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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Roads and Roadless Areas in Cyprus: Implications For The Natura 2000 Network [PDF]
Journal of Landscape Ecology, 2014 The road network in Cyprus has seen an 88% increase in the last 20 years. This expansion has not been followed by any kind of assessment on the effects of the network on nature conservation.
Zomeni Maria, Vogiatzakis Ioannis. N.
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The geography of high-value biodiversity areas for terrestrial vertebrates in Western Europe and their coverage by protected area networks [PDF]
Web Ecology, 2012 We identified high-value biodiversity areas (HVBAs) of terrestrial vertebrates according to a combined index of biodiversity (CBI) for each major taxon and a standardized biodiversity index (SBI) for all taxa in 2195 cells of 50 × 50 km in ...
M. J. T. Assunção-Albuquerque +3 more
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Pyrenean meadows in Natura 2000 network: grass production and plant biodiversity conservation [PDF]
, 2014 In semi-natural mountain meadows, yield and forage quality must be reconciled with plant biodiversity conservation. This study was performed to analyze the relationships between these three parameters.
Barrantes, Olivia +6 more
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Landscape fragmentation of the Natura 2000 network and its surrounding areas. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Lawrence A +2 more
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The challenge of implementing the European network of protected areas Natura 2000 [PDF]
Conservation Biology, 2015 Vassiliki I Kati +2 more
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The Configuration process of Natura 2000 Network in Spain
Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense, 2008 The approval of the Habitats Directive establishes a European ecological network for biodiversity conservation known as Natura 2000 Network. Spain, as a European Member State, takes part in its configuration contributing with a high percentage of the ...
Gema Herrero Corral
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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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Genetic diversity of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (Insecta, Coleoptera) in Romania based on ND1 mitochondrial sequences [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 2023 Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of the largest Coleoptera species in Europe and one of the most recognizable. It is a saproxylic species living in woodlands and wooded urban habitats and spending its larval stages inside tree trunks below or near ...
Alexandra-Florina Popa +7 more
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The management model of the Natura 2000 network in Puglia: opinions and expectations of stakeholders
Forest@, 2023 The implementation of integrated approach in the management of sites of the Natura 2000 network presupposes the stakeholders’ involvement to efficiently combine the nature conservation at the sites with the main human activities (tourism-recreational ...
Tucci G, Notaro S, Paletto A
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