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Resources, 2022 Ecosystem services are essential for life. Despite traditionally focusing on biodiversity, several studies have presented the ecosystem services provided by geodiversity.
Debora Silva Queiroz +2 more
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Diversity as a general basis of tourism – system approach [PDF]
, 2015 The general basis for tourism consists in the diversity of natural and man-made environment. The diversity can be considered as a natural characteristic of natural and anthropogenic systems produced by them as a condition of its continuance and ...
Schejbal, Ctirad
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Geodiversity assessment of the Xingu drainage basin [PDF]
, 2013 Artigo com mapa em anexoGeodiversity is a recent concept that refers to the abiotic variety of nature. It is defined as the range of geological (rocks, minerals, fossils), geomorphological (landforms, processes) and soil features, including their ...
Alexandre M. Aguiar +9 more
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract The Natura 2000 (N2K) network of protected areas is one of the main tools for area‐based conservation in the European Union (EU), yet its role in preserving plant biodiversity requires better understanding. We examined data kept in the European Vegetation Archive from over 1.2 million vegetation plots and obtained over 14.2 million plant ...
Michele Di Musciano +41 more
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Quantitative geodiversity assessment in biodiversity investigations
Nordia Geographical PublicationsDespite the growing recognition of geodiversity in recent years, it remains overshadowed by its biotic counterpart, biodiversity. The objective of this thesis is to narrow this gap by advancing the quantitative assessment of geodiversity within the ...
Maija Toivanen
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Evaluation of geodiversity of the Western Bačka Danube region in the planning documents and opportunities for improvement [PDF]
Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić", 2008 In the contemporary concept of nature preservation, the preservation of geodiversity slowly becomes normative, although geodiversity is still considered as a geotope in the function of biotope.
Stojanović Vladimir, Mijović Dušan
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London’s foundations protecting the geodiversity of the capital [PDF]
, 2009 This report describes a geodiversity audit of London commissioned by a partnership led by the Greater London Authority (GLA), which includes the British Geological Survey (BGS), Natural England, Government Office for London, London Biodiversity ...
Aldiss, Don +4 more
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Aspects of geodiversity of Palaeozoic limestones in the Black Mountains of southern France [PDF]
, 2016 International audienceAfter a few words about the Black Mountains of Southern France as a geographical and geological object, the paper develop a study of Palaeozoic limestones in "Montagne Noire" from outcrop to landscape, offering a big bunch of ...
Giusti, Christian
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Implementing nature restoration law through localized collaboration: insights from England
Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Nature restoration ultimately depends on collective action at a local level. This is recognized internationally in legal, academic, and practitioner discourses. It is also recognized in England's new legal regime for nature restoration, which aims to support collaboration across the public, private, and third sectors in preparing and delivering locally
Chloë Anthony
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Scotland’s Geodiversity Charter: a step forward for Scottish Geoparks [PDF]
, 2013 Scotland’s Geodiversity Charter was launched in June 2012 to demonstrate and promote the wider values of Scotland’s geological heritage. The four main aims of the charter are to raise awareness of the importance of geodiversity, integrate geodiversity ...
Barron, H.F., Gordon, J.E., Lemon, K.
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