A5068853124- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Plant and animal studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
2013-2025
University of Naples Federico II
1994-2017
University of Catania
2016
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection
2015
National Research Council
2015
University of Bologna
1990-1994
We present ReSurveyDunes — the first database of Italian coastal dune vegetation plots, developed through a collaborative network scientists. This paper describes scope initiative, provides an overview available data, and highlights its key features, research applications, future potential. currently comprises 972 plots distributed across 11 regions (Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Molise, Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany, Veneto). The original were surveyed between...
Abstract Aim Savannas and seasonally‐dry ecosystems cover a significant part of the world's land surface. If undisturbed, these might be expected to show net uptake methane (CH 4 ) limited emission nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Land management has potential change dramatically characteristics gas exchange ecosystems. The present work investigates contribution warm climate atmospheric concentration methane, analyses impact land‐use on N O CH fluxes from in question. Location Flux data reviewed here...
Abstract Eokochia saxicola is one of the rarest plants in Europe and together with Spirobassia hirsuta they are only Eurasian members Chenolea clade (Camphorosmeae, Amaranthaceae). This a relict represented by six species highly disjoint distribution four continents. To investigate phylogenetic origin biogeographical history E. we performed plastome sequence analysis its related S. compared their plastomes Amaranthaceae plastomes. The investigation revealed progressive plastid genome size...
Soil is exposed to increasing threats from human activities, including land use change and abandonment, as well climate change-induced events such droughts, floods wildfires. Although the Mediterranean environment has a coevolutionary history with fire, it not exempt threat posed by recent increase in frequency severity of this disturbance. In Italy, for instance, total burned area 2021 exceeded that 2017, year remembered particularly critical point view.In context, research project...
Abstract"The New Red List of the Italian Flora" includes all policy species and other known conservation concerns for a total 400 taxa, 65% which are threatened with extinction. The is based on huge georeferenced data-set useful purposes.Keywords:: Endemic speciesGIS databaseIUCN protocolItalypolicy AcknowledgementsThe Authors would like to thank E. Dupré M.C. Giarratano (Direzione Generale per la Protezione della Natura e del Mare, MATTM) SBI secretariat their support during progress work....
Cliffs are reservoirs of biodiversity; therefore, many plant species and communities inland coastal cliffs protected by Council Directive 92/43/EEC (European Economic Community), their monitoring is mandatory in European Union countries. Surveying plants on cliff traditional methods challenging alternatives needed. We tested the use a small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as an alternative survey tool, gathering aerial images at Palinuro Cape (Southern Italy). Four photo-interpreters analysed...
Abstract. Bryophyte dynamics after fire in the Mediterranean macchia of Southern Italy was studied both by diachronic and synchronic approaches. Changes bryophyte cover species composition were found relation to age intensity. During first 2 yr fire, bryophytes dominated plots which had experienced highest intensity while herbs dominant affected lighter fires. Pioneer species, such as Funaria hygrometrica, Barbula convoluta Bryum dunense , characterized recent intense fires, whereas...
Abstract The Mefite in the Ansanto Valley is one of largest and oldest cold natural carbon dioxide springs (CNCDS) known world. This site characterized by toxic concentrations CO2 other harmful gases, few plant species can survive this environment. Among these plants, there an aberrant Genista tinctoria population previously described as G. anxantica. study aims to advance understanding evolution over small geographical scales extreme environment using populations from low high environments....
Abstract Volcanic eruptions impact the global and hemispheric climate, but it is still unknown how to what degree they force climate system in particular carbon cycle. In this paper, relationships between individual (reconstructed for past using written records), tree primary productivity (estimated ring widths), photosynthetic rate stomatal conductance (assessed by oxygen isotope data) are investigated, understand of volcanic on net production. Data from a mixed stand Fagus sylvatica L....
Abstract The 92/43/EEC Habitats Directive is the main European Union legal tool concerning nature conservation. habitat types listed in Annex I to are phytosociology-based. It widely acknowledged that phytosociological analysis a crucial approach for habitats characterization and monitoring their conservation status. Based on bibliographic investigations new field survey campaigns, list of neglected by here presented described southern Italy. In this paper, 8 13 subtypes proposed. For each...
Long term survival of plant populations relies on successful reproductive cycle to obtain generation turnover. Focusing species conservation concern, we brought together a group conservationists from different countries assess whether the already available information biology and autecology is adequate for identifying which phases single life might act as bottleneck. We compiled list 80 concern living European cliffs rocky slopes, biological autecological was collected scientific literature,...
Abstract The lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea was exposed to environmental trace elements in the district of Acerra (province Naples, southern Italy), one points forming Italy's "Triangle Death". P. thalli were bags at different sites for 6 months, periodically collected and examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) assess ultrastructural changes. An our earlier study demonstrated that these lichens strongly contaminated (Sorbo S, Aprile G, Strumia Castaldo Cobianchi R, Leone A, et...
Prescribed burning experiences in Italy: an integrated approach to prevent forest fires.Prescribed is used many geographical areas for multiple and objectives (wildfire prevention, habitat conservation, grazing management).In Europe the collaboration between researchers fire professionals has brought implement this technique over increasing (~10 4 ha year -1 ), effectively efficiently.In Italy prescribed not been much studied it rarely applied.A new interest recently rising.Some Regions...