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Size matters: the value of small populations for wintering waterbirds [PDF]
, 2004 Protecting systematically selected areas of land is a major step towards biodiversity conservation worldwide. Indeed, the identification and designation of protected areas more often than not forms a core component of both national and international ...
Atkinson-Willes G. L. +26 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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Building the European Union’s Natura 2000 network
Nature Conservation, 2012 In the second half of the 20th Century there was a growing awareness of environmental problems, including the loss of species and habitats, resulting in many national and international initiatives, including the creation of organisations, such as the ...
Douglas Evans
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Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia, 2021 This work is a qualitative analysis of the ornithological diversity in the area of Metauro river estuary and its lower course (Fano, Marche, Italy), a set of little wetlands of great birdlife conservation interest, defined in an urbanized context.
Si Bai, M. Pantalone
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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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Atlas of birds in the Province of Ancona
Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2012 In the years 2005-2006 the monitoring of breeding birds populations in the province of Ancona, on 66 quadrants of land measuring about 36 square kilometers was carried out. 126 nesting species were detected, of which 120 confirmed and 6 probable.
Paolo Giacchini
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Magnetoreception of Directional Information in Birds Requires Nondegraded Vision [PDF]
Current Biology, 2010 The magnetic compass orientation of birds is light dependent. The respective directional information, originating in radical pair processes, is mediated by the right eye. These findings suggest possible interactions between magnetoreception and vision, in particular with the perception of contours, because the right eye has been found to be dominant in
Stapput, Katrin +4 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020 River floodplains are among the most threatened ecosystems of the world and their protection and restoration is of key importance for river managers. In Europe, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Habitats and Birds Directives (HBDs) provide a ...
G. Weigelhofer +5 more
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Assessment of Natural Resources Use for Sustainable Development - DPSIR Framework for Case Studies in Portsmouth and Thames Gateway, U.K. [PDF]
, 2014 This chapter reports on the uses of the DPSIR framework to assess the sustainability of the intertidal environments within the two UK case study areas, Portsmouth and Thames Gateway.
Beccari, M. +10 more
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INITIAL FLIGHT DIRECTIONS OF HOMING BIRDS
The Biological Bulletin, 1955 1. The initial flight directions of common terns and Leach's petrels were observed for as long as possible after release in unknown, inland areas. In some experiments two observers obtained cross bearings on each tern for as long as it could be seen through binoculars (maximum 12 minutes and two miles distance).This procedure is strongly recommended ...
DONALD R. GRIFFIN, TIMOTHY H. GOLDSMITH
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