Using woody genera for phytogeographic regionalization at a medium scale: a case study of Italy

• Published in: Botany Vol. 94; no. 7; pp. 533 - 542
• Main Authors: Abbate, Giovanna, Scassellati, Elisabetta, Bonacquisti, Sandro, Iberite, Mauro, Latini, Marta, Giuliani, Alessandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: NRC Research Press 01.07.2016
• Subjects: approche du taxon supérieur; Botanical research; Distribution; flore ligneuse indigène; floristic pattern; geographic gradient; gradient géographique; higher-taxon approach; indice orographique; native woody flora; orographic index; patron floristique; Phytogeography; Woody plants; Italy; MED, Italy, Sardegna; MED, Italy

We present a phytogeographic regionalization based on native woody flora, identifying the most useful taxonomic level, geographic variables, and orographic pattern, selecting Italy as a case study. We generated seven distance matrices among the 20 administrative regions, and using Pearson’s correlat...