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Effects of traditional coppice practices and microsite conditions on tree health in a European beech forest at its southernmost range

2016

Abstract: European beech (Fagus sylvatica) grows at the southern limit of its range in the mountain-Mediterranean vegetation belt up to the timberline. The southernmost beech forests of Sicily (southern Italy) show peculiar ecological, structural and silvicultural characteristics, growing in fragmented and isolated stands near the timberline and in topographically marginal unfavorable habitats. Past silvicultural practices increased the heterogeneity of stand structure at these sites. We compared stand structural characteristics and tree health in coppice-cut and control beech stands with respect to the local topographic gradient (bottom, slope and ridge) and canopy cover (clearing/border v…

0106 biological sciencesSettore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale E SelvicolturaMadonie MtsForest managementMarginal Beech SitesSite-specific Ecology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesCoppicingCoppice-cuts; Cover fragmentation; Madonie mts; Marginal beech sites; Sicily; Silviculture; Site-specific ecology; Topographic gradient; Tree damage; Forestry; Ecology; Nature and Landscape ConservationFagus sylvaticaTopographic GradientCover Fragmentationlcsh:ForestryBeechSilvicultureSicilySilvicultureMarginal beech siteNature and Landscape ConservationbiologyEcologyAgroforestryForestryMicrositeVegetationCoppice-cutbiology.organism_classificationTree DamageMadonie mtGeographylcsh:SD1-669.5Tree healthCoppice-cuts010606 plant biology & botanyiForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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First record of Ribes uva-crispa L. (Grossulariaceae) from the Madonie Mts., a new species of the Sicilian flora.

2011

Abstract In this study, a first record of Ribes uva-crispa L. (Grossulariaceae) – a new species of the Sicilian flora – from the Madonie Mts. is reported. The autochthonous and relict new population of Ribes uva-crispa L. (Grossulariaceae) is found on Mount Carbonara (Madonie Mts., North-Central Sicily), which is several hundred kilometers away from the Central Apenninic and the South Mediterranean locations of its distribution range. R. uva-crispa shows a distribution similar to other taxa extending from the Euro-Asiatic area to the mountains of North Africa with disjunct populations on the main Sicilian reliefs (Madonie and Nebrodi Mts.), testifying ancient phytogeographical connections. …

Floraeducation.field_of_studybiologyRange (biology)PopulationPlant ScienceRibesDisjunctbiology.organism_classificationlanguage.human_languageGenusBotanySettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicatalanguageeducationSicilianEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsConservation of species Grossulariaceae Madonie Mts. Ribes uva-crispa subsp. austro-europaeum SicilyGrossulariaceae
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New records of Malus crescimannoi (Rosaceae) in Sicily

2016

New findings for Malus crescimmanoi, originally known from the mountain area near Floresta (Nebrodi Mts.). The new sites fall in Madonie Mts., where the species is found at the edge of Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. and Fagus sylvatica woods, growing on quartzarenitic substratum at 1200-1800 m of elevation. These new localities are placed at the south-western limit of Fagus sylvatica distribution area, on both north-facing [Contrada Sempria (Castelbuono) and slopes of Madonna dell’Alto (Castellana Sicula)], and south-facing slopes [Locality Prato (Polizzi Generosa)].

Endemic species Madonie Mts. Malus Sicilian floraSettore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica
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