10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.7667246.V2
Chelli, Stefano
Stefano
Chelli
Marignani, Michela
Michela
Marignani
Barni, Elena
Elena
Barni
Petraglia, Alessandro
Alessandro
Petraglia
Puglielli, Giacomo
Giacomo
Puglielli
Wellstein, Camilla
Camilla
Wellstein
Acosta, Alicia T. R.
Alicia T. R.
Acosta
Bolpagni, Rossano
Rossano
Bolpagni
Bragazza, Luca
Luca
Bragazza
Giandiego Campetella
Chiarucci, Alessandro
Alessandro
Chiarucci
Conti, Luisa
Luisa
Conti
Nascimbene, Juri
Juri
Nascimbene
Orsenigo, Simone
Simone
Orsenigo
Pierce, Simon
Simon
Pierce
Ricotta, Carlo
Carlo
Ricotta
Tardella, Federico M.
Federico M.
Tardella
Abeli, Thomas
Thomas
Abeli
Aronne, Giovanna
Giovanna
Aronne
Bacaro, Giovanni
Giovanni
Bacaro
Bagella, Simonetta
Simonetta
Bagella
Benesperi, Renato
Renato
Benesperi
Bernareggi, Giulietta
Giulietta
Bernareggi
Bonanomi, Giuliano
Giuliano
Bonanomi
Bricca, Alessandro
Alessandro
Bricca
Brusa, Guido
Guido
Brusa
Buffa, Gabriella
Gabriella
Buffa
Burrascano, Sabina
Sabina
Burrascano
Caccianiga, Marco
Marco
Caccianiga
Calabrese, Valentina
Valentina
Calabrese
Canullo, Roberto
Roberto
Canullo
Carbognani, Michele
Michele
Carbognani
Carboni, Marta
Marta
Carboni
Carranza, Maria L.
Maria L.
Carranza
Catorci, Andrea
Andrea
Catorci
Ciccarelli, Daniela
Daniela
Ciccarelli
Citterio, Sandra
Sandra
Citterio
Cutini, Maurizio
Maurizio
Cutini
Fratte, Michele Dalle
Michele Dalle
Fratte
Micco, Veronica De
Veronica De
Micco
Vecchio, Silvia Del
Silvia Del
Vecchio
Martino, Luciano Di
Luciano Di
Martino
Musciano, Michele Di
Michele Di
Musciano
Fantinato, Edy
Edy
Fantinato
Filigheddu, Rossella
Rossella
Filigheddu
Frattaroli, Anna Rita
Anna Rita
Frattaroli
Gentili, Rodolfo
Rodolfo
Gentili
Gerdol, Renato
Renato
Gerdol
Giarrizzo, Eleonora
Eleonora
Giarrizzo
Giordani, Paolo
Paolo
Giordani
Gratani, Loretta
Loretta
Gratani
Incerti, Guido
Guido
Incerti
Lussu, Michele
Michele
Lussu
Mazzoleni, Stefano
Stefano
Mazzoleni
Mondoni, Andrea
Andrea
Mondoni
Montagnani, Chiara
Chiara
Montagnani
Montagnoli, Antonio
Antonio
Montagnoli
Paura, Bruno
Bruno
Paura
Petruzzellis, Francesco
Francesco
Petruzzellis
Pisanu, Stefania
Stefania
Pisanu
Rossi, Graziano
Graziano
Rossi
Sgarbi, Elisabetta
Elisabetta
Sgarbi
Simonetti, Enrico
Enrico
Simonetti
Siniscalco, Consolata
Consolata
Siniscalco
Slaviero, Antonio
Antonio
Slaviero
Stanisci, Angela
Angela
Stanisci
Stinca, Adriano
Adriano
Stinca
Tomaselli, Marcello
Marcello
Tomaselli
Cerabolini, Bruno E. L.
Bruno E. L.
Cerabolini
Plant–environment interactions through a functional traits perspective: a review of Italian studies
Taylor & Francis
2019
Dataset
Medicine
59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
Ecology
FOS: Biological sciences
FOS: Biological sciences
Plant Biology
60506 Virology
2019-09-27
2019-09-27
2019
10.1080/11263504.2018.1559250
10.6084/m9.figshare.7667246
946176 Bytes
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Italy is among the European countries with the greatest plant diversity due to both a great environmental heterogeneity and a long history of man–environment interactions. Trait-based approaches to ecological studies have developed greatly over recent decades worldwide, although several issues concerning the relationships between plant functional traits and the environment still lack sufficient empirical evaluation. To draw insights on the association between plant functional traits and direct and indirect human and natural pressures on the environmental drivers, this article summarizes the existing knowledge on this topic by reviewing the results of studies performed in Italy adopting a functional trait approach on vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. Although we recorded trait measurements for 1418 taxa, our review highlighted some major gaps in plant traits knowledge: Mediterranean ecosystems are poorly represented; traits related to belowground organs are still overlooked; traits measurements for bryophytes and lichens are lacking. Finally, intraspecific variation has been little studied at community level so far. We conclude by highlighting the need for approaches evaluating trait–environment relationship at large spatial and temporal scales and the need of a more effective contribution to online databases to tie more firmly Italian researchers to international scientific networks on plant traits.