On the origins and domestication of the olive: a review and perspectives

G Besnard, JF Terral, A Cornille - Annals of botany, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Unravelling domestication processes is crucial for understanding how species
respond to anthropogenic pressures, forecasting crop responses to future global changes …

Patterns and processes in plant phylogeography in the Mediterranean Basin. A review

GN Feliner - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Phylogeography, born to bridge population genetics and phylogenetics in an explicit
geographic context, has provided a successful platform for unveiling species evolutionary …

Vegetation of Europe: hierarchical floristic classification system of vascular plant, bryophyte, lichen, and algal communities

L Mucina, H Bültmann, K Dierßen… - Applied vegetation …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Vegetation classification consistent with the Braun‐Blanquet approach is widely used
in Europe for applied vegetation science, conservation planning and land management …

A reconstruction of Palaeo‐Macaronesia, with particular reference to the long‐term biogeography of the Atlantic island laurel forests

JM Fernández‐Palacios… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Macaronesia is a biogeographical region comprising five Atlantic Oceanic archipelagos: the
Azores, Madeira, Selvagen (Savage Islands), Canaries and Cape Verde. It has strong …

The complex history of the olive tree: from Late Quaternary diversification of Mediterranean lineages to primary domestication in the northern Levant

G Besnard, B Khadari, M Navascués… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The location and timing of domestication of the olive tree, a key crop in Early Mediterranean
societies, remain hotly debated. Here, we unravel the history of wild olives (oleasters), and …

A Review of the Botany, Volatile Composition, Biochemical and Molecular Aspects, and Traditional Uses of Laurus nobilis

A Paparella, B Nawade, L Shaltiel-Harpaz, M Ibdah - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Laurus nobilis L. is an aromatic medicinal plant widely cultivated in many world regions. L.
nobilis has been increasingly acknowledged over the years as it provides an essential …

Quaternary disappearance of tree taxa from Southern Europe: Timing and trends

D Magri, F Di Rita, J Aranbarri, W Fletcher… - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
A hundred pollen and plant macrofossil records from the Iberian Peninsula, Southern
France, the Italian Peninsula, Greece and the Aegean, and the southwestern Black Sea area …

An inconvenient truth about xylem resistance to embolism in the model species for refilling Laurus nobilis L.

LJ Lamarque, D Corso, JM Torres-Ruiz, E Badel… - Annals of Forest …, 2018 - Springer
Key message Direct, non-invasive X-ray microtomography and optical technique
observations applied in stems and leaves of intact seedlings revealed that laurel is highly …

Molecular phylogeography and ecological niche modelling of a widespread herbaceous climber, Tetrastigma hemsleyanum (Vitaceae): insights into Plio–Pleistocene …

YH Wang, WM Jiang, HP Comes, FS Hu… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Warm‐temperate evergreen (WTE) forest represents the typical vegetation type of
subtropical China, but how its component species responded to past environmental change …

What is a tree in the Mediterranean Basin hotspot? A critical analysis

F Médail, AC Monnet, D Pavon, T Nikolic… - Forest …, 2019 - Springer
Background Tree species represent 20% of the vascular plant species worldwide and they
play a crucial role in the global functioning of the biosphere. The Mediterranean Basin is one …