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Chiara Montagnani

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Red Listing plants under full national responsibility: Extinction risk and threats in the vascular flora endemic to Italy

2018

Abstract 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 policy. We applied the IUCN Red List categories to all Italian endemic vascular plants (1340 taxa) to assess their current risk of extinction and to highlight their major threats. Our results revealed that six taxa are already extinct and that 22.4% (300 taxa) are threatened with extinction, while 18.4% (247; especially belonging to apomictic groups) have been categorized as Data Deficient. Italian endemic vascular plants are primarily threatened by natural habitat modification due to agriculture, …

0106 biological sciencesBehavior and SystematicBiodiversity conservation; Endemic rich areas; Endemic taxa; IUCN Red Lists; Mediterranean Basin; Species richness; Taxonomic knowledgeFloraSpecies richneEndemic taxaEvolutionBiodiversity conservation Endemic rich areas Endemic taxa IUCN Red Lists Mediterranean Basin Species richness Taxonomic knowledgeBiodiversity conservation010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesTaxonomic knowledgeBiodiversity conservation; Endemic rich areas; Endemic taxa; IUCN Red Lists; Mediterranean Basin; Species richness; Taxonomic knowledge; Plant Ecology; Nature and Landscape ConservationIUCN Red ListEndemic rich areasEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsIUCN Red ListsNature and Landscape ConservationData deficientExtinctionEndemic rich areaEcologyEcology010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyPlant EcologyIUCN Red ListEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicBiodiversity hotspotHabitat destructionGeographyThreatened speciesMediterranean BasinProtected areaSpecies richness
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Conservation status of the Italian flora under the 92/43/EEC ‘Habitats’ Directive

2021

The results of the 4th National Report for the Italian flora under the 92/43/EEC ‘Habitats’ Directive are presented. The outcomes showed a general negative conservation status for plant species, with the worst situation being in the Mediterranean bioregion. At the National level, significant monitoring and conservation activities are required.

trendsmonitoring activitieFloraItalian National Reportmonitoring activitiesPlant ScienceBiodiversity conservationBiodiversity conservationbiogeographical regionsEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsBIO/03 - BOTANICA AMBIENTALE E APPLICATAbiogeographical regionEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematicafungiprotected floraDirectivepressures and threatsstomatognathic diseasestrendGeographyHabitatSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataPlant speciesConservation statuspressures and threatHabitats DirectivePlant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
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More nature in the city

2020

According to projects and practices that the Italian botanists and ecologists are carrying out for bringing “more nature in the city”, new insights for a factual integration between ecological perspectives and more consolidated aesthetic and agronomic approaches to the sustainable planning and management of urban green areas are provided.

urban green areas2019-20 coronavirus outbreak010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Ecosystem serviceSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Settore BIO/02Ecosystem services green infrastructure human well-being urban biodiversity urban green areasPlant Science010501 environmental sciencesEcosystem services Human well-being Green infrastructure Urban green areas Urban biodiversity01 natural sciencesurban biodiversityEcosystem servicesGreen infrastructure Urban green areaEcosystem servicesEnvironmental planninghuman well-beingEcosystem services; Human well-being; Green infrastructure Urban green areas; Urban biodiversityEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesurban green areaSettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaAmbientaleGeographygreen infrastructureSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataEcosystem services; green infrastructure; human well-being; urban biodiversity; urban green areasGreen infrastructure
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Plant invasion risk inside and outside protected areas: Propagule pressure, abiotic and biotic factors definitively matter

2023

Invasive alien species are among the main global drivers of biodiversity loss posing major challenges to nature conservation and to managers of protected areas. The present study applied a methodological framework that combined invasive Species Distribution Models, based on propagule pressure, abiotic and biotic factors for 14 invasive alien plants of Union concern in Italy, with the local interpretable model-agnostic explanation analysis aiming to map, evaluate and analyse the risk of plant invasions across the country, inside and outside the network of protected areas. Using a hierarchical invasive Species Distribution Model, we explored the combined effect of propagule pressure, abiotic …

BIO/03 - BOTANICA AMBIENTALE E APPLICATAEnvironmental EngineeringInvasion risk; Invasive alien plants; Italy; LIME framework; Protected areas; Species distribution modelsInvasion riskSpecies distribution modelLIME frameworkPollutionProtected areaProtected areasItalyInvasive alien plantsSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataEnvironmental ChemistrySpecies distribution modelsInvasive alien plantWaste Management and Disposal
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Red list of threatened vascular plants in Italy

2021

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 providing ecosystem services. Consequently, an updated Red List of the Italian vascular flora was compiled in this work, at the request of the Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection, with the scientific support of the Italian Botanical Society. The IUCN Red List criteria were applied to 2,430 Italian native vascular plant taxa to assess their current extinction risk and to highlight the major threats affecting the Italian flora. Our results revealed that 54 taxa (2.2% of the assessed taxa) are extinc…

threatened plant0106 biological sciencesAgroforestrybiodiversity conservation; IUCN Red Lists; Mediterranean Basin; prioritization; threatened plantsSettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaPlant ScienceprioritizationIUCN Red ListBiodiversity conservation010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesfloraGeographythreatened plantsThreatened speciesNatural heritageSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataIUCN Red ListBiodiversity conservation; IUCN Red Lists; Mediterranean Basin; prioritization; threatened plants; flora;EcosystemMediterranean BasinEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsBiodiversity conservation; threatened plants; IUCN Red Lists; Mediterranean Basin; prioritization010606 plant biology & botanyIUCN Red Lists
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Conserving plant diversity in Europe: outcomes, criticisms and perspectives of the Habitats Directive application in Italy

2016

Habitat Directive is the core strategy of nature conservation in Europe aiming at halting biodiversity loss. In this study the results of the third Italian assessment regarding the conservation status (CS) of plants listed in the Habitat Directive (Flora of community interest—FCI) was presented. Data was collected from several sources related to plant distribution, population data, habitats and pressures. Following the official European procedure, all parameters were evaluated and combined to give the CS of each taxon in each biogeographical region of presence. A comparison between the recent Italian IUCN and Reporting assessments was performed in order to evaluate the consistency between t…

0106 biological sciencesBehavior and SystematicConservation statusEvolutionBiodiversityConservation statuBiologyScience–policy interface010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesSpecial Area of ConservationBehavior and SystematicsItalian floraIUCN Red ListEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape ConservationBIO/03 - BOTANICA AMBIENTALE E APPLICATAEcologybusiness.industry010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyEnvironmental resource managementfungiConservation status; Endemic plant; Flora of community interest (FCI); Italian flora; IUCN Red List; Science–policy interface; Ecology; Evolution; Behavior and Systematics; Ecology; Nature and Landscape ConservationDirectiveEndemic plantIUCN Red ListEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicChecklistScience–policy interfaceSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataThreatened speciesFlora of community interest (FCI)Conservation statusHabitats Directivebusiness
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Is legal protection sufficient to ensure plant conservation? The Italian Red List of policy species as a case study

2015

AbstractThe conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-called policy species) is mandatory for European Union (EU) countries. We assessed the conservation status of Italian policy species, based on the IUCN categories and criteria, to evaluate the effectiveness of existing protection measures at the national level. Among the 203 vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens evaluated, 41.9% are categorized as threatened, and one is already extinct, indicating that the protection measures for policy species are inadequate. Our results for the Italian policy species are consistent with those of an assessment at the EU level. Conservation priorities …

0106 biological sciencesIUCN protected area categoriesin situ/ex situ conservationEvolutionExtinction riskextinction riskin situ/exsitu conservationRegional Red ListConservation-dependent speciesBiology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesconservation prioritiesSpecial Area of ConservationBehavior and SystematicsEnvironmental protectionconservation prioritieBern Convention; conservation priorities; extinction risk; Habitats Directive 1992/43/EEC; in situ/ex situ conservation; Italian flora; IUCN Red List; threatened policy speciesItalian floraIUCN Red Listmedia_common.cataloged_instancethreatened policy specieEuropean unionEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsmedia_commonNature and Landscape Conservationthreatened policy speciesBern ConventionBIO/03 - BOTANICA AMBIENTALE E APPLICATAEcology010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyThreatened policy specieHabitats Directive 1992/43/EECIUCN Red ListEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicBern Convention; conservation priorities; extinction risk; Habitats Directive 1992/43/EEC; in situ/ex situ conservation; Italian flora; IUCN Red List; threatened policy species; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Ecology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataThreatened speciesBern Convention conservation priorities extinction risk Habitats Directive 1992/43/EEC in situ/exsitu conservation Italian flora IUCN Red List threatened policy speciesConservation status
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