PUBLICATIONS

2022

• Modafferi, M., Melchionna, M., Castiglione, S., Tamagnini, D., Maiorano, L., Sansalone, G., Profico, A., Girardi, G., & Raia, P. (2022). One among many: the enigmatic case of the Miocene mammal, Kolponomos newportensis. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.
• Gaüzère, P., O’Connor, L., Botella, C., Poggiato, G., Münkemüller, T., Pollock, L. J., Brose, U., Maiorano, L., Harfoot, M., & Thuiller, W. (2022). The diversity of biotic interactions complements functional and phylogenetic facets of biodiversity. Current Biology, 32(9), 2093-2100.
• Caron, D., Maiorano, L., Thuiller, W., & Pollock, L. J. (2022). Addressing the Eltonian shortfall with trait‐based interaction models. Ecology Letters, 25(4), 889-899.

2021

• Tamagnini, D., Canestrelli, D., Meloro, C., Raia, P., & Maiorano, L. (2021). New Avenues for Old Travellers: Phenotypic Evolutionary Trends Meet Morphodynamics, and Both Enter the Global Change Biology Era. Evolutionary Biology, 48(4), 379-393.
• Caron, D., Maiorano, L., Thuiller, W., & Pollock, L. J. (2021). Reducing the Eltonian shortfall with trophic interaction models.
• Mondanaro, A., Di Febbraro, M., Melchionna, M., Maiorano, L., Di Marco, M., Edwards, N. R., Holden, P.B., Castiglione, S., Rook, L., Raia, P. (2021). The role of habitat fragmentation in Pleistocene megafauna extinction in Eurasia. Ecography.
• Cosentino, F., & Maiorano, L. (2021). Is geographic sampling bias representative of environmental space?. Ecological Informatics, 64, 101369.
• Chiocchio, A., Arntzen, J.W., Martínez-Solano, I., de Vries, W., Bisconti, R., Pezzarossa, A., Maiorano, L. and Canestrelli, D., 2021. (2021). Reconstructing hotspots of genetic diversity from glacial refugia and subsequent dispersal in Italian common toads (Bufo bufo). Scientific reports, 11(1), 1-14.
• Sarkar M. S., Niyogi R., Masih R. L., Hazra P., Maiorano L., & John R. 2021. Long-distance dispersal and home range establishment by a female sub-adult tiger (Panthera tigris) in the Panna landscape, central India. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 67(3), 1-7.
• Santini, L., Benítez‐López, A., Maiorano, L., Čengić, M. and Huijbregts, M.A., 2021. Assessing the reliability of species distribution projections in climate change research. Diversity and Distributions, 27(6), pp.1035-1050.
• O’Connor L. M., Pollock L. J., Renaud J., Verhagen W., Verburg P. H., Lavorel S., Maiorano L., Thuiller W. 2021. Balancing conservation priorities for nature and for people in Europe. Science, 372(6544), 856-860.
• Tamagnini D., Meloro C., Raia P., & Maiorano L. 2021. Testing the occurrence of convergence in the cranio‐mandibular shape evolution of living carnivorans. Evolution.
• Dou Y., Cosentino F., Malek Z., Maiorano L., Thuiller W., Verburg P. H. 2021. A new European land systems representation accounting for landscape characteristics. Landscape Ecology 1-20.
• Cimatti M., Ranc N., Benitez-Lopez A., Maiorano L., Boitani L., Cagnacci F., Čengič M., Ciucci P., Huijbregts M.A.J., Krofel M., López-Bao J.V., Selva N., Andren H., Bautista C., Ćirović D., Hemmingmore H., Reinhardt I., Marenće M., Mertzanis Y., Pedrotti L., Trojević I., Zetterberg A., Zwijacz-Kozica T., Santini L. 2021. Large carnivore expansion in Europe is associated with human population density and land cover change. Diversity and Distributions, 27(4), 602-617.
• Galiana N., Barros C., Braga J., Ficetola G.F., Maiorano L., Thuiller W., Montoya J.M., Luigi M. 2021. The spatial scaling of food web structure across European biogeographical regions. Ecography.
• Chiocchio A., Arntzen J.W., Martinez-Solano I., de Vries W., Bisconti R., Pezzarossa A., Maiorano L., Canestrelli D. 2021. Reconstructing hotspots of genetic diversity from glacial refugia and subsequent dispersal in Italian common toads (Bufo bufo). Scientific Reports 11(1): 1-4.
• Melchionna M., Profico A., Castiglione S., Serio C., Mondanaro A., Modafferi M., Tamagini D., Maiorano L., Raia P., Witmer L.M., Sansalone G. 2021. A method for mapping morphological convergence on three‐dimensional digital models: the case of the mammalian sabre‐tooth. Paleontology 1-12.

2020

• Di Marco M., Pacifici M., Maiorano L., Rondinini, C. 2020. Drivers of change in the realised climatic niche of terrestrial mammal species. bioRxiv.
• Mondanaro A., Melchionna M., Di Febbraro M., Castiglione S., Holden P.B., Edwards N.R., Carotenuto F., Maiorano L., Modafferi M., Serio C., Diniz-Filho J.A., 2020. A major change in rate of climate niche envelope evolution during hominid history. Iscience 23(11): 101693.
• Maiorano L., Montemaggiori A., Ficetola G.F., O’Connor L., Thuiller W. 2020. Tetra-EU 1.0: a species-level trophic meta-web of European and Mediterranean tetrapods. Global Ecology and Biogeography 29: 1452-1457.
• Santini L., Benitez-Lopez A., Maiorano L., Cengic M., Huijbregts M.A.J. 2020. Assessing the reliability of species distribution projections in climate change research. Diversity & Distributions.
• O’Connor L.M.J., Pollock L.J., Braga J., Ficetola G.F., Maiorano L., Martinez-Almoyna C., Montemaggiori A., Ohlmann M., Thuiller W. 2020. Unveiling the food webs of tetrapods across Europe through the prism of the Eltonian niche. Journal of Biogeography 47: 181-192.
• Raia P., Mondanaro A., Melchionna M., Di Febbraro M., Diniz-Filho J.A., Rangel T.F., Holden P.B., Carotenuto F., Edwards N.R., Lima-Ribeiro M.S., Profico A., Maiorano L., Castiglione S., Serio C., Rook L. 2020. Past extinctions of Homo species coincided with increased vulnerability to climatic change. One Earth 3(4): 480-490.
• Mondanaro A., Melchionna M., Di Febbraro M., Castiglione S., Holden P.B., Edwards N.R., Carotenuto F., Maiorano L., Modafferi M., Serio C., Diniz-Filho J.A. 2020. Nature, culture and human occupation of Planet Earth. Authorea Preprints.

2019

• Braga J., Pollock L., Maiorano L., Ficetola G.F., Dray S., Thuiller W. 2019. Spatial analyses of multi-trophic terrestrial vertebrate assemblages in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28(11): 1636-1648.
• Amori G., Boitani L., Milana G., Maiorano L., Luiselli L. 2019. Endemism and diversity in European montane mammals: macro-ecological patterns. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 128: 225-237.
• Busseni G., Jimenez Vieira F.R., Amato A., Pelletier E., Pierella Karlusich J.J., Ferrante M.I., Wincker P., Rogato A., Bowler C., Sanges R., Maiorano L., Chiurazzi M., Ribera d’Alcalà M., Caputi L., Iudicone D. 2019. Meta-omics reveals genetic flexibility of diatom nitrogen transporters in response to environmental changes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36: 2522-2535.
• Maiorano L., L. Chiaverini, M. Falco, P. Ciucci. 2019. Combining multi-state species distribution models, mortality estimates, and landscape connectivity to model potential species distribution for endangered species in human dominated landscapes. Biological Conservation 237: 19-27.
• Kukkala A., Maiorano L., Thuiller W., Arponen A. 2019. Identifying national responsibility species based on spatial conservation prioritization. Biological Conservation 236: 411-419.
• Zampiglia M., R. Bisconti, L. Maiorano, G. Aloise, A. Siclari, F. Pellegrino, G. Martino, A. Pezzarossa, A. Chiocchio, C. Martino, G. Nascetti, D. Canestrelli. 2019. Drilling down hotspots of intraspecific diversity to bring them into on-ground conservation of threatened species. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7: 205.
• Araújo M.B., R.P. Anderson, A.M. Barbosa, C. Beale, C. Dormann, R. Early, R. Garcia, A. Guisan , L. Maiorano, B. Naimi, B. O’Hara, N.E. Zimmermann, C. Rahbek. 2019. Standards for distribution models in biodiversity assessments. Science Advances 5: eaat4858.
• Saladin B., W. Thuiller, C.H. Graham, S. Lavergne, L. Maiorano, N. Salamin, N.E. Zimmermann. 2019. Environment and evolutionary history shape phylogenetic turnover in European tetrapods. Nature Communications 10: 249.

2018

• Santini L., Pironon S., Maiorano L., W. Thuiller. 2018. Addressing common pitfalls does not provide more support to geographical and ecological abundant-centre hypotheses. Ecography 42(4): 696-705.
• Santini L., Isaac N.J.B., Maiorano L., Ficetola G.F., Huijbregts M.A.J., Carbone C., W. Thuiller. 2018. Global drivers of population density in terrestrial vertebrates. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27: 968-979.
• Ciucci P., Boitani L., Falco M., L. Maiorano. 2018. Hierarchical, multi-grain rendezvous site selection by wolves in Pollino National Park, southern Italy. Journal of Wildlife Management 82(5): 1049-1061.
• Kirchheimer B., J. Wessely, A. Gattringer, K. Hülber, D. Moser, C.C.F. Schinkel, M. Appelhans, S. Klatt, M. Caccianiga, A. Dellinger, A. Guisan, M. Kuttner, J. Lenoir, L. Maiorano, D. Nieto-Lugilde, C. Plutzar, J.C. Svenning, W. Willner, E. Hörandl, S. Dullinger. 2018. Reconstructing geographical parthenogenesis: effects of niche differentiation and reproductive mode on Holocene range expansion of an alpine plant. Ecology Letters 21: 392-401.
• D’Amen M., R.G. Mateo, J. Pottier, W. Thuiller, L. Maiorano, L. Pellissier, C. Ndiribe, N. Salamin, A. Guisan. 2018. Improving spatial predictions of taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity. Journal of Ecology 106: 76-86.

2017

• Di Febbraro M., F. Carotenuto, S. Castiglione, D. Russo, A. Loy, L. Maiorano, P. Raia. 2017. Does the jack of all trades fares best? Survival and niche width in late Pleistocene Megafauna. Journal of Biogeography 44: 2828-2838.
• Canestrelli D., R. Bisconti, A. Chiocchio, L. Maiorano, M. Zampiglia, G. Nascetti. 2017. Climate change promotes hybridisation between deeply divergent species of European toads. PeerJ 5: e3072.
• Amori G., A.M. Bissattini, S. Gippoliti, L. Vignoli, L. Maiorano, L. Luiselli. 2017. The least speciose among the most speciose: natural history correlates of mono- and bispecific genera of Rodentia and Soricomorpha. Integrative Zoology 12: 489-499.
• Maiorano L., L. Boitani, L. Chiaverini, P. Ciucci. 2017. Uncertainties in the identification of potential dispersal corridors: the importance of behaviour, sex, and algorithm. Basic & Applied Ecology 21: 66-75.
• Ciucci P., T. Altea, A. Antonucci, L. Chiaverini, A. di Croce, M. Fabrizio, P. Forconi, R. Latini, L. Maiorano, A. Monaco, P. Morini, F. Ricci, L. Sammarone, F. Striglioni, E. Tosoni, and the Regione Lazio Bear Monitoring Network. 2017. Distribution of the brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) in the central Apennines, Italy, 2005-2014. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy 28: 86-91.

2016

• Ranc N., L. Santini, C. Rondinini, L. Boitani, F. Poitevin, A. Angerbjorn and L. Maiorano. 2016. Performance tradeoffs in target-group bias correction for species distribution models. Ecography 40: 1076-1087.
• Cheddadi R., M.B. Araujo, L. Maiorano, M.E. Edwards, A. Guisan, M. Carré, M. Chevalier and P.B. Pearman. 2016. Temperature range shifts for three European tree species over the last 10,000 years. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 7: 1581.
• Russo D., Maiorano L., Rebelo H., Preatoni D.G. 2016. Species distribution models: exploring patterns and processes in mammal ecology. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy 27: 3-4.
• Kukkala A.S., Santangeli A., Butchart S.H.M., Maiorano L., Ramirez I., Burfield I.J. and A. Moilanen. 2016. Coverage of vertebrate species distributions by Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas and Special Protection Areas in the European Union. Biological Conservation 202: 1-9.
• Puddu G. and L. Maiorano. 2016. Combining multiple tools to provide realistic potential distributions: species distribution models, morphological spatial pattern analysis and circuit theory. Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy 27: 62-68.
• Milana G., M. Lai, L. Maiorano, L. Luiselli and G. Amori. 2016. Geographic pattern of predator niche breadth and prey species richness. Ecological Research 31: 111-115.
• Bidegaray-Batista L., A. Sanchez-Garcia, G. Santulli, L. Maiorano, A. Guisan, A.P. Vogler and M.A. Arnedo. 2016. Imprints of multiple glacial refugia in the Pyrenees revealed by the phylogeography and paleo-distribution modeling of an endemic spider. Molecular Ecology 25: 2046-2064.
• Ancillotto L., L. Santini, N. Ranc, L. Maiorano and D. Russo. 2016. Extraordinary range expansion in a common bat: the potential roles of climate change and urbanisation. The Science of Nature 103: 15.
• Visconti P., D. Baisero, M. Bakkenes, T. Brooks, S.H.M. Butchart, L.N. Joppa, R. Alkemade, M. Di Marco, L. Santini, M. Hoffmann, L. Maiorano, R.L. Pressey, A. Arponen, L. Boitani, A. Reside, D.P. van Vuuren and C. Rondinini. 2016. Projecting global biodiversity indicators under future development scenarios. Conservation Letters 9: 5-13.
• Kukkala A., A. Arponen, L. Maiorano, A. Moilanen, W. Thuiller, T. Toivonen, L. Zupan, L. Brotons and M. Cabeza. 2016. Matches and mismatches between national and EU-wide priorities: examining the Natura 2000 network in species conservation. Biological Conservation 198: 193-201.
• Ficetola G.F. and L. Maiorano. 2016. Contrasting effects of temperature and precipitation change on amphibian phenology, abundance and performance. Oecologia 181: 683-693.

2015

• Thuiller W., L. Maiorano, F. Mazel, F. Guilhaumon, G.F. Ficetola, S. Lavergne, J. Renaud, C. Roquet, L. Zupan and D. Mouillot. 2015. Conserving the functional and phylogenetic trees of life of European tetrapods. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series B 370: 20140005.
• Trizzino M, F. Bisi, L. Maiorano, A. Martinoli, M. Petitta, D.G. Preatoni and P. Audisio. 2015. Mapping biodiversity hotspots and conservation priorities for the Euro-Mediterranean headwater ecosystems, as inferred from diversity and distribution of a water beetle lineage. Biodiversity & Conservation 24:149-170.
• Maiorano L., L. Boitani, A. Monaco, E. Tosoni and P. Ciucci. 2015. Modeling the distribution of Apennine brown bears during hyperphagy to reduce the impact of wild boar hunting. European Journal of Wildlife Research 61: 241-253.
• Maiorano L., Amori G., Montemaggiori A., Rondinini C., Santini L., Saura S. and L. Boitani. 2015. On how much biodiversity is covered in Europe by national protected areas and by the Natura 2000 network: insights from terrestrial vertebrates. Conservation Biology 29: 986-995.
• Meller L., M. Cabeza, S. Pironon, M. Barbet-Massin, L. Maiorano, D. Georges and W. Thuiller. 2014. Ensemble distribution models in conservation prioritization: from consensus predictions to consensus reserve networks. Diversity & Distribution 20: 309-321.

2014

• Cheddadi R., H.J.B. Birks, P. Tarroso, S. Liepelt, D. Gömöry, S. Dullinger, E.S. Meier, K. Hülber, L. Maiorano and H. Laborde. 2014. Revisiting tree-migration rates: Abies alba (Mill.), a case study. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 23: 113-122.
• Zupan L., M. Cabeza, L. Maiorano, C. Roquet, V. Devictor, S. Lavergne, D. Mouillot, N. Mouquet, J. Renaud and W. Thuiller. 2014. Spatial mismatch of phylogenetic diversity across three vertebrate groups and protected areas in Europe. Diversity & Distributions 20: 674-685.
• de Bruyn M., B. Stelbrink, R. Morley, R. Hall, G.R. Carvalho, C. Cannon, G. van den Bergh, E. Meijaard, I. Metcalfe, L. Boitani, L. Maiorano, R. Shoup and T. von Rintelen. 2014. Borneo and Indochina are major evolutionary hotspots for Southeast Asian biodiversity. Systematic Biology 63: 879-901.
• Santini L., L. Boitani, M. Di Marco, L. Maiorano and C. Rondinini. 2014. Incorporating spatial population structure in GAP analysis reveals inequitable assessment of species protection. Diversity & Distributions 20: 698-707.

2013

• Pottier J., A. Dubuis, L. Pellissier, L. Maiorano, L. Rossier, C.F. Randin, P. Vittoz, and A. Guisan. 2013. The accuracy of plant assemblage predictions from species distribution models varies along environmental gradients. Global Ecology and Biogeography 22: 52-63.
• Wisz M.S., J. Pottier, W.D. Kissling, L. Pellissier, J. Lenoir, C.F. Damgaard, C.F. Dormann, M.C. Forchhammer, J.A. Grytnes, A. Guisan, R. Heikkinen, T.T. Høye, I. Kühn, M. Luoto, L. Maiorano, M.C. Nilsson, S. Normand, E. Öckinger, N.M. Schmidt, M. Termansen, A. Timmermann, D.A. Wardle, P. Aastrup and J.C. Svenning. 2013. The role of biotic interactions in shaping distributions and realized assemblages of species: implications for species distribution models. Biological Reviews 88: 15-30.
• Falcucci A.§, L. Maiorano§, G. Tempio, L. Boitani and P. Ciucci. 2013. Modeling the potential distribution for a range-expanding species: wolf recolonization of the Alpine range. Biological Conservation 158: 63-72. § Equal contribution between the two authors.
• Maiorano L., R. Cheddadi, L. Pellissier, B. Petitpierre, J. Pottier, H. Laborde, B.I. Hurdu, N.E. Zimmermann, P.B. Pearman, A. Psomas, J.S. Singarayer, O. Broennimann, P. Vittoz, A. Dubuis, M.E. Edwards, H.A. Binney and A. Guisan. 2013. Building the niche through time: using 13,000 years of data to predict the effects of climate change on three tree species in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography 22: 302-317.
• Pellissier L., M. Anzini, L. Maiorano, A. Dubuis, J. Pottier, P. Vittoz and A. Guisan. 2013. Spatial predictions of land use transitions and associated threats to biodiversity: the case of forest regrowth in mountain grasslands. Applied Vegetation Science 16: 227-236.
• Micheli F., N. Levin, S. Giakoumi, S. Katsanevakis, A. Abdulla, M. Coll,. S. Fraschetti, S. Kark, D. Koutsoubas, P. Mackelworth, L. Maiorano and H.P. Possingham. 2013. Setting priorities for regional conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea. PLoS ONE 8(4): e59038.
• Di Febbraro M., P. Lurz, P. Genovesi, L. Maiorano, M. Girardello and S. Bertolino. 2013. The use of climatic niches in screening procedures for introduced species risk assessments: a case with the American Eastern grey squirrel. PLoS ONE 8(7): e66559.
• Norman S, C. Randin, T.T. Hoye, H. Lischke, L. Maiorano, C. Korner, A. Psomas, U.A. Treier, N.E. Zimmermann, J.C. Svenning. 2013. A greener Greenland? Climatic potential and long-term constraints on future expansions of trees and shrub. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series B 368: 20120479.
• Cianfrani C., L. Maiorano, A. Loy, A. Kranz, A. Lehmann, R. Maggini and A. Guisan. 2013. There and back again? Combining habitat suitability modeling and connectivity analyses to assess a potential return of the otter back to Switzerland. Animal Conservation 16: 584-594.
• Maiorano L., G. Amori, M. Capula, A. Falcucci, M. Masi, A. Montemaggiori, J. Pottier, A. Psomas, C. Rondinini, D. Russo, N.E. Zimmermann, L. Boitani and A. Guisan. 2013. Threats from climate change to terrestrial vertebrates hotspots in Europe. PLoS ONE 8(9): e74989.
• Pellissier L., H. Meltofte, J. Hansen, N.M. Schmidt, M.P. Tamstorf, L. Maiorano, P. Aastrup, J. Olsen, A. Guisan, M.S. Wisz. 2013. Suitability, success and sinks: how do predictions of nesting distributions relate to fitness parameters in high arctic waders? Diversity & Distributions 19: 1496-1505.

2012

• Cardinale M., H. Svendäng, V. Bartolino, L. Maiorano, M. Casini and H. Linderholm. 2012. Spatial and temporal depletion of haddock and pollack during the last century in the Kattegat-Skagerrak. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 28: 200-208.
• Civantos E., W. Thuiller, L. Maiorano, A. Guisan and M.B. Araujo. 2012. Potential impacts of climate change on ecosystem services in Europe: the case of pest control by vertebrates. BioScience 62: 658-666.
• Espindola A., L. Pellissier, L. Maiorano, W. Hordjik, A. Guisan and A. Nadir. 2012. Predicting present and future intra-specific genetic structure through niche hindcasting across 24 millennia. Ecology Letters 15: 649-657.
• Pellissier L., J.N. Pradervand, J. Pottier, A. Dubuis, L. Maiorano and A. Guisan. 2012. Climate-based empirical models show biased predictions of butterfly communities along environmental gradients. Ecography 35: 684-692.
• Puddu G., A. Falcucci and L. Maiorano. 2012. Forest changes over a century in Sardinia: implications for conservation in a Mediterranean hotspot. Agroforestry Systems 85: 319-330.

2011

• Rodríguez-Soto C., O. Monroy-Vilchis, L. Maiorano, L. Boitani, J.C. Faller, M. Briones, R. Núñez, O. Rosas-Rosas, G. Ceballos and A. Falcucci. 2011. Predicting potential distribution of the jaguar (Panthera onca) in Mexico: identification of priority areas for conservation. Diversity and Distributions 17: 350-361.
• Bartolino V., L. Maiorano and F. Colloca. 2011. A frequency distribution approach to hotspots identification. Population Ecology 53: 351-359.
• Cianfrani C., G. Le Lay, L. Maiorano, H.F. Satizabal, A. Loy and A. Guisan. 2011. Adapting global conservation strategies to climate change at the European scale: the otter as a flagship species. Biological Conservation 144: 2068-2080.
• Cardinale M., V. Bartolino, M. Llope, L. Maiorano, M. Sköld and J. Hagberg. 2011. Historical spatial baselines in conservation and management of marine resources. Fish and Fisheries 12: 289-298.
• Bartolino V., L. Maiorano and F. Colloca. 2011. Frequency distribution curves and identification of hotspots: response to comments. Population Ecology 53: 603-604.
• Boitani L., L. Maiorano, D. Baisero, A. Falcucci, P. Visconti and C. Rondinini. 2011. What spatial data do we need to develop global mammal conservation strategies? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series B 366: 2623-2632.
• Rondinini C., M. Di Marco, F. Chiozza, G. Santulli, D. Baisero, P. Visconti, M. Hoffman, J. Schipper, S. Stuart, M.F. Tognelli, G. Amori, A. Falcucci, L. Maiorano and L. Boitani. 2011. Global habitat suitability models of terrestrial mammals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series B 366: 2633-2641.
• Maiorano L., A. Falcucci, N.E. Zimmermann, A. Psomas, J. Pottier, D. Baisero, C. Rondinini, A. Guisan and L. Boitani. 2011. The future of terrestrial mammals in the Mediterranean basin under climate change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series B 366: 2681-2692.
• Visconti P., R.L. Pressey, D. Giorgini, L. Maiorano, M. Bakkenes, L. Boitani, R. Alkemade, A. Falcucci, F. Chiozza and C. Rondinini. 2011. Future hotspots of terrestrial mammal loss. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series B 366: 2693-2702.
• Rondinini C., L. Boitani, A.S.L. Rodrigues, T.M. Brooks, R.L. Pressey, P. Visconti, J.E.M. Baillie, D. Baisero, M. Cabeza, K.R. Crooks, M. Di Marco, K.H. Redford, S.A. Andelman, M. Hoffmann, L. Maiorano, S.N. Stuart and K.A. Wilson. 2011. Reconciling global mammal prioritization schemes into a strategy. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series B 366: 2722-2728.
• López-López P., L. Maiorano, A. Falcucci, L. Boitani and E. Barba. 2011. Hotspots of species richness, threat and endemism for terrestrial vertebrates in SW Europe. Acta Oecologica 37: 399-412.
• Wintle B.A., S.A. Bekessy, D.A. Keith, B.W. van Wilgen, M. Cabeza, B. Schröder, S.B. Carvalho, A. Falcucci, L. Maiorano, T.J. Regan, C. Rondinini, L. Boitani and H.P. Possingham. 2011. Ecological-economic optimization of biodiversity conservation under climate change. Nature Climate Change 1: 355-359.

2010

• Ficetola G.F., L. Maiorano, A. Falcucci, N. Dendoncker, L. Boitani, E. Padoa-Schioppa, C. Miaud and W. Thuiller. 2010. Knowing the past to predict the future: land-use change and the spread of invasive bullfrogs. Global Change Biology 16: 528-537.
• Louette G., D. Maes, J.R.M. Alkemade, L. Boitani, B. de Knegt, J. Eggers, A. Falcucci, E. Framstad, W. Hagemeijer, S.M. Hennekens, L. Maiorano, S. Nagy, A. Nieto Serradilla, W.A. Ozinga, J.H.J. Schaminée, V. Tsiaousi, S. van Tol and B. Delbaere. 2010. BioScore: cost-effective assessment of policy impact on biodiversity using species sensitivity scores. Journal for Nature Conservation 18: 142-148.
• Wilson K.A., E. Meijaard, S. Drummond, H.S. Grantham, L. Boitani, G. Catullo, L. Christie, R. Dennis, I. Dutton, A. Falcucci, L. Maiorano, H.P. Possingham, C. Rondinini, W.R. Turner, O. Venter and M. Watts. 2010. Conserving biodiversity in production landscapes. Ecological Applications 20: 1721-1732.

2009

• Maiorano L., V. Bartolino, F. Colloca, A. Abella, A. Belluscio, P. Carpentieri, A. Criscoli, G. Jona Lasinio, A. Mannini, F. Pranovi, B. Reale, G. Relini, C. Viva and G.D. Ardizzone. 2009. Systematic conservation planning in the Mediterranean: a flexible tool for the identification of no-take marine protected areas. ICES Journal of Marine Science 66: 137-146.
• Eggers J., K. Tröltzsch, A. Falcucci, L. Maiorano, P. Verburg, E. Framstad, G. Louette, D. Maes, S. Nagy, W. Ozinga and B. Delvaere. 2009. Is biofuel policy harming biodiversity in Europe? Global Change Biology Bioenergy 1: 18-34.
• Falcucci A., P. Ciucci, L. Maiorano, L. Gentile and L. Boitani. 2009. Assessing habitat quality for conservation using an integrated occurrence-mortality approach. Journal of Applied Ecology 46: 600-609.
• Puddu G., L. Maiorano, A. Falcucci, F. Corsi and L. Boitani. 2009. Spatial-explicit assessment of current and future conservation options for the endangered Corsican red deer (Cervus elaphus corsicanus) in Sardinia. Biodiversity and Conservation 18: 2001-2016.
• Colloca F., V. Bartolino, G. Jona Lasinio, L. Maiorano, P. Sartor and G.D. Ardizzone. 2009. Identifying fish nurseries using density and persistence measures. Marine Ecology Progress Series 381: 287-296.
• Ciucci P., W. Reggioni, L. Maiorano and L. Boitani. 2009. Long distance dispersal of a rescued wolf from the northern Apennines to the western Alps. Journal of Wildlife Management 73: 1300-1306.
• Cardinale M., M. Linder, V. Bartolino, L. Maiorano and M. Casini. 2009. Conservation value of historical data: reconstructing stock dynamic of turbot (Psetta maxima) during the last century in the Eastern North Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 386: 197-206.

2008

• Maiorano L., A. Falcucci and L. Boitani. 2008. Size dependent resistance of protected areas to land-use change. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 275: 1297-1304.
• Falcucci A., L. Maiorano, E.O. Garton, P. Ciucci and L. Boitani. 2008. Land-cover change and the future of the Apennine brown bear: a perspective from the past. Journal of Mammalogy 89: 1502-1511.
• Catullo G., M. Masi, A. Falcucci, L. Maiorano*, C. Rondinini and L. Boitani. 2008. A gap analysis of Southeast Asian mammals based on habitat suitability models. Biological Conservation 141: 2730-2744. * corresponding author

2007

• Falcucci A., L. Maiorano and L. Boitani. 2007. Changes in land-use/land-cover patterns in Italy and their implications for biodiversity conservation. Landscape Ecology 22: 617-631.
• Maiorano L., A. Falcucci, E.O. Garton and L. Boitani. 2007. Contribution of the Natura2000 network to biodiversity conservation in Italy. Conservation Biology 21: 1433-1444.
• Boitani L., A. Falcucci, L. Maiorano and C. Rondinini. 2007. Ecological networks as conceptual frameworks or operational tools in conservation. Conservation Biology 21: 1414-1422.

2006

• Maiorano L., A. Falcucci and L. Boitani. 2006. Gap analysis of terrestrial vertebrates in Italy: priorities for conservation planning in a human dominated landscape. Biological Conservation 133:455-473.
• Ardizzone G.D., A. Belluscio and L. Maiorano. 2006. Long-term change in the structure of Posidonia oceanica landscape and its reference for a monitoring plan. Marine Ecology – An Evolutionary Perspective 27:299-309.