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Family name: Di Marco First name: Moreno

• Present position 2014-15 April-March Postdoc researcher, Dept. of Biology and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome. Project: Global evaluation of mammalian extinction risk. Project coordinator: Prof Luigi Boitani.

• Key qualifications Doctoral degree, Master degree, Bachelor degree.

• Education 10/07/2013 Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), PhD in Ecological Sciences. Thesis title: Global mammal conservation: past trends, current challenges and optimal strategies for intervention. PhD supervisors: Dr. Carlo Rondinini and Prof. Luigi Boitani. Duration: 42 months. 26/02/2009 Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), Master Degree in Ecology. Grade: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis title, Brown bear population-size estimation in Central Italy, using non-invasive genetic sampling and capture-recapture models. Supervisor, Prof. Luigi Boitani. Duration, 30 months (incl. 18 months master thesis). 20/07/2006 Tor Vergata University of Rome (Italy), Bachelor Degree in Ecology. Grade: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis title, Small rodents population dynamic in “Lucretili Mountains” Park- Italy. Supervisor, Dr. Maria Grazia Filippucci. Duration, 36 months (incl. 5 months bachelor thesis).

• Professional Experience 2013-14 April-January Consultant for IUCN Species Programme (Cambridge, UK). Project: Measuring site contributions towards the global persistence of biodiversity: analysis of the variables influencing the correspondence between formal calculations of irreplaceability, and semi- quantitative rules used to identify “key biodiversity areas”. 2012-13 July-June 1 year Postgrad research fellowship, dept. of Biology and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome. Project: Disentangling the role of factors affecting threatened species recovery through statistical modelling Project coordinator: Dr. Carlo Rondinini. 2011-12 July-June. 1 year Postgrad Research fellowship at Sapienza University of Rome, Dept. of Biology and Biotechnologies. Project: Systematic methods for global mammal extinction risk minimization. Project coordinators: Prof. Luigi Boitani and Dr. Carlo Rondinini. 2012 Teaching assistant (40 hrs) for the bachelor degree course of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science MM.FF.NN., Sapienza University of Rome. 2011-12 Advisor for Sissa Medialab Srl (via Bonomea, 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy) for the preparation of a secondary school textbook (“Universo Scienze”). Dr Moreno DI MARCO - Curriculum Vitae. Page II/VII

2011 January-April. Four months employment with Istituto di Ecologia Applicata (Via B. Eustachio 10, 00161 Rome, Italy), Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe (LCIE) project. Research Topic: Analysis of the distribution data of border European carnivores' s populations. Project coordinator: Prof. Luigi Boitani. 2010 September, research assistant (20 hrs) for Spatial Ecology Lab (Univ. Queensland, Brisbane, Australia), for GIS support. 2009-10 September-March. Consultant biologist in a Large Carnivores status-assessment project in Molise (central Appennines, Italy); 6 months employment with “Unione Zoologica Italiana”. Project coordinators: Prof. Anna Loy, Molise University, STAT Department (Isernia, Italy); Dr. Paolo Ciucci, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Biology and Biotechnologies (Rome, Italy).

• Main Grants 2014 Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), "Project Award". Money grant to support academic research. Project collaborator (postdoc researecher). Principal Investigator: Prof. Luigi Boitani. 2013 "Premio Brusarosco", money grant to support visits of young Italian researchers to foreign research institutions, awarded from the Italian Ecological Society. Four months (October '13 - January '14) funded to visit the Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research, University College London (UK). 2013 Society for Conservation Biology, Travel grant to attend the 2013 International Conference of Conservation Biology. 2012 European Conference of Conservation Biology 2012 (Glasgow, 28/08-01/09 2012), Student Awards Competition, 3rd place. 2012 Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). "Fondi di avvio alla ricerca". Money grant for young researchers project. Co-participant. 2012 British Ecological Society, "Student Support to attend Ecological Conferences". Money grant to attend the Conference "ECCB 2012". 2010 Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). Scholarship for a post-graduate research experience in a foreign country, 8 months funded to visit Spatial Ecology Lab, University of Queensland (Australia).

• Language skills (1 to 5 for competence) Italian: Native language. English: Fluent speaking, reading and writing, level 5 (First Certificate in English, 2009; University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations).

• Member of professional or academic societies and committees 2013-present Member of CEOS Biodiversity (Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, Group on Remote Sensing for Biodiversity) Dr Moreno DI MARCO - Curriculum Vitae. Page III/VII

2012-present Member of the British Ecological Society. 2011-present Member of the Society for Conservation Biology.

• Peer review activities I have reviewed articles for the following international scientific journals: Acta Oecologica - Biodiversity & Conservation - Biological Conservation - Conservation Biology - Conservation Letters - Diversity and Distribution - Ecological Indicators - Global Change Biology - Journal of Applied Ecology - Landscape and Urban Planning - North Western Journal of Zoology - PLoS ONE - Sustainability.

• Specific Foreign Countries experience 2013-14 October-January Visiting researcher, Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London (UK). Host: Prof. Georgina Mace. 2010 March-November. Visiting scholar at Spatial Ecology Lab, University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia), for a research collaboration. Research Topic: Mammals Conservation Resources Allocation. Hosts: Prof. Hugh Possingham, Dr. Kerrie Wilson.

• Teaching experience: 2014 Three lessons for the course of Conservation of Natural Resources, master degree in Conservation and Biology of the Fauna, Faculty of Sciences MM.FF.NN., Sapienza University of Rome. 2012 Four lessons for the course of Conservation of Natural Resources, master degree in Conservation and Biology of the Fauna, Faculty of Sciences MM.FF.NN., Sapienza University of Rome. 2012 Teaching assistant for the courses of Zoology and Developmental Biology, bachelor degree in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences MM.FF.NN., Sapienza University of Rome. 2011 Four lessons for the course of Conservation of Natural Resources, master degree in Conservation and Biology of the Fauna, Faculty of Sciences MM.FF.NN., Sapienza University of Rome. • Student supervision: 2013-present Co-supervisor of Giorgia Ortolani, bachelor student, bachelor degree in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science MM.FF.NN., Sapienza University of Rome. 2013-present Co-supervisor of Gabriele Grottolo Marasini, master student, master degree in Ecology, Faculty of Science MM.FF.NN., Sapienza University of Rome. 2011-2012 Co-supervisor of Angela Iacucci, master student, master degree in Ecology, Faculty of Sciences MM.FF.NN., Sapienza University of Rome. Thesis: Tendenza globale del rischio di estinzione in Carnivori e Ungulati dagli anni '70 a oggi. [In Italian]

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• Participation to congress and workshops: 2013 Workshop on the identification of thresholds for sites contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity (IUCN & WCPA, Rome, Italy 01-05/12/2013). Invited. 2013 International Conference of Conservation Biology 2013 (Baltimore, 21-25/07/2013). With an oral presentation (student awards finalist). 2013 Student Conference on Conservation Science (Cambridge, UK 19-21/03/2013). With a Poster. 2013 Workshop on the identification of criteria and delineation of sites contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity (IUCN & WCPA, Washington, USA 11-15/03/2013). Invited. 2012 3rd European Conference of Conservation Biology (Glasgow, Scotland 28/08-01/09 2012). With an oral presentation (student awards finalist, 3rd place). 2011 Zonation V3 software course (Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand, 5 Dec.). 2011 25th International Conference on Conservation Biology (Auckland, New Zealand 5/9 Dec. 2011). With 2 oral presentations (one invited). 2010 Introduction to MARXAN Course, University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia). 2009 EURING 2009 Analytical Conference (Pescara, Italy).

• Posters and Presentations 2013 Santini L., Di Marco M., Boitani L., Maiorano L., Rondinini C. Shifting gap analysis goals from representation to persistence. XI International Congress of Ecology (London, UK, 18-23 August 2013). [Poster] Di Marco, M., L. Boitani, D. Mallon, M. Hoffmann, A. Iacucci, E. Meijaard, P. Visconti, J. Schipper, C. Rondinini. Lessons from the past: a retrospective evaluation of the global decline of carnivores and ungulates. International Conference on Conservation Biology (Baltimore, USA, 21-25 July 2013. [student awards finalist]. Di Marco, M., Rondinini C., Boitani L, Murray KA. Implications of using different methods for quantifying threats to biodiversity. Student Conference on Conservation Science (Cambridge, 19-21 March 2013 [Poster] 2012 Di Marco, M. Mammal species decline: past trends, current challenges, and possible conservation strategies. Invited Seminar at Zoological Society of London. (London, 10th December 2012) [invited] Di Marco, M., C. Rondinini, F. Chiozza, G. Amori, R. Young and L. Boitani. 2012. Detecting priority species for reassessment improves the Red List efficiency in estimating extinction risk. European Congress of Conservation Biology (Glasgow, UK, 28-Aug 1-Sep 2012) [student awards finalist, 3rd place]. Santini, L., Baisero D., Di Marco M., Visconti P., Rondinini C. 2012. New Methods to Define Spatially Discrete Mammal Populations. European Congress of Conservation Biology (Glasgow, UK, 28-Aug 1-Sep 2012) Dr Moreno DI MARCO - Curriculum Vitae. Page V/VII

Rondinini, C., Visconti P., Di Marco M., Brooks T.M. 2012. The Role of Biodiversity Scenarios in the Development of Global Conservation Strategies. European Congress of Conservation Biology (Glasgow, UK, 28-Aug 1-Sep 2012) 2011 Di Marco, M., M. Cardillo, H.P. Possingham, K.A. Wilson, S.P. Blomberg, L. Boitani and C. Rondinini. 2011. A Novel Approach for Global Mammal Extinction Risk Reduction. International conference on Conservation Biology (Auckland, New Zealand, 5-9- Dec. 2011) Rondinini, C., M. Di Marco (presenting), P. Visconti, L. Boitani. 2011. The current and future distribution of mammalian habitat. International conference on Conservation Biology (Auckland, New Zealand, 5-9- Dec. 2011) [invited]. Burdett, C., D. Theobald, C. Rondinini, M. Di Marco, L. Boitani, K. Crooks 2011. The Puma as an Umbrella Species for Conserving Western Hemisphere Carnivores. 10th Mountain Lion Workshop (May 2-5, 2011. Bozeman, Montana, USA). 2010 Chiozza F. Boitani L., Santulli G., Baisero D., Visconti P., Di Marco M., Rondinini C. 2010 Global habitat suitability models for mammal conservation. International Conference on Conservation Biology (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2010). Rondinini, C, Chiozza, F, Di Marco, M, Visconti, P, Baisero, D, Boitani, L. 2010. The Global Distribution of Mammals. International Conference on Conservation Biology (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2010). Wilson, K.A, Boitani, L, Chiozza, F, Evans, M.C, Di Marco, M, Possingham, H.P, Rondinini, C. 2010. Prioritising conservation investments for mammal species globally. International Conference on Conservation Biology (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2010).

• Publications ISI Venter, O., R.A. Fuller, D.B. Segan, J. Carwardine, T. Brooks, S.H.M. Butchart, M. Di Marco, T. Iwamura, L. Joseph, H.P. Possingham, R.Smith, M. Venter, J.E.M. Watson. (2014) Targeting global protected area expansion for imperilled biodiversity. PLoS Biology: Accepted. Di Marco, M., GM. Buchanan, Z. Szantoi, M. Holmgren, G. Grottolo Marasini, D. Gross, S. Tranquilli, L. Boitani, and C. Rondinini (2014). Drivers of extinction risk in African mammals: the interplay of distribution state, human pressure, conservation response and species biology. Phil Trans R Soc B 369:20130198 [Invited]. Santini L., Di Marco M., Boitani L., Maiorano L., Rondinini C. (2014) Incorporating spatial population structure in gap analysis reveals inequitable assessments of species protection. Diversity and Distribution 20: 698-707. Di Marco, M., L. Boitani, D. Mallon, M. Hoffmann, A. Iacucci, E. Meijaard, P. Visconti, J. Schipper, C. Rondinini (2014). A retrospective evaluation of the global decline of carnivores and ungulates. Conservation Biology, doi: 10.1111/cobi.12249. Murray, K.A., L. Verde, A. Davidson, M. Di Marco, M. Di Fonzo (2014). Threat to the point: improving the value of comparative extinction risk analysis for conservation action. Global Change Biology 20: 483-494. [Journal front cover] Dr Moreno DI MARCO - Curriculum Vitae. Page VI/VII

Rondinini, C, Di Marco, M, Visconti, P, Butchart, SHM, Boitani, L. (2014) Update or outdate: long-term viability of the IUCN Red List. Conservation Letters 7: 126–130. Di Marco, M., C. Rondinini, L. Boitani, K. A. Murray (2013). Comparing multiple species distribution proxies and different quantifications of the Human Footprint map, implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 165, 203–211. Santini L., Di Marco M., Visconti P., Baisero D., Boitani L., Rondinini C. (2013) Ecological correlates of dispersal distance in terrestrial mammals. Hystrix 24 (2): 181-186. Visconti, P., Di Marco, M.*, Álvarez-Romero, J.G., Januchowski-Hartley, S.R., Pressey, R. L., Weeks, R., Rondinini, C (2013). Effects of errors and gaps in spatial data sets on assessment of conservation progress. Conservation Biology 27, 1000-1010. Di Marco, M., M. Cardillo, H.P. Possingham, K.A. Wilson, S.P. Blomberg, L. Boitani and C. Rondinini. (2012). A Novel Approach for Global Mammal Extinction Risk Reduction. Conservation Letters, 5 (2): 134-141. Rondinini, C., L. Boitani, A.S.L. Rodrigues, T.M. Brooks, R.L. Pressey, P. Visconti, J.E.M. Baillie, D. Baisero, M. Cabeza, K.R. Crooks, M. Di Marco, K.H. Redford, S.A. Andelman, M. Hoffmann, L. Maiorano, S.N. Stuart and K.A. Wilson. (2011) Reconciling global mammal prioritisation schemes into a strategy. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Series B., 366 (1578): 2722-2728. [Invited] Rondinini, C., M. Di Marco, F. Chiozza, G. Santulli, D. Baisero, P. Visconti, M. Hoffmann, J. Schipper, S.N. Stuart, M.F. Tognelli, G. Amori, A. Falcucci, L. Maiorano and L. Boitani. (2011) Global habitat suitability models for terrestrial mammals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Series B., 366 (1578): 2633-2641. [Invited] Wilson, K.A., M.C. Evans, M. Di Marco, D.C. Green, L. Boitani, H.P. Possingham, F. Chiozza, and C. Rondinini. (2011). Prioritising conservation investments for mammal species globally. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Series B., 366 (1578): 2670-2680. [Invited]

• Books and book chapters (*** indicates peer review) Di Marco, M., & Rondinini, C. (2013). Effetti della variabilità nei metodi di quantificazione delle minacce antropiche. pp. 133-135 in: Battisti C., Conigliaro M., Poeta G., Teofili C. Disturbi, Minacce, Biodiversità, dall' Ecologia di base alla gestione e conservazione degli ecosistemi. Forum Editrice, Milano (Italy). [Effects of the methodological variability in the quantification of anthropogenic threats; In Italian] Burdett C, D. Theobald, C. Rondinini, Di Marco M., L. Boitani, K. Crooks (2011). The Puma as an Umbrella Species for Conserving Western Hemisphere Carnivores. Pages 112-121 In Williams, J., H. Robinson, and L. Sweanor, editors. Proceedings of the 10th Mountain Lion Conference. Bozeman, Montana, USA, 02-05/05/2011. ***

• Technical Reports Di Marco, M. (2013). Measuring site contributions towards the global persistence of biodiversity. Technical Report for the Thresholds workshop of the joint taskforce on ‘Biodiversity and Protected Areas’. IUCN Cambridge, UK and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Dr Moreno DI MARCO - Curriculum Vitae. Page VII/VII

Di Marco, M. (2010). Definizione dei piani di gestione per 10 siti della Rete Natura 2000 in Molise. Indagine sullo stato di presenza dei grandi carnivori: risultati delle attività e implicazioni gestionali. Technical Report for Unione Zoologica Italiana [Research on the status of presence of large carnivores in Molise, central Italy: results and management implications. In Italian]. Di Marco, M. (2009). Definizione dei piani di gestione per 10 siti della Rete Natura 2000 in Molise. Indagine sullo stato di presenza dei grandi carnivori: impostazione, metodi e risultsti delle attività di campo. Technical Report for Unione Zoologica Italiana [Research on the status of presence of large carnivores in Molise, central Italy: research definition, methods and first results of the field activity. In Italian].

• Other publications (*** indicates peer review) Pacifici, M., L. Santini, M. Di Marco*, D. Baisero, L. Francucci, G. Grottolo Marasini, P. Visconti, C. Rondinini (2013). Generation length for mammals. Nature Conservation, 5: 89-94.***

• Submitted & in preparation Submitted Di Marco, M., B. Collen, C. Rondinini and G. M. Mace. Historical drivers of change in species extinction risk: using past evidence to direct future monitoring. Submitted Penone, C., A.D. Davidson, K. T. Shoemaker, M. Di Marco, C. Rondinini, T. M. Brooks, B. E. Young, C. H. Graham, G. C. Costa. Imputation of missing data in life-history traits datasets: which approach performs the best? Resubmission requested in Methods in Ecology and Evolution Visconti, P., D. Baisero, M. Bakkenes, T. Brooks, S.H.M. Butchart, L.N. Joppa, R. Alkemade, M. Di Marco, L. Santini, M. Hoffmann, L. Maiorano, R.L. Pressey, A. Arponen, L. Boitani, A. Reside, D.P. van Vuuren, C. Rondinini. Projecting global biodiversity indicators under future development scenarios. Revisions requested in Nature.

Mantyka-Pringle, C.S., P. Visconti, M. Di Marco, T. G. Martin, C. Rondinini & J. R. Rhodes. Future climate change mediates risk of global biodiversity loss due to land-cover change. Submission in progress. Di Marco, M, P. Visconti, L. Santini, L. Boitani, A. Mortelliti and C. Rondinini. Scaling up the use of population targets for global species conservation. Re-submission requested in Animal Conservation. In preparation Five papers are currently in preparation.