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Solanum elaeagnifolium (Solanaceae) Invading One in Five Natura 2000 Protected Areas of Greece and One in Four Habitat Types: What Is Next?

Diversity, 2023
Invasive alien plants have severe impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. To assess the invasion of Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. (a major alien invasive plant; Solanaceae) in Greek protected areas (PAs), we conducted an extensive drive ...
N. Krigas, Nefta-Eleftheria Votsi, Ioulietta Samartza, G. Katsoulis, M. Tsiafouli   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Carabus variolosus (Fabricius, 1787) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Bulgaria: rediscovered after 111 years

Historia naturalis bulgarica, 2022
The rediscovery of the rare and endangered species Carabus (Hygrocarabus) variolosus is reported after its last record from 1909. The only known locality (Stara Planina Mts, Varshets Town) was confirmed.
Rostislav Bekchiev, Miroslav Antov, Peter Boyadzhiev, Gergana Zaemdzhikova, Rumyana Kostova, Borislav Guéorguiev   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Water-Induced Soil Erosion as a Threat to Natura 2000 Protected Areas in Crete Island, Greece

Sustainability, 2022
Water erosion is a major threat to biodiversity, according to the European Commission’s Soil Thematic Strategy, as it negatively affects soil structure, soil fertility and water availability for plants.
S. Stefanidis, Vasileios Alexandridis, Kaushik Ghosal   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A spatial explicit vulnerability assessment for a coastal socio-ecological Natura 2000 site

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
In line with the global trend, the Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon is subjected to multiple co-occurring pressures threatening vital benefits flowing from nature to people.
Ana Genua‐Olmedo, Gregory M. Verutes, H. Teixeira, A. Sousa, A. Lillebø   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using Expert Driven Machine Learning to Enhance Dynamic Metabolomics Data Analysis

Metabolites, 2019
Data analysis for metabolomics is undergoing rapid progress thanks to the proliferation of novel tools and the standardization of existing workflows.
Charlie Beirnaert, Laura Peeters, Pieter Meysman, Wout Bittremieux, Kenn Foubert, Deborah Custers, Anastasia Van der Auwera, Matthias Cuykx, Luc Pieters, Adrian Covaci, Kris Laukens   +10 more
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Sobre la identidad de dos híbridos del género brachypodium (brachypodieae, poaceae): tipificación de los nombres B. ×cugnacii y B. ×paui

Collectanea Botanica, 2023
Se discute la tipificación de los nombres Brachypodium ×cugnacii y B. ×paui (Brachypodieae, Poaceae). Todas las fuentes de información, como son los especímenes de herbario, ilustraciones y referencias relevantes citadas en los protólogos, se han ...
Pedro Pablo Ferrer-Gallego, Javier Fabado   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Subsidized Common Agricultural Policy grazing jeopardizes the protection of biodiversity and Natura 2000 targeted species

Animal Conservation, 2022
In Europe, Natura 2000 sites should protect threatened target species and networks of habitats. The management of Natura 2000 grasslands is often financed by subsidized grazing as part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). We studied the extent of CAP
O. Kindvall, M. Franzén, J. Askling, A. Forsman, V. Johansson   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Machine Learning Framework for the Classification of Natura 2000 Habitat Types at Large Spatial Scales Using MODIS Surface Reflectance Data

Remote Sensing, 2022
Anthropogenic climate and land use change is causing rapid shifts in the distribution and composition of habitats with profound impacts on ecosystem biodiversity.
Fabian Sittaro, Christopher Hutengs, Sebastian Semella, Michael Vohland   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Synergies of planning for forests and planning for Natura 2000: Evidences and prospects from northern Italy [PDF]

, 2018
Improvements in the management of Natura 2000 sites are essential to achieve the targets set out by the Habitats and Birds Directives of the European Union.
Campagnaro, Thomas, Rizzi, Andrea, Sitzia, Tommaso, Trentanovi, Giovanni   +3 more
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A Smart Procedure for Assessing the Health Status of Terrestrial Habitats in Protected Areas: The Case of the Natura 2000 Ecological Network in Basilicata (Southern Italy)

Remote Sensing, 2022
Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world, which has been established to preserve rare habitats and threatened species at the European Community level.
V. Imbrenda, M. Lanfredi, R. Coluzzi, T. Simoniello   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source