Balkan Biodiversity

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Past, present, and future geographic range of an oro-Mediterranean Tertiary relict: The juniperus drupacea case study

“…of the genus (Zohary 1973;Yaltırık 1993), but less drought-tolerant than other junipers (Douaihy et al 2017). These properties allowed J. drupacea to survive the Pleistocene climate oscillations in mountainous regions where it migrated to lower elevations during the cold glacial stages and to higher elevations during the warm interglacial periods, as did many other tree species (Hewitt 2004;Eastwood 2004;Thompson 2005). Its numbers most likely decreased during more humid periods due to competition with more moisture-demanding trees, but might have increased during drier periods, as described for other juniper species (Carrión et al 2001;Carrión 2002;Hajar et al 2008;Orland et al 2012).…”

“…The subfossil data for junipers are very scarce due to their evolutionary origin and occurrence in arid regions, which reduces the probability of remnant conservation (e.g., Willis and McElwain 2002;Kvaček 2002;Palamarev et al 2005;Stockey et al 2005;Velitzelos et al 2014). Additionally, pollen grains of juniper species are indistinguishable (e.g., Eastwood 2004;Tzedakis 2004). Thus, any retrospective evaluation and prediction of J. drupacea's geographic range can only be based on its current distribution.…”

The first combined checklist of earthworms of the Northeastern Mediterranean region (Clitellata: Megadrili).

“…The Black, the Aegean and the Ionian Sea bound it from the eastern, southern and western directions respectively. However, drawing its northern border is quite difficult, the different authors share different concepts (Griffiths et al 2004, Mahunka et al 2013. One possible way as proposed here, is to take the valley of the Siret River, the southern border of the Southern Carpathians, the Danube, the Sava, the northern projection of the Dinaric Alps, and the Ćicarija and Učka Mts.…”

On the non-malacostracan crustaceans (Crustacea: Branchiopoda, Copepoda, Ostracoda) from the inland waters of Fthiotida (Greece)

“…Due to their unusual aspect, high rate of endemism, and keystone ecosystem role, the socalled 'large branchiopods' (Branchiopoda: Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata) and the calanoid copepods (Copepoda: Calanoida) are considered "flagship taxa" of the animal biota inhabiting Mediterranean temporary ponds (e.g., Sahuquillo and Miracle 2013, Alfonso et al 2016, Marrone et al 2016. Notwithstanding the paramount importance of crustaceans in pond ecosystems, to date only few data are available about the non-malacostracan crustaceans inhabiting the inland waters of Greece (see Abatzopoulos et al 1999, Marrone 2006, Marrone et al 2019, and references therein); such lack of data is particularly regrettable since, due to its geographical location and complex physiography, Greece is expected to host an extraordinarily rich and diverse crustacean fauna (e.g., Griffiths et al 2004, Blondel et al 2010, Marrone et al 2017.…”