scholarly journals NOTES ON SOME BRYOPHILOUS PEZIZALES (FUNGI) IN THE MEDITERRANEAN PART OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nedim Jukić ◽  
Smiljan Tomić ◽  
Marko Sabovljević ◽  
Nihad Omerović
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
The Mediterranean

Results from bryomycological field studies in the Mediterranean part of Bosnia and Herzegovina are reportedin the paper. Five bryophilous taxa of ascomycetes have been recorded on few locations aroundthe city of Neum and on the Klek peninsula. Three of them are new for the mycobiota of Bosnia andHerzegovina – Octospora gemmicola, Lamprospora miniata var. parvispora and Lamprospora miniatavar. ratisbonensis.Macromorphology and micro-characters with ecology, phenology and distribution patterns for eachspecies are presented and briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Diet profiles in a population sample from Mediterranean southern France

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Scali ◽  
Aurélia Richard ◽  
Mariette Gerber
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Prevention Policy ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Southern France ◽  
Poor Diet ◽  
The Mediterranean

AbstractObjectiveA Mediterranean diet quality index (MDQI) was devised to give an overall assessment of dietary habits and to identify groups at risk.DesignThe MDQI was based on scores given for selected levels of consumption of selected nutrients and foods.SettingMediterranean southern France.SubjectsThe sample included 473 men and 491 women in three age classes recruited at random.ResultsOnly 9.5% of men, 9.0% of women, 4.7% of 20–34 year old subjects, 6.6% of 35–54 year old subjects and 14.0% of 55–76 year old subjects were shown to have a healthy diet. However, 10.1% of men, 8.6% of women, 19.4% of 20–34 year old subjects, 10.2% of 35–54 year old subjects and 4.6% of 55–76 year old subjects were shown to have a poor diet. There were significantly fewer smokers among subjects with a good diet but the distribution of moderate wine drinkers was comparable between those with a good diet and those with a poor diet. Correspondence analysis associated a healthy diet with 55–76 year old men and women living in rural areas, who had received primary schooling only and who were manual workers. Both men and women with a poor MDQI score tended to be young and smokers. In addition, women with a poor MDQI tended to be heavy drinkers and obese.ConclusionsThis study showed that the Mediterranean model, which is generally recognized as a healthy diet, appears restricted to older people and to rural areas, whereas urbanized young people depart from it. A nutritional prevention policy targeted at young adults is required to encourage them to adhere to the Mediterranean model. Smoking and drinking showed different distribution patterns in the sample under study.

scholarly journals Distribution patterns and conservation status of Crocus species in Iran, one of the diversity centers of Crocus in the Middle East

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-168
Author(s):  
Melika Tabasi ◽  
Ahmadreza Mehrabian ◽  
Sadaf Sayadi
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Boundary Area ◽  
Universal Transverse Mercator ◽  
Western Asia

Abstract Assessing distribution patterns of valuable taxa plays an important role in the biodiversity conservation of these taxa. The genus Crocus L. (Iridaceae) comprises about 100 species that are distributed mainly in the Mediterranean region and western Asia. The present study purposed to assess the distribution patterns of Iranian Crocus species (including C. sativus L. and 8 wild species) and their conservation status in Iran as one of diversity centers of Crocus in the Middle East. A set of geographic distribution data was compiled through field studies, and reviews of herbarium specimens, iNaturalist, and various Flora. Localities were marked on geo-referenced maps (1/106) of Iran using ArcView version 3.2 (Esri, 2000). The distribution patterns of the taxa were mapped per 0.25° × 0.25° universal transverse Mercator grid cells (25 km2 with the exception of boundary area). Based on the species distribution (SDI) (33%) and species specialization (SSI) (44%) indices, those Iranian Crocus species that are threatened are mainly distributed in Irano-Turanian region. The mountainous ecosystems of Almeh and Western Alborz are important distribution centers of these taxa. Iranian Crocus species with SSI < 0.5 (C. almehensis, C. gilanicus, C. michelsonii, and C. caspius) have the highest conservation value.

scholarly journals Planting Cauliflower to a Stand with Precision Seeding

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 484-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina P. Bracy ◽  
Richard L. Parish ◽  
E.B. Moser
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Oleracea ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Plant Population ◽  
Seeding Method ◽  
Head Weight ◽  
Seed Spacing ◽  
Effect On Yield ◽  
Early Harvest

Field studies were conducted in Fall 1991 and 1992 to determine 1) if cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. Botrytis Group) could be precision-seeded to a stand without subsequent thinning and 2) the optimum seed spacing necessary to directly seed cauliflower to a stand. Seed spacings of 10, 20, and 30 cm at one seed per hill and 30 cm at two seeds per hill were evaluated for effect on yield, head weight, plant population, and early harvest percentage. As evaluated in the laboratory, seeder precision (accuracy) was good in regard to seed counts and spacing measurements at the various seed spacings. In the field, seeder precision varied in distribution patterns among seed spacings and years. Cauliflower directly seeded at one seed per hill and a 20-cm spacing produced yields and head weights similar to cauliflower seeded 10 cm apart and thinned to 30 cm—the seeding method currently used by some commercial operators.

scholarly journals Greening offshore wind with the Smart Wind Chart evaluation tool

Web Ecology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takvor Soukissian ◽  
Sofia Reizopoulou ◽  
Paraskevi Drakopoulou ◽  
Panagiotis Axaopoulos ◽  
Flora Karathanasi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farms ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Offshore Wind Farms ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Wind Potential ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Impact On Biodiversity

Abstract. The development of offshore wind farms (OWFs) and the establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs) comprise two main elements for the production of clean energy, and the simultaneous maintenance and protection of biodiversity in the Mediterranean and Black seas. Successful, efficient, and sustainable coupling of these two aspects presumes that the criteria for selecting suitable locations for the deployment of OWFs should not only include technical-engineering terms (e.g. high wind energy efficiency, bottom suitability, inland infrastructures) but also ecological–environmental considerations (e.g. the least possible impact on biodiversity, ecosystem functioning) and socio-economic aspects (e.g. effects on coastal and marine activities, development of marine spatial planning). In the context of the FP7 CoCoNet project, the integration between OWFs and MPAs is based on four main steps: (i) the identification of existing (networks of) MPAs focusing on the biodiversity distribution patterns and current legislation, (ii) the coupling of offshore wind potential within networks of MPAs, (iii) the evaluation of the knowledge gained up to date and the theoretical approaches at the two pilot sites of the Mediterranean and Black sea basins, and (iv) the development of the "Smart Wind Chart", a convenient and rational tool addressed to scientists and policy makers for the evaluation of maritime policy management schemes. The latter step comprises the core of this work.

scholarly journals Comparative field studies of various traps and attractants for the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) in fall

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Liaropoulos ◽  
G. Zervas ◽  
V. Mavraganis ◽  
T. Broumas ◽  
G. Tsiropoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ceratitis Capitata ◽  
Sex Attractant ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Mediterranean Fruit Fly ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Many ◽  
And Control

To clarify questions regarding the effectiveness of the many different types of traps and semiochemicals used for the monitoring and the control of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Τephrititae), seven trap types, four food attractants, one sex attractant and a combination of food and sex attractant, were evaluated under field conditions in orange orchards in fall. No major differences were observed between trap designs resembling the original McPhail glass trap. The plastic bottle trap of 1,5L volume, with four side openings for one-way fly entrance, proved very efficient when filled with a proteinaceous food attractant Ζ1. From the attractants, two of them, Ζ1 and Entomela showed the best performance. The combination of food and a sex attractant showed no significant synergistic effects on trap efficiency. The findings allow a better choice among trap types and attractants, available today in the market, for Medfly monitoring and control.

scholarly journals The Genus Corispermum L. (Amaranthaceae) in the Baltic States

Botanica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
Pēteris Evarts-Bunders ◽  
Gunta Evarte-Bundere ◽  
Maija Medne ◽  
Aiva Bojāre ◽  
Dana Krasnopoļska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Baltic Region ◽  
Baltic States ◽  
Distribution Dynamics ◽  
Herbarium Material ◽  
Gulf Of Riga ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Disturbed Habitats

AbstractThe paper presents the data on taxonomical diversity and distribution patterns and dynamics of the Corispermum species in the Baltic States over the last hundred years. Field studies and the herbarium material analyses were carried out. The distribution dynamics was analysed by comparing all known localities of the Corispermum species in two time periods: by 1990, and from 1991 to the present. Analysis of the herbarium material confirmed that currently there are four species in the Baltic States: Corispermum hyssopifolium, C. declinatum, C. intermedium and C. pallasii. The only endemic species to the Eastern Baltic Region, C. intermedium, is considered as typical for annual vegetation on embryonic shifting dunes and other coastal habitats. In Lithuania, this species is considered extinct or almost extinct, as has not been found for more than 30 years, only its hybrids with C. pallasii. The largest and most stable population of C. intermedium has been found on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Rīga in Latvia. Other species such as ephemerophytic C. hyssopifolium and C. declinatum also prefer dry and disturbed habitats. Both have become less frequent in recent years. However, potentially invasive C. pallasii has been observed in the region with increasing distribution dynamics. The Estonian and Latvian herbaria analysis confirmed that all specimens previously identified as C. algidum after re-examination were identified as C. pallasii or C. intermedium and more often as hybrid C. intermedium × C. pallasii.

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