An updated inventory of the native vascular flora of Italy, providing details on the occurrence at regional level, is presented. The checklist includes 8195 taxa (6417 species and 1778 …
Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and for driving conservation strategies, since their persistence is entirely dependent on national …
Italy has a rich natural heritage, which is dangerously under pressure. In recent years, there is an increased awareness of the crucial role of plants in ecosystem functioning and in …
G Fenu, G Bacchetta, SC Charalambos, C Fournaraki… - Plant diversity, 2019 - Elsevier
In situ conservation is widely considered a primary conservation strategy. Plant translocation, specifically, represents an important tool for reducing the extinction risk of …
L Bosso, S Smeraldo, P Rapuzzi, G Sama… - Ecological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
1. Natura 2000 network (N 2000) and national protected areas (NPA s) are recognised as the most important core 'units' for biological conservation in E urope. 2. Species distribution …
The Mediterranean islands represent a center of vascular plant diversity featuring a high rate of endemic richness. Such richness is highly threatened, however, with many plants facing …
T Šumrada, B Vreš, T Čelik, U Šilc, I Rac, A Udovč… - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we explored the potential of the payment-by-results approach in supporting the maintenance of High Nature Value (HNV) grasslands in a typical HNV farming system and …
We conducted a GIS spatial analysis with the aim of providing the first quantitative large- scale overview of the distribution patterns of 1536 type localities (loci classici) of 1216 Italian …
Cliffs are reservoirs of biodiversity; therefore, many plant species and communities of inland and coastal cliffs are protected by Council Directive 92/43/EEC (European Economic …