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E. Del Guacchio

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Plant invasions on small Mediterranean islands. An overview

2016

Biological invasions have become one of the main drivers of habitat degradation and a leading cause of biodiversity loss in island ecosystems worldwide. The spread of invasive species poses a particular environmental threat on the islands of the Mediterranean Basin, which are hot spots of biodiversity and contain rare habitats and endemic species, especially on small islands, which are highly vulnerable to biodiversity loss. Following a recent survey, in this paper we aim to provide an overview of the present-day non-native vascular flora of small Mediterranean islands based on a sample of 37 islands located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Italy. By comparing the cu…

0106 biological sciencesMediterranean climatebiological invasionsBiodiversitynature conservationsucculencebiological invasionBiology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesMediterranean Basinecology evolution behavior and systematicsMediterranean seaeradicationEndemismEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsAcacia; biological invasions; cactaceae; Carpobrotus; eradication; established alien species; Italy; nature conservation; succulence; threats to global biodiversity; ecology evolution behavior and systematics; plant scienceEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaAcaciaestablished alien speciesEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicCarpobrotuestablished alien specieHabitat destructionplant scienceHabitatcactaceaeItalythreats to global biodiversitySettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataCarpobrotusMediterranean Islands010606 plant biology & botany
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An updated checklist of the vascular flora alien to Italy

2018

An updated inventory of the vascular flora alien to Italy, providing details on the occurrence at regional level, is presented. The checklist includes 1597 species, subspecies, and hybrids, distributed in 725 genera and 152 families; 2 taxa are lycophytes, 11 ferns and fern allies, 33 gymnosperms, and 1551 angiosperms. 157 taxa are archaeophytes and 1440 neophytes. The alien taxa currently established in Italy are 791 (570 naturalized and 221 invasive), while 705 taxa are casual aliens, 4 are not assessed, 7 are of unknown regional distribution, 47 have not been confirmed in recent times, 3 are considered extinct or possibly extinct in the country, and 40 are doubtfully occurring in Italy. …

0106 biological sciencesFloristic diversity; Mediterranean flora; non-native flora; plant invasion; taxonomy; Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics; Plant ScienceEcologynon-native floraEvolutionSettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaPlant Science010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicFloristic diversity; Mediterranean flora; nonnative flora; plant invasion; taxonomyFloristic diversitytaxonomyBehavior and SystematicsSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataMediterranean florafloristic diversity; mediterranean flora; non-native flora; plant invasion; taxonomynonnative floraEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics010606 plant biology & botanyFloristic diversity Mediterranean flora nonnative flora plant invasion taxonomyplant invasion
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An updated checklist of the vascular flora alien to Italy

2018

An updated inventory of the vascular flora alien to Italy, providing details on the occurrence at regional level, is presented. The checklist includes 1597 species, subspecies, and hybrids, distributed in 725 genera and 152 families; 2 taxa are lycophytes, 11 ferns and fern allies, 33 gymnosperms, and 1551 angiosperms. 157 taxa are archaeophytes and 1440 neophytes. The alien taxa currently established in Italy are 791 (570 naturalized and 221 invasive), while 705 taxa are casual aliens, 4 are not assessed, 7 are of unknown regional distribution, 47 have not been confirmed in recent times, 3 are considered extinct or possibly extinct in the country, and 40 are doubtfully occurring in Italy. …

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NON-NATIVE FLORA OF ITALY: SPECIES DISTRIBUTION AND THREATS

2010

In this paper, we provide an overview of the distribution and invasive status of non-native species in the Italian flora across its administrative regions, biogeographic regions and main land use types, and a synthesis of current knowledge on the threats they pose within the country. The information on non-native plant species collected during the project oA survey of the non-native Italian florao was used to compile comprehensive regional and national databases. The number of non-native species within a given administrative region increases in proportion to its size, resident population density and latitude, reaching the highest values in the intensively cultivated, heavily industrialized …

Alien flora; Biogeographic pattern; Impacts; Italy; Land use types; Plant invasionsAlien floraItalybiogeographic patternplant invasionsPlant Scienceplant invasions; alien flora; biogeographic pattern; impacts; italy; land use typesimpactsAlien flora biogeographic pattern impacts Italy land use types plant invasionsEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsland use typesplant invasion
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