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Science at Museo delle Scienze: Research Report 2010-2011
boTany research group
cosTAnTino BonoMi
Head of the Botany Section
Born in Trento in 1971. M.sc. in Biology (Padua,
1997) M.Phil. in Botanical diversity (Reading and
Birmingham, 2000). Keeper of the herbarium, curator
of the museum’s two botanic gardens. his
main research interests are plant conservation
biology and seed ecology. since 2001 he is in
charge of the museum’s plant conservation projects,
and botanic garden management. he promoted
and developed Trentino seed Bank, now a
member of ensconet, the european native seed
conservation network, funded by the eu under
FP6 research infrestructures. he contributed to
Plant science Gardens and inquire, two european
education projects funded by the eu under FP6 &
FP 7. science and society. he provides the secretariat for RiBes, the italian network of
seed banks. he is the italian delegate in the european consortium of Botanic Gardens.
GilBeRTo PARolo
Research fellow
Born in sondrio in 1975. M.sc. in natural sciences
(Pavia, 1999) Ph.d. in Plant ecology (Pavia,
2004), research fellow at Pavia university
2004-09. his main research interest lies in plant
population biology of rare and threatened species,
plant taxonomy (Festuca), conservation
biology, ecology of extreme mountain ecosystem
in relation to global change, effects on
flora and vegetation in the Alps and in the Appennines,
vegetation ecology. More than 50
papers published on peer reviewed journals
(Basic and Applied Ecology, Biological Conservation,
Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal of Applied Ecology, Ecological
Modelling, Plant Biosystems). he contributed to the eurpean projects GloRiA in
FP5; ensconeT in FP6, and various other projects promoted locally by Region
lombardy, and the Provinces of sondrio and Trento (Ace-sAP, oPenloc).
Renzo VicenTini
Research assistant
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Born in Rovereto in 1984, since 2009 he
collaborated with the Museum of science
where he contributed to various conservation
projects such as esconeT in FP6 and
Ace-sAP as well as the study of the biology
of alpine endemisms. he surveyed biodiversity
rich alpine grasslands and tested their
biomass production to evaluate their use in
the traditional therapy of phytobalneotherapy.
he collaborates with the seed collection
and curation of threatened species in italy,
spain and Tanzania. since 2011 he is actively