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Geodiversity assessment of the Xingu drainage basin [PDF]
Journal of Maps, 2013 Geodiversity 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 assemblages, relationships, properties, interpretation and systems.
Juliana P. Silva +3 more
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Cultural Ecosystem Services of Geodiversity: A Case Study from Stránská skála (Brno, Czech Republic)
Land, 2020 The concept of ecosystem services developed in the second half of the 20th century, and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was crucial for its acceptance.
Lucie Kubalíková
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International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has created many initiatives to integrate geodiversity and geoheritage into the management of protected areas through a broader concept of nature.
Vanessa Costa Mucivuna +3 more
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Revista Geográfica Acadêmica, 2015 Geodiversity Audit is an inventory and assessment process, wich represents the basis for elaborating the Geoconservation Action Plan. The geodiversity includes the abiotic factors (rocks, minerals, soils, landforms) that sustain the life on the Earth ...
Ioan Bâca
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Quantifying Geodiversity at the Continental Scale: Limitations and Prospects
Resources, 2023 Geodiversity, defined as the natural range of geological, geomorphological, hydrological, and soil features, has been explored in a growing number of studies at different spatial scales.
Paweł Wolniewicz
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Tasmanian reserve geoconservation inventory assessment using Geographic Information Technology (GIT)
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2021 Geoconservation is, at its foundation, a grass-roots movement with geoheritage represented by geosites containing the most scientifically significant and valuable geodiversity elements.
Mark Andrew Williams +1 more
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A Quantitative GIS and AHP Based Analysis for Geodiversity Assessment and Mapping [PDF]
Sustainability, 2021 In recent times, the issues of geodiversity assessment and mapping have been subject of great attention, and many evaluation methodologies, either quantitative or qualitative, have been developed. In this research, a first assessment of geodiversity in the Liguria region has been carried out, according to a quantitative method based on spatial analysis
Andrea Ferrando +3 more
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Effects of landscape fragmentation on floodplain fishes as revealed by species-habitat networks. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract How species interact with habitat patches is influenced primarily by habitat configuration (e.g., connectivity) and species’ functional traits. As levels of fragmentation increase, identifying the intricate connections between these components is crucial for biodiversity conservation.
Zhang C +8 more
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Geographies, 2022 In qualitative–quantitative assessment of geodiversity, geomorphology describes landscape forms suggesting specific locations as geosites. However, all digital elevation models (DEM) contain information only about altitude and coordinate systems, which ...
Vladyslav Zakharovskyi, Károly Németh
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International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2023 Egypt is one of the oldest nations in the world and one of the “cradles of civilizations.” A variety of 30 heritages within the geodiversity show a great link between intangible and tangible heritages.
Enas A. Ahmed
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