Tommaso La Mantia
Biographic Data
| ID | 139217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tommaso La Mantia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tommaso |
| FAMILY NAME | La Mantia |
| SIGNATURE | LA MANTIA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Palermo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7494-742X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Through the Lens
The paper represents a contribution to the understanding of crop displacement and biocultural identity during the processes of island colonization and the movement of people from one island to another. We present here the results of the interviews made during the investigations conducted between 2019 and 2020 on some of the small volcanic islands (each less than 70 km2) around Sicily. These islands are characterized by the cultivation of small la…
Scaffolding geospatial epistemic discomfort
Current environmental crises call for an integrated knowledge of landscapes and their ecosystems in a broader sense. This article presents a pedagogical framework for cross-disciplinary landscape research at postgraduate level. The framework is grounded in the use of geospatial epistemic discomfort as a creative force to develop and enhance inquiry skills able to cross and merge disciplinary boundaries. Developed within the Erasmus+ KA2 project "…
Change and Persistence in an Olive Landscape of Sicily. Geospatial Insights Into Biocultural Heritage
Intercropping landscapes characterised by the presence of certain plant features are usually considered traditional landscapes, important for their biocultural heritage. In recent decades, olive agroforestry systems previously widespread throughout Sicily have transitioned to monocultures alongside the disappearance of other tree species. To analyse the dynamics of land use, we combine mathematical representations and oral narratives of spatial c…
Barley, Grapevines, Domestic Animals, and People
Ethnobotany of the Aegadian Islands
Background The Aegadian Islands are located west of Trapani, Sicily. Once the site of bountiful tuna fisheries and fruit orchards (plums, peaches, apricots), grapevines, prickly pears, and grains, the local economy is now based on tourism, and many traditional agricultural and maritime practices have been abandoned. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the state of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) concerning the use of wild and cultivated pl…
The past distribution of Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei
Holocene vegetation and fire history of the mountains of Northern Sicily (Italy)
Years of decadal-scale variability of Mediterranean vegetation and climate at Pantelleria Island, Italy
A new sedimentary sequence from Lago di Venere on Pantelleria Island, located in the Strait of Sicily between Tunisia and Sicily was recovered. The lake is located in the coastal infra-Mediterranean vegetation belt at 2 m a.s.l. Pollen, charcoal and sedimentological analyses are used to explore linkages among vegetation, fire and climate at a decadal scale over the past 1200 years. A dry period from ad 800 to 1000 that corresponds to the ‘Medieva…
Holocene environmental and climatic changes at Gorgo Basso, a coastal lake in southern Sicily, Italy
Mid- and late-Holocene vegetation and fire history at Biviere di Gela, a coastal lake in southern Sicily, Italy
Mid- and late-Holocene vegetation and fire history at Biviere di Gela, a coastal lake in southern Sicily, Italy
Holocene vegetation and fire history of the mountains of Northern Sicily (Italy)
Ethnobotany of the Aegadian Islands
Background The Aegadian Islands are located west of Trapani, Sicily. Once the site of bountiful tuna fisheries and fruit orchards (plums, peaches, apricots), grapevines, prickly pears, and grains, the local economy is now based on tourism, and many traditional agricultural and maritime practices have been abandoned. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the state of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) concerning the use of wild and cultivated pl…
Years of decadal-scale variability of Mediterranean vegetation and climate at Pantelleria Island, Italy
A new sedimentary sequence from Lago di Venere on Pantelleria Island, located in the Strait of Sicily between Tunisia and Sicily was recovered. The lake is located in the coastal infra-Mediterranean vegetation belt at 2 m a.s.l. Pollen, charcoal and sedimentological analyses are used to explore linkages among vegetation, fire and climate at a decadal scale over the past 1200 years. A dry period from ad 800 to 1000 that corresponds to the ‘Medieva…
Holocene environmental and climatic changes at Gorgo Basso, a coastal lake in southern Sicily, Italy
Mid- and late-Holocene vegetation and fire history at Biviere di Gela, a coastal lake in southern Sicily, Italy
Years of decadal-scale variability of Mediterranean vegetation and climate at Pantelleria Island, Italy
A new sedimentary sequence from Lago di Venere on Pantelleria Island, located in the Strait of Sicily between Tunisia and Sicily was recovered. The lake is located in the coastal infra-Mediterranean vegetation belt at 2 m a.s.l. Pollen, charcoal and sedimentological analyses are used to explore linkages among vegetation, fire and climate at a decadal scale over the past 1200 years. A dry period from ad 800 to 1000 that corresponds to the ‘Medieva…
Holocene vegetation and fire history of the mountains of Northern Sicily (Italy)
The past distribution of Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei
Ethnobotany of the Aegadian Islands
Background The Aegadian Islands are located west of Trapani, Sicily. Once the site of bountiful tuna fisheries and fruit orchards (plums, peaches, apricots), grapevines, prickly pears, and grains, the local economy is now based on tourism, and many traditional agricultural and maritime practices have been abandoned. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the state of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) concerning the use of wild and cultivated pl…
Scaffolding geospatial epistemic discomfort
Current environmental crises call for an integrated knowledge of landscapes and their ecosystems in a broader sense. This article presents a pedagogical framework for cross-disciplinary landscape research at postgraduate level. The framework is grounded in the use of geospatial epistemic discomfort as a creative force to develop and enhance inquiry skills able to cross and merge disciplinary boundaries. Developed within the Erasmus+ KA2 project "…
Change and Persistence in an Olive Landscape of Sicily. Geospatial Insights Into Biocultural Heritage
Intercropping landscapes characterised by the presence of certain plant features are usually considered traditional landscapes, important for their biocultural heritage. In recent decades, olive agroforestry systems previously widespread throughout Sicily have transitioned to monocultures alongside the disappearance of other tree species. To analyse the dynamics of land use, we combine mathematical representations and oral narratives of spatial c…
Barley, Grapevines, Domestic Animals, and People
Through the Lens
The paper represents a contribution to the understanding of crop displacement and biocultural identity during the processes of island colonization and the movement of people from one island to another. We present here the results of the interviews made during the investigations conducted between 2019 and 2020 on some of the small volcanic islands (each less than 70 km2) around Sicily. These islands are characterized by the cultivation of small la…
Geography (9 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Biology (7 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Mediterranean climate (5 works) · Geology (4 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Ecosystem (3 works) · Evergreen (3 works)