Ecology and demographic structure of an extinct ibex population in late Upper Palaeolithic Italian Alps [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAlpine Upper Palaeolithic contexts exhibit specialised subsistence strategies, heavily dependent on Capra ibex. Among them, the rock shelter Riparo Dalmeri stands out, with C.
Elena Armaroli +19 more
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Geological heritage in UNESCO's World Heritage List: A critical review
International Journal of Geoheritage and ParksThe UNESCO World Heritage Convention (WHC), established in 1972, aims to protect and conserve cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value (OUV).
Carles Canet +3 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Geological Heritage Landscapes in Dali-Cangshan Global Geopark
Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies, 2022 Cangshan Glacier is one of the southernmost mountains in the Northern Hemisphere (Asian Continent) during the last Quaternary glaciation, and is a standard area with well-preserved and abundant traces of Quaternary Dali glaciation.
Zhang LI, Xiaodi DUAN
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Characteristics and comprehensive evaluation of important geological heritage resources in Tianjin
Shuiwen dizhi gongcheng dizhi, 2022 Geological heritage is an important part of natural resources. Properly handling the relationship between protection and utilization of geological heritage in a high urbanization level area is one of the ecological measures to promote the high-quality ...
Zhihua LI +4 more
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Old Volcanic Stories—Bringing Ancient Volcanoes to Life in Ireland’s Geological Heritage Sites
Geosciences, 2021 Active or recently active volcanic areas present very visible and easy to understand phenomena for the broad population to appreciate as geological heritage. However, in a geologically stable country such as Ireland, with no volcanism evident for tens of
Matthew Parkes +2 more
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El Hierro UNESCO Geopark: Geological Heritage, Geoconservation and Geoturism. [PDF]
Geoconservation Research, 2023 El Hierro UNESCO Global Geopark, the first declared in the Canary Islands, treasures an impressive geological heritage, represented by its Geological Interesting Places (GIPs or geosites) has as foremost exponents those related to the formation of mega ...
Ramón Casillas Ruiz +2 more
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Protecting Antarctica’s geological heritage [PDF]
Antarctic Science, 2018 Fil: Hughes, Kevin A..
Carson, Chris J. +3 more
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Geological diversity fostering actions in geoconservation: An overview of Brazil
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022 The geodiversity of Brazil is associated with the geological evolution of the South American Platform, the part of the South American Plate that behaved as a stable portion during the formation of the Andean and Caribbean mobile belts, in the Mesozoic ...
Maria da Glória Garcia +2 more
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Geological Sites Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda: A Survey on the North Coast of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
Geoconservation Research, 2022 An essential component for sustaining biodiversity and providing natural resources for society is the management of geodiversity, as represented by the geoheritage of a region, comprising a collection of geosites.
Laíza Lauriano +2 more
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Thematic dimension of geological heritage: An evidence from the Western Caucasus [PDF]
Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić", 2015 The geodiversity hotspot comprising 14 geological heritage sites is located on the territory of Mountainous Adygeja in the Western Caucasus (southwestern Russia).
Plyusnina Ekaterina E. +2 more
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