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Rhagidiidae mites of the Western Italian Alps
, 2023 In the pre-alpine areas of the Mediterranean basin fragmented underground environments have differentiated, probably almost unchanged since the Miocene (over 5 million years ago). These environments enabled long periods of colonization and geographical isolation for organisms, allowing the Rhagidiidae mites an evolutionary process of millions of years.
Enrico Lana, Valentina Balestra
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Le Alpi italiane. Bilancio antropologico di un ventennio di mutamenti
EtnoAntropologia, 2021 This article provides an anthropological appraisal of the demographic, social and climatic changes recently experienced by the Italian Alps and concentrates on the complex negotiations over the future of the Alps that involve local inhabitants, old and ...
Roberta Clara Zanini, Pier Paolo Viazzo
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Avocetta, 2013 In the Italian Alps, in the 2006-2010 years, 4874 rock partridges have been hunted: the highest number in Sondrio province (733 animals), followed by the province of Torino (648), Como (639) and Cuneo (580).
Ivano Artuso
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Post-Urban Life in the Italian Alps during a Pandemic
Exchanges, 2022 In the twentieth century, depopulation in the Italian Alps was the result of the vision of a mountain world as isolated and of the persistence of stereotypes such as that of the 'poor mountain dweller'.
Maria Anna Bertolino
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Land use change impacts on soils and vegetation: examples from Italian Alps
, 2023 Since the half of 20th century, land use and land cover changes have occurred in the Italian alpine ecosystem due to land abandonment driven by social, economic, and climatic factors.
Michael Maerker +11 more
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Naturally Occurring Asbestiform Minerals in Italian Western Alps and in Other Italian Sites [PDF]
Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, 2020 ABSTRACT The natural occurrence of asbestos (NOA) in rocks and soil has been known for many years in several areas of the world, differently from the natural presence of asbestiform minerals. In Italy, the mapping of NOA is mandatory according to the 2001 and 2003 regulations.
Belluso E.[1 +5 more
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Studia Historica. Historia MedievalThis article explores the ambivalent nature of «sustainability» in late-medieval Alpine communities, showing how communal statutes reveal a social rather than ecological logic behind environmental regulation. Through examples from the Western and Central
Riccardo Rao
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Sustainability of dairy farms in mountainous areas [PDF]
, 2013 The general aim of this thesis was to analyze the sustainability of dairy cattle farms in mountainous areas. The studies were conducted in the Eastern Italian Alps, a study area representative of the evolution of livestock systems in mountainous ...
Marchiori, Elisa
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Do High Temperatures Affect Firm Demography? Evidence From Italy
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyses the impact of high temperatures and heat stress on Italian firm demography during 2009–2022. Combining provincial‐firm‐level data with a high‐resolution multidecadal meteorological dataset, we investigate whether high temperatures—absolute and anomalous—affect firm entry and exit rates.
Concetta Carnevale +3 more
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Parasitoid insects unveil complex patterns of functional change across elevational bands
Ecography, EarlyView.Climate change is rapidly reshaping how insects interact with their environment, potentially disrupting ecosystem complexity and essential functioning. While functional homogenisation has been extensively investigated for charismatic insect taxa, particularly pollinators, the response of parasitoids remains largely overlooked.
Michela Gabrieli +4 more
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