Sicard P. and Dalstein-Richier L., 2015, “Health and vitality assessment of two common pine species in the context of climate change in Southern Europe”. Environmental Research 137: 235-245

Hoshika Y., Katata G., Deushi M., Watanabe M., Koike T., Paoletti E.: 2015, Ozone-induced stomatal sluggishness changes carbon and water balance of temperate deciduous forests. Nature Scientific Reports, in press

Fares S., Savi F., Muller J., Matteucci G., Paoletti E., 2014, “Simultaneous measurements of above and below canopy ozone fluxes help partitioning ozone deposition between its various sinks in a Mediterranean Oak Forest”. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 198: 181-191

De Marco A., Vitale M., Kilic U., Serengil Y., Paoletti E.: 2014, New functions for estimating AOT40 from passive sampling. Atmospheric Environment 95: 82-88

Paoletti E., De Marco A., Beddows D.C.S., Harrison R.M., Manning W.J.: 2014, Ozone levels in European and USA cities are increasing more than at rural sites, while peak values are decreasing. Environmental Pollution 192: 295-299

In the Western European Mediterranean area, we demonstrated for the first time that the ozone control measures are effective at rural sites, while ozone concentrations are still increasing in the cities over the period 2000-2010. This result is challenging the traditional knowledge about ozone pollution as a minor air quality issue in urban atmospheres.

Sicard P., De Marco A., Troussier F., Renou C., Vas N., Paoletti E., “Decrease in surface ozone concentrations at Mediterranean remote sites and increase in the cities”. Atmospheric Environment 79 (2013) 705-715

PresentationHigh ground-level ozone concentrations are typical of Mediterranean climates. Plant exposure to this oxidant is known to reduce carbon assimilation. We analyzed long-term continuous measurements of environmental and eco-physiological parameters at three Mediterranean ecosystems. We found that reduction in carbon assimilation was more related to stomatal ozone deposition than to ozone concentration. These results highlight the importance of plant adaptation/sensitivity under field conditions, and the importance of continuous long-term measurements to explain ozone damage to real-world forests and calculate metrics for ozone-risk assessment.

Fares S., Vargas R., Detto M., Goldstein A.H., Karlik J., Paoletti E., Vitale M., “Tropospheric ozone reduces carbon assimilation in trees: estimates from analysis of continuous flux measurements”. Global Change Biology (2013)