Federico Selvi

University of Florence | UNIFI · Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI)

Background and aims – Forests are among the most threatened ecosystems worldwide, and endemic plants are often a vulnerable component of the flora of a given territory. So far, however, understory forest endemics of southern Europe have received little attention and are poorly known for several aspects. Material and methods – We developed the first...

Climate change in progress: observations on the impacts of drought events on Tuscan forests The empirical observation of the impacts of drought and heat waves that occurred between 2017 and 2022 in several forest areas of Tuscany allowed to describe various processes and effects on forest trees and shrubs. The most severe impacts were observed on t...

New localities and/or confirmations concerning 85 specific and subspecific plant taxa of Tuscan vascular flora, belonging to 68 genera and 36 families are presented: Amaranthus (Amaranthaceae); Allium (Amaryllidaceae); Bifora, Bupleurum (Apiaceae); Arisarum (Araceae); Maianthemum, Ruscus (Asparagaceae); Bidens, Crepis, Galinsoga, Senecio, Taraxacum...

Tree diversity and species identity are known to play an important role in modulating forest productivity and its capacity to buffer the effects of climatic events. The FunDivEurope exploratory platform allowed us to analyse this modulating effect in a medium-term time span, after an abrupt rise to a new stable level of the average summer temperatu...

COLE TCH, BACHELIER JB, HILGER HH, SELVI F (2022) Poster Filogenesi delle Tracheofite • albero ipotetico basato su dati di filogenesi molecolare • le lunghezze dei rami sono arbitrarie e non esprimono una scala temporale reale • se un carattere è indicato come potenziale sinapomorfia a un nodo o per un caldo ciò non significa che tutti rappresentan...

Forests are among the most threatened ecosystems at the global scale, and endemic plants are often a vulnerable component of the flora of a given territory. So far, however, European forest endemic taxa have been scarcely investigated, especially those of the understory of the southern regions. Italy has a significant incidence of plant endemism an...

The conservation of historic gardens is crucial for safeguarding monumental, aesthetic, historical, ecological and economic values in many countries of the World, as well as associated services, such as carbon stock, microclimate and water regulation, biodiversity conservation, pollution removal, and recreation. In historic gardens, architectural a...

The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is one of the most recognized global patterns of species richness exhibited across a wide range of taxa. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed in the past two centuries to explain LDG, but rigorous tests of the drivers of LDGs have been limited by a lack of high-quality global species richness data. Here we...

The family Brassicaceae includes the highest proportion of Ni-hyperaccumulating plants in western Eurasia. Though increasingly relevant for scientific research and biotechnological applications, data about metal concentrations in native populations are still incomplete. The Balkan peninsula is a major diversity centre for Ni-hyperaccumulators due t...

ХИЛЬГЕР ХХ, КОУЛ TКГ, СЕЛЬВИ Ф, ГОДИН BH (2022) Филогения семейства Boraginaceae – Russian version of HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F (2022) Boraginaceae Phylogeny Poster • классификация подсемейств Boraginaceae s.str. приведена согласно рекомендаций Boraginales Working Group • гипотетическое дерево основано на молекулярно-филогенетических данных (201...

Aim: The amount of forest edges is increasing globally due to forest fragmentation and land-use changes. However, edge effects on the soil seed bank of temperate forests are still poorly understood. Here, we assessed edge effects at contrasting spatial scales across Europe and quantified the extent to which edges can preserve the seeds of forest s...

Quercus spp. are one of the most important tree genera in temperate deciduous forests in terms of biodiversity, economic and cultural perspectives. However, natural regeneration of oaks, depending on specific environmental conditions, is still not sufficiently understood. Oak regeneration dynamics are impacted by climate change, but these climate i...

The risk of wildfires in the Mediterranean region is expected to increase with climate change. Fire is one of the main drivers of plant diversity and composition, triggering succession processes that vary according to the fire regime and species’ regeneration traits. Human management can modulate these processes to promote the recovery of the burne...

Aims Plant mortality associated with the growing frequency and intensity of heatwaves and dry spells is increasingly occurring in various ecosystems worldwide. However, the impacts of extreme events on plant communities of ultramafic soils are still unknown. Here, we describe a first case of plant mortality on serpentine outcrops in Italy following...

Nickel-induced changes in photosynthetic activity were investigated in three Ni-hyperaccumulating Odontarrhena species with increasing Ni tolerance and accumulation capacity, O. muralis, O. moravensis, and O. chalcidica. Plantlets were grown in hydroponics at increasing NiSO4 concentrations (0, 0.25, and 1 mM) for one week, and the effects of Ni on...

The main purpose of the 92/43/EEC Habitats Directive is to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity, understood as habitat types and species of the flora and fauna of the European Union. To achieve this goal, natural and semi-natural biodiversity as a whole must be recognized and included in its annexes. As for the conservation of biotopes, n...

The taxonomic interpretation of Mediterranean oaks of Quercus sect. Quercus (Fagaceae): uncertainties and diverging concepts .-Fl. Medit. 31 (Special Issue): 271-278. 2021.-ISSN: 1120-4052 printed, 2240-4538 online. The high degree of polymorphism found in the genus Quercus is certainly the main cause of the divergent taxonomic treatments that have...

Global forest cover is heavily fragmented. Due to high edge-to-surface ratios in small forest patches, a large proportion of forests is affected by edge influences involving steep microclimatic gradients. Although forest edges are important ecotones and account for 20% of the global forested area, it remains unclear how biotic and abiotic drivers a...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes to the Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrigenda are provided as Suppl. material 1.

Tree species diversity promotes multiple ecosystem functions and services. However, little is known about how above- and belowground resource availability (light, nutrients, and water) and resource uptake capacity mediate tree species diversity effects on aboveground wood productivity and temporal stability of productivity in European forests and w...

Assessing genetic diversity of narrow endemic plants is essential for their conservation. Gymnospermium scipetarum subsp. eddae (Berberidaceae) is an Italian endemic limited to a narrow forest area in the southern Apennines. Here we used random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers to investigate population genetic differentiation and diversity...

Forests harbour large spatiotemporal heterogeneity in canopy structure. This variation drives the microclimate and light availability at the forest floor. So far, we do not know how light availability and sub‐canopy temperature interactively mediate the impact of macroclimate warming on understorey communities. We therefore assessed the functional...

Odontarrhena bertolonii is an endemic serpentine species of Tuscany and Liguria and a model system for nickel-hyperaccumulation research in plants. Phenotypic, genetic and karyological variability between populations was previously detected, but existence and distribution of cytotypes was unknown. Accordingly, we examined ploidy level in eight popu...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, TURDIBOEV O (2021) BORAGINACEAE FILOGENETIK POSTER • Boraginaceae s. str. oilaviy tasnifi Boraginales ishchi guruhi tavsiyalariga rioya qilgan holda keltirilgan • molekular filogenetik ma‘lumotlarga asoslangan gipotetik daraxt; bir nechta kichik guruhlarni qayta ko‘rib chiqish davom etmoqda • yalpi filogeniya Chacón et...

Despite the crucial role of the seed bank in forest conservation and dynamics, the effects of forest edge microclimate and climate warming on germination responses from the forest seed bank are still almost unknown. Here, we investigated edge effects on the realised seed bank and seedling community in two types of European temperate deciduous fores...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution updates published elsewhere are provided as Suppl. material 1.

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, EL HADIDY AH, HAMDY RS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (مًلصق العلاقات التطورية للفصيلة البوراجينية (الحمحمية >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Arabic version of: HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F (2021) Boraginaceae Phylogeny Poster

1. Biodiversity experiments have identified both complementarity and selection as important drivers of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. However, their relative importance in above‐ and belowground ecosystem compartments of mature forests remains yet to be explored. 2. We adopted a trait‐based approach to partition bi...

1. Forest biodiversity worldwide is affected by climate change, habitat loss and fragmentation, and today 20 % of the forest area is located within 100 m of a forest edge. Still, forest edges harbour a substantial amount of terrestrial biodiversity, especially in the understorey. The functional and phylogenetic diversity of forest edges have never...

Understorey vegetation is a key component of plant biodiversity in forests. Events of extreme drought are a potential major driver of change of this layer. Although these are predicted to increase in frequency and duration due to climate change, their impacts on understorey communities are still unknown. In this paper, we re-surveyed a set of 36 pl...

Nickel response and accumulation were analyzed in 12 populations from seven Central-Eastern Mediterranean Odontarrhena taxa on and off serpentine sites to test the presence of metal-induced growth stimulation and its relationship with tolerance and plant Ni concentration. Seedlings were cultivated in hydroponics with increasing NiSO4 concentrations...

Trichome biomineralization is widespread in plants but detailed chemical patterns and a possible influence of soil chemistry are poorly known. We explored this issue by investigating trichome biomineralization in 36 species of Mediterranean Brassicaceae from ultramafic and calcareous soils. Our aims were to chemically characterize biomineralization...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, SONG JH 송준호 (2021) 지치과의 계통수, Korean version of: HILGER, COLE, SELVI (2020) Boraginaceae Phylogeny Poster •지치목 워킹그룹(Boraginales Working Group)의 제안에 따른 협의의 지치과 분류체계 •분자계통학적 자료(2019년 1월)에 기반한 가설 계통수; 몇몇 서브그룹(하위집단)의 분류학적 개정 작업은 현재 진행 중에 있음 • Chacon et al. (2016)에 근거한 전체 계통수 •속보다 상위의 학명은 Reveal (2011)과 Chacon et al. (2016)...

Aim Variation in plant defence traits has been frequently assessed along large‐scale macroclimatic clines. In contrast, local‐scale changes in the environment have recently been proposed to also modulate plant defence traits. Yet, the relative importance of drivers at both scales has never been tested. We aimed to quantify the relative importance o...

New localities and/or confirmations concerning 74 specific and subspecific plant taxa of Tuscan vascular flora, belonging to 69 genera and 28 families are presented: Bunium, Trinia (Apiaceae), Nerium (Apocynaceae), Lemna (Araceae), Artemisia, Bidens, Centaurea, Crupina, Gazania, Hieracium, Rhagadiolus, Symphyotrichum, Tagetes, Tripleurospermum (Ast...

Main conclusion Odontarrhena is a highly diverse genus of Ni-hyperaccumulators. Here, we demonstrate substantial inability to accumulate Ni in the facultative serpentinophyte O. sibirica, which seems a unique case among the numerous species of the genus that grow on ultramafic soils. Abstract Odontarrhena is the most diverse genus of Ni-accumulati...

Albanian taxa and populations of the genus Odontarrhena are most promising candidates for research on metal tolerance and Ni-agromining, but their genetic structure remains unknown. We investigated phylogenetic relationships and genetic differentiation in relation to distribution and ploidy of the taxa, anthropic site disturbance, elevation, soil t...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Artemisia, Chaetonychia, Cirsium, Cynanchum, Genista, Hieracium, Iberis, Melica, Misopates, Myosotis, Thalictr...

Forests play a key role in global carbon cycling and sequestration. However, the potential for carbon drawdown is affected by forest fragmentation and resulting changes in microclimate, nutrient inputs, disturbance and productivity near edges. Up to 20% of the global forested area lies within 100 m of an edge and, even in temperate forests, knowled...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, MAJESKÝ Ľ, MÁRTONFI P (2020) FYLOGENÉZA ČEĽADE BORAGINACEAE • klasifikácia čeľade Boraginaceae s.str. je podľa odporúčaní „Boraginales Working Group“ • hypotetický evolučný strom založený na molekulárnych fylogenetických dátach (2020); naďalej prebieha revízia niektorých skupín • základné fylogenetické vzťahy vychádzaj...

We present the first finding of Anthyllis cytisoides L. in Italy. This western Mediterranean woody species was found close to the coastline on the southwest side of Mt. Argentario in southern Tuscany, on limestone rocks within a xerophytic garrigue community of the Erico multiflorae - Rosmarinetum officinali association. A description of the plant...

Odontarrhena is a taxonomically difficult genus of the tribe Alysseae, including a number of critical species complexes in the Balkan Peninsula. One of these is O. baldaccii, which was previously included in the inconsistent taxon Alyssum fallacinum but recently shown to be distinct from it. In this paper, we analyzed the still uncertain taxonomic...

ХІЛЬГЕР ХГ, КОУЛ TКГ, СЕЛЬВІ Ф, ШИЯН НМ, ЖИГАЛОВА СЛ (2020) Філогенія Родини BORAGINACEAE – Ukrainian version of HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F (2020) Boraginaceae Phylogeny Poster • класифікація підродин Boraginaceae s.str. подана згідно рекомендацій Boraginales Working Group • гіпотетичне дерево, засноване на молекулярно-філогенетичних даних (2019)...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, HE Y (2020) 紫草科系统发育海报, Boraginaceae Phylogeny Poster (中文版）• 狭义紫草科（Boraginaceae s.str.）科以下的划分参考紫草目工作组(Boraginales Working Group) 的建议 • 建树结果基于分子系统学数据 (2019); 若干类群的修订仍在进行中 • 总体的系统发育结果基于Chacón et al. 2016 • 属以上名称参考Reveal 2011 ff. 和Chacón et al. 2016 • 与APG系统相悖，但与Apweb和其他有影响力的数据来源一致，我们在此将紫草目下划分为若干科 • 枝长经过了修改，并不表示实际时间尺度 • 罗列...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, OTERO A (2020) PÓSTER DE LA FILOGENIA DE BORAGINACEAE - Versión en español de: HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F (2020) Boraginaceae Phylogeny Poster • clasificación infrafamiliar de Boraginaceae s.str. siguiendo las recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo de Boraginales • árbol hipotético basado en datos filogenéticos molecul...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, KOBRLOVÁ L (2020) Fylogeneze čeledi BORAGINACEAE, Česká verze: HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F (2020) Boraginaceae Phylogeny Poster • klasifikace čeledi Boraginaceae s.str. na základě doporučení pracovní skupiny Boraginales Working Group • hypotetický strom založený na molekulárních fylogenetických datech (2019); probíhaj...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, BACHELIER JB (2020) POSTER sur la PHYLOGÉNIE des BORAGINACÉES, Version française du: HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F (2020) BORAGINACEAE PHYLOGENY POSTER • classification intrafamiliale des Boraginacées s.str. suivant les recommandations du «Boraginales Working Group» • arbre hypothétiques basé sur des données moléculaire...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, DOĞRU-KOCA A (2020) BORAGINACEAE FİLOGENİ POSTERİ • Boraginales Araştırma Grubu’nun önerileri doğrultusunda dar anlamdaki Boraginaceae‘nin aile içi sınıflandırması • moleküler filogenetik veriye dayalı (2019) hipotetik ağaç: devam eden bir kaç alt grubun revizyonu • filogeni anahatlarıyla Chacón vd. 2016’ya dayanmaktad...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F (2020) Boraginaceae Phylogeny Poster >>>>>>> • infrafamiliar classification of Boraginaceae s.str. following the recommendations of the Boraginales Working Group • hypothetical tree based on molecular phylogenetic data (2020); revisions of several subgroups in progress • gross phylogeny based on Chacón et al. 2016 • sup...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, MELO JIM (2020) PÔSTER DA FILOGENIA DAS BORAGINACEAE (Portuguese version of HILGER/COLE/SELVI: BORAGINACEAE PHYLOGENY POSTER) • classificação inframiliar de Boraginaceae s.str. seguindo as recomendações do Boraginales Working Group • árvore hipotética baseada em dados filogenéticos moleculares (2019); revisões de vário...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F, CECCHI L (2020) FILOGENESI delle BORAGINACEAE. Versione italiana di: HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F (2020) BORAGINACEAE PHYLOGENY POSTER • classificazione infra-familiare delle Boraginaceae s.str. secondo le raccomandazioni del Boraginales Working Group • albero ipotetico basato su dati di filogenesi molecolare (Gen. 201...

HILGER HH, COLE TCH, SELVI F (2020) BORAGINACEAE PHYLOGENIE POSTER • Stammbaum der Boraginaceae s.str. (Raublattgewächse im engeren Sinn) nach Empfehlung der Boraginales Working Group • Hypothetischer Baum nach molekularen phylogenetischen Daten (2020); Änderungen einiger Untergruppen in Arbeit • Übersicht nach Chacón et al. 2016 • Namen der Gruppe...

Forest edges are interfaces between forest interiors and adjacent land cover types. They are important elements in the landscape with almost 20% of the global forest area located within 100 m of the edge. Edges are structurally different from forest interiors, which results in unique edge influences on microclimate, functioning and biodiversity. Th...

Buddleja davidii Franch. is one of the most aggressive invasive plants across the world, especially in riparian ecosystems. However, the invasion processes and the impacts of this species are still poorly known. Here we report a case of massive invasion in the valley of a montane stream of the Tusco-Emilian Apennines, started around the year 1990....

Vengono presentate nuove località e/o conferme relative 75 taxa specifici e sottospecifici di piante vascolari della flora vascolare toscana, appartenenti a 67 generi e 41 famiglie: Delosperma (Aizoaceae), Dysphania (Amaranthaceae), Leucojum, Nothoscordum (Amaryllidaceae), Bupleurum, Coriandrum (Apiaceae), Araujia (Apocynaceae), Lemna (Araceae), Hy...

The Maremma Natural History Museum is active in the field of Citizen Science at the Tuscan, national and international level. Among the founding bodies of the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), it has promoted meetings for a national Citizen Science strategy in Italy, actively participated in the drafting of national guidelines on the sub...

This paper reports the results of the BioBlitz organized by the Maremma Natural History Museum in May 2015 within the “Torrente Trasubbie” Site of Regional Importance. This activity is part of the public involvement events for the collection of scientific data that the Museum organizes on a regular basis. During BioBlitz 2015, data collected attest...

Questions Does the influence of forest edges on plant species richness and composition depend on forest management? Do forest specialists and generalists show contrasting patterns? Location Mesic, deciduous forests across Europe. Methods Vegetation surveys were performed in forests with three management types (unthinned, thinned 5‐10 years ago an...

Abstract Background Understorey vegetation is a key biodiversity component of forest ecosystems. Previous studies examined its relations with the overstorey mainly in terms of taxonomic diversity, composition or productivity. So far, none focused on the phylogenetic aspect, which represents the deepest component of diversity in a community. Here, w...

The functioning of plant communities is strongly influenced by the number of species in the community and their spatial arrangement. This is because plants interact with their nearest neighbors and this interaction is expected to be stronger when the interacting individuals are ecologically similar in terms of resource use. Recent evidence shows th...

Plant functional diversity (FD) is an important component of biodiversity that characterizes the variability of functional traits within a community, landscape, or even large spatial scales. It can influence ecosystem processes and stability. Hence, it is important to understand how and why FD varies within and between ecosystems, along resources a...

An anomalous event of drought and heat occurred in central Italy during the summer of 2017. Based on the SPI (Standardized Precipitation Index) and data from the European Space Agency, this event started in November 2016 and was characterized by a strong reduction of precipitation and soil moisture, especially in lowland areas with Mediterranean cl...

Studies about the drivers of angiosperm clade diversifications have revealed how the environment continuously alters the species chances to adapt or to go extinct. This process depends on complex interactions between abiotic and biotic factors, conditioned to the geological and tectonic settings, the genetic variability of species and the rate at w...

Aims Based on a recent taxonomic revision of the genus Odontarrhena in Albania, our work aimed at comparing the taxa and populations of this genus in terms of nickel accumulation and levels of other metals in relation to their concentrations in the soil at distinct Albanian ultramafic outcrops. Methods Several populations of different Odontarrhena...

In this note we designate a lectotype and a supporting epitype for the Linnaean name Myosotis nana L., whose validity has been questioned by some authors. The name is shown to be validly published by Linnaeus and, as such, the correct basionym for Eritrichium nanum (L.) Schrad. ex Gaudin, a well‐known European alpine plant.

Tree diversity is found to enhance ecosystem functions in forests and increase the resistance and resilience of trees subjected to environmental stress, including climate change. This effect, however, can be different depending on tree species assemblages and ecological contexts. The pan-European programme for monitoring forest health (ICP Forests)...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions of taxa in the genera Abies, Actinidia, Aloe, Amaryllis, Anredera, Arctotheca, Bidens, Cardiospermum, Celosia, Commelina, Cotoneaster, C...

Cole TCH, Hilger HH, Stevens PF, Selvi F (2019) Poster: Filogenesi delle Angiosperme – Sistematica delle piante a fiore (versione italiana del Poster Angiosperm Phylogeny – Flowering Plant Systematics). ... now following PPA !

Questions We investigated the influence of protracted mortality of a canopy dominant tree (Abies alba) on long‐term understory dynamics. We ask 1) how tree regeneration and understory species diversity and composition changed over 32 years; and 2) whether the observed changes were mainly driven by mortality of A. alba. Location Three old‐growth fo...

This work aims to increase the floristic knowledge of southern Tuscany by means of a floristic investigation which took place in the Miniera di Murlo (southern Tuscany, Italy). The study area, located in the province of Siena, has an extension of 2.26 km 2 and hosts a heterogeneity of habitats like rocky outcrops, woodlands, meadows and riparian fo...

Bonari et al., 2019 Supplementary material to Contribution to the vascular flora of Castelvecchio Nature Reserve (central Tuscany, Italy) - Floristic inventory.

Large thematic databases of vegetation plots are increasingly needed for vegetation studies and biodiversity research. In this paper, we present the CircumMed Pine Forest Database (GIVD ID: EU-00-026), which in November 2018, comprised records from 6317 pine-dominated vegetation plots (relevés) and associated vegetation types from 20 countries of t...

Electronic vegetation databases represent a new generation repositories of plant community information, containing hundreds of thousands of vegetation-plot records and supporting different types of biodiversityrelated studies (Schaminée et al., 2009; Dengler et al., 2011). The number of different vegetation databases is rapidly growing, especially...