastal ecosystems using a functional and multiple-scale approach from individual to ecosystem and landscape scales. Main attention is paid tostudies on plant responses to drought, ecological gradients (e.g. alpine and coastal), biological invasion and restoration and agro-ecology. Skills in the processing of biological data both for analysis (biostatistics - R software) and for data management and storage (database), management of spatial data in GIS systems and remote sensing.
Bibliometric:
SCOPUS: 69 indexed publications; h-index: 20; Total citations: 1127(accessed December 2024)
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55537125400
Web of Science: 63 indexed publications; h-index: 20; Total citations: 1012 (accessed December 2024)
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/1294488
Academic Editor of PLOS One
Reffering for:
133 verified reviews for international indexed journals.
Oikos, Journal of Vegetation Science, Land Degradation and Development, Journal of Environmental Management, Restoration Ecology, Applied Vegetation Science, Biodiversity and Conservation, Ecosphere, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, BMC Evolutionary Biology, Marin Pollution Bulletin, Journal of Hydrology, Catena, Journal of Forestry Research, PeerJ, Journal of Plant Ecology, Ecology and Evolution, Journal of Fresh Water Ecology, Water, Hacquetia, Sustainability, Remote Sensing, Land, Forests, Wetland Ecology and Management.
for details:
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/1294488
Granted projects
06/2023-08/2025 Principal investigator
Principal investigator of the PRIN 2022 project code:2022MKAC7T entiteled “RE-SHAPE UP - Rain Exclusion Sensitivity in High Altitude Plants and Ecosystems: Upscaling Perspectives” , ERC: LS8_5
Grant: 185.886 €
09/2022-08/2025 Local coordinator
“National Biodiversity Future Center, Spoke 4, Activity 4.1 Advanced systems for the analysis, monitoring and management of biodiversity, its structural organization, functions, and ecosystem services, also in relation to human and natural threats”
Funded by PNRR MUR – M4C2 – Investimento 1.4 – Avviso “Centri Nazionali” – D.D. n. 3138 del 16 dicembre 2021 e D.D. n. 3175 del 18 dicembre 2021
Grant: 570.077 €
06/2022-12/2023Principal investigator
“Relations between water stress, plant eco-physiology and the onset of mycotoxins in maize in climate change scenarios (ECO-MICORN-CLIMA)” research funded by ERSA
Grant: 55.000 €
07/2018-07/2020Principal investigator
“Cover crops for supporting biodiversity and agronomic and ecosystem services in agricultural and rural landscapes” research funded by ERSA (CUP: G52F20000010002)
€ 60.000
07/2018-07/2020Principal investigator
“Conservative agriculture for the mitigation of climate change in agricultural landscapes” research funded by ERSA (CUP: F66C18000040002)
€ 12.000
07/2018-12/2020Principal investigator
“Tiliment, water, claps & bike – protection and enhancement of the river landscape from Osoppo to Dignano research funded by Comune di San Daniele del Fiuli (CUP J13D18000000002)07/2020-07/2022
€ 12.500
Teaching
Courses
2023 “Glabal changes and plant communities” 8 CFU for the master degree in “Environmental Science” at Università degli Studi di Udine (56 hours).
2019 -> “Geografia e biodiversità dei paesaggi e dei prodotti agroalimentari I” 5 CFU (BIO03) for the bachelor degree in “Scienza e Cultura del Cibo” at Università degli Studi di Udine (35 hours).
2015-> “Morfologia e tassonomia vegetale” 6 CFU for the bachelor degree in “Scienze per l’Ambiente e le Natura” at Università degli Studi di Udine (60 hours).
2020-2021 “Managing Agroecosystems” Master’s study programme Viticulture and Enology (2nd level) University of Nova Gorica (30 hours).
2016-2018 “Didattica della natura organica 1+2, 8 CFU 11336A BIO/01 (within the course “Didattica delle discipline biologiche e ecologiche 9 CFU 11336 BIO/01”)” for the master degree in “Scienze della Formazione primaria - sezione in lingua italiana”, at Libera Università di Bolzano (60 hours)
2013/2014 “Laboratorio di didattica delle Scienze II” for the master degree in “Scienze della Formazione Primaria” at Università degli Studi di Udine (25 hours).
2012/2013 “Plant Systematics” for the bachelor (BSc) degree in “Natural Resource Sciences” presso Zurich University of Applied Sciences. (16 hours).
Supervisor of 9 master theses (UniUD UniBZ) and 32 Bachelor theses (UniUd, ZHAW)
Co-supervisor of 12 Master theses (UniUD, ZHAW, UniPD) and over 40 bachelor theses (UniUD, ZHAW)
PhD
Member of the teaching staff of the research doctorate course in "Environment and life" at the University of Trieste in consortium with the University of Udine.
Member of the teaching staff of the research doctorate course in “BIODIVERSITY” at the University of PALERMO.
Supervisor of 3 PhD sudents (UniTS, UniPA DIN), Co-supervisor of 3 PhD students (UniUD).
Research network
Botanic section the Museum of Natural History of Udine (IT), Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH), WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF (CH), University di Padova DAFNAE, University of Trieste Department of Life Science, several collaboration with private and public Italian environmental companies and institutions.
