The vascular flora of Sardinia has been investigated for more than 250 years, with particular
attention to the endemic component due to their phylogeographic and conservation interest …

With about 11,100 islands and islets of which ca. 250 are regularly inhabited by human, the
Mediterranean Sea represents one of the regions of the world with the most islands and …

Purpose The total concentration of trace elements in soils does not always represent the
fraction available for organisms and/or plants because they accumulate in several …

Diversity patterns can show congruence across taxonomic groups. Consistent diversity
patterns allow the identification of indicator surrogates potentially representative of …

Bioclimatology deals with the interrelation between climate and living organisms, in
particular, plants and plant communities, considering the main climate variables that are …

Vegetation Science is a scientific discipline devoted to the study of vegetation at all levels of
complexity spanning populations, plant communities and biomes. It attempts to explain …

Background Wildfires play a key role in shaping Mediterranean landscapes and ecosystems
and in impacting species dynamics. Numerous studies have investigated the wildfire …

Land-use intensification exacerbates landscape fragmentation, increasing the negative
effects on biodiversity. In this context, the biodiversity value of Trees Outside Forests (TOF; …

Resumen Large Scale Grazing Systems (LSGS) are much more than large expanses of
seminatural vegetation. LSGS are complex structures emerging from the interaction of …

Prioritization of endemic, threatened species and the habitats where they live is a crucial
point of conservation actions, particularly in areas with rich endemic floras. In this study, we …