The techniques of agriculture and animal husbandry at Tell Humeida, a Middle Uruk Period (Late Chalcolithic) site on the middle Syrian Euphrates, were studied using stable isotopes bone collagen domestic wild mammals from cereal ruderal plant seeds. Two archaeological campaigns in 2009 2011 yielded small collection bones, most which taxonomically indeterminable. work had to be interrupted due p...

The Atlantic Islands of Galicia Maritime/Terrestrial National Park hosts one the largest breeding colonies yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) in world. In 2002, a new colony was established on Punta Muxieiro dune complex, which also harbors rare and threatened plant species habitat types community interest according to Directive 92/43/EEC. This study assesses effect this two habitats intere...

The assessment of the ecosystem state is fundamental to understand success ecological rehabilitation, especially in long term. We aim evaluate rehabilitation a unique Mediterranean dune system site along Tyrrhenian coast Italy which underwent consolidation intervention and species planting at beginning twentieth century after destruction natural ecosystem. used three nearby non-rehabilitated pr...

Abstract Environmental filtering and niche differentiation are often invoked to explain species coexistence at local scales. The ironstone campo rupestre of Brazil provides a biodiverse natural experiment in which edaphic gradients represent filters test the hypothesis that plant community functional composition, despite converging on extreme stress tolerance, exhibits co-structure with environ...

Abstract Studies on plant invasions depend local and regional checklists of the alien flora. However, global overview studies have shown that some regions, including many African countries, remain understudied in this regard. To contribute to filling gap, here we present first checklist plants Sudan South (the Sudans). We analysed taxonomic geographical composition species list. Our result show...

Burrow-dwelling rodents are often considered ecosystem engineer species in arid environments. They create distinct habitat patches by building burrows: they move large amounts of soil, mix soil layers and change properties locally. Our aim was to explore the role Steppe Marmot as an shaping plant composition diversity steppes. First, we made a literature search gather information on engineering...

Forests host important plant biodiversity. Nevertheless, due to climate change and human disturbances, the floristic quality of forest ecosystems is degraded. Greek peri-urban forests biodiversity threatened by anthropogenic activities such as fragmentation, pollution, garbage, etc. Measurement status assessment can be used estimate degree degradation caused disturbances. In this study, we comp...

Abstract The European Union Habitats Directive requires the identification of typical species that reflect structure and functions habitat types, as well early changes in condition, but no common methods are available for their selection. Diagnostic with high fidelity to a specific group plots identified by traditional methods, value is still debated. We designed protocol plant based on recentl...

Coal mining and the energy industry generate large amounts of solid waste, which must be disposed in landfills lead to numerous environmental problems. This paper presents a method for creating artificial soil mixtures based on an EU-funded international research project called RECOVERY. The main idea behind proposed solution is safe use coal combustion by-products (energetic slag decarbonation...