The transfer of legal responsibilities from the Central Government to the Autonomous
Communities ended a tradition of paying little attention to endangered Spanish flora. The …

Summary 1 Plant recruitment is a multiphase process that takes place in environments that
are heterogeneous in space and time. In this work, I analyse how environmental …

Summary 1 Spatial patterns of seedling establishment have been shown to be largely
affected by differences at the microhabitat scale. However, it is far from clear whether such …

Andalusia, together with Morocco, is considered part of one of the two main biodiversity
centres existing in the Mediterranean Basin; the other one is in the east and includes part of …

The southern Iberian Peninsula is one of the most important refugia of Tertiary relict plant
taxa in Europe. Under the present summer-dry climate, relict populations may experience a …

Most of our knowledge regarding ontogenetic niche shifts in plants has been derived from
studies involving only two or unconnected life stages. Approaches covering a broader range …

Soil compaction and light availability influence plant growth via different mechanisms. In
general, soil compaction has a direct effect on roots, whereas light affects leaves and stems …

The taxonomical composition and four ecological characteristics (life form, seed-dispersal,
pollination and reproductive mode) of the 553 endemic species occurring in the south of the …

Acer opalus subsp. granatense is an endemic endangered tree with a wide but fragmented
distribution in the Mediterranean mountains. The persistence of its small populations often …

The south of the Iberian Peninsula, with an altitudinal range varying from sea level to 3482
m and annual average rainfall ranging from 206 to 2223 mm, has 516 vascular endemic …