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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Exotic plant invasions are considered one of the major threats to biodiversity causing important impacts at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. Understanding the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …