Claudia Capitani
Nelson Mendela Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania
and York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems, Environment Department, University of York, UK
Biography
Starting as a biologist with a strong interest in wildlife conservation, throughout my professional career I have developed a multidisciplinary background including land use modelling, policy impact assessment and human community development. My current research interest is in integrating the conservation of natural capital with socio-economic development in developing countries, particularly in the context of climate change effects and mitigation policies.
Publications:
Meng H, Carr J, Beraducci J, Bowles P, Branch W, Capitani C, Chenga J, Cox J, Howell K, Malonza P, Marchant R, Mbilinyi B, Mukama K, Msuga C, Platts P, Safari I, Spawls S, Shennan-Farpon Y, Wagner P, Burgess N D (2016) Tanzania’s reptile biodiversity: distribution, threats and climatic change vulnerability. Biological Conservation 204, 72-82.
Capitani, C, Mukama, K, Mbilinyi, B, Malugu, I, Munishi, PKT, Burgess, ND, Platts, PJ, Sallu, S, Marchant, R, (2016). From local scenarios to national maps: a participatory framework for envisioning the future of Tanzania. Ecology and Society 21(3):4.
Capitani C, Chynoweth M, Kusak J, Çoban E, Şekercioğlu CH (2016). Wolf diet in an agricultural landscape of north-eastern Turkey. Mammalia, 80(3) 329-334.
Capitani C, Norfolk O, Platts P, Burgess N, Mukama K, Mbilinyi B, Malugu I, Munishi P, Marchant, R (2015). Exploring the future land use-biodiversity-climate nexus in East Africa: an application of participatory scenario analysis. GLP Newsletter – Newsletter of the Global Land Project, Issue 12, November 2015: pp 10-13.
Davis ML, Stephens PA, Willis SG, Bassi E., Marcon A., et al. (2012) Prey Selection by an Apex Predator: The Importance of Sampling Uncertainty. PLoS ONE 7(10): e47894. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047894
Mattioli L., Capitani C., Scandura M., Apollonio M. 2011. Prey selection and dietary response by wolves in a high-density multi-species ungulate community. Eur J Wildl Res 57(4): 909-922.
Scandura M., Iacolina M., Capitani C., Gazzola A., Mattioli L., Apollonio M. 2011. Fine-scale genetic structure suggests low levels of short-range gene flow in a wolf population of the Italian Apennines. Eur J Wildl Res 57(4): 949-958.
Iacolina M., Scandura M., Gazzola A., Cappai N., Capitani C., Mattioli L., Vercillo F., Apollonio M. 2010. Y-chromosome microsatellite variation in Italian wolves: a contribution to the study of wolf-dog hybridization patterns. Mammalian Biology 75: 341-347.
Gazzola A., Capitani C., Avanzinelli E., Mattioli L., And Apollonio M. 2008. Livestock-damage and wolf presence. Journal of Zoology 274 (3) , 261–269.
Capitani C., Mattioli L., Avanzinelli E., Gazzola A., Lamberti P., Mauri L., Scandura M., Viviani A., Apollonio M. 2006. Selection of rendezvous sites and reuse of pup raising areas among wolves Canis lupus of north-eastern Apennines, Italy. Acta Theriologica 51(4): 395-404.
Scandura M. , Capitani C., Iacolina L., Apollonio M. 2006.An empirical approach for reliable microsatellite genotyping of wolf DNA from multiple non-invasive sources. Conservation Genetics 7: 813-823.
Mattioli L., Capitani C., Avanzinelli E., Bertelli, I. Gazzola A., Apollonio M. 2004. Wolf predation on a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) population of north-eastern Apennine, Italy. Journal of Zoology (London) 264: 249-258.
Capitani C, Bertelli I., Varuzza P., Apollonio M. 2004. A comparative analysis of wolf (Canis lupus) diet in three different Italian ecosystems.. Mammalian Biology, 69: 1-10.
Other publications
Paracchini M.L., Capitani C. et al. 2012. Measuring societal awareness of the rural agrarian landscape: indicators and scale issues. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. 130 pp. EUR Scientific and Technical Research series: ISSN 1831-9424 (online), ISSN 1018-5593 (print).
Hiederer R., Ramos F., Capitani C., Koeble R., Blujdea V., Gomez O., Mulligan D. and Marelli L.. 2010. Biofuels: a New Methodology to Estimate GHG Emissions from Global Land Use Change. A methodology involving spatial allocation of agricultural land demand and estimation of CO2 and N2O emissions. EUR 24483 EN. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 150pp.