Publications

Selected publications

Allesina, S., Bodini, A., Bondavalli, C.
Secondary extinctions in ecological networks: Bottlenecks unveiled
(2006) Ecological Modelling 194 (1-3 SPEC. ISS.), pp. 150-161.

Allesina, S., Bodini, A.
Food web networks: Scaling relation revisited
(2005) Ecological Complexity 2 (4), pp. 323-338.

Allesina, S., Bondavalli, C., Scharler, U.M.
The consequences of the aggregation of detritus pools in ecological networks
(2005) Ecological Modelling 189 (1-2), pp. 221-232.

Allesina, S., Bodini, A., Bondavalli, C.
Ecological subsystems via graph theory: The role of strongly connected components
(2005) Oikos 110 (1), pp. 164-176.

Clerici, N., Boschetti, L., Eva, H., Gregoire, J.-M.
Assessing vegetation fires activity and its drivers in West - Central Africa using MODIS and TRMM data
(2004) International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 3, pp. 2087-2090.

Allesina, S., Bodini, A.
Who dominates whom in the ecosystem? Energy flow bottlenecks and cascading extinctions
(2004) Journal of Theoretical Biology 230 (3), pp. 351-358.

Clerici, N., Bodini, A., Ferrarini, A.
Sustainability at the local scale: Defining highly aggregated indices for assessing environmental performance. The province of Reggio Emilia (Italy) as a case study
(2004) Environmental Management 34 (4), pp. 590-608.

Allesina, S., Ulanowicz, R.E.
Cycling in ecological networks: Finn's index revisited
(2004) Computational Biology and Chemistry 28 (3), pp. 227-233.

Allesina, S., Bondavalli, C.
WAND: An ecological network analysis user-friendly tool
(2004) Environmental Modelling and Software 19 (4), pp. 337-340.

Bondavalli, C.
Effect of eutrophication upon radionuclide dynamics in the Sacca di Goro lagoon (Po River Delta, Italy): A combined field, experimental and modeling study
(2003) Environmental Pollution 125 (3), pp. 433-446.

Allesina, S., Bondavalli, C.
Steady state of ecosystem flow networks: A comparison between balancing procedures
(2003) Ecological Modelling 165 (2-3), pp. 221-229.

Bodini, A., Bondavalli, C.
Towards a sustainable use of water resources: A whole-ecosystem approach using network analysis
(2002) International Journal of Environment and Pollution 18 (5), pp. 463-485.

Heymans, J.J., Ulanowicz, R.E., Bondavalli, C.
Network analysis of the South Florida Everglades graminoid marshes and comparison with nearby cypress ecosystems
(2002) Ecological Modelling 149 (1-2), pp. 5-23.

Ferrarini, A., Bodini, A., Becchi, M.
Environmental quality and sustainability in the province of Reggio Emilia (Italy): Using multi-criteria analysis to assess and compare municipal performance
(2001) Journal of Environmental Management 63 (2), pp. 117-131.

Bondavalli, C., Ulanowicz, R.E., Bodini, A.
Insights into the processing of carbon in the South Florida Cypress Wetlands: A whole-ecosystem approach using network analysis
(2000) Journal of Biogeography 27 (3), pp. 697-710.

Bodini, A.
Reconstructing trophic interactions as a tool for understanding and managing ecosystems: Application to a shallow eutrophic lake
(2000) Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 57 (10), pp. 1999-2009.

Bodini, A., Ricci, A., Viaroli, P.
A multimethodological approach for the sustainable management of perifluvial wetlands of the Po River (Italy)
(2000) Environmental Management 26 (1), pp. 59-72.

Bondavalli, C., Ulanowicz, R.E.
Unexpected effects of predators upon their prey: The case of the american alligator
(1999) Ecosystems 2 (1), pp. 49-63.

Bodini, A.
Representing ecosystem structure through signed digraphs. Model reconstruction, qualitative predictions and management: The case of a freshwater ecosystem
(1998) Oikos 83 (1), pp. 93-106.

Viaroli, P., Bartoli, M., Bondavalli, C., Christian, R.R., Giordani, G., Naldi, M.
Macrophyte communities and their impact on benthic fluxes of oxygen, sulphide and nutrients in shallow eutrophic environments
(1996) Hydrobiologia 329 (1-3), pp. 105-119.

Viaroli, P., Naldi, M., Bondavalli, C., Bencivelli, S.
Growth of the seaweed Ulva rigida C. Agardh in relation to biomass densities, internal nutrient pools and external nutrient supply in the Sacca di Goro lagoon (Northern Italy)
(1996) Hydrobiologia 329 (1-3), pp. 93-103. 

Bondavalli, C., Croce, E., Meloni, S., Oddone, M., Triulzi, C.
A chemical characterization of a lagoon ecosystem: The Sacca di Goro (Po river delta, Italy)
(1996) Chemistry and Ecology 12 (4), pp. 279-286.

Viaroli, P., Bartoli, M., Bondavalli, C., Naldi, M.
Oxygen fluxes and dystrophy in a coastal lagoon colonized by Ulva rigida (Sacca di Goro, Po River Delta, northern Italy)
(1995) Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 4 (6), pp. 381-386.

Bodini, A., Giavelli, G., Rossi, O.
The qualitative analysis of community food webs: Implications for wildlife management and conservation
(1994) Journal of Environmental Management 41 (1), pp. 49-65.

Bodini, A., Giavelli, G.
Multicriteria analysis as a tool to investigate compatibility between conservation and development on Salina Island, Aeolian archipelago, Italy
(1992) Environmental Management 16 (5), pp. 633-652.

Bodini, A.
What is the role of predation on stability of natural communities? A theoretical investigation
(1991) BioSystems 26 (1), pp. 21-30.

Giavelli, G., Bodini, A.
Plant-ant-fungus communities investigated through qualitative modelling
(1990) Oikos 57 (3), pp. 357-365.

Bodini, A., Giavelli, G.
The qualitative approach in investigating the role of species interactions on stability of natural communities.
(1989) BioSystems 22 (4), pp. 289-299.