Professional profile
Applied Botanist | Conservation Scientist | Preventive Conservation Specialist | Green Design Specialist | Historic Garden Management Specialist | Natural Heritage Enhancement Specialist
Environmental biologist specialized in plant ecology and botany applied to cultural heritage conservation. Her scientific activity focuses on the study of biodeterioration processes caused by microorganisms, cryptogams, and vascular plants, with particular attention to the dynamics of biological colonization on historical materials and the development of preventive conservation strategies.
She works on the assessment of biotic risks affecting monuments, archaeological sites, and historic gardens, designing monitoring protocols and vegetation‑management plans aimed at the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage. She also develops green‑design projects in monumental contexts, adopting approaches that minimize the impact of plant components and balance conservation, landscape, and ecological requirements.
Additional areas of expertise include the study of botanical iconography, the reconstruction of relationships between plants, culture, and landscape, and scientific support for artistic projects and bio‑art installations. Her overarching goal is to promote a sustainable and interdisciplinary management of cultural sites, highlighting the role of biological systems in the safeguarding and interpretation of historic and artistic heritage.
CNR Disciplinary Fields and Research Management Sectors
- SH8 Studies of Cultures and Arts
- SL8 Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology
MUR Italian Scientific-Disciplinary Sector
- BIOS-01/B Systematic Botany
- BIOS‑01/C – Environmental and Applied Botany
Groups & Labs CNR ISPC
Landscape and Biodiversity Research Group →
Heritage Conservation Lab →
Publications
Highlight
Soldovieri, N., Lazzara, A., Albani Rocchetti, G., Bartoli, F., & Caneva, G. (2025). FIAT LUX: The Mullein’s (Verbascum sp.) Image and Its Symbology Through History Within the Euro-Mediterranean Culture. Plants, 14(21), 3294.
Bartoli, F., Casanova Municchia, A., Tescari, M., Ciccone, I., Rosati, P., Lazzara, A., & Catrambone, M. (2025). Preventive Diagnosis of Biological Colonization and Salt-Related Decay on the Frescoes of the “Oratorio dell’Annunziata” (Riofreddo, Latium, Italy) to Improve Conservation Plans. Applied Sciences, 15(15), 8762.
Caneva, G., Hosseini, Z., Bartoli, F., Capotorti, G., Attorre, F., & Blasi, C. (2025). Revaluating CUNA places (CUltural place of high relevance for NAture): Rome as a multifaced example of outstanding values and potentials. Land, 14(2), 1-25.
