Search Results - "Balzan, Mario V."

How are cities planning to respond to climate change? Assessment of local climate plans from 885 cities in the EU-28 by Reckien, Diana, Salvia, Monica, Heidrich, Oliver, Church, Jon Marco, Pietrapertosa, Filomena, De Gregorio-Hurtado, Sonia, D'Alonzo, Valentina, Foley, Aoife, Simoes, Sofia G., Krkoška Lorencová, Eliška, Orru, Hans, Orru, Kati, Wejs, Anja, Flacke, Johannes, Olazabal, Marta, Geneletti, Davide, Feliu, Efrén, Vasilie, Sergiu, Nador, Cristiana, Krook-Riekkola, Anna, Matosović, Marko, Fokaides, Paris A., Ioannou, Byron I., Flamos, Alexandros, Spyridaki, Niki-Artemis, Balzan, Mario V., Fülöp, Orsolya, Paspaldzhiev, Ivan, Grafakos, Stelios, Dawson, Richard

“…The Paris Agreement aims to limit global mean temperature rise this century to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. This target has wide-ranging…”
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Characterizing nature-based recreation preferences in a Mediterranean small island environment using crowdsourced data by Costadone, Laura, Balzan, Mario V

“…Nature-based recreation is a key ecosystem service that contributes to positive physical and mental welfare but, at the same time, nature-based recreational…”
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Assessing Ecosystem Services Supplied by Agroecosystems in Mediterranean Europe: A Literature Review by Balzan, Mario V., Sadula, Renata, Scalvenzi, Laura

“…Agricultural landscapes in the Mediterranean region may be considered as social-ecological systems that are important for biodiversity conservation whilst…”
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Island ecosystem services: insights from a literature review on case-study island ecosystem services and future prospects by Balzan, Mario V., Potschin-Young, Marion, Haines-Young, Roy

“…Small islands are of special interest for sustainable development because of their unique characteristics and vulnerabilities. They are ecologically fragile,…”
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Associations of Dragonflies (Odonata) to Habitat Variables within the Maltese Islands: A Spatio-Temporal Approach by Balzan, Mario V.

“…Relatively little information is available on environmental associations and the conservation of Odonata in the Maltese Islands. Aquatic habitats are normally…”
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Quality of urban climate adaptation plans over time by Reckien, Diana, Buzasi, Attila, Olazabal, Marta, Spyridaki, Niki-Artemis, Eckersley, Peter, Simoes, Sofia G, Salvia, Monica, Pietrapertosa, Filomena, Fokaides, Paris, Goonesekera, Sascha M, Tardieu, Léa, Balzan, Mario V, de Boer, Cheryl L, De Gregorio Hurtado, Sonia, Feliu, Efrén, Flamos, Alexandros, Foley, Aoife, Geneletti, Davide, Grafakos, Stelios, Heidrich, Oliver, Ioannou, Byron, Krook-Riekkola, Anna, Matosovic, Marko, Orru, Hans, Orru, Kati, Paspaldzhiev, Ivan, Rižnar, Klavdija, Smigaj, Magdalena, Szalmáné Csete, Maria, Viguié, Vincent, Wejs, Anja

“…Defining and measuring progress in adaptation are important questions for climate adaptation science, policy, and practice. Here, we assess the progress of…”
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Assessing urban recreation ecosystem services through the use of geocache visitation and preference data: a case-study from an urbanised island environment by Balzan, Mario V, Debono, Iain

“…Recreation is an important cultural ecosystem service and is one way in which communities experience the direct and indirect benefits arising from the…”
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Pragmatic Use of Planetary Health and Nature-Based Solutions for Future Pandemics Using COVID-19 Case Scenario by Boriani, Elena, Aragrande, Maurizio, Canali, Massimo, Balzan, Mario V., Asaduzzaman, Muhammad

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Assessing the capacity and flow of ecosystem services in multifunctional landscapes: Evidence of a rural-urban gradient in a Mediterranean small island state by Balzan, Mario V, Caruana, Julio, Zammit, Annrica

“…•We assess the capacity and flow of ecosystem services (ES) in the Maltese Islands.•The study develops different spatial models and indicators for ES…”
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Improving ecosystem assessments in Mediterranean social-ecological systems: a DPSIR analysis by Balzan, Mario V., Pinheiro, Ana Martins, Mascarenhas, André, Morán-Ordóñez, Alejandra, Ruiz-Frau, Ana, Carvalho-Santos, Claudia, Vogiatzakis, Ioannis N., Arends, Jeroen, Santana-Garcon, Julia, Roces-Díaz, José V., Brotons, Lluís, Campagne, C. Sylvie, Roche, Philip K., de Miguel, Sergio, Targetti, Stefano, Drakou, Evangelia G., Vlami, Vassiliki, Baró, Francesc, Geijzendorffer, Ilse R.

“…Social-ecological systems in the Mediterranean Basin are characterised by high biodiversity and a prolonged cultural influence, leading to the co-evolution of…”
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Flowering banker plants for the delivery of multiple agroecosystem services by Balzan, Mario V.

“…Ecosystem services provided by agricultural ecosystems include natural pest control and pollination, and these are important to ensure crop productivity. This…”
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Augmenting flower trait diversity in wildflower strips to optimise the conservation of arthropod functional groups for multiple agroecosystem services by Balzan, Mario V, Bocci, Gionata, Moonen, Anna-Camilla

“…Sown wildflower strips are increasingly being established in Europe for enhancing arthropod conservation and the provision of ecosystem services, including…”
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Utilisation of plant functional diversity in wildflower strips for the delivery of multiple agroecosystem services by Balzan, Mario V., Bocci, Gionata, Moonen, Anna-Camilla

“…Increased plant diversity in cropping systems can play an important role in agriculture by enhancing arthropod‐mediated ecosystem services, including…”
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A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland by Cole, Lorna J., Kleijn, David, Dicks, Lynn V., Stout, Jane C., Potts, Simon G., Albrecht, Matthias, Balzan, Mario V., Bartomeus, Ignasi, Bebeli, Penelope J., Bevk, Danilo, Biesmeijer, Jacobus C., Chlebo, Róbert, Dautartė, Anželika, Emmanouil, Nikolaos, Hartfield, Chris, Holland, John M., Holzschuh, Andrea, Knoben, Nieke T. J., Kovács‐Hostyánszki, Anikó, Mandelik, Yael, Panou, Heleni, Paxton, Robert J., Petanidou, Theodora, Pinheiro de Carvalho, Miguel A. A., Rundlöf, Maj, Sarthou, Jean‐Pierre, Stavrinides, Menelaos C., Suso, Maria Jose, Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka, Vaissière, Bernard E., Varnava, Androulla, Vilà, Montserrat, Zemeckis, Romualdas, Scheper, Jeroen, Peralta, Guadalupe

“…Agricultural intensification and associated loss of high‐quality habitats are key drivers of insect pollinator declines. With the aim of decreasing the…”
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Field margin vegetation enhances biological control and crop damage suppression from multiple pests in organic tomato fields by Balzan, Mario V., Moonen, Anna-Camilla

“…Ephemeral cropping systems are characterized by frequent disturbances of ecological processes, which may compromise the conservation of plant and arthropod…”
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Flowers to selectively enhance the fitness of a host-feeding parasitoid: Adult feeding by Tuta absoluta and its parasitoid Necremnus artynes by Balzan, Mario V., Wäckers, Felix L.

“…•Effect of nectar and host-feeding (HF) on T. absoluta and N. artynes is studied.•Floral nectar enhanced lifetime fecundity in T. absoluta and N. artynes…”
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Landscape complexity and field margin vegetation diversity enhance natural enemies and reduce herbivory by Lepidoptera pests on tomato crop by Balzan, Mario V., Bocci, Gionata, Moonen, Anna-Camilla

“…Agricultural intensification may lead to higher pest pressure through the loss of natural plant assemblages, and associated reduction in natural enemy…”
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Climate mitigation in the Mediterranean Europe: An assessment of regional and city-level plans by Salvia, Monica, Olazabal, Marta, Fokaides, Paris A., Tardieu, Léa, Simoes, Sofia G., Geneletti, Davide, De Gregorio Hurtado, Sonia, Viguié, Vincent, Spyridaki, Niki-Artemis, Pietrapertosa, Filomena, Ioannou, Byron I., Matosović, Marko, Flamos, Alexandros, Balzan, Mario V., Feliu, Efren, Rižnar, Klavdija, Šel, Nataša Belšak, Heidrich, Oliver, Reckien, Diana

“…In Europe, regions in the Mediterranean area share common characteristics in terms of high sensitivity to climate change impacts. Does this translate into…”
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Characterization Factors to Assess Land Use Impacts on Pollinator Abundance in Life Cycle Assessment by Alejandre, Elizabeth M, Scherer, Laura, Guinée, Jeroen B, Aizen, Marcelo A, Albrecht, Matthias, Balzan, Mario V, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Bevk, Danilo, Burkle, Laura A, Clough, Yann, Cole, Lorna J, Delphia, Casey M, Dicks, Lynn V, Garratt, Michael P D, Kleijn, David, Kovács-Hostyánszki, Anikó, Mandelik, Yael, Paxton, Robert J, Petanidou, Theodora, Potts, Simon, Sárospataki, Miklós, Schulp, Catharina J E, Stavrinides, Menelaos, Stein, Katharina, Stout, Jane C, Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka, Varnava, Androulla I, Woodcock, Ben A, van Bodegom, Peter M

“…While wild pollinators play a key role in global food production, their assessment is currently missing from the most commonly used environmental impact…”
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Assessing urban ecosystem services to prioritise nature-based solutions in a high-density urban area by Balzan, Mario V, Zulian, Grazia, Maes, Joachim, Borg, Michelle

“…•We assessed ecosystem service (ES) to prioritise nature-based solutions in Valletta•Urban trees and private gardens had the highest regulating ES…”
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