| 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, 3555-3568, 2012 | 147 | 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 | 112 | 2014 |
| 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 | 62 | 2016 |
| 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 | 55 | 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 | 53 | 2019 |
| 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 | 46 | 2013 |
| 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 | 45 | 2021 |
| 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 | 43 | 2019 |
| 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 | 41 | 2017 |
| 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 | 40 | 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 | 36 | 2012 |
| 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 | 35 | 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 Aragķn, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287 (1922), 20192862, 2020 | 35 | 2020 |
| 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 | 31 | 2004 |
| The lichen genus Neofuscelia (Ascomycota, Parmeliaceae) in Italy P Giordani, R Benesperi, I Rellini, L Frati, G Brunialti, L Paoli, D Isocrono, ... The Lichenologist 35 (5-6), 377-385, 2003 | 28 | 2003 |
| 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 | 27 | 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 | 24 | 2022 |
| 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, 8004-8016, 2017 | 24 | 2017 |
| Can we compare lichen diversity data? A test with skilled teams G Brunialti, L Frati, F Cristofolini, A Chiarucci, P Giordani, S Loppi, ... Ecological Indicators 23, 509-516, 2012 | 24 | 2012 |
| Patterns of β-diversity and similarity reveal biotic homogenization of epiphytic lichen communities associated with the spread of black locust forests J Nascimbene, L Lazzaro, R Benesperi Fungal ecology 14, 1-7, 2015 | 22 | 2015 |
