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Environmental and socio‐economic factors behind data provision in 17 citizen science projects

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Citizen science approaches in ecology have recently become increasingly popular. Although many advantages, such as the cost‐effective collection of vast amounts of data, outweigh the disadvantages, most projects face difficulties, such as non‐random sampling, pseudo‐absences or various biases, such as detection/reporting biases or participant ...
Zsóka Vásárhelyi, Barbara Barta, Marianna Biró, Zoltán Csabai, Gábor Földvári, Bálint Halpern, Zsófia Horváth, Erika Juhász, Balázs Károlyi, Kornélia Kurucz, Zsuzsanna Márton, László Mezőfi, Péter Lovászi, Barna Páll‐Gergely, Bálint Pernecker, Ádám Selmeczi‐Kovács, Zoltán Soltész, Éva Szabó, Ágnes Turóci, Vadonleső Group, Judit Vörös, László Zsolt Garamszegi   +21 more
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Sharing landscapes with wildlife: Conflict and coexistence between high nature value pastoral systems and large carnivores

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract High nature value (HNV) pastoral systems, that is those maintained by herding, transhumance and extensive grazing practices, are recognised as cornerstones of European biodiversity, cultural heritage and ecosystem service provision. Yet these systems are currently under significant pressure from a range of economic, social and environmental ...
Katrina Marsden, Hanna Pettersson, Tasos Hovardas, Ângela Lomba, Tobias Plieninger, Valeria Salvatori, Camilla Sandström, Juliette Young   +7 more
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Planning a Herd Depopulation Repopulation

, 2001
Yeske, Paul. (2001). Planning a Herd Depopulation Repopulation.
Yeske, Paul
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Depopulacija i starenje u Istočnoj Hrvatskoj

Diacovensia, 2018
The subject of this study is the total population trends and contemporary changes in the biological structure of the population of Eastern Croatia. The purpose of the study is, based on the results of the last two censuses (2001 and 2011), the analysis ...
Dražen Živić
doaj   +1 more source

A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori, Tiziana Cossu, Hicham El Zein, Udayangani Liu, Tiziana Ulian, Gianluigi Bacchetta   +5 more
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Rural Depopulation and the Migration Turnaround in Mediterranean Western Europe: A Case Study of Aragon

Journal of Rural and Community Development, 2008
We have selected Aragon in the northeast of Spain as a long-run case study for the problem of rural depopulation in Mediterranean Western Europe. The strength and persistence of the depopulation in the region has left numerous rural districts in extreme ...
Vicente Pinilla, María-Isabel Ayuda, Luis-Antonio Sáez   +2 more
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Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
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Understanding and Managing Depopulation with System Dynamics: A Case Study in Western Spain (Vitigudino)

European Countryside
SPANDAM is a system dynamics model designed to examine the causes of depopulation in a given area and simulate the effects of policies aimed at addressing or mitigating depopulation dynamics and their consequences. Three scenarios have been simulated for
Llases Luis, Mediavilla Juanjo, Casado-Ruiz Yolanda, Gallego-Medina Raquel   +3 more
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The Depopulation of Rural Areas and the Farming System

Depopulation of rural areas can entail negative externalities. This paper examines, inter alia, the influence of the farming system on depopulation processes.
Mann, Stefan
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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source