G. Alberti

The ideotype for drought tolerance in bioenergy Populus nigra

This paper identifies drought-tolerant traits in Populus nigra genotypes, highlighting the importance of yield stress index and hydraulic capacity for performance under water deficit.

Artificial selection improves pollutant degradation by bacterial communities

This study shows that artificial selection of bacterial communities can improve pollutant degradation, with evolved communities outperforming initial ones.

Microbial invasion of a toxic medium is facilitated by a resident community but inhibited as the community co-evolves

The paper shows that microbial invaders can more easily colonize toxic environments with existing communities but face greater resistance when communities co-evolve.