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Research paper thumbnail of Joe Sultana (11th November 1939 - 11th Sepember 2018) : an appreciation

Research paper thumbnail of Suggestions on the conservation of the unique flora associated with the Gozo Citadel

Society for the Study and Conservation of Nature formerly The Natural History Society of Malta

Research paper thumbnail of New records for the Maltese flora : Centaurea acaulis L. (Family Asteraceae)

Research paper thumbnail of La dinamica sedimentologica e lo sviluppo delle dune costiere

Tradotto in italiano da A. Camilleri. Gli autori ringraziano la Professoressa Felicita Scapini e ... more Tradotto in italiano da A. Camilleri. Gli autori ringraziano la Professoressa Felicita Scapini e il Dottor Lorenzo Chelazzi per ii loro aiuto, sia logistico che sul campo. Si ringrazia l'amministrazione del Parco Regionale della Maremma per aver concesso l'autorizzazione necessaria e per l'assistenza clurante gli studi.

Research paper thumbnail of Report on the present situation of the Maltese flora

Research paper thumbnail of The vegetation of the Ghadira Nature Reserve

Research paper thumbnail of « Allium lojaconoi » sp. nov. e sue affinità con « Allium parciflorum » Viv

Research paper thumbnail of Hepatics and Anthocerotes of the Mediterranean, an annotated checklist

Cryptogamie …, 2007

The names of all hepatics and anthocerotes published to the end of may 2007 in the Mediterranean ... more The names of all hepatics and anthocerotes published to the end of may 2007 in the Mediterranean countries and Bulgaria are compiled in an annotated checklist list. The list comprises accepted names and synonyms and provides explanatory annotations for ambiguous and disputed names. A total of 403 accepted species and 12 infraspecific taxa are reported from the area. Liverworts / distribution / nomenclature / checklist / Mediterranean Calypogeia adscendens (Nees) Warnst. = Calypogeia muelleriana (Schiffn.) Müll. Frib. Calypogeia ericetorum Raddi = Gongylanthus ericetorum (Raddi) Nees Calypogeia flagellifera Raddi = Gongylanthus ericetorum (Raddi) Nees Calypogeia meylanii H. Buch = Calypogeia integristipula Steph.

Research paper thumbnail of A focus on Gozo

The Maltese Islands lie in the centre of the Mediterranean. The highest points for the two main i... more The Maltese Islands lie in the centre of the Mediterranean. The highest points for the two main islands are only 253 m (Ta' Zuta, Malta) and 191 m (Dbiegi, Gozo) above sea level. Therefore, as is to be expected, this archipelago is subjected to the typical climatic regime which is characteristic oflow-lying coastal Mediterranean areas. Typical Mediterranean climate is characterised by the alternation of a warm dry season and a wet cool season. In the case of the Maltese Islands the dry season starts around the beginning of May and persists till about midSeptember, when it gives way to the wet season. Temperatures are not extreme, rarely exceeding 40°C or descending below 3°C for more than a few days. Grass temperatures may occasionally descend to a few degrees below freezing. Most rainfall precipitates in the first half of the wet season and, in the Maltese Islands, averages between 500-600 mm annually with extremes of between 190 mm and 1030 mm. For more detailed meteorological...

Research paper thumbnail of Records of spiders (Arachnida : Araneae) from the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean)

Following a brief review of the literature on Maltese Araneae, a list of species which have been ... more Following a brief review of the literature on Maltese Araneae, a list of species which have been confirmed as occurring in the Maltese Islands is given. This list is based on the taxonomic literature and on material in the authors' collections; in the latter case locality and collection data are included. The list comprises 74 species belonging to 21 families. The male palp and female epigyne of a number of species are illustrated.peer-reviewe

Research paper thumbnail of The flora and fauna of the Mosta area

Research paper thumbnail of Development and the Natural Environment in the Maltese Islands

Research paper thumbnail of Some new records of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean)

Research paper thumbnail of A contribution to the freshwater macroalgal flora of the Maltese Islands

A number of freshwater macroalgae are recorded for the fIrst time from the Maltese Islands.' ... more A number of freshwater macroalgae are recorded for the fIrst time from the Maltese Islands.' These are: Tetrasporidium lundii, Palm ella miniata, Stigeoc!onium tenue, Monostroma bullosum, Spirogyra parvula, Spirogyra cf. occidentalis, Klebsormidium cf:jlaccidum, Tolypella glomerata, Vaucheria geminata, Vaucheria mulleola and Vaucheria verticil/ata. Of these the most biogeographically important are Tetrasporidium lundii which constitutes the fIrst record for Europe and the Mediterranean area and Vaucheria mulleola, which was previously known only from Swedish Lapland. INTRODUCTION Knowledge of Malta's freshwater algal flora is still rather fragmentary. The basic text outlining the Maltese species is the list 'of algae given by Sommier & Caruana Gatto (1915) in which reference is also made to the few previous records. Subsequent records of macroscopic freshwater algae are given by the author (Lanfranco, 1967, 1969, 1979). For the purpose of this contribution I have regarde...

Research paper thumbnail of New records for the Maltese flora : Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner subsp. ajricana (Kennedy- O'byrne) S. Phillips (Poaceae) and Centranthus macrosiphon Boissier (Caprifoliaceae)

The most obvious differences from subsp. indica, (which is not recorded in the Maltese islands) a... more The most obvious differences from subsp. indica, (which is not recorded in the Maltese islands) are the prominently ciliate ligule, lower glume with 2-3 nerves (as against one nerve) and a generally more robust habit (Cope & Hosni, 1991; Stace, 1995). It is suspected that, at least in the case of the Sliema specimens, the plants were accidentally introduced in the seed bank of the compost of imported ornamental plants.

Research paper thumbnail of Il-pjanti vaskulari endemici tal-gzejjer Maltin

Research paper thumbnail of Riella helicophylla (Mont.) Hook., a new addition to the macrophytic wetland flora of the Maltese Islands (Bryophyta, Marchantiopsida, Riellaceae)

Research paper thumbnail of The flora and fauna of the Naxxar area

Research paper thumbnail of A rapid method for monitoring macrophytic vegetation

Acknowledgements: The authors are indebted to the MEDCORE Project (ICA3-CT2002-10003) and Univers... more Acknowledgements: The authors are indebted to the MEDCORE Project (ICA3-CT2002-10003) and University of Malta for research support. Thanks are due to Alex Camilleri (Malta Environment and Planning Authority) and Joao Magalhaes Neto (University of Coimbra, Portugal) for assistance during field sessions in May 2003. The authors are particularly grateful to Prof. Felicita Scapini (Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) and Dr Lorenzo Chelazzi (Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, CNR, Firenze, Italy) for their continuous assistance in academic, administrative and logistical matters related to this project. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous referees for their constructive criticism.

Research paper thumbnail of Rediscovery of Erophila verna L. Chevalier (Brassicaceae), Pteridium aquilinum L. Kuhn (Dennstaedtiaceae) and Crataegus azarolus L. (Rosaceae) on the island of Malta (Central Mediterranean)

The rediscovery of Erophila verna, Crataegus azarolus and Pteridium aquilinum on the island of Ma... more The rediscovery of Erophila verna, Crataegus azarolus and Pteridium aquilinum on the island of Malta is reported reconfirming the presence of these species in the Maltese islands after they had not been seen for many years.

Research paper thumbnail of Joe Sultana (11th November 1939 - 11th Sepember 2018) : an appreciation

Research paper thumbnail of Suggestions on the conservation of the unique flora associated with the Gozo Citadel

Society for the Study and Conservation of Nature formerly The Natural History Society of Malta

Research paper thumbnail of New records for the Maltese flora : Centaurea acaulis L. (Family Asteraceae)

Research paper thumbnail of La dinamica sedimentologica e lo sviluppo delle dune costiere

Tradotto in italiano da A. Camilleri. Gli autori ringraziano la Professoressa Felicita Scapini e ... more Tradotto in italiano da A. Camilleri. Gli autori ringraziano la Professoressa Felicita Scapini e il Dottor Lorenzo Chelazzi per ii loro aiuto, sia logistico che sul campo. Si ringrazia l'amministrazione del Parco Regionale della Maremma per aver concesso l'autorizzazione necessaria e per l'assistenza clurante gli studi.

Research paper thumbnail of Report on the present situation of the Maltese flora

Research paper thumbnail of The vegetation of the Ghadira Nature Reserve

Research paper thumbnail of « Allium lojaconoi » sp. nov. e sue affinità con « Allium parciflorum » Viv

Research paper thumbnail of Hepatics and Anthocerotes of the Mediterranean, an annotated checklist

Cryptogamie …, 2007

The names of all hepatics and anthocerotes published to the end of may 2007 in the Mediterranean ... more The names of all hepatics and anthocerotes published to the end of may 2007 in the Mediterranean countries and Bulgaria are compiled in an annotated checklist list. The list comprises accepted names and synonyms and provides explanatory annotations for ambiguous and disputed names. A total of 403 accepted species and 12 infraspecific taxa are reported from the area. Liverworts / distribution / nomenclature / checklist / Mediterranean Calypogeia adscendens (Nees) Warnst. = Calypogeia muelleriana (Schiffn.) Müll. Frib. Calypogeia ericetorum Raddi = Gongylanthus ericetorum (Raddi) Nees Calypogeia flagellifera Raddi = Gongylanthus ericetorum (Raddi) Nees Calypogeia meylanii H. Buch = Calypogeia integristipula Steph.

Research paper thumbnail of A focus on Gozo

The Maltese Islands lie in the centre of the Mediterranean. The highest points for the two main i... more The Maltese Islands lie in the centre of the Mediterranean. The highest points for the two main islands are only 253 m (Ta' Zuta, Malta) and 191 m (Dbiegi, Gozo) above sea level. Therefore, as is to be expected, this archipelago is subjected to the typical climatic regime which is characteristic oflow-lying coastal Mediterranean areas. Typical Mediterranean climate is characterised by the alternation of a warm dry season and a wet cool season. In the case of the Maltese Islands the dry season starts around the beginning of May and persists till about midSeptember, when it gives way to the wet season. Temperatures are not extreme, rarely exceeding 40°C or descending below 3°C for more than a few days. Grass temperatures may occasionally descend to a few degrees below freezing. Most rainfall precipitates in the first half of the wet season and, in the Maltese Islands, averages between 500-600 mm annually with extremes of between 190 mm and 1030 mm. For more detailed meteorological...

Research paper thumbnail of Records of spiders (Arachnida : Araneae) from the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean)

Following a brief review of the literature on Maltese Araneae, a list of species which have been ... more Following a brief review of the literature on Maltese Araneae, a list of species which have been confirmed as occurring in the Maltese Islands is given. This list is based on the taxonomic literature and on material in the authors' collections; in the latter case locality and collection data are included. The list comprises 74 species belonging to 21 families. The male palp and female epigyne of a number of species are illustrated.peer-reviewe

Research paper thumbnail of The flora and fauna of the Mosta area

Research paper thumbnail of Development and the Natural Environment in the Maltese Islands

Research paper thumbnail of Some new records of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean)

Research paper thumbnail of A contribution to the freshwater macroalgal flora of the Maltese Islands

A number of freshwater macroalgae are recorded for the fIrst time from the Maltese Islands.' ... more A number of freshwater macroalgae are recorded for the fIrst time from the Maltese Islands.' These are: Tetrasporidium lundii, Palm ella miniata, Stigeoc!onium tenue, Monostroma bullosum, Spirogyra parvula, Spirogyra cf. occidentalis, Klebsormidium cf:jlaccidum, Tolypella glomerata, Vaucheria geminata, Vaucheria mulleola and Vaucheria verticil/ata. Of these the most biogeographically important are Tetrasporidium lundii which constitutes the fIrst record for Europe and the Mediterranean area and Vaucheria mulleola, which was previously known only from Swedish Lapland. INTRODUCTION Knowledge of Malta's freshwater algal flora is still rather fragmentary. The basic text outlining the Maltese species is the list 'of algae given by Sommier & Caruana Gatto (1915) in which reference is also made to the few previous records. Subsequent records of macroscopic freshwater algae are given by the author (Lanfranco, 1967, 1969, 1979). For the purpose of this contribution I have regarde...

Research paper thumbnail of New records for the Maltese flora : Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner subsp. ajricana (Kennedy- O'byrne) S. Phillips (Poaceae) and Centranthus macrosiphon Boissier (Caprifoliaceae)

The most obvious differences from subsp. indica, (which is not recorded in the Maltese islands) a... more The most obvious differences from subsp. indica, (which is not recorded in the Maltese islands) are the prominently ciliate ligule, lower glume with 2-3 nerves (as against one nerve) and a generally more robust habit (Cope & Hosni, 1991; Stace, 1995). It is suspected that, at least in the case of the Sliema specimens, the plants were accidentally introduced in the seed bank of the compost of imported ornamental plants.

Research paper thumbnail of Il-pjanti vaskulari endemici tal-gzejjer Maltin

Research paper thumbnail of Riella helicophylla (Mont.) Hook., a new addition to the macrophytic wetland flora of the Maltese Islands (Bryophyta, Marchantiopsida, Riellaceae)

Research paper thumbnail of The flora and fauna of the Naxxar area

Research paper thumbnail of A rapid method for monitoring macrophytic vegetation

Acknowledgements: The authors are indebted to the MEDCORE Project (ICA3-CT2002-10003) and Univers... more Acknowledgements: The authors are indebted to the MEDCORE Project (ICA3-CT2002-10003) and University of Malta for research support. Thanks are due to Alex Camilleri (Malta Environment and Planning Authority) and Joao Magalhaes Neto (University of Coimbra, Portugal) for assistance during field sessions in May 2003. The authors are particularly grateful to Prof. Felicita Scapini (Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) and Dr Lorenzo Chelazzi (Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, CNR, Firenze, Italy) for their continuous assistance in academic, administrative and logistical matters related to this project. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous referees for their constructive criticism.

Research paper thumbnail of Rediscovery of Erophila verna L. Chevalier (Brassicaceae), Pteridium aquilinum L. Kuhn (Dennstaedtiaceae) and Crataegus azarolus L. (Rosaceae) on the island of Malta (Central Mediterranean)

The rediscovery of Erophila verna, Crataegus azarolus and Pteridium aquilinum on the island of Ma... more The rediscovery of Erophila verna, Crataegus azarolus and Pteridium aquilinum on the island of Malta is reported reconfirming the presence of these species in the Maltese islands after they had not been seen for many years.