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]
Evolutionary Applications, 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.
Tamara Schenekar +2 more
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High-latitude EU Habitats Directive species at risk due to climate change and land use
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 The Habitats Directive of the European Union is a key legislative instrument in Europe, supporting the conservation of rare, threatened or endemic species.
Juha Aalto, Kaisu Aapala, Raimo Virkkala
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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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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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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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Bioacoustic Detection of Wolves: Identifying Subspecies and Individuals by Howls
Animals, 2022 Wolves (Canis lupus) are generally monitored by visual observations, camera traps, and DNA traces. In this study, we evaluated acoustic monitoring of wolf howls as a method for monitoring wolves, which may permit detection of wolves across longer ...
Hanne Lyngholm Larsen +6 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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