Elisa Pellegrini PhD
Curriculum vitae
My research interest is on plant-soil interactions in flooded environments. I do research in Environmental Science, Soil Science and Plant Biology. I work on plant acclimation to environmental stresses and feedback mechanisms on soil mediated by plants. I did research also on toxicity (sulfides) and biouptake (Hg), as well on species invasion. My interest spans from wild habitats to agroecosystems (e.g. fertilizers and microbiome).
Research and education in brief
I am currently working as assistant professor on abiotic stresses and their consequences on soils and plants, at the Environmental Soil Functionality group of the University of Udine.
In 2021, I held a Post doc position funded by the award For women in Science - L'Oréal-UNESCO
The project is about reed die-back and the involvement of climate change (grant amount 20,000.00 €). A video of the project aims and impacts is available (in Italian only) on youtube! Institution: University of Udine (IT)
From 2019 to 2021 I held a Marie Skłodowska Curie fellowship at the University of Copenhagen (DK)
My project belongs to a MSCA IF H2020 grant (Grant_number 839542 - https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/222136/factsheet/en, grant amount 207,312.00 €).
ROLLBAR project: Roots in armour - a barrier induced to protect against intrusion of soil phytotoxins?
From 2016 to 2019 I worked as a Post doc at the University of Udine (IT)
Research projects of different topics related to plant and soil relationships including plant nutrition, stress induced by submergence and toxic elements (e.g. mercury) and on plant invasion.
Institutions involved: SCAM S.p.A. (IT), University of Udine (IT), ARPA FVG (IT), Museum of Natural History of Udine (IT), FVG Regional Administration (IT), University of Copenhagen (DK)
In 2017 I defended my Ph.D. in Life and Environmental Science at the University of Trieste (IT)
Dissertation: Interactions between soil and plants in halophile systems: selection mechanisms and effects on pedogenesis.
Advisor: dr. Valentino Casolo, Co-advisor: prof. Maria De Nobili
Research network
I have a well-established collaboration with the Freshwater Biological Laboratory at the University of Copenhagen (DK), specifically with prof. Ole Pedersen and his team. He is an expert in flooding tolerance in plants and works intesively with rice (more info at
flooding.dk).
I also collaborate with other national and international researchers.
Recent collaborations are with prof. Katarina Vogel-Mikuš from the University of Lubljiana and with prof. Iztok Arčon from the Department of Physics at the University of Nova Gorica (SLO), experts in the use of beamlines for characterisation of organic samples.
I collaborate with dr. Francesco Zonta and prof. Alfredo Soldati from the University of Wien (AT) in a project dealing with modeling of biological processes.
I am also in contact with prof. Klaus Koren from Aarhus University and prof. Ronnie Glud from the University of Southern Denmark, both experts in planar optodes.
I collaborate, and with prof. Ole Pedersen's group, with prof. Mikio Nakazono form Nagoya University (Japan), which is an expert in root traits in rice and their molecular regulation.
Research track
ORCID:
0000-0002-6972-9540
Web of Science ResearcherID: L-5828-2019
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elisa_Pellegrini4
Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/1707713/elisa-pellegrini/
SCOPUS author profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=23480288700
Publications
Vuerich M., Cingano P., Trotta G., Petrussa E., Braidot E., Scarpin D., Bezzi A., Mestroni M., Pellegrini E., Boscutti, F. 2024. New perspective for the upscaling of plant functional response to flooding stress in salt marshes using remote sensing. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 5472. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56165-4
Asare M.O., Pellegrini E., Száková J., Blöcher J.R., Najmanová J., Tlustoš P., Contin M. 2024. Organic Amendments to Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) Plantation Affect Species Richness and Metal Accumulation of Spontaneously Growing Herbaceous Plants. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 1-15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-024-01652-w
Pellegrini E., Contin M., Mazhar S., Bravo C., De Nobili M. 2024. Flooding by sea and brackish waters enhances mobility of Cd, Zn and Pb from airborne dusts in coastal soils. Science of The Total Environment, 171038. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171038
Asare M.O., Pellegrini E., Száková J., Najmanová J., Tlustoš P., De Nobili M., Contin M. 2024. Potential of herbaceous plant species for copper (Cu) accumulation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(4), 5331-5343. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31579-1
Bravo C., Pérez-Gregório R., Pellegrini E., Contin M., Brandão E., Ramos R. M., Ladislau M.-N., De Nobili M., de Freitas V., Soares S. 2023. Unlocking the Potential of Spent Coffee Grounds as a Source of Humic-like Substances with High Antioxidant Capacity. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s12649-023-02344-9
Peralta Ogorek L.L.*, Song Z., Pellegrini E., Liu F., Tomasella M., Nardini A., Pedersen, O.* 2023. Root acclimations to soil flooding prime rice (Oryza sativa L.) for subsequent conditions of water deficit. Plant and Soil, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-023-06299-7
Casolo V., Zancani M.*, Pellegrini E., Filippi A., Gargiulo S., Konnerup D., Morandini P., Pedersen O. 2023. Restricted O2 consumption in pea roots induced by hexanoic acid is linked to depletion of Krebs cycle substrates. Physiologia Plantarum 175(5), e14024. DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14024
Herzog M.*, Pellegrini E., Pedersen, O. 2023. A meta-analysis of plant tissue O2 dynamics. Functional Plant Biology 50(7), 519-531 DOI: 10.1071/FP22294
Jez E., Pellegrini E., Contin M.* 2023. Copper Bioavailability and Leaching in Conventional and Organic Viticulture under Environmental Stress. Applied Sciences 13(4), 2595. DOI: 10.3390/app13042595
Tong S., Kjær J.E. (co-first author), Ogorek L.L.P., Pellegrini E., Song Z., Pedersen O.*, Herzog M.* 2023. Responses of key root traits in the genus Oryza to soil flooding mimicked by stagnant, deoxygenated nutrient solution, Journal of Experimental Botany, erad014. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad014
Song Z., Zonta F., Ogorek L.L.P. Bastegaard V.K., Herzog M., Pellegrini E.*, Pedersen O.* 2022. The quantitative importance of key root traits for radial water loss under low water potential. Plant and Soil 482, 567–584. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-022-05711-y
Mazhar S., Pellegrini E.*, Contin M., Bravo C., De Nobili M. 2022. Impacts of salinization caused by sea level rise on the biological processes of coastal soils - A review. Frontiers in Environmental Science 10, 909415. DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.909415
Pellegrini E.*, Incerti G., Pedersen O., Moro N., Foscari A., Casolo V., .Contin M., Boscutti F. 2022. Flooding and Soil Properties Control Plant Intra-and Interspecific Interactions in Salt Marshes. Plants 11(15), 1940. DOI: 10.3390/plants11151940
Bravo C., Toniolo R., Pellegrini E.*, Millo C., Covelli S., Contin M., Martin-Neto L., De Nobili M. 2022. Electron donating properties of humic acids in saltmarsh soils reflect soil geochemical characteristics. Geoderma 419, 115872. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115872
Boscutti F.*, Lami F., Pellegrini E., Buccheri M., Busato F., Martini F., Sibella R., Sigura M., Marini L. 2022. Urban sprawl facilitates invasions of exotic plants across multiple spatial scales. Biological Invasions 24(5), 1497-1510. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-022-02733-6
Lami F.*, Vitti S., Marini L., Pellegrini E., Casolo F., Trotta G., Sigura M., Boscutti F. 2021. Habitat type and community age as barriers to alien plant invasions in coastal species-habitat networks. Ecological indicators, 133, 108450. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108450
Jiménez J.D.L.C.*, Pellegrini E., Pedersen O., Nakazono M. 2021. Radial Oxygen Loss from Plant Roots—Methods. Plants 10(11), 2322. DOI: 10.3390/plants10112322
Pellegrini E.*, Boscutti F., Alberti G., Casolo V., Contin M., De Nobili M. 2021. Stand age, degree of encroachment and soil characteristics modulate changes of C and N cycles in dry grassland soils invaded by the N2-fixing shrub Amorpha fruticosa. Science of The Total Environment, 792, 148295. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148295
Peralta Ogorek L.L.*, Pellegrini E., Pedersen O. 2021. Novel functions of the root barrier to radial oxygen loss – radial diffusion resistance to H2 and water vapour. New Phytologist 231, 1365-1376. DOI: 10.1111/nph.17474
Pellegrini E.*, Buccheri M., Martini F., Boscutti F. 2021. Agricultural land use curbs exotic invasion but sustains native plant diversity at intermediate levels. Scientific reports 11(1), 1-10. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87806-7
Pellegrini E., Rovere N., Zaninotti S., Franco I., De Nobili M., Contin M.* 2020. Artificial neural network (ANN) modelling for the estimation of soil microbial biomass in vineyard soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils 57(1), 145-151. DOI: 10.1007/s00374-020-01498-1
Vitti S.*, Pellegrini E., Casolo V., Trotta G., Boscutti F. 2020. Contrasting responses of native and alien plant species to soil properties shed new light on the invasion of dune systems. Journal of Plant Ecology 13(6): 667-675. DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtaa052
Pellegrini E.*, Forlani G., Boscutti F., Casolo V. 2020. Evidence of non-structural carbohydrates-mediated response to flooding and salinity in Limonium narbonense and Salicornia fruticosa. Aquatic Botany 66, 103265. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2020.103265
Boscutti F.*, Pellegrini E., Casolo V., De Nobili M., Buccheri M., Alberti G. 2020. Cascading effects from plant to soil elucidate how the invasive Amorpha fruticosa L. impacts dry grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science 31: 667-677. DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12879
Pellegrini E.*, Contin M., Vittori Antisari L., Ferronato C., De Nobili M. 2019. Soil organic carbon and carbonates are binding phases for simultaneously extractable metals (SEM) in calcareous saltmarsh soils. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 38(12), 2688-2697. DOI: 10.1002/etc.4590
Contin M.*, Miho L.,
Pellegrini E., Gjoka F., Shkurta E.
2019. Effects of natural zeolites on ryegrass growth and bioavailability of Cd, Ni, Pb, and Zn in an Albanian contaminated soil. Journal of Soils and Sediments 1-11. DOI:
10.1007/s11368-019-02359-7
Pellegrini E., Casolo V.*, Iamonico D., Oriolo G., Rovere N., Vischi M. 2019. Molecular study on Senecio fontanicola ( S. doria group, Asteraceae ) and its conservation status. Hacquetia 18(1): 87-95. DOI: 10.2478/hacq-2018-0006
Pellegrini E.*, Contin M., Vittori Antisari L., Vianello G., Ferronato C., De Nobili M. 2018. A new paper sensor method for field analysis of acid volatile sulfides in soils. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 37(12): 3025-3031. DOI: 10.1002/etc.4279
Pellegrini E.*, Boscutti F., De Nobili M., Casolo V. 2018. Plant traits shape the effects of tidal flooding on soil and plant communities in saltmarshes. Plant Ecology 219(7):823-835. DOI: 10.1007/s11258-018-0837-z
Pellegrini E.*, Petranich E., Acquavita A., Canario J., Emili A., Covelli S. 2017. Mercury uptake by halophytes in response to a long-term contamination in coastal wetland salt marshes (northern Adriatic Sea). Environmental Geochemistry and Health 39 (6): 1273–1289. DOI: 10.1007/s10653-017-9981-y
Pellegrini E.*, Konnerup D., Winkel A., Casolo V., Pedersen O. 2017. Contrasting oxygen dynamics in Limonium narbonense and Sarcocornia fruticosa during partial and complete submergence. Functional Plant Biology 44: 867-876. DOI: 10.1071/FP16369
Vittori Antisari L., Ferronato C.*, Pellegrini E., Boscutti F., Casolo V., De Nobili M., Vianello G. 2017. Soil properties and plant community relationship in a saltmarsh of the Grado and Marano lagoon (northern Italy). Journal of Soils and Sediments 17(7): 1862-1873. DOI: 10.1007/s11368-017-1677-5
Vittori Antisari L., De Nobili M.*, Ferronato C., Natale M., Pellegrini E., Vianello G. 2016. Hydromorphic to subaqueous soils transitions in the central Grado lagoon (Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 173: 39-48. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2016.02.004
Buccheri M., Boscutti F., Pellegrini E., Martini F. 2019. La flora aliena nel Friuli Venezia Giulia – Alien flora Friuli Venezia Giulia. Gortania. 40:7-78
Pellegrini E., Floreani F., Contin M, De Nobili M.
2015. Methane and carbon dioxide fluxes from
Limonium residues decomposition in saltmarsh soils: effects of tide regime. Environmental quality. 18:21-28. DOI:
10.6092/issn.2281-4485/5797
Ferronato C., Contin M., De Nobili M., Falsone G., Pellegrini E., Vianello G., Vittori Antisari L. 2015. Soil hydromorphism in two saline and breckish system: classification, indicators and pedogenetic processes. Environmental quality. 19:17-30. DOI: 10.6092/issn.2281-4485/5803
Collaboration agreement with Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia for studying, monitoring and preventing invasive species spread. Scientific head team: M. Buccheri. Working group: F. Boscutti, M. Buccheri, A. Carpanelli, E. Pellegrini, M. Valecic. In collaboration with the Museum of Natural History of Udine (IT). December 2017. (In Italian). Available online at http://www.regione.fvg.it/rafvg/export/sites/default/RAFVG/ambiente-territorio/tutela-ambiente-gestione-risorse-naturali/FOGLIA213/allegati/RELAZIONE_con_appendici.pdf
Collaboration agreement with ARPA FVG for a sedimentary and geochemical study in salt marshes of the Marano and Grado Lagoon. Scientific head team: G. Fontolan, S. Covelli. Working group: A. Bezzi, A. Emili, D. Martinucci,
E. Pellegrini, S. Pillon, C. Popesso. Triest, April 2013. Available online at http://www.arpa.fvg.it/export/sites/default/tema/acqua/acque_marino_costiere_e_di_transizione/allegati_vari/Studio-delle-aree-barenicole-lagunari-2012.pdf
Strazzaboschi L, Pellegrini E., Boscutti F. 2015. La flora delle aree terrazzate. [Flora of terraces] In: Casolo V. (Eds.) Il borgo di Porzus: tra prati e cielo. L'equilibrio tra uomo e natura nello sviluppo del territorio. [Porzus: from meadows to haven]. pp.59-68, Forum ed. ISBN: 978-88-8420-879-8
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2015. Flora notevole del Friuli Venezia Giulia. Specie incluse nella Lista Rossa Nazionale e nell'Allegato II alla Direttiva "Habitat". [Protected flora of the Friuli Venezia Giulia. Plant species of the National Red List and plants included in the Attached II of the "Habitat" Directive]. GREF - Regional Group of Flora Investigation. Volume n.14. Available online at
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