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The recent spread of the invasive woody alien plant Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) in Sicily

2013

This paper aims at reporting the ongoing process of naturalization of Melia azedarach L. in Sicily. In fact, over half a century after the first detection of spontaneous self-sown seedlings, an abrupt increase of naturalization cases has been recorded by the authors during the last twenty years. More in detail, M. azedarach successfully colonized many suburban lowland areas along the coasts of the island which are characterised by thermo-Mediterranean bioclimate. According to both field and literature data, a gradual spread of M. azedarach in the island can be expected, although it is not possible to predict the speed with which this will occur. Historical information on its introduction at…

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2009

Factors influencing the distribution, abundance and nest-site selection of an endangered Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) population in Sicily

2003

Egyptian vulture (Neophrom percnopterus) breeds in Sicily and, in 22 years of monitoring, has shown a decline followed by a slight recovery. We used Generalised Linear Models to predict: (1) the distribution range, (2) the habitat selection within the range, (3) the quality (i.e., occupation rate, breeding success) of breeding sites. Some 60% of Sicily proved to be unsuitable, being either too densely forested and without cliffs for nesting, or too densely populated, along with intensive agriculture. The models converged, indicating that the pairs select a precise upland habitat where low cliffs, distant from urban areas, are surrounded by arboreal crops and Mediterranean vegetation. The va…

Changes in soil suppressiveness to fusarium wilt and side effects resulting from the introduction of a non-pathogenic strain of Fusarium oxysporum in…

1998

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Interstitial lung disease in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: causes, mechanisms and management

2004

Interstitial lung disease in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: causes, mechanisms and management

Aliens Coming by Ships: Distribution and Origins of the Ocellated Skink Populations in Peninsular Italy

2022

The ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus) is a widespread lizard, naturally distributed between the Maghreb and coastal Pakistan, with few insular populations in the Mediterranean coastal area. Some populations of this species have also been recorded in peninsular Italy, Campania and Southern Tuscany due to accidental introductions via touristic and commercial routes. In this work, we conducted genetic analyses on mitochondrial DNA COXI, cytb and 16S mtDNA genes on a sample of Italian insular and peninsular populations. Differently from what previously suggested, the nucleus in Portici (Southern Italy) may have originated from Sardinia. The intense trade and touristic traffic between Sardin…

Recuperación y reintroducción de Marsilea quadrifolia en los arrozales del delta del Ebro (Tarragona, España).

2001

ESTRELLES, E., IBARS, A. M., IRANZO, J. & MORALES, F. 2001. Recuperation and reintroduction of Marsilea quadrifolia in the rice fields of the Ebro's Delta (Tarragona, Spain). Bot. Complutensis 25: 251-259. Marsilea quadrifolia has got to be a extincted species in the Ebro's Delta. In this work the process of recovery of the species is described by sporocarps localization in the soil, germination of the same ones in the laboratory and cultivation in pots of the obtained sporelings, from which we proceeded to the reintroduction of Marsilea quadrifolia in old rice fields inside the land of the Natural Park, as well as the conservation measures ex situ applied on this species that tradition…

Nonlocal properties of dynamical three-body Casimir-Polder forces

2005

We consider the three-body Casimir-Polder interaction between three atoms during their dynamical self-dressing. We show that the time-dependent three-body Casimir-Polder interaction energy displays nonlocal features related to quantum properties of the electromagnetic field and to the nonlocality of spatial field correlations. We discuss the measurability of this intriguing phenomenon and its relation with the usual concept of stationary three-body forces.

Electrical characterization of CIGSSe photovoltaic modules

2017

This work describes the electrical characterization of CIG(S,Se) 2 sub-modules in order to compare the related performances with those obtained from traditional silicon photovoltaic modules. This characterization has been performed through means of a test bench, mainly composed by a solar simulator equipment, allowing the determination of the parameters of the prototypes under test at different irradiances and temperatures.

FIRST RECORD IN ITALY OF PSYLLAEPHAGUS BLITEUS RIEK (Hymenoptera Encyrtidae) PARASITOID OF GLYCASPIS BRIMBLECOMBEI MOORE (Hemiptera Psyllidae)

2011

Psyllaephagus bliteus Riek (Hymenoptera Encyrtidae), parasitoid of the red gum lerp psyllid Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera Psyllidae), has been recorded for the first time in Italy in September 2011. The arrival of P. bliteus in Sicily is due to an accidental introduction, probably together with its host, as already happened in New Zealand, Brazil, Spain and Morocco.