Browsing by Subject "03B - Ekologija ir aplinkotyra"
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Ecosystem Service Use and the Motivations for Use in Central Parks in Three European Cities
(2021)The majority of Europeans live in cities, where parks as components of Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) play an important role in well-being and the provision of ecosystem services (ES). UGSs are especially relevant for the ... -
Experimental Comparison of Runoff Generation and Initial Soil Erosion between Vineyards and Croplands of Eastern Croatia: A Case Study
(2020)Soil and water loss in agricultural fields is a global problem. Although studies about soil erosion in croplands and vineyards exist, the direct comparison between these land uses is missing, especially under continental ... -
Gamtosauginio audito vaidmuo gamtotvarkos procese
(2010)The growth in the number and coverage of protected areas worldwide represents the great importance of conservation in global environmental policy. Nonetheless, many studies emphasize the fact that protected areas are ... -
Geostatistocal and geographic information systems (GIS) applied to spatial distribution of wildfires in Portugual and in portuguese natura 2000 areas
Fire it is a natural element of the ecosystems, but with social and economical negative impacts. To analyse fire impacts on the landscape, Geostatistical and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques are often used. ... -
Heavy metals released from leaf litter exposed to different fire temperatures. A laboratory experiment.
The leaf litter of three Mediterranean species, Quercus suber (Q.S.), Quercus robur (Q.R.) and Pinus pinea (P.P.), was exposed to different fire temperatures, 150°, 200°, 250°, 300°, 350°, 400°, 450°, 500°, and 550°C in a ... -
Keep It Real: Selecting Realistic Sets of Urban Green Space Indicators
(2020)With increasing urbanisation, urban green spaces are expected to be crucial for urban resilience and sustainability, through the delivery of ecological, economic and social benefits. In practice, however, planning, ... -
Land Management Impacts on Soil Properties and Initial Soil Erosion Processes in Olives and Vegetable Crops
(2020)This research aims to assess the impacts of soil use management on runoff, soil losses, and their main soil controls in vegetable cropland (CROP), tilled olives (OT), and grass-covered olive orchards (OGC) on Leptosol in ... -
Metal uptake by scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) infected by heterobasidion annosum
Heterobasidion annosum (Fr.) Bref., also known as annosum root rot, is considered to be the most economically important forest pathogen in the Northern Hemisphere. This pathogen is the biggest threat to coniferous trees. ... -
Short-Term Impact of Tillage on Soil and the Hydrological Response within a Fig (Ficus Carica) Orchard in Croatia
(2020)Tillage is well known to have impacts on soil properties and hydrological responses. This work aims to study the short-term impacts of tillage (0–3 months) on soil and hydrological responses in fig orchards located in ... -
Soil and Human Health: Current Status and Future Needs
(2020)Soil influences human health in a variety of ways. with human health being linked to the health of the soil. Historically. emphasis has been placed on the negative impacts that soils have on human health, including exposures ... -
Spatiotemporal Tradeoffs and Synergies in Vegetation Vitality and Poverty Transition in Rocky Desertification Area
(2020)Vegetation recovery and poverty alleviation are critical problems in the karst national designed poor counties (NPDC) in southwest China. However, little information is available about the relationship between poverty and ... -
Sustainable Population Growth in Low-Density Areas in a New Technological Era: Prospective Thinking on How to Support Planning Policies Using Complex Spatial Models
(2020)Urban development is the result of the interaction between anthropogenic and environmental dimensions. From the perspective of its density, it ranges from high-density populated areas, associated with large cities ... -
Towards Climate Sustainability of the Academic System in Europe and beyond
(2022)The urgency of the climate crisis is made abundantly clear by the Sixth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The academic system is making an important positive impact by (i) ...