Works in Europe

Published research works with metadata for Europe (Continent).

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Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 8

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes f…

Light intensity affects leaf morphology in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae)

Low light conditions can impose environmental stress on plants, and plants often respond adaptively by increasing their leaf area. Light stress on plants can also result in develo…

Chromosome numbers for the Italian flora: 7

In this contribution, new chromosome data obtained on material collected in Italy are presented. It includes a total of 105 chromosome counts for three populations of Pulmonaria v…

Epiphytic lichens of the sacred natural site “Bosco di Sant’Antonio” (Majella National Park – Abruzzo)

Sacred Natural Sites are relevant for biodiversity conservation, as in the case of forest sites that, across centuries, developed old growth structures and are now crucial for the…

Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 7

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and status changes for Italy or …

Notulae to the Italian native vascular flora: 7

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations and status changes to the Italia…

Notulae to the Italian flora of algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens: 7

In this contribution, new data concerning algae, bryophytes, fungi, and lichens of the Italian flora are presented. It includes new records and confirmations for the algae genus C…

Contribution to the knowledge of the vascular flora of Miniera di Murlo area (southern Tuscany, Italy)

This work aims to increase the floristic knowledge of southern Tuscany by means of a floristic investigation which took place in the Miniera di Murlo (southern Tuscany, Italy). Th…

Lathyro asphodeloidis-Klaseetum lycopifoliae, a new plant association in the alliance Cynosurion cristati Tüxen, 1947 i…

This study presents a new plant association discovered in the Central Apennines and named Lathyro asphodeloidis-Klaseetum lycopifoliae. It consists of a semi-natural meadow charac…

Contribution to the knowledge of fungal diversity of the Marmore Waterfalls (Umbria, central Italy)

A list of the macrofungi collected from the Marmore Waterfalls (Umbria, Italy) is reported. In particular, a list of basidiomycetes and ascomycetes collected over a period of abou…

Notulae to the Italian flora of algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens: 6

In this contribution, new data concerning bryophytes, fungi, and lichens of the Italian flora are presented. It includes new records and confirmations for the bryophyte genera Bar…

Chromosome numbers for the Italian flora: 6

In this contribution, new chromosome data obtained on material collected in Italy are presented. It includes three chromosome counts for Bupleurum baldense Turra, Colchicum lusita…

Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 6

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes f…

Notulae to the Italian native vascular flora: 6

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations and status changes to the Italia…

Rediscovery of Crocus biflorus var. estriatus (Iridaceae) and its taxonomic characterisation

The Italian endemic Crocus biflorus usually shows white or lilac flowers with three-to-five striking violet longitudinal stripes on the outer tepals, but unstriped plants were rec…

Notulae to the Italian native vascular flora: 5

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records and confirmations to the Italian administrative…

Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 5

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, and confirmations for Italy or for Italian admi…

Notulae to the Italian flora of algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens: 5

In this contribution, new data concerning bryophytes, fungi, and lichens of the Italian flora are presented. It includes new records and confirmations for the bryophyte genera Dip…

Notulae to the Italian flora of algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens: 4

In this contribution, new data concerning bryophytes, fungi and lichens of the Italian flora are presented. It includes new records and confirmations for the bryophyte genera Camp…

Notulae to the Italian native vascular flora: 4

In this contribution new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, exclusion, extinction and confirmations to the …

Chromosome numbers for the Italian flora: 4

In this contribution new chromosome data obtained on material collected in Italy are presented. It includes 9 chromosome counts for Polygala (Polygalaceae), Dianthus and Silene (C…

Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 4

In this contribution, new data concerning the Italian distribution of alien vascular flora are presented. It includes new records and exclusions for Italy or for Italian administr…

Population structure of Erythronium dens-canis L. (Liliaceae) in the northern Apennines (Italy)

Relationships between age, time of emergence, and leaf traits of individuals were investigated in a population of Erythronium dens-canis L. in a hilly woodland area named Farneto-…

Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 3

In this contribution, new data concerning the Italian distribution of alien vascular flora are presented. It includes new records, exclusions, confirmations, and status changes fo…

Notulae to the Italian flora of algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens: 3

In this contribution, new data concerning bryophytes, fungi and lichens and of the Italian flora are presented. It includes new records and confirmations for the bryophyte genera …

Notulae to the Italian native vascular flora: 2

In this contribution new data concerning the Italian distribution of native vascular flora are presented. It includes new records, exclusions, and confirmations to the Italian adm…

Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 2

In this contribution, new data concerning the Italian distribution of alien vascular flora are presented. It includes new records, exclusions and confirmations for Italy or for It…

Notulae to the Italian flora of algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens: 2

In this contribution, new data concerning red algae, lichens and bryophytes of the Italian flora are presented. It includes new records and confirmations for the algal genus Grate…

Distribution and taxonomy of the Italian clovers belonging to Trifolium sect. Vesicastrum subsect. Mystillus (Fabacea…

In this paper, we focused our attention on the taxonomy and distribution in Italy of taxa belonging to Trifolium sect. Vesicastrum subsect. Mystillus. A short description of these…

Second record of Hammarbya paludosa (L.) Kuntze (Orchidaceae) in Italy

A new population of Hammarbya paludosa, a rare orchid typical of peat bogs, has been discovered in Cinque Valli (Valsugana, Roncegno municipality, province of Trento). In Italy, t…

Notulae to the Italian flora of algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens: 1

In this contribution, new data concerning lichens and bryophytes of the Italian flora are presented. It includes new records, exclusions, and confirmations to the Italian administ…

Notulae to the Italian native vascular flora: 1

In this contribution, new data concerning the Italian distribution of native vascular flora are presented. It includes new records, exclusions, and confirmations pertaining to the…

Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 1

In this contribution, new data concerning the Italian distribution of alien vascular flora are presented. It includes new records, exclusions, and confirmations for Italy or for I…

Picking pearls from the Silk Road: Insights into the spider (Arachnida, Araneae) diversity in Georgia from the Caucasus…

Abstract Spiders collected during field trips and by spontaneous hand collection throughout Georgia between the years 2006 and 2023 were determined to species and p…

Picking pearls from the Silk Road: Insights into the spider (Arthropoda, Araneae) diversity in Georgia from the CaB…

Spiders collected during field trips and by spontaneous hand-collecting throughout Georgia between the years 2006 and 2022 were determined to species level and partly characterize…

Comparative analysis of eDNA metabarcoding and eDNA metagenomics for fish biodiversity estimates using standard and nov…

Molecular techniques involving environmental DNA (eDNA) are increasingly used for aquatic species detection. Metabarcoding, a widely adopted technique, suffers from primer bias: u…

Profiling the eukaryotic diversity over a year in a lake ecosystem through short- and long-read metabarcoding

Microbial eukaryotes play a vital role in biogeochemical cycles and aquatic food webs. Over past decades, their taxonomic diversity has been investigated using short-read DNA meta…

Barley Rhizosphere Bacteriome Dynamics under Organic and Mineral Inputs: The importance of intercropping predecessor

Integrating intercropping with green manure within crop rotation offers a sustainable pathway to enhance soil microbial diversity and overall agroecosystem health. This study eval…

Comparison of three strategies for local bioassessments in streams using environmental DNA and RNA metabarcoding of mac…

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of streams can deliver information on biological communities with minimally invasive efforts and at low costs. However, the captured eDNA ma…

Gradient patterns in the Tatra Mountain lakes revisited with invertebrate DNA metabarcoding

Monitoring changes in freshwater fauna requires timely, efficient, and comprehensive data collection, needs that are increasingly met by molecular methods. This is especially impo…

Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for f…

DNA metabarcoding of benthic diatoms has been successfully applied for biomonitoring at the national scale and can now be considered technically ready for routine application. How…

Impact of a coastal protection measure on sandy-beach meiofauna at Ahrenshoop (Baltic Sea, Germany): results from metab…

Sand nourishment is a common and often applied coastal protection measure along the beaches of the German Baltic Sea coast. At the tourist beach of Ahrenshoop, large-scale sand no…

DNA metabarcoding data from faecal samples of the lesser (Myotis blythii) and the greater (Myotis myotis) mouse-eared …

A comprehensive understanding of trophic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems is crucial for ecological research and conservation. Recent advances in non-invasive methods, such …

Direct PCR meets high-throughput sequencing – metabarcoding of chironomid communities without DNA extraction

Aquatic emergent insect communities form an important link between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, yet studying them is costly and time-consuming as they are usually diverse a…

Pollen metabarcoding of museum specimens and recently collected bumblebees (Bombus) indicates foraging shifts

Landscape changes, over time, lead to changes of floral resources available to pollinators, which in turn may result in the disappearance of ecologically specialized species. Here…

Recommendations for the preservation of environmental samples in diatom metabarcoding studies

Implementation of DNA metabarcoding for diatoms for environmental monitoring is now moving from a research to an operational phase, requiring rigorous guidelines and standards. In…

Metabarcoding as an effective complement of microscopic studies in revealing the composition of the diatom community –…

Diatoms are valuable bioindicators and their traditional classification and identification are mainly based on the morphological characteristics of their frustules. However, in re…

Beyond fish eDNA metabarcoding: Field replicates disproportionately improve the detection of stream associated vertebra…

Fast, reliable, and comprehensive biodiversity monitoring data are needed for environmental decision making and management. Recent work on fish environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcod…

Potential for cross-contamination of diatom DNA samples when using toothbrushes

The use of toothbrushes and similar devices for sampling diatoms from hard surfaces is a well-established approach. Toothbrushes are routinely cleaned and reused when sampling for…

Soil stabilisation for DNA metabarcoding of plants and fungi. Implications for sampling at remote locations or via thir…

Storage of soil samples prior to metagenomic analysis presents a problem. If field sites are remote or if samples are collected by third parties, transport to analytical laborator…