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Geosciences, 2022 The interest in the cartographic representation of geodiversity has grown in recent years. However, the application of geodiversity maps in nature conservation and territorial management policies is still under study, especially concerning quantitative ...
Jéssica Gonçalves +4 more
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Assessment of the Geomorphological Heritage of the Costa Branca Area, a Potential Geopark in Brazil
Resources, 2023 The Atlantic margin of South America is considered passive and stable. However, there are some local points of discordance within the Brazilian coastal region with more than 7490 km of extension, where there is only one tectonic relief.
Marco Túlio Mendonça Diniz +2 more
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Geographies, 2023 Hydrology is one of the most influential elements of geodiversity, where geology and geomorphology stand as the main values of abiotic nature. Hydrological erosion created by river systems destructing rock formations (eluvial process) from streams ...
Vladyslav Zakharovskyi, Károly Németh
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The dilemma of valuing geodiversity: geoconservation versus geotourism. [PDF]
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci: Geodiversity and geosystem services are confronting global threats. However, the majority of conservation strategies tend to overlook the geological component within ecosystems.
Anougmar S +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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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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Geodiversity and Biodiversity [PDF]
, 2022 Non-living and living nature are inherently connected. Geodiversity, which consists of the variation in geology, soils, topography, geomorphology and hydrology, is seen as the foundation and stage for biodiversity.
Toivanen, Maija +5 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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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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Kernel Density Applied to the Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity
Geoheritage, 2018 Acknowledgements This work is co-funded by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund, based on COMPETE 2020 (Programa Operacional da Competitividade e Internacionalizacao), project ICT (UID/GEO/04683/2013) with reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007690 and national funds provided by Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia. The first
Forte, João +3 more
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