Habitat fragmentation, ie, fragment size and isolation, can differentially alter patterns of
neutral and quantitative genetic variation, fitness and phenotypic plasticity of plant …

Habitat fragmentation is a major threat to the maintenance of genetic diversity in many plant
populations. Genetic effects of population size have received far more attention than the …

Conservation genetics is a well‐established and essential scientific field in the toolkit of
conservation planning, management, and decision‐making. Within its framework …

Background Today, the attention of researchers has been drawn to the use of medicinal
plant for the treatment of kidney stones. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of …

The identification of areas of endemism is a crucial tool for both the interpretation of the
spatial component of biological evolution and the plotting of priority areas as far as …

Chamaerops humilis is decreasing in abundance in Mediterranean Europe, which has
induced the European community to call for its protection in Special Areas of Conservation …

Population genetic studies of widespread Mediterranean shrubs are scarce compared with
those of trees and narrow endemics or studies from phylogeographical perspectives, despite …

Gypsum endemics occur in naturally-fragmented habitats, which may lead to genetic erosion
and higher vulnerability to the genetic effects of anthropogenic fragmentation. Conversely …

Aim The historical causes responsible for the wide distribution of terricolous, crustose
lichenized fungi across the Mediterranean Basin and the Canary Islands have never been …

Viola cazorlensis is a South Iberian endemic (Spain), which is protected at European level,
nationally as well as regionally, and considered vulnerable (VU) in accordance with IUCN …