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Methods for assessing geodiversity
2018The assessment of geodiversity can be made with qualitative, quantitative and qualitative-quantitative methods. Qualitative methods have a descriptive character and are suitable for nominal and ordinal data. Quantitative methods are based on a set of parameters and indicators to determine a geodiversity index of a certain area. Qualitative-quantitative
Zwolinski Z., Najwer A., Giardino M.
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2020
Geodiversity of Iran is so high that the country not only includes desert landscapes and landforms but it also contains other landforms in different morpho-climatic regions. In mountainous area of Alborz and Zagros, you can even find active glacier such as Alam Kuh.
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Geodiversity of Iran is so high that the country not only includes desert landscapes and landforms but it also contains other landforms in different morpho-climatic regions. In mountainous area of Alborz and Zagros, you can even find active glacier such as Alam Kuh.
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Geodiversity: developing the paradigm
Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 2008The term ‘geodiversity’ was first used in 1993 as the geological equivalent of biodiversity. It has gained in international acceptance and usage in recent years and now warrants the status of a geological paradigm. This article develops some new theoretical and practical aspects of geodiversity, including a discussion of the origin and evolution of the
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GEODIVERSITY, SOCIETY AND THE INTERNATIONAL GEODIVERSITY DAY
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2021John Gray +3 more
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Geodiversity and Geoconservation
2015Although nature is often equated with wildlife, it does in fact comprise both living and nonliving elements. The living elements are the plants and animals that make up the world’s biodiversity (biological diversity). Geodiversity (geological and geomorphological diversity) refers to the variety of nonliving nature, that is, the minerals, rocks ...
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Standard variables influencing geodiversity
2020<p>The existing assessments of geodiversity are based on very different abiotic elements of the natural environment. This makes these assessments incomparable between different areas and obtained by different methods. Therefore, it is sometimes difficult to say in comparative studies which area is more or less geodiverse.
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Geodiversity and ecosystem services
This chapter underscores the crucial role of geodiversity within the ecosystem services (ES) framework, traditionally focused mainly on biodiversity. An inclusive approach is essential to recognise the contributions of abiotic phenomena across regulation, support, provisioning, and cultural ES.Garcia, M. G. +3 more
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2022
All of earth's materials (rocks, fossils, minerals, soils), landforms, and processes make up the planet's geodiversity. Various landscapes have different geodiversity elements, and it is possible to quantify them as to compare their importance. One way to compare geodiversity's importance is to calculate the value of the resources we use, and the ...
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All of earth's materials (rocks, fossils, minerals, soils), landforms, and processes make up the planet's geodiversity. Various landscapes have different geodiversity elements, and it is possible to quantify them as to compare their importance. One way to compare geodiversity's importance is to calculate the value of the resources we use, and the ...
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Geodiversity assessment of French Guiana: the need to integrate geodiversity within land-planning
2022Studies on geodiversity have been gaining prominent interest among the geoscientific community over the last decades. As operational concept, geodiversity implies a measurement and its application narrowed to a given spatial area. However, such concept is often integrated to support planning perspectives that focus mostly on geoconservation, neglecting
Scammacca, Ottone +4 more
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