Small plant populations are more prone to extinction due to the loss of genetic variation
through random genetic drift, increased selfing, and mating among related individuals. To …

Global change poses new challenges for plant species, including novel and complex
combinations of environmental conditions to which plants should adjust and adapt …

Herbarium collections constitute permanent and often well-documented records of the
distribution of taxa through space and time. Since their creation, their uses have dramatically …

Tourism and recreation are large industries employing millions of people and contribute
over US $2.01 trillion to the global economy. Unfortunately they also have diverse and …

Lamiophlomis rotata (Lamiaceae), a perennial medicinal herb, is endemic to the Qinghai–
Tibet Plateau. A total of 188 individuals from eight natural populations of L. rotata in Qinghai …

In Europe, coastal sandy habitats are considered highly endangered among those included
in the EC Directive 92/43/EEC (Habitats Directive). Among the different threats which affect …

Many recent studies have explored the effects of present and past landscape structure on
species distribution and diversity. However, we know little about the effects of past …

The geology and climate of the western Mediterranean area were strongly modified during
the Late Tertiary and the Quaternary. These geological and climatic events are thought to …

Landscape fragmentation is ancient and severe in the countryside of the Guadalquivir river
valley (Western Andalusia, Southern Spain). BIANDOCC is a project that aims to inventory …

Abstract The Spanish populations of Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa are restricted
to coastal dune habitats of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts. Here, we investigate the …