Bryophyte diversity in Augusta-Priolo territory (South-Eastern Sicily)

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“…Liverworts belong to 11 families, and mosses to 26; in particular, the most represented moss families are Brachytheciaceae (10.3%) Amblystegiaceae and Polytrichaceae (9.0% each one), followed by Mniaceae (6.8%) and then by Dicranaceae, Grimmiaceae, Orthotrichaceae and Pteryginandraceae (5.7% each ). The scarce presence of the Pottiaceae (3.4%) is not surprising, since the family is widespread in Mediterranean territories (Privitera et al 2015;Puglisi et al 2015;Puglisi and Cataldo 2019).…”

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Contribution to the bryological knowledge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines (Northern Italy)

Aleffi¹,

Bonini²,

Cogoni³

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The inventory of the bryophytes collected during the annual excursion of the Working Group for Bryology of the Italian Botanical Society is reported. This excursion was held in 2018 on the northern slope of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines National Park, in the Administrative Region of Emilia-Romagna. The field work led to the finding of 113 taxa (24 liverworts and 89 mosses), including eight new records and seven confirmations for this Region. The occurrence of rare taxa for Italy (Scapania uliginosa, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Racomitrium fasciculare, Scorpidium cossonii, Grimmia lisae, Orthotrichum pulchellum) is highlighted.

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Contribution to the bryological knowledge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines (Northern Italy)

Aleffi¹,

Bonini²,

Cogoni³

et al. 2020

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“…Several natural ecosystems worldwide are currently threatened by soil salinization to an extent where they no longer can provide ecosystem services in quality and quantity [15,27,28]. There are a wide variety of ecosystems where fauna and flora are well adapted to salinity conditions [74][75][76][77][78][79][80]. However, increased salinization may lead to the disruption of the ecosystem itself or neighbouring ecosystems [81][82][83][84][85].…”

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Cyanobacteria as a Nature-Based Biotechnological Tool for Restoring Salt-Affected Soils

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Soil salinization poses an important threat to terrestrial ecosystems and is expected to increase as a consequence of climate change and anthropogenic pressures. Conventional methods such as salt-leaching or application of soil amendments, or nature-based solutions (NBSs) such as phytoremediation, have been widely adopted with contrasting results. The use of cyanobacteria for improving soil conditions has emerged as a novel biotechnological tool for ecosystem restoration due to the unique features of these organisms, e.g., ability to fix carbon and nitrogen and promote soil stabilisation. Cyanobacteria distribute over a wide range of salt concentrations and several species can adapt to fluctuating salinity conditions. Their application in agricultural saline soil remediation has been demonstrated, mostly in laboratory studies, but there is a lack of research regarding their use in natural ecosystems restoration. In this article, we provide an overview of the current knowledge on cyanobacteria in the context of ecosystem restoration. Examples of the application of cyanobacteria in alleviating salt-stress in plants and soils are presented. Furthermore, we acknowledge gaps regarding the extensive application of cyanobacteria in salt-affected soils remediation and discuss the challenges of NBSs in salt-affected soils restoration.

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