Search results for "sistematica"

The impact of alien vascular plants in the aquatic habitats of a mediterranean island: preliminary data and observations in Sicily

2016

As is well known, invasive alien species pose a major global threat to the conservation of biodiversity, causing the extinction of native species and modifying ecosystem functions: this is true also for aquatic habitats, particularly susceptible to invasion due to usually high disturbance regimes and easy dispersal of propagules. The island of Sicily is one of the main hotspots of plant biodiversity, in the center of the Mediterranean basin; it hosts different types of freshwater habitats, both lentic (coastal wetlands, saltworks, temporary ponds, lakes, reservoirs) and lotic (springs, streams, permanent and seasonal rivers). As a first step of our analysis of the effects of the alien vascu…

Macrophytes in Inland Waters: From Knowledge to Management

2023

The huge biodiversity of inland waters and the many different aquatic habitats or ecosystems occurring there are particularly threatened by human impacts. In this Special Issue, ten articles have been collected that show new data on the distribution and ecology of some rare aquatic macrophytes, including both vascular plants and charophytes, but also on the use of these organisms for the monitoring, management, and restoration of wetlands.

Fungal biodiversity and in situ conservation in Italy

2011

A remarkable increase in knowledge of fungal biodiversity in Italy has occurred in the last five years. The authors report up-to-date numbers of fungi (Basidiomycota and Ascomycota) by regions together with distributional and ecological data on hypogeous fungi. Specific case studies such as alpine fungi, orchid mycorrhizas symbionts, invasive species, and the use of macrofungi as food by red squirrels are analyzed. In situ conservation strategies carried out on target species and/or taxonomic groups are also indicated.

Banca del Germoplasma di Specie Spontanee (BGS-CT), Orto Botanico di Catania

2010

La Banca del Germoplasma delle specie spontanee dell’Orto Botanico dell’Università di Catania (BGS-CT) è stata realizzata con moderni criteri strutturali e strumentalia partire dal 2004. La Banca ha sede in locali appositamente dedicati nelle adiacenze dell’Orto Botanico e Dipartimento di Botanica nel pieno centro cittadino. L’attività principale è la conservazione ex situ dei semi di specie endemiche, rare e minacciate della flora siciliana, come pure di specie arboree e arbustive di interesse forestale. Con lo scopo di fornire un profilo attuale dell’istituzione, si riportano le informazioni relative alla struttura, al suo personale, alle metodologie impiegate e alle strumentazioni esiste…

Calendula maritima

2017

Contributo alla conoscenza dei licheni e funghi lichenicoli di Pantelleria (Trapani, Sicilia, Italia)

2011

Nell’ambito del progetto di censimento dei licheni del territorio dell’Isola di Pantelleria (Sicilia) sono stati sino ad oggi rilevati 234 taxa di questi 229 sono Ascomiceti lichenizzati e 5 funghi lichenicoli.

Allium therinanthum (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from Israel

2014

Allium therinanthum, a new species of A. sect. Codonoprasum, is described and illustrated from southern Mt. Hermon (Israel). It is a late-flowering diploid species (2n = 16), growing on calcareous substrates of the mountain belt. It is a narrowly distributed geophyte, showing morphological relationships mainly with A. tardiflorum, a typical autumnal species also occurring in Israel within the pinewoods of Mt. Carmel. The morphology, karyology, leaf anatomy, ecology, conservation status and taxonomical relations are examined for both species. A taxonomic comparison with the most allied late flowering species of the sect. Codonoprasum is provided.

Types of names of Orobanche taxa described from North Africa

2013

In the framework of the revision of the genus Orobanche (including Phelipaea) in the Mediterranean area, the original material for 31 names of new taxa described from North Africa by Ball, Battandier, Forsska°l, Maire (partly with Emberger and Jahandiez), Persoon, Poiret and Pomel has been analysed. Typification is discussed, and where necessary types are designated. Accepted names and synonyms of the recognized taxa are given. Three species are illustrated, and one new combination (O. inexspectata) is proposed.

Calongea prieguensis (Pezizaceae), a rare hypogeous ascomycetes in Europe

2019

Calongea prieguensis is a rare hypogeous ascomycetes with fragmented distribution in Europe. The taxonomy, ecology and distribution of this species are reported in this short note. The new locality from northen Sicily widens the area of distribution of C. prieguensis in Europe.

Isoëtes todaroana (Isoëtaceae, Lycopodiophyta), a New Species from Sicily (Italy)

2009

Isoetes todaroana, a new species from western Sicily (Italy), is described. Morpholog- ical, anatomical and ecological characters are given. The main differential characters are the presence of only two leaf air chambers, rather than four as in all other known species of the genus, and the shape of the scales, which have two lateral rounded lobes and one central spine-like lobe, together with its peculiar calcophilic habitat. So far, the species is known from a single locality.