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Assessing the conservation status of coastal habitats under Article 17 of the EU Habitats Directive [PDF]

Biological Conservation, 2021
Research on the habitats protected by the European Union's Habitats Directive (HD) has increased rapidly since its adoption in 1992. However, the methods and tools used to assess their conservation status are varied. In this context, we reviewed and summarized the scientific literature related to the coastal Natura 2000 habitats to list and sort ...
Pauline Delbosc, Ilse Lagrange, Clémence Rozo, Farid Bensettiti, J. Bouzillé, Douglas Evans, Arnault Lalanne, S. Rapinel, F. Bioret   +8 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, Steluta Manolache, Cristiana Pioarca-Ciocanea, Andreea Nita, Iulia Miu, Viorel Popescu, Bekka Brodie, Matei Dragomir, Ion Militaru, Silviu Chiriac, Laurentiu Rozylowicz   +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, Szilárd-Lehel Bücs, Stanimira Deleva, Lada Lukić Bilela, Pierrette Nyssen, Kaloust Paragamian, Axel Ssymank, Hannah Weigand, Valerija Zakšek, Maja Zagmajster, Gergely Balázs, Shalva Barjadze, Katharina Bürger, William Burn, Didier Cailhol, Amélie Decrolière, Ferdinando Didonna, Azdren Doli, Tvrtko Drazina, Joerg Dreybrodt, Lana Ðud, Csaba Egri, Markus Erhard, Sašo Finžgar, Dominik Fröhlich, Grant Gartrell, Suren Gazaryan, Michel Georges, Jean-Francois Godeau, Ralf Grunewald, John Gunn, Jeff Hajenga, Peter Hofmann, Lee Knight, Hannes Köble, Nikolina Kuharic, Christian Lüthi, Cristian Munteanu, Rudjer Novak, Dainis Ozols, Matija Petkovic, Fabio Stoch, Bärbel Vogel, Ines Vukovic, Meredith Hall Weberg, Christian Zaenker, Stefan Zaenker, Ute Feit, Jean-Claude Thies   +48 more
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When a threatened species becomes a threat: a key to reading the Habitats Directive based on occurrence and distribution of Cerambyx cerdo L. in Mediterranean urban and peri‐urban areas

Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2021
Cerambyx cerdo is a large saproxylic species included in the Annex IV of the European Habitats Directive as a ‘priority species’. Although C. cerdo populations have shown a significant decline in size and distribution in central and northern European ...
Roberto Mannu, L. M. Torres-Vila, Maurizio Olivieri, A. Lentini   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of the Habitats Directive: A Case Study of Europe’s Plants

Journal of environmental law, 2021
The Habitats Directive will remain central to the EU’s continuing efforts to halt and ultimately reverse biodiversity loss under its 2030 Strategy for Biodiversity.
Rob Amos
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A GIS-based framework to determine spatially explicit priority categories for flood risk management intervention schemes

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, Morva Tamás, Pirkhoffer Ervin, Lóczy Dénes, Halmai Ákos, Németh Gergő, Gyenizse Péter   +6 more
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Short communication: The mosquito yew wood: Survey and analysis of Mediterranean Taxus baccata L. woods (Habitat 9580*)

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, Prudencio Fernández-González, Antonio Alcaide, Jaime Braschi, Fernando Vasco-Encuentra   +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, Dimitar Berov, Stefania Klayn, Lyubomir Dimitrov, Kiril Velkovsky, Eva Chatzinikolaou, Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou, Ventzislav Karamfilov, Christina Pavloudi   +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, Cino Pertoldi, Niels Madsen, Ettore Randi, Astrid Vik Stronen, Holly Root-Gutteridge, Sussie Pagh   +6 more
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Building the European Union’s Natura 2000 network

Nature Conservation, 2012
In the second half of the 20th Century there was a growing awareness of environmental problems, including the loss of species and habitats, resulting in many national and international initiatives, including the creation of organisations, such as the ...
Douglas Evans
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