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I TETTI VERDI DI TIPO ESTENSIVO: BIODIVERSITÀ AD ALTA QUOTA

2016

Le città sono state paragonate da Odum a degli organismi eterotrofi che basano la loro crescita ed espansione sull’uso indiscriminato di risorse e sono causa di perdita irreversibile e frammentazione degli habitat naturali. I tetti verdi rappresentano uno strumento essenziale di mitigazione e compensazione ambientale all’interno del tessuto urbano dove, l’alta densità edilizia e l’elevato disturbo antropico concedono poco spazio alle dinamiche naturali. In particolare, i tetti verdi per la biodiversità caratterizzati da mosaici di micro-habitat diversi e contigui tra loro, possano ospitare specie con caratteristiche morfo-funzionali diverse. L’approccio noto come habitat template, consiste …

Woodland key habitats : a key to effective conservation of forest biodiversity?

2011

Regional metacommunities in two coastal systems: spatial structure and drivers of plant assemblages

2014

Aim Biogeographical patterns in metacommunities are still poorly understood, and different processes are expected to occur in different habitats. We analysed the regional plant metacommunities of coastal habitats to test whether (1) the influence of space and climate differs between two habitats differentiated along the seashore–inland gradient, and (2) regional variation in species composition of these habitats can be ascribed to different metacommunity paradigms. Location The entire coast of the Iberian Peninsula, south-western Europe. Methods We collected data on the plant species composition of coastal sites on sand dunes across 3000 km of coastline. The sites were classified into two h…

The habitat monitoring under article 17 of the 92/43/eec Directive in Italy: the contribution of vegetation science

2016

The 4th National Report ex Art. 17 of the 92/43/EEC Directive in Italy (period 2013-2018) will try to fill a number of gaps still affecting the former versions of the Italian Reports, where territorial data were still missing for large parts of the country and the assessment was mostly based on the use of the expert opinion. Similar inconsistencies also emerged in other European countries (State of nature in the EU, EEA 2015). In order to reach this aim, a nationally shared protocol for monitoring the vegetation-based Annex I Habitats is currently under development. The most prominent issues addressed by the ongoing project are: i) fixing standardized, updated and scientifically grounded me…

Building a Paradise? : On the Quest for the Optimal Human Habitat

2017

Do humans have a natural habitat? If yes, is it the original habitat of early hominids or the most optimal environment for today’s humans? Are these two the same thing and, if not, what does ‘optimal habitat’ mean? I examine the concept of the optimal habitat from four viewpoints: 1) paradise; 2) urban design based on environmental psychology; 3) favorite places; and 4) environment as an invitation for action. I conclude that an optimal habitat is not a collection of more or less fixed elements but an environment that can be experienced as a beneficial feedback loop based on and responding to cognitive, emotional, aesthetic, and other needs. Different environments can prompt or hinder this …

Wpływ zanieczyszczeń komunikacyjnych na glebę i uprawną roślinność przydrożną

2014

Celem pracy było rozpoznanie wpływu zanieczyszczeń komunikacyjnych na glebę i roślinność uprawnianą przy pasie drogowym. Zanieczyszczenia te, to nie tylko spaliny, ale również pyły powstające w wyniku tarcia opon o nawierzchnie drogi, płyny wyciekające z nieszczelnych instalacji oraz śmieci wyrzucane przez kierowców w trakcie jazdy. Roślina bytująca w takim środowisku, jest narażona na liczne stresy i uszkodzenia. Główną przyczyną wpływającą niekorzystnie na rozwój roślin, a nawet powodującą ich śmierć, jest potęgujące się stale zanieczyszczenie powietrza, zwłaszcza w rejonach śródmiejskich jak i wzdłuż obciążonych tras komunikacyjnych. Na skutek używania soli do zwalczania gołoledzi, naraż…

Lauksaimniecības marginalizācijas ietekme uz aizsargājamo zālāju saglabāšanos Latvijā

2018

Maģistra darba mērķis - noskaidrot, kāda ir lauksaimniecības marginalizācijas ietekme uz aizsargājamo zālāju saglabāšanos Latvijā. Pētījums aptver visu Latviju. Izmantoti dabisko zālāju izplatības dati uz 2015. gadu un dati par lauksaimniecības zemju apsaimniekošanu 2017.gadā, kā arī augšņu kvalitātes dati. Datu analīze veikta 5 x5 km tīkla šūnā, analīzei izmantojot aprakstošo statistiku (Manna-Vitnija U-tests) un veikta daudzfaktoru regresijas analīze ar Tweedie modeļa datu sadalījumu. 2015.gadā Latvijā aizsargājamie zālāji aizņēma 0,77 % (50 156 ha) no valsts teritorijas. Bieži sastopamie biotopi valstī aizņem lielāko platību - 41 169 ha, bet retie un kompleksie biotopi aizņem, attiecīgi,…