Make it simpler: Alien species decrease functional diversity of coastal plant communities

E Tordoni, F Petruzzellis, A Nardini… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Questions (a) Are there differences in abundance‐weighted functional trait values between
native and alien species in coastal plant communities?(b) Which functional traits are …

[HTML][HTML] Containing alien plants in coastal dunes: Evidence from a soil manipulation experiment

G Trotta, M Vuerich, E Pellegrini, M Vilà… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biological invasion is recognised as one of the major threats to biodiversity, particularly in
disturbance-prone ecosystems such as costal dunes. Many studies have associated alien …

Disentangling native and alien plant diversity in coastal sand dune ecosystems worldwide

E Tordoni, G Bacaro, P Weigelt… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims (a) To disentangle the global patterns of native and alien plant diversity on coastal
sand dune ecosystems across habitats and floristic kingdoms;(b) to determine the main …

Plant spectral diversity from high‐resolution multispectral imagery detects functional diversity patterns in coastal dune communities

E Beccari, C Pérez Carmona, E Tordoni… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Question Remote sensing is a fundamental tool to monitor biodiversity and spectral diversity
may represent a proxy for different biodiversity facets such as taxonomic (TD) and functional …

Functional divergence drives invasibility of plant communities at the edges of a resource availability gradient

E Tordoni, F Petruzzellis, A Nardini, G Bacaro - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are a serious threat to biodiversity, severely affecting natural
habitats and species assemblages. However, no consistent empirical evidence emerged on …

Enough is enough? Searching for the optimal sample size to monitor European habitats: A case study from coastal sand dunes

S Maccherini, G Bacaro, E Tordoni, A Bertacchi… - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
A robust survey method that samples the main characteristics of plant assemblages is
needed to assess the conservation status of European habitat in the Natura 2000 network. A …

Temperature-dominated driving mechanisms of the plant diversity in temperate forests, Northeast China

Y Gu, S Han, J Zhang, Z Chen, W Wang, Y Feng… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Climate, topography, and tree structure have different effects on plant diversity that vary with
spatial scale. In this study, we assessed the contribution of these drivers and how they affect …

Exploring cross-taxon congruence between carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and vascular plants in sites invaded by Ailanthus altissima versus non-invaded …

C Uboni, E Tordoni, P Brandmayr, S Battistella… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ailanthus altissima is one of the most global widespread invasive alien species and its effect
as habitat transformer requires detailed investigations. In particular, its invasion in natural …

Determining plant diversity within interconnected natural habitat remnants (ecological network) in an agricultural landscape: a matter of sampling design?

F Liccari, M Sigura, E Tordoni, F Boscutti, G Bacaro - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
In intensively used and human-modified landscapes, biodiversity is often confined to
remnants of natural habitats. Thus, identifying ecological networks (ENs) necessary to …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial patterns of coastal dune plant diversity reveal conservation priority hotspots in and out a network of protected areas

E Pafumi, C Angiolini, S Sarmati, G Bacaro… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective conservation planning requires identifying priority hotspots to allocate resources.
To preserve biodiversity, it is crucial to consider α, β and γ-diversity and protect the …