Carmelo Maria Musarella
Carmelo Maria Musarella, PhD (Reggio Calabria, Italy – 23/01/1975) is a biologist, specializing in plant biology. He studied and worked in several European Universities: Messina, Catania, Reggio Calabria, Rome (Italy), Valencia, Jaén, Almeria (Spain), and Evora (Portugal). He was the Adjunct Professor of Plant Biology at the “Mediterranea” University of Reggio Calabria (Italy). His research topics are: floristic, vegetation, habitat, biogeography, taxonomy, ethnobotany, endemisms, alien species, and biodiversity conservation. He has authored many research articles published in indexed journals and books. He has been the guest editor for Plant Biosystems and a referee for this same journal and others. He is a member of the permanent scientific committee of International Seminar on “Biodiversity Conservation and Management”, which includes several European universities. He has participated in several international and national congresses, seminars, workshops, and presentations of oral communications and posters.