An updated checklist of the vascular flora of Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (Marche, Italy)
This study aims to increase floristic knowledge of Marche by means of a survey in the Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (central Italy). The Reserve, located in the central Apennines, covers about 3.2 km2 at altitudes ranging from 820 to 1,491 m a.s.l. It has been owned and...
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doaj-8771fb5ddd7345358dde073f2b6e33762020-11-25T02:45:05ZengPensoft PublishersItalian Botanist2531-40332020-06-0198710010.3897/italianbotanist.9.5003250032An updated checklist of the vascular flora of Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (Marche, Italy)Sandro Ballelli0Riccardo Pennesi1Giandiego Campetella2Marco Cervellini3Stefano Chelli4Kevin Cianfaglione5Domenico Lucarini6Karina Piermarteri7Federico Maria Tardella8Andrea Catorci9Roberto Canullo10University of CamerinoUniversity of CamerinoUniversity of CamerinoUniversity of BolognaUniversity of CamerinoUniversity of CamerinoUniversity of CamerinoUniversity of CamerinoUniversity of CamerinoUniversity of CamerinoUniversity of Camerino This study aims to increase floristic knowledge of Marche by means of a survey in the Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (central Italy). The Reserve, located in the central Apennines, covers about 3.2 km2 at altitudes ranging from 820 to 1,491 m a.s.l. It has been owned and managed as a strict reserve by the University of Camerino since 1970: all the anthropic activities ceased about 50 years ago, except for a minimal area where mowing and cattle grazing are still allowed. The floristic list consists of 789 specific and subspecific taxa belonging to 81 families and 352 genera. Two species are new for Italy (Taraxacum calocarpum and T. pulchrifolium) and 14 for Marche regional flora. Compared to previous floristic studies, we found 127 more taxa but we showed a certain stability in the life-form spectrum, suggesting limited effects of dynamic processes related to climate and land-use changes. The negligible number of alien species (11) is probably related to the limitations to anthropic activities in the Reserve. The occurrence of taxa never recorded for Italy and Marche highlights the floristic value of the Reserve for species conservation in the central Apennines. https://italianbotanist.pensoft.net/article/50032/download/pdf/ |
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Sandro Ballelli Riccardo Pennesi Giandiego Campetella Marco Cervellini Stefano Chelli Kevin Cianfaglione Domenico Lucarini Karina Piermarteri Federico Maria Tardella Andrea Catorci Roberto Canullo An updated checklist of the vascular flora of Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (Marche, Italy) Italian Botanist |
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Sandro Ballelli Riccardo Pennesi Giandiego Campetella Marco Cervellini Stefano Chelli Kevin Cianfaglione Domenico Lucarini Karina Piermarteri Federico Maria Tardella Andrea Catorci Roberto Canullo |
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An updated checklist of the vascular flora of Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (Marche, Italy) |
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An updated checklist of the vascular flora of Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (Marche, Italy) |
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An updated checklist of the vascular flora of Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (Marche, Italy) |
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An updated checklist of the vascular flora of Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (Marche, Italy) |
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An updated checklist of the vascular flora of Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (Marche, Italy) |
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updated checklist of the vascular flora of montagna di torricchio state nature reserve (marche, italy) |
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Italian Botanist |
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This study aims to increase floristic knowledge of Marche by means of a survey in the Montagna di Torricchio State Nature Reserve (central Italy). The Reserve, located in the central Apennines, covers about 3.2 km2 at altitudes ranging from 820 to 1,491 m a.s.l. It has been owned and managed as a strict reserve by the University of Camerino since 1970: all the anthropic activities ceased about 50 years ago, except for a minimal area where mowing and cattle grazing are still allowed. The floristic list consists of 789 specific and subspecific taxa belonging to 81 families and 352 genera. Two species are new for Italy (Taraxacum calocarpum and T. pulchrifolium) and 14 for Marche regional flora. Compared to previous floristic studies, we found 127 more taxa but we showed a certain stability in the life-form spectrum, suggesting limited effects of dynamic processes related to climate and land-use changes. The negligible number of alien species (11) is probably related to the limitations to anthropic activities in the Reserve. The occurrence of taxa never recorded for Italy and Marche highlights the floristic value of the Reserve for species conservation in the central Apennines. |
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