Prof. Franco Biondi

Natural Resources & Environmental Science Department

University of Nevada, USA

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1990-1994 Ph.D., Watershed Management and Geosciences; University of Arizona, Tucson

1985-1987 M.S., Watershed Management; University of Arizona, Tucson

1980-1985 Laurea summa cum laude (Italian Doctorate), Forestry; Università di Firenze, Italy

Publications (Selected)

1. Piovesan, G., Baliva, M., Biondi, F., et al. (2026). Ancient oaks reveal rewilding of Mediterranean forests after the Black Death. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123(24), Article e2529341123.
2. Wang, Y. Y., Deng, X. W., Chen, L. J., et al. (2026). Optimal strategies for mixing forest species in subtropical regions based on long-term growth processes. Forest Ecology and Management, 618, Article 123991.
3. Rodriguez, A. D., Ziaco, E., Meko, D. M., & Biondi, F. (2026). Dendroanatomy and Seasonal Hydroclimatic Responses of Long-Lived Pinus jeffreyi and P. ponderosa in the Sierra Nevada, Western USA. Forests, 17(6), Article 683.
4. Palli, J., Baliva, M., Biondi, F., et al. (2026). Radiocarbon dating opens up new frontiers in the study of tree longevity: Insights from angiosperm trees. Radiocarbon. Advance online publication.
5. Li, X., Silvestro, R., Liang, E., et al. (2025). Warming increases the phenological mismatch between carbon sources and sinks in conifers. Nature Climate Change, 15(12), 1363-1370.
6. Biondi, F., Santos, G. M., Palli, J., et al. (2025). Radiocarbon dating of a monumental dragon tree (Dracaena draco (L.) L.). Radiocarbon. Advance online publication.
7. Biondi, F., & Roberts, J. (2025). Multi-Annual Dendroclimatic Patterns for the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Southern Nevada, USA. Forests, 16(7), Article 1142.
8. Serrano-Notivolia, R., Jevsenak, J., del Castillo, E. M., et al. (2025). A single-tree approach to determine climate-growth patterns of European beech and their seasonality in the species southern distribution area. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 371, Article 110644.
9. Shriver, R. K., Pletcher, E., Biondi, F., et al. (2025). Long-term tree population growth can predict woody encroachment patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122(18), Article e2424096122.
10. Klesse, S., Peters, R. L., Alfaro-Sánchez, R., et al. (2024). No Future Growth Enhancement Expected at the Northern Edge for European Beech due to Continued Water Limitation. Global Change Biology, 30(10), Article e17546.
11. Silvestro, R., Mencuccini, M., Garcia-Valdes, R., et al. (2024). Partial asynchrony of coniferous forest carbon sources and sinks at the intra-annual time scale. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 6169.
12. Leifsson, C., Buras, A., Klesse, S., et al. (2024). Identifying drivers of non-stationary climate-growth relationships of European beech. Science of the Total Environment, 937, Article 173321.
13. Biondi, F., Santos, G. M., Rodríguez, P., & Sosa, P. A. (2024). Longevity Estimates of Canary Palms and Dragon Trees via Radiocarbon Dating: Initial Results. Plants-Basel, 13(1), Article 45.
14. Meko, D. M., Biondi, F., Taylor, A. H., et al. (2024). Runoff Variability in the Truckee-Carson River Basin from Tree Rings and a Water Balance Model. Earth Interactions, 28(1), Article e230018.
15. Aguilar, L. F. A., Rodríguez, P. R., & Biondi, F. (2023). Heartwood Relationship with Stem Diameter in Pinus canariensis Plantations of Gran Canaria, Spain. Forests, 14(9), Article 1719.
16. Ziaco, E., Liu, X. S., & Biondi, F. (2023). Dendroanatomy of xylem hydraulics in two pine species: Efficiency prevails on safety for basal area growth in drought-prone conditions. Dendrochronologia, 81, Article 126116.
17. Liu, X. S., Ziaco, E., & Biondi, F. (2023). Stomatal regulation and xylem hydraulics of limber pine and Engelmann spruce in Great Basin sky-island ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment, 892, Article 164351.
18. Piovesan, G., Rita, A., Biondi, F., et al. (2023). Bell-shaped tree-ring responses to air temperature drive productivity trends in long-lived mountain Mediterranean pines. Science of the Total Environment, 890, Article 164103.
19. Biondi, F., Meko, D. M., & Piovesan, G. (2023). Maximum tree lifespans derived from public-domain dendrochronological data. iScience, 26(3), Article 106138.

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WOS ResearcherID: G-2536-2010