Assessing niche breadth of vascular plants in Mediterranean temporary wetlands

The high interest in Mediterranean temporary wetlands, which are habitats of Community Interest (3120, 3130 and 3170) in the Habitat Directive 92/43/EEC, is mainly for their characteristic flora or fauna which includes several rare or endangered species. Although the attention on the ecology and biodiversity of these habitats is continuously increasing, the majority of the available studies are based on a qualitative approach or separate statistical analyses of physical, chemical and biodiversity data while little information is available on the relation between plants and environmental features.