Coastal areas harbor the most threatened ecosystems on Earth, and cost-effective ways to
monitor and protect them are urgently needed, but they represent a challenge for habitat …

Aim Habitat fragmentation and loss are two of the most important factors driving current
biodiversity decline. Nonetheless, the relationship between biodiversity and landscape …

Combining field collected and remotely sensed (RS) data represents one of the most
promising approaches for an extensive and up-to-date ecosystem assessment. We …

In light of the global biodiversity loss, syntheses of the available knowledge about drivers of
biodiversity are becoming increasingly important. However, despite the high number of …

Beach litter threatens coastal dunes integrity across the world. European countries are
committed to improving the environmental status of the marine and coastal environment by …

Assessing temporal changes in plant communities is a core aim of temporal ecology and a
shared priority of global conservation agendas which is particularly urgent in threatened …

Multi-year temporal studies are invaluable tools for monitoring changes in biodiversity
through time. However, their applications in coastal ecosystems are still scarce. We …

The role of plant traits in shaping community assembly along environmental gradients is a
topic of ongoing research. It is well accepted that plant traits of aboveground organs tend to …

Alien plants represent a significant threat to species diversity and composition in natural
habitats. Nevertheless, little is known about the dynamic of the invasion process and how its …

Resurveying studies are commonly appreciated as a means to monitoring temporal changes
in plant diversity. However, most of them still rely on phytosociological plots, which, although …