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A simple index for assessing cumulative human impacts on mountain lakes
Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.Abstract Mountain lakes are highly sensitive ecosystems and effective sentinels of environmental change, yet the exposure and magnitude of the human footprint remain poorly quantified. In this study, we develop a simple and non‐invasive abiotic index to assess cumulative pressures on mountain lakes. The proposed index integrates eight variables grouped
Clara Sáez +3 more
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Basic and Applied EcologyThe Natura 2000 network is central to Europe's conservation efforts to address biodiversity decline, with ongoing plans to expand protected areas and restore habitats across the European Union.
Panagiotis Theodorou +6 more
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Emerging spatial prioritization for biodiversity conservation indicated by climate change velocity
Ecological Indicators, 2022 Anthropogenic climate change is challenging biodiversity conservation worldwide. Climate change metrics derived from future climate predictions help to assess potential impacts of climate change on biodiversity.
Qi Lai +3 more
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Human Activities in Natura 2000 Sites: A Highly Diversified Conservation Network
Environmental Management, 2013 The Natura 2000 network was established across the European Union's (EU) Member States with the aim to conserve biodiversity, while ensuring the sustainability of human activities. However, to what kind and to what extent Natura 2000 sites are subject to human activities and how this varies across Member States remains unspecified.
Maria A. Tsiafouli +5 more
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Back to the Mission. Revisiting Slack in Nonprofits and Introducing Tappable Slack
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article contributes to and develops the previous literature on excess resources (“slack”) in nonprofit organizations through a conceptual analysis of the implications that the organizational distinctiveness of nonprofits carries for our understanding of slack in these organizations.
Marta Reuter +2 more
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Journal of Maps, 2019 The present paper describes a procedure for mapping the distribution of Natura 2000 terrestrial habitats (Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC) at the regional scale (Lombardy, Northern Italy) by means of open-source software (QGIS and R). The habitat map within
Michele Dalle Fratte +2 more
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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 ...
Nikos Krigas +4 more
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An Economic Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of Natura 2000 Sites in Scotland [PDF]
, 2004 In accordance with the European Commission "Habitats Directive" (Directive 92/43/EEC) and the "Birds Directive" (Directive 79/409/EEC), Scotland must contribute to the development of a UK network of protected areas that represent the most important ...
Coulthard, Nonie +4 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The recovery of large carnivores in Europe raises issues related to sharing landscape with humans. Beyond technical solutions, it is widely recognized that social factors also contribute to shaping coexistence. In this context, scholars increasingly stress the need to adopt place‐based approaches by analysing how humans and wildlife interact ...
Alice Ouvrier +7 more
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Reconciling fisheries and habitat protection in Romanian coastal marine protected areas
Scientia Marina, 2014 The extension of the Natura 2000 European ecological network to the Romanian marine territory (1 site according to the Birds Directive requirements and eight sites according to the Habitats Directive requirements, one also being a natural reserve and one
Tania Zaharia +5 more
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