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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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