NESTOLA ENRICA
Position: TECNOLOGO
Type: T.D.
Location: Lecce
Research Lines: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecological processes, Plant Sciences
With a PhD in Forest Ecology, my research focuses on plant response to environmental stress in natural and peri-urban ecosystems. My main expertise lies in proximal sensing and the analysis of high spectral resolution data.
In particular, I use the optical properties of vegetation and reflectance indices, combined with data on gas exchanges, fluorescence, and chlorophyll, to analyze ecophysiological dynamics in forests.
My main research interests include biodiversity estimation through remote and proximal sensing, the analysis of particulate matter (PM) removal by vegetation, the role of urban green areas in temperature mitigation, and the social impact of urban green spaces.
Recently, through my collaboration with the LifeWatch research infrastructure, I have gained expertise in biodiversity and ecosystem data management according to FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles. I support research infrastructures and scientists by providing recommendations for the implementation of FAIR principles in the environmental domain.
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First-author publications
• Nestola, E.; Gavrichkova, O.; Vitale, V.; Brugnoli, E.; Sarti, M. Characterization of Fuel Types for the Canadian Region Using MODIS MCD12Q1 Data. Fire 2024, 7, 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7120485
• Nestola, E.; Sgrigna, G.; Pallozzi, E.; Caccavale, L.; Guidolotti, G.; Calfapietra, C. Experimental Characterization of Particulate and Gaseous Emissions from Biomass Burning of Six Mediterranean Species and Litter. Forests 2022, 13, 322. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13020322
• Nestola, E.; Scartazza A.; Di Baccio D.; Castagna A.; Ranieri A.; Cammarano M.; Mazzenga F.; Matteucci G.; Calfapietra C. Are optical indices good proxies of seasonal changes in carbon fluxes and stress-related physiological status in a beech forest? Science of the total environment, 2018, 612,1030-1041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.167
• Nestola, E.; Sánchez-Zapero, J.; Latorre, C.; Mazzenga, F.; Matteucci, G.; Calfapietra, C.; Camacho, F. Validation of PROBA-V GEOV1 and MODIS C5 & C6 fAPAR Products in a Deciduous Beech Forest Site in Italy. Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9020126
• Nestola, E.; Calfapietra, C.; Emmerton, C.A.; Wong, C.Y.; Thayer, D.R.; Gamon, J.A. Monitoring Grassland Seasonal Carbon Dynamics, by Integrating MODIS NDVI, Proximal Optical Sampling, and Eddy Covariance Measurements. Remote Sens. 2016, 8, 260. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs8030260
Research fields
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- Forest ecology
- Ecophysiology
- Proximal and Remote sensing
- Ecosystem Productivity
- Biodiversity
- Data management