The segetal flora of winter cereals and allied crops in Italy: species inventory with chorological, structural and ecological features

Fanfarillo, Emanuele; Latini, Marta; Iberite, Mauro; Bonari, Gianmaria; Nicolella, Gianluca; Rosati, Leonardo; Salerno, Giovanni; Abbate, Giovanna

doi:10.1080/11263504.2020.1739164

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“…Of these, 260 were positive associations and 77 were negative associations (Figure 2). The taxa with the highest number of positive associations were Legousia speculum-veneris (30), Galium tricornutum (26), and Vicia sativa agg. (24).…”

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“…The winter-arable biodiversity of Italy is remarkably high, amounting to 987 plant species and subspecies. This is due to both the survival of traditional agriculture and the location of the country in the Mediterranean basin, which is one of the centers of origin of European arable plants [26]. Traditional agricultural areas are still widespread especially in central and southern regions, and notably, in the hilly and mountainous belt.…”

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“…Italy is very rich in winter arable plants and it is the European country where this habitat best survives, both in extension and conservation status. Therefore, many arable species that are considered threatened on a continental scale are still widespread in Italy, for both natural and socio-economic reasons [15,25,26].…”

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Patterns of Co-occurrence of Rare and Threatened Species in Winter Arable Plant Communities of Italy

2020

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Detecting patterns of species co-occurrence is among the main tasks of plant community ecology. Arable plant communities are important elements of agroecosystems, because they support plant and animal biodiversity and provide ecosystem services. These plant communities are shaped by both agricultural and environmental drivers. The pressure of intensive agriculture worldwide has caused the decline of many characteristic arable species and communities. Italy is the European country where arable plant biodiversity is the best preserved. In this study, we assessed the patterns of co-occurrence of rare and threatened arable plants in 106 plots of winter arable vegetation located from Piedmont to Calabria, in the mainland part of the country. For this purpose, we based our investigation on the analysis of a recently acquired dataset and on the European list of rare and threatened arable plants. We highlight how different species of conservation interest tend to occur in the same community. On the other hand, generalist and more competitive taxa show similar patterns of co-occurrence. We suggest that single species of conservation value could be suitable indicators of a well-preserved community. On the other hand, to be effective, conservation strategies should target the whole community, rather than single species.

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Patterns of Co-occurrence of Rare and Threatened Species in Winter Arable Plant Communities of Italy

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“…The “Segetal flora of Italy” dataset was the basis for the definition of the first inventory of the segetal flora of Italian winter cereal crops and allied crop types ( Fanfarillo et al 2020b ). The latter is one of the first of its kind for European countries, following the French one ( Aboucaya et al 2000 ; Cambecédes et al 2012 ).…”

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“…The dataset was set up to define the first inventory of the segetal flora of Italian winter cereal crops and allied crop types (from here on simply “segetal flora”), i.e. flax and autumn-sown legumes ( Fanfarillo et al 2020b ). It is the first contribution by the Laboratory of Systematic Botany and Floristics, Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome to the GBIF, which approved it as a data editor in March 2020 (responsible person: Mauro Iberite; technical contact: Marta Latini).…”

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The segetal flora of Italy: an occurrence dataset from relevés in winter cereals and allied crop types

Fanfarillo¹,

Latini²,

Iberite³

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The segetal flora of winter crops includes mostly native or archaeophyte annual species that are often strong specialists of their habitats. Threatened by the intensification of agriculture, segetal flora is particularly valuable from a perspective of biodiversity conservation and evolution. Moreover, it contributes to maintain biodiversity in agroecosystems and provides several ecosystem services. The dataset here described was set up to provide the first inventory of the segetal flora of Italian winter cereal crops and allied crop types, the latter including flax and autumn-sown legumes. It includes 24,676 georeferenced occurrence data deriving from 1,240 floristic and phytosociological relevés. The data were collected from the greater part of Italian territory, in a temporal range spanning from 1946 to 2018.

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An index of ecological value for European arable plant communities

Fanfarillo¹,

Kasperski

2021

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The segetal flora of winter cereals and allied crops in Italy: species inventory with chorological, structural and ecological features

Cited by 24 publications

References 45 publications

Patterns of Co-occurrence of Rare and Threatened Species in Winter Arable Plant Communities of Italy

Patterns of Co-occurrence of Rare and Threatened Species in Winter Arable Plant Communities of Italy

The segetal flora of Italy: an occurrence dataset from relevés in winter cereals and allied crop types

An index of ecological value for European arable plant communities

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