I am a theoretical ecologist studying mostly ecological networks. I am interested in the dynamics of large ecological communities, models for network structure, and the response of ecological communities to extinctions. My laboratory develops mathematical, computational and statistical tools for the analysis of ecological systems.
Università di Parma
Parma, Italy
PhD - Ecology
2005
Università di Parma
Parma, Italy
Laurea - Environmental Sciences
2001
Effects of Phylogeny on Coexistence in Model Communities.
Effects of Phylogeny on Coexistence in Model Communities. Am Nat. 2025 Feb; 205(2):E34-E48.
PMID: 39913939
Phylogeny structures species' interactions in experimental ecological communities.
Phylogeny structures species' interactions in experimental ecological communities. Ecol Lett. 2024 Aug; 27(8):e14490.
PMID: 39152685
Coexistence of many species under a random competition-colonization trade-off.
Coexistence of many species under a random competition-colonization trade-off. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jan 30; 121(5):e2314215121.
PMID: 38261621
Habitat Heterogeneity, Environmental Feedbacks, and Species Coexistence across Timescales.
Habitat Heterogeneity, Environmental Feedbacks, and Species Coexistence across Timescales. Am Nat. 2023 08; 202(2):E53-E64.
PMID: 37531282
Ranking species based on sensitivity to perturbations under non-equilibrium community dynamics.
Ranking species based on sensitivity to perturbations under non-equilibrium community dynamics. Ecol Lett. 2023 Jan; 26(1):170-183.
PMID: 36318189
No robust multispecies coexistence in a canonical model of plant-soil feedbacks.
No robust multispecies coexistence in a canonical model of plant-soil feedbacks. Ecol Lett. 2022 Jul; 25(7):1690-1698.
PMID: 35635769
Metapopulations with habitat modification.
Metapopulations with habitat modification. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 12 07; 118(49).
PMID: 34857638
Local stability properties of complex, species-rich soil food webs with functional block structure.
Local stability properties of complex, species-rich soil food webs with functional block structure. Ecol Evol. 2021 Nov; 11(22):16070-16081.
PMID: 34824812
Tractable models of ecological assembly.
Tractable models of ecological assembly. Ecol Lett. 2021 May; 24(5):1029-1037.
PMID: 33773006
Publisher Correction: Predicting coexistence in experimental ecological communities.
Publisher Correction: Predicting coexistence in experimental ecological communities. Nat Ecol Evol. 2020 Feb; 4(2):281.
PMID: 31919464
BSD Distinguished Investigator
University of Chicago
2018
CAREER Award
National Science Foundation
2012