Fungal spores make up a significant proportion of organic matter within the air. Allergic
sensitisation to fungi is associated with conditions including allergic fungal airway disease …

Ecological research heavily relies on coarse‐gridded climate data based on standardized
temperature measurements recorded at 2 m height in open landscapes. However, many …

Aim Analyses of biogeographical patterns and macroecology of islands require large
datasets reporting the occurrence of species. The Mediterranean region is a biodiversity …

Abstract The Natura 2000 (N2K) protected area (PA) network is a crucial tool to limit
biodiversity loss in Europe. Despite covering 18% of the European Union's (EU) land area …

Situated in the Eastern section of the European Alps, Austria encompasses a great diversity
of different habitat types, ranging from alpine to lowland Pannonian ecosystems, and a …

Increasing tree diversity is considered a key management option to adapt forests to climate
change. However, the effect of species diversity on a forest's ability to cope with extreme …

Airborne pollen is a major cause of allergic rhinitis, affecting between 10 and 30% of the
population in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (Benelux). Allergenic pollen is …

The paper considers a methodology to assess rainfall erosivity in Italy for the recent decades
(1981–2010), building on datasets and materials freely available, such as those included …

In the light of the “Biological Diversity” concept, habitats are cardinal pieces for biodiversity
quantitative estimation at a local and global scale. In Europe EUNIS (European Nature …

Well-studied thermal spring microbial mat systems continue to serve as excellent models
from which to make discoveries of general importance to microbial community ecology in …