Search Results - "Nature Conservation"

Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons by Newton, Alice, Brito, Ana C., Icely, John D., Derolez, Valérie, Clara, Inês, Angus, Stewart, Schernewski, Gerald, Inácio, Miguel, Lillebø, Ana I., Sousa, Ana I., Béjaoui, Béchir, Solidoro, Cosimo, Tosic, Marko, Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel, Yamamuro, Masumi, Reizopoulou, Sofia, Tseng, Hsiao-Chun, Canu, Donata, Roselli, Leonilde, Maanan, Mohamed, Cristina, Sónia, Ruiz-Fernández, Ana Carolina, Lima, Ricardo F. de, Kjerfve, Björn, Rubio-Cisneros, Nadia, Pérez-Ruzafa, Angel, Marcos, Concepción, Pastres, Roberto, Pranovi, Fabio, Snoussi, Maria, Turpie, Jane, Tuchkovenko, Yurii, Dyack, Brenda, Brookes, Justin, Povilanskas, Ramunas, Khokhlov, Valeriy

“…The natural conservation of coastal lagoons is important not only for their ecological importance, but also because of the valuable ecosystem services they…”
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The challenge and opportunity of behaviour change methods and frameworks to reduce demand for illegal wildlife by Wallen, Kenneth E., Daut, Elizabeth

“…Biodiversity conservation is contingent upon managing human behaviour and, at times, changing behaviour. This is particularly relevant to the illegal trade in…”
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Time series and beyond: multifaceted plankton research at a marine Mediterranean LTER site by Zingone, Adriana, D'Alelio, Domenico, Mazzocchi, Maria Grazia, Montresor, Marina, Sarno, Diana, team, LTER-MC

“…Plankton are a pivotal component of the diversity and functioning of coastal marine ecosystems. A long time-series of observations is the best tool to trace…”
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Generation length for mammals by Pacifici, Michela, Santini, Luca, Di Marco, Moreno, Baisero, Daniele, Francucci, Lucilla, Grottolo Marasini, Gabriele, Visconti, Piero, Rondinini, Carlo

“…Generation length (GL) is defined as the average age of parents of the current cohort, reflecting the turnover rate of breeding individuals in a population. GL…”
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Building the European Union’s Natura 2000 network by Evans, Douglas

“…In the second half of the 20[sup.th] Century there was a growing awareness of environmental problems, including the loss of species and habitats, resulting in…”
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Economic effects of climate change on global agricultural production by Fróna, Dániel, Szenderák, János, Harangi-Rákos, Mónika

“…Climate change seems to be larger, more complex and more unpredictable than any other environmental problem. This review deals with the economic effects of…”
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Predicting the effects of climate change on future freshwater fish diversity at global scale by Manjarrés-Hernández, Ana, Guisande, Cástor, García-Roselló, Emilio, Heine, Juergen, Pelayo-Villamil, Patricia, Pérez-Costas, Elisa, González-Vilas, Luis, González-Dacosta, Jacinto, R. Duque, Santiago, Granado-Lorencio, Carlos, Lobo, Jorge M.

“…The aim of the present study was to predict future changes in biodiversity attributes (richness, rarity, heterogeneity, evenness, functional diversity and…”
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Threats and protection policies of the aquatic biodiversity in the Yangtze River by Chen, Tinggui, Wang, Yan, Gardner, Caleb, Wu, Feng

“…The Yangtze River supports rich biodiversity and provides important ecosystem services for human survival and development. Indices of the ecosystem health of…”
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Phytoplankton temporal dynamics in the coastal waters of the north-eastern Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) from 2010 to 2017 by Cerino, Federica, Fornasaro, Daniela, Kralj, Martina, Giani, Michele, Cabrini, Marina

“…Phytoplankton community structure was analysed from 2010 to 2017 at C1-LTER, the coastal Long-Term Ecological Research station located in the Gulf of Trieste,…”
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Recreation effects on wildlife: a review of potential quantitative thresholds by Dertien, Jeremy S., Larson, Courtney L., Reed, Sarah E.

“…Outdoor recreation is increasingly recognised for its deleterious effects on wildlife individuals and populations. However, planners and natural resource…”
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Snake oil and pangolin scales: insights into wild animal use at “Marché des Fétiches” traditional medicine market, Togo by D'Cruze, Neil, Assou, Délagnon, Coulthard, Emma, Norrey, John, Megson, David, Macdonald, David W, Harrington, Lauren A, Ronfot, Delphine, Segniagbeto, Gabriel H, Auliya, Mark

“…Traditional medicine beliefs are culturally important in some West African communities, where there is a thriving domestic consumer demand for wild animal…”
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An evaluation of destination attractiveness for nature-based tourism: Recommendations for the management of national parks in Vietnam by An, Le Thanh, Markowski, Janusz, Bartos, Maciej, Rzenca, Agnieszka, Namiecinski, Piotr

“…National parks are increasingly recognized as playing an important role in the development of nature-based tourism destinations that promote effective…”
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Plant functional structure varies across different management regimes in submontane meadows by Diviaková, Andrea, Ollerová, Hana, Stasiov, Slavomír, Veverková, Darina, Novikmec, Milan

“…Seminatural grasslands are among the most biodiverse habitats in Europe, and they have great conservation value. However, in recent decades, they have been…”
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Conservation priorities for threatened mammals of Vietnam: Implementation of the IUCN´s One Plan Approach by Höffner, Hanna, Nguyen, Son Truong, Dang, Phuong Huy, Motokawa, Masaharu, Oshida, Tatsuo, Rödder, Dennis, Nguyen, Truong Quang, Le, Minh Duc, Bui, Hai Tuan, Ziegler, Thomas

“…Vietnam belongs to one of the most well-known global biodiversity hotspots. However, its biodiversity is being threatened by multiple factors such as rapid…”
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The influence of motivational factors on the frequency of participation in citizen science activities by Tiago, Patrícia, Gouveia, Maria João, Capinha, César, Santos-Reis, Margarida, Pereira, Henrique M.

“…Citizen science has become a mainstream approach to collect information and data on many different scientific subjects. In this study, we assess the…”
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Invertebrate-biased diet of burrowing owls in a newly-restored coastal grassland by Ostwald, Madeleine M., Sullivan, Kyra, Stratton, Lisa, Rickard, Alison, Seltmann, Katja C.

“…Recovering biodiversity across trophic levels is a major challenge in restoration ecology. Specifically, predator population recovery depends on the timely…”
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Valuing ecosystem services of community gardens in developing countries: a case study of Dezful City in Iran by Baniasadi, Mostafa, Eydipour, Mohammad

“…Allotment (AGs) and community gardens (CGs) are types of urban gardens that provide diverse ecosystem services (ESs) such as climate regulation, beautiful…”
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Combining habitat suitability models and spatial graphs for more effective landscape conservation planning: An applied methodological framework and a species case study by Duflot, Rémi, Avon, Catherine, Roche, Philip, Bergès, Laurent

“…In response to the negative effects of habitat fragmentation on biodiversity, habitat network conservation and restoration has become a central objective in…”
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Lost species, neglected taxonomy, and the role of natural history collections and synonymization in the identification of the World’s forgotten biodiversity by Gippoliti, Spartaco, Farina, Simone, Andreone, Franco

“…A recent paper highlighted the need for increased attention towards species that have vanished from scientific literature and proposed a new nomenclature in…”
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Old trees: Precious natural heritage on isolated islands by Xie, Chunping, Jim, C. Y.

“…Old trees on the South China Sea islands represent a unique and irreplaceable element of the region’s ecological heritage. Their resilience and critical role…”
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