This study presents the results of monitoring the endangered gastropod Patella ferruginea within a Marine Protected Area in Sardinia. A detailed map of the species distribution was created, and individual density and population structure were analysed by comparing data collected during monitoring campaigns in 2014, 2018, and 2023. A total of 206, 203, and 109 individuals were recorded in 2014, 2018, and 2023, respectively. In...

Exploiting plants by-product properties for combined crop growth regulation and pest management could represent a strategy for a more sustainable agriculture. The present study investigated the potential activity (at different product concentrations) of a novel pine wood distillate (PWD) obtained as an industrial by-product, on multiple targets in the agroecosystem. In the weed species, Sylibum marianum , PWD stimulated a more...