The praying mantises of the Maltese Islands: distribution and ecology (Mantodea)

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-348
Author(s):  
Thomas Cassar
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Mantis Religiosa ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Distribution And Ecology ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

This study presents a species account of the mantises of the Maltese Islands, including notes on the ecology and distribution of each species. A total of three species are known to exist locally; Ameles spallanzania (Rossi, 1792), Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) and Rivetina baetica Rambur, 1839. The presence of Ameles decolor (Charpentier, 1825) cannot be confirmed by any recently collected material, but the species is not excluded from the Maltese entomofauna. Two doubtful records are also discussed. All species present in the archipelago are typically found in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean basin.

scholarly journals Cultivation of Vitis vinifera L. in the light of former publications and today in Poland

2014 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Krystyna Pudelska ◽  
Margot Dudkiewicz ◽  
Paweł Krawiec
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Vitis Vinifera ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Vitis Vinifera L ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Ancient Civilizations ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

In the countries of the Mediterranean Basin viticulture has been dealt with for centuries. It was known to the ancient civilizations of the Middle East and grapevines were widely planted in Greece and Rome. The vineyard was part of the utility garden, usually occupying large areas and at the same time being a connection with the landscape. Creeper vine was also used in decorative gardens as an ornamental plant for various types of buildings and garden structures. The Polish tradition of planting vineyards dates back to the Middle Ages and is mainly associated with the activities of monks, although it was not as common as in the countries of southern Europe. However, in Polish gardening literature and in the literature that describes the development of the art of gardening, you can find lots of tips on how to grow grapevines, their varieties and the descriptions of the vineyards.

Genetic variation of Heterobasidion abietinum in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 270-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Luchi ◽  
D. Paffetti ◽  
K. Korhonen ◽  
J. Hantula ◽  
P. Capretti
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

scholarly journals Chromosome number of elatine gussonei (sommier) brullo (elatinaceae) and its distribution on the maltese islands

2014 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 267-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kalinka ◽  
Stephen Mifsud ◽  
Agnieszka Popiela ◽  
Magdalena Achrem
Keyword(s):  
Chromosome Number ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Diploid Number ◽  
Karyological Study ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Karstic Limestone ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Abstract Elatine gussonei (Sommier) Brullo is an endemic species, with a distribution restricted to the central part of the Mediterranean Basin (Maltese islands, Lampedusa, southern part of Sicily). This hydrophyte grows in rainwater pools and cavities in karstic limestone. Although the morphology has been well studied, no karyological study has been carried out, and hence this work brings the first chromosome data for the Maltese-pelago endemic E. gussonei.We have found a diploid number of 54 chromosomes in E. gussonei, which differs from the chromosome number of most of Elatine species (2n = 36). Additionally, this account gives a recent distribution of the species on the Maltese islands.

Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua M. White
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Comprehensive Examination ◽  
Legal Space ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time ◽  
Eastern Half ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the shape and impact of piracy in the eastern half of the Mediterranean and the Ottoman Empire’s administrative, legal, and diplomatic response. In the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, piracy had a tremendous effect on the formation of international law, the conduct of diplomacy, the articulation of Ottoman imperial and Islamic law, and their application in Ottoman courts. Piracy and Law draws on research in archives and libraries in Istanbul, Venice, Crete, London, and Paris to bring the Ottoman state and Ottoman victims into the story for the first time. It explains why piracy exploded after the 1570s and why the Ottoman state was largely unable to marshal an effective military solution even as it responded dynamically in the spheres of law and diplomacy. By focusing on the Ottoman victims, jurists, and officials who had to contend most with the consequences of piracy, Piracy and Law reveals a broader range of piratical practitioners than the Muslim and Catholic corsairs who have typically been the focus of study and considers their consequences for the Ottoman state and those who traveled through Ottoman waters. This book argues that what made the eastern half of the Mediterranean basin the Ottoman Mediterranean, more than sovereignty or naval supremacy—which was ephemeral—was that it was a legal space. The challenge of piracy helped to define its contours.

Unfinished and Less Authored Texts

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew D. C. Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Late Antiquity ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Written Texts ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Jewish Writers

The concept of textual unfinishedness played a role in a wide variety of cultures and contexts across the Mediterranean basin in antiquity and late antiquity. Chapter 2 documents examples of Greek, Roman, and Jewish writers reflecting explicitly in their own words about unfinished texts. Many writers claimed to have written unfinished texts on purpose for specific cultural reasons, while others claimed to have written texts that slipped out of their hands somehow with their permission.

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