User agents are the basis for an emerging style of human-computer interaction. This paper describes an agent-assisted approach to the construction of floristic digital libraries, which consist of very large botanical data repositories and related services. In the proposed environment, termed Chrysalis, authors of plant morphologic descriptions can enter data into a digital library via a web-bas...

This paper presents an operational methodology to map and analyze the floristic richness of “target species” in Natura 2000 sites, making use G.I.S. tools procedures. A Floristic diversity (scale 1:50,000), covering area 612 km2, was produced by a team experts as part management plans “Madonie Mountains” Sites Community Importance (SCIs), located Sicily (Italy). The primary grid represents spec...

15 new native and alien species of vascular plants are reported for the Irkutsk Region, Republic Buryatia, Trans-Baikal Territory: Agropyron michnoi Roshev., Arctopoa schischkinii (Tzvelev) Prob., Arnica intermedia Turcz., Atocion armeria (L.) Fourr., Cynodon dactylon Pers., Dracocephalum argunense Fisch. ex Link, Eragrostis minorHost, Festuca richardsonii Hook., Lespedeza davurica (Laxm.) Schi...