<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Castracani, Cristina</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Grasso, Donato a</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fanfani, Alberto</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mori, Alessandra</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The ant fauna of Castelporziano Presidential Reserve (Rome, Italy) as a model for the analysis of ant community structure in relation to environmental variation in Mediterranean ecosystems</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Insect Conservation</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ant community structure</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Castelporziano reserve</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ecological indicators</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Functional groups</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.springerlink.com/index/10.1007/s10841-010-9285-3</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">585 - 594</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1084101092</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ants are often used as ecological indicators in environmental monitoring programs, but rarely in Europe, probably because of a lack of baseline knowledge on the relationship between ant community structure and environmental variation. We present this baseline knowledge for Italian ecosystems that are typical of the Mediterranean climate, in order to assess the value of ants as ecological indicators in this biogeographic zone. Sampling areas were selected inside the Castelporziano Natural Reserve (Rome, Italy). The elevated variety of habitats and diverse ecological conditions, as well as the different levels of human impact in the Reserve, make this area a suitable location to develop and test biological indicators of environmental quality. The ant community structure was compared among several Mediterranean ecosystems using pitfall trapping, multidimensional scaling, the indicator species analysis and the Functional Groups Approach. Key factors for differences in ant community structure seem to be the presence/absence of water, the level of light and microhabitat diversity. Our results suggest that Castelporziano is an informative area in order to develop a study model for the Italian ant fauna and the Functional Group Approach is a promising procedure to associate differences in ant community structures with differences in habitat stress and disturbance.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Garcia, C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carvalho, P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sergio, C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sim-Sim, M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Diogo, A.</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marchetti, M.</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Epiphytic bryophytes and lichens in Quercus rotundifolia Lam. woodlands of Portugal and their value as ecological indicators</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Monitoring and Indicators of Forest Biodiversity in Europe - From Ideas to Operationality</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">bryophytes</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ecological indicators</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">lichens</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Portugal</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">TWINSPAN</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">woodlands</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE</style></publisher><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">271 - 283</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">952-5453-04-9</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The epiphytic bryophyte and lichen vegetation in Quercus rotundifolia woodlands in Portugal and its dependence on a number of environmental variables were investigated in six sites of Portugal. 36 bryophyte (32 mosses, 4 liverworts) and 105 lichens were found. Multivariate analysis was used to examine the epiphytic bryophyte and lichen composition of these woodlands. TWINSPAN and Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) recognized four major groups of bryophytes and lichens species, one related to pastoral woodlands, another to altitudinal woodlands, a third one to the woodlands under Atlantic influence and a fourth with generalist species. Differences in bryophyte and lichen species composition and cover in the studied areas were attributed mainly to distinct humidity, precipitation, evapotranspiration and insolation levels. The bryophytes Leucodon sciuroides, Frullania dilatata, and the lichen Evernia prunastri presented the highest cover values. A very rare bryophyte species Zygodon forsteri, included in the European Red Data Book, was found. Obtained results are a good basis to improve methods based on bryophytes and lichens as bio-indicators of forest biodiversity.</style></abstract><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The following values have no corresponding Zotero field:&lt;br/&gt;periodical: Monitoring and Indicators of Forest Biodiversity in Europe - From Ideas to Operationality&lt;br/&gt;issue: 51&lt;br/&gt;pub-location: TORIKATU 34, FIN-80100 JOENSUU, FINLAND</style></notes></record></records></xml>