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9. Plant–environment interactions through a functional traits perspective: a review of Italian studies

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Chelli, S, Marignani, M, Barni, E, Petraglia, A, Puglielli, G, Wellstein, C, Acosta, A, Bolpagni, R, Bragazza, L, Campetella, G, Chiarucci, A, Conti, L, Nascimbene, J, Orsenigo, S, Pierce, S, Ricotta, C, Tardella, F, Abeli, T, Aronne, G, Bacaro, G, Bagella, S, Benesperi, R, Bernareggi, G, Bonanomi, G, Bricca, A, Brusa, G, Buffa, G, Burrascano, S, Caccianiga, M, Calabrese, V, Canullo, R, Carbognani, M, Carboni, M, Carranza, M, Catorci, A, Ciccarelli, D, Citterio, S, Cutini, M, Dalle Fratte, M, De Micco, V, Del Vecchio, S, Di Martino, L, Di Musciano, M, Fantinato, E, Filigheddu, R, Frattaroli, A, Gentili, R, Gerdol, R, Giarrizzo, E, Giordani, P, Gratani, L, Incerti, G, Lussu, M, Mazzoleni, S, Mondoni, A, Montagnani, C, Montagnoli, A, Paura, B, Petruzzellis, F, Pisanu, S, Rossi, G, Sgarbi, E, Simonetti, E, Siniscalco, C, Slaviero, A, Stanisci, A, Stinca, A, Tomaselli, M, Cerabolini, B, Chelli S., Marignani M., Barni E., Petraglia A., Puglielli G., Wellstein C., Acosta A. T. R., Bolpagni R., Bragazza L., Campetella G., Chiarucci A., Conti L., Nascimbene J., Orsenigo S., Pierce S., Ricotta C., Tardella F. M., Abeli T., Aronne G., Bacaro G., Bagella S., Benesperi R., Bernareggi G., Bonanomi G., Bricca A., Brusa G., Buffa G., Burrascano S., Caccianiga M., Calabrese V., Canullo R., Carbognani M., Carboni M., Carranza M. L., Catorci A., Ciccarelli D., Citterio S., Cutini M., Dalle Fratte M., De Micco V., Del Vecchio S., Di Martino L., Di Musciano M., Fantinato E., Filigheddu R., Frattaroli A. R., Gentili R., Gerdol R., Giarrizzo E., Giordani P., Gratani L., Incerti G., Lussu M., Mazzoleni S., Mondoni A., Montagnani C., Montagnoli A., Paura B., Petruzzellis F., Pisanu S., Rossi G., Sgarbi E., Simonetti E., Siniscalco C., Slaviero A., Stanisci A., Stinca A., Tomaselli M., Cerabolini B. E. L., Chelli, S, Marignani, M, Barni, E, Petraglia, A, Puglielli, G, Wellstein, C, Acosta, A, Bolpagni, R, Bragazza, L, Campetella, G, Chiarucci, A, Conti, L, Nascimbene, J, Orsenigo, S, Pierce, S, Ricotta, C, Tardella, F, Abeli, T, Aronne, G, Bacaro, G, Bagella, S, Benesperi, R, Bernareggi, G, Bonanomi, G, Bricca, A, Brusa, G, Buffa, G, Burrascano, S, Caccianiga, M, Calabrese, V, Canullo, R, Carbognani, M, Carboni, M, Carranza, M, Catorci, A, Ciccarelli, D, Citterio, S, Cutini, M, Dalle Fratte, M, De Micco, V, Del Vecchio, S, Di Martino, L, Di Musciano, M, Fantinato, E, Filigheddu, R, Frattaroli, A, Gentili, R, Gerdol, R, Giarrizzo, E, Giordani, P, Gratani, L, Incerti, G, Lussu, M, Mazzoleni, S, Mondoni, A, Montagnani, C, Montagnoli, A, Paura, B, Petruzzellis, F, Pisanu, S, Rossi, G, Sgarbi, E, Simonetti, E, Siniscalco, C, Slaviero, A, Stanisci, A, Stinca, A, Tomaselli, M, Cerabolini, B, Chelli S., Marignani M., Barni E., Petraglia A., Puglielli G., Wellstein C., Acosta A. T. R., Bolpagni R., Bragazza L., Campetella G., Chiarucci A., Conti L., Nascimbene J., Orsenigo S., Pierce S., Ricotta C., Tardella F. M., Abeli T., Aronne G., Bacaro G., Bagella S., Benesperi R., Bernareggi G., Bonanomi G., Bricca A., Brusa G., Buffa G., Burrascano S., Caccianiga M., Calabrese V., Canullo R., Carbognani M., Carboni M., Carranza M. L., Catorci A., Ciccarelli D., Citterio S., Cutini M., Dalle Fratte M., De Micco V., Del Vecchio S., Di Martino L., Di Musciano M., Fantinato E., Filigheddu R., Frattaroli A. R., Gentili R., Gerdol R., Giarrizzo E., Giordani P., Gratani L., Incerti G., Lussu M., Mazzoleni S., Mondoni A., Montagnani C., Montagnoli A., Paura B., Petruzzellis F., Pisanu S., Rossi G., Sgarbi E., Simonetti E., Siniscalco C., Slaviero A., Stanisci A., Stinca A., Tomaselli M., and Cerabolini B. E. L.

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Italy is among the European countries with the greatest plant diversity due to both a great environmental heterogeneity and a long history of man–environment interactions. Trait-based approaches to ecological studies have developed greatly over recent decades worldwide, although several issues concerning the relationships between plant functional traits and the environment still lack sufficient empirical evaluation. To draw insights on the association between plant functional traits and direct and indirect human and natural pressures on the environmental drivers, this article summarizes the existing knowledge on this topic by reviewing the results of studies performed in Italy adopting a functional trait approach on vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. Although we recorded trait measurements for 1418 taxa, our review highlighted some major gaps in plant traits knowledge: Mediterranean ecosystems are poorly represented; traits related to belowground organs are still overlooked; traits measurements for bryophytes and lichens are lacking. Finally, intraspecific variation has been little studied at community level so far. We conclude by highlighting the need for approaches evaluating trait–environment relationship at large spatial and temporal scales and the need of a more effective contribution to online databases to tie more firmly Italian researchers to international scientific networks on plant traits.

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2019

10. Phenotypic differentiation among native, expansive and introduced populations influences invasion success

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Lazaro-Lobo, A, Moles, AT, Fried, G, Verloove, F, Campos, JA, Herrera, M, Goni, E, Bioret, F, Buffa, G, Fantinato, E, Sentinella, A, Zalucki, MP, Mayfield, M, Smith, T, Catling, A, Zalucki, JM, Lucardi, RD, Shoemaker, CM, Mason, DS, Ervin, GN, Lazaro-Lobo, A, Moles, AT, Fried, G, Verloove, F, Campos, JA, Herrera, M, Goni, E, Bioret, F, Buffa, G, Fantinato, E, Sentinella, A, Zalucki, MP, Mayfield, M, Smith, T, Catling, A, Zalucki, JM, Lucardi, RD, Shoemaker, CM, Mason, DS, and Ervin, GN

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Aim Humans influence species distributions by modifying the environment and by dispersing species beyond their natural ranges. Populations of species that have established in disjunct regions of the world may exhibit trait differentiation from native populations due to founder effects and adaptations to selection pressures in each distributional region. We compared multiple native, expansive and introduced populations of a single species across the world, considering the influence of environmental stressors and transgenerational effects. Location United States Gulf and Atlantic coasts, United States interior, European Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, east coast of Australia. Taxon Baccharis halimifolia L. (eastern baccharis). Methods We monitored seed germination, seedling emergence, survival and early growth in a common garden experiment, conducted with over 18,200 seeds from 80 populations. We also evaluated the influence of environmental stress and maternal traits on progeny performance. Results Introduced European Atlantic populations had faster germination and early growth than native populations. However, this was not the case for the more recently naturalized European Mediterranean populations. Introduced Australian populations grew faster than native populations in non‐saline environments but had lower survival in saline conditions commonly encountered in the native range. Similarly, expansive inland US populations germinated faster than coastal native populations in non‐saline environments but grew and germinated more slowly in saline environments. Maternal inflorescence and plant size were positively related with seed germination and seedling survival, whereas flower abundance was positively correlated with seedling early growth and survival. However, maternal traits explained a much lower fraction of the total variation in early demographic stages of B. halimifolia than did distributional range. Main conclusions Phenotypic differentiation could

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2021

11. Fine-grain beta diversity of Palaearctic grassland vegetation

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Dembicz, I., Dengler, J., Steinbauer, M.J., Matthews, T.J., Bartha, S., Burrascano, S., Chiarucci, A., Filibeck, G., Gillet, F., Janišová, M., Palpurina, S., Storch, D., Ulrich, W., Aćić, S., Boch, S., Campos, J.A., Cancellieri, L., Carboni, M., Ciaschetti, G., Conradi, T., De Frenne, P., Dolezal, J., Dolnik, C., Essl, F., Fantinato, E., García-Mijangos, I., Giusso del Galdo, G.P., Grytnes, J.-A., Guarino, R., Güler, B., Kapfer, J., Klichowska, E., Kozub, Ł., Kuzemko, A., Löbel, S., Manthey, M., Marcenò, C., Mimet, Anne, Naqinezhad, A., Noroozi, J., Nowak, A., Pauli, H., Peet, R.K., Pellissier, Vincent, Pielech, R., Terzi, M., Uğurlu, E., Valkó, O., Vasheniak, I., Vassilev, K., Vynokurov, D., White, H.J., Willner, W., Winkler, M., Wolfrum, S., Zhang, J., Biurrun, I., Dembicz, I., Dengler, J., Steinbauer, M.J., Matthews, T.J., Bartha, S., Burrascano, S., Chiarucci, A., Filibeck, G., Gillet, F., Janišová, M., Palpurina, S., Storch, D., Ulrich, W., Aćić, S., Boch, S., Campos, J.A., Cancellieri, L., Carboni, M., Ciaschetti, G., Conradi, T., De Frenne, P., Dolezal, J., Dolnik, C., Essl, F., Fantinato, E., García-Mijangos, I., Giusso del Galdo, G.P., Grytnes, J.-A., Guarino, R., Güler, B., Kapfer, J., Klichowska, E., Kozub, Ł., Kuzemko, A., Löbel, S., Manthey, M., Marcenò, C., Mimet, Anne, Naqinezhad, A., Noroozi, J., Nowak, A., Pauli, H., Peet, R.K., Pellissier, Vincent, Pielech, R., Terzi, M., Uğurlu, E., Valkó, O., Vasheniak, I., Vassilev, K., Vynokurov, D., White, H.J., Willner, W., Winkler, M., Wolfrum, S., Zhang, J., and Biurrun, I.

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Questions Which environmental factors influence fine-grain beta diversity of vegetation and do they vary among taxonomic groups? Location Palaearctic biogeographic realm. Methods We extracted 4,654 nested-plot series with at least four different grain sizes between 0.0001 m(2) and 1,024 m(2) from the GrassPlot database, covering a wide range of different grassland and other open habitat types. We derived extensive environmental and structural information for these series. For each series and four taxonomic groups (vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, all), we calculated the slope parameter (z-value) of the power law species-area relationship (SAR), as a beta diversity measure. We tested whether z-values differed among taxonomic groups and with respect to biogeographic gradients (latitude, elevation, macroclimate), ecological (site) characteristics (several stress-productivity, disturbance and heterogeneity measures, including land use) and alpha diversity (c-value of the power law SAR). Results Mean z-values were highest for lichens, intermediate for vascular plants and lowest for bryophytes. Bivariate regressions of z-values against environmental variables had rather low predictive power (mean R-2 = 0.07 for vascular plants, less for other taxa). For vascular plants, the strongest predictors of z-values were herb layer cover (negative), elevation (positive), rock and stone cover (positive) and the c-value (U-shaped). All tested metrics related to land use (fertilization, livestock grazing, mowing, burning, decrease in naturalness) led to a decrease in z-values. Other predictors had little or no impact on z-values. The patterns for bryophytes, lichens and all taxa combined were similar but weaker than those for vascular plants. Conclusions We conclude that productivity has negative and heterogeneity positive effects on z-values, while the effect of disturbance varies depending on type and intensity. These patterns and the differences among taxonomic groups can be e

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2021

13. Plant functional traits and the environment: a review of Italian studies

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CHELLI S, MARIGNANI M, BARNI E, PETRAGLIA A, PUGLIELLI G, WELLSTEIN C, ACOSTA ATR, BOLPAGNI R, BRAGAZZA L, CAMPETELLA G, CHIARUCCI A, CONTI L, NASCIMBENE J, ORSENIGO S, PIERCE S, RICOTTA C, TARDELLA FM, ABELI T, ARONNE G, BACARO G, BAGELLA S, BENESPERI R, BERNAREGGI G, BONANOMI G, BRUSA G, BUFFA G, BURRASCANO S, CACCIANIGA M, CALABRESE V, CANULLO R, CARBOGNANI M, CARBONI M, CARRANZA ML, CATORCI A, CICCARELLI D, CITTERIO S, CUTINI M, DALLE FRATTE M, DE MICCO V, DEL VECCHIO S, DI MARTINO L, DI MUSCIANO M, FANTINATO E, FILIGHEDDU R, FRATTAROLI A, GENTILI R, GERDOL R, GIARRIZZO E, GIORDANI P, GRATANI L, INCERTI G, MAZZOLENI S, MONDONI A, MONTAGNANI C, MONTAGNOLI AA, PAURA B, PETRUZZELLIS F, PISANU S, ROSSI G, SGARBI E, SINISCALCO C, SLAVIERO A, STANISCI A, STINCA A, TOMASELLI M & CERABOLINI BEL, Chelli, S, Marignani, M, Barni, E, Petraglia, A, Puglielli, G, Wellstein, C, Acosta, Atr, Bolpagni, R, Bragazza, L, Campetella, G, Chiarucci, A, Conti, L, Nascimbene, J, Orsenigo, S, Pierce, S, Ricotta, C, Tardella, Fm, Abeli, T, Aronne, G, Bacaro, G, Bagella, S, Benesperi, R, Bernareggi, G, Bonanomi, G, Brusa, G, Buffa, G, Burrascano, S, Caccianiga, M, Calabrese, V, Canullo, R, Carbognani, M, Carboni, M, Carranza, Ml, Catorci, A, Ciccarelli, D, Citterio, S, Cutini, M, DALLE FRATTE, M, DE MICCO, V, DEL VECCHIO, S, DI MARTINO, L, DI MUSCIANO, M, Fantinato, E, Filigheddu, R, Frattaroli, A, Gentili, R, Gerdol, R, Giarrizzo, E, Giordani, P, Gratani, L, Incerti, G, Mazzoleni, S, Mondoni, A, Montagnani, C, Montagnoli, Aa, Paura, B, Petruzzellis, F, Pisanu, S, Rossi, G, Sgarbi, E, Siniscalco, C, Slaviero, A, Stanisci, A, Stinca, A, Tomaselli, M &amp, and CERABOLINI BEL

Subjects
land use change, terrestrial and freshwater environments, CSR plant strategy theory, plant trait, forest management, Climate change, intraspecific variability
Abstract

Italy is among the European countries with the greatest plant diversity due to both a great environmental heterogeneity and a long history of man–environment interactions. Trait-based approaches to ecological studies have developed greatly over recent decades worldwide, although several issues concerning the relationships between plant functional traits and the environment still lack sufficient empirical evaluation. To draw insights on the association between plant functional traits and direct and indirect human and natural pressures on the environmental drivers, this article summarizes the existing knowledge on this topic by reviewing the results of studies performed in Italy adopting a functional trait approach on vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. Although we recorded trait measurements for 1418 taxa, our review highlighted some major gaps in plant traits knowledge: Mediterranean ecosystems are poorly represented; traits related to belowground organs are still overlooked; traits measurements for bryophytes and lichens are lacking. Finally, intraspecific variation has been little studied at community level so far. We conclude by highlighting the need for approaches evaluating trait–environment relationship at large spatial and temporal scales and the need of a more effective contribution to online databases to tie more firmly Italian researchers to international scientific networks on plant traits.

Published
2019

14. Il Reporting ex-Art. 17 degli Habitat di All. I alla Direttiva 92/43/CEE in Italia: metodi, criticità, stato dell'arte e prospettive future

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Gigante, D., Selvaggi, A., Acosta, A. T. R., Adorni, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Armiraglio, S., Assini, S., Attorre, F., Bagella, S., Barcella, M., Bazan, G., Bertacchi, A., Bolpagni, R., Bonari, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Cacciatori, C., Caria, M. C., Casavecchia, S., Casella, L., Cerabolini, B. E. L., Ciaschetti, G., Ciccarelli, D., Cogoni, A., Cutini, M., De Sanctis, M., De Simone, W., Del Vecchio, S., Di Cecco, V., Di Martino, L., Di Musciano, M., Fantinato, E., Filesi, L., Foggi, B., Forte, L., Frattaroli, A. R., Galdenzi, D., Gangale, C., Gianguzzi, L., Giusso Del Galdo, G., Grignetti, A., Guarino, R., Lasen, C., Maneli, F., Marcenò, C., Mariotti, M. G., Oriolo, G., Paura, B., Perrino, E., Pesaresi, S., Pezzi, G., Pisanu, S., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Puglisi, M., Rivieccio, G., Sciandrello, S., Spampinato, G., Stinca, A., Strumia, S., Taffetani, F., Tesei, G., Tomaselli, V., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Villani, M., Wagensommer, R., Zanatta, K., and Angelini, P.

Subjects
Habitat, conservation, Europeand Directive
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2019

15. Animal-mediated interactions for pollination in saltmarsh communities

Author

Fantinato, E. and Buffa, G.

Subjects
biotic interactions, halophytic communities, Venice lagoon, Settore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica, pollinators, Biodiversity conservation, biotic interactions, halophytic communities, landscape, pollinators, Venice lagoon, landscape, Biodiversity conservation, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale e Applicata
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2019

16. An overview of the Italian forest biodiversity and its conservation level, based on the first outcomes of the 4th Habitat Report ex-Art. 17

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Gigante, D., Selvaggi, A., Acosta Alicia, T., Adorni, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Armiraglio, S., Assini, S., Attorre, F., Bagella, S., Barcella, M., Giuseppe Bazan, Bertacchi, A., Bolpagni, R., Bonari, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga Marco Stefano, Cacciatori, C., Carmela, C., Casavecchia, S., Casella, L., Cerabolini Bruno, E., Ciaschetti, G., Ciccarelli, D., Cogoni, A., Cutini, M., De Sanctis Michele, De Simone Walter, Del Vecchio Silvia, Di Cecco Valter, Di Martino Luciano, Di Musciano Michele, Fantinato, E., Filesi, L., Foggi, B., Forte, L., Frattaroli Anna Rita, Galdenzi, D., Gangale, C., lorenzo gianguzzi, Giusso Del Galdo Gianpietro, Grignetti, A., Riccardo Guarino, Lasen, C., Maneli, F., Marcenò, C., Mariotti Mauro Giorgio, Oriolo, G., Paura, B., Perrino, E., Pesaresi, S., Pezzi, G., Pisanu, S., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Puglisi, M., Rivieccio, G., Sciandrello, S., Spampinato, G., Stinca, A., Strumia, S., Taffetani, F., Tesei, G., Tomaselli, V., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Villani, M., Wagensommer Robert Philipp, Zanatta, K., Angelini, P., Società Botanica Italiana, Gigante, Daniela, Selvaggi, Alberto, Acosta Alicia, T. R., Adorni, Michele, Allegrezza, Marina, Angiolini, Claudia, Armiraglio, Stefano, Assini, Silvia, Attorre, Fabio, Bagella, Simonetta, Barcella, Matteo, Bazan, Giuseppe, Bertacchi, Andrea, Bolpagni, Rossano, Bonari, Gianmaria, Buffa, Gabriella, Caccianiga Marco, Stefano, Cacciatori, Cecilia, Caria Maria, Carmela, Casavecchia, Simona, Casella, Laura, Cerabolini Bruno, E. L., Ciaschetti, Giampiero, Ciccarelli, Daniela, Cogoni, Annalena, Cutini, Maurizio, De Sanctis, Michele, De Simone, Walter, Del Vecchio, Silvia, Di Cecco, Valter, Di Martino, Luciano, Di Musciano, Michele, Fantinato, Edy, Filesi, Leonardo, Foggi, Bruno, Forte, Luigi, Frattaroli Anna, Rita, Galdenzi, Diana, Gangale, Carmen, Gianguzzi, Lorenzo, Giusso Del Galdo, Gianpietro, Grignetti, Alessandra, Guarino, Riccardo, Lasen, Cesare, Maneli, Fabio, Marcenò, Corrado, Mariotti Mauro, Giorgio, Oriolo, Giuseppe, Paura, Bruno, Perrino, Enrico, Pesaresi, Simone, Pezzi, Giovanna, Pisanu, Stefania, Poponessi, Silvia, Prisco, Irene, Puglisi, Marta, Rivieccio, Giovanni, Sciandrello, Saverio, Spampinato, Giovanni, Stinca, Adriano, Strumia, Sandro, Taffetani, Fabio, Tesei, Giulio, Tomaselli, Valeria, Venanzoni, Roberto, Viciani, Daniele, Villani, Mariacristina, Wagensommer Robert, Philipp, Zanatta, Katia, Angelini, Paola, and Gigante Daniela, Selvaggi Alberto, Acosta Alicia T.R., Adorni Michele, Allegrezza Marina, Angiolini Claudia, Armiraglio Stefano, Assini Silvia, Attorre Fabio, Bagella Simonetta, Barcella Matteo, Bazan Giuseppe, Bertacchi Andrea, Bolpagni Rossano, Bonari Gianmaria, Buffa Gabriella, Caccianiga Marco Stefano, Cacciatori Cecilia, Caria Maria.Carmela, Casavecchia Simona, Casella Laura, Cerabolini Bruno E.L., Ciaschetti Giampiero, Ciccarelli Daniela, Cogoni Annalena, Cutini Maurizio, De Sanctis Michele, De Simone Walter, Del Vecchio Silvia, Di Cecco Valter, Di Martino Luciano, Di Musciano Michele, Fantinato Edy, Filesi Leonardo, Foggi Bruno, Forte Luigi, Frattaroli Anna Rita, Galdenzi Diana, Gangale Carmen, Gianguzzi Lorenzo, Giusso Del Galdo Gianpietro, Grignetti Alessandra, Guarino Riccardo, Lasen Cesare, Maneli Fabio, Marcenò Corrado, Mariotti Mauro Giorgio, Oriolo Giuseppe, Paura Bruno, Perrino Enrico, Pesaresi Simone, Pezzi Giovanna, Pisanu Stefania, Poponessi Silvia, Prisco Irene, Puglisi Marta, Rivieccio Giovanni, Sciandrello Saverio, Spampinato Giovanni, Stinca Adriano, Strumia Sandro, Taffetani Fabio, Tesei Giulio, Tomaselli Valeria, Venanzoni Roberto, Viciani Daniele, Villani Mariacristina, Wagensommer Robert Philipp, Zanatta Katia, Angelini Paola

Subjects
Habitat, Habitat, Italian forests, Vegetation Science, Natura 2000, Biodiversity conservation, Italian forests
Abstract

In 2019 the 4th Report ex-Art. 17 on the conservation status (CS) of Annex I Habitats of the 92/43/EEC Directive was expected by every EU/28 country, with reference to the period 2013-18. In Italy, the process was in charge to the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), on behalf of the Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea Protection (MATTM), with the scientific support of the Italian Botanical Society (SBI). A large group of thematic and territorial experts elaborated the available data concerning the 124 types of terrestrial and inland water Habitats present in Italy, 39 of which are represented by Forest Habitats (Group 9),. The main aim of the work was the evaluation of the overall CS of each Habitat by Biogeographic Region (Mediterranean, Continental and Alpine), for a total amount of 294 assessments. A high proportion of these (92, corresponding to 31% of the total) referred to Forest Habitats, including 20 marginal types for which the CS was not requested. The analysis was carried out at different scales: a) administrative territory, through the data contained in the ISPRA database, whose compilation was in charge to the Regions and Autonomous Provinces; b) Natura 2000 site, with the latest updates available (Standard Data Forms updated to 2018); c) national scale, implementing the distribution maps for each Habitat based on the European grid ETRS89-LAEA5210 (10x10 km2 mesh); d) Biogeographic Region, scale of the final assessment. Cartographic outcomes, associated databases and additional data used for the assessments will be available online on the ISPRA Portal as soon as the validation process by the European Commission will be completed. A dedicated archive named "HAB_IT" has been created in the national database "VegItaly" (1), managed by the Italian Society of Vegetation Science, where the phytosociological relevés representative of the various Annex I Habitats in Italy will be archived and freely accessible. An overview of the results regarding the Forest habitats is here provided, including a comparison with the outcomes of the former reporting cycle, the 3rd Report ex-Art. 17 (2). In several cases (e.g. 9120, 91L0), the distribution maps have been remarkably improved due to better knowledge and more fitful interpretation. The conservation status resulted as Favourable (FV) for 6,7%, Inadequate (U1) for 58,7% and Bad (U1) for 32,0% of the 72 assessed forest Habitat types. In no case there was an improvement of the conservation status, while in 6 cases a worsening of the conditions resulted from the data analysis, pointing out the Habitats types with a higher need of action. Similarly to other projects carried out as a team by the network of Annex I Habitat experts of the Italian Botanical Society and the Italian Society for Vegetation Science (e.g. 3, 4), this is another step in the direction of supporting the implementation of the 92/43/EEC "Habitat" Directive in Italy and Europe. On this ground, the high biodiversity of the Italian forest Habitats could be emphasized, however results pointed out that some rare or endemic types (e.g. Alnus cordata or Betula aetnensis-dominated forests) are still scarcely acknowledged by the most prominent EU conservation tools such as the Annex I to the "Habitat" Directive. 1) F. Landucci et al. (2012) Plant Biosyst., 146(4), 756-763 2) P. Genovesi et al. (2014) ISPRA, Serie Rapporti, 194/2014 3) E. Biondi et al. (2009) Società Botanica Italiana, MATTM, D.P.N., http://vnr.unipg.it/habitat/ 4) D. Gigante et al. (2016) Plant Sociology, 53(2), 77-87

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2019

17. An overview of the Italian forest biodiversity and its conservation level, based on the first outcomes of the 4th Habitat Report ex-Art. 17. Communication IX

Author

Gigante, D., Selvaggi, A., Acosta, A. T. R., Adorni, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Armiraglio, S., Assini, S., Attorre, F., Bagella, S., Barcella, M., Bazan, G., Bertacchi, A., Bolpagni, R., Bonari, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Cacciatori, C., Caria, M. C., Casavecchia, S., Casella, L., Cerabolini, B. E. L., Ciaschetti, G., Ciccarelli, D., Cogoni, A., Cutini, M., De Sanctis, M., De Simone, W., Del Vecchio, S., Di Cecco, V., Di Martino, L., Di Musciano, M., Fantinato, E., Filesi, L., Foggi, B., Forte, L., Frattaroli, A. R., Galdenzi, D., Gangale, C., Gianguzzi, L., Giusso Del Galdo, G., Grignetti, A., Guarino, R., Lasen, C., Maneli, F., Marcenò, C., Mariotti, M. G., Oriolo, G., Paura, B., Perrino, E., Pesaresi, S., Pezzi, G., Pisanu, S., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Puglisi, M., Rivieccio, G., Sciandrello, S., Spampinato, G., Stinca, A., Strumia, S., Taffetani, F., Tesei, G., Tomaselli, V., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Villani, M., Wagensommer, R., Zanatta, K., and Angelini, P.

Subjects
Habitat, forests, conservation, monitoring, 92/43/EEC
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2019

19. Species–area relationships in continuous vegetation: Evidence from Palaearctic grasslands

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Dengler, J., Matthews, T.J., Steinbauer, M.J., Wolfrum, S., Boch, S., Chiarucci, A., Conradi, T., Dembicz, I., Marcenò, C., García‐Mijangos, I., Nowak, A., Storch, D., Ulrich, W., Campos, J.A., Cancellieri, L., Carboni, M., Ciaschetti, G., De Frenne, P., Dolezal, J., Dolnik, C., Essl, F., Fantinato, E., Filibeck, G., Grytnes, J.-A., Guarino, R., Güler, B., Janišová, M., Klichowska, E., Kozub, Ł., Kuzemko, A., Manthey, M., Mimet, Anne, Naqinezhad, A., Pedersen, C., Peet, R.K., Pellissier, Vincent, Pielech, R., Potenza, G., Rosati, L., Terzi, M., Valkó, O., Vynokurov, D., White, H., Winkler, M., Biurrun, I., Dengler, J., Matthews, T.J., Steinbauer, M.J., Wolfrum, S., Boch, S., Chiarucci, A., Conradi, T., Dembicz, I., Marcenò, C., García‐Mijangos, I., Nowak, A., Storch, D., Ulrich, W., Campos, J.A., Cancellieri, L., Carboni, M., Ciaschetti, G., De Frenne, P., Dolezal, J., Dolnik, C., Essl, F., Fantinato, E., Filibeck, G., Grytnes, J.-A., Guarino, R., Güler, B., Janišová, M., Klichowska, E., Kozub, Ł., Kuzemko, A., Manthey, M., Mimet, Anne, Naqinezhad, A., Pedersen, C., Peet, R.K., Pellissier, Vincent, Pielech, R., Potenza, G., Rosati, L., Terzi, M., Valkó, O., Vynokurov, D., White, H., Winkler, M., and Biurrun, I.

Abstract

Aim Species–area relationships (SARs) are fundamental scaling laws in ecology although their shape is still disputed. At larger areas, power laws best represent SARs. Yet, it remains unclear whether SARs follow other shapes at finer spatial grains in continuous vegetation. We asked which function describes SARs best at small grains and explored how sampling methodology or the environment influence SAR shape. Location Palaearctic grasslands and other non‐forested habitats. Taxa Vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. Methods We used the GrassPlot database, containing standardized vegetation‐plot data from vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens spanning a wide range of grassland types throughout the Palaearctic and including 2,057 nested‐plot series with at least seven grain sizes ranging from 1 cm2 to 1,024 m2. Using nonlinear regression, we assessed the appropriateness of different SAR functions (power, power quadratic, power breakpoint, logarithmic, Michaelis–Menten). Based on AICc, we tested whether the ranking of functions differed among taxonomic groups, methodological settings, biomes or vegetation types. Results The power function was the most suitable function across the studied taxonomic groups. The superiority of this function increased from lichens to bryophytes to vascular plants to all three taxonomic groups together. The sampling method was highly influential as rooted presence sampling decreased the performance of the power function. By contrast, biome and vegetation type had practically no influence on the superiority of the power law. Main conclusions We conclude that SARs of sessile organisms at smaller spatial grains are best approximated by a power function. This coincides with several other comprehensive studies of SARs at different grain sizes and for different taxa, thus supporting the general appropriateness of the power function for modelling species diversity over a wide range of grain sizes. The poor performance of the M

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2019

20. Biodiversity patterns of dry grasslands in the Central Apennines (Italy) along a precipitation gradient: experiences from te 10th EDGG Field Workshop

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Filibeck, G., Cancellieri, L., Sperandii, M. G., Becker, T., Belenovskaya, E., Berastegi, A., Biurrun, I., Bückle, C., Che, R., Conti, F., Dembicz, I., Dengler, J., Fantinato, E., Frank, D., Frattaroli, A. R., Garcia, I., Guglielmino, A., Janisovà, M., Maestri, S., Magnes, M., Rosati, L., Tsarevskaya, N. Sobolev¸ N., and Vynokurov, D.

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Apennines, dry grassland, Apennines, biodiversity, dry grassland, biodiversity
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2018

26. Effects of Disturbance on Sandy Coastal Ecosystems of N-Adriatic Coasts (Italy)

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Buffa, Gabriella, Fantinato, E., Pizzo, L., and Fantinato, Edy

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Ecology, Biodiversity, Introduced species, multiscale analysis, hierarchical landscape classification approach, Mediterranean Basin, Sand dune stabilization, Italy, Habitat, Disturbance (ecology), sandy coastal ecosystems, coastal zonation, conservation status assessment, Local extinction, Rarefaction (ecology), Environmental science
Abstract

All coastal European Countries, and particularly those of the Mediterranean Basin (Curr et al., 2000; European Environment Agency [EEA], 1999), suffer from the loss and degradation of sand dune landscape which are leading to a dramatic biodiversity loss, caused by the alteration and disappearance of many habitats and the rarefaction and/or local extinction of the most typical and extremely specialized native species, sometimes replaced with alien species.

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32. Shedding light on typical species: Implications for habitat monitoring

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Gianmaria Bonari, Edy Fantinato, Lorenzo Lazzaro, Marta Gaia Sperandii, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, Marina Allegrezza, Silvia Assini, Marco Caccianiga, Valter Di Cecco, Annarita Frattaroli, Daniela Gigante, Giovanni Rivieccio, Giulio Tesei, Barbara Valle, Daniele Viciani, Giulia Albani Rocchetti, Claudia Angiolini, Emilio Badalamenti, Davide Barberis, Matteo Barcella, Giuseppe Bazan, Andrea Bertacchi, Rossano Bolpagni, Federica Bonini, Alessandro Bricca, Gabriella Buffa, Mariasole Calbi, Silvia Cannucci, Luigi Cao Pinna, Maria Carmela Caria, Emanuela Carli, Silvia Cascone, Mauro Casti, Bruno Enrico Leone Cerabolini, Riccardo Copiz, Maurizio Cutini, Leopoldo De Simone, Andrea De Toma, Michele Dalle Fratte, Luciano Di Martino, Romeo Di Pietro, Leonardo Filesi, Bruno Foggi, Paola Fortini, Roberto Gennaio, Gabriele Gheza, Michele Lonati, Andrea Mainetti, Marco Malavasi, Corrado Marcenò, Carla Micheli, Chiara Minuzzo, Michele Mugnai, Carmelo Maria Musarella, Francesca Napoleone, Ginevra Nota, Giovanna Piga, Marco Pittarello, Ilaria Pozzi, Safiya Praleskouskaya, Francesco Rota, Giacomo Santini, Simona Sarmati, Alberto Selvaggi, Giovanni Spampinato, Adriano Stinca, Francesco Pio Tozzi, Roberto Venanzoni, Mariacristina Villani, Katia Zanatta, Magda Zanzottera, Simonetta Bagella, Bonari G., Fantinato E., Lazzaro L., Sperandii M.G., Acosta A.T.R., Allegrezza M., Assini S., Caccianiga M., Di Cecco V., Frattaroli A., Gigante D., Rivieccio G., Tesei G., Valle B., Viciani D., Rocchetti G.A., Angiolini C., Badalamenti E., Barberis D., Barcella M., Bazan G., Bertacchi A., Bolpagni R., Bonini F., Bricca A., Buffa G., Calbi M., Cannucci S., Pinna L.C., Caria M.C., Carli E., Cascone S., Casti M., Cerabolini B.E.L., Copiz R., Cutini M., de Simone L., de Toma A., Fratte M.D., Di Martino L., Di Pietro R., Filesi L., Foggi B., Fortini P., Gennaio R., Gheza G., Lonati M., Mainetti A., Malavasi M., Marceno C., Micheli C., Minuzzo C., Mugnai M., Musarella C.M., Napoleone F., Nota G., Piga G., Pittarello M., Pozzi I., Praleskouskaya S., Rota F., Santini G., Sarmati S., Selvaggi A., Spampinato G., Stinca A., Tozzi F.P., Venanzoni R., Villani M., Zanatta K., Zanzottera M., Bagella S., Bonari, G., Fantinato, E., Lazzaro, L., Sperandii, M. G., Acosta, A. T. R., Allegrezza, M., Assini, S., Caccianiga, M., Di Cecco, V., Frattaroli, A., Gigante, D., Rivieccio, G., Tesei, G., Valle, B., Viciani, D., Rocchetti, G. A., Angiolini, C., Badalamenti, E., Barberis, D., Barcella, M., Bazan, G., Bertacchi, A., Bolpagni, R., Bonini, F., Bricca, A., Buffa, G., Calbi, M., Cannucci, S., Pinna, L. C., Caria, M. C., Carli, E., Cascone, S., Casti, M., Cerabolini, B. E. L., Copiz, R., Cutini, M., de Simone, L., de Toma, A., Fratte, M. D., Di Martino, L., Di Pietro, R., Filesi, L., Foggi, B., Fortini, P., Gennaio, R., Gheza, G., Lonati, M., Mainetti, A., Malavasi, M., Marceno, C., Micheli, C., Minuzzo, C., Mugnai, M., Musarella, C. M., Napoleone, F., Nota, G., Piga, G., Pittarello, M., Pozzi, I., Praleskouskaya, S., Rota, F., Santini, G., Sarmati, S., Selvaggi, A., Spampinato, G., Stinca, A., Tozzi, F. P., Venanzoni, R., Villani, M., Zanatta, K., Zanzottera, M., and Bagella, S.

Subjects
Structure and function, diagnostic and characteristic species, habitat monitoring, keystone species, Natura 2000, plant community, structure and functions, typical species, 92/43/EEC Directive, Keystone specie, Settore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica, Typical species, Plant culture, Diagnostic and characteristic species, Plant community, SB1-1110, Diagnostic and characteristic specie, 92/43/EEC Directive, Habitat monitoring, Keystone species, Natura 2000, Structure and functions, QK900-989, Plant ecology, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale e Applicata
Abstract

Habitat monitoring in Europe is regulated by Article 17 of the Habitats Directive, which suggests the use of typical species to assess habitat conservation status. Yet, the Directive uses the term “typical” species but does not provide a definition, either for its use in reporting or for its use in impact assessments. To address the issue , a n online workshop was organized by the Italian Society for Vegetation Science (SISV) to shed light on the diversity of perspectives regarding the different concepts of typical species, and to discuss the possible implications for habitat monitoring. To this aim, we inquired 73 people with a very different degree of expertise in the field of vegetation science by means of a tailored survey composed of six questions. We analysed the data using Pearson's Chi-squared test to verify that the answers diverged from a random distribution and checked the effect of the degree of experience of the surveyees on the results. We found that most of the surveyees agreed on the use of the phytosociological method for habitat monitoring and of the diagnostic and characteristic species to evaluate the structural and functional conservation status of habitats. With this contribution, we shed light on the meaning of “typical” species in the context of habitat monitoring.

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2021

33. Plant–environment interactions through a functional traits perspective: a review of Italian studies

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Maurizio Cutini, Silvia Del Vecchio, Enrico Simonetti, Adriano Stinca, Carlo Ricotta, Sabina Burrascano, Giovanni Bacaro, Simone Orsenigo, Thomas Abeli, Consolata Siniscalco, Chiara Montagnani, Anna Rita Frattaroli, Daniela Ciccarelli, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, Sandra Citterio, Giandiego Campetella, Gabriella Buffa, Marcello Tomaselli, Renato Benesperi, Michele Carbognani, Michele Dalle Fratte, Elena Barni, Marco Caccianiga, Alessandro Bricca, Michele Di Musciano, Juri Nascimbene, Graziano Rossi, Bruno Paura, Francesco Petruzzellis, Antonio Montagnoli, Giovanna Aronne, Andrea Catorci, Guido Incerti, Stefano Chelli, Antonio Slaviero, Federico Maria Tardella, Rossano Bolpagni, Simon Pierce, Veronica De Micco, Camilla Wellstein, Paolo Giordani, Bruno Enrico Leone Cerabolini, Luisa Conti, Simonetta Bagella, Valentina Calabrese, Marta Carboni, Andrea Mondoni, Elisabetta Sgarbi, Michele Lussu, Loretta Gratani, Rodolfo Gentili, Alessandro Chiarucci, Eleonora Giarrizzo, Stefano Mazzoleni, Giacomo Puglielli, Roberto Canullo, Giulietta Bernareggi, Giuliano Bonanomi, Alessandro Petraglia, Edy Fantinato, Renato Gerdol, Luciano Di Martino, Rossella Speranza Filigheddu, Maria Laura Carranza, Luca Bragazza, Michela Marignani, Angela Stanisci, Stefania Pisanu, Guido Brusa, Chelli S., Marignani M., Barni E., Petraglia A., Puglielli G., Wellstein C., Acosta A.T.R., Bolpagni R., Bragazza L., Campetella G., Chiarucci A., Conti L., Nascimbene J., Orsenigo S., Pierce S., Ricotta C., Tardella F.M., Abeli T., Aronne G., Bacaro G., Bagella S., Benesperi R., Bernareggi G., Bonanomi G., Bricca A., Brusa G., Buffa G., Burrascano S., Caccianiga M., Calabrese V., Canullo R., Carbognani M., Carboni M., Carranza M.L., Catorci A., Ciccarelli D., Citterio S., Cutini M., Dalle Fratte M., De Micco V., Del Vecchio S., Di Martino L., Di Musciano M., Fantinato E., Filigheddu R., Frattaroli A.R., Gentili R., Gerdol R., Giarrizzo E., Giordani P., Gratani L., Incerti G., Lussu M., Mazzoleni S., Mondoni A., Montagnani C., Montagnoli A., Paura B., Petruzzellis F., Pisanu S., Rossi G., Sgarbi E., Simonetti E., Siniscalco C., Slaviero A., Stanisci A., Stinca A., Tomaselli M., Cerabolini B.E.L., Chelli, S., Marignani, M., Barni, E., Petraglia, A., Puglielli, G., Wellstein, C., Acosta, Atr., Bolpagni, R., Bragazza, L., Campetella, G., Chiarucci, A., Conti, L., Nascimbene, J., Orsenigo, S., Pierce, S., Ricotta, C., Tardella, Fm., Abeli, T., Aronne, G., Bacaro, G., Bagella, S., Benesperi, R., Bernareggi, G., Bonanomi, G., Bricca, A., Brusa, G., Buffa, G., Burrascano, S., Caccianiga, M., Calabrese, V., Canullo, R., Carbognani, M., Carboni, M., Carranza, Ml., Catorci, A., Ciccarelli, D., Citterio, S., Cutini, M., Dalle Fratte, M., De Micco, V., Del Vecchio, S., Di Martino, L., Di Musciano, M., Fantinato, E., Filigheddu, R., Frattaroli, Ar., Gentili, R., Gerdol, R., Giarrizzo, E., Giordani, P., Gratani, L., Incerti, G., Lussu, M., Mazzoleni, S., Mondoni, A., Montagnani, C., Montagnoli, A., Paura, B., Petruzzellis, F., Pisanu, S., Rossi, G., Sgarbi, E., Simonetti, E., Siniscalco, C., Slaviero, A., Stanisci, A., Stinca, A., Tomaselli, M., Be, L. Cerabolini., Chelli, S, Marignani, M, Barni, E, Petraglia, A, Puglielli, G, Wellstein, C, Acosta, A, Bolpagni, R, Bragazza, L, Campetella, G, Chiarucci, A, Conti, L, Nascimbene, J, Orsenigo, S, Pierce, S, Ricotta, C, Tardella, F, Abeli, T, Aronne, G, Bacaro, G, Bagella, S, Benesperi, R, Bernareggi, G, Bonanomi, G, Bricca, A, Brusa, G, Buffa, G, Burrascano, S, Caccianiga, M, Calabrese, V, Canullo, R, Carbognani, M, Carboni, M, Carranza, M, Catorci, A, Ciccarelli, D, Citterio, S, Cutini, M, Dalle Fratte, M, De Micco, V, Del Vecchio, S, Di Martino, L, Di Musciano, M, Fantinato, E, Filigheddu, R, Frattaroli, A, Gentili, R, Gerdol, R, Giarrizzo, E, Giordani, P, Gratani, L, Incerti, G, Lussu, M, Mazzoleni, S, Mondoni, A, Montagnani, C, Montagnoli, A, Paura, B, Petruzzellis, F, Pisanu, S, Rossi, G, Sgarbi, E, Simonetti, E, Siniscalco, C, Slaviero, A, Stanisci, A, Stinca, A, Tomaselli, M, Cerabolini, B, Chelli, Stefano, Marignani, Michela, Barni, Elena, Petraglia, Alessandro, Puglielli, Giacomo, Wellstein, Camilla, Acosta, Alicia T. R., Bolpagni, Rossano, Bragazza, Luca, Campetella, Giandiego, Chiarucci, Alessandro, Conti, Luisa, Nascimbene, Juri, Orsenigo, Simone, Pierce, Simon, Ricotta, Carlo, Tardella, Federico M., Abeli, Thoma, Aronne, Giovanna, Bacaro, Giovanni, Bagella, Simonetta, Benesperi, Renato, Bernareggi, Giulietta, Bonanomi, Giuliano, Bricca, Alessandro, Brusa, Guido, Buffa, Gabriella, Burrascano, Sabina, Caccianiga, Marco, Calabrese, Valentina, Canullo, Roberto, Carbognani, Michele, Carboni, Marta, Carranza, Maria L., Catorci, Andrea, Ciccarelli, Daniela, Citterio, Sandra, Cutini, Maurizio, Dalle Fratte, Michele, De Micco, Veronica, Del Vecchio, Silvia, Di Martino, Luciano, Di Musciano, Michele, Fantinato, Edy, Filigheddu, Rossella, Frattaroli, Anna Rita, Gentili, Rodolfo, Gerdol, Renato, Giarrizzo, Eleonora, Giordani, Paolo, Gratani, Loretta, Incerti, Guido, Lussu, Michele, Mazzoleni, Stefano, Mondoni, Andrea, Montagnani, Chiara, Montagnoli, Antonio, Paura, Bruno, Petruzzellis, Francesco, Pisanu, Stefania, Rossi, Graziano, Sgarbi, Elisabetta, Simonetti, Enrico, Siniscalco, Consolata, Slaviero, Antonio, Stanisci, Angela, Stinca, Adriano, Tomaselli, Marcello, Cerabolini, Bruno E. L., Stefano, Chelli, Michela, Marignani, Elena, Barni, Alessandro, Petraglia, Giacomo, Puglielli, Camilla, Wellstein, Rossano, Bolpagni, Luca, Bragazza, Giandiego, Campetella, Alessandro, Chiarucci, Luisa, Conti, Simone, Orsenigo, Simon, Pierce, Carlo, Ricotta, Giovanna, Aronne, Simonetta, Bagella, Renato, Benesperi, Giulietta, Bernareggi, Giuliano, Bonanomi, Alessandro, Bricca, Guido, Brusa, Gabriella, Buffa, Sabina, Burrascano, Marco, Caccianiga, Valentina, Calabrese, Roberto, Canullo, Michele, Carbognani, Marta, Carboni, Andrea, Catorci, Daniela, Ciccarelli, Sandra, Citterio, Maurizio, Cutini, Michele Dalle Fratte, Veronica De Micco, Silvia Del Vecchio, Luciano Di Martino, Michele Di Musciano, Edy, Fantinato, Rossella, Filigheddu, Anna Rita Frattaroli, Rodolfo, Gentili, Renato, Gerdol, Eleonora, Giarrizzo, Loretta, Gratani, Michele, Lussu, Stefano, Mazzoleni, Andrea, Mondoni, Chiara, Montagnani, Antonio, Montagnoli, Bruno, Paura, Stefania, Pisanu, Graziano, Rossi, Elisabetta, Sgarbi, Enrico, Simonetti, Siniscalco, Maria Consolata, Antonio, Slaviero, Angela, Stanisci, Adriano, Stinca, and Marcello, Tomaselli

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0106 biological sciences, land use change, Evolution, CSR plant strategy theory, plant trait, Forest management, forest management, Climate change, Intraspecific variability, Land use change, Plant traits, Terrestrial and Freshwater environments, Plant Science, KEYWORDS Climate change, intraspecific variability, plant traits, terrestrial and freshwater environments, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Behavior and Systematics, Land use, land-use change and forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant traits, Plant diversity, Italian studies, Climate change, CSR plant strategy theory, forest management, intraspecific variability, land use change, plant traits, terrestrial and freshwater environments, Ecology, Settore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica, Perspective (graphical), Ambientale, Geography, Trait, 010606 plant biology & botany, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale e Applicata
Abstract

Italy is among the European countries with the greatest plant diversity due to both a great environmental heterogeneity and a long history of man–environment interactions. Trait-based approaches to ecological studies have developed greatly over recent decades worldwide, although several issues concerning the relationships between plant functional traits and the environment still lack sufficient empirical evaluation. To draw insights on the association between plant functional traits and direct and indirect human and natural pressures on the environmental drivers, this article summarizes the existing knowledge on this topic by reviewing the results of studies performed in Italy adopting a functional trait approach on vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. Although we recorded trait measurements for 1418 taxa, our review highlighted some major gaps in plant traits knowledge: Mediterranean ecosystems are poorly represented; traits related to belowground organs are still overlooked; traits measurements for bryophytes and lichens are lacking. Finally, intraspecific variation has been little studied at community level so far. We conclude by highlighting the need for approaches evaluating trait–environment relationship at large spatial and temporal scales and the need of a more effective contribution to online databases to tie more firmly Italian researchers to international scientific networks on plant traits.

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2019

34. Species–area relationships in continuous vegetation: Evidence from Palaearctic grasslands

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Monika Janišová, Anne Mimet, Steffen Boch, Anna Kuzemko, Juan Antonio Campos, Thomas J. Matthews, Sebastian Wolfrum, Massimo Terzi, Pieter De Frenne, Remigiusz Pielech, Giovanna Potenza, Robert K. Peet, Corrado Marcenò, Iwona Dembicz, Christian Dolnik, Marta Carboni, Orsolya Valkó, David Storch, Łukasz Kozub, Riccardo Guarino, Giampiero Ciaschetti, Christian Pedersen, Arkadiusz Nowak, Denys Vynokurov, Hannah J. White, John-Arvid Grytnes, Franz Essl, Jiri Dolezal, Manuel J. Steinbauer, Idoia Biurrun, Michael Manthey, Laura Cancellieri, Ewelina Klichowska, Edy Fantinato, Behlül Güler, Alireza Naqinezhad, Timo Conradi, Werner Ulrich, Alessandro Chiarucci, Vincent Pellissier, Itziar García-Mijangos, Jürgen Dengler, Goffredo Filibeck, Leonardo Rosati, Manuela Winkler, Dengler J., Matthews T.J., Steinbauer M.J., Wolfrum S., Boch S., Chiarucci A., Conradi T., Dembicz I., Marceno C., Garcia-Mijangos I., Nowak A., Storch D., Ulrich W., Campos J.A., Cancellieri L., Carboni M., Ciaschetti G., De Frenne P., Dolezal J., Dolnik C., Essl F., Fantinato E., Filibeck G., Grytnes J.-A., Guarino R., Guler B., Janisova M., Klichowska E., Kozub L., Kuzemko A., Manthey M., Mimet A., Naqinezhad A., Pedersen C., Peet R.K., Pellissier V., Pielech R., Potenza G., Rosati L., Terzi M., Valko O., Vynokurov D., White H., Winkler M., Biurrun I., Dengler, J., Matthews, T. J., Steinbauer, M. J., Wolfrum, S., Boch, S., Chiarucci, A., Conradi, T., Dembicz, I., Marceno, C., Garcia-Mijangos, I., Nowak, A., Storch, D., Ulrich, W., Campos, J. A., Cancellieri, L., Carboni, M., Ciaschetti, G., De Frenne, P., Dolezal, J., Dolnik, C., Essl, F., Fantinato, E., Filibeck, G., Grytnes, J. -A., Guarino, R., Guler, B., Janisova, M., Klichowska, E., Kozub, L., Kuzemko, A., Manthey, M., Mimet, A., Naqinezhad, A., Pedersen, C., Peet, R. K., Pellissier, V., Pielech, R., Potenza, G., Rosati, L., Terzi, M., Valko, O., Vynokurov, D., White, H., Winkler, M., and Biurrun, I.

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curves, shapes, species– area relationship (SAR), Michaelis–Menten function, Biome, Grassland, Vegetation type, logarithmic function, Taxonomic rank, Lichen, Nested‐plot Sampling, geography.geographical_feature_category, power law, Ecology, VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900, biology, Settore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica, Palaearctic grassland, species-area relationship (SAR), ddc, nonlinear regression, scale dependence, Michaelis–Menten Function, minimal area, nested-plot sampling, plant biodiversity, scaling law, species–area relationship (SAR), environment, nested‐plot sampling, Evolution, Species-area relationship, diversity, Behavior and Systematics, species- area relationship (SAR), ddc:570, 577: Ökologie, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, geography, model, fungi, Biology and Life Sciences, Species diversity, Plant community, Species–area Relationship (SAR), Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michaelis-Menten function, Species richness, richness
Abstract

Aim Species-area relationships (SARs) are fundamental scaling laws in ecology although their shape is still disputed. At larger areas, power laws best represent SARs. Yet, it remains unclear whether SARs follow other shapes at finer spatial grains in continuous vegetation. We asked which function describes SARs best at small grains and explored how sampling methodology or the environment influence SAR shape. Location Palaearctic grasslands and other non-forested habitats. Taxa Vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. Methods We used the GrassPlot database, containing standardized vegetation-plot data from vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens spanning a wide range of grassland types throughout the Palaearctic and including 2,057 nested-plot series with at least seven grain sizes ranging from 1 cm(2) to 1,024 m(2). Using nonlinear regression, we assessed the appropriateness of different SAR functions (power, power quadratic, power breakpoint, logarithmic, Michaelis-Menten). Based on AICc, we tested whether the ranking of functions differed among taxonomic groups, methodological settings, biomes or vegetation types. Results The power function was the most suitable function across the studied taxonomic groups. The superiority of this function increased from lichens to bryophytes to vascular plants to all three taxonomic groups together. The sampling method was highly influential as rooted presence sampling decreased the performance of the power function. By contrast, biome and vegetation type had practically no influence on the superiority of the power law. Main conclusions We conclude that SARs of sessile organisms at smaller spatial grains are best approximated by a power function. This coincides with several other comprehensive studies of SARs at different grain sizes and for different taxa, thus supporting the general appropriateness of the power function for modelling species diversity over a wide range of grain sizes. The poor performance of the Michaelis-Menten function demonstrates that richness within plant communities generally does not approach any saturation, thus calling into question the concept of minimal area. We thank all vegetation scientists who carefully collected multi‐ scale plant diversity data from Palaearctic Grasslands available in GrassPlot. The Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) and the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) sup‐ ported the EDGG Field Workshops, which generated a core part of the GrassPlot data. The Bavarian Research Alliance (grant BayIntAn_UBT_2017_58) and the Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) funded the initial GrassPlot workshop during which the database was established and the cur‐ rent paper was initiated. A.N. acknowledges support by the Center for International Scientific Studies and Collaboration (CISSC), Iran. C.M., I.B., I.G.‐M and J.A.C. were funded by the Basque Government (IT936‐16). D.V. carried out the research supported by a grant of the State Fund For Fundamental Research Ф83/53427. G.F. carried out the research in the frame of the MIUR initiative ‘Department of excellence' (Law 232/2016). I.D. was supported by the Polish National Science Centre (grant DEC‐2013/09/N/NZ8/03234). J.Do. was supported by the Czech Science Foundation (GA 17‐19376S). M.J. was supported by grant by Slovak Academy of Sciences (VEGA 02/0095/19). W.U. ac‐ knowledges support from the Polish National Science Centre (grant 2017/27/B/NZ8/00316).

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2019
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35. Fifteen emerging challenges and opportunities for vegetation science: a horizon scan by early-career researchers

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Florencia A. Yannelli, Manuele Bazzichetto, Timo Conradi, Zarah Pattison, Bianca O. Andrade, Quadri Agbolade Anibaba, Gianmaria Bonari, Stefano Chelli, Mirjana Ćuk, Gabriella Damasceno, Edy Fantinato, Sonya R. Geange, Reginald Tang Guuroh, Mukhlish Jamal Musa Holle, Filip Küzmič, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Amarizni Mosyaftiani, Tijana Šikuljak, Juliana Teixeira, Enrico Tordoni, Cloe X. Pérez‐Valladares, Marta G. Sperandii, Freie Universität Berlin, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (México), Yannelli, F. A., Bazzichetto, M., Conradi, T., Pattison, Z., Andrade, B. O., Anibaba, Q. A., Bonari, G., Chelli, S., Cuk, M., Damasceno, G., Fantinato, E., Geange, S. R., Guuroh, R. T., Holle, M. J. M., Kuzmic, F., Lembrechts, J. J., Mosyaftiani, A., Sikuljak, T., Teixeira, J., Tordoni, E., Perez-Valladares, C. X., and Sperandii, M. G.

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Early career scientists, Horizon scan, Ecology, vegetation dynamics, Settore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica, 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie::570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie, Plant Science, methodological tool, Vegetation dynamics, Chemistry, climate change, early career scientists, global change, horizon scan, methodological tools, Methodological tools, early career scientist, Climate change, Biology, Global change
Abstract

With the aim to identify future challenges and opportunities in vegetation science, we brought together a group of 22 early career vegetation scientists from diverse backgrounds to perform a horizon scan. In this contribution, we present a selection of 15 topics that were ranked by participants as the most emergent and impactful for vegetation science in the face of global change. We highlight methodological tools that we expect will play a critical role in resolving emerging issues by providing ways to unveil new aspects of plant community dynamics and structure. These tools include next generation sequencing, plant spectral imaging, process-based species distribution models, resurveying studies and permanent plots. Further, we stress the need to integrate long-term monitoring, the study of novel ecosystems, below-ground traits, pollination interactions and global networks of near-surface microclimate data at fine spatio-temporal resolutions to fully understand and predict the impacts of climate change on vegetation dynamics. We also emphasize the need to integrate traditional forms of knowledge and a diversity of stakeholders into research, teaching, management and policy-making to advance the field of vegetation science. The conclusions reached by this horizon scan naturally reflect the background, expertise and interests of a representative pool of early career vegetation scientists, which should serve as basis for future developments in the field., We would like to thank the IAVS for their support in organizing the workshop in October. FAY is grateful to J. Jeschke for his suggestions and advice on logistics for the horizon scan. FAY would like to thank the support of the Rising Star Junior Fellowship in the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy of the Freie Universität and specially the women’s representative office at the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy of the Freie Universität (Frauenbeauftragte BCP) for providing financial support for childcare during Germany’s COVID-19 lockdowns. Without this help, working on this manuscript would have not been possible during these hard times. We acknowledge PhD grants from Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo - FAPESP (2018/09054-0) to GD, from Conselho Nacional do Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico- CNPq (141715/2018-9) to JT, from an Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) Scholarship to MJMH, from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia granted to TŠ, from the Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS) to FK and from Mexico’s CONACyT (CVU: 348078) to CXPV

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2022

36. Fine‐grain beta diversity of Palaearctic grassland vegetation

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Giampiero Ciaschetti, Arkadiusz Nowak, Manuela Winkler, Orsolya Valkó, Remigiusz Pielech, John-Arvid Grytnes, Kiril Vassilev, Sándor Bartha, Robert K. Peet, Steffen Boch, Ewelina Klichowska, Iwona Dembicz, Łukasz Kozub, Jiri Dolezal, Gianpietro Giusso del Galdo, Christian Dolnik, Anne Mimet, Idoia Biurrun, Monika Janišová, Emin Uğurlu, Jalil Noroozi, Laura Cancellieri, Edy Fantinato, Svetlana Aćić, Marta Carboni, Jinghui Zhang, Swantje Löbel, Pieter De Frenne, Behlül Güler, Iuliia Vasheniak, Hannah J. White, Corrado Marcenò, Jutta Kapfer, Michael Manthey, Sabina Burrascano, Franz Essl, Anna Kuzemko, Massimo Terzi, Juan Antonio Campos, Salza Palpurina, Manuel J. Steinbauer, Timo Conradi, François Gillet, Thomas J. Matthews, Harald Pauli, Vincent Pellissier, Itziar García-Mijangos, Jürgen Dengler, Goffredo Filibeck, Werner Ulrich, Alessandro Chiarucci, Riccardo Guarino, Denys Vynokurov, David Storch, Sebastian Wolfrum, Wolfgang Willner, Alireza Naqinezhad, Laboratoire Chrono-environnement - CNRS - UBFC (UMR 6249) (LCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), Thomas Matthews, Sandor Bartha, Wolfgang Willner, Iwona Dembicz, Arkadiusz Nowak, Marta Carboni, Monika Janisova, Manuel Steinbauer, Manuela Winkler, Lukasz Kozub, Jalil Noroozi, Hannah White, Riccardo Guarino, Robert Peet, Orsolya Valkó, Juan Antonio Campos, Sebastian Wolfrum, Denys Vynokurov, Itziar García-Mijangos, Salza Palpurina, Jürgen Dengler, Alessandro Chiarucci, François Gillet, Anna Kuzemko, Idoia Biurrun, Massimo Terzi, Remigiusz Pielech, Pieter De Frenne, Dembicz I., Dengler J., Steinbauer M.J., Matthews T.J., Bartha S., Burrascano S., Chiarucci A., Filibeck G., Gillet F., Janisova M., Palpurina S., Storch D., Ulrich W., Acic S., Boch S., Campos J.A., Cancellieri L., Carboni M., Ciaschetti G., Conradi T., De Frenne P., Dolezal J., Dolnik C., Essl F., Fantinato E., Garcia-Mijangos I., Giusso del Galdo G.P., Grytnes J.-A., Guarino R., Guler B., Kapfer J., Klichowska E., Kozub L., Kuzemko A., Lobel S., Manthey M., Marceno C., Mimet A., Naqinezhad A., Noroozi J., Nowak A., Pauli H., Peet R.K., Pellissier V., Pielech R., Terzi M., Ugurlu E., Valko O., Vasheniak I., Vassilev K., Vynokurov D., White H.J., Willner W., Winkler M., Wolfrum S., Zhang J., Biurrun I., Dembicz, Iwona, Dengler, Jürgen, Steinbauer, Manuel J., Matthews, Thomas J., Bartha, Sándor, Burrascano, Sabina, Chiarucci, Alessandro, Filibeck, Goffredo, Gillet, Françoi, Janišová, Monika, Palpurina, Salza, Storch, David, Ulrich, Werner, Aćić, Svetlana, Boch, Steffen, Campos, Juan Antonio, Cancellieri, Laura, Carboni, Marta, Ciaschetti, Giampiero, Conradi, Timo, De Frenne, Pieter, Dolezal, Jiri, Dolnik, Christian, Essl, Franz, Fantinato, Edy, García‐mijangos, Itziar, Giusso del Galdo, Gian Pietro, Grytnes, John‐arvid, Guarino, Riccardo, Güler, Behlül, Kapfer, Jutta, Klichowska, Ewelina, Kozub, Łukasz, Kuzemko, Anna, Löbel, Swantje, Manthey, Michael, Marcenò, Corrado, Mimet, Anne, Naqinezhad, Alireza, Noroozi, Jalil, Nowak, Arkadiusz, Pauli, Harald, Peet, Robert K., Pellissier, Vincent, Pielech, Remigiusz, Terzi, Massimo, Uğurlu, Emin, Valkó, Orsolya, Vasheniak, Iuliia, Vassilev, Kiril, Vynokurov, Deny, White, Hannah J., Willner, Wolfgang, Winkler, Manuela, Wolfrum, Sebastian, Zhang, Jinghui, Biurrun, Idoia, Werner, Ulrich, García‐Mijangos, Itziar, Grytnes, John‐Arvid, Ugurlu, Emin, and Uǧurlu, Emin

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0106 biological sciences, Czech, Agriculture and Food Sciences, Fine grain, elevation, 333.7: Landflächen, Naturerholungsgebiete, habitat, Plant Science, Master plan, Fine-grain beta diversity, 01 natural sciences, Scale dependence, evolutionary, RICHNESS, vascular plants, HABITAT, Macroecology, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, media_common, Mean occupancy, Productivity, 2. Zero hunger, disturbance, 0303 health sciences, Ecology, Settore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica, Environmental research, Palaearctic grassland, differentiation, environmental heterogeneity, species-area relationship (SAR), gradient, DIFFERENTIATION, 580: Pflanzen (Botanik), fine-grain beta diversity, heterogeneity, land use, macroecology, mean occupancy, productivity, scale dependence, species–area relationship (SAR), z-value, language, media_common.quotation_subject, Library science, Species–area relationship (SAR), Environmental drivers, Grasslands, Lichens, Mosses, Species-area relationship, SAR, Vascular Plands, 010603 evolutionary biology, Species-area curve, 03 medical and health sciences, Excellence, Political science, GRADIENT, Slovak, 030304 developmental biology, spatial scale, Biology and Life Sciences, Disturbance, 15. Life on land, Z-value, language.human_language, ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Elevation, Land use, EVOLUTIONARY, SPATIAL SCALE, SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIPS, VASCULAR PLANTS, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Heterogeneity, richness
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QUESTIONS: Which environmental factors influence fine-grain beta diversity of vegetation and do they vary among taxonomic groups? LOCATION: Palaearctic biogeographic realm. METHODS: We extracted 4,654 nested-plot series with at least four different grain sizes between 0.0001 m² and 1,024 m² from the GrassPlot database, covering a wide range of different grassland and other open habitat types. We derived extensive environmental and structural information for these series. For each series and four taxonomic groups (vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, all), we calculated the slope parameter (z-value) of the power law species–area relationship (SAR), as a beta diversity measure. We tested whether z-values differed among taxonomic groups and with respect to biogeographic gradients (latitude, elevation, macroclimate), ecological (site) characteristics (several stress–productivity, disturbance and heterogeneity measures, including land use) and alpha diversity (c-value of the power law SAR). RESULTS: Mean z-values were highest for lichens, intermediate for vascular plants and lowest for bryophytes. Bivariate regressions of z-values against environmental variables had rather low predictive power (mean R² = 0.07 for vascular plants, less for other taxa). For vascular plants, the strongest predictors of z-values were herb layer cover (negative), elevation (positive), rock and stone cover (positive) and the c-value (U-shaped). All tested metrics related to land use (fertilization, livestock grazing, mowing, burning, decrease in naturalness) led to a decrease in z-values. Other predictors had little or no impact on z-values. The patterns for bryophytes, lichens and all taxa combined were similar but weaker than those for vascular plants. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that productivity has negative and heterogeneity positive effects on z-values, while the effect of disturbance varies depending on type and intensity. These patterns and the differences among taxonomic groups can be explained via the effects of these drivers on the mean occupancy of species, which is mathematically linked to beta diversity. The Bavarian Research Alliance (via the BayIntAn scheme) and the Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) funded the initial GrassPlot workshop during which the database was established and the current paper was initiated (grants to JDe). WU acknowledges support from the Polish National Science Centre (grant 2017/27/B/NZ8/00316). IB, JAC and IG-M were funded by the Basque Government (IT936-16). GF carried out the research in the frame of the MIUR initiative "Department of excellence" (Law 232/2016). SBa was supported by the GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00019 project. CM was supported by the Czech Science Foundation (grant no. 19-28491X) and the Basque Government (IT936-16). ID was supported by the Polish National Science Centre (grant DEC-2013/09/N/NZ8/03234) and by a Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Postdocs (ESKAS No. 2019.0491). MJ was supported by the Slovak Academy of Sciences (grant VEGA 02/0095/19). AN was supported by a " Master Plan Project" in the University of Mazandaran, Iran. DS was supported by the Czech Science Foundation (grant no. 20-29554X). AK, IV and DV were supported by the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (project no. 2020.01/0140). JDo was supported by the Czech Science Foundation (GA17-19376S) and LTAUSA18007 info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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2021
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37. 53° Congresso della Società Italiana di scienza della vegetazione. Gestione sostenibile degli habitat: plant traits, biodiversità e servizi ecosistemici. Abstract book

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D. Gigante, A. Selvaggi, A. T. R. Acosta, M. Adorni, M. Allegrezza, C. Angiolini, S. Armiraglio, S. Assini, F. Attorre, S. Bagella, M. Barcella, G. Bazan, A. Bertacchi, R. Bolpagni, G. Bonari, G. Buffa, M. Caccianiga, C. Cacciatori, M. C. Caria, S. Casavecchia, L. Casella, B. E. L. Cerabolini, G. Ciaschetti, D. Ciccarelli, A. Cogoni, M. Cutini, M. De Sanctis, W. De Simone, S. Del Vecchio, V. Di Cecco, L. Di Martino, M. Di Musciano, E. Fantinato, L. Filesi, B. Foggi, L. Forte, A. R. Frattaroli, D. Galdenzi, C. Gangale, L. Gianguzzi, G. Giusso Del Galdo, A. Grignetti, R. Guarino, C. Lasen, F. Maneli, C. Marcenò, M. G. Mariotti, G. Oriolo, B. Paura, E. Perrino, S. Pesaresi, G. Pezzi, S. Pisanu, S. Poponessi, I. Prisco, M. Puglisi, G. Rivieccio, S. Sciandrello, G. Spampinato, A. Stinca, S. Strumia, F. Taffetani, G. Tesei, V. Tomaselli, R. Venanzoni, D. Viciani, M. Villani, R. Wagensommer, K. Zanatta, P. Angelini, Società Italiana di Scienza della Vegetazione, Gigante, D., Selvaggi, A., Acosta, A. T. R., Adorni, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Armiraglio, S., Assini, S., Attorre, F., Bagella, S., Barcella, M., Bazan, G., Bertacchi, A., Bolpagni, R., Bonari, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Cacciatori, C., Caria, M. C., Casavecchia, S., Casella, L., Cerabolini, B. E. L., Ciaschetti, G., Ciccarelli, D., Cogoni, A., Cutini, M., De Sanctis, M., De Simone, W., Del Vecchio, S., Di Cecco, V., Di Martino, L., Di Musciano, M., Fantinato, E., Filesi, L., Foggi, B., Forte, L., Frattaroli, A. R., Galdenzi, D., Gangale, C., Gianguzzi, L., Giusso Del Galdo, G., Grignetti, A., Guarino, R., Lasen, C., Maneli, F., Marcenò, C., Mariotti, M. G., Oriolo, G., Paura, B., Perrino, E., Pesaresi, S., Pezzi, G., Pisanu, S., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Puglisi, M., Rivieccio, G., Sciandrello, S., Spampinato, G., Stinca, A., Strumia, S., Taffetani, F., Tesei, G., Tomaselli, V., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Villani, M., Wagensommer, R., Zanatta, K., and Angelini, P.

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2019

38. Biogeographic variability of coastal perennial grasslands at the European scale

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Rossen Tzonev, John Janssen, John S. Rodwell, Gabriella Buffa, Edy Fantinato, Frédéric Bioret, S. Del Vecchio, Corrado Marcenò, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, I. Prisco, Del Vecchio, S., Fantinato, E., Janssen, J. A. M., Bioret, F., Acosta, A., Prisco, I., Tzonev, R., Marcenò, C., Rodwell, J., and Buffa, G.

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0106 biological sciences, Mediterranean climate, Foredune, dune habitats, Range (biology), Bos- en Landschapsecologie, 01 natural sciences, Grassland, Dune habitat, climatic gradient, Forest and Landscape Ecology, Humid continental climate, geography.geographical_feature_category, Ecology, Vegetation gradient, Azonal habitat, Vegetation, Native plant, PE&RC, Habitat classification, Vegetation structure, Geography, vegetation gradient, habitat classification, endemism, Vegetatie, Bos- en Landschapsecologie, Endemism, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale e Applicata, Dune habitats, Climate change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, azonal habitats, 010603 evolutionary biology, Phytosociological data, Meta-analysi, vegetation structure, 14. Life underwater, Vegetatie, Nature and Landscape Conservation, 15. Life on land, meta-analysis, Meta-analysis, Climatic gradient, 13. Climate action, Vegetation, Forest and Landscape Ecology, Azonal habitats, phytosociological data, 010606 plant biology & botany, Azonal habitats, Climatic gradient, Dune habitats, Endemism, Habitat classification, Meta-analysis, Phytosociological data, Vegetation gradient, Vegetation structure
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Question: Coastal environments have often been described as azonal. While this characteristic is clear for the foredune system, it seems less evident for more inland fixed dunes, which host habitats of major conservation concern, whose features seem to be more related to local climatic conditions. We hypothesized that, unlike other coastal habitats, dune perennial grasslands differ floristically and structurally across their European range and that patterns of variation are linked to the corresponding climate. Location: European coasts (Atlantic Ocean, Baltic, Mediterranean, Black Sea). Methods: We used a large data set of phytosociological relevés, representative of coastal grasslands throughout their European range. The role of climatic variables (temperature, precipitation and continentality) in determining the variability in species composition and vegetation structure (by means of life forms) was investigated through CCA, DCA and GLM. The degree of concentration of species occurrences within groups was calculated through the Phi coefficient. Results: Through multivariate analyses we identified seven major types of coastal grassland, corresponding to different geographic areas. The groups significantly differed in their climatic envelope, as well as in their species composition and community structure. Conclusion: Our results confirm the hypothesis that coastal dune perennial grasslands are subjected to local climate, which exerts significant effects on both floristic composition and community structure. As a consequence, coastal grasslands are particularly prone to the effect of possible climate change, which may alter species composition and distribution, and lead to shifts in the distribution of native plant communities.

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2018

39. Database of European vascular plants red lists as a contribution to more coherent plant conservation.

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Lončarević N, Liu U, Stefanaki A, Carapeto A, Ensslin A, Meade C, Metzing D, Peci D, Fantinato E, Colling G, Pankova H, Akmane I, Tsvetkov IN, Sibik J, Szitár K, Van Meerbeek K, Daco L, Boudagher M, Klisz M, Walczak M, Evju M, Lužnik M, Kiehn M, Sarginci M, Aksoy N, Koçer N, Barazani O, Anastasiu P, Stroh P, Vit P, Vergeer P, Puchałka R, Kahale R, Godefroid S, Lanfranco S, Parpan T, Kull T, Rašomavičius V, Fišer Ž, and Glasnović P

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Europe, Biodiversity, Databases, Factual, Conservation of Natural Resources, Plants classification
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We introduce the database of European vascular plant red lists, a compilation of red list categories designated to taxa during in-country conservation assessments. Version 1.0 of the database is a standalone static dataset with open access in an end-user friendly format. Its aim is to fulfil the objectives of European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action 18201, ConservePlants. The database synthesizes data across 42 red lists from 41 countries, with participation of 39 out of a total of 44 European countries and two additional Mediterranean countries. The database contains 51,109 records representing 21,481 original taxonomic names with 37 different red list categories. During data harmonisation, 20,312 of the original taxonomic names were assigned to 17,873 unique accepted taxonomic names with scientific authorships across 184 families, 1650 genera and 15,593 species; and red list categories were standardised to 13 unique categories. We see this database as a source of information in diverse plant conservation activities and suitable for various stakeholders., (© 2024. The Author(s).)

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2024
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40. Uptake and translocation of brominated flame retardants in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.): Results from a standard soil-based biotest.

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Beggio G, Bonato T, Marangoni S, Bravin MN, Fantinato E, Nigris S, Pivato A, and Piazza R

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Humans, Soil, Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers analysis, Environmental Monitoring methods, China, Solanum lycopersicum, Flame Retardants analysis, Soil Pollutants analysis
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The uptake and translocation of four polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and four novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) were investigated via the RHIZOtest, a standard soil-based biotest, optimized for organic compounds. Tomato plants were exposed to soil samples spiked with 0 (i.e. control), 5.00 or 50.00 ng g -1 dw of each compound. Compared of those of the control, exposure to increasing spiking concentrations resulted in average reductions of 13% and 26% (w/w) in tomato plant biomass. Higher concentrations of NBFRs were analyzed both in roots, ranging from 0.23 to 8.01 ng g -1 dw for PBDEs and from 1.25 to 18.51 ng g -1 dw for NBFRs, and in shoots, ranging from 0.09 to 5.58 ng g -1 dw and from 0.47 to 7.78 ng g -1 dw for PBDEs and NBFRs, respectively. This corresponded to an average soil uptake of 5% for PBDEs and 9% for NBFRs at the lower soil-spiking level, and 3% for PBDEs and 6% for NBFRs at the higher soil spiking level. Consequently, among both initial spiking levels, the soil-root concentration factor (RCF) values were lower on average for PBDEs (0.13 ± 0.05 g dw soil g -1 dw roots) than for NBFRs (0.33 ± 0.16 g dw soil g -1 dw roots). Conversely, nondifferent values of the root-shoot transfer factor (TF) were calculated for both PBDEs (0.54 ± 0.13 g dw roots g -1 dw shoots) and NBFRs (0.49 ± 0.24 g dw roots g -1 dw shoots). The differences and similarities reported in the RCF and TF between and within the two groups of compounds can be explained by their properties. The calculated RCF and TF values of the PBDEs exhibited a decreasing trend as the number of bromine atoms increased. Additionally, a robust negative linear correlation was observed between RCF values and the respective logK ow values for the PBDEs, at both soil-spiking levels. The root uptake of NBFRs exhibited a negative correlation with their hydrophobicity; however, this was not observed in the context of root-to-shoot transfer. The presence of a second aromatic ring appears to be the key factor influencing the observed variations in NBFRs, with biphenyl NBFRs (BTBPE and DBDPE) characterized by lower uptake and reduced translocation potential than monophenyl PBEB and HBB. Understanding the transfer of these compounds to crops, especially near plastic recycling waste sites, is crucial for understanding the risks of their potential inclusion in the human food chain., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)

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2024
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41. Mitigating cellular aging and enhancing cognitive functionality: visual arts-mediated Cognitive Activation Therapy in neurocognitive disorders.

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Campisi M, Cannella L, Celik D, Gabelli C, Gollin D, Simoni M, Ruaro C, Fantinato E, and Pavanello S

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The growing phenomenon of population aging is redefining demographic dynamics, intensifying age-related conditions, especially dementia, projected to triple by 2050 with an enormous global economic burden. This study investigates visual arts-mediated Cognitive Activation Therapy (CAT) as a non-pharmacological CAT intervention targets both biological aging [leukocyte telomere length (LTL), DNA methylation age (DNAmAge)] and cognitive functionality. Aligning with a broader trend of integrating non-pharmacological approaches into dementia care. The longitudinal study involved 20 patients with mild to moderate neurocognitive disorders. Cognitive and functional assessments, and biological aging markers -i.e., LTL and DNAmAge- were analyzed before and after CAT intervention. Change in LTL was positively correlated with days of treatment ( p =0.0518). LTL significantly elongated after intervention ( p =0.0269), especially in men ( p =0.0142), correlating with younger age ( p =0.0357), and higher education ( p =0.0008). DNAmAge remained instead stable post-treatment. Cognitive and functional improvements were observed for Copy of complex geometric figure, Progressive Silhouettes, Position Discrimination, Communication Activities of Daily Living-Second edition, Direct Functional Status ( p < 0.0001) and Object decision ( p =0.0594), but no correlations were found between LTL and cognitive gains. Visual arts-mediated CAT effectively mitigates cellular aging, especially in men, by elongating LTL. These findings underscore the potential of non-pharmacological interventions in enhancing cognitive and functional status and general well-being in dementia care. Further research with larger and longer-term studies is essential for validation., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Campisi, Cannella, Celik, Gabelli, Gollin, Simoni, Ruaro, Fantinato and Pavanello.)

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2024
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42. Retrospective analysis of iatrogenic diseases in cattle requiring admission to a veterinary hospital.

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Sala G, Boccardo A, Fantinato E, Coppoletta E, Bronzo V, Riccaboni P, Belloli AG, and Pravettoni D

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Iatrogenic diseases in veterinary medicine are often related to malpractice or lack of skill. For this retrospective study, 4262 clinical records of cattle admitted to the veterinary teaching hospital of the University of Milan between 2005 and 2017 were analysed, and 121 cases (2.8 per cent), referred for an iatrogenic-related disease, were selected. The findings showed that iatrogenic diseases were more often caused by farmers (92.6per cent) than by bovine practitioners (7.4 per cent). Iatrogenic diseases were caused mainly by the improper administration of drugs (43.0 per cent), forced extraction during calving (19.8 per cent), forced milk or colostrum feeding, which was often performed by awkward administration using a nipple bottle (14.9 per cent) or by oral oesophageal tubing (15.7 per cent). Moreover, farmers often performed medical, nursing and zootechnical procedures without adequate training. The role of the practitioner is fundamental in farmer education. Clinicians, especially in some professional branches such as neonatology, should not delegate medical procedures to untrained farmers. Effective tutoring and good communication with farmers play a key role in dairy herd health and consequently in public health. This then can lead to a decrease in improper drug administration, the prevention of antibiotic resistance and the reduction of treatment costs., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared.

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2019
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43. Effects of platelet-rich plasma in a model of bovine endometrial inflammation in vitro.

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Marini MG, Perrini C, Esposti P, Corradetti B, Bizzaro D, Riccaboni P, Fantinato E, Urbani G, Gelati G, Cremonesi F, and Lange-Consiglio A

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Animals, Cattle, Cells, Cultured, Coculture Techniques, Endometritis pathology, Endometrium pathology, Female, Disease Models, Animal, Endometritis metabolism, Endometritis therapy, Endometrium metabolism, Inflammation Mediators metabolism, Platelet-Rich Plasma
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Background: Endometritis reduces fertility and is responsible for major economic losses in beef and dairy industries. The aim of this study was to evaluate an alternative therapy using platelet-rich plasma (PRP). PRP was tested in vivo, after bovine intrauterine administration, and in vitro on endometrial cells., Methods: Bovine endometrial cells were cultured until passage (P) 10 with 5 % or 10 % PRP. Effect of PRP on endometrial cell proliferation and on the expression of genes [prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (COX2), tumor protein p53 (TP53), oestrogen receptors (ER-α and ER-β), progesterone receptor (PR) and c-Myc] involved in the regulation of oestrus cycle and fetal-maternal interaction were evaluated. Moreover, to evaluate the ability of PRP to counteract inflammation, 10 and 100 ng/ml of bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were used to inflame endometrial cells in vitro for 1, 6, 12, 24 and 48 h. The expression of genes such as interleukin 1β (IL-1β), interleukin-8 (IL-8), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (COX2/PTGS2), and the release of PGE-2, IL-1β and IL-8 were evaluated., Results: In vivo treatment with PRP increased the detection of PR. In vitro, 5 % PRP at passage 5 increased proliferation rate and induced a significant increase in the expression of all studied genes. Furthermore, the results revealed that 10 ng/ml of LPS is the most effective dose to obtain an inflammatory response, and that PRP treatment significantly down regulated the expression of pro-inflammatory genes., Conclusion: This study lays the foundations for the potential treatment of endometritis with PRP in vivo.

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2016
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44. The use of plant community attributes to detect habitat quality in coastal environments.

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Del Vecchio S, Slaviero A, Fantinato E, and Buffa G

Abstract

The monitoring of biodiversity has mainly focused on the species level. However, researchers and land managers are making increasing use of complementary assessment tools that address higher levels of biological organization, i.e. communities, habitats and ecosystems. Recently, a variety of frameworks have been proposed for assessing the conservation status of communities or ecosystems. Among the various criteria proposed, all the protocols suggest considering (i) spatial aspects (range and area), and (ii) qualitative aspects of specific structures and functions. However, changes to ecological function are difficult to quantify and many protocols end up by using qualitative criteria. The aim of this work was to test the efficacy of some plant community attributes for the detection of vegetation quality in sand dune plant communities. We chose plant community attributes that either help to distinguish a habitat from others (diagnostic components) or play a significant role in habitat function and persistence over time. We used a diachronic approach by contrasting up-to-date vegetation data with data from previous studies carried out within the same areas. Changes in species composition were detected through detrended correspondence analyses (detrended correspondence analyses), Multi-Response Permutation Procedures and Indicator Species Analysis, while structural changes were analyzed by comparing species richness, total species cover, ecological groups of species and growth forms through null models. Ecological groups such as native focal species and aliens, and growth forms proved their efficacy in discriminating between habitat types and in describing their changes over time. The approach used in this study may provide an instrument for the assessment of plant community quality that can be applied to other coastal ecosystems., (Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Annals of Botany Company.)

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2016
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45. Immunohistochemical expression of SOX9 protein in immature, mature, and neoplastic canine Sertoli cells.

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Banco B, Palmieri C, Sironi G, Fantinato E, Veronesi MC, Groppetti D, Giudice C, Martignoni B, and Grieco V

Subjects
Animals, Biomarkers, Tumor metabolism, Immunohistochemistry, Male, SOX9 Transcription Factor analysis, Sertoli Cells pathology, Testicular Neoplasms diagnosis, Testicular Neoplasms pathology, Testicular Neoplasms veterinary, Testis growth & development, Testis metabolism, Testis pathology, Dogs metabolism, SOX9 Transcription Factor metabolism, Sertoli Cells metabolism
Abstract

Sex-determining region Y box9 gene (SOX9) protein plays a pivotal role in male sexual development. It regulates the transcription of the anti-Müllerian hormone gene promoting development of testis cords, multiplication, and maturation of Sertoli cells (SCs) and maintenance of spermatogenesis in adult testis. The immunohistochemical expression of SOX9 in normal testes has been reported in humans, mice, and rats. The present study aimed to investigate the expression of SOX9 in canine SCs during testicular maturation and neoplastic transformation. Canine testicular samples derived from three fetuses, four newborns, four prepubertal puppies, five adult dogs, 31 Sertoli cell tumors (SCTs) (one metastasizing), and five Leydig cell tumors (LCTs) were selected from departmental archive and tested immunohistochemically with a polyclonal antibody against SOX9 (1:150). All SCs from fetal, neonatal, and adult testes had a strong and exclusively nuclear labeling for SOX9. In SCs from prepubertal testes, SOX9 staining was highly variable with one negative sample (one of four), two samples with exclusively nuclear staining (two of four), and one with both nuclear and cytoplasmic labeling (one of four). Leydig cells (LCs) and LCTs were always negative. All 31 SCTs were positive for SOX9. The expression of SOX9 was nuclear, nuclear and cytoplasmic, and exclusively cytoplasmic in 18 of 31, 11 of 31, and two of 31 SCTs, respectively. This first report on the immunohistochemical expression of SOX9 in canine testes reports that in normal SCs from fetal, neonatal, and adult testes SOX9 labeled the nucleus, as in humans and laboratory animals. The cytoplasmic labeling observed in one prepubertal pairs of testes and in 11 SCTs could reflect SC immaturity or dedifferentiation, paralleling results observed in rat testes. The expression of SOX9 in SCs and SCTs and its absence in LCs and LCTs suggests that SOX9 is a reliable diagnostic marker for both normal and neoplastic SCs., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

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2016
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47. Severe thymic hyperplasia in a newborn calf associated with impaired T-cell differentiation.

Author

Fantinato E, Pravettoni D, Forlani A, Riccaboni P, and Binanti D

Subjects
Animals, Animals, Newborn, CD3 Complex analysis, Cattle, Cell Differentiation physiology, Fatal Outcome, Female, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II analysis, Immunohistochemistry veterinary, Thymus Hyperplasia pathology, Cattle Diseases pathology, T-Lymphocytes pathology, Thymus Hyperplasia veterinary
Abstract

A 1-day-old female Holstein-Friesian calf was presented for severe dyspnea. Physical examination revealed respiratory distress, moderate edema of the ventral neck, and swollen jugular veins. The calf died and was submitted for necropsy. A severely enlarged thymus (40 cm × 20 cm × 10 cm) weighing 1.37 kg was detected on gross examination. Histomorphology was normal but no tingible body macrophages were observed in the medullary areas. Immunohistochemistry was characterized by the lack of thymic cluster of differentiation 3 and major histocompatibility complex class II expression compared to age-matched controls. The findings were consistent with severe thymic hyperplasia, a rare congenital condition that is also described in children. Immunohistochemical findings were suggestive of impaired T-cell development and selection associated with lack of apoptosis of thymic cells (lack of tingible body macrophages). Thymic hyperplasia in juvenile animals should be considered among the differential diagnoses of mediastinal masses as a rare cause of respiratory distress in newborn calves.

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2013
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