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Guidance on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified animals [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2013 This document provides guidance for the environmental risk assessment (ERA) of living genetically modified (GM) animals, namely fish, insects and mammals and birds, to be placed on the European Union (EU) market in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/
EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
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European Union support for Natura 2000 sites under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
Journal of Modern Science, 2023 Objectives The purpose of this paper is to present aid tools available under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 addressed to Polish agricultural producers operating in Natura 2000 areas.
Marcin Kazimierczuk, Edyta Sokalska
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Directional compass preference for landing in water birds [PDF]
Frontiers in Zoology, 2013 AbstractIntroductionLanding flight in birds is demanding on visual control of velocity, distance to target, and slope of descent. Birds flying in flocks must also keep a common course of landing in order to avoid collisions. Whereas the wind direction may provide a cue for landing, the nature of the landing direction indicator under windless conditions
Hart, Vlastimil +11 more
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Direct estimate of the rate of germline mutation in a bird [PDF]
Genome Research, 2016 The fidelity of DNA replication together with repair mechanisms ensure that the genetic material is properly copied from one generation to another. However, on extremely rare occasions when damages to DNA or replication errors are not repaired, germline mutations can be transmitted to the next generation. Because of the rarity of these events, studying
Smeds L, Qvarnström A, Ellegren H
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Aspects on the bird fauna's diversity in the sector Golăiești - Cotul Bran (Iași county, Romania)
Acta et Commentationes: Ştiinţe Exacte şi ale Naturii, 2022 The present study had followed to evaluate the bird fauna’s diversity and the seasonal dynamic of birds’ population in the sector of Golăiești – Cotul Bran, related to the common Jijia and Prut Rivers’ basin.
Diana-Roxana Tofănescu, Carmen Gache
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Adaptation to climate change<br> Legal challenges for protected areas
Utrecht Law Review, 2009 Climate change will cause further loss of biodiversity. As negative effects are already taking place, adaptive measures are required to protect biodiversity from the effects of climate change.
An Cliquet +3 more
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Four ideas to boost EU conservation policy as 2020 nears
Environmental Research Letters, 2019 The European Union (EU) committed to halt the loss of biodiversity in its 2020 Biodiversity Strategy. However, all reports show conservation efforts are falling short of their objectives and the status of biodiversity in the EU continues to decline. Here,
Virgilio Hermoso +3 more
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Project of the avifauna near Senigallia: the Misa River. First year of survey
Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2012 This study analyzed the birds of the Misa River terminal part, near Senigallia (AN). We collected 28 point counts placed at a distance of 500 m apart and visited each month.
Mauro Mencarelli, Niki Morganti
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Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia, 2023 In this paper we present the results of the researches performed on the dam basins from ROSPA0062 - The dam basins from the Argeş River during the World Championship of Kaiac-Canoe Sprint Juniors and Youth U23, held on the Bascov Basin, part of this ...
Adrian MESTECĂNEANU, Radu GAVA
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Protected areas and climate change<br> Reflections from a practitioner’s perspective
Utrecht Law Review, 2010 Protected areas classified under EU wildlife legislation have achieved real gains for biodiversity. Protected areas also safeguard the environmental conditions and functions that support diverse ecological communities.
Andrew Dodd +3 more
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