scholarly journals FAUNISTIC DIVERSITY OF THE SPIDERS IN MONTENEGRO (ARACHNIDA: ARANEAE)

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 50-89
Author(s):  
Maria Naumova ◽  
Stoyan Lazarov ◽  
Christo Deltshev
Keyword(s):  
Spider Species ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Cave Fauna ◽  
Annotated Checklist

Although the European fauna of spiders is relatively well studied, in the Balkans still have places for which little or almost nothing is known, especially Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro. The spider fauna of Montenegro is still poorly known, and the number of relevant publications is very low, even with catalogs and quoted information is about 90. Only for the cave fauna has more in-depth observations. The aim of this study is to summarize and presents all available data of the spiders of Montenegro, both from the literature and from original records. A total of 144 spider species were collected and after incorporating literature reports, the number of identified species is 289, from 38 families. From them 84 species and two families are new for the country. The presented study provides the first annotated checklist and catalog of the spiders in Montenegro (as a result of a database with 1150 rows/records) with additional taxonomic and faunistic data.

scholarly journals An Annotated Checklist of the Spiders of Newfoundland

2005 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 254 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Pickavance ◽  
C. D. Dondale
Keyword(s):  
Introduced Species ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
Annotated Checklist

Since Hackman’s report in 1954 of 216 (adjusted from a total of 220 for apparent errors) spider species from Newfoundland, the total has grown by 68% to 363. An annotated checklist is presented. Of this total, 223 (c. 61%) are Nearctic, 119 (c. 33%) are Holarctic and 21 (c. 6%) are introduced. Comparisons are made with other Canadian spider faunas. The introduced species and the proportions of Linyphiidae, Lycosidae and Dictynidae are discussed.

scholarly journals MATERIALS TO THE SPIDER FAUNA (ARANEI) OF THE BYKOVA SHEYA SITE OF THE “GALICH’YA GORA” NATURE RESERVE (LIPETSK REGION, RUSSIA)

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
N. Yu. Polchaninova
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Pitfall Trapping ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
Calcareous Grasslands ◽  
Abandoned Field ◽  
Floodplain Meadow ◽  
Specific Species ◽  
Annotated Checklist

<p>A total of 73 spider species from 15 families were recorded from the Bykova Sheya site of the “Galich’ya Gora” Nature Reserve (Lipetsk Region, Russia) in April – August 2011–2012. The material was collected thorough pitfall-trapping and sweep-netting. Four habitats were investigated: abandoned field on the upper interfluves (31 spider species), stony slope with the typical vegetation of calcareous grasslands (28 species), slope with shrub and fob-bunchgrass vegetation (35 species), and a floodplain meadow (38 species). Hand collecting in a forest shelterbelt and on the riverbank added eight species to the list. Two families, Gnaphosidae (15 species) and Lycosidae (13 species) were the most species-rich. Four registered species are regionally rare (<em>Gnaphosa taurica</em>, <em>Berlandina cinerea,</em> <em>Eresus kollari </em>and<em> Alopecosa solitaria</em>); the latter two can be considered as specific species of the ‘Bykova Sheya’ site. An annotated checklist and a brief description of the spider assemblages of different habitats are given.</p>

Understanding Suicide Terrorism

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (04) ◽  
pp. 245-250
Author(s):  
A. Speckhard
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Suicide Terrorism ◽  
Terrorist Organizations ◽  
Global Migration ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Single Region ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
The World ◽  
Terrorist Groups

SummaryAs a terror tactic, suicide terrorism is one of the most lethal as it relies on a human being to deliver and detonate the device. Suicide terrorism is not confined to a single region or religion. On the contrary, it has a global appeal, and in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan it has come to represent an almost daily reality as it has become the weapon of choice for some of the most dreaded terrorist organizations in the world, such as ISIS and al-Qaeda. Drawing on over two decades of extensive field research in five distinct world regions, specifically the Middle East, Western Europe, North America, Russia, and the Balkans, the author discusses the origins of modern day suicide terrorism, motivational factors behind suicide terrorism, its global migration, and its appeal to modern-day terrorist groups to embrace it as a tactic.

The Balkans

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis P. Hupchick
Keyword(s):  
The Balkans

An annotated checklist of mesoplodont whale species (Cetacea, Ziphiidae) discovered during the nineteenth century

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. N. H. Waller
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Beaked Whale ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Annotated Checklist

Eight species of mesoplodont whales (genus Mesoplodon Gervais, 1850) named during the nineteenth century are based on valid descriptions. A checklist with the original description and type material for each of these species is provided. Additional data given may include type locality and illustrative sources, type material holding institution and type registration number(s). The only type specimen for which a record of external morphology was published relates to the 1803 stranding of Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens).

Increasing the Penetration of Primary Angioplasty in Europe

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzana Kaifoszova ◽  
Petr Widimsky ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Reperfusion Therapy ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is recommended by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) treatment guidelines as the preferred treatment for ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) whenever it is available within 90–120 minutes of the first medical contact. A survey conducted in 2008 in 51 ESC countries found that the annual incidence of hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction is around 1,900 patients per million population, with an incidence of STEMI of about 800 per million. It showed that STEMI patients’ access to reperfusion therapy and the use of PPCI or thrombolysis (TL) vary considerably between countries. Northern, western and central Europe already have well-developed PPCI services, offering PPCI to 60–90 % of all STEMI patients. Southern Europe and the Balkans are still predominantly using TL. Where this is the case, a higher proportion of patients are left without any reperfusion treatment. The survey concluded that a nationwide PPCI strategy results in more patients being offered reperfusion therapy. To address the inequalities in STEMI patients’ access to life-saving PPCI, and to support the implementation of the ESC STEMI treatment guidelines in Europe, the Stent for Life (SFL) Initiative was launched jointly by the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) and EuroPCR in 2008. National cardiac societies from Bulgaria, France, Greece, Serbia, Spain and Turkey signed the SFL Declaration at the ESC Congress in Barcelona in 2009. The aim of the SFL Initiative is to improve the delivery of, and STEMI patients’ access to, life-saving PPCI and thereby reduce mortality and morbidity. Currently, 10 national cardiac societies support the SFL Initiative in their respective countries. SFL national action programmes have been developed and are being implemented in several countries. The formation of regional PPCI networks involving emergency medical services, non-percutaneous coronary intervention hospitals and PPCI centres is considered to be a critical success factor in implementing PPCI services effectively. This article describes examples of how SFL countries are progressing in implementing their national programmes, thus increasing PPCI penetration in Europe.

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