Geographic variation in genetic and demographic performance: new insights from an old biogeographical paradigm

S Pironon, G Papuga, J Villellas, AL Angert… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 'centre–periphery hypothesis'(CPH) is a long‐standing postulate in ecology
that states that genetic variation and demographic performance of a species decrease from …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial isolation impacts pollinator visitation and reproductive success of a threatened self-incompatible Mediterranean tree

MT Alonso-López, PJ Garrote, JM Fedriani - Acta Oecologica, 2022 - Elsevier
Pollination service is crucial to achieve successful plant sexual reproduction and long-term
population persistence. This pollination service can be affected by plant conspecific density …

Spatio-temporal arrangement of Chamaerops humilis inflorescences and occupancy patterns by its nursery pollinator, Derelomus chamaeropsis

ME Jácome-Flores, M Delibes, T Wiegand… - Annals of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Nursery pollination is a highly specialized interaction in
which pollinators breed inside plant reproductive structures. Pollinator occupancy of host …

Positive density-dependent reproduction regulated by local kinship and size in an understorey tropical tree

AR Castilla, N Pope, S Jha - Annals of Botany, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Global pollinator declines and continued habitat
fragmentation highlight the critical need to understand reproduction and gene flow across …

Elevation, not deforestation, promotes genetic differentiation in a pioneer tropical tree

AR Castilla, N Pope, R Jaffé, S Jha - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The regeneration of disturbed forest is an essential part of tropical forest ecology, both with
respect to natural disturbance regimes and large-scale human-mediated logging, grazing …

Tourist Trampling on a Peripheral Plant Population Restricted to an Urban Natural Area in the Capo Sant'Elia Promontory (Sardinia, W-Mediterranean Basin)

D Cogoni, G Calderisi, D Collu, G Fenu - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Urban natural areas provide important ecological services such as biodiversity conservation,
as well as opportunities for people to connect with nature and preserve cultural heritage …

Forest diversity as a factor influencing Engelmann spruce resistance to beetle outbreaks

LG Conner, MC Bunnell, RA Gill - Canadian Journal of Forest …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
Tree mortality because of beetle outbreaks has become substantial and widespread in
conifer forests in western North America. A number of environmental and physiological …

Genetic structure of the shrub Daphne laureola across the Baetic Ranges, a Mediterranean glacial refugium and biodiversity hotspot

AR Castilla, C Alonso, CM Herrera - Plant Biology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Distribution margins constitute areas particularly prone to random and/or adaptive
intraspecific differentiation in plants. This trend may be particularly marked in species …

Reproductive performance of Helianthemum caput-felis along its fragmented distribution in the Mediterranean coasts

E Sulis, G Bacchetta, D Cogoni, G Fenu - Flora, 2017 - Elsevier
Plant's reproductive success is determined by intrinsic characteristics of the reproductive
system of the species, as well as by extrinsic abiotic and biotic factors. Reproductive traits …

The Biology of Canadian Weeds: 156. Daphne laureola L.

M Strelau, DR Clements, C Webb… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
Daphne (Daphne laureola L.) is a perennial evergreen shrub native to Eurasia and northern
Africa. Introduced to North America as an ornamental shrub, the plant has readily …