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Feral fields of Northern Dalmatia (Croatia)

Archeological papers of the American Anthropological Association
How do we identify ancient fields and farming systems in areas where the same spaces of cultivation have been used repeatedly over thousands of years? In the limestone karst landscapes of northern Dalmatia, on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, drystone field walls, terraces, and cairns are common features that attest to generations of working the land for
Čelhar, Martina, Blaće, Ante
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Evidence from multivariate morphometric study of the quercus pubescens complex in southeast Italy [PDF]

, 2016
The name Quercus pubescens s.l. encompasses a complex of deciduous oak taxa with mainly southeastEuropean distribution and a large ecological niche. As the easternmost region of Italy, Apulia is rather isolated from a geographical and physiographical ...
Di Marzio, Piera, DI PIETRO, ROMEO, Fortini, Paola, Medagli, Piero, MISANO, GIUSEPPE, Silletti, Giuseppe N., Wagensommer, Robert P.   +6 more
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Farmers' participation in European Regional Platforms on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores: Perceived conflict, stakeholder interaction, and evaluation of participatory processes

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Although there have been several initiatives to establish and support participatory processes on large carnivores based on multi‐stakeholder governance at the regional level in Europe, empirical evidence for their evaluation is still lacking. We employed a survey, which was administered to farmers and other stakeholder groups (e.g.
Tasos Hovardas, Katrina Marsden, Valeria Salvatori   +2 more
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The economic sustainability of second crops implementation in organic maize production [PDF]

, 2008
Although organic crop production has numerous advantages, concerns about economic sustainability, both environmental and financial, make farmers reluctant to convert their conventional production into the organic production. Certain agricultural methods,
Birkás, Márta, Jug, D., Jug, I., Kolar, D., Samota, D., Stipesevic, B., Vrkljan, B.   +6 more
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When invasions go unnoticed: Public perception of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii in Europe

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Biological invasions are a major driver of biodiversity loss, yet inconspicuous or “cryptic” species often escape detection and public awareness, limiting management responses. We investigated the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii, likely native to China and now present on six continents, through a 22‐month multilingual online survey
Guillaume Marchessaux, Kristína Slovák Švolíková, Barbora Števove, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Daniela Giannetto, Cristina Preda, Belma Kalamujić Stroil, Maciej K. Mańko, András Abonyi, Álmos Becz, Massimo Morpurgo, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Levan Mumladze, Mar Bosch‐Belmar, Aino Hosia, Patricia Ventura, Jamileh Javidpour, Florian Lüskow   +17 more
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The Mediterranean deep-water kelp Laminaria rodriguezii is an endangered species in the Adriatic Sea [PDF]

, 2016
Acknowledgments Thanks are due to Klaus Lüning for a gametophyte culture of L. abyssalis, and to Britta Schaffelke for a herbarium specimen of L. rodriguezii from the western Mediterranean. We are grateful to the Total Foundation (Paris) for funding this
Antolic, Boris, Canese, Simonepietro, Cvitkovic´, Ivan, Despalatovic, Marija, Isajlovic, Igor, Katsaros, Christos, Kuepper, Frithjof C, Matijevic´, Slavica, Mihanovic, Hrvoje, Nikolic, Vedran, Peters, Akira F., Shewring, Dawn Margaret, Žuljevic´, Ante   +12 more
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Mapping arboretum research: Trends, gaps, and opportunities for biodiversity conservation, society, and climate resilience

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Arboreta bridge people and nature while conserving tree biodiversity, supporting climate resilience, and advancing environmental education. This study maps over a century of available and indexed arboretum research, uncovering trends, knowledge gaps, and opportunities for collaboration.
Catarina Patoilo Teixeira, Vítor Ramalhosa Ferreira   +1 more
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Relationship Between Heart Rate, Muscle, and Peripheral Oxygen Saturation During Dry Static Apnea

Oxygen
Background: During an apnea, oxygen depletion occurs at all tissue levels, so apnea duration is influenced by the mammalian dive reflex, which includes a bradycardia resulting in reduced cardiac oxygen consumption.
Dario Vrdoljak, Colin D. Hubbard, Geoff B. Coombs, Andrew T. Lovering, Ivan Drvis, Nikola Foretic, Joseph W. Duke, Željko Dujić   +7 more
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Agricultural Impact on Groundwater Vulnerability to Nitrate in Northern Croatia

ACS - Agriculturae conspectus scientificus, 2013
There is noticeable negative impact on soil and water quality caused by nutrient leaching, especially nitrate. Five regions in Croatia are preliminary delineated as nitrate vulnerable zones, including potentially vulnerable zones (PVZ) and vulnerable zones (VZ), one of them being Varaždin County. Agricultural land spreads on 59% of its total area.
Bubalo, Marina, Romić, Davor, Zovko, Monika, Kuspilić, Neven   +3 more
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Managed honey bee colony losses in Canada, China, Europe, Israel and Turkey, for the winters of 2008-9 and 1009-10 [PDF]

, 2012
In 2008 the COLOSS network was formed by honey bee experts from Europe and the USA. The primary objectives set by this scientific network were to explain and to prevent large scale losses of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies.
Andonov, Sreten, Bach Kim Nguyen, Brodschneider, Robert, Charriere, Jean-Daniel, Chlebo, Robert, Coffey, Mary F., Crailsheim, Karl, Dahle, Bjorn, Drazic, Marica M., Gajda, Anna, Gray, Alison, Higes, Mariano, Kauko, Lassi, Kence, Aykut, Kence, Meral, Kezic, Nicola, Kiprijanovska, Hrisula, Kralj, Jasna, Kristiansen, Preben, Martin Hernandez, Raquel, Mutinelli, Franco, Otten, Christoph, Ozkirim, Asli, Pernal, Stephen F., Peterson, Magnus, Pisa, Lennard, Ramsay, Gavin, Santrac, Violeta, Soroker, Victoria, Topolska, Grazyna, Uzunov, Aleksandar, van der Zee, Romee, Vejsnaes, Flemming, Wei, Shi, Wilkins, Selwyn   +34 more
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