🌿✨ In our new study, we present an updated approach for #EcologicalLandClassification based on #PotentialNaturalVegetation, applied to the Campobasso #FunctionalUrbanArea 🌱♻️
#EnviXLab
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This new study from the #GLORIA Europe Network analysed 20+ years of data to quantify #shrub cover changes across the alpine zones of Europe's major mountain chains 🌍🏔️🌿
👉 Understanding these dynamics is crucial to protect #AlpineBiodiversity 🌱
#EnviXLab
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We investigated the #taxonomic and #FunctionalDiversity of #NoctuoidMoths in a dune system in #CentralItaly, revealing strong ecological associations between moth communities and dune zonation 🦋
#EnviXLab
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We analyzed forest habitats in the #FUA of #Campobasso (Italy) using #Landsat8 satellite data 🛰
#NDMI resulted the strongest driver of vegetation greenness, far outweighing temperature💧
#NativeOak forests exhibited the highest greenness than coniferous plantations
#EnviXLab
doi.org/10.3390/land...
We assessed the future distribution of the #invasivepest #BactroceraDorsalis in Italy using #EcologicalNicheModels.
Our findings project an expansion of suitable habitats under future climate scenarios, with increases of over 7000% by 2100.
#ENM #EnviXLab
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
📣CAM-COAST: a new database, part of the #LIFEPLAN project, that captured 2,932 images of birds and mammals in an Italian coastal dune system🦆🐗
This research is a crucial step for long-term monitoring and #conservation of coastal ecosystems.
#Natura2000 #EnviXLab
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
✨ Exciting update from the MIREN database!
The very first site in Italy, located in the Central Apennines, has now been included, managed by the UniMolise and UniRomaTre 🌍🌿
We keep monitoring #AlienPlants along mountain roads!
#MIREN #Biodiversity #Apennines #EnviXLab
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📢 ITV-net: the first Italian database on #PlantFunctionalTraits with #IntraspecificTraitVariability 🌱
ITV-net includes over 8,500 leaf trait records (LA/SLA) for 709 plant species across 8 Italian habitats, from coastal dunes to alpine grasslands.
#EnviXLab
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🌿 Now online #DALIA db, a detailed inventory of Campobasso’s urban woody flora. DALIA includes 170 taxa with ecological, functional, and biogeographic traits representing a strategic tool for a sustainable green planning in Mediterranean cities.
#NBFC #EnviXLab
ved.arphahub.com/article/155222
🦅📚 Online bird identification courses do work!
Analyzing 300+ adult learners, we found significant skill gains. Online learning proves to be important for accessible, inclusive environmental education. 🌍🔍
#Ecology #Biodiversity #Birds #OnlineEducation #EnviXLab
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We used Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 satellite data to analyze Ailanthus altissima impact on native vegetation in Sardinia. The results show that this #InvasiveSpecies has a competitive advantage, especially in the summer
#EnviXLab #RemoteSensing #Biodiversity
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🛰️🌿Anthropogenic alterations threaten the #ChacoForest. Using #Sentinel-2, spectral indices (BI, NDWIGao, MCARISent), and field data, we assessed #ForestConservation and structural changes under different management regimes 🌳🇦🇷
#RemoteSensing #SDG15 #EnviXLab
www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17...
🌿📣 #ReSurveyDunes is online!! The first database of Italian #coastaldune vegetation, combining 50 years of historical resurveyed phytosociological plots across 11 regions. 🌊🌱
#Ecology #CoastalConservation #EnviXLab
@vegecoldiv.bsky.social
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🚗🌿 Exploring the spread of #AlienPlants along #MountainRoads! The MARA database tracks vascular plant species in the #CentralApennines, focusing on neophytes and thermophilous plants across 118 plots (420–2125 m a.s.l.). 🌡️⬆️
#MIREN #EnviXLab
@vegecoldiv.bsky.social
ved.arphahub.com/article/1393...
🌍🦣 Meet EutherianCoP! A groundbreaking database of #fossil mammals from the Late Pleistocene to today. 🦡📊 With nearly 14,000 fossil records, climate data, and species traits, it’s a goldmine for conservation paleobiology! 🔍
#Paleobiology #Conservation #EnviXLab
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🧠🔬 How did primate brains evolve? A new study shows that the prefrontal cortex expanded early, with later growth in regions linked to advanced cognition. In Homo, even memory-related areas evolved! 🧩
#Evolution #Neuroscience #Cognition #EnviXLab
doi.org/10.1038/s420...
🔬🌍 Where did species originate? Meet RRphylogeography! A groundbreaking R tool that traces species’ origins and past contacts by modeling bioclimatic data. It even confirmed polar bear hybridization zones! 🐻❄️
#Biogeography #Evolution #EnviXLab
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💥 We’re excited to announce the launch of the official website about our #CitizenScience project #WildCoastAdriatic 💥
🔎 Curious to learn more? Explore our website for detailed insights about the project and #StayTuned for all the future activities 📣
sites.google.com/view/wild-co...
#EnviXLab
Our study investigates vegetation dynamics in Mediterranean coastal dunes by integrating #PlantFunctionalTrait analysis with UAV-based #RemoteSensing. This approach offers a valuable tool for ecosystem monitoring.
#LTERItaly #EnviXLab
❗Full article here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Tag in tendenza usati in Italia negli ultimi 74 minuti:
1) #monochromemonday
2) #mcm
3) #giornatadellamemoria
4) #27gennaio
5) #giornodellamemoria
6) #envixlab
7) #comics
8) #musicapervecchi
9) #standwithukraine
10) #art
#tendenza #tagintendenza
#EnviXLab collaborated to show how Alnus cordata acts as a key nurse species, enhancing soil quality and fostering microbial diversity in mixed forest plantations on marginal lands.
#Intercropping #FungalGuilds #Metabarcoding #SoilEcology
❗Full article here:
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In our new study, we investigated the #CitizenScience role in monitoring #Alienspecies along the #CentralAdriatic coast, through the dedicated #WildCoastAdriatic project on #iNaturalist platform.
#LTERItaly #EnviXLab #Italy
@lter-italy.bsky.social
❗Full article here:
www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16...
Our new research explores the remote sensing tools most commonly used to investigate urban biodiversity over the past 15 years.
#UrbanBiodiversity #RemoteSensing #UrbanEcology #EarthObservation #NBFC #EnviXLab
❗Full article here:
www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16...
Our new study revealed that both native oaks and alien #Robiniapseudoacacia forests enhance species diversity in urban green spaces, but Robinia thrives riverbanks, endangering native riparian ecosystems.
#UrbanBiodiversity #NBFC #EnviXLab
❗Full article here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
By 2040, Kentish Plover habitats could decline by 22%. Protecting these nesting grounds means safeguarding coastal ecosystems and their future.
#climatechange #KentishPlover #Italy #ecology #coast #EnviXLab
❗Full article here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This new study shows a high level of naturalness despite urbanisation in #Campobasso. This work demonstrates the value of the #CartadellaNatura project in assessing biodiversity and urban planning.
#habitat #mapping #Molise #EnviXLab
❗Full article here:
www.isprambiente.gov.it/en/publicati...
In this study, we investigated the relationship between butterfly and vegetation diversity in a Mediterranean protected dune system in #CentralItaly.
#Biodiversity #monitoring #Lepidoptera #VascularPlants #EnviXLab
❗Full article here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#EnviXLab contributed to this research by developing a new ecological modelling technique to predict the future distribution patterns of Madagascar's chameleons.
#ecology #conservationbiology #climatechange #chameleons #madagascar
❗Full article here:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Our new study finds that roads in Mediterranean mountains help the spread of #AlienPlants, especially in disturbed, light-rich areas. #𝘈𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢 and #𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢 thrive near roads.
#MIREN #alienplant #invasivespecies #EnviXLab
❗Full article here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
