Preserving biodiversity at the global and local scales is a challenge for the future decades,
both for protecting species and habitats and to enhance the ecosystem services they provide …

The tradition of floristic studies in Italy has made it possible to obtain a good knowledge of
plant diversity both on a national and regional scale. However, the lack of knowledge for …

In terms of plant diversity, the Mediterranean Basin is the world's second richest hotspot, and
one of the most important locations on the planet for endemic species. Despite the …

An effective method for identifying species and evaluating the effects of changes caused by
humans on specific species is the application of species distribution modelling (SDM) in …

Global change threatens alpine biodiversity and its effects vary across habitat types and
biogeographic regions. We explored vegetation changes over the last 20 years on two …

Archaeological areas often become hotspots for biodiversity and refugia for plant species.
The management activity of a site permits the conservation of natural habitats. This first …

At small scales, sedimentary deposition types mediate hydrological changes to drive
wetland vegetation distribution patterns and species diversity. To examine the effects of …

Simple Summary Plant species of a regional flora have different ecological preferences,
leading to the presence of different assemblages along environmental gradients. Botanists …

Climate change may shift species outside of their current climatic tolerances, which can be
problematic for oceanic islands with limited options for species migration. Their alpine …

Questions Dryland annual plant communities constitute the most species‐rich small‐scale
vegetation in the Mediterranean. Nevertheless, the composition and diversity of these units …