As the most remote archipelago in the world, the Hawaiian Islands are home to a highly
endemic and disharmonic biota that has fascinated biologists for centuries. Forests are the …

Gridded bioclimatic variables representing yearly, seasonal, and monthly means and
extremes in temperature and precipitation have been widely used for ecological modeling …

Drought is a prominent feature of Hawai 'i's climate. However, it has been over 30 years
since the last comprehensive meteorological drought analysis, and recent drying trends …

The associated uncertainties of future climate projections are one of the biggest obstacles to
overcome in studies exploring the potential regional impacts of future climate shifts. In …

Drought is a global threat, increasing in severity and frequency throughout tropical
ecosystems. Although plants often face drought in conjunction with biotic stressors, such as …

Salvia ceratophylloides (Ard.) is an endemic and rare plant species recently rediscovered as
very few individuals at two different Southern Italy sites. The study of within-plant variation is …

The shortage of water resources is an unfavourable factor that restricts the production of
flowers. The use of drought-resistant morphological markers is of great significance to …

Understanding the adaptation of plant species will help us develop effective breeding
programs, guide the collection of germplasm, and improve the success of population …

Understanding the adaptation of plant species will help us develop effective breeding
programs, guide the collection of germplasm, and improve the success of population …

The present PhD project is based on current issues related to the plant adaptation to climate
change and can be summarized in two key words: multiple stresses and spatio-temporal …