Mediterranean ecosystems : dynamics, management and conservation /
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| Imprint: | Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publisher's, Incorporated, [2012] ©2012 |
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Mediterranean ecosystems : |b dynamics, management and conservation / |c Gina S. Williams, editor. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Hauppauge, N.Y. : |b Nova Science Publisher's, Incorporated, |c [2012] | |
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| 505 | 0 | |a MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEMS DYNAMICS, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ; MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEMS DYNAMICS, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; CONSERVATION OF THE EUROPEAN WILDCAT (FELIS SILVESTRIS) IN MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENTS: A REASSESSMENT OF CURRENT THREATS; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; 2. WILDCAT BIOLOGY ; 2.1. General Issues; 2.2. Distribution and Importance of Mediterranean Populations ; 3. CONSERVATION CONCERNS; 3.1. Habitat Alteration and Destruction ; 3.2. Introgression of Domestic Cat Alleles ; 3.3. Man-Induced Mortality ; 3.3.1. Predator Control and Illegal Hunting. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 3.3.2. Poisoning 3.3.2.1. Accidental or Secondary Poisoning ; 3.3.3. Road and Railway Kills ; 3.4. Diseases ; 3.5. Competition with Other Species; 3.6. Climate Change ; 4. REASSESING THREATS AND CONSERVATION PRIORITIES ; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES ; THE AERIAL ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY AS A DESCRIPTOR OF FARMING MANAGEMENT IN ARABLE SYSTEMS: FROM A TAXONOMICAL TO A FUNCTIONAL APPROACH; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; MATERIAL AND METHODS ; Study Area ; Experimental Design ; Sampling ; Data Analysis ; RESULTS ; Taxonomical Approach ; Functional Approach; DISCUSSION ; Taxonomical Approach. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Functional Approach CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; COMPARING SEVERAL MATHEMATICAL METHODS TO PREDICT POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MEDITERRANEAN FOREST TYPES USING CORINE LAND COVER DATA AND SOIL RELATED VARIABLES ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS ; 2.1. Pilot Area ; 2.2. Vegetation Data ; 2.3. Input Variables ; 2.4. Data pre-Processing ; 2.5. Classification Methods ; 2.5.1. Multiple Logistic Regression ; 2.5.2. Decision Trees; 2.5.3. Artificial Neural Network ; 2.6. Comparison of Results: Confusion Matrix ; 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ; 3.1. Parameter Selection. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 3.2. Confusion Matrix CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY THROUGH THE PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF FOREST FRAGMENTS IN CHANGING SEMIARID MEDITERRANEAN LANDSCAPES ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. THE MUNICIPALITY OF MURCIA AS A REPRESENTATIVE STUDY AREA ; 3. BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS AND CONSERVATION INDEXES ; 3.1. Flora and Vegetation Sampling ; 3.2. Bird Sampling ; 3.3. Conservation Value Indexes ; 3.4. Statistical Analyses ; 4. DETERMINANTS OF BIODIVERSITY IN FOREST FRAGMENTS. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 4.1. Determinants of Forest Fragment Biodiversity: Internal vs Landscape and Management Factors 4.2. Contribution of Fragments to Biodiversity Conservation at Local Scale. Which is the Best Spatial Configuration? ; 4.3. Habitat Management and Sustainability in Fragments ; 5. SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF SOIL FOOD WEBS IN A MEDITERRANEAN ARID ECOSYSTEM ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. STUDY AREA: A VARIABLE AND HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT ; 3. SAMPLING DESING AND METHODS ; 4. SOIL MACROINVERTEBRATE FAUNA. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Biotic communities |z Mediterranean Region. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Biodiversity |z Mediterranean Region. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Conservation of natural resources |z Mediterranean Region. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Mediterranean Region |x Environmental conditions. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a NATURE |x Ecology. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a NATURE |x Ecosystems & Habitats |x Wilderness. |2 bisacsh | |
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| 650 | 7 | |a Biotic communities. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00832828 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Conservation of natural resources. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00875502 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Ecology. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00901476 | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Mediterranean Region. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01239752 | |
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