Although complexity and vulnerability assessment of mountain landscapes is increasingly taken into consideration, less attention is paid to ecophronesis-based solutions so as to reduce the fragile ecosystem vulnerability. The main propose of this study is to provide an insight of mountain complex landscape vulnerability and propose ecophronesis-based solutions in strategic planning framework fo...

The identification of past glacial refugia has become a key topic for conservation under environmental change, since they contribute importantly to shaping current patterns of biodiversity. However, little attention has been paid so far to interglacial refugia despite their key role for the survival of relict species currently occurring in climate refugia. Here, we focus on the genetic conseque...

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) is a pseudocereal grown on limited extensions in Italy and Western Europe in general, but is currently the subject of considerable interest from the scientific community and consumers for its unique nutritional properties: it is rich in vitamins and mineral salts, dietary fiber and antioxidant substances, and it is free of gluten. This species also has ag...

Plant lifespan has important evolutionary, physiological, and ecological implications related to population persistence, community stability, resilience ongoing environmental change impacts. Although biologists have long been puzzled over the extraordinary variation in plant its causes, our understanding of interspecific variability key internal external factors influencing longevity remains li...

Colonization of host plants by microbial symbionts and avirulent parasites often elicits physiological modifications such as localized and systemic disease resistance1–4) and drought or dehydration tolerance5–7). Among such microbes, soil-inhabiting actinomycetes have attracted much attention as potential biocontrol agents in agriculture because of their ability to produce a variety of antibiot...

orography plays a substantial role in the formation and evolution of many atmospheric phenomena. observations indicate that two mountain ranges to the southwest of the red sea and west of iran (zagross mountain range) play a crucial role in the formation, evolution and activities of synoptic weather systems over iran. observations also, indicate that there are considerable differences between t...