Ecological values of the Miño estuary and good practices related to ornithology [PDF]
The Miño estuary (northwest of the Iberian Peninsula) is included in two natural protected areas of the EU Natura 2000 Galician network, one under the Habitats Directive (Site of Community Importance Baixo Miño), and other under the Birds Directive (Bird
FERREIRA Noe, POMBAL Manuel A.
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Integrating management tools and concepts to develop an estuarine planning support system: A case study of the Humber Estuary, Eastern England [PDF]
© 2015. Estuaries are important because of their multiple uses and users which often makes them challenging to manage since management must strike a balance between the needs of users, the estuaries' ecological and economic value and the context of ...
Barnard, Steve +4 more
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An Economic Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of Natura 2000 Sites in Scotland [PDF]
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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ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the value of constructing models based on habitat radiomics and pathomics for predicting the risk of progression in high‐grade gliomas. Methods This study conducted a retrospective analysis of preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) images and pathological sections from 72 patients diagnosed with high‐grade gliomas (52 ...
Yuchen Zhu +14 more
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This comment analyses the judgment of the European Court of Justice in case regarding the authorization granted to two nuclear power stations. The Court considers the application of the environmental impact assessment Directive (2011/92) in the case of ...
Agustín García Ureta
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The Algarve climatophilous vegetation series – Portugal: a base document to the planning, management and nature conservation Les séries de végètation climatophiles de l’Algarve - Portugal: un document de base pour la planification, gestion et conservation de la nature [PDF]
This work was developed as part of PhD research devoted to the flora and vegetation of the Caldeirão and Monchique mountains that aims to identify the vegetation climatophilous series and use them as an environmental diagnosis of Algarve administrative ...
Cano-Ortiz, Ana +4 more
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The ultrahard teeth of mollusks that feed on rocky substrates contain a wear‐resistant coating on their surfaces consisting of densely packed mesocrystalline magnetic nanoparticles within an organic matrix. These coatings display significant hardness and toughness through their highly controlled mesocrystalline architectures.
Taifeng Wang +7 more
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Evaluation of national parks on the basis of Nature 2000 areas
The goal of this work is to present the valorisation of national park based on the criteria resulting from standard data forms (SDF). The analysis covered a number of areas protected under the Birds Directive and Habitats Directive with the A, B or C ...
Kapuściński Ryszard +1 more
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Issues related to the classification of Mediterranean temporary wet habitats according with the European Union Habitats Directive [PDF]
From a biological and biogeographic point of view, Mediterranean temporary wet habitats are recognised to be amongst the most interesting habitats in the Mediterranean bioclimatic region.
Bagella, Simonetta +3 more
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This study shows that lizard osteoderm capping tissue is a hyper‐mineralized hydroxyapatite layer consistently covering the superficial osteoderm surface in those species studied here, yet it varies greatly in morphology, nanostructure, and mechanical performance across species.
Adrian Rodriguez‐Palomo +10 more
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