Invasive alien plants are a major threat to biodiversity and they contribute to the
unfavourable conservation status of habitats of interest to the European Community. In order …

In the last decades, the number of publications dedicated to the application of species
distribution models (SDMs) to invasive alien plants (IAPs) has constantly increased …

The cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus are essential components of the processes
and functioning of ecosystems. The functional capacity of the soil microbial community that …

Coastal dune environments are selective ecosystems characterized by a close interaction
between abiotic and biotic factors in a dynamic balance. The present study focused on the …

Questions Is the stress gradient hypothesis (SGH) effective in predicting patterns of
community assembly in coastal dune plant communities along the sea–inland …

Protected areas in the Mediterranean islands (PAMIs) hold a unique level of biodiversity and
are very sensitive to all human-generated environmental changes, including their synergies …

Invasive species management (eradication or control) can be used to promote native plant
restoration. The objective of this study is to evaluate different treatments to guide the …

Elevation confers limitations on distribution of organisms through correlated variations in
temperature, moisture, radiations and precipitation. The elevation gradients of terricolous …

We provide an updated inventory of the non-native flora of the Italian island of Sardinia,
including accepted names, family, synonyms, biological form, fruit type, introduction pathway …

Variation in growth, arsenic and heavy metal uptakes by aboveground tissues (leaves,
stems and branches) of 13 hybrid Eucalyptus clones selected for biomass production in a …