[HTML][HTML] Plant invasion risk inside and outside protected areas: Propagule pressure, abiotic and biotic factors definitively matter

V Lozano, M Di Febbraro, G Brundu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Invasive alien species are among the main global drivers of biodiversity loss posing major
challenges to nature conservation and to managers of protected areas. The present study …

Seasonal functional partitioning of carbohydrates and proline among plant parts of the sand daffodil

J Pouris, MS Meletiou-Christou, C Chimona… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
The sand daffodil (Pancratium maritimum) is a perennial geophyte, widely distributed and
grown in a wild stage along the Mediterranean seashores. The aboveground tissues of this …

Profiling microbial communities in an extremely acidic environment influenced by a cold natural carbon dioxide spring: A study of the Mefite in Ansanto Valley …

O De Castro, M Avino, F Carraturo… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Ansanto Valley's Mefite, one of the Earth's largest non‐volcanic CO2 gas
emissions, is distinguished by its cold natural carbon dioxide springs. These emissions …

Synthesizing environmental, epidemiological and vector and parasite genetic data to assist decision making for disease elimination

H Shrestha, K McCulloch, RH Chisholm… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We present a framework for identifying when conditions are favourable for transmission of
vector‐borne diseases between communities by incorporating predicted disease prevalence …

Simultaneous Biochemical and Physiological Responses of the Roots and Leaves of Pancratium maritimum (Amaryllidaceae) to Mild Salt Stress

S Carfagna, G Salbitani, M Innangi, B Menale… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pancratium maritimum (Amaryllidaceae) is a bulbous geophyte growing on coastal sands. In
this study, we investigated changes in concentrations of metabolites in the root and leaf …

Explaining Intricate Morphometric Variability with Environmental Predictors: The Case of Globularia cordifolia Species Complex

M Innangi, M Friščić, K Hazler Pilepić, T Danise… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Globularia is a genus of small evergreen and perennial shrubs that are widespread in
Europe. Globularia section Empetron includes a group of three species, G. cordifolia, G …

Gone with the waves: the role of sea currents as key dispersal mechanism for Mediterranean coastal and inland plant species

A Cuena‐Lombraña, M Fois, G Bacchetta - Plant Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Thalassochory, the dispersal of propagules through marine currents, is a key long‐distance
dispersal (LDD) mechanism with implications for global biogeography and particularly for …

Message in a bottle: the Mediterranean Sea currents acted as protagonists in shaping the distribution of the sea daffodil (Pancratium maritimum, Amaryllidaceae)

O De Castro, M Innangi, B Menale - Botanical Journal of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Mediterranean Basin can be considered as a natural laboratory with which to
study the effects of sea currents in the dispersal of coastal plant species that use hydrochory …

Predicting past, current and future habitat suitability and geographic distribution of the Iranian endemic species Microgecko latifi (Sauria: Gekkonidae)

MS Hosseinzadeh, M Fois, B Zangi… - Journal of Arid …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The genus Microgecko Nikolsky 1907 belongs to the family Gekkonidae and
contains eight species distributed in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, northwestern India and …

Sanger and next generation sequencing in the characterisation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Pancratium maritimum L. (Amaryllidaceae), a representative …

O De Castro, M Avino, A Di Maio, B Menale, M Guida - Planta, 2018 - Springer
Main conclusion An interesting AMF colonization microcosm has been detected in the roots
of Pancratium maritimum (sea daffodil). Both sequencing techniques (Sanger and NGS) …