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Historical Single-Use Heritage Assets: A Treasure to be Catalogued and Preserved

Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage, 2018
Special-purpose historical assets are those built in the twentieth century, in certain environmental, social, industrial, economic, infrastructural contexts, which carried out a single function. This unique function determined the dimensions, partitions,
Andrea Natali, Maria Letizia De Luca, Roberta D'Orazi   +2 more
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Supporting cavity‐nesting birds in organic orchards and vineyards: Evaluating the use of artificial nest boxes

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 2, April–June 2026.
Artificial nest boxes increased nesting opportunities for birds when tailored to their ecological needs. More complex and heterogeneous landscapes with greater forest and shrub cover increased nest box use. Nest box placement height and management‐related factors also influenced their occupation.
Emanuela Granata, Marco Salvatori, Matteo Trenti, Alessandro Franzoi, Paolo Pedrini, Chiara Fedrigotti, Michele Pes, Mattia Brambilla   +7 more
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Breeding in natural nesting sites can improve the resilience of local Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) populations to environmental changes

Ibis, Volume 168, Issue 2, Page 465-478, April 2026.
The identification of key habitats of threatened species and of extrinsic environmental factors that influence their resilience to human‐induced environmental changes are the foundation for the definition of conservation objectives. Using the presence and numerical abundance data collected in a long‐term survey (2000–24) of breeding colonies of Lesser ...
Maurizio Sarà, Rosario Mascara
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The Alpine Long-Eared Bat (<em>Plecotus alpinus</em> Kiefer and Veith, 2001) is present also in Piedmont Region: first record revealed by DNA analysis

Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2003
<strong>Riassunto</strong> <strong>L'orecchione alpino (<em>Plecotus alpinus</em> Kiefer e Veith, 2001) è presente anche in Piemonte: prima segnalazione accertata mediante analisi del DNA</strong> Viene riportata la ...
Ilaria Trizio, Elena Patriarca, Paolo Debernardi, Damiano Preatoni, Guido Tosi, Adriano Martinoli   +5 more
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When honeybees come to town: Critical aspects of urban beekeeping and opportunities for regulation

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 528-540, March 2026.
Abstract Urban areas are increasingly valued for their role in conserving wild pollinators. Honeybees are often regarded as ambassador species for pollinator conservation, and beekeeping is frequently perceived as a pro‐biodiversity activity, which has become highly popular in urban areas.
Joan Casanelles‐Abella, Katherine Baldock, Sara Diana Leonhardt, Marco Moretti, Mark Patterson, Monika Egerer   +5 more
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San Adriano a San Demetrio Corone. Studio analitico degli affreschi pittorici a confronto di analoghe opere meridionali

Archeomatica, 2019
The work focuses on one of the major monuments related to the monasticism of southern Italy, the church of San Adriano in San Demetrio Corone in the province of Cosenza, an ethno-anthropological arbëreshë jewel.
Felicia Villella, Antonio Marchianò
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The role of common toads in the winter diet of recolonising Eurasian otters (<em>Lutra lutra</em>)

Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2011
<strong>Importanza del rospo comune nella dieta invernale di una popolazione di lontra (<em>Lutra lutra</em>) in espansione.</strong><br /> Tramite analisi dei resti fecali, abbiamo evidenziato il ruolo fondamentale degli ...
Pablo García-Díaz, César Ayres
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Rare Now and Rarer in the Future? Future Potential Distributions of the Endemic Lampetra zanandreai Showed Contractions in Its Suitable Areas

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The Mediterranean basin is a hotspot of freshwater endemisms and restricted‐range species, which are among the most threatened worldwide. The Adriatic brook lamprey Lampetra zanandreai is a non‐parasitic, freshwater‐resident lamprey whose core distribution lies in the Po River basin (Northern Italy).
Margherita Abbà, Tommaso Cancellario, Stefano Fenoglio, Alessandro Candiotto, Michele Spairani, Simone Guareschi   +5 more
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Plant conservation in a changing Mediterranean world

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 49-72, January 2026.
The Mediterranean is one of five climatic regions on the planet characterised by a prolonged summer drought, exceptional plant diversity and high rates of endemism. We provide a framework to link the ecology of plant species conservation in the context of rapid and extreme climate deregulation to a philosophical typology of temporal attitudes (i.e ...
John D. Thompson, Marine Fauché, Guillaume Papuga, Perrine Gauthier   +3 more
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Upscaling nature restoration in Italy: Barriers and facilitators

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 661-670, November 2025.
Abstract The new Nature Restoration Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 (NRR) sets ambitious objectives to begin revitalising the EU's degraded ecosystems by 2030. However, the structure of the NRR leaves Member States with a broad margin of discretion to pursue these targets within the context of their governance arrangements.
Morgan Eleanor Harris, Eleonora Ciscato
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