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The National Handbook for Habitat monitoring: a reply to C. Urbinati and G. Iorio

Forest@, 2016
This is a reply to the paper “Actual or virtual habitats? Commentary to «Manual for monitoring species and habitats of EC interest (Directive 92/43/CEE) in Italy: habitats»”. We used some additional information to clarify keypoints raised in the paper.
Angelini P, Casella L, Genovesi P, Chiarucci A   +3 more
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Conservation actions for restoring the coastal lagoon habitats: Strategy and multidisciplinary approach of LIFE Lagoon Refresh

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The Habitat Directive of European Union lists Costal Lagoons (habitat code 1150*) among priority habitats because they are in danger of disappearance.
Rossella Boscolo Brusà, Alessandra Feola, Federica Cacciatore, Emanuele Ponis, Adriano Sfriso, Piero Franzoi, Matteo Lizier, Paolo Peretti, Bruno Matticchio, Nicola Baccetti, Valerio Volpe, Luigi Maniero, Andrea Bonometto   +12 more
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A low-cost and repeatable procedure for modelling the regional distribution of Natura 2000 terrestrial habitats

Journal of Maps, 2019
The present paper describes a procedure for mapping the distribution of Natura 2000 terrestrial habitats (Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC) at the regional scale (Lombardy, Northern Italy) by means of open-source software (QGIS and R). The habitat map within
Michele Dalle Fratte, Guido Brusa, Bruno Enrico Leone Cerabolini   +2 more
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Marine ecosystem extent and condition pilot accounts for Finland [PDF]

One Ecosystem
Ecosystem accounting provides a standardised framework for evaluating the economic value of ecosystems to society. Following the international accounting standard, System of Environmental Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA), we present ...
Elina Virtanen, Louise Forsblom, Liisa Saikkonen, Susanna Jernberg, Markku Viitasalo, Soile Kulmala   +5 more
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Adaptation to climate change<br> Legal challenges for protected areas

Utrecht Law Review, 2009
Climate change will cause further loss of biodiversity. As negative effects are already taking place, adaptive measures are required to protect biodiversity from the effects of climate change.
An Cliquet, Chris Backes, Jim Harris, Peter Howsam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contribution of GIS and Geochemical Proxies to Improving Habitat Identification and Delimitation for the Natura 2000 Network: The Case of Coastal Lagoons in Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula)

Applied Sciences, 2020
The Natura 2000 network is an ambitious European project aimed at nature conservation. Nevertheless, the identification and delimitation of habitats is a complex task and simultaneously essential for correct ecosystem management.
Alejandro Gómez-Pazo, Augusto Pérez-Alberti, Pedro Fraga-Santiago, Martin Souto-Souto, X. L. Otero   +4 more
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Is the ‘bat population’ an operational concept for statutory species conservation?

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023
In the European Union (EU), all bat species are legally protected by the Habitats Directive (HD). Especially the goal of keeping or restoring a favourable conservation status for protected species and habitats is an outstanding innovation in the law of ...
Cosima Lindemann, Andreas Kiefer, Martin Koch, Alexander Proelss, Michael Veith   +4 more
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Public participation in the implementation of the Natura 2000 network in Italy: the stakeholders’ experiences

Forest@, 2017
Public participation in the implementation of the Natura 2000 network in Italy: the stakeholders’ experiences. Natura 2000 is an ecological network of protected areas identified by the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the Birds Directive (79/409/EC ...
Paletto A, Graziani A, Brescancin F, De Meo I   +3 more
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The first finding of a Habitats Directive species Vertigo angustior Jeffreys, 1830 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vertiginidae) from the Republic of North Macedonia

Historia Naturalis Bulgarica, 2023
Five adults and one juvenile specimens of Vertigo angustior Jeffreys, 1830 (narrow-mouthed whorl snail) were found near Dunjska River, Mariovo for the first time in the Republic of North Macedonia.
Ivaylo Dedov, Slavcho Hristovski, Trajche Mitev   +2 more
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Relational databases for plants and habitat types monitoring under Directive 92/43/EEC (Habitat Directive): an example from Campania (Italy).

Plant Sociology, 2022
The implementation of the Habitat Directive (Dir. 92/43/EEC) entails gathering a large amount of field data. As for monitoring activities, along with spatial data (GIS data), tabular data regarding habitat, plant and animal species population size, and pressures and threats acting on them are collected.
Annalisa Santangelo, Gabriele de Filippo, Valeria Rossetti, Sandro Strumia   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources