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Species, habitats, society: an evaluation of research supporting EU's Natura 2000 network. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The Natura 2000 network is regarded as one of the conservation success stories in the global effort to protect biodiversity. However, significant challenges remain in Natura 2000 implementation, owing to its rapid expansion, and lack of a coherent vision
Viorel D Popescu +4 more
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Mapping Portuguese Natura 2000 sites in risk of biodiversity change caused by atmospheric nitrogen pollution. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 In this paper, we assess and map the risk that atmospheric nitrogen (atN) pollution poses to biodiversity in Natura 2000 sites in mainland Portugal.
Pedro Pinho +6 more
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Metabolites, 2022 Hydroxytyrosol (HTyr) and tyrosol (Tyr) are the most well studied phenolic alcohols of olive oil and olive products demonstrating numerous and significant beneficial health effects.
Maria Eleni Sakavitsi +6 more
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Identification of areas of very high biodiversity value to achieve the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 key commitments [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background The European Union strives to increase protected areas of the EU terrestrial surface to 30% by year 2030, of which one third should be strictly protected. Designation of the Natura 2000 network, the backbone of nature protection in the EU, was
Iulia V. Miu +3 more
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Typification of Stoechas pedunculata, the basionym of Lavandula pedunculata (Lamiaceae)
Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, 2023 A neotype for the widespread and ecologically important plant Lavandula pedunculata Mill. (Lamiaceae) [≡ Stoechas pedunculata (Mill.) Cav.] is designated.
P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego, Jacek Wajer
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A multitaxonomic assessment of Natura 2000 effectiveness across European biogeographic regions
Conservation Biology, 2023 The Natura 2000 (N2K) protected area (PA) network is a crucial tool to limit biodiversity loss in Europe. Despite covering 18% of the European Union's (EU) land area, its effectiveness at conserving biodiversity across taxa and biogeographic regions ...
Lorenzo Ricci +10 more
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VertigO, 2023 The OFB (Office français pour la biodiversité) is heavily involved in the implementation of the Natura 2000’ directives at sea. The OFB is the coordinator or co-coordinator of more than a hundred Natura 2000 sites at sea and supports other managers in ...
Christelle Audouit +5 more
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Remote Sensing, 2023 Habitat mapping is essential for the management and monitoring of Natura 2000 sites. Time-consuming field surveys are still the most frequently used solution for the implementation of the European Habitats Directive, but the use of remote sensing tools ...
Adriana Marcinkowska-Ochtyra +3 more
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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 +4 more
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Effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network for freshwater fish conservation in a Mediterranean region
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Protected areas (PAs) are the cornerstones of global biodiversity conservation efforts, but to fulfil this role they must be effective at conserving both habitat and species.
A. Gavioli +4 more
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