Aim Understanding the factors determining the transition from introduction of aliens to the
establishment of invasive populations is a critical issue of the study of biological invasions …

The paper provides a list of the non-indigenous animal species occurring today in Italian
inland waters. Xenodiversity was found to amount to 112 species (64 invertebrates and 48 …

Both postglacial colonization and habitat fragmentation can reduce the genetic diversity of
populations, which in turn can affect fitness. However, since these processes occur at …

Several studies documented the presence of amphibians in caves, yet investigations on the
factors determining amphibian distribution and reproduction in underground environments …

Monitoring programs are pivotal to establishing sound management. Due to economic,
logistic, and time limitations, monitoring programs often overlook differences among life …

Aims The present‐day biogeography of European amphibians has been hypothesized to
have arisen from range expansion and recolonization of the northern part of the continent …

Changes in human activities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can have multiple effects
on biodiversity but there is limited knowledge of how this can impact invasive alien species …

Despite the increase of animal and plant introductions worldwide and the strong
augmentation of the reptile trade, few invasive snake populations have been studied. Dice …

Il Bosco della Fontana, uno dei pochi relitti dell'enorme foresta di latifoglie meso-igrofile che
copriva con ampia continuità la pianura padano-veneta fino a circa 2000 anni orsono, risulta …

Since 1991, the Caverna Generosa has been subject of numerous digging campaigns,
principally in two areas called``Sala Terminale''and``Cunicolo 13-15''. Dating of the first 6 …