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Ignazio Camarda

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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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At the intersection of cultural and natural heritage: Distribution and conservation of the type localities of Italian endemic vascular plants

2017

Abstract 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 endemic vascular plants and their relationship with a set of descriptive variables. Whereas some variables were used to model the presence-absence distribution patterns of the type localities for the whole set of endemics as well as for the subset of narrow endemics, others (e.g., presence inside or outside protected areas and Italian Important Plant Areas) were considered with the purpose of assessing potential assets or risks for conservation. The largest number of type localities was found…

0106 biological sciencesMediterranean climateBehavior and Systematic010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesEvolutionDistribution (economics)Conservation010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesEndemicType (biology)Conservation; Endemics; Italian flora; Loci classici; Spatial analysisNatural heritageItalian floraResource managementEndemismItalian flora; Conservation; Endemics; Spatial analysis; Loci classiciEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesItalian flora Conservation Endemics Spatial analysis Loci classiciNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEcologybusiness.industrySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaSpatial analysisEndemicsLoci classiciEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicGeographyImportant Plant AreasSpatial analysiSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataMainlandbusiness
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An inventory of the names of vascular plants endemic to Italy, their loci classici and types

2015

The census of the loci classici of 1,400 Italian endemic vascular plants (i.e. not thriving elsewhere with the exception of Corsica and Malta) is here presented and described. The effective place of publication of accepted names, basionyms and homotypic synonyms were identified and critically verified. This often resulted in some change in authorship attribution and, in seven cases, in validation problems (Asperula cynanchica var. lactea var. nov., A. lactea comb. nov., Biscutella laevigata subsp. raffaelliana subsp. nov., Ferulago nodosa subsp. geniculata comb. & stat. nov., Limonium tineoi comb. nov., L. usticanum sp. nov., Noccaea torreana comb. nov.). The geographic information on t…

SystematicsSystematicApenninesApennineAlps; Apennines; Mediterranean; nomenclature; phytogeography; systematics; taxonomyPlant ScienceMediterraneanPhytogeographyBotanyTypificationAsperula cynanchicaAlps Apennines Mediterranean nomenclature phytogeography systematics taxonomysystematicsNomenclatureEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsPhytogeographyTaxonomybiologyNomenclatureSettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaAlpsHolotypebiology.organism_classificationAlps; Apennines; Mediterranean; Nomenclature; Phytogeography; Systematics; Taxonomy; Plant Science; Ecology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsTaxonAlpTaxonomy (biology)
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Inventory of the non‐native flora of Italy

2009

In this paper we present a comprehensive inventory of the non‐native vascular flora of Italy, which was produced within the project “A survey of the Italian non‐native flora”, funded by the Italian Ministry for the Environment. Previously published floristic accounts were the main source of information. Historical records were critically revised and integrated with recent literature, data from herbaria and some unpublished information, so as to obtain a complete, up‐to‐date catalogue of the non‐native vascular plant species that occur spontaneously in Italy. The inventory lists 1023 non‐native species and subspecies, which account for 13.4% of all the Italian flora. The Italian non‐native f…

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