Search results for " HABITAT"
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In situ conservation strategies of a threatened species: the case of Carex panormitana Guss. in Sicily
2014
Vegetation and habitats of Community interest of an isolated biotope of the “Gessoso-Solfifera” Formation (inland of Sicily): the Site of Community I…
2013
Phytosociology applied to conservation of protected areas of Palermo Mts. (North-Western Sicily): the Site of Community Importance “Capo Gallo” (ITA0…
2013
PLANT LANDSCAPE OF RAS DIMAS PENINSULA (GOVERNATORATE OF MONASTIR, CENTRAL COASTAL TUNISIA)
2014
The Ras Dimas lagoon lies along the coast of Central Tunisia (35°37'45.84"N, 11° 2'44.61"E), in the region of Sahel, about 20 km linear distance to the south from Monastir and about 160 km from Tunisi. The lagoon is made up by a sandy peninsula with white sands rich in limestone with fine granulometry, about 3 km long, up to 200 m wide and up to 2 m high, that contains about 120 hectares of sea. Previously this peninsula was regularly isolated from the continent forming the island of Edzira, in the last years, sea storms and the different streams course, likely caused by the restructuring of the Port of Bekalta, has given the actual configuration of a peninsula. In April 2013, as part of th…
Il progetto ECONET-COHAST. Strategie per la conservazione degli habitat costieri.
2007
PREFERENZE AMBIENTALI DELLA COMUNITÀ DI CHIROTTERI DI UN TERRITORIO RURALE SICILIANO
2008
Contribute to the knowledge of Tunisian amphibians: Notes on distribution, habitat features and phenology
2007
SULLA FAUNA AD OSTRACODI (CRUSTACEA: STRACODA) NON-MARINI RECENTI DI ALCUNE ISOLE DEL MEDITERRANEO CENTRALE: SICILIA,ARCIPELAGHI CIRCUM-SICILIANI E M…
2009
Le conoscenze relative alla fauna ad ostracodi delle acque interne dei paesi del Mediterraneo centro-meridionale risultano ad oggi piuttosto lacunose e frammentarie e per molte aree geografiche non sono disponibili studi organici né checklist aggiornate. Al fine di contribuire a colmare questo iato conoscitivo, nel periodo compreso tra il 2000 ed il 2008 sono stati realizzati una serie di campionamenti incentrati sugli ambienti acquatici ad idroperiodo temporaneo della Sicilia e di gran parte delle isole circum-siciliane; i risultati conseguiti con queste campagne di raccolta hanno consentito di ottenere un primo quadro d’insieme sulla attuale presenza e distribuzione dei Podocopida nell’ar…
Multiple stressors facilitate the spread of a non-indigenous bivalve in the Mediterranean Sea
2018
Aim The introduction of non‐indigenous species (NIS) via man‐made corridors connecting previously disparate oceanic regions is increasing globally. However, the environmental and anthropogenic factors facilitating invasion dynamics and their interactions are still largely unknown. This study compiles and inputs available data for the NIS bivalve Brachidontes pharaonis across the invaded biogeographic range in the Mediterranean basin into a species distribution model to predict future spread under a range of marine scenarios. Location Mediterranean Sea. Methods A systematic review produced the largest presence database ever assembled to inform the selection of biological, chemical and physic…
Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat
2016
The effects of ocean acidification (OA) on the structure and complexity of coastal marine biogenic habitat have been broadly overlooked. Here we explore how declining pH and carbonate saturation may affect the structural complexity of four major biogenic habitats. Our analyses predict that indirect effects driven by OA on habitat-forming organisms could lead to lower species diversity in coral reefs, mussel beds and some macroalgal habitats, but increases in seagrass and other macroalgal habitats. Available in situ data support the prediction of decreased biodiversity in coral reefs, but not the prediction of seagrass bed gains. Thus, OA-driven habitat loss may exacerbate the direct negativ…