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Rocco Pace

PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) - - Senior Researcher - @EURAC, Italy

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

Conte A, Pace R, Li Q, Carloni S, Boetzkes A, Passatore L* (2024) Aula Verde (tree room) as a link between art and science to raise public awareness of nature-based solutions. Scientific Reports 14, 2368. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51611-9

Pace R, Chiocchini F*, Sarti M, Endreny TA, Calfapietra C, Ciolfi M (2023) Integrating Copernicus land cover data into the i-Tree Cool Air model to evaluate and map urban heat mitigation by tree cover, European Journal of Remote Sensing 56:1. https://doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2022.2125833

Gaglio M, Pace R*, Muresan AN, Grote R, Castaldelli G, Calfapietra C, Fano EA. (2022) Species-specific efficiency in PM2.5 removal by urban trees: From leaf measurements to improved modeling estimates. Science of The Total Environment 844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157131

Pace R*, Masini E, Giuliarelli D, Biagiola L, Tomao A, Guidolotti G, Agrimi M, Portoghesi L, De Angelis P, Calfapietra, C. (2022) Tree measurements in the urban environment: insights from traditional and digital field instruments to smartphone applications. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 48(2):113-123. https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2022.009

Ciolfi M*, Chiocchini F, Pace R, Russo G, Lauteri M. (2022) Timescape: A Novel Spatiotemporal Modeling Tool. Earth 3(1):259-286. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth3010017

Alpaidze L, Pace R* (2021) Ecosystem Services Provided by Urban Forests in the Southern Caucasus Region: A Modeling Study in Tbilisi, Georgia. Climate 9(11):157. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9110157

Pace R, Guidolotti G*, Baldacchini C, Pallozzi E, Grote R, Nowak DJ, Calfapietra C (2021) Comparing i-Tree Eco Estimates of Particulate Matter Deposition with Leaf and Canopy Measurements in an Urban Mediterranean Holm Oak Forest. Environmental Science & Technology 55, 6613–6622. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c07679

Pace R*, De Fino F, Rahman MA, Pauleit S, Nowak DJ, Grote R. (2021) A single tree model to consistently simulate cooling, shading, and pollution uptake of urban trees. International Journal of Biometeorology 65:277–289. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-020-02030-8

Zhang J, Ghirardo A, Gori A, Albert A, Buegger F, Pace R, Georgii E, Grote R, Schnitzler J-P, Durner J, Lindermayr C* (2020) Improving Air Quality by Nitric Oxide Consumption of Climate-Resilient Trees Suitable for Urban Greening. Frontiers in Plant Science 11:1–12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.549913

Capotorti G, Bonacquisti S*, … Pace R,… & Blasi C (2020) More Nature in the City. Plant Biosystems - An Int J Deal with all Asp Plant Biol 0:1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2020.1837285

Pace R, Grote R* (2020) Deposition and Resuspension Mechanisms Into and From Tree Canopies: A Study Modeling Particle Removal of Conifers and Broadleaves in Different Cities. Frontiers in Forest and Global Change 3:26. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00026

Pace R*, Liberati D, Sconocchia P, De Angelis P (2020) Lead transfer into the vegetation layer growing naturally in a Pb-contaminated site. Environmental Geochemestry and Health 42:2321–2329. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00429-w

Pace R, Biber P, Pretzsch H, Grote R* (2018) Modeling ecosystem services for park trees: Sensitivity of i-Tree Eco simulations to light exposure and tree species classification. Forests 9:1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9020089

*corresponding author

Other publications

Sgrigna G, Calfapietra C, … Pace R,… (2023) Linee Guida, Indicatori, Protocolli & Modelli. Esiti del progetto di ricerca PRIN EUFORICC. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7950680

Pace R (2020) Modeling ecosystem services of urban trees to improve air quality and microclimate. PhD Thesis, Technische Universität München. https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1548491

Pace R (2020) Come scegliere gli alberi in città? “Il Giardinere” Magazine n° 022. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342453151_Come_scegliere_gli_alberi_in_citta

Pace R (2019) La modellistica applicata agli alberi in ambiente urbano per ottimizzare la scelta della specie. Arbor - Società Italiana di Arboricoltura (SIA). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334883845_La_modellistica_applicata_agli_alberi_in_ambiente_urbano_per_ottimizzare_la_scelta_della_specie

Pace R, Churkina G, Rivera M (2016) How green is a “ Green City ”? A review of existing indicators and approaches. IASS Working Paper. https://doi.org/10.2312/iass.2016.035

Pace R, De Angelis P, Sconoscchia A (2016) Database bibliografico “Hydrocarbons Phytoremediation” - Supporto allo sviluppo di approcci fitotecnologici per la bonifica di siti contaminati da idrocarburi. Recover Magazine n°36. http://www.recoverweb.it/recover-magazine-36-settembre-2016/