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Acknowledgements<br />
This work was possible to realize thanks to the help <strong>and</strong> support <strong>of</strong> many people to whom I’ m very<br />
grateful. I wish to thank in particularly<br />
My supervisor Pr<strong>of</strong>. Riccardo Valentini for the opportunity to conduct this study, for his loyalty,<br />
provided freedom <strong>and</strong> support in realization almost any idea.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Paolo De Angelis for his careful assistance as a coordinator <strong>of</strong> the PhD course.<br />
Dr. M. Cristina Moscatelli for her incredible sustain, attention <strong>and</strong> help performing <strong>soil</strong><br />
biochemical analyses <strong>and</strong> data elaboration.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Yakov Kuzyakov who involved me to the fascinating world <strong>of</strong> isotopes, introduced the<br />
technique <strong>of</strong> isotope pulse labeling <strong>and</strong> despite <strong>of</strong> general busy was always disposed to answer any<br />
question <strong>and</strong> solve any problem.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Francesca Cotrufo, Dott.sa Ilaria Inglima, Dott.sa Carmine Lubritto for their assistance<br />
<strong>and</strong> effective collaboration during the in situ pulse labeling procedure, sampling preparation <strong>and</strong><br />
analyses.<br />
Dr. Luca M. Belelli who introduced me to the basis <strong>of</strong> the flux measurements <strong>and</strong> field work<br />
organisation, <strong>and</strong> finally thanks to whom was maturated the idea to start the PhD course.<br />
Latilla Leonardo, Renato Zompanti, Francesco Mazzenga <strong>and</strong> Manuela Balzarolo for<br />
organizing the logistic to the experimental site, help in biomass sampling, <strong>soil</strong> <strong>respiration</strong><br />
measurements <strong>and</strong> their nice company during the filed campaigns.<br />
Dr. Ilya Yevdokimov for his support in realization <strong>of</strong> <strong>soil</strong> induced <strong>respiration</strong> experiment.<br />
Dr. Rick Wehr <strong>and</strong> Dr. Rudzani Makhado for their help in correcting the English version <strong>of</strong><br />
some chapters <strong>of</strong> this work.<br />
To my family for their support <strong>and</strong> patience during these three years.<br />
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