[HTML][HTML] Urbanization driving changes in plant species and communities–A global view

R de Barros Ruas, LMS Costa, F Bered - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
The urban landscape is becoming the environment most familiar to most of humanity, which
has consequences for society, the environment, and biodiversity. Here, we present a …

High resolution ancient sedimentary DNA shows that alpine plant diversity is associated with human land use and climate change

S Garcés-Pastor, E Coissac, S Lavergne… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The European Alps are highly rich in species, but their future may be threatened by
ongoing changes in human land use and climate. Here, we reconstructed vegetation …

Connectivity, landscape structure, and plant diversity across agricultural landscapes: Novel insight into effective ecological network planning

F Liccari, F Boscutti, G Bacaro, M Sigura - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural habitats in rural and urban areas are increasingly fragmented and altered by human
impacts that are limiting the animal and plant dispersal process. Fragmentation and isolation …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the driving role of the anthropogenic landscape on the distribution of the Xylella fastidiosa-driven “olive quick decline syndrome” in Apulia (Italy)

S Bajocco, E Raparelli, S Bregaglio - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a significant threat to various economically
important tree cash crops. Although previously found only in the Americas, the bacterium …

Soil pollution and the invasion of congener Sphagneticola in crop lands

Q Javed, J Sun, S Rutherford, J Li, B Iqbal… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The input of agro-pollutants, such as microplastics and nanopesticides, on farmlands is
widespread and may facilitate biological invasions in agroecosystems. Here, the effects of …

Urban sprawl facilitates invasions of exotic plants across multiple spatial scales

F Boscutti, F Lami, E Pellegrini, M Buccheri, F Busato… - Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Exotic plant invasions are considered one of the major threats to biodiversity causing
important impacts at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. Understanding the …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural landscapes: A pattern-process-design approach to enhance their ecological quality and ecosystem services through agroforestry

I Vagge, N Sgalippa, G Chiaffarelli - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
Agricultural landscapes are currently suffering and generating severe ecological issues.
This is especially true in intensively managed alluvial contexts, where biodiversity is …

The role of agroforestry in solving the agricultural landscapes vulnerabilities in the Po Plain district

I Vagge, N Sgalippa, G Chiaffarelli - Community Ecology, 2024 - Springer
The current trend of biodiversity deterioration in rural systems is a complex issue that
operates across multiple spatial scales. Agroforestry practices have the potential to …

Germination performance of alien and native species could shape community assembly of temperate grasslands under different temperature scenarios

G Trotta, M Vuerich, E Petrussa, FR Hay, S Assolari… - Plant Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Rising temperatures due to climate change are expected to interplay with biological
invasions, and may enhance the spread and growth of some alien species upon arrival in …

[HTML][HTML] Containing alien plants in coastal dunes: Evidence from a soil manipulation experiment

G Trotta, M Vuerich, E Pellegrini, M Vilà… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biological invasion is recognised as one of the major threats to biodiversity, particularly in
disturbance-prone ecosystems such as costal dunes. Many studies have associated alien …