Telephone: +47 909 11 097
E-mail: manuela.panzacchi@nina.no
Department:
NINA Oslo
Knowledge areas
My research interests lie mostly at the interface between behavioral ecology - in particular movement ecology - and conservation biology. I am particularly interested in the effect of anthropogenic development on species’ spatial behavior, habitat use and landscape permeability. Currently, I am working on new approaches to identify animal movement/migration corridors. I am also interested in human-wildlife conflicts, and in approaches to support adaptive management and sustainable development.
My work is conducted mainly within a large project based on GPS-monitored wild mountain reindeer and other species (e.g. moose) in Norway.
I am currently leading the RenewableReindeer project (NFR-funded), and contributing to Toppforsk, ProdChange, AdMan and other projects
Key qualifications
movement ecology, spatial ecology, GPS data, habitat selection, ungulates, carnivores, human-wildlife conflicts, sustainable development, adaptive management, reindeer
Education
Post.Docs in NINA, Trondheim
Ph.D in Biodiversity avd Evolution, colalboration between NTNU, NINA and Univ. of Bologna - 2007
Post-lauream apprenticeship, National Wildlife Institute of Italy - 2001
MSc in Biological Science, Univ. of Bologna 2000
Experience
Researcher I, NINA, 2012 - present
Postdoc, reindeer project, NINA, 2010 - 2012
Research contract, Lynx- roe deer project, NINA, 2009 - 2010
Guest Researcher, Norwegian University for Life Science, UMB, 2008
Research contract, Italian Action Plan for Conservatin of Otters. National Wildlife Institute (NWI) of Italy 2006 - 08
Collaboration with the NWI on different projects 2001 - 04
National Responsible for Biotechnologies and Transgenic Organisms, for the Italian NGO Legambiente Onlus, IUCN member, 2000 - 02
Languages
Italian, English, Norwegian
Worked in
2012 Researcher, ISPRA Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy. Permanent position
2008
Guest Researcher, Norwegian University for Life Science, UMB, ?s, Norway
2006 - 08 Research contract, cooperation project between ISPRA & Italian Minister for Environment and for the Protection of Territory and Sea. Italian Action Plan for the conservation of Otters (Lutra lutra)
2001 - 04 Collaboration contract with ISPRA on research and management of wild boar (Sus scrofa) and invasive species (i.e. coypus, Myocastor coypus)
2000 - 02 National Responsible for Biotechnologies and Transgenic Organisms for the Italian NGO Legambiente Onlus, as
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