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1. Open data for assessing habitats degree of conservation at plot level. An example dataset of forest structural attributes in Val d'Agri (Basilicata, Southern Italy)

Author

E. Carli, L. Casella, G. Miraglia, F. Pretto, I. Prisco, G. Caricato, A. Palma, and P. Angelini

Subjects
Habitats directive, Ecosystems assessment, Habitat monitoring, Field survey, Sustainable forests management, Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7, Science (General), Q1-390
Abstract

Forests supply multiple ecosystem services and host a large proportion of the Earth's terrestrial biodiversity. In particular, they provide habitats for many taxonomic groups which can be threatened by forest unsustainable management practices. Type and intensity of forest management are widely recognized as the main drivers of structure and functions in forests ecosystems. However, to better understand the impacts and the benefits deriving from forest management, there is a big need to standardize procedures of field data collection and data analysis.Here, we provide a georeferenced dataset of vertical and horizontal structure of forest types belonging to 4 habitat types, sensu Council Directive 92/43/EEC. The dataset includes structural indicators commonly linked to old-growth forests in Europe, in particular the amount of standing and lying deadwood. We collected data on 32 plots (24 of 225 m2, and 8 of 100 m2, according to different forests type) during spring and summer of 2022, in Val d'Agri (Basilicata, Southern Italy). The dataset we provide follows the common national standard for field data collection in forest habitat types, published by ISPRA in 2016 with the aim to promote a greater homogeneity in assessment of habitat conservation status at Country and biogeographical level, as requested by the Habitats Directive.

Published
2023
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2. A bridge between tourism and nature conservation: boardwalks effects on coastal dune vegetation

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Angela Stanisci, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, I. Prisco, Prisco, Irene, Acosta, Atr, and Stanisci, Angela

Subjects
021110 strategic, defence & security studies, Coastal habitats . Dune vegetation . Focal species . Human trampling . Rarefaction curves . Wooden boardwalk, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Ecology, 0211 other engineering and technologies, Introduced species, 02 engineering and technology, Vegetation, Oceanography, 01 natural sciences, Sand dune stabilization, Geography, Habitat, Rarefaction (ecology), Ruderal species, Species richness, Trampling, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Nature and Landscape Conservation
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Several regulatory and management tools are commonly used to prevent negative effects of human trampling on sand dune habitats, but few studies have attempted to evaluate the effects of boardwalks on dune vegetation. We aimed to evaluate changes of species richness and cover, floristic composition and ecological functional guilds among different dune habitats 2 years after the boardwalks had been established, highlighting those habitats mainly affected by these changes. In a Special Protection Area of Molise region (Italy), we sampled 53 square plots before the installation of five wooden boardwalks (control plots) and 57 plots after the boardwalks had been set up (testing plot), across the whole dune system ranging from the upper beach to the pine forest. We compared species richness through rarefaction curves, considering two plant functional groups: focal species (characteristic and diagnostic) and ruderal/exotic species. We finally compared florist composition and cover changes between time intervals, dune habitats and functional groups. In all habitats the total plant richness of testing plots was higher than in the control plots. In beach and mobile dunes habitat focal species drive the increase in both species’ richness and cover. Dune grasslands proved to be the most affected by the presence of ruderal and exotic species, while the more stable fixed dunes habitat was less affected by species changes. Only 2 years after the boardwalks having been set up, we have found a rapid recovery since human trampling was limited. The use of boardwalks could be an effective tool for reducing negative impact of bathing tourism on coastal dunes and requires little and inexpensive maintenance.

Published
2021
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3. Impact of invasive alien plants on native plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats: State of the art, gap analysis and perspectives in Italy

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Alberto Selvaggi, Mariacristina Villani, Michele Aleffi, Andrea Mainetti, Lorenzo Lazzaro, S. Ceschin, Rodolfo Gentili, V. Di Cecco, Marina Allegrezza, L. Carnevali, Annalena Cogoni, Giovanni Spampinato, Fernando Lucchese, M. Bovio, Michele Lonati, A. Acosta, L. Sottovia, Simonetta Bagella, Francesco Bracco, Silvia Paola Assini, M. Vidali, L. Poggio, Adriano Stinca, Gianfranco Pirone, Bruno Paura, M. Adorni, Piero Genovesi, Anna Rita Frattaroli, Giuseppe Brundu, Bruno Foggi, Enrico V. Perrino, Rossano Bolpagni, Angela Stanisci, Roberto Venanzoni, Marco Caccianiga, Leonardo Rosati, Marta Puglisi, Daniele Viciani, Marcella Maria Mariotti, Gianmaria Bonari, Lorenzo Lastrucci, Daniela Gigante, M. Pellizzari, Livio Poldini, Filippo Prosser, Gabriella Buffa, S. Poponessi, Claudia Angiolini, I. Prisco, Giampiero Ciaschetti, Pietro Minissale, Lazzaro, L, Bolpagni, R, Buffa, G, Gentili, R, Lonati, M, Stinca, A, Acosta, A, Adorni, M, Aleffi, M, Allegrezza, M, Angiolini, C, Assini, S, Bagella, S, Bonari, G, Bovio, M, Bracco, F, Brundu, G, Caccianiga, M, Carnevali, L, Di Cecco, V, Ceschin, S, Ciaschetti, G, Cogoni, A, Foggi, B, Frattaroli, A, Genovesi, P, Gigante, D, Lucchese, F, Mainetti, A, Mariotti, M, Minissale, P, Paura, B, Pellizzari, M, Perrino, E, Pirone, G, Poggio, L, Poldini, L, Poponessi, S, Prisco, I, Prosser, F, Puglisi, M, Rosati, L, Selvaggi, A, Sottovia, L, Spampinato, G, Stanisci, A, Venanzoni, R, Viciani, D, Vidali, M, Villani, M, Lastrucci, L, Lazzaro, L., Bolpagni, R., Buffa, G., Gentili, R., Lonati, M., Stinca, A., Acosta, A. T. R., Adorni, M., Aleffi, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Assini, S., Bagella, S., Bonari, G., Bovio, M., Bracco, F., Brundu, G., Caccianiga, M., Carnevali, L., Di Cecco, V., Ceschin, S., Ciaschetti, G., Cogoni, A., Foggi, B., Frattaroli, A. R., Genovesi, P., Gigante, D., Lucchese, F., Mainetti, A., Mariotti, M., Minissale, P., Paura, B., Pellizzari, M., Perrino, E. V., Pirone, G., Poggio, L., Poldini, L., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Prosser, F., Puglisi, M., Rosati, L., Selvaggi, A., Sottovia, L., Spampinato, G., Stanisci, A., Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Vidali, M., Villani, M., and Lastrucci, L.

Subjects
Competition, Ecological impact, Expert survey, Impact mechanism, Impact outcome, Natura 2000 network, Environmental Engineering, 0208 environmental biotechnology, Biodiversity, Introduced species, 02 engineering and technology, Alien, 010501 environmental sciences, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 01 natural sciences, Italy, Plants, Ecosystem, Introduced Species, media_common.cataloged_instance, European union, Waste Management and Disposal, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, media_common, BIO/03 - BOTANICA AMBIENTALE E APPLICATA, Ecology, Plant community, General Medicine, Plant, Native plant, 020801 environmental engineering, Geography, Habitat, Natura 2000, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale e Applicata
Abstract

Invasive alien plants are a major threat to biodiversity and they contribute to the unfavourable conservation status of habitats of interest to the European Community. In order to favour implementation of European Union Regulation no. 1143/2014 on invasive alien species, the Italian Society of Vegetation Science carried out a large survey led by a task force of 49 contributors with expertise in vegetation across all the Italian administrative regions. The survey summed up the knowledge on impact mechanisms of invasive alien plants in Italy and their outcomes on plant communities and the EU habitats of Community Interest, in accordance with Directive no. 92/43/EEC. The survey covered 241 alien plant species reported as having deleterious ecological impacts. The data collected illustrate the current state of the art, highlight the main gaps in knowledge, and suggest topics to be further investigated. In particular, the survey underlined competition as being the main mechanism of ecological impact on plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats. Of the 241 species, only Ailanthus altissima was found to exert an ecological impact on plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats in all Italian regions; while a further 20 species impact up to ten out of the 20 Italian administrative regions. Our data indicate that 84 out of 132 Natura 2000 Habitats (64%) are subjected to some degree of impact by invasive alien plants. Freshwater habitats and natural and semi-natural grassland formations were impacted by the highest number of alien species, followed by coastal sand dunes and inland dunes, and forests. Although not exhaustive, this research is the first example of nationwide evaluation of the ecological impacts of invasive alien plants on plant communities and Natura 2000 Habitats.

Published
2020

4. Conservation status of Italian coastal dune habitats in the light of the 4th Monitoring Report (92/43/EEC Habitats Directive)

Author

Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, I. Prisco, Saverio Sciandrello, Daniela Gigante, Silvia Paola Assini, Mariacristina Villani, Gabriella Buffa, Claudia Angiolini, Corrado Marcenò, Prisco, I., Angiolini, C., Assini, S., Buffa, G., Gigante, D., Marceno, C., Sciandrello, S., Villani, M., and Acosta, A. T. R.

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, European guideline, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Continental Biogeographical Region, European guidelines, Mediterranean Biogeographical Region, National report, Psammophilous vegetation, Threats, Plant Science, national report, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, SB1-1110, Continental Biogeographical Region, European guidelines, Mediterranean Biogeographical Region, national report, psammophilous vegetation, threats, 14. Life underwater, QK900-989, Plant ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, threats, Ecology, Plant culture, Forestry, 15. Life on land, Continental Biogeographical Region European guidelines Mediterranean Biogeographical Region national report psammophilous vegetation threats, Fishery, Geography, Habitat, 13. Climate action, psammophilous vegetation, Conservation status, Habitats Directive, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale e Applicata
Abstract

Coastal dunes are among habitats with the worst conservation status on a global, European and national scale. Monitoring and reporting are of strategic importance to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of Habitats Directive and to preserve the unique biodiversity heritage of the Italian dunes. In this study we show main results of the 4th National Report with specific reference to the macro-habitat “Coastal Sand Dunes and Inland Dunes”, highlighting its updated current conservation status at the national and Biogeographical level. A comprehensive Working Group of territorial experts collected, updated, validated and integrated the data available for 11 Annex I Habitats, distributed in the Alpine, Continental and Mediterranean Biogeographical Regions. The conservation status was evaluated through the following criteria: geographic range, surface area, structure, functions, pressures, threats, conservation measures and prospects. Results highlighted the dramatically bad conservation status of Italian dune Habitats: the overall assessment reported 88% of habitats in bad conservation status and the remaining 12% is in inadequate conditions. Results showed a generalised threat and a worrying conservation status both on herbaceous and wooded communities, in particular in some relevant habitats, such as the shifting dunes. Main pressures and threats were linked to residential, commercial and industrial activities, as well as alien species. Although some of the changes in distribution and trends are probably deriving from more accurate and updated data, the alarming conservation status of Italian sand dunes requires a better knowledge of pressures and threats for further management actions and monitoring plans, inside and outside protected areas.

Published
2020

5. Hard times for Italian coastal dunes: insights from a diachronic analysis based on random plots

Author

Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, Marta Gaia Sperandii, I. Prisco, Sperandii, MARTA GAIA, Prisco, Irene, and Acosta, Alicia Teresa Rosario

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Biodiversity, Carpobrotus, Introduced species, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Sand dune stabilization, Ecosystem, Alien specie, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ammophila arenaria, Habitat conservation, Sand dune, Ecology, biology, Coastal habitat, biology.organism_classification, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematic, Geography, Habitat, Vegetation database, Temporal trend, Species richness
Abstract

Multi-year temporal studies are invaluable tools for monitoring changes in biodiversity through time. However, their applications in coastal ecosystems are still scarce. We investigated temporal trends in coastal dunes analyzing a set of 858 randomly-sampled georeferenced relevés performed between 2002 and 2015 along Central Italy’s sandy coastlines. Specifically, we explored changes in species richness and cover of targeted sandy habitats, we investigated trends in the cover of selected psammophilous native species and we assessed patterns of invasion by means of regression techniques. We observed a significant decrease in species richness and cover of the dune grasslands habitat. The species-level analysis confirmed a negative trend for two characteristic species of dune grasslands, Cutandia maritima and Medicago littoralis, while revealing a similar decline for Crucianella maritima and for Ammophila arenaria subsp. australis, key species of mobile dunes. The most striking trends emerged analyzing patterns in the cover of an invasive alien species, Carpobrotus sp., which showed a concerning increase in shifting dunes. In conclusion, our analyses reveal concerning changes involving dune grasslands, and at the same time hint at “early warnings” of degradation processes traceable in shifting dunes.

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2017
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6. Verso una checklist della vegetazione alloctona in Italia

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S. Bagella, D. Viciani, M. Vidali, D. Gigante, R. Bolpagni, M. Villani, A. T. R. Acosta, M. Adorni, M. Aleffi, M. Allegrezza, C. Angiolini, S. Assini, G. Bonari, M. Bovio, F. Bracco, G. Brundu, G. Buffa, M. Caccianiga, L. Carnevali, S. Ceschin, G. Ciaschetti, A. Cogoni, V. Di Cecco, B. Foggi, A. R. Frattaroli, P. Genovesi, R. Gentili, L. Lazzaro, M. Lonati, F. Lucchese, A. Mainetti, M. Mariotti, P. Minissale, B. Paura, M. Pellizzari, E. V. Perrino, G. Pirone, L. Poggio, L. Poldini, S. Poponessi, I. Prisco, F. Prosser, M. Puglisi, L. Rosati, A. Selvaggi, L. Sottovia, G. Spampinato, A. Stanisci, A. Stinca, R. Venanzoni, L. Lastrucci, Bagella, S., Viciani, D., Vidali, M., Gigante, D., Bolpagni, R., Villani, M., Acosta, A. T. R., Adorni, M., Aleffi, M., Allegrezza, M., Angiolini, C., Assini, S., Bonari, G., Bovio, M., Bracco, F., Brundu, G., Buffa, G., Caccianiga, M., Carnevali, L., Ceschin, S., Ciaschetti, G., Cogoni, A., Di Cecco, V., Foggi, B., Frattaroli, A. R., Genovesi, P., Gentili, R., Lazzaro, L., Lonati, M., Lucchese, F., Mainetti, A., Mariotti, M., Minissale, P., Paura, B., Pellizzari, M., Perrino, E. V., Pirone, G., Poggio, L., Poldini, L., Poponessi, S., Prisco, I., Prosser, F., Puglisi, M., Rosati, L., Selvaggi, A., Sottovia, L., Spampinato, G., Stanisci, A., Stinca, A., Venanzoni, R., and Lastrucci, L.

Published
2019

7. Temporal changes in the vegetation of Italian coastal dunes: identifying winners and losers through the lens of functional traits

Author

Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, Marta Carboni, Tommaso Jucker, I. Prisco, Prisco, Irene, Carboni, Marta, Jucker, Tommaso, and Acosta, ALICIA TERESA ROSARIO

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Dune, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Ecology, Ecology (disciplines), Land-use change, Natura 2000 network, Coastal habitats conservation, Ecological indicator, Vegetation data base, Protected area, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Coastal dunes, Functional trait, Psammophilous habitat, Geography, medicine, Land use, land-use change and forestry, Temporal trend, medicine.symptom, Vegetation (pathology), 0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Abstract

Plant communities of coastal dunes are highly biodiverse and greatly valued for the services they provide, yet they are also threatened by global change and are often neglected in conservation planning. To determine the long-term effectiveness of conservation actions on Mediterranean coastal dunes, here we focus on Italy's coastline and (i) assess how the vegetation cover of the major psammophilous habitats and species has changed since the 1960s, (ii) identify which ecological strategies have been most successful in the face of global change and (iii) evaluate the efficacy of the protected areas network for safeguarding plant communities of coastal dunes. We compiled 2583 geo-located vegetation relevés spanning over half a century and covering the entire length of Italy's sandy coastline. Using this data base, we developed statistical models to test whether the vegetation cover of both individual species and habitats has changed over time. We then tested whether species-level changes in vegetation cover through time could be explained by species' functional traits and ecological strategy. Finally, we assessed the efficacy of current conservation measures by exploring how vegetation cover responded following the expansion of the protected areas network. Our results indicate that, where protected, plant communities have generally increased in vegetation cover in recent years. The strongest increase in cover occurred in the wooded dune habitats, where late-successional, tall-growing and large-seeded species show the clearest signs of recovery. However, this has come in part at the expense of dune grasslands, which thrive under natural disturbance and have declined since the 1960s. The Natura 2000 network seems to have played a central role in this recovery process, as the cumulative coastal land area under protection has tripled since the network was first established. Synthesis and applications. Our results suggest that protected areas can play an important role in safeguarding coastal dune plant communities against land-use transformations. In this context, functional traits can be a powerful tool in guiding conservation planning, helping to identify groups of species most at risk of population declines. Nonetheless, future conservation interventions need to be mindful to ensure that the natural disturbance regime of dune ecosystems is not disrupted.

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2016
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8. 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.

Subjects
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
Abstract

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.

Published
2018

9. Habitat conservation in Italy: the state of the art in the light of the first European Red List of Terrestrial and Freshwater Habitats

Author

Emiliano Agrillo, Luigi Casella, Stefano Armiraglio, Gabriella Buffa, C Giancola, Giovanna Pezzi, Daniele Viciani, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, Simonetta Bagella, I. Prisco, Gianpietro Giusso del Galdo, Roberto Venanzoni, Silvia Paola Assini, Fabio Attorre, Corrado Marcenò, Daniela Gigante, Gigante, D., Acosta, A. T. R., Agrillo, E., Armiraglio, S., Assini, S., Attorre, F., Bagella, S., Buffa, G., Casella, L., Giancola, C., Giusso del Galdo, G. P., Marcenò, C., Pezzi, G., Prisco, Irene, Venanzoni, R., Viciani, D., Acosta, A.T.R., Giusso Del Galdo, G.P., and Prisco, I.

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Biodiversity, Distribution (economics), Plant community, Assessment, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Critically endangered, Risk of extinction, IUCN Red List, Threat, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, General Environmental Science, business.industry, Environmental resource management, Habitat conservation, Vegetation, Assessment · Biodiversity · Plant community · Risk of extinction · Threat, Geography, Habitat, Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all), 2300, Earth and Planetary Sciences (all), General Earth and Planetary Sciences, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, business, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale e Applicata
Abstract

The importance of taking into account ecosystems, plant communities and habitats for the development of biodiversity conservation strategies is increasingly acknowledged. Recently, the first ever European Red List of Habitats was produced, which provided an evaluation of the extinction risk of EUNIS-based natural and semi-natural habitats in Europe. As assessment unit, it used the habitat intended as a plant community, thus representing a landmark for the role of vegetation science in nature conservation. In the present paper, the results of the European Red List of Habitats are analyzed at the national scale with specific reference to the terrestrial and freshwater habitat types occurring in Italy. More than three-quarters of the assessed European habitat types were recognized for the Italian territory. The distribution of the threat categories reflects approximately the situation at the EU28 level. About 35% of the assessed habitat types are referred to a threat category; no critically endangered habitat is present in Italy. The most frequently used criteria are those related to a reduction in quantity. Some critical issues arising from the analyses are discussed. In particular, the presence of knowledge gaps is pointed out, with remarkable reference to the poor availability of spatial and quantitative data, severely affecting the application of the criteria adopted for the assessment. Descriptions of habitat types from Italy are reported, some of which are representative, emblematic or even exclusive to the Italian territory. The outcomes of the analysis represent the starting point for the future development of a national-scale Red List of Habitats. Results also emphasized how habitat types with a too broad definition pose a limit to a proper evaluation of the regional biogeographic variability, often very high in Italy, with local floristic and phytocoenotic peculiarities which do not find room in the adopted European typology. This is the reason why the development of national subtypes stands as a necessary step for the development of a realistic and effective assessment at the national scale.

Published
2018

10. Mediterranean dunes on the go: Evidence from a short term study on coastal herbaceous vegetation

Author

Angela Stanisci, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, I. Prisco, Prisco, Irene, Stanisci, Angela, and Acosta, ALICIA TERESA ROSARIO

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Mediterranean climate, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Herbaceous plant specie, Herbaceous plant species, Aquatic Science, Oceanography, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, LTER network, Ruderal species, Ecosystem, Transect, Central Italy, Multi-temporal analysis, Psammophilous coastal habitats, Vegetation changes over time, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Ecology, Habitat, Psammophilous coastal habitat, Multi-temporal analysi, Environmental science, Plant cover, Species richness, Accretion (coastal management)
Abstract

Detailed monitoring studies on permanent sites are a promising tool for an accurate evaluation of short, medium or long term vegetation dynamics. This work aims to evaluate short-term changes in coastal dune herbaceous plant species and EU Habitats through a multi-temporal analysis using permanent vegetation transects. In particular, (I) we analyze changes in species richness of coastal habitats; (II) we identify changes in plant cover of selected focal plants; and (III) we relate the changes to selected climatic variables and erosion/accretion processes. We selected one of the Italian's peninsula best preserved coastal dune areas (ca. 50 km along the Adriatic sea) with a relatively homogeneous coastal zonation and low anthropic pressure but with different erosion/accretion processes. We explored changes in richness over time using generalized linear models (GLMs). We identified different ecological guilds: focal, ruderal and alien plant species and investigated temporal trends in these guilds' species richness. We also applied GLMs to determine how plant cover of the most important focal species have changed over time. Overall, in this study we observed that the influence of climatic variables was relatively small. However, we found remarkable different trends in response to erosion/accretion processes both at community and at species level. Thus, our results highlight the importance of coastal dynamics in preserving not only coastal vegetation zonation, but also species richness and focal species cover. Moreover, we identified the dune grasslands as the most sensitive habitat for detecting the influence of climatic variables throughout a short term monitoring survey. Information from this study provides useful insights for detecting changes in vegetation, for establishing habitat protection priorities and for improving conservation efforts for these fragile ecosystems.

Published
2016

11. RanVegDunes - A random plot database of Italian coastal dunes

Author

Angela Stanisci, Marta Gaia Sperandii, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, I. Prisco, Sperandii, Marta G., Prisco, Irene, Stanisci, Angela, and Acosta, Alicia T. R.

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Random plot, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Ecology, Plant density, Coastal dune habitat, Plant Science, Vegetation, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Coastal dunes, Plot (graphics), Habitats Directive, Geography, Plant science, Italy, Habitat, Vegetation database, Psammophilous vegetation, Spatial variability, Physical geography, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Abstract

We introduce RanVegDunes (GIVD ID EU-IT-020), the first Italian database gathering standardized, randomly- sampled vegetation data in coastal dune environments. RanVegDunes currently consists of 979 original georeferenced relevés randomly collected over about 160 km of Holocenic dune systems of central Italy between 2002 and 2015. Plots were located in five Italian administrative regions (Lazio, Campania, Abruzzo, Molise and Puglia), where sandy vegetation was randomly recorded in standardized 4-m2plots across the whole coastal zonation, thus including upper beach, embryo dunes, shifting dunes, dune grasslands, wooded dunes and Mediterranean forests. Each plot was georeferenced with a high level of accuracy using a GPS unit. For each plot, a list of vascular plant species based on updated nomenclature was compiled, and an estimate of abundance was calculated for each species using a percentage cover scale ranging from 1 to 10 (1 = 1-10%; 2 = 10-20%; ...; 10 = 90-100%). Two habitat classification systems were used for the description of collected plots: specifically, each vegetation plot was classified according to the Interpretation Manual of the 92/43/EEC Habitats Directive and also to the hierarchical structure of the EUNIS habitat classification. Currently, RanVegDunes includes vegetation plots belonging to nine EU Habitats (1210, 2110, 2120, 2210, 2230, 2250, 2260, 2270, 9340), which in turn correspond to five EUNIS Habitats (B1.1, B1.3, B1.4, B1.6, B1.7). RanVegDunes is a powerful tool for a variety of studies addressing topics such as temporal trends in coastal vegetation, ecological modeling, re-visitation studies, spatio-temporal patterns of invasion and will therefore greatly benefit from further collection of data.

Published
2017
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12. Changes in plant species composition of coastal dune habitats over a 20-year period

Author

Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, Silvia Del Vecchio, Angela Stanisci, I. Prisco, Del Vecchio, S., Prisco, Irene, Acosta, ALICIA TERESA ROSARIO, and Stanisci, A.

Subjects
Coastal dune zonation, Diachronic analysis, Phytosociological relevés, Re-visitation study, Vegetation changes, Plant Science, Biology, phytosociological releve´, Ruderal species, media_common.cataloged_instance, European union, re-visitation study, Research Articles, media_common, Ecology, Plant community, Vegetation, Habitat destruction, Habitat, Threatened species, vegetation changes. Introduction, Plant cover, diachronic analysi, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale e Applicata
Abstract

Coastal sandy ecosystems are increasingly being threatened by human pressure, causing loss of biodiversity and habitat degradation. Using phytosociological relevés we conducted a re-visitation study in order to analyse changes in floristic composition during the last twenty years along the central Adriatic coast. We observed a significant increase in cover of fore dune and thermophilic species. Even though human activities are major driving forces of change in coastal dune vegetation, the species' cover increase may also be due to a moderate increment in average yearly temperature over the last two decades., Coastal sandy ecosystems are increasingly being threatened by human pressure, causing loss of biodiversity, habitat degradation and landscape modifications. However, there are still very few detailed studies focussing on compositional changes in coastal dune plant communities over time. In this work, we investigated how coastal dune European Union (EU) habitats (from pioneer annual beach communities to Mediterranean scrubs on the landward fixed dunes) have changed during the last 20 years. Using phytosociological relevés conducted in 1989–90 and in 2010–12, we investigated changes in floristic composition over time. We then compared plant cover and the proportion of ruderal, alien and habitat diagnostic species (‘focal species’) in the two periods. Finally, we used Ellenberg indicator values to define the ‘preferences’ of the plant species for temperature and moisture. We found that only fore dune habitats showed significant differences in species cover between the two time periods, with higher plant cover in the more recent relevés and a significant increase in thermophilic species. Although previous studies have demonstrated consistent habitat loss in this area, we observed that all coastal dune plant communities remain well represented, after a 20-year period. However, fore dunes have been experiencing significant compositional changes. Although we cannot confirm whether the observed changes are strictly related to climatic changes, to human pressure or to both, we hypothesize that a moderate increment in average yearly temperature may have promoted the increase in plant cover and the spread of thermophilic species. Thus, even though human activities are major driving forces of change in coastal dune vegetation, at the community scale climatic factors may also play important roles. Our study draws on re-visitation studies which appear to constitute a powerful tool for the assessment of the conservation status of EU habitats.

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2015
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13. VegDunes – a coastal dune vegetation database for the analysis of Italian EU habitats

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I. Prisco, Marta Carboni, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, Prisco, I., Carboni, M., and Acosta, ALICIA TERESA ROSARIO

Subjects
Database, Ecology, Biodiversity, Vegetation, computer.software_genre, Spatial distribution, Geography, Habitat destruction, Habitat, Threatened species, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, National level, Habitats Directive, computer, General Environmental Science
Abstract

In this paper we illustrate VegDunes (GIVD ID EU-IT-005), a vegetation database of Italian coastal dune EU habitats (sensu 92/43/EEC Habitats Directive). We explore general features of the data collected, in particular variation in plot size, time range of the relevés and geographical position accuracy. Then, we characterise and explore the spatial distribution of the different coastal dune habitats in the database, evidencing major biodiversity “hotspots” (areas with the highest number of habitats) at the national level. We collected previously published phytosociological information (2,666 phytosociological relevés) concerning Italian coastal dune vegetation (10 different EU habitats) that ranged from 1967 to 2011. Most relevés were recorded with a medium to high accuracy (from the exact GPS coordinates to a coastal length up to 5 km) and the plot size did not exceed 100 m². Habitats close to the sea-line were much more widespread along Italian coasts compared to more inland ones, possibly in relation with habitat loss caused by the intensification of human impact in back dune communities. Even though phytosociological databases are affected by preferential sam-pling issues, this kind of data is an important source of information for nature conservation, especially for threatened coastal environ-ments. Overall, this information may be a powerful instrument for the future management of EU habitats from a conservation perspec-tive.

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2012

14. AN OVERVIEW OF THE ITALIAN COASTAL DUNE EU HABITATS

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I. Prisco, A. T.R. Acosta, S. Ercole, Prisco, I, Acosta, ALICIA TERESA ROSARIO, and Ercole, S.

Subjects
Habitats Directive, coastal dune zonation, national database, phytosociological relevés, lcsh:Botany, psammophilous vegetation, dune habitats conservation, lcsh:QK1-989
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In Europe, as in Italy, there is a long phytosociological tradition and a huge amount of vegetation plots has been performed. Considering the critical conservation status of coastal habitats, highlighted by the second Italian Report about the implementation of Habitats Directive (93/42/CEE), we aim to investigate the state of knowledge on Italian coastal dunes vegetation at national level. We built a national database recording 2666 phytosociological relevés concerning 10 dune habitats, most conducted from 1980 to present day. We conducted an explorative meta-analysis through DCA and we described Italian beach and dune EU habitats, focusing on the floristic and coenological information derived from published studies and from interpretation manuals of Habitats Directive. The DCA reflected the gradual turnover of the vegetation, ranging from upper beach habitats to fixed dune habitats. The most part of habitats are widespread throughout the Italian coasts and are represented by a consistent number of samples. Insular areas are characterized by a high number of species and phytosociological associations, often rare or endemic. However, the most part of EU dunes habitats has a bad or inadequate conservation status. This database could be useful for the monitoring and surveillance of EU habitat and species, as required by Habitats Directive.

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2012

15. VegItaly: The Italian collaborative project for a national vegetation database

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L. Facioni, Francesco Geri, Francesco Spada, Emiliano Agrillo, Daniela Gigante, Domenico Lucarini, I. Prisco, E. Panfili, Alessandro Chiarucci, Riccardo Guarino, S. Pesaresi, Edoardo Biondi, Roberto Venanzoni, E. Del Vico, Alicia Teresa Rosario Acosta, Sara Landi, Fabio Attorre, M. C. De Sanctis, Flavia Landucci, V. E. Cambria, Leonardo Rosati, LANDUCCI F., ACOSTA A.T.R., AGRILLO E., ATTORRE F., BIONDI E., CAMBRIA V.E., CHIARUCCI A., DEL VICO E., DE SANCTIS M., FACIONI L., GERI F., GIGANTE D., GUARINO R., LANDI S., LUCARINI D., PANFILI E., PESARESI S., PRISCO I., ROSATI L., SPADA F., VENANZONI R., Landucci, F, Acosta, ATR, Agrillo, E, Attorre, F, Biondi, E, Cambria, VE, Chiarucci, A, Del Vico, E, De Sanctis, M, Facioni, L, Geri, F, Gigante, D, Guarino, R, Landi, S, Lucarini, D, Panfili, E, Pesaresi, S, Prisco, I, Rosati, L, Spada, F, Venanzoni, R, Landucci, F., Acosta, A. T. R., Agrillo, E., Attorre, F., Biondi, E., Cambria, V. E., Chiarucci, A., Del Vico, E., De Sanctis, M., Facioni, L., Geri, F., Gigante, D., Guarino, R., Landi, S., Lucarini, D., Panfili, E., Pesaresi, S., Prisco, I., Rosati, L., Spada &amp, F., and Venanzoni, R.

Subjects
phytosociology, Distribution (economics), relevé, Plant Science, Biodiversity informatics, computer.software_genre, Plot (graphics), Vegetation types, database, vegetation plot, medicine, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Database, business.industry, biodiversity informatics, vegetation-plot, releve, Geography, Biodiversity informatics, database, phytosociology, releve´, vegetation plot, Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata, Biodiversity informatic, medicine.symptom, Large group, business, Vegetation (pathology), computer
Abstract

Two years after its official start, the national vegetation database VegItaly, a collaborative project supported by the Italian scientific community and developed by a large group of scientists, is presented. This article offers a concise overview of the content of the database, currently consisting of 31,100 vegetation plot, including published and unpublished data. Some basic statistics are analysed; for example, data distribution in space and time, represented vegetation types expressed as physiognomic categories. Although rather young and still in progress, VegItaly already contains data from all the Italian regions and stands as an optimal candidate for the development of an Italian national vegetation database. Its main goals,theoretical basis, technical features, functionalities and recent progresses are outlined, showing glimpses of future prospects.

Published
2012

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Marco Proietti, Pasquale Agosti, Chiara Lonati, Salvatore Corrao, Francesco Perticone, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Alessandro Nobili, Sergio Harari, Mauro Tettamanti, Luca Pasina, Carlotta Franchi, Alessandra Marengoni, Francesco Salerno, Matteo Cesari, Giuseppe Licata, Francesco Violi, Gino Roberto Corazza, Laura Cortesi, Ilaria Ardoino, Domenico Prisco, Elena Silvestri, Caterina Cenci, Giacomo Emmi, Gianni Biolo, Michela Zanetti, Martina Guadagni, Michele Zaccari, Massimo Vanoli, Giulia Grignani, Edoardo Alessandro Pulixi, Mauro Bernardi, Silvia Li Bassi, Luca Santi, Giacomo Zaccherini, Elmo Mannarino, Graziana Lupattelli, Vanessa Bianconi, Francesco Paciullo, Ranuccio Nuti, Roberto Valenti, Martina Ruvio, Silvia Cappelli, Alberto Palazzuoli, Oliviero Olivieri, Domenico Girelli, Thomas Matteazzi, Mario Barbagallo, Ligia Dominguez, Floriana Cocita, Vincenza Beneduce, Lidia Plances, Marco Zoli, Ilaria Lazzari, Mattia Brunori, Franco Laghi Pasini, Pier Leopoldo Capecchi, Giuseppe Palasciano, Maria Ester Modeo, Carla Di Gennaro, Maria Domenica Cappellini, Diletta Maira, Valeria Di Stefano, Giovanna Fabio, Sonia Seghezzi, Marta Mancarella, Paolo Dionigi Rossi, Sarah Damanti, Marta Clerici, Federica Conti, Emanuela Miceli, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Martina Pisati, Costanza Caccia Dominioni, Giovanni Murialdo, Alessio Marra, Federico Cattaneo, Roberto Pontremoli, Maria Beatrice Secchi, Davide Ghelfi, Luigi Anastasio, Lucia Sofia, Maria Carbone, Francesco Cipollone, Maria Teresa Guagnano, Ermanno Angelucci, Emanuele Valeriani, Gerardo Mancuso, Daniela Calipari, Mosè Bartone, Giuseppe Delitala, Maria Berria, Maurizio Muscaritoli, Alessio Molfino, Enrico Petrillo, Giuseppe Zuccalà, Gabriella D’Aurizio, Giuseppe Romanelli, Alberto Zucchelli, Antonio Picardi, Umberto Vespasiani Gentilucci, Paolo Gallo, Chiara Dell’Unto, Giorgio Annoni, Maurizio Corsi, Giuseppe Bellelli, Sara Zazzetta, Paolo Mazzola, Hajnalka Szabo, Alessandra Bonfanti, Franco Arturi, Elena Succurro, Mariangela Rubino, Maria Grazia Serra, Maria Antonietta Bleve, Laura Gasbarrone, Maria Rosaria Sajeva, Antonio Brucato, Silvia Ghidoni, Fabrizio Fabris, Irene Bertozzi, Giulia Bogoni, Maria Victoria Rabuini, Elisabetta Cosi, Roberto Manfredini, Fabio Fabbian, Benedetta Boari, Alfredo De Giorgi, Ruana Tiseo, Giuseppe Paolisso, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Claudio Borghi, Enrico Strocchi, Valeria De Sando, Ilenia Pareo, Carlo Sabbà, Francesco Saverio Vella, Patrizia Suppressa, Andrea Schilardi, Francesca Loparco, Luigi Fenoglio, Christian Bracco, Alessia Valentina Giraudo, Silvia Fargion, Giulia Periti, Marianna Porzio, Slivia Tiraboschi, Flora Peyvandi, Raffaella Rossio, Barbara Ferrari, Giulia Colombo, Valter Monzani, Valeria Savojardo, Christian Folli, Giuliana Ceriani, Giada Pallini, Franco Dallegri, Luciano Ottonello, Luca Liberale, Lara Caserza, Kassem Salam, Nicola Lucio Liberato, Tiziana Tognin, Giovanni Battista Bianchi, Sabrina Giaquinto, Francesco Purrello, Antonino Di Pino, Salvatore Piro, Renzo Rozzini, Lina Falanga, Elena Spazzini, Camillo Ferrandina, Giuseppe Montrucchio, Paolo Petitti, Raffaella Salmi, Piergiorgio Gaudenzi, Ludovica Perri, Raffaele Landolfi, Massimo Montalto, Antonio Mirijello, Luigina Guasti, Luana Castiglioni, Andrea Maresca, Alessandro Squizzato, Marta Molaro, Alessandra Grossi, Marco Bertolotti, Chiara Mussi, Maria Vittoria Libbra, Giulia Dondi, Elisa Pellegrini, Lucia Carulli, Lidia Colangelo, Tania Falbo, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Roberto De Giorgio, Eugenio Ruggeri, Sara del Vecchio, Andrea Salvi, Roberto Leonardi, Giampaolo Damiani, Armando Gabrielli, William Capeci, Massimo Mattioli, Giuseppe Pio Martino, Lorenzo Biondi, Pietro Pettinari, Riccardo Ghio, Anna Dal Col, Salvatore Minisola, Luciano Colangelo, Antonella Afeltra, Benedetta Marigliano, Maria Elena Pipita, Pietro Castellino, Julien Blanco, Luca Zanoli, Samuele Pignataro, Valter Saracco, Marisa Fogliati, Carlo Bussolino, Francesca Mete, Miriam Gino, Antonio Cittadini, Carlo Vigorito, Michele Arcopinto, Andrea Salzano, Emanuele Bobbio, Alberto Maria Marra, Domenico Sirico, Guido Moreo, Francesca Gasparini, Silvia Prolo, Gloria Pina, Alberto Ballestrero, Fabio Ferrando, Sergio Berra, Simonetta Dassi, Maria Cristina Nava, Bruno Graziella, Stefano Baldassarre, Salvatore Fragapani, Gabriella Gruden, Giorgio Galanti, Gabriele Mascherini, Cristian Petri, Laura Stefani, Margherita Girino, Valeria Piccinelli, Francesco Nasso, Vincenza Gioffrè, Maria Pasquale, Giuseppe Scattolin, Sergio Martinelli, Mauro Turrin, Leonardo Sechi, Cristina Catena, Gianluca Colussi, Nicola Passariello, Luca Rinaldi, Franco Berti, Giuseppe Famularo, Tarsitani Patrizia, Roberto Castello, Michela Pasino, Gian Paolo Ceda, Marcello Giuseppe Maggio, Simonetta Morganti, Andrea Artoni, Stefano Del Giacco, Davide Firinu, Francesca Losa, Giovanni Paoletti, Giuseppe Montalto, Anna Licata, Valentina Malerba, Lasco Antonino, Giorgio Basile, Catalano Antonino, Lorenzo Malatino, Benedetta Stancanelli, Valentina Terranova, Salvatore Di Marca, Patrizia Mecocci, Carmelinda Ruggiero, Virginia Boccardi, Tiziana Meschi, Fulvio Lauretani, Andrea Ticinesi, Pietro Minuz, Luigi Fondrieschi, Mario Pirisi, Gian Paolo Fra, Daniele Sola, Massimo Porta, Piero Riva, Roberto Quadri, Giorgio Scanzi, Caterina Mengoli, Stella Provini, Laura Ricevuti, Emilio Simeone, Rosa Scurti, Fabio Tolloso, Roberto Tarquini, Alice Valoriani, Silvia Dolenti, Giulia Vannini, Alberto Tedeschi, Lucia Trotta, Riccardo Volpi, Pietro Bocchi, Alessandro Vignali, Mara Cattaneo, Mannucci PM, Nobili A, Tettamanti M, Pasina L, Franchi C, Corrao S, Marengoni A, Salerno F, Cesari M, Perticone F, Licata G, Violi F, Corazza GR, Franchi C, Cortesi L, Tettamanti M, Cortesi L, Ardoino I, Prisco D, Silvestri E, Cenci C, Emmi G, Biolo G, Zanetti M, Guadagni M, Zaccari M, Vanoli M, Grignani G, Pulixi EA, Bernardi M, Bassi SL, Santi L, Zaccherini G, Mannarino E, Lupattelli G, Bianconi V, Paciullo F, Nuti R, Valenti R, Ruvio M, Cappelli S, Palazzuoli A, Olivieri O, Girelli D, Matteazzi T, Barbagallo M, Dominguez L, Cocita F, Beneduce V, Plances L, Zoli M, Lazzari I, Brunori M, Pasini FL, Capecchi PL, Palasciano G, Modeo ME, Di Gennaro C, Cappellini MD, Maira D, Di Stefano V, Fabio G, Seghezzi S, Mancarella M, Cesari M, Rossi PD, Damanti S, Clerici M, Conti F, Corazza GR, Miceli E, Lenti MV, Pisati M, Dominioni CC, Murialdo G, Marra A, Cattaneo F, Pontremoli R, Secchi MB, Ghelfi D, Anastasio L, Sofia L, Carbone M, Cipollone F, Guagnano MT, Angelucci E, Valeriani E, Mancuso G, Calipari D, Bartone M, Delitala G, Berria M, Muscaritoli M, Molfino A, Petrillo E, Zuccalà G, D'Aurizio G, Romanelli G, Marengoni A, Zucchelli A, Picardi A, Gentilucci UV, Gallo P, Dell'Unto C, Annoni G, Corsi M, Bellelli G, Zazzetta S, Mazzola P, Szabo H, Bonfanti A, Arturi F, Succurro E, Rubino M, Serra MG, Bleve MA, Gasbarrone L, Sajeva MR, Brucato A, Ghidoni S, Fabris F, Bertozzi I, Bogoni G, Rabuini MV, Cosi E, Manfredini R, 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S, Colangelo L, Afeltra A, Marigliano B, Pipita ME, Castellino P, Blanco J, Zanoli L, Pignataro S, Saracco V, Fogliati M, Bussolino C, Mete F, Gino M, Cittadini A, Vigorito C, Arcopinto M, Salzano A, Bobbio E, Marra AM, Sirico D, Moreo G, Gasparini F, Prolo S, Pina G, Ballestrero A, Ferrando F, Berra S, Dassi S, Nava MC, Graziella B, Baldassarre S, Fragapani S, Gruden G, Galanti G, Mascherini G, Petri C, Stefani L, Girino M, Piccinelli V, Nasso F, Gioffrè V, Pasquale M, Scattolin G, Martinelli S, Turrin M, Sechi L, Catena C, Colussi G, Passariello N, Rinaldi L, Berti F, Famularo G, Patrizia T, Castello R, Pasino M, Ceda GP, Maggio MG, Morganti S, Artoni A, Del Giacco S, Firinu D, Losa F, Paoletti G, Montalto G, Licata A, Malerba V, Antonino L, Basile G, Antonino C, Malatino L, Stancanelli B, Terranova V, Di Marca S, Mecocci P, Ruggiero C, Boccardi V, Meschi T, Lauretani F, Ticinesi A, Minuz P, Fondrieschi L, Pirisi M, Fra GP, Sola D, Porta M, Riva P, Quadri R, Scanzi G, Mengoli C, Provini S, Ricevuti L, Simeone E, Scurti R, Tolloso F, Tarquini R, Valoriani A, Dolenti S, Vannini G, Tedeschi A, Trotta L, Volpi R, Bocchi P, Vignali A, Harari S, Lonati C, Cattaneo M., Proietti M., Agosti P., Lonati C., Corrao S., Perticone F., Mannucci P.M., Nobili A., Harari S., Tettamanti M., Pasina L., Franchi C., Marengoni A., Salerno F., Cesari M., Licata G., Violi F., Corazza G.R., Cortesi L., Ardoino I., Prisco D., Silvestri E., Cenci C., Emmi G., Biolo G., Zanetti M., Guadagni M., Zaccari M., Vanoli M., Grignani G., Pulixi E.A., Bernardi M., Bassi S.L., Santi L., Zaccherini G., Mannarino E., Lupattelli G., Bianconi V., Paciullo F., Nuti R., Valenti R., Ruvio M., Cappelli S., Palazzuoli A., Olivieri O., Girelli D., Matteazzi T., Barbagallo M., Dominguez L., Cocita F., Beneduce V., Plances L., Zoli M., Lazzari I., Brunori M., Pasini F.L., Capecchi P.L., Palasciano G., Modeo M.E., Di Gennaro C., Cappellini M.D., Maira D., Di Stefano V., Fabio G., Seghezzi S., Mancarella M., Rossi P.D., Damanti S., Clerici M., Conti F., Miceli E., Lenti M.V., Pisati M., Dominioni C.C., Murialdo G., Marra A., Cattaneo F., Pontremoli R., Secchi M.B., Ghelfi D., Anastasio L., Sofia L., Carbone M., Cipollone F., Guagnano M.T., Angelucci E., Valeriani E., Mancuso G., Calipari D., Bartone M., Delitala G., Berria M., Muscaritoli M., Molfino A., Petrillo E., Zuccala G., D'Aurizio G., Romanelli G., Zucchelli A., Picardi A., Gentilucci U.V., Gallo P., Dell'Unto C., Annoni G., Corsi M., Bellelli G., Zazzetta S., Mazzola P., Szabo H., Bonfanti A., Arturi F., Succurro E., Rubino M., Serra M.G., Bleve M.A., Gasbarrone L., Sajeva M.R., Brucato A., Ghidoni S., Fabris F., Bertozzi I., Bogoni G., Rabuini M.V., Cosi E., Manfredini R., Fabbian F., Boari B., De Giorgi A., Tiseo R., Paolisso G., Rizzo M.R., Borghi C., Strocchi E., De Sando V., Pareo I., Sabba C., Vella F.S., Suppressa P., Schilardi A., Loparco F., Fenoglio L., Bracco C., Giraudo A.V., Fargion S., Periti G., Porzio M., Tiraboschi S., Peyvandi F., Rossio R., Ferrari B., Colombo G., Monzani V., Savojardo V., Folli C., Ceriani G., Pallini G., Dallegri F., Ottonello L., Liberale L., Caserza L., Salam K., Liberato N.L., Tognin T., Bianchi G.B., Giaquinto S., Purrello F., Di Pino A., Piro S., Rozzini R., Falanga L., Spazzini E., Ferrandina C., Montrucchio G., Petitti P., Salmi R., Gaudenzi P., Perri L., Landolfi R., Montalto M., Mirijello A., Guasti L., Castiglioni L., Maresca A., Squizzato A., Molaro M., Grossi A., Bertolotti M., Mussi C., Libbra M.V., Dondi G., Pellegrini E., Carulli L., Colangelo L., Falbo T., Stanghellini V., De Giorgio R., Ruggeri E., Vecchio S.D., Salvi A., Leonardi R., Damiani G., Gabrielli A., Capeci W., Mattioli M., Martino G.P., Biondi L., Pettinari P., Ghio R., Col A.D., Minisola S., Afeltra A., Marigliano B., Pipita M.E., Castellino P., Blanco J., Zanoli L., Pignataro S., Saracco V., Fogliati M., Bussolino C., Mete F., Gino M., Cittadini A., Vigorito C., Arcopinto M., Salzano A., Bobbio E., Marra A.M., Sirico D., Moreo G., Gasparini F., Prolo S., Pina G., Ballestrero A., Ferrando F., Berra S., Dassi S., Nava M.C., Graziella B., Baldassarre S., Fragapani S., Gruden G., Galanti G., Mascherini G., Petri C., Stefani L., Girino M., Piccinelli V., Nasso F., Gioffre V., Pasquale M., Scattolin G., Martinelli S., Turrin M., Sechi L., Catena C., Colussi G., Passariello N., Rinaldi L., Berti F., Famularo G., Patrizia T., Castello R., Pasino M., Ceda G.P., Maggio M.G., Morganti S., Artoni A., Del Giacco S., Firinu D., Losa F., Paoletti G., Montalto G., Licata A., Malerba V., Antonino L., Basile G., Antonino C., Malatino L., Stancanelli B., Terranova V., Di Marca S., Mecocci P., Ruggiero C., Boccardi V., Meschi T., Lauretani F., Ticinesi A., Minuz P., Fondrieschi L., Pirisi M., Fra G.P., Sola D., Porta M., Riva P., Quadri R., Scanzi G., Mengoli C., Provini S., Ricevuti L., Simeone E., Scurti R., Tolloso F., Tarquini R., Valoriani A., Dolenti S., Vannini G., Tedeschi A., Trotta L., Volpi R., Bocchi P., Vignali A., Cattaneo M., Proietti, M., Agosti, P., Lonati, C., Corrao, S., Perticone, F., Mannucci, P. M., Nobili, A., Harari, S., Tettamanti, M., Pasina, L., Franchi, C., Marengoni, A., Salerno, F., Cesari, M., Licata, G., Violi, F., Corazza, G. R., Cortesi, L., Ardoino, I., Prisco, D., Silvestri, E., Cenci, C., Emmi, G., Biolo, G., Zanetti, M., Guadagni, M., Zaccari, M., Vanoli, M., Grignani, G., Pulixi, E. A., Bernardi, M., Bassi, S. L., Santi, L., Zaccherini, G., Mannarino, E., Lupattelli, G., Bianconi, V., Paciullo, F., Nuti, R., Valenti, R., Ruvio, M., Cappelli, S., Palazzuoli, A., Olivieri, O., Girelli, D., Matteazzi, T., Barbagallo, M., Dominguez, L., Cocita, F., Beneduce, V., Plances, L., Zoli, M., Lazzari, I., Brunori, M., Pasini, F. L., Capecchi, P. L., Palasciano, G., Modeo, M. E., Di Gennaro, C., Cappellini, M. D., Maira, D., Di Stefano, V., Fabio, G., Seghezzi, S., Mancarella, M., Rossi, P. D., Damanti, S., Clerici, M., Conti, F., Miceli, E., Lenti, M. V., Pisati, M., Dominioni, C. C., Murialdo, G., Marra, A., Cattaneo, F., Pontremoli, R., Secchi, M. 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Male, major clinical event, major clinical events, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, 0302 clinical medicine, Older patients, Adrenal Cortex Hormones, 80 and over, 030212 general & internal medicine, LS4_4, adherence, Prospective Studies, General Nursing, Nursing (all)2901 Nursing (miscellaneous), Aged, 80 and over, COPD, Health Policy, General Medicine, COPD guidelines, adherence, major clinical events, older patients, older patients, Obstructive lung disease, Bronchodilator Agents, guidelines adherence, Hospitalization, Inhalation, Administration, Inhalation, Aged, Female, Humans, Guideline Adherence, Administration, COPD guidelines, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chronic Obstructive, medicine.medical_specialty, Socio-culturale, Pulmonary Disease, 03 medical and health sciences, older patient, Internal medicine, medicine, Medical prescription, Polypharmacy, business.industry, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Confidence interval, respiratory tract diseases, Observational study, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Objectives We aimed to analyze the prevalence and impact of COPD in older patients hospitalized in internal medicine or geriatric wards, and to investigate adherence to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines, associated clinical factors, and outcomes. Design Data were obtained from REgistro POliterapie SIMI (REPOSI), a prospective multicenter observational registry that enrolls inpatients aged ≥65 years. Setting and Participants Older hospitalized patients enrolled from 2008 to 2016 with a diagnosis of COPD. Measures We evaluated adherence to the 2018 GOLD guidelines at admission and discharge, by examining the prescription of inhaled bronchodilators and corticosteroids in COPD patients. We also evaluated the occurrence of outcomes and its association with COPD and guideline adherence. Results At hospital admission, COPD was diagnosed in 1302 (21.5%) of 6046 registered patients. COPD patients were older, with more impaired clinical and functional status and multiple comorbidities. Overall, 34.3% of COPD patients at admission and 35.6% at discharge were adherent to the GOLD guidelines. Polypharmacy (≥5 drugs) at admission [odds ratio (OR): 3.28, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.24-4.81], a history of acute COPD exacerbation (OR: 2.65, 95% CI: 1.44-4.88) at admission, smoking habit (OR: 1.45, 95% CI: 1.08-1.94), and polypharmacy at discharge (OR: 6.76, 95% CI: 4.15-11.0) were associated with adherence to guidelines. COPD was independently associated with the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory death and rehospitalization occurrence compared to patients without COPD during follow-up. Adherence to guidelines was inversely associated with the occurrence of death from all causes (OR: 0.12, 95% CI: 0.02-0.90). Conclusions/Implications COPD was common in older patients acutely hospitalized, showing an impaired functional and clinical status. Prescriptions for older COPD patients were often not adherent to GOLD guidelines. Poor adherence to guidelines was associated with a worse clinical status. There is a need to improve adherence to guidelines in treating COPD patients, with the ultimate goal of reducing clinical events.

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2019

17. Open data for assessing habitats degree of conservation at plot level. An example dataset of forest structural attributes in Val d'Agri (Basilicata, Southern Italy).

Author

Carli E, Casella L, Miraglia G, Pretto F, Prisco I, Caricato G, Palma A, and Angelini P

Abstract

Forests supply multiple ecosystem services and host a large proportion of the Earth's terrestrial biodiversity. In particular, they provide habitats for many taxonomic groups which can be threatened by forest unsustainable management practices. Type and intensity of forest management are widely recognized as the main drivers of structure and functions in forests ecosystems. However, to better understand the impacts and the benefits deriving from forest management, there is a big need to standardize procedures of field data collection and data analysis. Here, we provide a georeferenced dataset of vertical and horizontal structure of forest types belonging to 4 habitat types, sensu Council Directive 92/43/EEC. The dataset includes structural indicators commonly linked to old-growth forests in Europe, in particular the amount of standing and lying deadwood. We collected data on 32 plots (24 of 225 m 2 , and 8 of 100 m 2 , according to different forests type) during spring and summer of 2022, in Val d'Agri (Basilicata, Southern Italy). The dataset we provide follows the common national standard for field data collection in forest habitat types, published by ISPRA in 2016 with the aim to promote a greater homogeneity in assessment of habitat conservation status at Country and biogeographical level, as requested by the Habitats Directive., Competing Interests: 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., (© 2023 The Authors.)

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2023
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18. A Case of Cerebral Air Embolism After Dental Procedure.

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David F, Castedo JS, Prisco I, França S, Gonçalves C, and Monteiro S

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Air embolism is a rare and life-threatening event that occurs when air enters the cardiovascular system, usually secondary to iatrogenic vascular procedures. We present a 58-year-old woman who underwent a dental procedure (devitalization of a tooth) under local anesthesia, with a sudden onset of coma during manipulation and documentation of air in the vessels of the right frontal convexity sulci. After cerebral air embolism was confirmed, she received hyperbaric oxygen therapy, with resorption of the gas, but clinically she developed a super-refractory status epilepticus with a persistent coma. The slow clinical course required the exclusion of other etiologies of coma. The pathophysiology is not well known; however, it appears to be related to the injection of air by the high-speed dental drill through the soft tissue adjacent to the roots of the teeth, nearby the bloodstream. We highlight this event because of this unlikely association, which may delay diagnosis and the good results of hyperbaric medicine on prognosis., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright © 2023, David et al.)

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2023
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19. Impact of invasive alien plants on native plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats: State of the art, gap analysis and perspectives in Italy.

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Lazzaro L, Bolpagni R, Buffa G, Gentili R, Lonati M, Stinca A, Acosta ATR, Adorni M, Aleffi M, Allegrezza M, Angiolini C, Assini S, Bagella S, Bonari G, Bovio M, Bracco F, Brundu G, Caccianiga M, Carnevali L, Di Cecco V, Ceschin S, Ciaschetti G, Cogoni A, Foggi B, Frattaroli AR, Genovesi P, Gigante D, Lucchese F, Mainetti A, Mariotti M, Minissale P, Paura B, Pellizzari M, Perrino EV, Pirone G, Poggio L, Poldini L, Poponessi S, Prisco I, Prosser F, Puglisi M, Rosati L, Selvaggi A, Sottovia L, Spampinato G, Stanisci A, Venanzoni R, Viciani D, Vidali M, Villani M, and Lastrucci L

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Biodiversity, Italy, Plants, Ecosystem, Introduced Species
Abstract

Invasive alien plants are a major threat to biodiversity and they contribute to the unfavourable conservation status of habitats of interest to the European Community. In order to favour implementation of European Union Regulation no. 1143/2014 on invasive alien species, the Italian Society of Vegetation Science carried out a large survey led by a task force of 49 contributors with expertise in vegetation across all the Italian administrative regions. The survey summed up the knowledge on impact mechanisms of invasive alien plants in Italy and their outcomes on plant communities and the EU habitats of Community Interest, in accordance with Directive no. 92/43/EEC. The survey covered 241 alien plant species reported as having deleterious ecological impacts. The data collected illustrate the current state of the art, highlight the main gaps in knowledge, and suggest topics to be further investigated. In particular, the survey underlined competition as being the main mechanism of ecological impact on plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats. Of the 241 species, only Ailanthus altissima was found to exert an ecological impact on plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats in all Italian regions; while a further 20 species impact up to ten out of the 20 Italian administrative regions. Our data indicate that 84 out of 132 Natura 2000 Habitats (64%) are subjected to some degree of impact by invasive alien plants. Freshwater habitats and natural and semi-natural grassland formations were impacted by the highest number of alien species, followed by coastal sand dunes and inland dunes, and forests. Although not exhaustive, this research is the first example of nationwide evaluation of the ecological impacts of invasive alien plants on plant communities and Natura 2000 Habitats., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

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2020
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20. Changes in plant species composition of coastal dune habitats over a 20-year period.

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Del Vecchio S, Prisco I, Acosta AT, and Stanisci A

Abstract

Coastal sandy ecosystems are increasingly being threatened by human pressure, causing loss of biodiversity, habitat degradation and landscape modifications. However, there are still very few detailed studies focussing on compositional changes in coastal dune plant communities over time. In this work, we investigated how coastal dune European Union (EU) habitats (from pioneer annual beach communities to Mediterranean scrubs on the landward fixed dunes) have changed during the last 20 years. Using phytosociological relevés conducted in 1989-90 and in 2010-12, we investigated changes in floristic composition over time. We then compared plant cover and the proportion of ruderal, alien and habitat diagnostic species ('focal species') in the two periods. Finally, we used Ellenberg indicator values to define the 'preferences' of the plant species for temperature and moisture. We found that only fore dune habitats showed significant differences in species cover between the two time periods, with higher plant cover in the more recent relevés and a significant increase in thermophilic species. Although previous studies have demonstrated consistent habitat loss in this area, we observed that all coastal dune plant communities remain well represented, after a 20-year period. However, fore dunes have been experiencing significant compositional changes. Although we cannot confirm whether the observed changes are strictly related to climatic changes, to human pressure or to both, we hypothesize that a moderate increment in average yearly temperature may have promoted the increase in plant cover and the spread of thermophilic species. Thus, even though human activities are major driving forces of change in coastal dune vegetation, at the community scale climatic factors may also play important roles. Our study draws on re-visitation studies which appear to constitute a powerful tool for the assessment of the conservation status of EU habitats., (Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Annals of Botany Company.)

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2015
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21. The fate of threatened coastal dune habitats in Italy under climate change scenarios.

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Prisco I, Carboni M, and Acosta AT

Subjects
Biodiversity, Italy, Models, Theoretical, Spatio-Temporal Analysis, Climate Change, Ecosystem, Plants
Abstract

Coastal dunes worldwide harbor threatened habitats characterized by high diversity in terms of plant communities. In Italy, recent assessments have highlighted the insufficient state of conservation of these habitats as defined by the EU Habitats Directive. The effects of predicted climate change could have dramatic consequences for coastal environments in the near future. An assessment of the efficacy of protection measures under climate change is thus a priority. Here, we have developed environmental envelope models for the most widespread dune habitats in Italy, following two complementary approaches: an "indirect" plant-species-based one and a simple "direct" one. We analyzed how habitats distribution will be altered under the effects of two climate change scenarios and evaluated if the current Italian network of protected areas will be effective in the future after distribution shifts. While modeling dune habitats with the "direct" approach was unsatisfactory, "indirect" models had a good predictive performance, highlighting the importance of using species' responses to climate change for modeling these habitats. The results showed that habitats closer to the sea may even increase their geographical distribution in the near future. The transition dune habitat is projected to remain stable, although mobile and fixed dune habitats are projected to lose most of their actual geographical distribution, the latter being more sensitive to climate change effects. Gap analysis highlighted that the habitats' distribution is currently adequately covered by protected areas, achieving the conservation target. However, according to predictions, protection level for mobile and fixed dune habitats is predicted to drop drastically under the climate change scenarios which we examined. Our results provide useful insights for setting management priorities and better addressing conservation efforts to preserve these threatened habitats in future.

Published
2013
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22. Effects of trampling limitation on coastal dune plant communities.

Author

Santoro R, Jucker T, Prisco I, Carboni M, Battisti C, and Acosta AT

Subjects
Human Activities, Humans, Italy, Population Dynamics, Silicon Dioxide, Walking, Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecosystem, Plants, Recreation
Abstract

Sandy coastlines are sensitive ecosystems where human activities can have considerable negative impacts. In particular, trampling by beach visitors is a disturbance that affects dune vegetation both at the species and community level. In this study we assess the effects of the limitation of human trampling on dune vegetation in a coastal protected area of Central Italy. We compare plant species diversity in two recently fenced sectors with that of an unfenced area (and therefore subject to human trampling) using rarefaction curves and a diversity/dominance approach during a two year study period. Our results indicate that limiting human trampling seems to be a key factor in driving changes in the plant diversity of dune systems. In 2007 the regression lines of species abundance as a function of rank showed steep slopes and high Y-intercept values in all sectors, indicating a comparable level of stress and dominance across the entire study site. On the contrary, in 2009 the regression lines of the two fenced sectors clearly diverge from that of the open sector, showing less steep slopes. This change in the slopes of the tendency lines, evidenced by the diversity/dominance diagrams and related to an increase in species diversity, suggests the recovery of plant communities in the two fences between 2007 and 2009. In general, plant communities subject to trampling tended to be poorer in species and less structured, since only dominant and tolerant plant species persisted. Furthermore, limiting trampling appears to have produced positive changes in the dune vegetation assemblage after a period of only two years. These results are encouraging for the management of coastal dune systems. They highlight how a simple and cost-effective management strategy, based on passive recovery conservation measures (i.e., fence building), can be a quick (1–2 years) and effective method for improving and safeguarding the diversity of dune plant communities.

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2012
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