An updated inventory of the native vascular flora of Italy, providing details on the occurrence
at regional level, is presented. The checklist includes 8195 taxa (6417 species and 1778 …

Individuals within natural populations can experience very different abiotic and biotic
conditions across small spatial scales owing to microtopography and other micro …

Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and
for driving conservation strategies, since their persistence is entirely dependent on national …

Fungi, organisms of high nutritional value with significant bioactive compound content, are
considered to be nutraceuticals, mycotherapeutics, cosmeceuticals and useful for the …

Italy has a rich natural heritage, which is dangerously under pressure. In recent years, there
is an increased awareness of the crucial role of plants in ecosystem functioning and in …

The study presents an updated overview of the 14 non-endemic threatened crop wild
relatives (CWR) in Italy: Aegilops biuncialis, Ae. uniaristata, Ae. ventricosa, Asparagus …

Abstract Central Pamir-Alai, which is located almost entirely within the area of Tajikistan, is
one of the world hotspots of biodiversity, harbouring ca. 4,300 species and 1,400 endemic …

The Mediterranean islands represent a center of vascular plant diversity featuring a high rate
of endemic richness. Such richness is highly threatened, however, with many plants facing …

Global reintroduction perspectives, 2018: Case studies from around the globe Page 2 i Global
Reintroduction Perspectives: 2018 Case studies from around the globe Edited by Pritpal S …

We conducted a GIS spatial analysis with the aim of providing the first quantitative large-
scale overview of the distribution patterns of 1536 type localities (loci classici) of 1216 Italian …