ABSTRACT Until now, the genetic identity of common grass snakes (Natrix natrix) in Poland remained poorly understood. This study presents the first comprehensive phylogeographic analysis for Poland using mitochondrial DNA sequences (cyt b and ND4 + tRNAs) and 13 nuclear microsatellite loci.
Andrea Criado‐Flórez +12 more
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Microdistributions of stoneflies of the High Tatra montane streams
Stonefly samples were collected from disturbed and undisturbed tributaries of the Tatra Mountains streams (the West Carpathians). In the autumn, at stable low discharge, the total density of stoneflies was significantly higher in the undisturbed streams.
Krno Iľja +2 more
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We propose that one of the largest known bioconstructions (the Monte Zenone bioherm) in the Southern Alps, northern Italy, and its growth on a tilted and drowned platform block of the Norian Dolomia Principale was controlled by hydrothermal dolomitisation from fault‐controlled fluids during the Late Triassic–Early Jurassic rifting phase. Dolomitisation
Martin Müller +3 more
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CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER TOURISM IN THE ORIENTAL CARPATHIANS. CASE STUDY: HARGHITA MOUNTAINS [PDF]
The suitability of weather conditions for winter tourism development in the Eastern Carpathians. Case Study: Harghita Mountains. In the context of the ongoing global and regional climate change debates, the present study intends to analyze the impact ...
M. MARIN, Gabriela Manea, A.Tişcovschi
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Two instead of one: citizen science and range clarification of Helix thessalica and H. pomatia (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in Ukraine [PDF]
Numerous observations by amateur naturalists, together with some literature data and the malacological collection of the State Museum of Natural History in Lviv, helped to clarify the present ranges of two large and similar land snails, which were ...
Nina Gural-Sverlova, Roman Gural
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The evolutionary history of the Arabidopsis arenosa complex : diverse tetraploids mask the Western Carpathian center of species and genetic diversity [PDF]
The Arabidopsis arenosa complex is closely related to the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Species and subspecies in the complex are mainly biennial, predominantly outcrossing, herbaceous, and with a distribution range covering most parts of latitudes ...
Klein, Johannes +4 more
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We analyzed past and future range dynamics of six oak (Quercus) species across the western Palearctic using ecological niche models, reconstructing distributions for the Last Glacial Maximum, the present, and two future scenarios. Quantitative metrics of centroid shifts, range limits, and area change revealed that temperate and transition‐zone species ...
Elif Deniz Ülker +1 more
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Environmental risk assessment based on semi-quantitative analysis of forest management data
The paper deals with environmental risk assessment in prevailingly unnatural spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) forests in three regions with different patterns of forest damage in the Slovak part of the West Carpathians.
L. Kulla, R. Marušák
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Les premiers peuplements humains de l’Est des Carpates et de leurs abords dans le contexte européen
The oldest human remains unearthed in Europe were discovered in the Iberian Peninsula. Their age is between 1.4 and 1.2 Ma. Lithic assemblages older than 1 Ma have been unearthed in southwestern Europe (Italy, southern France, Spain).
Tuffreau, A.
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Europe's ecological backbone: recognising the true value of our mountains [PDF]
Europe's mountain areas have social, economic and environmental capital of significance for the entire continent. This importance has been recognised since the late 19th century through national legislation; since the 1970s through regional structures ...
Hazeu, G.W. +2 more
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