| Forest plant diversity is threatened by Robinia pseudoacacia (black-locust) invasion R Benesperi, C Giuliani, S Zanetti, M Gennai, M Mariotti Lippi, T Guidi, ... Biodiversity and conservation 21 (14), 3555-3568, 2012 | 166 | 2012 |
| Soil and plant changing after invasion: the case of Acacia dealbata in a Mediterranean ecosystem L Lazzaro, C Giuliani, A Fabiani, AE Agnelli, R Pastorelli, A Lagomarsino, ... Science of the total environment 497, 491-498, 2014 | 143 | 2014 |
| Functional traits in lichen ecology: A review of challenge and opportunity CJ Ellis, J Asplund, R Benesperi, C Branquinho, L Di Nuzzo, P Hurtado, ... Microorganisms 9 (4), 766, 2021 | 91 | 2021 |
| Climate change hastens the urgency of conservation for range-restricted plant species in the central-northern Mediterranean region G Casazza, P Giordani, R Benesperi, B Foggi, D Viciani, R Filigheddu, ... Biological Conservation 179, 129-138, 2014 | 76 | 2014 |
| Plant–environment interactions through a functional traits perspective: a review of Italian studies S Chelli, M Marignani, E Barni, A Petraglia, G Puglielli, C Wellstein, ... Plant Biosystems-An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant …, 2019 | 75 | 2019 |
| Climate change fosters the decline of epiphytic Lobaria species in Italy J Nascimbene, G Casazza, R Benesperi, I Catalano, D Cataldo, M Grillo, ... Biological conservation 201, 377-384, 2016 | 73 | 2016 |
| New interpretative scales for lichen bioaccumulation data: the Italian proposal E Cecconi, L Fortuna, R Benesperi, E Bianchi, G Brunialti, T Contardo, ... Atmosphere 10 (3), 136, 2019 | 56 | 2019 |
| Contrasting multitaxon responses to climate change in Mediterranean mountains L Di Nuzzo, C Vallese, R Benesperi, P Giordani, A Chiarucci, V Di Cecco, ... Scientific reports 11 (1), 4438, 2021 | 49 | 2021 |
| Disentangling functional trait variation and covariation in epiphytic lichens along a continent-wide latitudinal gradient P Hurtado, M Prieto, J Martínez-Vilalta, P Giordani, G Aragón, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287 (1922), 20192862, 2020 | 48 | 2020 |
| Species-and site-specific efficacy of commercial biocides and application solvents against lichens SE Favero-Longo, R Benesperi, S Bertuzzi, E Bianchi, G Buffa, P Giordani, ... International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 123, 127-137, 2017 | 45 | 2017 |
| Patterns and drivers of β‐diversity and similarity of Lobaria pulmonaria communities in Italian forests J Nascimbene, R Benesperi, G Brunialti, I Catalano, MD Vedove, M Grillo, ... Journal of Ecology 101 (2), 493-505, 2013 | 44 | 2013 |
| Rapid biodiversity assessment in lichen diversity surveys: implications for quality assurance P Giordani, G Brunialti, R Benesperi, G Rizzi, L Frati, P Modenesi Journal of Environmental Monitoring 11 (4), 730-735, 2009 | 44 | 2009 |
| Mature non-native black-locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) forest does not regain the lichen diversity of the natural forest J Nascimbene, PL Nimis, R Benesperi Science of the total environment 421, 197-202, 2012 | 37 | 2012 |
| Differential land snail damage to selected species of the lichen genus Peltigera R Benesperi, M Tretiach Biochemical systematics and ecology 32 (2), 127-138, 2004 | 35 | 2004 |
| Range shifts of native and invasive trees exacerbate the impact of climate change on epiphyte distribution: The case of lung lichen and black locust in Italy J Nascimbene, R Benesperi, G Casazza, A Chiarucci, P Giordani Science of the Total Environment 735, 139537, 2020 | 31 | 2020 |
| Successful conservation of the endangered forest lichen Lobaria pulmonaria requires knowledge of fine-scale population structure R Benesperi, J Nascimbene, L Lazzaro, E Bianchi, A Tepsich, ... Fungal Ecology 33, 65-71, 2018 | 31 | 2018 |
| Notulae to the Italian flora of algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens: 13 S Ravera, A Vizzini, M Puglisi, S Assini, R Benesperi, E Bianchi, ... Italian Botanist 13, 1-17, 2022 | 30 | 2022 |
| Survivability of the lichen Xanthoria parietina in simulated Martian environmental conditions C Lorenz, E Bianchi, G Poggiali, G Alemanno, R Benesperi, JR Brucato, ... Scientific Reports 13 (1), 4893, 2023 | 29 | 2023 |
| Functional over-redundancy and vulnerability of lichen communities decouple across spatial scales and environmental severity P Giordani, P Malaspina, R Benesperi, G Incerti, J Nascimbene Science of the Total Environment 666, 22-30, 2019 | 29 | 2019 |
| Infraspecific variability in baseline element composition of the epiphytic lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea in remote areas: implications for biomonitoring of air pollution G Incerti, E Cecconi, F Capozzi, P Adamo, R Bargagli, R Benesperi, ... Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24 (9), 8004-8016, 2017 | 29 | 2017 |
