The adaptation of plants to particular soil types has long intrigued biologists. Gypsum soils
occupy large areas in many regions of the world and host a striking biological diversity, but …

Abstract Gypsum (CaSO4· 2H2O) exposures and gypseous soils occupy over 100 million ha
worldwide, primarily in arid and semiarid regions, with particularly large areas of surface …

Abstract The Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands are home to 1823 endemic taxa of
vascular plants (nearly a quarter of total flora), half of which are narrowly distributed. Here …

We present the first inventory of the segetal flora of Italian winter cereal crops and allied crop
types. The database consists of over 30,000 records, derived from different sources. We …

Questions How do roadsides interact with patches of natural vegetation in shaping perennial
plant communities in fragmented agricultural areas? Are the observed differences due to the …

Gypseous substrates are well-recognised as supporting distinctive and unique flora
assemblages, including numerous gypsum endemic (gypsophile) species. Along with these …

The classical relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning can be better
understood when the phylogenetic component of biodiversity is considered. We linked plant …

Our understanding of the richness and uniqueness of the flora growing on gypsum
substrates in Italy has grown significantly since the 19 th century and, even today, new plant …

Plants that show a strict link with gypsum soils, gypsophytes, constitute a major current
research topic in the field of plant ecology. Among the hypotheses proposed to explain this …

The preference of certain plant species for gypsum soils with a patchy distribution leads to
disjunct population structures that are thought to generate island-like dynamics potentially …