Dr. Mariangela Fotelli
Associate Researcher
Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DemeterForest Research InstituteVasilika 570 06, Thessaloniki Tel.: 2310 461 172 & 3, 2310 461 411, 2310 461 637 (ext. 238)Fax: 2310 461 341e-mail:fotelli-at-fri-dot-grORCHID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9310-5017
Education
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1998: Degree from the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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2002: PhD in Forest Ecophysiology, Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany.
Postdoctoral Research
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2003-2005: Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki, Project: ΙΚΥDA “Water relations and nitrogen nutrition of European beech at the southern limit of its geographical distribution”
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2005-2006: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Project PYTHAGORAS ΙΙ: «Study of the molecular and biochemical mechanisms for the establishment of the symbiotic relationship between rhizobia and legumes and of the rhizobial function”.
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2006-2008: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Bilateral Greek-Australian project: Plants’ functional diversity in xerothermic environments: A study based on advanced technologies”.
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2008: Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki: Bilateral USA-Greek project: “Application of advanced technologies for assessing the water balance of forest ecosystems”
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2009-2010: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens. Project: IKYDA “Application of advanced technologies for studying the carbon cycle of the symbiosis between the legume Lotus japonicus and the nitrogen-fixing Mesorhizobium loti.”
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2010-2015: Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki, Project: FunDivEUROPE “Functional significance of forest diversity in Europe».
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2015-2017: Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources. Project: “Study of the N balance in representative forest ecosystems in Europe”.
Position in FRI
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Forest Ecophysiology
Research Interests
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Physiological processes in forest ecosystems
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Forest trees & ecosystem responses to biotic – abiotic effects
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Forest restoration
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Woody plant stock traits
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Forest biodiversity
Current Projects
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COFORMIT (Contribution FORest MITigation): Contribution of the tree planted land of West Macedonia lignite center to protection of environment and mitigation of climate change. (Website)
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IKYDA - FUTUREOAKS: Selection and implementation of oak provenances for future climate scenarios in Greece and Germany. Funding: DAAD.
- CARTON: CARbon functional Traits and their OptimisatioN (funded by ANR 2020-2024)