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Habitat complexity: approaches and future directions [PDF]
Hydrobiologia, 2011 Habitat complexity is one of the most important factors structuring biotic assemblages, yet we still lack basic understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Although it is one of the primary targets in conservation management, no methods are available for comparing complexity across ecosystems, and system-specific qualitative assessment predominates ...
Kovalenko, Katya E. +2 more
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Conservation status of Italian coastal dune habitats in the light of the 4th Monitoring Report (92/43/EEC Habitats Directive) [PDF]
Plant Sociology, 2020 Coastal dunes are among habitats with the worst conservation status on a global, European and national scale. Monitoring and reporting are of strategic importance to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of Habitats Directive and to preserve ...
Irene Prisco +8 more
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Occurrence, distribution and bibliography of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 (Hirudinea, Hirudinidae) in Sicily (Italy) [PDF]
, 2019 The occurrence of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana in the inland waters of Sicily has been lately overlooked. In the present note, the occurrence and distribution of this species is reviewed based both on the review of the available literature data and
Canale D. E., Marrone F.
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Botanica, 2022 The research results on bryophyte diversity in two special areas of conservation (Environs of Lakes Žalieji and Ežerėliai Complex ) included into the Natura 2000 network and occurring on the outskirts of Vilnius are presented.
Ilona Jukonienė +2 more
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The National Handbook for Habitat monitoring: a reply to C. Urbinati and G. Iorio
Forest@, 2016 This is a reply to the paper “Actual or virtual habitats? Commentary to «Manual for monitoring species and habitats of EC interest (Directive 92/43/CEE) in Italy: habitats»”. We used some additional information to clarify keypoints raised in the paper.
Angelini P +3 more
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Natura 2000-sites: Legal requirements for agricultural and forestry land-use [PDF]
Nature Conservation, 2022 The agricultural and forestry use of land does not only mark large parts of the European Union, but also a significant share of land within the European ecological network Natura 2000. Member States, therefore, try to exempt as far as possible these land
Stefan Möckel
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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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Marine ecosystem extent and condition pilot accounts for Finland [PDF]
One EcosystemEcosystem accounting provides a standardised framework for evaluating the economic value of ecosystems to society. Following the international accounting standard, System of Environmental Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA), we present ...
Elina Virtanen +5 more
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Forest@, 2017 Public participation in the implementation of the Natura 2000 network in Italy: the stakeholders’ experiences. Natura 2000 is an ecological network of protected areas identified by the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the Birds Directive (79/409/EC ...
Paletto A +3 more
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A sampling strategy for assessing habitat coverage at a broad spatial scale
Ecological Indicators, 2022 The quantitative assessment of habitat conservation status is a major task for European Union member states in compliance with Council Directive 92/43. One goal of the European 2030 Biodiversity Strategy is the effective management of habitats that show ...
Lorenzo Fattorini +5 more
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