scholarly journals Wolf (Dis)Protection in Spain: Exceptions to the Rules in the Bern Convention and in The Habitats Directive as a Conservation and Management Tool

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Fajardo del Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Management Tool ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Bern Convention ◽  
Conservation And Management

Faunistic Note. Fifty years later: the rediscovery of Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Odonata: Libellulidae) in Romania

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-113
Author(s):  
Cosmin Ovidiu Manci ◽  
Irinel Eugen Popescu
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Protected Species ◽  
The Carpathians ◽  
Council Directive ◽  
Bern Convention ◽  
Special Protection

Abstract Leucorrhinia pectoralis is included in the Bern Convention (Appendix II), the Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) (Annexes II and IV), the IUCN European Red List of Dragonflies, the IUCN Red List of Mediterranean Dragonflies and in the Red List of Dragonflies of the Carpathians. Typical environments for this species are peatlands, a habitat that is in decline and needs special protection throughout Europe. In the summer of 2014 we investigated ROSCI0247 “Tinovul Mare Poiana Stampei” and identified two males of Leucorrhinia pectoralis. At 4.5 km from this protected area, within the same period, we found several dozen individuals of L. pectoralis in a peat exploit area, called “Turbamin”, an example of human activities contributing accidentally to maintain a rare and protected species in nature.

scholarly journals Fish passages in South America: an overview of studied facilities and research effort

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nibelle A. Lira ◽  
Paulo S. Pompeu ◽  
Carlos S. Agostinho ◽  
Angelo A. Agostinho ◽  
Marlene Sofia Arcifa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Fish Passage ◽  
River Regulation ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Fish Migration ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fluvial Ecosystems ◽  
Conservation And Management

ABSTRACT River regulation has fragmented fluvial ecosystems in South America, affecting fish migration and dispersion dynamics. In response, authorities have installed fish passage facilities (FPF) to mitigate impacts. However, little is known about the geographical distribution of these facilities, and no synthesis of the research effort applied to understanding their functioning and limitations exists. To address this issue, our study gathered the available scientific literature about fishways in South America to provide an overview of studied FPF and associated research effort. We found 80 studies that investigated 25 FPF, mostly ladders installed in the upper reaches of large rivers, particularly in the Paraná River Basin. One important finding is that most facilities do not lead to upstream and/or downstream sites due to the presence of other dams with no FPF. Though the number of studies has increased over the past 10 years, there is no consistent trend towards increased research effort. Overall, studies have focused on the fishway itself (i.e. upstream passage), and rarely evaluated broader issues (i.e. habitat distribution, population dynamics, conservation and management success). Our research therefore identified technical limitations of past studies, and revealed important gaps in the knowledge of FPF as a management tool.

Brachytrupes megacephalus Lefèbvre, 1827 (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) in the Maltese Islands: notes on biogeography, behaviour, and habitat of populations in the central Mediterranean area and the Maghreb

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4975 (3) ◽  
pp. 544-560
Author(s):  
LOUIS F. CASSAR ◽  
ELISABETH CONRAD ◽  
CHARLES GALDIES
Keyword(s):  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Patch Occupancy ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
Bern Convention ◽  
Eu Habitats Directive ◽  
The Relationship

Brachytrupes megacephalus (Lefebvre, 1827) is of significant biogeographic importance. It occurs in Sicily and on some of the circum-Sicilian and Pelagian islands, as well as in the Maltese Islands, Sardinia and the Maghreb (notably but not exclusively, in Algeria and Tunisia, where it maintains populations in both coastal and desert regions). Within European territory, it occurs solely in Italy and Malta, where it is protected under the EU Habitats Directive and the Bern Convention. In northern Africa, the species is regarded as a polyphagous pest, particularly in Saharan locations. The present work is based on field observations, mostly from the Maltese Islands, that span more than three decades; it provides insights on spatial distribution, population trends and behaviour. In examining the relationship between the species’ frequency during its mating season and weather conditions, results suggest a weak yet statistically significant correlation between mating strategies and ambient meteorological conditions. Moreover, patch occupancy in spring and autumn varied considerably within a specified area of study, primarily due to competitive mating strategies employed in spring, with an occupancy ratio of approximately 1:6. To-date, the species is known from 13 locations, one in Gozo and 12 in Malta, of which some constitute the Ahrax promontory metapopulation. Connectivity between the Ahrax subpopulation cluster is discussed in the light of habitat and topographical characteristics. Contrasting findings on variances in behaviour between Maltese populations and other populations in Sicily and the Maghreb are discussed. Discernible behavioural disparities include the length of excavated tunnels during spring and summer/autumn seasons in the different geographical locations, attraction to artificial sources of light, and the degree of damage to crops across geographic regions. 

scholarly journals Plant cover of the landscape reserve «Tsetsyno» (city of Сhernivtsi)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-71
Author(s):  
Alla Tokaryuk ◽  
Illia Chorney ◽  
Vasyl Budzhak ◽  
Dmytro Iakushenko
Keyword(s):  
Plant Cover ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Beech Forests ◽  
Plant Area ◽  
Bern Convention ◽  
Green Book ◽  
Cypripedium Calceolus ◽  
Data Book ◽  
Regional Landscape ◽  
The City

The results of the syntaxonomical and ecological studies on plant cover at the landscape reserve «Tsetsyno» located within administrative boundaries of the city of Chernivtsi, are presented. Forest vegetation belongs to 3 associations, 2 alliances, 2 orders of the class Carpino-Fagetea sylvaticae Jakucs ex Passarge 1968. According to the synphytoindicational analysis, these communities are mesophytic, hemihydrocontrastophobic, subacidophilous, semieutrophic, nitrophilous, and hemiaerobic. In study area, communities belong to the alliance Fagion sylvaticae Luquet 1926 are prevail, and communities of the alliance Tilio-Acerion Klika 1955 are much rare. Two habitat types listed in Annex 1 of the Habitats Directive (9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests and 9180*Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines), аs well as one habitat listed in Resolution 4 of the Bern Convention (G1.6: Fagus woodland), are distinguished here. Moreover, 5 rare plant communities according to the Green Book of Ukraine (2009), are reported. Among vascular plants, 8 species belong to CITES, 1 species (Cypripedium calceolus L.) – to the Annex I of the Bern Convention, and 11 species – to the Red Data Book of Ukraine (2009). This landscape reserve is consider as an Important Plant Area (IPA) – Tsetsyno and is a part of the regional landscape park «Chernivetskyi» (Emerald Network Area UA 0000085). The results obtained confirm significant sozological value of the landscape reserve.

scholarly journals SYSTEMATIC POSITION AND VULNERABILITY OF SABANEJEWIA BALCANICA IN THE BALKAN AREA

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Alen Bajrić ◽  
Edina Hajdarević ◽  
Avdul Adrović
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Bern Convention ◽  
Balkan Area

UDK: 597.551.2(497) Sabanejewia balcanica is a fish species that belongs to Cobitidae family and it is the endemic of the Balkan Peninsula. It is present in the tributaries of the Danube and Aegean waters. Systematics of this species has experienced certain changes that are related to the systemic instability of the entire Cobitidae family, so there has been a change in the name of the genus of this species. The genus Sabanejewia was separated from the genus Cobitis in the last century, but this name was generally used much later. According to data of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, this species is still not endangered, but is assigned a status of least concern (LC). Sabanejewia balcanica is in the Annex II of the Habitats Directive and Annex III of the Bern Convention which basically require the protection of this species and its habitats. In the proposal to create a red list of fauna of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been concluded that there is not enough information on the population characteristics of this species. The aim of this article is to present data on exploration of Sabanejewia balcanica in the Balkan area as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, thereby contributing to the determination of its status of vulnerability and protection of its natural habitats.

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