Hypervolume Trait Spaces Reveal Similarities but Also Functional Differentiation Across Riparian, Roadside and Field Margin Habitats

Aim: To characterize plant species pools and functional diversity of three common linear habitats—riparian corridors, roadsides and field margins—and to evaluate their potential roles in regional biodiversity conservation, particularly regarding invasive and threatened species. Location: Temperate landscapes in the United Kingdom, France and Spain. Methods: We compiled vegetation surveys and distinguished species common to multiple habitats and those restricted to a single habitat. We then co...

Habitat-specific trends in taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity in European plant communities over a century

Despite widespread concern over global biodiversity loss, the balance between gains and losses within local plant communities remains contentious, largely due to a scarcity of integrative, long-term and large-scale analyses across different habitats and multiple facets of biodiversity. Here, we analyse 57,390 vegetation-plot time series of vascular plants across Europe to quantify the average and habitat-specific trends in taxonomic, functional, phylogenetic, and gamma diversity, alongsi...

Assessing connectivity between protected areas in an urban environment

The chiaroscuro of care: A reading from the perspective of female thought

The credit for the recent thematization of care must certainly be given to a current of women's thought that reacted to the devaluation typical of early feminism and rehabilitated care by framing it within a relational ontology. In polemic with the image of an autonomous and self-sufficient subject, it instead emphasized his vulnerability and dependence. However, this speculative horizon presents undeniable differences in approaches and intentions. In fact, one can distinguish different parad...