The Vegetation of the Maltese Islands

Brullo, Salvatore; Brullo, Cristian; Cambria, Salvatore; Galdo, Gianpietro Giusso del

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“…Some European countries or regions have well‐described vegetation that has been surveyed using the phytosociological approach. For some of them, up‐to‐date lists of alliances have been recently published, following or considering the EuroVegChecklist classification, for example in Croatia (Škvorc et al, 2017), Czech Republic (Chytrý, 2017), Sicily (Guarino et al, 2017), Ukraine (Solomakha et al, 2017), Germany (Bergmeier, 2020) and Malta (Brullo et al, 2020). By contrast, modern phytosociological classifications and vegetation‐plot data have been scarce in other regions, particularly in Northern and Eastern Europe, as well as in Cyprus and the Caucasus countries (Chytrý et al, 2016, 2020; Mucina et al, 2016).…”

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“…Applied Vegetation Science PREISLEROVÁ Et aL. (Solomakha et al, 2017), Germany (Bergmeier, 2020) and Malta (Brullo et al, 2020). By contrast, modern phytosociological classifications and vegetation-plot data have been scarce in other regions, particularly in Northern and Eastern Europe, as well as in Cyprus and the Caucasus countries (Chytrý et al, 2016(Chytrý et al, , 2020Mucina et al, 2016).…”

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“…As a starting point, we used the existing database with the distribution of 753 alliances in 23 European countries (Jiménez‐Alfaro et al, 2014), linked it to the EuroVegChecklist alliances and added new territorial mapping units. In the second step, we reviewed national vegetation monographs, habitat catalogues, checklists of vegetation units and international synthetic studies on selected vegetation types to complement and correct the alliance distribution data (see Appendix S2 in Mucina et al, 2016, for the overview up to that year, and further, especially Didukh, 2016; Fayvush & Aleksanyan, 2016; Brullo et al, 2017, 2020; Guarino et al, 2017; Peterka et al, 2017; Reymann et al, 2017; Škvorc et al, 2017; Marcenò et al, 2018, 2019; Dubyna et al, 2019; Bergmeier, 2020; Chytrý et al, 2020; Landucci et al, 2020; Bonari et al, 2021; Kalníková et al, 2021). We took special care to correctly interpret the names and concepts of each alliance to match those of the EuroVegChecklist.…”

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“…In the second step, we reviewed national vegetation monographs, habitat catalogues, checklists of vegetation units and international synthetic studies on selected vegetation types to complement and correct the alliance distribution data (see Appendix S2 in Mucina et al, 2016, for the overview up to that year, and further, especially Didukh, 2016;Fayvush & Aleksanyan, 2016;Brullo et al, 2017Brullo et al, , 2020Guarino et al, 2017;Peterka et al, 2017;Reymann et al, 2017;Škvorc et al, 2017;Marcenò et al, 2018Marcenò et al, , 2019Dubyna et al, 2019 Applied Vegetation Science PREISLEROVÁ Et aL. Kalníková et al, 2021).…”

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Distribution maps of vegetation alliances in Europe

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Jíménez-Alfaro

Mucina

et al. 2022

Applied Vegetation Science

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Aim The first comprehensive checklist of European phytosociological alliances, orders and classes (EuroVegChecklist) was published by Mucina et al. (2016, Applied Vegetation Science, 19 (Suppl. 1), 3–264). However, this checklist did not contain detailed information on the distribution of individual vegetation types. Here we provide the first maps of all alliances in Europe. Location Europe, Greenland, Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, Cyprus and the Caucasus countries. Methods We collected data on the occurrence of phytosociological alliances in European countries and regions from literature and vegetation‐plot databases. We interpreted and complemented these data using the expert knowledge of an international team of vegetation scientists and matched all the previously reported alliance names and concepts with those of the EuroVegChecklist. We then mapped the occurrence of the EuroVegChecklist alliances in 82 territorial units corresponding to countries, large islands, archipelagos and peninsulas. We subdivided the mainland parts of large or biogeographically heterogeneous countries based on the European biogeographical regions. Specialized alliances of coastal habitats were mapped only for the coastal section of each territorial unit. Results Distribution maps were prepared for 1,105 alliances of vascular‐plant dominated vegetation reported in the EuroVegChecklist. For each territorial unit, three levels of occurrence probability were plotted on the maps: (a) verified occurrence; (b) uncertain occurrence; and (c) absence. The maps of individual alliances were complemented by summary maps of the number of alliances and the alliance–area relationship. Distribution data are also provided in a spreadsheet. Conclusions The new map series represents the first attempt to characterize the distribution of all vegetation types at the alliance level across Europe. There are still many knowledge gaps, partly due to a lack of data for some regions and partly due to uncertainties in the definition of some alliances. The maps presented here provide a basis for future research aimed at filling these gaps.

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Preislerová

Jíménez-Alfaro

Mucina

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Applied Vegetation Science

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“…Micromeria microphylla (Fig. 2) is a rare steno-Mediterranean micro-chamaephyte whose distribution range includes only Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Kriti and Lybia (Pampanini 1930;Euro+Med 2006-, Brullo et al 2020. Additional records enlarge the distribution area of M. microphylla also to few localities of Spain (Balearic Islands) (Morales 1991;Castroviejo et al 2010) and Croatia (Flora Croatica Database: https://hirc.botanic.hr/fcd/, accessed on August 2018).…”

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Phytosociology of Atractylis cancellata and Micromeria microphylla communities in southern Italy with insights on the xerothermic steno-Mediterranean grasslands high-rank syntaxa

Pietro¹,

Fortini²,

Misano³

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Plant Sociology

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In the present paper a phytosociological study on the dry grassland communities identified in the western sector of the Murgia Plateau (Murgia delle Gravine) and in the Lucanian badlands territory is presented. Forty vegetation releves were carried out using the Braun-Blanquet phytosociological approach. Two new associations characterized by a therophytic dominance, namely Lysimachio foeminae-Atractylidetum cancellatae and Campanulo erini-Micromerietum microphyllae, are described and discussed from a syntaxonomic and biogeographic viewpoint. In addition, new phytosociological data concerning the Petrosedum ochroleucum communities developed on limestone outcrops, the perennial Hyparrhenia hirta steppe-like grasslands of the low-altitude areas of the Murgia hills and the small-size Brachypodium distachyum therophytic communities are presented.

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Plant Biogeography and Vegetation Patterns of the Mediterranean Islands

Mèdail

2021

Bot. Rev.

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With about 11,100 islands and islets of which ca. 250 are regularly inhabited by human, the Mediterranean Sea represents one of the regions of the world with the most islands and archipelagos. These numerous islands represent a significant component of the Mediterranean biodiversity, notably with the presence of range-restricted species and peculiar vegetation types. The aim of this review is to provide a balanced view of this highly diverse phytoecological heritage, but also taking into account the medium sized islands and the smaller ones that have not been highlighted so far. Mediterranean islands constitute both a museum for ancient lineages (paleoendemic taxa) and cradle for recent plant diversification. The complex historical biogeography (paleogeographical events of the Neogene, Messinian salinity crisis, climatic and eustatic changes of the Pleistocene, influence of glacial events) has profoundly influenced the current patterns of plant diversity. These insular landscapes were also precociously impacted by prehistoric man, possibly by Neanderthals. Among the 157 large Mediterranean islands (i.e. with a surface area exceeding 10 km 2 ), 49 have a surface greater than 100 km 2 .The main patterns anddynamics of vegetationon the largests islands (Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Croatian islands, Greek islands, Crete, Cyprus) are summarized. Then, the specific ecosystem functioning (disturbance, plant-animal interac-tions) and vegetation structures of the small Mediterranean islands (i.e. a surface area less than 10 km 2 or 1000 ha), are highlighted by evoking successively the small rocky islands, the volcanic ones, and the sandy and flat islands. Owing to their uniqueness and fragility, Mediterranean islands urgently need some integrated and ambitious conservation planning, aiming at the long-term preservation of their outstanding biotic and cultural heritage.

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The Vegetation of the Maltese Islands

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Distribution maps of vegetation alliances in Europe

Distribution maps of vegetation alliances in Europe

Phytosociology of Atractylis cancellata and Micromeria microphylla communities in southern Italy with insights on the xerothermic steno-Mediterranean grasslands high-rank syntaxa

Plant Biogeography and Vegetation Patterns of the Mediterranean Islands

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