Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "Biodiversity"
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Advancements of nanotechnologies in crop promotion and soil fertility: Benefits, life cycle assessment, and legislation policies
(2021)Increasing agricultural production has become one of the key components to bridge the gap between securing food resources and sustainable development goals (SDGs), namely, no poverty, zero hunger, preservation of natural ... -
Agriculture and the threat to biodiversity in sub-saharan Africa
(2015)The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment identified habitat loss due to the extensive growth of agriculture as the primary driver of biodiversity loss. One implication of this is that agricultural intensification has the potential ... -
Anthropogenic effects on bacterial diversity and function along a river-to-estuary gradient in Northwest Greece revealed by metagenomics
(2016)Studies assessing the effects of anthropogenic inputs on the taxonomic and functional diversity of bacterioplankton communities in lotic ecosystems are limited. Here, we applied 16S rRNA gene amplicon and whole-genome ... -
Assessing values, attitudes and threats towards marine biodiversity in a Greek coastal port city and their interrelationships
(2019)The global marine environment degradation is strongly related to the unsustainable use of the marine living resources and the ineffective conservation policies. Assessing individual's general perceptions of marine biodiversity ... -
Atrazine, chlorpyrifos, and iprodione effect on the biodiversity of bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi in a pilot biopurification system with a green cover
(2017)The use of biopurification systems can mitigate the effects of pesticide contamination on farms. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pesticide dissipation on microbial communities in a pilot ... -
Bacterial communities and potential spoilage markers of whole blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) stored under commercial simulated conditions
(2019)Bacterial communities composition using 16S Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) profile of whole blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) stored at 4 and 10 °C (proper and abuse temperature) ... -
Blame it on the metabolite: 3,5-dichloroaniline rather than the parent compound is responsible for the decreasing diversity and function of soil microorganisms
(2018)Pesticides are key stressors of soil microorganisms with reciprocal effects on ecosystem functioning. These effects have been mainly attributed to the parent compounds, while the impact of their transformation products ... -
Cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis: on the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Taenia multiceps
(2016)We characterised the causative agents of cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis in livestock by determining the mitochondrial genotypes and morphological phenotypes of 52 Taenia multiceps isolates from a wide geographical ... -
Cuckoo and biodiversity: Testing the correlation between species occurrence and bird species richness in Europe
(2015)The use of biodiversity surrogates is an increasingly popular tool, because it provides strong results while reducing the costs of conservation studies. Here, we hypothesize that cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) occurrence may ... -
Discovery Strategies of bioactive compounds synthesized by nonribosomal peptide synthetases and type-I polyketide synthases derived from marine microbiomes
(2016)Considering that 70% of our planet's surface is covered by oceans, it is likely that undiscovered biodiversity is still enormous. A large portion of marine biodiversity consists of microbiomes. They are very attractive ... -
Enemy at the gates: introduction potential of non-indigenous freshwater crayfish in Greece via the aquarium trade
(2014)Indigenous freshwater crayfish species (ICS) are important biodiversity components and desirable fishery targets. However, ICS populations are increasingly threatened by various anthropogenic stressors. Moreover, established ... -
Environmental planning in Magnesia prefecture, Greece
(2003)The environmental planning of Magnesia Prefecture is studied in this work, aiming at the assessment of the environmental quality and the determination of the most appropriate objectives and priorities, for the achievement ... -
Everything is not everywhere: Can marine compartments shape phytoplankton assemblages?
(2019)The idea that 'everything is everywhere, but the environment selects' has been seminal in microbial biogeography, and marine phytoplankton is one of the prototypical groups used to illustrate this. The typical argument has ... -
Exploring plant diversity through soil DNA in Thai national parks for influencing land reform and agriculture planning
(2021)Background. The severe deforestation, as indicated in national forest data, is a recurring problem in many areas of Northern Thailand, including Doi Suthep-Pui National Park. Agricultural expansion in these areas, is one ... -
Factors Structuring the Epiphytic Archaeal and Fungal Communities in a Semi-arid Mediterranean Ecosystem
(2021)The phyllosphere microbiome exerts a strong effect on plants’ productivity, and its composition is determined by various factors. To date, most phyllosphere studies have focused on bacteria, while fungi and especially ... -
Mathematical modeling of trophic state and nutrient flows of Lake Karla using the PCLake model
(2015)In the present article, we simulate Lake Karla, an important natural ecosystem under restoration in Greece, operating also as a reservoir. The lake trophic state is characterized as hypertrophic with the expected negative ... -
Measuring biodiversity performance: A conditional efficiency measurement approach
(2010)This paper uses a methodological framework based on the new advances of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and a sample of 71 developed, developing and under-developed countries to model and evaluate their biodiversity ... -
Metazoans of redoxcline sediments in Mediterranean deep-sea hypersaline anoxic basins
(2015)Background: The deep-sea hypersaline anoxic basins (DHABs) of the Mediterranean (water depth ~3500m) are some of the most extreme oceanic habitats known. Brines of DHABs are nearly saturated with salt, leading many to ... -
Modeling the effect of social factors on improving biodiversity protection
(2012)The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of social factors (expressed as social and institutional trust social norms, and social networks) on the decision of individuals to pay for improvement of environmental ... -
Molecular diversity and phylogeny of indigenous Rhizobium leguminosarum strains associated with Trifolium repens plants in Romania
(2018)The symbiotic nitrogen fixing legumes play an essential role in sustainable agriculture. White clover (Trifolium repens L.) is one of the most valuable perennial legumes in pastures and meadows of temperate regions. Despite ...