Auflistung Nach Schlagwort "CONSERVATION"
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Classification and management issues of Greek lakes under the European Water Framework Directive: a DPSIR approach
(2010)The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection of water bodies. The aim of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) is to ensure sustainable management of groundwater, freshwater and ... -
Communicating a Marine Protected Area Through the Local Press: The Case of the National Marine Park of Alonissos, Northern Sporades, Greece
(2011)Local distrust for Marine Protected Area (MPA) managers is emerging as an important factor obstructing the fulfillment of MPA objectives, and, thus, there is a need to develop a means of enhancing relationship building ... -
A Critical Reading of Ecocentrism and Its Meta-Scientific Use of Ecology: Instrumental Versus Emancipatory Approaches in Environmental Education and Ecology Education
(2013)The aim of the paper is to make a critical reading of ecocentrism and its meta-scientific use of ecology. First, basic assumptions of ecocentrism will be examined, which involve nature's intrinsic value, postmodern and ... -
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 ... -
Detection of hybrids between wild boars (Sus scrofa scrofa) and domestic pigs (Sus scrofa f. domestica) in Greece, using the PCR-RFLP method on melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) mutations
(2010)The melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) regulates melanogenesis in mammals within the mammalian melanocyte and the hair follicle. Common variations (polymorph isms) in the MC1R gene are associated with normal differences in ... -
DOMESTIC WATER PRICING IN GREECE: MEAN NET CONSUMPTION COST VERSUS MEAN PAYABLE AMOUNT
(2014)The water utilities in Greece that are responsible for the development of domestic water pricing policies, are municipal enterprises (called DEYA). They are public agencies that are autonomous and have almost identical ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS, FARMERS, AND OTHER ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL POPULATION NEAR THE PROTECTED AREA OF AXIOS, LOUDIAS AND ALIAKMONAS ESTUARIES, IN GREECE
(2011)This study concerns a protected area in northern Greece and examines how local people's occupation influences their perception of environmental impacts and their views and information about the area. The target groups were ... -
From Byzantine to post-Byzantine art: the painting technique of St Stephen's wall paintings at Meteora, Greece
(2008)The old katholikon of St Stephen's monastery at the Meteora (site of the most important complex of monasteries in Greece after Mount Athos) is decorated with wall paintings that date from the beginning of 17th century. In ... -
Genetic evidence for survival of released captive-bred brown hares Lepus europaeus during restocking operations in Greece
(2007)To prevent the decline of the brown hare Lepus europaeus, especially as a result of hunting pressure, restocking programmes, using hares from elsewhere, were carried out in Greece up to 2001. Using diagnostic RFLP mitochondrial ... -
Genetic structure of Greek brown hare (Lepus europaeus) populations as revealed by mtDBNA RFLP-PCR analysis: implications for conserving genetic diversity
(2001)The genetic differentiation and the phylogenetic status of brown hare (Lepus europaeus) populations from central Greece as well as the impact of the releases of reared individuals on the native populations genetic structure ... -
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 ... -
MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR TESTING HYPOTHESIS OF LAND-USE CHANGE AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. A REVIEW AND EVALUATION
(2009)Various models of land-use and land-cover change have been developed for better understanding of existing relationships and interactions between human and natural phenomena. Most of these models concentrate on human behaviour ... -
Nonparametric modelling of biodiversity: Determinants of threatened species
(2011)This study uses a sample of 71 countries and nonparametric quantile and partial regressions to model a number of threatened species (reptiles, mammals, fish, birds, trees, plants) in relation to various economic and ... -
Ornamental fish in pet stores in Greece: a threat to biodiversity?
(2014)The aquarium trade has been recognized as an important pathway for the introduction of invasive species around the world. This study investigates the availability of ornamental fish species in ten large-size, centrally ... -
Selecting landscape metrics as indicators of spatial heterogeneity-A comparison among Greek landscapes
(2014)This paper investigates the spatial heterogeneity of three landscapes along an altitudinal gradient and different human land use. The main aim was the identification of appropriate landscape indicators using different ... -
Vulnerability based management of water resources systems
(2004)Must the water networks be fail-proof or must they remain safe during a failure? What must water system managers try to achieve? The present paper introduces a methodology for the hierarchical analysis (in time and space) ...