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A core on the Atlantic margin of Europe: an urban bird assemblage in Cork City, Ireland
Urbanization threatens bird populations globally, however many urban habitats present important refugia for wildlife in this rapidly changing...
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Cork oak woodlands and decline: a social-ecological review and future transdisciplinary approaches
Cork oak woodlands are socio-ecosystems recognized as biodiversity hotspots, a fundamental economic source for companies and local communities as...
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Exploring the diversity of Phytophthora spp. and the role of Phytophthora multivora in cork and holm oak coastal forests in Italy
Phytophthora cinnamomi and Phytophthora multivora are considered important forest pathogens globally. The presence of P. cinnamomi is widely...
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Genotypic and genetic diversity of Maâmora’s cork oak forest using simple sequence repeats (SSR) and inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers for conservation
Maâmora is a cork oak forest in Morocco known for its production of sweet acorns. Genetic diversity and relationships were evaluated in 240...
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Floristic changes of vascular flora in the city of Rome through grid-cell census over 23 years
Cities are considered important areas for biodiversity and host a high plant species richness. However, many factors, such as urbanisation or changes...
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Effect of environmental and microhabitat variables on tardigrade communities in a medium-sized city in central Argentina
Urban ecosystems are dynamic and complex, with human disturbances that lead to biotic homogenization. We consider the changes suffered by the...
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Bark-based biorefineries: anatomical and chemical characterization of the bark of endemic Quercus vulcanica of Turkey
The detailed anatomical and chemical features of the bark from endemic Quercus vulcanica in Turkey are reported here for the first time and discussed...
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Forests, Forest Products, and Services to Activate a Circular Bioeconomy for City Transformation
In the context of BioCities, the circular bioeconomy has transformative potential in rethinking urban areas, especially using urban, peri-urban, and...
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The role of woodpeckers (family: Picidae) as ecosystem engineers in urban parks: a case study in the city of Madrid (Spain)
Many species of the family Picidae, such as the woodpeckers, excavate the tree-cavities where they nest. Frequently the cavities are used during a...
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The Portuguese mertolenga cattle breed: a review
This review summarizes the state of the art regarding the phylogenetic origins, recent history and present-day main traits and uses of the Mertolenga ...
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Site- and tree-related factors affecting colonization of cork oaks Quercus suber L. by ambrosia beetles in Tunisia
Key messageAmbrosia beetles are emerging globally as important agents of tree death and decline. In this work, we observed highly variable attack...
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Modulating the effect of landscape composition on urban pylon use by White storks: the role of clustering strength in nesting supports
In many Mediterranean cities, man-made structures are an integral part of the landscape mosaic, hence the importance of studying their use by...
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Spatial patterns of insect herbivory within a forest landscape: the role of soil type and forest stratum
BackgroundInsect herbivory has profound impacts on ecosystem processes and services. Although many efforts have been made to recognize the main...
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Anthracnose and similar symptoms on mango leaves are caused by several other pathogenic fungi, including Colletotrichum spp.
Mango anthracnose occurs in several Colletotrichum species and is characterized by brown to dark brown symptoms on leaves. In this study, the C....
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First report of brown rhizome rot of ginger (Zingiber officinale) caused by Musidium stromaticum
Brown lesions observed on ginger rhizomes in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, appeared to be symptoms of a previously unknown disease. A filamentous fungus...
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Comparative study of the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Rumex abyssinicus with commercially available Zingiber officinale and Curcuma longa in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia
BackgroundRumex abyssinicus (RA) is one of indigenous plants to Ethiopia having traditional values during butter refinement in rural areas. This...
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Growth and decline of arboreal fungi that prey on Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and their predation rate
Pine wilt disease caused by pine wood nematodes is a deadly disease of the genus Pinus requiring strong quarantine measures. Since its discovery, it...
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DNA metabarcoding dietary analyses of the wood mouse Apodemus speciosus on Innoshima Island, Japan, and implications for primer choice
We used DNA metabarcoding to assess the seasonal diets of the large Japanese wood mouse, Apodemus speciosus (Muridae, Rodentia), in forest edges...
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Enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation alleviates structural damages on rice leaf caused by Magnaporthe oryzae infection
Enhanced ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation can change the interaction between crops and pathogens. The effects of single and compound stresses of...
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The Development of Soil Science in Sardinia
This chapter describes the development of soil science in Sardinia. After a brief introduction on the beginning of soil science in the island,...