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Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
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Volume 156, 2022 - Issue 1
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Richer, greener, and more thermophilous? – a first overview of global warming induced changes in the Italian alpine plant communities within the new GLORIA ITALIA NETWORK

Francesco Porroa Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Simone Orsenigoa Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0348-9115
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Thomas Abelib Department of Science, University Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
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Andrea Mondonia Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Anna Corlia Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Fiona J. Whitea Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Silvano Lodettia Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Marcello Tomasellic Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4208-3433
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Alessandro Petragliac Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4632-2251
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Michele Carbognanic Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7701-9859
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Matteo Gualminic Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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T’ai G. W. Fortec Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Brigitta Erschbamerd Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Lena Nicklasd Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9337-4153
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Pau Carnicerod Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Martin Mallaund Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Peter Unterluggauerd Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Angela Staniscie Department of Bioscience and Territory, University of Molise, Termoli, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5302-0932
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Carmen Giancolae Department of Bioscience and Territory, University of Molise, Termoli, Italy
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Luciano di Martinof Majella National Park, Sulmona, Italy
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Elena Barnig Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7256-0064
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Ludovica Oddig Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Umberto Morra di Cellah Environmental Protection Agency of Aosta Valley, Aosta, Italy
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Rodolfo Gentilii Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Roberto Dellavedovaj Independent Scholar
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Michele Adornij Independent Scholar
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Harald Paulik GLORIA Coordination, Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) & Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9842-9934
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Graziano Rossia Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Pages 307-311 | Received 10 Jun 2021, Accepted 08 Oct 2021, Published online: 02 Dec 2021

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