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Fuzzy approaches provide improved spatial detection of coastal dune EU habitats
Ecological InformaticsMapping habitats on coastal dunes, crucial yet highly vulnerable ecosystems, requires objectivity and repeatability, which are still lacking in the implementation of the Habitats Directive.
Emilia Pafumi +9 more
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Information and communication on the designation and management of Natura2000 sites. Main Report 3: Towards Integrated Management [PDF]
, 2009 Following the selection of Special Protection Areas (SPA) and Sites of Community Importance (SCI) according to the Birds and the Habitats Directives, most European Member States are now in process of formally designating SPAs and SCIs as Special Areas of
Apeldoorn, van, R.C. +4 more
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Biodiversity As An Ecological Safety Condition. The European Dimension [PDF]
, 2015 The main purpose of the paper is to indicate the theoretical bases of biodiversity protection from the perspective of the natural and economic sciences, and to describe the diversity of biodiversity protection levels in the EU states.
Rzeńca, Agnieszka
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High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State
American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording +4 more
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Forest@, 2016 This is a letter sent recently to the authors of the “Manuals for monitoring species and habitats of EC interest (Directive 92/43/CEE) in Italy: habitats”.
Urbinati C, Iorio G
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Construction of pathogenic Sec16a mutation mouse model using CRISPR/Cas9
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.Yaqiang Hu et al. engineered a pathogenic Sec16a mutant mouse model using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. They observed that the Sec16a mutant mice displayed diminished learning and memory capabilities, along with a limb‐clasping phenotype upon tail suspension.
Yaqiang Hu +6 more
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Four ideas to boost EU conservation policy as 2020 nears
Environmental Research Letters, 2019 The European Union (EU) committed to halt the loss of biodiversity in its 2020 Biodiversity Strategy. However, all reports show conservation efforts are falling short of their objectives and the status of biodiversity in the EU continues to decline. Here,
Virgilio Hermoso +3 more
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Cost-effectiveness of managing Natura 2000 sites: an exploratory study for Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland [PDF]
, 2010 Natura 2000 sites are expected to assure the long-term survival of Europe's most valuable and threatened species and habitats. It follows that successful management of the sites is of great importance.
Apeldoorn, R.C., van +6 more
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have emerged as one of the most critical drivers of climate change; this is primarily due to high concentrations and long atmospheric life of carbon dioxide (CO2). For a significant amount of time, various biological processes such as microalgal cultivation, cyanobacterial systems, photosynthetic microorganisms ...
Sadhana Semwal, Harish Chandra Joshi
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NATURA 2000 IN ROMANIA - A DECADE OF GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
European Journal of Geography, 2017 Prior to Romania’s joining the European Union in 2007, the Romanian government assumed the responsibility to fully implement Community legislation in the field of nature conservation. This led to a rapid increase of protected surface areas (from 7% in
Steluta Manolache +3 more
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