Diversity and Conservation of Scrublands Flora and Vegetation

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce this Special Issue of Diversity, dedicated to headlands and shrublands.

These types of habitats can be found in a wide variety of species communities, herbs, but especially woody plants between 8 cm and 2.5 m in height, almost all over the world, from the arctic to the desert latitudinally while altitudinal from the alpine area to the sea.

Climate conditions and hydrology are the main influences on habitat changes. In recent decades the disturbance regime is increasingly important, and shrubland has continuously decreased.

However, due to various environmental or/and human pressures, there are headland and shrub habitats in a state of greater or lesser degradation. Consequently, these habitats could also be monitored and conservated.

Therefore, in this Special Issue, all headland and shrub communities’ diversity or conservation status will be highlighted. The issue will also be focused on the floristic composition of these habitats.

Dr. Claudia D. Nicolae
Guest Editor

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