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The lost cranes of the island of Lampedusa (Italy)

open access: yesRivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2016
The abundance of migratory birds on Lampedusa (Sicilian Channel, Italy) has been documented since the fifteenth century, but during the nineteenth century, this small island was particularly noted for the regular presence of cranes.
Marco Masseti
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Rediscovery of the enigmatic solifuges (Arachnida: Solifugae) at Lampedusa Island (Italy) [PDF]

open access: yesThe European Zoological Journal, 2018
Solifuges were recorded in Italy for the first time in 1956, on the island of Lampedusa (Strait of Sicily), and classified as Biton ehrenbergi Karsch, 1880 and Biton velox Simon, 1885.
L. A. Guariento   +5 more
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The humanitarian border as a violence-producing environment: revisiting aid and anti-migration protests on Lesvos, Greece. [PDF]

open access: yesDisasters
Abstract Violent clashes erupted on the Greek island of Lesvos in early 2020, during which aid groups, volunteers, and activists were threatened and attacked. Aid actors and media sources attributed these events to far‐right, nationalist, and xenophobic mobilisation; however, this risks ignoring more structural factors and local perspectives on asylum ...
Jansen BJ.
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Assessment of Run-Up Height and Arrival Time of 365 AD Tsunami at Lampedusa Island, Italy [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
The eastern Mediterranean Sea is a subduction zone between the African plate and the Eurasian plate that has high seismicity. The tsunami of July 21, 365 AD was one of the most severe in the region, and its impact was estimated to have extended to the ...
Laksono FX Anjar Tri   +2 more
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Influence of Nest Microbiota on Hatching Success of Caretta Caretta on Lampedusa Island. [PDF]

open access: yesMicrob Ecol
Abstract Egg hatching success in sea turtle nests can be influenced by multiple abiotic and biotic factors. Although interest in nest microbiota as a determinant of embryo development and viability is increasing, its role has not yet been fully elucidated.
Capri FC   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

3D Flooding Maps as Response to Tsunami Events: Applications in the Central Sicilian Channel (Southern Italy)

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
The assessment of the vulnerability of a site to tsunami events should take into consideration the geomorphological setting, which is strongly determined by the stratigraphic framework of the area.
Salvatore Distefano   +6 more
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Lampedusa jako „Brama do Europy” – kształtowanie wizerunku wyspy we włoskim reportażu przez pryzmat zjawiska imigracji afrykańskiej

open access: yesFabrica Litterarum Polono-Italica, 2023
This article is an attempt to familiarize the readers with Italian reportages that deal with the subject of African migrations to the Apennine Peninsula.
Sylwia Szarejko
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Phlebovirus detection on phlebotomine sandflies in Lampedusa Island (Italy).

open access: yesVeterinaria italiana, 2023
Phleboviruses are common human pathogens diffused on the Mediterranean area whose infection can cause the typical prodromal symptom of a mild three‑days fever. In particular, Toscana Virus (TOSV) has a great concern since its capacity to provoke central nervous system disorders like meningoencephalitis.
Stefano, Reale   +6 more
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Oltre la frontiera: rappresentazioni e immaginari geografici di volontariə a Lampedusa

open access: yesGeography Notebooks, 2021
Lampedusa is an emblematic place of migration in the Mediterranean basin. This is due to the process of borderscaping constructed by the passage of migrants, the narratives on their arrivals, the national and international policies and the interventions ...
Giovanna Di Matteo
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The Lampedusa Disaster: How to Prevent Further Loss of Life at Sea? [PDF]

open access: yesTransNav, 2013
Lampedusa - an Italian island barely 70 miles from northern Africa and 100 miles from Malta - has become a gateway to Europe for migrants. In some seasons, boats filled with asylum seekers arrive almost daily.
Jasmine Coppens
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