Larissa Topanotti

Education

Larissa has a Bachelor (2016) and a Masters (2020) in Forest Engineering from the Federal Technological University of Parana (UTFPR) and the Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), respectively. Larissa was also a Science Without Borders Scholarship recipient/holder (2013-2015), awarded by the federal government of Brazil, as an exchange student at Niagara College, Canada, where she graduated from the Ecosystem Restoration program (2015).

Larissa has also been employed as a forester at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Curitibanos Campus, Santa Catarina, Brazil, working mostly with fieldwork in the Forestry Experimental Area, assessing professors with their practical classes, outreach, and research projects, conducting administrative tasks, and providing technical assistance to the University`s forestry projects.

Since her Bachelor's, Larissa has worked with different aspects of forest ecology and management, both in natural and planted forests in Brazil. In her Masters, she studied an underplanting system in Southern Brazil composed of two conifer species, focusing on the system`s growth and economic performance.

PhD Research Project

As part of the Forest Economics and Sustainable Land-use Planning department and supervised by Prof. Dr. Carola Paul, Larissa will analyze the economic utility of mixed stands of European beech with conifers compared to the pure stands of European beech, Norway spruce, and Douglas fir. Within the RTG 2300` framework, the main objective of her research is to acknowledge the effects of tree species composition and structural diversity on the expected level and stability of economic returns of such stands.
Economic implications of species mixtures in European beech stands enriched with coniferous trees

Publications

TOPANOTTI, L. R.; VAZ, D. R.; CARVALHO, S. P. C. ; RIOS, P. D´A.; TOMAZELLO-FILHO, M.; DOBNER JR, M.; NICOLETTI, M. F. Growth and wood density of Pinus taeda L. as affected by shelterwood harvest in a two-aged stand in Southern Brazil. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, v. 1, p. 1-13, 2021.

TOPANOTTI, L. R.; VAZ, D. R. ; DOBNER JR., M. ; NICOLETTI, M. F. . Dendrometric characterization of Cupressus lusitanica mill. planted under Pinus taeda L. shelter in southern Brazil. Cerne, v. 27, p. 1-9, 2021.

GERBER, D. ; BRUN, E. J. ; TOPANOTTI, L. R. ; FERREIRA, J. J. ; PORRUA, D. A. ; GORENSTEIN, M. R. ; WAGNER Jr, A. . Genetic variability of Araucaria angustifolia Bertol. initial growth: subsidy to the formation of seed orchards. CIÊNCIA FLORESTAL (ONLINE), v. 31, p. 310-332, 2021.

GERBER, DIONATAN ; TOPANOTTI, LARISSA REGINA ; STOLARSKI, OILIAM CARLOS ; TRENTIN, BRUNA ELISA ; NICOLETTI, MARCOS FELIPE ; BECHARA, FERNANDO CAMPANHÃ . Mimosa scabrella Benth. planted for forest restoration in southern Brazil. RESEARCH, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPMENT, v. 10, p. e33710312629, 2021.

GERBER, D.; TOPANOTTI, L. R.; GORENSTEIN, M. R.; VIEIRA, F. M. C.; STOLARSKI, O. C.; NICOLETTI, M. F.; BECHARA, F. C. Performance of Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. in subtropical forest restoration. Scientia Forestalis (IPEF), v. 48, p. 1-11, 2020.

NICOLETTI, M. F.; CARVALHO, S. P. C. E.; MACHADO, S. A.; COSTA, V. J.; SILVA, C. A.; TOPANOTTI, L. R.. Bivariate and generalized models for taper stem representation and assortment production of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). Journal of Environmental Management, v. 270, p. 110865-9, 2020.

PERTILLE, C. T.; NICOLETTI, M. F.; TOPANOTTI, L. R.; DOBNER JR., M. Estimation of leaf area index of Pinus taeda L. and Cupressus lusitanica Mill. by vegetation indices. Scientia Forestalis, v. 48, p. 1, 2020.

BECHARA, F. C.; SALVADOR, L. Z.; VENTURA, R. A.; TOPANOTTI, L. R.; GERBER, D.; CRUZ, I. S.; SIMONELLI, M. Vegetation and seed bank of an open-scrub bush Restinga formation in the Southeastern coast of Brazil. Revista de Biología Tropical, v. 68, p. 541-550, 2020.

TOPANOTTI, L. R.; FRIGERI, J. V.; FLORENCIO, V.; FERREIRA, T.; SILVA, G. O.; BELINCANTA, C.; PERTILLE, C. T.; ABREU, D. C. A. Environmental Education for the Nature Conservation. Modern Environmental Science and Engineering, v. 5, p. 161-164, 2019.

TOPANOTTI, L. R.; GERBER, D.; STOLARSKI, O. C.; TRENTIN, B. E.; PERTILLE, C. T.; SCHORR, L. P. B.; GORENSTEIN, M. R.; NICOLETTI, M. F.; BECHARA, F. C. Initial growth performance of valuable timber species in Southern Brazil: Araucaria angustifolia, Balfourodendron riedelianum, and Parapiptadenia rigida. Revista Árvore, v. 43, p. 1-10, 2019.

PERTILLE, C. T.; MIRANDA, F. D. A.; TOPANOTTI, L. R. Automatic classification in Landsat images for the mapping of Otacílio Costa - SC. Advances in Forestry Science, v.5, p.473 - 478, 2018.

BECHARA, F. C.; TOPANOTTI, L. R.; SCHWADE, G. M.; SILVA, V. M.; ESTEVAN, D. A. Phanerogamic flora of the Southeast region of Parana State, Brazil: use and conservation. Acta Biológica Catarinense, v.5, p.25 - 46, 2018. (in Portuguese)

PERTILLE, C. T.; SANQUETTA, C. R.; NICOLETTI, M. F.; TOPANOTTI, L. R. Volume prediction through form factor and regression models by age class for Pinus taeda L. Advances in Forestry Science, v.5, p.431 - 436, 2018.

BECHARA, F. C.; TOPANOTTI, L. R.; SILVA, L. M. Aspects of ecological urban forestry. Revista Ibero-americana de Ciências Ambientais, v.7, p.49 - , 2016. (in Portuguese)

TOPANOTTI, L. R.; PEREIRA, P. H.; BECHARA, F. C. Germination of Senna obtusifolia (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (Fabaceae) aiming the restoration of degraded areas. Publicatio UEPG. Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (Online). , v.20, p.125 - 129, 2014. (in Portuguese)

SILVA, R. T. L.; DALLACORT, S.; MOTA, C. J.; BRUN, F. G. K.; PEREIRA, P. H.; TOPANOTTI, L. R. Analysis of the floristic tree biodiversity in three public streets in the downtown area of Dois Vizinhos-PR. Synergismus Scyentifica UTFPR, v.6, p.845, 2011. (in Portuguese)

PEREIRA, P. H.; TOPANOTTI, L. R.; DALLACORT, S.; MOTA, C. J.; BRUN, F. G. K.; SILVA, R. T. L. Case Study of fall risk of urban trees in public streets in the city of Dois Vizinhos-PR. Synergismus Scyentifica UTFPR, v.6, p.846, 2011. (in Portuguese)