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Connectivity of Natura 2000 forest sites in Europe

open access: yes, 2014
Background/Purpose: In the context of the European Biodiversity policy, the Green Infrastructure Strategy is one supporting tool to mitigate fragmentation, inter-alia to increase the spatial and functional connectivity between protected and unprotected ...
Caudullo, Giovanni   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Automated Feature Extraction and Classification of Submerged Cultural Heritage Assets in the Puck Lagoon via Multisensor Remote Sensing

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a strong framework for the detection and classification of Submerged Cultural Heritage Assets (SCHA) in shallow marine environments using the integration of multibeam echosounder and airborne LiDAR bathymetry with object‐based image analysis and fuzzy logic–based classification.
Łukasz Janowski   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Holst Action by the Spectral Action Principle

open access: yes, 2011
We investigate the Holst action for closed Riemannian 4-manifolds with orthogonal connections. For connections whose torsion has zero Cartan type component we show that the Holst action can be recovered from the heat asymptotics for the natural Dirac ...
A. Ashtekar   +30 more
core   +1 more source

How Consumers Contest Legitimacy: Skepticism Toward Corporate Social Responsibility

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Consumer skepticism toward Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives operates not only as an individual‐level response but also as a societal governance mechanism that disciplines firms and reshapes organizational legitimacy. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with consumers in an emerging Latin American economy, this study advances an ...
Francine Zanin Bagatini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validación y evaluación comparativa de la eficiencia de una estufa de leña mejorada bajo condiciones controladas y prueba de campo

open access: yesInformador Técnico, 2014
Para determinar la eficiencia y el ahorro potencial de leña de un nuevo prototipo de estufa de leña, se ejecutaron tres protocolos utilizados internacionalmente para este propósito: (1) la prueba de ebullición de agua (WBT sus siglas en inglés), que ...
Javier Darío Aristizábal Hernández
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of three modelling approaches of potential natural forest habitats in Bavaria, Germany [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In the context of the EU Habitats Directive, which contains the obligation of environmental monitoring, nature conservation authorities face a growing demand for effective and competitive methods to survey protected habitats.
Förster, Michael   +2 more
core  

PondNet – towards a global network of experiments on the effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Global change is reshaping the distribution of biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. Predicting the long‐term consequences of such changes remains a challenge due to a need for a clear understanding of the mechanisms underpinning ecosystem‐level responses, as well as the role of geographical and environmental contingencies.
Miguel G. Matias   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Desarrollo de modelos de biomasa aérea en sombríos de cafeto (Coffea arabica L.) mediante datos simulados

open access: yesRevista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2011
Los modelos alométricos han sido una valiosa herramienta para predecir el crecimiento de la biomasa de diversas especies de árboles; sin embargo, dichos modelos han sido construidos para muy pocas especies.
Javier Darío Aristizábal
doaj   +1 more source

Sielanka – dualizm – katastrofa. O związku tytułowego bohatera Cierpień młodego Wertera J. W. Goethego z naturą

open access: yesCzytanie Literatury, 2023
Artykuł poświęcony jest lekturze powieści J. W. Goethego Cierpienia młodego Wertera pod kątem relacji tytułowego bohatera z naturą. W chronologicznej analizie nature writing Wertera w listach do Wilhelma uwzględnione zostały jego przeżycia, postawy ...
Beata Kornatowska
doaj   +1 more source

Small islands as ecotourism destinations : a Central Mediterranean perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
A prerequisite for ecotourism development is the presence of natural environments, normally exhibited in protected areas, which serve as ecotourism venues. Little attention has been given to Mediterranean islands in terms of ecotourism.
Agius, Karl   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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