A5031032649- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Plant and animal studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Forest Management and Policy
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Environmental Conservation and Management
University of Palermo
2023-2025
University of Molise
2016-2025
University of Sassari
2024
Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo
2023
Istituto di Scienze Marine del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
2019
National Research Council
2019
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2013-2017
Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas
2002
Sapienza University of Rome
1999-2001
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
2001
Abstract Trait‐based ecology has already revealed main independent axes of trait variation defining spaces that summarize plant adaptive strategies, but often ignoring intraspecific variability (ITV). By using empirical ITV‐level data for two dimensions leaf form and function 167 species across five habitat types (coastal dunes, forests, grasslands, heathlands, wetlands) in the Italian peninsula, we found ITV: (i) rotated define space; (ii) increased variance explained by these (iii)...
Abstract Question What are the composition and spatial patterns of native woody plant communities in southern Great Chaco Espinal? Location Córdoba Province, central Argentina, an area ca . 161,000 km 2 Methods We collected 351 geo‐referenced relevés representative geographic, topographic ecological variation Espinal vegetation Argentina. The were classified into types using hierarchical ISOPAM method. Forest shrubland described on basis diagnostic species occurrences their distribution...
Abstract Aim In the alpine life zone, plant diversity is strongly determined by local topography and microclimate. We assessed extent to which aspect its relatedness temperature affect species diversity, colonization disappearance of on summits a pan‐European scale. Location Mountain in Europe's zone. Methods Vascular their percentage cover were recorded permanent plots each cardinal direction 123 32 regions across Europe. For subset from 17 regions, resurvey data 6‐year soil series...
We analyze the spatial patterns of natural dune cover patches and their plant richness, comparing coastal sites with different levels human pressure in central Italy. created a detailed land map sites. The pattern types was characterized by computing set patch-based metrics. To quantify patch we used 16 m2 vegetation plots, randomly distributed on types. For each patch, richness entire pool species three guilds (i.e., typical dune, ruderal, alien species) considered. compared dunes focusing...
High-mountain ecosystems are increasingly threatened by climate change, causing biodiversity loss, habitat degradation and landscape modifications. However, very few detailed studies have focussed on plant in the high mountains of Mediterranean. In this study, we investigated long-term changes that occurred composition, structure ecology high-mountain vegetation central Apennines (Majella) over last 42 years. We performed a re-visitation using historical newly collected data to explore which...
Significance Invasive alien species pose major threats to biodiversity and ecosystems. However, identifying drivers of invasion success has been challenging, in part because can achieve invasiveness different ways, each corresponding aspects demographics distribution. Employing a multidimensional perspective Europe’s flora, we find generally fall along an axis from overall poor invaders super that become abundant, widespread, invade diverse habitats. Some deviate this pattern are recently...
Abstract Ecological theory predicts close relationships between macroclimate and functional traits. Yet, global climatic gradients correlate only weakly with the trait composition of local plant communities, suggesting that important factors have been ignored. Here, we investigate consistency climate-trait for communities in European habitats. Assuming are better accounted more narrowly defined habitats, assigned > 300,000 vegetation plots to hierarchically classified habitats modelled...
Abstract Aims We introduce ReSurveyEurope — a new data source of resurveyed vegetation plots in Europe, compiled by collaborative network scientists. describe the scope this initiative, provide an overview currently available data, governance, contribution rules, and accessibility. In addition, we outline further steps, including potential research questions. Results includes from all habitats. Version 1.0 contains 283,135 observations (i.e., individual surveys each plot) 79,190 sampled 449...
Invasive alien species are among the main global drivers of biodiversity loss posing major challenges to nature conservation and managers protected areas. The present study applied a methodological framework that combined invasive Species Distribution Models, based on propagule pressure, abiotic biotic factors for 14 plants Union concern in Italy, with local interpretable model-agnostic explanation analysis aiming map, evaluate analyse risk plant invasions across country, inside outside...
Coastal environments are highly threatened by invasive alien plants (IAP), and Remote Sensing (RS) may offer a sound support for IAP detection mapping. There is still need an overview of the progress extent RS applications on invaded coasts that can help development better procedures to management. We conducted systematic literature review 68 research papers implementing, recommending, or discussing tools mapping in coastal environments, published from 2000 2021. According this review, most...
Abstract. This paper deals with the development of a hierarchical land classification for describing and mapping landscapes at different scales. After brief overview theoretical background, an integrative framework is proposed which incorporates levels from plant sociology as diagnostic attributes. The feasibility this proposal has been tested in sample central Italy. system potential applications to Italian national local scales, because it based on solid theory information generally available
Abstract Question: Coastal dune systems are characterized by a natural mosaic that promotes species diversity. This heterogeneity often represents severe problem for traditional mapping or ground survey techniques. The work presented here proposes to apply very detailed CORINE land cover map as baseline information plant community sampling and analysis in coastal landscape. Location: Molise coast, Central Italy. Method: We analysed through an error matrix the coherence between classes...