The Trees of the Pisa Botanic Garden under Climate Change Scenarios: What Are We Walking into?

Botanical gardens are dynamic systems of high scientific, ecological, cultural, and historical value. They irreplaceable places to cultivate, manage, study, preserve tree diversity. One the ongoing biggest challenges worldwide in managing preserving trees is climate change, which exposes specimens more stressful severe environmental conditions, causing an increase mortality. In our research, we aimed assess future change impact on collection Botanic Garden Pisa order outline expected consequences about cultivation management. Under most pessimistic scenario, 2090 than 60% species cultivated fall outside their climatic niche. Future chances pitfalls urban green areas, focusing botanical garden community, also explored.