Applying molecular genetic data at different scales to support conservation assessment of European Habitats Directive listed species: A case study of Eurasian otter in Austria. [PDF]
Evol Appl, 2023 Evaluating intraspecific genetic structure and diversity is fundamental to assessing a species’ conservation status, but direct incorporation of such information into legal frameworks such as the EU's Habitats Directive is surprisingly rare.
Schenekar T, Weiss A, Weiss SJ.
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Habitats Directive in northern Italy: a series of proposals for habitat definition improvement [PDF]
Plant Sociology, 2023 Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) is the cornerstone of nature conservation in Europe and is at the core of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. There is room, however, for its improvement, at least for northern Italy, where ambiguities in the definition ...
Gianmaria Bonari +12 more
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2030 conservation targets for European terrestrial mammals using the favourable conservation status concept. [PDF]
Sci DataThe European Habitats Directive lists species and habitats of conservation priority for member states of the European Union, and prescribes that they achieve a favourable conservation status.
D'Alessio A +3 more
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Conservation of saproxylic beetles in the Carpathians [PDF]
Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2021 Romanian Carpathians are considered a biodiversity hotspot in Europe, with large forested areas, including old-growth forests. Past forestry practices, such as selective logging resulting in forest high grading and removal of ancient or decaying trees ...
Marian Mirea +10 more
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Current cave monitoring practices, their variation and recommendations for future improvement in Europe: A synopsis from the 6th EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium [PDF]
Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2022 This manuscript summarizes the outcomes of the 6th EuroSpeleo Protection Symposium. Special emphasis was laid on presenting and discussing monitoring activities under the umbrella of the Habitats Directive (EU Council Directive 92/43/EEC) for habitat ...
Alexander Weigand +48 more
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Moravian Geographical Reports, 2022 The necessity of plural valuation of costs for flood risk management is widely acknowledged, but practical case studies are still scarce. We developed a GIS-based plural valuation framework to determine spatially explicit priority categories for flood ...
Ortmann-Ajkai Adrienne +6 more
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Forest Systems, 2022 Aim of study: To survey a yew tree grove and to evaluate its conservation status to ascertain whether its proposal to class it as Habitat 9580* is appropriate. Area of study: Eastern end of Central Mountain Range, Spain.
Rodrigo Balaguer-Romano +4 more
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Benthic habitat mapping of Plazh Gradina – Zlatna ribka (Black Sea) and Karpathos and Saria Islands (Mediterranean Sea) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 Habitat mapping is nеcessary for the efficient conservation and protection of marine ecosystems. In addition, it is a requirement for EU Member States as stated in the European Union (EU) Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), as well as necessary for the ...
Stamatina Nikolopoulou +8 more
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European Habitats Directive has fostered monitoring but not prevented species declines
Conservation Letters, 2023 Strong biodiversity declines have been reported across the European Union, especially in insects, despite conservation policy such as the Habitats Directive that aims to halt biodiversity loss. Using 50 years of observational data, we examined indicators
Eva Katharina Engelhardt +2 more
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Relevant habitats neglected by the Directive 92/43 EEC: the contribution of Vegetation Science for their reappraisal in Sicily [PDF]
Plant Sociology, 2021 Field investigation carried out by the Sicilian botanists in the last 20 years enabled them to identify eight habitat types of high biogeographic and conservation interest, neglected by the Directive 92/43, which deserve ad hoc conservation measures. For
Riccardo Guarino +15 more
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