Michela Pacifici

The paper presents an enhanced global estimate of the STAR metric for terrestrial vertebrates, identifying key countries and threats with the highest potential to reduce extinction risk.

The paper develops a machine-learning method to estimate favorable reference ranges for species in the EU, revealing fewer species in favorable conservation status than previously reported.

The paper assesses the impact of oil palm expansion on mammal distribution in Southeast Asia, finding significant range loss for several species and a correlation between plantation area and range loss.

The paper assesses Key Biodiversity Areas for bumblebees over three decades, finding high spatial instability due to incomplete data.

The paper assesses Key Biodiversity Areas using antlion and owlfly species in Italy, finding that several endemic and dune specialist species trigger potential KBAs with limited overlap with existing protected areas.