Abstract Cities are considered hotspots of biodiversity due to their high number habitats such as ruderal areas, wastelands and masonry works hosting peculiar biocoenoses. Urban represents a challenging paradigmatic case for contemporary ecology nature conservation because clear distinction between reserves anthropogenic lands is becoming obsolete. In this context, extensive green roofs may rep...

The global climate and societal challenges in the recent years urge us to strengthen food security; thus, rediscovery of wild foods foraging practices is also part sustainability agenda. Utilization underappreciated sources such as ruderal plants could be a valuable option, especially for vulnerable parts society. We present data on traditional knowledge spring edible plant taxa preserved rural...

Climate change and habitat destruction have been linked to global declines in vertebrate biodiversity, including mammals, amphibians, birds, and fishes. However, invertebrates make up the vast majority of global species richness, and the combined effects of climate change and land use on invertebrates remain poorly understood. Here we present 35 years of data on 159 species of butterflies from ...

Pollen spectrum, physicochemical parameters and volatile fraction of Corsican "spring" honeys were investigated with the aim of developing a multidisciplinary method for the qualification of honeys in which nectar resources are under-represented in the pollen spectrum. Forty-one Corsican "spring" honeys were certified by melissopalynological analysis using directory and biogeographical origin o...

BACKGROUND The paper presents the first ethnobotanical application of Ellenberg indicator values, which are widely used in European plant ecology. The aim of the study was to find out if Ellenberg values (indicating habitat preferences) differ for wild food and medicinal plants used in north-eastern Istria (Croatia). We used Ellenberg-Pignatti values (the version of Ellenberg values used in thi...

DiTommaso, A., Lawlor, F. M. and Darbyshire, S. J. 2005. The Biology of Invasive Alien Plants in Canada. 2. Cynanchum rossicum (Kleopow) Borhidi [= Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar.] and Cynanchum louiseae (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi [= Vincetoxicum nigrum (L.) Moench]. Can. J. Plant Sci. 85: 243–263. Cynanchum rossicum (dog-strangling vine) and C. louiseae (black dog-strangling vine) are intro...