Research assistants (AR) | Vegetation and Plant Taxonomy

Gianmarco Tavilla

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Gianmarco Tavilla is a botanist specializing in the vascular flora of the Mediterranean-Alpine region. With a passion for understanding and conserving plant diversity, his expertise encompasses vegetation ecology, plant taxonomy, botanical nomenclature, conservation biology, invasive alien species, and GIS-based vegetation mapping, including the use of drone imagery to analyze plant communities.

He holds a Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences, with the additional qualification of Doctor Europaeus, and his research focuses on in-depth studies of plant communities, including floristic and taxonomic studies. He integrates traditional phytosociological methods with advanced statistical analyses to explore and quantify plant diversity.

He is an active member of the international scientific community, engaged in numerous collaborative efforts. He maintains memberships in several esteemed scientific societies, including the Italian Botanical Society (SBI), the Italian Society of Vegetation Science (SISV), and the Linnean Society of London, of which he is a Fellow.

Main Research Areas

Vegetation Ecology; Invasive Alien Species; Plant Conservation; Phytosociology; Plant Taxonomy; Floristic Studies; Botanical Nomenclature; Habitat Monitoring; Climate Change; Nature Conservation

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Italian National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor (Call D.D. 1796/2023) in the sector 05/A1 Botany (10/03/2025 - 10/03/2037)

- Editorial Board Member of Discover Conservation (E-ISSN: 3004-9784)

- Editorial Board Member of BMC Plant Biology (ISSN: 1471-2229)

- Early Career Editorial Board Member of Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany (ISSN:1851-5657)

- Associate Editor of Kew Bulletin (ISSN: 0075-5974)

- Associate Editor of Frontiers in Conservation Science (ISSN 2673-611X)

- Subject Editor of PhytoKeys (ISSN 1314-2003)

- Subject Editor of Nature Conservation (ISSN 1314-6947)

- Subject Editor of Biodiversity Data Journal (ISSN 1314-2836)

- Subject Editor of Natural History Collections and Museomics (ISSN 3033-0955)

- Subject Editor of Vegetos (ISSN 0970-4078)

- Guest Editor of Vegetation Ecology and Diversity (ISSN: 3033-1447), permanent Topical Collection: Advances in vegetation analysis through remote sensing technology

Selected publications

Tavilla G (2025) Lectotypification of Salvia sikkimensis E. Peter and S. sikkimensis var. chaenocalyx E. Peter (Lamiaceae). Novon 33: 94-98.

Tavilla G, Lanfranco S. (2025) Oenothera L. a new genus of alien plant first reported in the Maltese Islands. Phytotaxa 705(2): 203-211.

Tavilla G (2025) Nomenclature revision and validation of some syntaxon names of the orophilous vegetation in Greece. Hacquetia 24(2): 229-259.

Tavilla G, Crespo, M.B, Ferrer-Gallego P.P. (2025) Challenges in Typification Within Taxonomically Complex Groups: The Case of the Linnaean Name Centaurea phrygia (Asteraceae). Plants 14(9), 1336.

Tavilla G, Lanfranco S (2025) Assessing plant species diversity in Maltese rocky cliffs using Hill numbers and its implications for conservation. Frontiers in Conservation Science 6: 1552578.

Tavilla G (2025) Revisiting the typification of the Linnaean name Allium fistulosum (Amaryllidaceae). Annales Botanici Fennici 62: 27–29.

Tavilla G (2024) Typification of two names in the genus Salvia (Lamiaceae). Kew Bulletin 80: 209-213.

Cambria S, Minissale P, Tavilla G (2024) Phytosociological Investigations on the Afroalpine Vegetation of the Ruwenzori Mountains (Uganda). Land 13(11): 1752.

Tavilla G & Lanfranco S (2024) Neotypification of the name Centaurea crassifolia Bertol. (Asteraceae). Adansonia 46 (15): 157-160.

Tavilla G, Crisafulli A, Minissale P, Tomaselli V, Adamo M (2024) The Use of Drones for Cost-Effective Surveys in Natura 2000 Protected Areas: A Case Study on Monitoring Plant Diversity in Sicily (Italy). Land 13(6), 804.

Tavilla G, Del Guacchio E (2023) An updated taxonomic treatment for Saxifraga callosa sensu amplo (Saxifragaceae). Phytotaxa 622(2): 165-171.

Tavilla G, Minissale P, Camilleri L, Lanfranco S (2023) Addition of two species to the Maltese flora: Lythrum tribracteatum Salzm. ex Spreng. (Lythraceae) and Poa maroccana Nannf. (Poaceae). Check List 19 (5): 743–751.

Tavilla G, Lamoliere A, Gabarretta J, Attard V, Henwood J, Stevens DT, ..., Lanfranco S (2023) Climate Change and Wetland Ecosystems: The Effects on Halophilous Vegetation Diversity in Il-Ballut ta’ Marsaxlokk Natura 2000 Site (Malta). Land 12(9):1679.