LAURA PARDUCCI

Cosa insegno / What I teach 
Triennale / BSc level: Diversità Vegetale e Flora d'Italia (in Italiano). Evoluzione e Conservazione della Diversità  Vegetale (in Italiano).
Magistrale / MSc level: Advanced Molecular Methods applied to Cultural Heritage (in English). Laboratorio di DNA antico e ricostruzioni del passato (in Italiano). 
Dottorato / PhD level: Ecological Effects of Climare Change (in English).
 
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Inizio corsi / Course start
Evoluzione e Conservazione della Diversità Vegetale (March 2026, auletta 1, Antropologia CU026); Advanced Molecular Methods Applied to Cultural Heritage (March 2026, lecture room E, Botany CU022); Laboratorio di DNA antico e ricostruzioni del passato (March 2026, Aula 16, Mineralogia CU003); Diversità Vegetale e Flora d'Italia (March 2026, aula Giacomini, Botanica CU022); Ecological Effects of Climate Change (June 2026).

I am a plant molecular ecologist with a passion for ancient DNA studies. I am interested in studying how organisms, especially plants, adapted in response to climate change. In my group we also identify species from ancient subtrates like lake sediments, cultural heritage materials (statues, manuscripts, herbarium material)  to characterise samples important for historical, archeological and ecological reconstructions. We use also modern DNA from contemporary plant populations to understand their current genetic relationships and history. For our taxonomic identifications we use molecular techniques based on DNA metabarcoding & shotgun metagenomics. 
I like also to use #Art to outreach in #Science; see some examples on my personal homepage here.
 
Since 1994 I have worked in Sweden at Uppsala University and from November 2019 I returned to Italy where I am Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome. I have a BSc/MSc degree (1991) in Agricultural Sciences, a PhD (2000) in Forest Genetics and a Swedish 'Docentur' (2012) in Plant Ecology.

Keywords - Molecular ecology, Ancient DNA, Paleoecology, Environmental DNA, Metabarcoding, Metagenomics, Lake sediments, Plant geography, Plant systematics. 
 
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Present position
2020 - Associate Professor of Systematic Botany, Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Qualifications
2024 National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Full Professor in Systematic Botany, Italy
2012 Qualification to teach (Docent), Uppsala University, Sweden

Previous academic positions
2012-2019 Researcher Docent (Associate Professor) Uppsala University, Sweden.
2012 Researcher (Assistant Professor) Geo-Genetics Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008 -2012 Researcher (Assistant Professor) Uppsala University, Sweden.
2002-2007 Postdoctoral Researcher, Uppsala University, Sweden.
1992-1994 Research assistant, Italian National Research Council (CNR), Italy.

Education
2000 PhD in Forest Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.
1991 MSc in Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Perugia, Italy.

Specialization: Ancient DNA research, molecular ecology, plant geography, population genetics, plant systematics and evolution, molecular analyses on cultural heritage, molecular paleoecology.

Academic assignments
Member of the Council of the Doctoral Program in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology at La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Non-academic assignments
2023-2024 Vice-chairperson for the Swedish Plant Phytogeographical Society http://svsplantgeogr.se
2019-2023 Chairperson for the Swedish Plant Phytogeographical Society
2021- Advisory member of the Sedimentary DNA Society https://ercapo.wixsite.com/sedadna-society
2020- Member of and expert and data contributor for the Sedimentary aeDNA-Informatics Consortium https://zenodo.org/communities/aedna-informatics/?page=1&size=20
2017-2023 Board member, Botanical Swedish Foundation Extensus http://www.extensus.nu/styrelsen.php
2016-2019 Board member, Swedish Phytogeographical Society http://svsplantgeogr.se
2015-2023 Stand-in member, Swedish Gene Technology Advisory Board https://www.genteknik.se

Main research activities
• Reconstruction of past environments using ancient sedimentary DNA (metabarcoding, shotgun sequencing, capture techniques) from lakes to study vegetation dynamics, biodiversity changes, and human–environment interactions over time.
• Development of new molecular and bioinformatic methods to improve recovery and analysis of degraded DNA from sediments, dental calculus, and other challenging substrates.
• Archaeogenomic studies of past human populations through dental calculus DNA, providing insights into diet, health, and mobility.
• Phylogeography and conservation genetics of plant species, including Mediterranean relicts (Styrax officinalis), postglacial recolonization of conifers (Norway spruce), and the genetic impact of habitat fragmentation on iconic trees (baobabs).
• Application of molecular techniques to cultural heritage, with a focus on lichen biodeterioration of stone monuments and strategies for preservation.
Metrics
• Scopus: documents 40; citations 1945; h -index: 23
• Google scholar: documents 59; citations 3105; h -index: 27
• Web of Science: documents 41; citations 1743; h -index: 21
• ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1956-4757

International/national projects, PI (last 10 years)
• 2025–2026 PVS – Progetto di Cooperazione internazionale con istituzioni universitarie in Paesi in via di sviluppo CUP: B83C24009140005 Total financing: €205,618, 24 months
• 2022–2025 PRIN 2022 – Using ancient environmental DNA to assess Volcanic Lakes Reference condition, biodiversity and long-term ecological response to climate variability and anthropic pressure CUP: B53D23011800006 Total financing: €15,000, 12 months
• 2018–2019 The Swedish Carl Trygger’s Foundation (18:351) Total financing: €18,700
• 2017–2019 The Swedish Research Council FORMAS (2016-01236) Total financing: €246,800
• 2017 The Swedish SciLifeLab – Swedish Biodiversity Program Total financing: €25,500
• 2016 The Swedish SciLifeLab – Bioinformatic Long-term Support
• 2015–2017 SciLifeLab Stockholm – Research and Postdoctoral Grants Total financing: €111,800
• 2015–2016 The Swedish Carl Trygger’s Foundation (PI: 14:371) Total financing: €11,300
• 2014–2017 The Swedish Research Council Vetenskapsrådet VR (PI: 2013-D0568401) Total financing: €306,000
• 2008–2011 The Swedish Research Council Vetenskapsrådet VR (PI: 2007-4490) Total financing: €306,000

International editorial activity
• Specialty Chief Editor of the Paleoecology section for the open-access journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
• Ad hoc reviewer for: Science, Nature Communications, Nature Ecology and Evolution, Heredity, Annals of Botany, Quaternary Science Reviews, Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Quaternary Research, Molecular Ecology, Plant Species Biology, PlosOne, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Plant Ecology, Applications in Plant Sciences, Geobiology, Science Reports.

International evaluator activity
Evaluator for Grant Proposal for: US National Science Foundation (NSF), European Research Council (ERC), Australian National Research Foundation (NRF), Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), UK Natural Environment Research (NERC), Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA), Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Bergen Research Foundation (Norway, BRS), Research Council of Norway (RCN), New Zealand Marsden Fund (NZ), the Icelandic research Funding (IRF).

Doctorate Jury member in European Universities
2025 – Lewis Dawns, AdelaideUniversity, Australia
2024 – Nathan Martin, Rennes University, France (Paleogenomics, Paleoecology & Archaeology); Anna Chagas, Konstanz University, Germany (Plant Molecular Palaeoecology); Gianluca Grasso, Turin University, Italy (Ancient Molecular Ecology)
2023 – Todor Minchev Slavchev, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada (Forest Ecology); Martin Nathan, Université Rennes, France (Paleogenomics, Paleoecology & Archaeology)
2020 – Alexandra Coutinho, Uppsala University, Sweden (Human Genetics)
2019 – Wentao Chen, University of Grenoble Alps, France (Plant Palaeoecology)
2018 – Magdalena Fraser, Uppsala University, Sweden (Archaeology)
2014 – Eleftheria Palkopoulou, Stockholm University, Sweden (Palaeogenetics)
2013 – Pontus Skoglund, Uppsala University, Sweden (Palaeogenetics)
2012 – Robert de Tex, Uppsala University, Sweden (Biology)
2011 – Annelee Kool, Uppsala University, Sweden (Plant Systematic Biology)

International workshops organizer
- 2021 The SedDNA Society mini symposium, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala (Sweden): Recovering DNA from sedimentary archives.
- 2016 SciLifeLab mini symposium, Stockholm University (Sweden): Ancient environmental DNA.
- 2009 PhD Course and Workshop, Uppsala University (Sweden): Impacts of climate change on species, populations, and communities (5 ECTS).

International conference session organizer
- 2023 XXI INQUA Congress, Rome (Italy): Ancient DNA in Quaternary and Archaeological Sediment.
- 2023 XXI INQUA Congress, Rome (Italy): Communication Science through Art.
- 2019 XX INQUA Congress, Dublin, (Ireland): Ancient DNA in Quaternary and Archaeological Sediment.
- 2018 IPAL/IAL Congress, Stockholm (Sweden): Ancient DNA in Lake Sediments.
- 2017 SEB Meeting, Gothenburg, Sweden: Palaeogenomics and Ancient DNA

Teaching
Sapienza University MSc and BSc level Course coordinator and main teacher
2024 Laboratory of ancient DNA and past reconstructions (6 ECTS, MSc course in Italian).
2023- Plant Taxonomy and Italian Flora (6 ECTS, BSc course in Italian).
2022- Archeometry and Laboratory of Archeometry (3 ECTS, MSc course, in English).
2020- Plant Geography (6 ECTS, BSc course, in Italian).
2020 - Evolution and Conservation of Italian Flora (6 ECTS, BSc course, in Italian).
2020 - Advanced Biological Methods Applied in Cultural Heritage (3 ECTS, MSc course, in English).
Sapienza University PhD level Course coordinator and main teacher
2020 - Ecological effects of climate change. (3 ECTS, PhD course, in English).
Uppsala University MSc and BSc level Course coordinator
2014-2019 Biology debate (10 ECTS, BSc course, in Swedish).
Uppsala University PhD level
2009-2019 Ecological effects of climate change. Course coordinator and main teacher (10 ECTS, in English).
2015 Modelling species distribution under past and future climate Course organizer (2 ECTS, in English).

Supervision
PhD students: 2024–2027 Elisa Rondoni (main supervisor); 2022-2025 Martina Farese (second supervisor); 2017-2022 Kevin Nota (main supervisor); 2014-2018 Mahmoudi Shamsabad Masoumeh (second supervisor); 2012-16 Kathleen Crossen (second supervisor).
Postdoctoral researchers: 2024-2025 Marilena Marconi. 2023-2025 Gonzalo Oteo Garcia; 2015-17 Engy Ahmed; 2015-17 Lu Han; 2010-2011 Sonia Fontana

Maternity leaves
1996, 2001, 2006: 100% of working time for 9 months each year.

Complete list of publications - Peer-reviewed articles

Parducci L., Ribeiro M.M., Nota K., Nobile A., De Santis S., Diamantino T., Drouzas A., Aplada E., Hirota S.K., Suyama Y., Spada F., 2025. Genetic Data Support the Relict and Native Status of Styrax officinalis L. (Styracaceae) in Italy. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 13, 1598113. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2025.1598113
Razanamaro OHM, La Montagna D., Attorre F., Rondoni E., Buttarazzi F., Andriaharimalala T., Ishikawa N., Suyama Y., Parducci L., 2025. Genetic diversity and conservation insights for the baobab Adansonia suarezensis in northern Madagascar: a whole genome SNP analysis. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.31.635890
Nota K., Orlando L., Marchesini A., Girardi M., Vernesi C., Parducci L., 2024. Enriching barcoding markers in environmental samples utilising a phylogenetic probe design: insights from mock communities. Environmental DNA. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.593
Garcés-Pastor S., Nota K., Rijal D., Liu S., Jia W., Leunda M., Schwörer C., Crump S., Parducci L., Alsos IG., 2024. Terrestrial vegetation DNA from lake sediments. In: Capo E., Barouillet C., Smol J. (eds) Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments: Volume 6 – Sedimentary DNA. Springer DPER series.
Williams JW., Blois J., Capo E., Goring S., Heintzman PD., Monchamp ME., Parducci L., Spanbauer TL., Von Eggers JM., Alsos IG., Bowler C., Coolen MJL., Cullen N., Crump S., Epp LS., Fernandez-Guerra A., Grimm E., Herzschuh U., Mereghetti A., Meyer RS., Pérez V., Shapiro B., Stoof-Leichsenring KR., Wood J., 2023. Strengthening global-change science by integrating aeDNA with paleoecoinformatics. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.04.016
Johnson M., Freeland J., Parducci L., Evans D., Meyer R., Molano-Flores B., Davis MD., 2023. Environmental DNA as an emerging tool in botanical research. American Journal of Botany 110(1), e16120. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16120
Nota K., Klaminder J., Milesi P., Bindler R., Nobile A., van Steijn T., Bertilsson S., Svensson B., Hirota SK., Matsuo A., Gunnarsson U., Seppä H., Väliranta MM., Wohlfarth B., Suyama Y., Parducci L., 2022. Norway spruce postglacial recolonization of Fennoscandia. Nature Communications 13, 1333. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28976-4
Bell KL., Lowe A., Nota K., Keller A., Turo K., Encinas-Viso F., Parducci L., Richardson R., Leggett R., Brosi BJ., Burgess KS., Suyama Y., de Vere N., 2022. Plants, pollinators, and their interactions under global ecological change: The role of pollen DNA metabarcoding. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16689
Michel A., Minocher R., Niehoff P., Li Y., Nota K., Gadhvi MA., Su J., Iyer N., Porter A., Ngobobo-As-Ibungu U., Binyinyi E., Pekeyake RN., Parducci L., Caillaud D., Guschanski K., 2022. Isolated Grauer’s gorilla populations differ in diet and gut microbiome. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16663
Monchamp ME., Armbrecht L., Capo E., Coolen MJL., Cordier T., Domaizon I., Epp LS., Giguet-Covex C., Gregory-Eaves I., Herzschuh U., Parducci L., Stoof-Leichsenring KR., Williams JW., 2021. PaleoEcoGen: Unlocking the power of ancient environmental DNA to understand past ecological trends. Past Global Changes Magazine 29(2), 102. https://doi.org/10.22498/pages.29.2.102
Capo E., Giguet-Covex C., Rouillard A., Nota K., Heintzman PD., Vuillemin A., Ariztegui D., Arnaud F., Belle S., Bertilsson S., Bigler C., Bindler R., Brown AG., Clarke CL., Crump SE., Debroas D., Englund G., Ficetola GF., Garner RE., Gauthier J., Gregory-Eaves I., Heinecke L., Herzschuh U., Ibrahim A., Kisand V., Kjær KH., Lammers Y., Littlefair J., Messager E., Monchamp ME., Olajos F., Orsi W., Pedersen MW., Rijal DP., Rydberg J., Spanbauer T., Stoof-Leichsenring K., Taberlet P., Talas L., Thomas C., Walsh D., Wang Y., Willerslev E., van Woerkom A., Zimmermann H., Coolen MJL., Epp LS., Domaizon I., Alsos IG., Parducci L., 2021. Lake sedimentary DNA research on past aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity: Overview and recommendations. Quaternary 4(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/quat4010006
Parducci L., 2020. Ancient DNA from lakes: insights into plant response to past climate changes. Past Global Changes Magazine 28(1), 14–15. https://doi.org/10.22498/pages.28.1.14
Parducci L., 2020. Review of “Environmental DNA: For Biodiversity Research and Monitoring” by Taberlet P., Bonin A., Zinger L., Coissac E. The Holocene 30(1), 197–198. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683619877297
Parducci L., 2019. Quaternary DNA: an interdisciplinary research field. Quaternary 2(4), 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/quat2040037
Mahmoudi Shamsabad M., Assadi M., Parducci L., 2019. Phylogeography and population genetics of Acanthophyllum squarrosum complex (Caryophyllaceae) in the Irano-Turanian region. Systematics and Biodiversity 17(4), 412–421. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2019.1590476
Parducci L., Alsos IG., Unneberg P., Pedersen MW., Han L., Lammers Y., Salonen S., Väliranta M., Slotte T., Wohlfarth B., 2019. Shotgun ancient DNA, pollen and macrofossils analysis of Lateglacial lake sediment from southern Sweden. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7, 189. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00189
Mahmoudi Shamsabad M., Assadi M., Parducci L., 2018. Impact of climate change implies the northward shift in distribution of the Irano-Turanian subalpine species complex Acanthophyllum squarrosum. Journal of Asian-Pacific Biodiversity 11, 566–572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2018.08.009
Ahmed E., Parducci L., Unneberg P., Ågren R., Schenk F., Rattray J., Han L., Yamoah KA., Muschitiello F., Pedersen MW., Smittenberg RH., Slotte T., Wohlfarth B., 2018. Archaea community changes in Lateglacial lake sediments: evidence from ancient DNA. Quaternary Science Reviews 181, 19–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.11.037
Lendvay B., Hartmann M., Brodbeck S., Nievergelt D., Reinig F., Zoller S., Parducci L., Gugerli F., Büntgen U., Sperisen C., 2017. Improved recovery of ancient DNA from subfossil wood – application to the world’s oldest Late Glacial pine forest. New Phytologist 217(4), 1737–1748. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14935
Parducci L., Bennett KD., 2017. The real significance of ancient DNA. American Journal of Botany 104(6), 800–802. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1700073
Parducci L., Bennett KD., Wood JR., Suyama Y., Alsos IG., Ficetola GF., Pedersen MW., 2017. Ancient plant DNA from lake sediments. New Phytologist (Tansley Review) 214(3), 925–942. https://doi.org/10.
Ribeiro M.M., Piotti A., Ricardo A., Gaspar D., Costa R., Parducci L., Vendramin G.G., 2017. Influence of wildfire and gene flow on Arbutus unedo L. (Ericaceae) genetic diversity. PLoS ONE 12, e0175239. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175239
Tsuda Y., Chen J., Stocks M., Källman M., Sønstebø J.H., Parducci L., Semerikov V., Sperisen C., Politov D., Ronkainen T., Väliranta M., Vendramin G.G., Tollefsrud M.M., Lascoux M., 2016. The extent and meaning of hybridization and introgression between Siberian spruce (Picea obovata) and Norway spruce (P. abies): cryptic refugia as stepping-stones to the west? Molecular Ecology 25(12), 2773–2789. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13654
Parducci L., Tollefsrud M.M., 2016. Gran och tall kan ha överlevt i Skandinavien under istiden [Glacial survival of pine and spruce in northern Scandinavia]. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 110(6), 381–387.
Georgolopoulos G., Parducci L., Drouzas A.D., 2016. A short phylogenetically informative cpDNA fragment for the identification of Pinus species. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 66, 166–172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2016.03.001
Parducci L., Väliranta M., Salonen J.S., Ronkainen T., Matetovici S., Fontana S.L., Eskola T., Sarala P., Suyama Y., 2015. Proxy comparison in ancient peat sediments: pollen, macrofossil and plant DNA. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 370(1660). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0382
Bella E., Liepelt S., Parducci L., Drouzas A.D., 2014. Genetic insights into the hybrid origin of Abies × borisii-regis Mattf. Plant Systematics and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-014-1113-x
Källman T., De Mita S., Larsson H., Gyllenstrand N., Heuertz M., Parducci L., Suyama Y., Lagercrantz U., Lascoux M., 2014. Patterns of nucleotide diversity at photoperiod related genes in Norway spruce (Picea abies). PLoS ONE 9(5), e95306. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095306
Parducci L., Matetovici I., Fontana S.L., Bennett K.D., Suyama Y., Haile J., Kjær K.H., Larsen N.K., Drouzas A.D., Willerslev E., 2013. Molecular and pollen-based vegetation analysis in lake sediments from central Scandinavia. Molecular Ecology 22, 3511–3524. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12298
Parducci L., Jørgensen T., Tollefsrud M.M., Elverland E., Alm T., Fontana S.L., Bennett K.D., Haile J., Matetovici I., Suyama Y., Edwards M.E., Andersen K., Rasmussen M., Boessenkool S., Coissac E., Brochmann C., Taberlet P., Houmark-Nielsen M., Larsen N.K., Orlando L., Gilbert M.T.P., Kjær K.H., Alsos I.G., Willerslev E., 2012. Glacial survival of boreal trees in northern Scandinavia. Science 335, 1083–1086. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1216043
Parducci L., Edwards M.E., Bennett K.D., Alm T., Elverland E., Tollefsrud M.M., Jørgensen T., Houmark-Nielsen M., Larsen N.K., Kjær K.H., Fontana S.L., Alsos I.G., Willerslev E., 2012. Response to Comment on "Glacial Survival of Boreal Trees in Northern Scandinavia". Science 338, 742–743. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1225476

Before 2011
Magyari EK, Major A, Bálint M, Nédli J, Braun M, Rácz I, Parducci L. Population dynamics and genetic changes of Picea abies in the South Carpathians inferred from pollen and ancient DNA analyses. BMC Evol Biol. 11:66. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-66
MacDonald GM, Bennett KD, Jackson ST, Parducci L, Smith FA, Smol JP, Willis KJ. Impacts of climate change on species, populations and communities: palaeobiogeographical insights and frontiers. Prog Phys Geogr. 32(2):139–172. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133308094081
Suyama Y, Gunnarsson U, Parducci L. Analysis of short DNA fragments from Holocene peat moss samples. Holocene. 18(6):1003–1006. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683608095580
Bennett KD, Parducci L. DNA from pollen: principles and potential. Holocene. 16:1031–1034.
Parducci L, Suyama Y, Lascoux M, Bennett KD. Ancient DNA from pollen: a genetic record of plant population history. Mol Ecol. 14:2873–2882.
Parducci L, Bennett KD. Ancient DNA research. Bioscience-explained. 2(2).
Gugerli F, Parducci L, Petit RJ. Ancient plant DNA – review and prospects. New Phytol. 166:409–418.
Parducci L, Petit RJ. Ancient DNA – unlocking plants’ fossil secrets. New Phytol. 161:335–339.
Parducci L, Szmidt AE, Ribeiro MM, Drouzas AD. Taxonomic position and origin of the endemic Sicilian fir Abies nebrodensis based on allozyme analysis. For Genet. 8(2):119–127.
Parani M, Rajesh K, Lakshmi M, Parducci L, Szmidt AE, Parida A. Species identification in seven small millet species using PCR-RFLP of trnS-psbC gene region. Genome. 44:495–499.
Parducci L, Szmidt A, Madaghiele A, Anzidei M, Vendramin GG. Genetic variation at chloroplast microsatellites (cpSSR) in Abies nebrodensis and three neighboring Abies species. Theor Appl Genet. 102(5):733–740.
Parducci L, Szmidt AE. PCR-RFLP analysis of cpDNA in the genus Abies. Theor Appl Genet. 98(5):802–808.
Parducci L, Szmidt AE, Villani F, Wang XR, Cherubini M. Genetic variation of Abies alba in Italy. Hereditas. 125(1):1–18.
Giannini R, Parducci L, Rossi P, Villani F. Genetic structure and mating system of Silver fir in the Campolino reserve (North Apennines). J Genet Breed. 48:335–338.

Book Chapters
Garcés-Pastor S, Nota K, Rijal D, Liu S, Jia W, Leunda M, Schwörer C, Crump S, Parducci L, Alsos IG (2024). Terrestrial vegetation DNA from lake sediments. In: Capo E, Barouillet C, Smol J (eds). Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments: Volume 6 – Sedimentary DNA. Springer.
Parducci L, Nota K, Wood J (2018). Reconstructing past vegetation communities using ancient DNA from lake sediments. In: Lindqvist C, Rajora O (eds). Paleogenomics. Population Genomics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/13836_2018_38
Parducci L, Bennett KD (2012). Ancient DNA studies in plant populations. In: Dorado G (ed). Molecular Markers, PCR, Bioinformatics and Ancient DNA Technology, Troubleshooting and Applications. New York. ISBN 978-84-691-5272-0
Parducci L, Suyama Y (2010). Single-pollen genotyping of Holocene lake sediments. In: Isagi Y, Suyama Y (eds). Single pollen genotyping. Tokyo.

PhD thesis
Parducci L (2000) Genetics and Evolution of the Mediterranean Abies species. The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden. ISBN: 978-4-431-53901-8.