Latest Books from Advanced Books Latest 26 Books from Advanced Books https://ab.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:59:58 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://ab.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Books from Advanced Books https://ab.pensoft.net/ Weather stations for biodiversity: a comprehensive approach to an automated and modular monitoring system https://ab.pensoft.net/article/119534/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e119534

Authors: J. Wolfgang Wägele, Georg F. Tschan

Abstract: Weather stations for biodiversity: a comprehensive approach to an automated and modular monitoring system

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Monograph Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:14:16 +0200
Agromyzidae (Diptera) Plant Pests https://ab.pensoft.net/article/108410/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e108410

Authors: Owen Lonsdale, Sean T Murphy, Sonja J Scheffer

Abstract: Damage from species of Agromyzidae (Diptera) on their plant host(s) is caused mostly by internal larval feeding, but additional damage can arise from female oviposition and feeding punctures, which results in structural damage, the vectoring of viruses and pathogenic fungi, and the exposure of tissue to secondary infection. Many plants of agricultural and ornamental importance are attacked in the field and in glasshouses, and while fly populations are normally kept in check by hymenopterous parasitoids, they sometimes occur in large enough numbers to affect yield and may destroy entire crops. Species affecting crops may be specialists on one host or a larger number of related hosts, but only 16 species in the genera Liriomyza Mik, Phytomyza Fallén and Tropicomyia Spencer are polyphagous, occurring on many hosts in a wide range of families. The threat of these flies is compounded by increasing insecticide resistance and the ease by which polyphagous species can multiply on weeds around growing areas or on alternate crops. All species are also readily spread through trade on their host plant or in soil, causing some species to become globally invasive, with some being of quarantine concern. Since understanding these pests is integral to their control, the objective of the present study is to provide an overview of agromyzid biology, ecology and agricultural importance. Detailed consideration is additionally provided for 26 major pests of special concern. These include eight species of the subfamily Agromyzinae [Agromyza frontella (Rondani); A. megalopsis Hering; A. parvicornis Loew; Melanagromyza sojae (Zehntner), Ophiomyia phaseoli (Tyron), O. simplex (Loew), O. spencerella (Greathead), and Tropicomyia theae (Cotes)] and 18 species of the subfamily Phytomyzinae [Amauromyza flavifrons (Meigen), Liriomyza brassicae (Riley), L. bryoniae (Kaltenbach), L. chinensis (Kato), L. congesta (Becker), L. huidobrensis (Blanchard), L. langei Frick, L. sativae Blanchard, L. strigata (Meigen), L. trifolii (Burgess), Phytobia cambii (Hendel), Phytomyza gymnostomaLoew, P. horticola Goureau, P. ilicicola Loew, P. ilicis Curtis, P. nigra Meigen, P. rufipes Meigen, and P. syngenesiae (Hardy)]. For each of these species, an overview of contemporary knowledge is provided for identification and diagnosis, global distribution, hosts plant(s), host damage, biology, and means of movement and dispersal. To aid in control, early warning systems, and means of field monitoring and management are provided.

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Monograph Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:33:45 +0300
Biodiversity Biobanking – a Handbook on Protocols and Practices https://ab.pensoft.net/article/101876/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e101876

Authors: Carolina Corrales, Jonas J Astrin

Abstract: We are today confronted with an unprecedented, ever-increasing rate of global biodiversity decline at the ecosystem, the species, and the genetic level, with yet unforeseeable consequences for both our planet and humankind.To mitigate the underlying anthropogenic processes, political action is overdue, informed by science. At the same time, the scientific community is called upon as a major player on another front: as a response to current and expected biodiversity loss and environmental degradation, we need to promptly and drastically ramp up efforts regarding ex-situ conservation and regarding the archival of molecular samples. Key infrastructures in this process are biobanks (see, e.g., Jarman et al. 2018; Ryder and Onuma 2018; Colella et al. 2020; Angeles and Catap 2022).

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Monograph Wed, 8 Mar 2023 11:42:39 +0200
Molecular identification of plants: from sequence to species https://ab.pensoft.net/article/98875/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e98875

Authors: Hugo de Boer, Marcella Orwick Rydmark, Brecht Verstraete, Barbara Gravendeel

Abstract: This book seeks to provide a practical overview of all aspects of relevance in the field of molecular identification of plants. The first section, “From sample to DNA”, provides information on how to set up an experiment, how to design the best sampling protocol, and how to extract DNA from different substrates. The second section, “From DNA to sequence or identification”, gives an overview of the methods that can be used. The final section, “From identification to application”, shows what kind of scientific questions that can be addressed or which applications with relevance for society are possible with plant identification. This book is meant for people with previous experience who want to bring themselves up to date with the latest techniques, but also for early stage researchers who need a first overview of the available options. We hope that this book will be a useful tool for both science and education.

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Monograph Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:30:00 +0200
ACARORUM CATALOGUS X. Trombidiformes, Prostigmata, Superfamilia Labidostommatoidea (Labidostommatidae), Superfamilia Eupodoidea, (Eupodidae, Dendrochaetidae, Rhagidiidae, Eriorhynchidae, Pentapalpidae, Penthalodidae, Penthaleidae, Proterorhagiidae, Strandtmanniidae), Superfamilia Tydeoidea, Ereynetidae, Superfamily Paratydeoidea, Paratydeidae, Superfamilia Anystoidea, (Anystidae, Erythracaridae, Teneriffiidae, Pseudocheylidae, Stigmocheylidae), Superfamilia Caeculoidea (Caeculidae), Superfamilia Adamystoidea (Adamystidae), Superfamilia Pomerantzioidea (Pomerantziidae) https://ab.pensoft.net/article/68612/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e68612

Authors: Petar Beron

Abstract: This is the last volume of the series Acarorum Catalogus. We tried to follow the system generally accepted. After the publication of the first volume of the series (Erytraeoidea, Calyptostomatoidea) in 2008 appeared a comprehensive treatment of mites (Manuel of Acarology III of Krantz & Walter, Eds. 2009), in which many changes in the system of Acari are proposed. Acariformes are already a superorder, Prostigmata – suborder, but within the order Trombidiformes.Here is treated first the infraorder Labidostommatina with its only superfamily Labidostommatoidea and the only family Labidostommatidae with five genera and 75 species. The other infraorder, treated in the present volume (Eupodoidea) includes the superfamily Eupodoidea with nine families, including five described after 1979. Treated are also the superfamilies Tydeoidea (fam. Ereynetidae), Paratydeoidea (Paratydeidae), Anystoidea (five families), Caeculoidea (Caeculidae), Adamystoidea (Adamystidae), and Pomerantzioidea (Pomerantziidae). In this volume are analysed 230 genera and 967 species of mites.This last volume of the series Acarorum Catalogus ends with an update of the former nine volumes. Added to these volumes are another genera and species.

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Monograph Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0200
ACARORUM CATALOGUS IX. Acariformes, Acaridida, Schizoglyphoidea (Schizoglyphidae), Histiostomatoidea (Histiostomatidae, Guanolichidae), Canestrinioidea (Canestriniidae, Chetochelacaridae, Lophonotacaridae, Heterocoptidae), Hemisarcoptoidea (Chaetodactylidae, Hyadesiidae, Algophagidae, Hemisarcoptidae, Carpoglyphidae, Winterschmidtiidae) https://ab.pensoft.net/article/68613/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e68613

Authors: Petar Beron

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Monograph Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:15:00 +0200
A practical guide to DNA-based methods for biodiversity assessment https://ab.pensoft.net/article/68634/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e68634

Authors: Kat Bruce, Rosetta Blackman, Sarah J. Bourlat, Ann Micaela Hellström, Judith Bakker, Iliana Bista, Kristine Bohmann, Agnès Bouchez, Rein Brys, Katie Clark, Vasco Elbrecht, Stefano Fazi, Vera Fonseca, Bernd Hänfling, Florian Leese, Elvira Mächler, Andrew R. Mahon, Kristian Meissner, Kristel Panksep, Jan Pawlowski, Paul Schmidt Yáñez, Mathew Seymour, Bettina Thalinger, Alice Valentini, Paul Woodcock, Michael Traugott, Valentin Vasselon, Kristy Deiner

Abstract: DNA-based methods for species detection and identification have revolutionised our ability to assess biodiversity in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Starting from the seminal study that used eDNA to detect invasive american bullfrogs in France (Gentile Francesco Ficetola et al. 2008)), research conducted over the last decade has demonstrated the power of these approaches for surveying a wide range of species and groups. Early applications included the use of eDNA to monitor Asian Carp in the USA (Jerde et al. 2013). Following heavy scrutiny, the method was eventually adopted, and is still employed today by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). A flurry of research followed, with tests designed for many threatened and invasive species including New zealand mudsnails (Goldberg et al. 2013), american crayfish (Geerts et al. 2018), gammarids (R. Blackman et al. 2017), and great crested newts (Biggs et al. 2015). The great crested newt eDNA test has been employed for regulatory monitoring in the UK since 2014. During the same time period, there was a proliferation of research studies that used high-throughput sequencing approaches to describe whole communities of organisms from mixed species and environmental samples, using an approach termed DNA metabarcoding (Taberlet et al. 2012).

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Monograph Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0200
Species composition and distribution of the dipterans (Insecta: Diptera) in Bulgaria https://ab.pensoft.net/article/68616/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e68616

Authors: Zdravko Hubenov

Abstract: A total of 5038 species of order Diptera (Nematocera – 1672 species, Brachycera – 3366 species), belonging to 110 families, has been established in Bulgaria so far. The families Chironomidae (327 species – 6.5%) of Nematocera and Tachinidae (425 species – 8.4%) of Brachycera are the most numerous. The distribution of dipterans in the different regions of Bulgaria is presented. The vertical distribution of the families is considered. The greatest number of species has been found in the zone of the xerothermic oak forests (3362 species – 66.7%). The dipterous fauna can be divided into 2 main groups: 1) species with Mediterranean type of distribution (515 species – 10.2%) – more thermophilic and distributed mainly in the southern parts of the Palaearctic and the lower parts of the mountains; 2) species with Palaearctic and Eurosiberian type of distribution (4377 species – 87.2%) – more eurybiontic and widely distributed in the Palaearctic. The endemic species are 128 (2.5%). The distribution of the zoogeographical categories in the separate vegetation belts of Bulgaria is scrutinized. Of the established species, 61 are pests on the forestry or agriculture and 75 species have a human or veterinary medical significance. The bibliography contains 1374 publications.

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Monograph Thu, 9 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0300
The Postglacial Vegetation History in Southwestern Bulgaria https://ab.pensoft.net/article/68615/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e68615

Authors: Spassimir Tonkov

Abstract: This book presents the results from the palynological and paleoecological studies conducted with my participation in Southwestern Bulgaria during the period 1985-2020. The study area has always played a key role in the investigation of the Late Quaternary vegetation history in Bulgaria since the middle of the past century. With the development of the research methods (pollen analysis, determination of plant macrofossils, radiocarbon dating, sediment analysis, computer software, etc.) in the last decades it turned out to be a challenge for me to evaluate critically again and synthesize the paleoecological information. In my opinion, such approach allows to reveal in more details the general trends of the postglacial vegetation development for the last 18000-15000 years, and to take also into account the role of humans in transforming the natural environment after the establishment of agriculture and the practice of stockbreeding in this part of the country along the Struma river.The content is organized in several chapters starting with introductory notes on the scientific importance and the main purpose of research in the study area, a brief assessment of previous investigations, and a short review of the research techniques applied. The subsequent chapters present the original paleoecological data and the vegetation reconstruction for each montane area in uniform way, starting with the high mountains Rila and Pirin, the Konyavska and the lower west border Osogovo, Maleshevska, Vlahina and Belasitsa mountains. Then follows a summary of the human occupation and the millennial anthropogenic impact on the vegetation cover and the environment since the Neolithic epoch. The final chapter presents to the audience the main conclusions and specifics of the postglacial vegetation history in Southwestern Bulgaria.

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Monograph Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:45:00 +0300
ACARORUM CATALOGUS VIII. Trombidiformes, Prostigmata, Superfamilia Cheyletoidea (Cheyletidae, Psorergatidae, Demodecidae, Harpyrhynchidae, Syringophilidae), Superfamilia Cloacaroidea (Cloacaridae, Epimyodicidae) https://ab.pensoft.net/article/69591/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e69591

Authors: Petar Beron

Abstract: ACARORUM CATALOGUS VIII

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Monograph Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:48:36 +0300
ACARORUM CATALOGUS VII. Trombidiformes, Prostigmata, Raphignathoidea (Fam. Barbutiidae, Caligonellidae, Camerobiidae, Cryptognathidae, Dasythyreidae, Dytiscacaridae, Eupalopsellidae, Homocaligidae, Mecognathidae, Raphignathidae, Stigmaeidae, Xenocaligonellididae) https://ab.pensoft.net/article/55087/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e55087

Authors: Petar Beron

Abstract: The 7th volume of my series “Acarorum Catalogus” concerns the mite superfamily Raphignathoidea. The 12 families of this superfamily consist of 69 genera and some 1087 species and are being studied intensely, particularly by acarologists from China, South Africa, Turkey, Iran, Crimea and other countries or areas. Some members of the Raphignathoidea are suitable for biological pest control (Gerson & Smiley 1990, Gerson, Smiley & Ochoa, 2003).

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Monograph Thu, 4 Jun 2020 15:25:00 +0300
ACARORUM CATALOGUS VI. Order Mesostigmata. Gamasina: Dermanyssoidea (Rhinonyssidae, Spinturnicidae) https://ab.pensoft.net/article/54206/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e54206

Authors: Petar Beron

Abstract: The sixth volume of this series "Acarorum Catalogus" is devoted to the families Rhinonyssidae and Spinturnicidae of the superfamily Dermanyssoidea. About 555 species are listed therein, with synonymies and citations in various papers. The book also contains a list of by-country distributions, type localities and lists of authors who published on any known species of Rhinonyssidae and Spinturnicidae. There are also lists including hosts of these mites. The bibliographies consist of 475 titles (Rhinonyssidae) and 430 titles (Spinturnicidae).

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Monograph Thu, 4 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0300
Biogeographic Atlas of the Deep NW Pacific Fauna https://ab.pensoft.net/article/51315/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e51315

Authors: Hanieh Saeedi, Angelika Brandt

Abstract: Human actions, motivated by social and economic driving forces, generate various pressures on biodiversity, such as habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change, land use related disturbance patterns, or species invasions that have an impact on biodiversity from the genetic to the ecosystem level. Each of these factors acts at characteristic scales, and the scales of social and economic demands, of environmental pressures, of biodiversity impacts, of scientific analysis, and of governmental responses do not necessarily match. However, management of the living world will be effective only if we understand how problems and solutions change with scale. SCALES (http://www.scales-project.net), a research project lasting for five years from May 2009 to July 2014, was seeking for ways to build the issue of scale into policy and decision-making and biodiversity management. It has greatly advanced our knowledge of how anthropogenic and natural processes interact across scales and affect biodiversity and it has evaluated in a very practical way how this knowledge can be used to improve the scale-sensitivity and effectiveness of policy instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. During the project we have especially emphasized approaches that utilize existing biodiversity databases as they are the most widely available information in applied biodiversity conservation. We also tried to integrate the most appropriate assessment tools and policy instruments into a coherent framework to support biodiversity conservation across spatial and temporal scales. While the guidelines, practical solutions and special tools are presented as a special web based portal at a central place, the SCALETOOL (http://scales.ckff.si/scaletool/), the scientific outcome is widely spread over the scientific literature in regional and international journals. With the SCALES book we want to bundle the main results of SCALES in a comprehensive manner and present it in a way that is usable not only for pure scientists but also for people making decisions in administration, management, policy or even business and NGOs; to people who are more interested in the “practical” side of this issue. Yrjö Haila, Tampere

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Monograph Fri, 29 May 2020 10:40:01 +0300
Synopsis of adventive species of Coleoptera (Insecta) recorded from Canada. Part 5: Chrysomeloidea (Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, and Megalopodidae) https://ab.pensoft.net/article/50613/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e50613

Authors: Jan Klimaszewski, E. Richard Hoebeke, David W. Langor, Hume B. Douglas, Lech Borowiec, H.E.James Hammond, Anthony Davies, Caroline Bourdon, Karine Savard

Abstract: Synopsis of adventive species of Coleoptera (Insecta) recorded from Canada. Part 5: Chrysomeloidea (Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, and Megalopodidae)

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Monograph Mon, 3 Feb 2020 11:30:00 +0200
Отчет о научных исследованиях, поддерживаемых Королевским обществом защиты птиц Великобритании в заповеднике Койтендаг (Восточный Туркменистан) https://ab.pensoft.net/article/47154/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e47154

Authors: Джефф Уэлч, Павел Стоев

Abstract: Вся работа в Туркменистане, подробно описанная в настоящем докладе, проведена в рамках меморандума о взаимопонимании между Министерством сельского хозяйства и охраны окружающей среды Туркменистана и Королевским обществом охраны птиц (RSPB) в рамках проекта “Улучшение состояния птиц и биоразнообразия в Туркменистане”.

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Report Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:29:05 +0300
An Atlas of Sphagnum-Dwelling Testate Amoebae in Bulgaria https://ab.pensoft.net/article/38685/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e38685

Authors: Milcho Todorov, Nikola Bankov

Abstract: An Atlas of Sphagnum-Dwelling Testate Amoebae in Bulgaria

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Monograph Wed, 7 Aug 2019 14:39:59 +0300
The Code Decoded https://ab.pensoft.net/article/38075/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e38075

Authors: Nicholas Turland

Abstract: This second edition of The Code Decoded is a user’s guide to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, specifically the Shenzhen Code of 2018. The author has tried to create a text that is reasonably clear and simple, but not oversimplified, using plain language as far as possible, and explaining necessary technical terms. The chapters are arranged so that the guide may be used for quick reference, e.g. important dates for certain rules, how to publish a new name, how to find the correct name for a taxon, how to designate a type, how to propose a name for conservation or rejection, or even how to try to change the Code itself. Again with quick reference in mind, the text uses subheadings, boxes, bulleted lists, tables, figures, and boldface key words. This edition has been augmented by much new content and is fully updated to be compatible with the Shenzhen Code.

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Monograph Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:28:31 +0300
A report of RSPB-supported scientific research at Koytendag State Nature Reserve, East Turkmenistan https://ab.pensoft.net/article/37858/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e37858

Authors: Geoff Welch, Pavel Stoev

Abstract: Situated in the extreme south-east of Turkmenistan, on the international border with Uzbekistan and close to the border with Afghanistan, Koytendag presents one of the most distinctive landscapes in Central Asia – see figures 4 and 5. The state nature reserve and wildlife sanctuaries that form the site extend from the hot, dry semi-desert plains of the Amudarya valley to the snow-capped peaks of Airy-baba. Rising to 3,137 m, this is the highest mountain in Turkmenistan. The Koytendag ridge (former Kugitang or Kugitangtaw) is a continuation of the Gissar ridge, itself the south-western end of the Pamir-Alay mountain range – a mountain chain that extends for over 800 kms from the Pamirs to the Tien-Shan with more than thirty-five peaks over 5,000 m.

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Report Wed, 3 Jul 2019 15:46:11 +0300
Introduction to Access and Benefit-Sharing and the Nagoya Protocol: What DNA Barcoding Researchers Need to Know https://ab.pensoft.net/article/22579/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e22579

Authors: Kate Davis, Alex Borisenko

Abstract: Research and knowledge development are critical to understand the complexity of Life on Earth and to make sound decisions on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. In many parts of the world, however, we are faced with technical, scientific, and legal challenges to conduct such research and achieve the Convention’s three goals, including facilitation of access to, and sharing the benefits arising from utilization of genetic resources, effectively.

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Monograph Thu, 7 Dec 2017 12:57:16 +0200
Monitoring of Insects with Public Participation. Layman’s Report https://ab.pensoft.net/article/22169/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e22169

Authors: Marco Bardiani, Sonke Hardersen, Lara Redolfi De Zan, Michela Maura, Fabio Mosconi, Emiliano Mancini, Gloria Antonini, Alessandro Campanaro, Franco Mason

Abstract: Although Italy hosts a very important part of Europe’s biodiversity, at the same time however many species are threatened. The Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), one of the pillars of European nature conservation, safeguards biodiversity through the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. It imposes to maintain or restore a favourable conservation status of habitats and populations. A further important obligation deriving from this Directive is the set-up of a European ecological network of special areas of conservation, entitled Natura 2000. Additionally, the Habitats Directive requires the Member States to carry out monitoring to determine the conservation status of the protected habitats and species. The Directive lists a total of 117 species of insects; of these 49 species are present in Italy. However, there is still no nationally accepted and widely applied monitoring system for these insects. In addition, for many insect species listed in the Habitats Directive, the current knowledge of their distribution in Italy is fragmentary and many records are outdated.

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Monograph Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:54:55 +0300
Linee Guida per il monitoraggio dei coleotteri saproxilici protetti in Europa https://ab.pensoft.net/article/21672/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e21672

Authors: Giuseppe Maria Carpaneto, Paolo A. Audisio, Marco Bologna, Pio Federico Roversi, Franco Mason

Abstract: Italiano

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Collection of Papers Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:32:33 +0300
Monitoraggio di Insetti con la Partecipazione Pubblica. Layman’s Report https://ab.pensoft.net/article/22223/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e22223

Authors: Marco Bardiani, Sonke Hardersen, Lara Redolfi De Zan, Michela Maura, Fabio Mosconi, Emiliano Mancini, Gloria Antonini, Alessandro Campanaro, Franco Mason

Abstract: L’Italia possiede un immenso patrimonio naturale, ma molte specie si trovano in condizioni di criticità. La Direttiva Habitat (92/43/CEE), uno dei pilastri della politica Europea per la conservazione della natura, ha come scopo la salvaguardia della biodiversità mediante la tutela degli habitat naturali, nonché della flora e della fauna selvatiche. A tal fine la Direttiva ha istituito una rete ecologica europea, chiamata Rete Natura 2000, e stabilisce che ogni Stato deve assicurare il mantenimento o il ripristino, in uno stato di conservazione soddisfacente, degli habitat e delle specie elencati nei suoi allegati. Per accertare lo stato di conservazione di questi habitat e specie la Direttiva richiede agli Stati membri di garantire il loro monitoraggio. A livello Europeo, la Direttiva ha elencato 117 specie di insetti; di queste, 49 sono presenti in Italia. Tuttavia, non esiste ancora un sistema di monitoraggio per questi insetti, accettato e applicato su scala nazionale. Inoltre per molte specie di insetti elencati nella Direttiva Habitat anche l’attuale conoscenza della loro distribuzione in Italia è molto lacunosa perché molte segnalazioni sono storiche.

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Monograph Sat, 30 Sep 2017 11:01:28 +0300
Mapping Ecosystem Services https://ab.pensoft.net/article/12837/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e12837

Authors: Benjamin Burkhard, Joachim Maes

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Collection of Papers Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:23:03 +0300
Flora of Northumberland and Durham https://ab.pensoft.net/article/4002/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e4002

Authors: Nathaniel John Winch

Abstract: Flora of Northumberland and Durham

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Revisionary Monograph Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:20:54 +0300
Scaling in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation https://ab.pensoft.net/article/1169/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e1169

Authors: Klaus Henle, Simon Potts, William Kunin, Yiannis Matsinos, Jukka Simila, John Pantis, Vesna Grobelnik, Lyubomir Penev, Josef Settele

Abstract: Human actions, motivated by social and economic driving forces, generate various pressures on biodiversity, such as habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change, land use related disturbance patterns, or species invasions that have an impact on biodiversity from the genetic to the ecosystem level. Each of these factors acts at characteristic scales, and the scales of social and economic demands, of environmental pressures, of biodiversity impacts, of scientific analysis, and of governmental responses do not necessarily match. However, management of the living world will be effective only if we understand how problems and solutions change with scale. SCALES (http://www.scales-project.net), a research project lasting for five years from May 2009 to July 2014, was seeking for ways to build the issue of scale into policy and decision-making and biodiversity management. It has greatly advanced our knowledge of how anthropogenic and natural processes interact across scales and affect biodiversity and it has evaluated in a very practical way how this knowledge can be used to improve the scale-sensitivity and effectiveness of policy instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. During the project we have especially emphasized approaches that utilize existing biodiversity databases as they are the most widely available information in applied biodiversity conservation. We also tried to integrate the most appropriate assessment tools and policy instruments into a coherent framework to support biodiversity conservation across spatial and temporal scales. While the guidelines, practical solutions and special tools are presented as a special web based portal at a central place, the SCALETOOL (http://scales.ckff.si/scaletool/), the scientific outcome is widely spread over the scientific literature in regional and international journals. With the SCALES book we want to bundle the main results of SCALES in a comprehensive manner and present it in a way that is usable not only for pure scientists but also for people making decisions in administration, management, policy or even business and NGOs; to people who are more interested in the “practical” side of this issue. Yrjö Haila, Tampere

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Collection of Papers Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:13:05 +0300
Flora Malesiana. Series I - Seed Plants, Volume 14. Myristicaceae https://ab.pensoft.net/article/1141/ Advanced Books

DOI: 10.3897/ab.e1141

Authors: Willem de Wilde

Abstract: Flora Malesiana. Series I, Volume 14 (2000) iv + 1-634, by W.J.J.O. de Wilde (edited by P. F. Stevens), published by the Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Universiteit Leiden branch, The Netherlands, under the auspices of Foundation Flora Malesiana. ISBN 90-71236-47-1 Contains the taxonomic revision of one family, Myristicaceae, for Malesia, i.e. the area covering the countries Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea. W.J.J.O. de Wilde, Myristicaceae, pp. 1-622. A pantropical family of trees, in Malesia represented by six genera: Endocomia (4 species), Gymnacranthera (6), Horsfieldia (97), Knema (75, only one species in New Guinea), Myristica (152, of which the majority endemic to New Guinea), and Paramyristica (1, Papua New Guinea). Altogether there are 335 species of the family in the Malesian area. Some species are of economic importance, for instance Myristica fragrans, nutmeg. The general part consists of 28 pages and also includes paragraphs on vegetative anatomy by P. Baas & J. Koster, on palynology by R.W.J.M. van der Ham, and on phytochemistry and chemotaxonomy by R. Hegnauer. Myristicaceae are dioecious. In addition to the general keys, mainly based on male specimens, also regional keys are given for the larger genera Horsfieldia, Knema, and Myristica, based on female (fruiting) specimens. For each species full references, synonymy, keys to infraspecific taxa, diagnostic descriptions, field-notes, distribution, and annotations regarding relationships or differences with resembling species are presented. Genera and species are arranged alpha-betically. This treatment is illustrated with 94 line drawings (many full-page), 6 maps, and 4 pages with colour photographs* (inserted after p. 8). Index to scientific plant names of taxa treated in this volume (accepted names and synonyms) on pp. 623-632. Lists of revised families in Flora Malesiana on pp. 633-634. ^ Footnote *) The grant of the Dr. Hendrik Muller's Vaderlandsch Fonds, The Hague, for the reproduction and inclusion of the colour photographs, is gratefully acknowledged.

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