Multitemporal floristic analysis on a humid area in Rome’s archaeological site as indicator for environmental change

Ceschin, Simona; Salerno, Giovanni; Caneva, Giulia

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“…This shortage is mostly due to unavailable historical data. So far most temporal exercises have focused on single water bodies (e.g., Varandas Martins et al, 2013;Ceschin et al, 2009Ceschin et al, , 2010Sand-Jensen et al, 2017), or are based on palaeolimnological approaches (e.g., Dieffenbacher-Krall and Jacobson, 2001;Sawada et al, 2003) but spatially-explicit temporal data founded on historical field surveys is needed for broad-scale studies (Lindholm et al, 2020a, b and references therein). Temporal macroecological investigations are especially important nowadays because of threats posed by global change to highly vulnerable and biodiversity-rich freshwater ecosystems (Heino et al, 2020).…”

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Macroecology of macrophytes in the freshwater realm: Patterns, mechanisms and implications

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Broad-scale studies of species distributions and diversity have contributed to the emergence of general macroecological rules. These rules are typically founded on research using well-known terrestrial taxa as models and it is thus uncertain whether aquatic macrophytes follow these macroecological rules. Our purpose is to draw together available information from broad-scale research on aquatic macrophytes growing in lakes, ponds, wetlands, rivers and streams. We summarize how different macroecological rules fit the patterns shown by freshwater plants at various spatial scales. Finally, we outline future actions which should be taken to advance macroecological research on freshwater plants. Our review suggested that some macroecological patterns are relatively well-evidenced for aquatic macrophytes, whereas little information exists for others. We found, for example, that the species richness-latitude relationship follows a unimodal pattern, and species turnover prevails over species nestedness, whereas higher nestedness-related richness differences are found in low beta diversity regions. Contrary to terrestrial plants, climate or history seem not to be dominant determinants explaining these broad-scale patterns; instead local explanatory variables (e.g., water quality, such as alkalinity and nutrients, and hydromorphology) are often important for freshwater plants. We identified several knowledge gaps related, for example, to a smaller number of studies in lotic habitats, compared with lentic habitats, lack of spatiallyadequate aquatic plant studies, deficiency of comprehensive species traits databases for aquatic macrophytes, and absence of a true phylogeny comprising most freshwater plant lineages. We hope this review will encourage the undertaking of additional macroecological investigations on freshwater plants across broad spatial and temporal scales.

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Macroecology of macrophytes in the freshwater realm: Patterns, mechanisms and implications

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“…The urban parks of Rome are important areas for the conservation of biodiversity, although their fauna and flora is affected by a number of anthropogenic stressors (Celesti-Grapow et al, 2006;Werner, 2011;Capotorti et al, 2013;Nielsen et al, 2013). Streams, irrigation channels, ditches, fountains, and ponds can act as important reservoirs of freshwater biodiversity in urban ecosystem (Moore and Palmer, 2005;Ceschin et al, 2009;2010a). Urban parks in historical cities such Rome underwent some of the most varied and severe humanlinked alterations, which include hydrological, geomorphological, chemical, and biological issues.…”

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Ostracod communities associated to aquatic macrophytes in an urban park in Rome, Italy

Mazzini

Ceschin

Abati

et al. 2014

Internat. Rev. Hydrobiol.

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The relationship between ostracod and macrophyte communities has been seldom studied, especially in urban parks. The main purpose of this research is to explore such a relationship in the area of Rome (Italy), and in particular in the Appia Antica Regional Park, to provide information about the environmental characteristics influencing both the assemblages and to document for the first time the distribution of freshwater ostracods in an area inside the city of Rome. The survey has considered different water bodies: springs, channels, ditches, and a pond. Chemical and physical parameters were measured seasonally in conjunction with the ostracod sampling in 13 sites. The ostracod assemblage includes 11 species whereas the macrophyte community is formed by 17 species. Their link with the measured abiotic parameters has been studied through statistical analyses. The results clearly separate the investigated area in one sector where COD and phosphates are the driving factors and another sector where inorganic nitron ions, pH, and conductivity are the main influencing factors. Although the macrophyte community is clearly affected by human pressure, the relationship with the ostracod assemblages seems well established and identified by exclusive pairs or groups of species. Among them, the Cypria lacustris–Lemna minuta duo is of considerable importance, being L. minuta an exotic species, known as an invasive weed in some areas of Europe and spread in Italy only recently. The fact that the 13 sites were characterized by different public access regulation has been partially mirrored by both ostracod and macrophyte distribution since the majority of the sites characterized by the highest diversity are those with restricted access. In general, notwithstanding the anthropic pressure, the occurrence of different kinds of water bodies has allowed the development of ostracod and macrophyte associations, which are rarely represented in an urban park.

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“…Leporinum, according to [32,33], are common in the Roman archaeological areas, where they grow along the margins of paths and on soils where pedogenesis is embryonic and anthropogenic disturbance is high. These communities are bioindicators of herbaceous formations that grow on abandoned lands where pedogenesis is embryonic and anthropic disturbance has a certain incidence [43].…”

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“…Several investigations on the use of plant species or communities as bioindicators of edaphic and environmental conditions, such as of human and animal activities, have been carried out in recent decades, especially in urban environments, to achieve a deeper knowledge of the natural plant heritage and its protection from the threatening expansion of urban areas [27,[41][42][43][44]. In fact, plant species, with their diversity, structure, chorology and autecology, represent valuable tools for analysing ecosystems and understanding changes in the main environmental factors which occur at spatial and temporal levels [45][46][47][48][49][50].…”

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Plant Diversity in Archaeological Sites and Its Bioindication Values for Nature Conservation: Assessments in the UNESCO Site Etruscan Necropolis of Tarquinia (Italy)

Zangari,

Bartoli,

Lucchese

et al. 2023

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In archaeological sites, plants can be a risk for monument conservation. However, in these sites, a refugium for plant biodiversity is often detected, such as in the UNESCO site Etruscan necropolis of “Monterozzi” in Tarquinia, which still holds a Special Protection Area for bats. In this site, we previously evaluated the positive and negative effects of vascular plants on the conservation of the hypogeal tombs. To contribute in assessing the role of archaeological sites in supporting plant diversity and interpreting its bioindication values for nature conservation, we analyse in this relevant place the floristic interest and richness and the plant communities growing on tumuli, trampled, and less disturbed areas. The results revealed the presence of several plants with high naturalistic interest, such as the community’s representative of synanthropic and natural Mediterranean grasslands, which arise both from the present and the past uses of the area. The high naturalistic values of the site are also assessed, considering its remarkable richness of species/area compared with the well-known archaeological sites of Rome. These findings further indicate that plant diversity needs to be considered in planning management activities in archaeological sites to also protect their natural values.

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Multitemporal floristic analysis on a humid area in Rome’s archaeological site as indicator for environmental change

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Macroecology of macrophytes in the freshwater realm: Patterns, mechanisms and implications

Macroecology of macrophytes in the freshwater realm: Patterns, mechanisms and implications

Ostracod communities associated to aquatic macrophytes in an urban park in Rome, Italy

Plant Diversity in Archaeological Sites and Its Bioindication Values for Nature Conservation: Assessments in the UNESCO Site Etruscan Necropolis of Tarquinia (Italy)

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