A novel high-resolution eco-functional vegetation mapping of coastal dunes

Ecological Indicators, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 171, С. 113157 - 113157

Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Inventory of the vascular flora of the alkaline fen “Torbiera di Lipoi” (Veneto, northern Italy)

Italian Botanist, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 19, С. 21 - 30

Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2025

On the basis of literature, and herbarium data new field research, we provide a diachronic floristic inventory small alkaline fen meadow close to southern border Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park (Veneto, N-Italy), whose toponymal is “Torbiera di Lipoi”. Overall, 319 infrageneric taxa were listed. Results indicate that, despite natural reforestation triggered by abandonment traditional management fen, most fen-related vascular species still occur, including red-listed species, although their populations have probably decreased over time. Moreover, alien are minor component flora, occurring in scattered populations. However, there signals vulnerability, current flora reflects previous situation which habitats much larger than today. This urgently claims for active maintenance open areas that exist counteract extinction debt dynamics.

Язык: Английский

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Grassland Changes in the Eastern Alps Over Four Decades: Unveiling Patterns Along an Elevation Gradient

Applied Vegetation Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 28(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Aims Alpine valleys have faced escalating global changes in recent decades such as a decline of traditional management and rural expansion. Grasslands are likely the type vegetation most affected by these transformations. This study investigates multifaceted plant diversity over past four major valley Italian Eastern Alps examines whether occurred uniformly across different elevations. Location Valsugana Valley, Alps, Italy. Methods In 2022, we resurveyed 115 plots (including vascular plants, mosses, lichens) originally sampled 1986–1988. Plots were collected grasslands span along an elevation gradient 2000 m. At each time period, automatically classified using EUNIS expert system habitats. We analysed variation species richness, diversity, beta (turnover nestedness), relative proportion life form, woodiness, neophyte gradient, subdivided low‐, middle‐, high‐elevation belts. Lastly, quantified number gained, winning, stable, losing, lost species. Results found differences classification habitats elevation‐dependent community composition. Many grassland types transformed into other or forests man‐made Species richness varied time, being constant at lower elevations but markedly increasing high Temporal turnover dominated elevations, especially sites, while nestedness components increased towards Neophytes hemicryptophytes decreased low‐elevation belt, therophytes geophytes low‐ middle‐elevation many dry replaced nitrophilous woody High‐elevation witnessed replacement with loss mountain increase therophyte geophyte Conclusions undergone substantial decades. Different processes acted gradient. Nonetheless driver, impoverishment semi‐natural was observed Understanding is essential for comprehensive evaluation ecological variations time. Conservation strategies should be tailored to address biodiversity varying counteract negative trends ongoing habitat transformation Alps.

Язык: Английский

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Phytoremediation of nanoparticles, as future water pollutants, using aquatic and wetland plants: Feasibility, benefits and risks, and research gaps

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Assessment of plant diversity in the Surkhan-Sherabad Region, Uzbekistan by grid mapping

Journal of Arid Land, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(3), С. 394 - 410

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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A Floristic Survey of Wild Edible Plants in Tuscan Maremma, Italy

Plants, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 14(6), С. 976 - 976

Опубликована: Март 20, 2025

This study explores the floristic diversity of wild edible plants (WEPs) in area surrounding Tirli, a small village Tuscan Maremma, Italy. Field surveys identified 128 vascular plant taxa across 46 families and 106 genera, with Asteraceae (26 taxa), Rosaceae (10 Lamiaceae (8 taxa) being most represented. The dominant life-forms are scapose Hemicryptophytes, Therophytes, rosulate Euro-Mediterranean, Subcosmopolitan, Steno-Mediterranean distributions prevailing. Statistical analyses revealed significant associations between parts: Hemicryptophytes were linked to leaf use, Therophytes root Phanerophytes fruit use. family exhibited exceptional versatility, associated various parts. Notably, endemic species Centaurea nigrescens Willd. subsp. pinnatifida (Fiori) Dostál was recorded for first time underscoring area’s naturalistic value. Traditional culinary practices some plants, which analyzed bioactive compounds, including photosynthetic pigments, primary metabolites, secondary antioxidant activity. results confirmed their biochemical richness functional properties. emphasizes ecological, nutritional, cultural significance Tirli’s flora, promoting biodiversity conservation, heritage preservation, sustainable food practices.

Язык: Английский

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Patterns of Functional Diversity, Species Diversity, and Endemicity Driven by Elevation and Topographic Complexity in a Mediterranean Mountain Refuge

Ecology and Evolution, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(5)

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

ABSTRACT This study investigates the variation in functional diversity (FD), species (SD), and endemicity across all Mediterranean‐type vegetation belts (MVB) within a topographically complex mountainous refuge, focusing on their relationships with topographic climatic factors. Microclimatic processes mosaic habitats caused by complexity increase plant of area. is reflected our through representation different habitat types. The relationship environmental parameters was also modeled mapped this conducted approximately 5550 records 1017 taxa from 136 plots. Functional measured using Rao's quadratic entropy, alpha values were calculated Shannon‐Wiener index. Various regression models trained evaluated, assessed based several statistical metrics. final model selection, Generalized Additive Model (GAM), chosen its superior performance, ensuring not only fits data well but accurately predicts new data, thus optimizing both validity practical utility model. Our GAM results indicated that elevation most influential factor values, curves show trends increasing elevation. Additionally, position index identified as significant process affecting terms “habitat filtering”. In context, diversity, endemism creates diversity. emphasize importance maintaining biodiversity highlight need for targeted conservation strategies prioritize areas high such Meso‐, Thermo‐, Supra‐ Mediterranean belts, alongside endemicity, particularly Oro‐ Cryoro‐ belts.

Язык: Английский

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Naturalising geophytes and forbs in Bermuda grass for enhancing the biodiversity of urban lawns

Acta Horticulturae, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 1429, С. 405 - 410

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Temporal trajectories of plant functional traits in mediterranean grasslands under different grazing regimes

Applied Vegetation Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 27(3)

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024

Abstract Aims Mediterranean grasslands are semi‐natural ecosystems that have been affected by land‐use intensification and abandonment during the past decades. Adaptative multi‐paddock grazing regimes, where alternates with long periods of vegetation recovery, proposed as a more biodiversity‐friendly management compared continuous grazing. This study aimed to compare effect these two different regimes on set plant traits in mediterranean grassland over time. Location Central part Sardinia (Italy) at 350 m a.s.l. permanent system. Methods We applied point quadrat method quantify specific contribution each species along transects spring winter from 2018 2022. considered following traits: leaf dry matter content, life forms, flowering start length flowering. Overall, we performed 128 surveys measured for 61 species. ran linear mixed model test season, years functional diversity community‐weighted mean single traits. Results time increased content. However, seasonality through had greatest forms. Conclusion The relatively small variation suggests was rather stable despite wide probably linked their history human association. Nonetheless, adaptative may higher beneficial effects grazing, favouring palatable improving soil fertility. By contrast, high vulnerability same climatic changes.

Язык: Английский

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Contribution of ruderal herbaceous vegetation to supporting services in Mediterranean urban greenspaces

Biodiversity and Conservation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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