Dario Massimino
Position
Research Ecologist
Role
Development of species distribution models using data from national surveys to estimate species densities across large areas and predict how abundance may vary in the future as a consequence of climate and land use change.
Analyses of ring recovery data for survival estimation.
Preparation of manuscripts for publication in scientific journals.
Qualifications
Jan 2004 – PhD Natural and Environmental Sciences ‘Assessment of forest quality in the province of Bergamo using bioindicators’ (University of Milano)
Mar 2000 - MSc Environmental Sciences (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Research Interests/ Responsibilities
I have a broad interest in conservation biology and, particularly, in developing models aimed at:
- improving our knowledge of the relationships between species and habitat;
- predicting the effects of climate and land-use change on populations;
- estimating survival and other demographic parameters from mark-recapture or recovery data;
- analysing population dynamics.
Selected Publications
Renwick, A.R., Massimino, D., Newson, S.E., Chamberlain, D.E., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., & Johnston, A. 2012. Modelling changes in species’ abundance in response to projected climate change. Diversity and distribution 18: 121-132.
Ambrosini, R., Bani, L., Massimino, D., Fornasari, L., & Saino, N. 2011. Large-scale spatial distribution of breeding Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in relation to cattle farming. Bird Study 58: 495-505.
Ambrosini, R., Orioli, V., Massimino, D., & Bani, L. 2011. Identification of putative wintering areas and ecological determinants of population dynamics of Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum and Common Swift Apus apus breeding in Northern Italy. Avian Conservation and Ecology 6: Article Number: 3.
Massimino, D., Orioli, V., Pizzardi, F., Massa, R. & Bani, L. 2010. Usefulness of coarse grain data on forest management to improve bird abundance models. Italian Journal of Zoology 77: 71-80.
Bani, L., Massimino, D., Orioli, V., Bottoni, L. & Massa, R. 2009. Assessment of population trends of common breeding birds in Lombardy, northern Italy, 1992-2007. Ethology Ecology and Evolution 21: 27-44.
Massimino, D., Orioli, V., Massa, R. & Bani, L. 2008. Population trend assessment at large spatial scale: integrating data collected with heterogeneous sampling schemes by means of habitat modelling. Ethology Ecology and Evolution 20: 141-153.
Massimino, D., Masin, S., Bani, L., Dranzoa, C. & Massa, R. 2008. Partial recovery of an African rainforest bird community 35 years after logging. Ethology Ecology and Evolution 20: 391-399.
Bani, L., Massimino, D., Bottoni, L. & Massa, R. 2006. A multi-scale method for selecting indicator species and priority conservation areas: a case study for broadleaved forests in Lombardy, Italy. Conservation Biology 20: 512-526.
Massa, R., Bani, L., Massimino, D. & Bottoni, L. 2002. Forest biodiversity evaluated by means of bird communities [in Italian]. Lombardy Region, Milano.
Contact Details
Email: dario [dot] massimino [at] bto [dot] org
Telephone: 01842 750050
Fax: 01842 750030
Postal address: British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, IP24 2PU, UK.