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Deficiencies in Natura 2000 for protecting recovering large carnivores: A spotlight on the wolf Canis lupus in Poland.

PLoS ONE, 2017
If protected areas are to remain relevant in our dynamic world they must be adapted to changes in species ranges. In the EU one of the most notable such changes is the recent recovery of large carnivores, which are protected by Natura 2000 at the ...
Tom A Diserens, Tomasz Borowik, Sabina Nowak, Maciej Szewczyk, Natalia Niedźwiecka, Robert W Mysłajek   +5 more
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National Governance Approach for Agriculture Land in Natura 2000 Areas. Evidence from Plovdiv District, Bulgaria

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Horticulture, 2018
The designation and implementation of Natura 2000 sites faced many challenges across most of the member states in the EC. Some related to consultation and involvement of stakeholders, funding the conservation objectives and providing compensation to land
Yanka KAZAKOVA-MATEVA
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Lectotype designation of the Macaronesian endemic Gymnosporia cassinoides (Celastraceae)

Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid
The typification of the name Celastrus cassinoides, currently accepted as Gymnosporia cassinoides (Celastraceae), is discussed. This species is a plant endemic to the Canary Islands, traditionally known as Maytenus canariensis. A lectotype is designated
P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego
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Pearl's causality for integrating ecological datasets: A case study on Myricaria germanica in northern Italy

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Applied ecology can significantly influence policy decisions on environmental issues. Therefore, research in this field should be as transparent and reproducible as possible. Existing expertise from a broad range of disciplines should also be integrated into ecological research to allow researchers to maximize understanding of complex ...
Kailin Weitkämper, Kilian Rückschloß, Tommaso Sitzia, Bruno Michielon, Silke Werth, Felix Weitkämper   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

PROMOTING NATURA 2000 NETWORK BENEFITS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY PRACTICING ECOTOURISM AND AGROTOURISM [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2014
This paper presents the benefits of the local communities across Natura 2000 sites. Human activities in these areas should take into account the economic, social, cultural, and environmental protection. It examines the most common problems encountered in
Mirela STANCIU, Robert BLAJ, Mariana DUMITRU   +2 more
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Voices From the Coast: Stakeholder Participation and Perception on Creating a Marine Protected Area

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores participatory processes in the context of marine conservation, with a specific focus on recent initiatives undertaken by the Apulia region in Italy to establish a new Marine Protected Area (MPA). Employing a qualitative cross‐sectional methodology, the study investigates how local communities perceive and engage with the ...
Giampiero Palazzo, Giuseppe Valenza, Massimo Zuccaro, Simone Pizzi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Ecography, 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, Dominique Gravel, Jonathan M. Chase, Carla Pinto‐ Cruz, David García‐ Callejas, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Mathew A. Leibold, Dora Neto, Cátia L. Pereira, Carlos Ramos, Pedro M. Raposeiro, Alejandro Rozenfeld, Katarzyna Sroczynska, David R. Vieites, Guy Woodward, Miguel B. Araújo   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simulating past and future refugia for temperate trees in northern Italy

Ecography, EarlyView.
During the Quaternary, trees responded to the climatic changes of glacial–interglacial cycles with large‐scale range shifts. Over cold glacials, temperate tree species contracted their ranges and survived in areas known as refugia. Several studies point to the Euganean Hills (Colli Euganei), in Veneto, northern Italy, as one of the northernmost ...
Azzurra Pistone, Paul D. Henne, Petra Boltshauser‐ Kaltenrieder, Willy Tinner, Christoph Schwörer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Type designation of Helianthemum juniperinum (Cistaceae)

Collectanea Botanica
The nomenclatural type of the name Helianthemum juniperinum (basionym of Fumana juniperina) is discussed. A specimen included in Candolle’s collection at Geneva Herbarium (G-DC) and collected in Tunisia is designated as the lectotype of the name.
Pedro Pablo Ferrer Gallego
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Lungul drum al zilei către noapte și implicarea silvicultorilor în protecția naturii [ Long Day’s Journey into Night and foresters involvement in nature conservation] [PDF]

Bucovina Forestieră, 2018
Long Day’s Journey into Night, the famous Engen O’Neill’s has inspired this editorial focused on the long history of nature conservation in Romania, initiated by the late of XIX century thanks to a famous forester of that time.
Marian Drăgoi
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