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Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca (Xfp), has attacked the olive trees in Southern Italy with severe impacts on the olive agro-ecosystem. To reduce both the Xfp cell concentration and the disease symptom, a bio-fert...
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Zone Umide della Capitanata, located in the northeastern part of the Apulia Region, is one of the most extensive coastal wetlands of the Italian peninsula and one of the largest components of the Mediterranean...
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The effects of global warming have been addressed on coral reefs in tropical areas, while it is still unclear how coral forests are reacting, particularly at temperate latitudes. Here we show how mesophotic co...
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In case of oil spills due to disasters, one of the environmental concerns is the oil trajectories and spatial distribution. To meet these new challenges, spill response plans need to be upgraded. An important ...
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Open AccessExpert knowledge for translating land cover/use maps to General Habitat Categories (GHC)
Monitoring biodiversity at the level of habitats and landscape is becoming widespread in Europe and elsewhere as countries establish international and national habitat conservation policies and monitoring syst...
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Modelling Spatially–Distributed Soil Erosion through Remotely–Sensed Data and GIS
Estimation of soil erosion using common empirical models has long been an active research topic. Nevertheless, application of those models at basin scale is still a challenge due to data availability and quali...
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Open AccessTranslating land cover/land use classifications to habitat taxonomies for landscape monitoring: a Mediterranean assessment
Periodic monitoring of biodiversity changes at a landscape scale constitutes a key issue for conservation managers. Earth observation (EO) data offer a potential solution, through direct or indirect map** of...
