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Bărbuceanu, Daniela, and Alina Mihaela Truță. "INVERTEBRATES OF CONSERVATIVE INTEREST FROM PLATFORMA COTMEANA, A ROMANIAN NATURAL PROTECTED AREA." Current Trends in Natural Sciences 10, no. 20 (December 31, 2021): 19–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2021.v10i20.003.
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Current work was carried out in a Natura 2000 site of community importance, ROSCI 0354, Platforma Cotmeana, with a surface of 12.529 ha, located in the Central Southern part of Romania in a hilly area. The site is mainly dominated by broadleaf forest, from which 30% consists of beech species, an important habitat component for the studied species. Focal species of this research were: Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758), Cerambyx cerdo Linnaeus, 1758, and Morimus asper funereus Mulsant, 1862, as listed in the annex of EU Habitat Directive. For each species, numerical abundance, sex ratio, and other aspects of their biology were estimated. Habitat preference and the occurrence of individuals were recorded in order to evaluate their distribution in the site. Future perspectives on the status of the conservation of species in site were assessed by evaluation of human impact activities affecting the quality of their habitat. It was noted that most dominant species is L. cervus with an occurrence of 314 individuals, followed by M. asper funereus with 92 individuals, and C. cerdo with 41 individuals. An exoskeleton of Rosalia alpina (Linnaeus, 1758) was found, fact explained by the limit of species distribution area in the site.
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Mugnai, Michele, Clara Frasconi Wendt, Paride Balzani, Giulio Ferretti, Matteo Dal Cin, Alberto Masoni, Filippo Frizzi, et al. "Small-scale drivers on plant and ant diversity in a grassland habitat through a multifaceted approach." PeerJ 9 (December 24, 2021): e12517. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12517.
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Semi-natural grasslands are characterized by high biodiversity and require multifaceted approaches to monitor their biodiversity. Moreover, grasslands comprise a multitude of microhabitats, making the scale of investigation of fundamental importance. Despite their wide distribution, grasslands are highly threatened and are considered of high conservation priority by Directive no. 92/43/EEC. Here, we investigate the effects of small-scale ecological differences between two ecosites present within the EU habitat of Community Interest of semi-natural dry grasslands on calcareous substrates (6210 according to Dir. 92/43/EEC) occurring on a Mediterranean mountain. We measured taxonomic and functional diversity of plant and ant communities, evaluating the differences among the two ecosites, how these differences are influenced by the environment and whether vegetation affects composition of the ant community. Our results show that taxonomic and functional diversity of plant and ant communities are influenced by the environment. While vegetation has no effect on ant communities, we found plant and ant community composition differed across the two ecosites, filtering ant and plant species according to their functional traits, even at a small spatial scale. Our findings imply that small-scale monitoring is needed to effectively conserve priority habitats, especially for those that comprise multiple microhabitats.
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Lattanzi, Edda, Eva Del Vico, Roberto Tranquilli, Emmanuele Farris, Michela Marignani, and Leonardo Rosati. "An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti)." PhytoKeys 178 (May 31, 2021): 111–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947.
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Surprisingly enough, Italy still has some botanically unexplored areas; among these there are some territories between Lazio, Umbria and Abruzzo not included in any protected area. The study area, ranging for 340 ha, includes the mountainous area of Mt. Pozzoni-Mt. Prato-St. Rufo valley, which forms the upper part of the river Velino basin, located in the territory of the municipality of Cittareale (Rieti, Lazio), at an elevation from 1150 to 1903 m a.s.l. The substrate is mainly made of marly limestone of the Meso-Cenozoic Umbria-Marche sedimentary succession. The climate is Temperate and comprises vegetation belts from the montane to sub-alpine. Land cover is dominated by pastures and deciduous forests, with only a few hay meadows. 794 entities have been detected: 16% are considered rare or very rare for the regional territory with several floristic novelties for the regional flora, 6% of the total was found to be endemic to Italy and only eight taxa were aliens. Four taxa are new for the regional flora of Lazio: Arum cylindraceum, Alopecurus pratensis subsp. pratensis, Hieracium bupleuroides and Trinia glauca subsp. glauca. Forest vegetation is represented by beech forests, while dry grasslands are the most widespread vegetation type. The greatest phytocoenotic diversity was found within the secondary pastures. Particularly interesting is the plant community with Iris marsica, which suggests that limestone mountain ledges can represent a primary habitat for this endemic species of the Central Apennine. The presence of several habitats listed in the EU Habitat Directive indicates how the lack of detailed territorial knowledge can lead to the non-designation of conservation sites in areas of high naturalistic value. These findings showed that botanical explorations in territories which are still not known could contribute significantly to the identification of areas of high interest in conserving plant diversity.
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Du, Wanlin, Yang Liu, Jinhui Sun, Naicheng Wu, Yongzhan Mai, and Chao Wang. "The aquatic microbial community: a bibliometric analysis of global research trends (1991– 2018)." Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie 194, no. 1 (August 31, 2020): 19–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/fal/2020/1305.
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We performed a bibliometric analysis of relevant research trends, based on academic articles about the aquatic microbial community and recorded in the Web of Science during 1991–2018. The number of publications per annum is clearly rising and began to grow rapidly in 2005. Developed countries (e.g.the USA and some European countries) published the most articles, and led international cooperation. International cooperation benefitted from the implementation of the European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive and from the origination and development of molecular biological techniques. A strong correlation existed among such key words as "bacteria", "DGGE" (Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis), "16S rRNA", "pyrosequencing" and "sediment" as key research directions for many years. Sediment, biofilm and wetland were the main habitats studied; and high-throughput sequencing gradually replaced the traditional DGGE and other technologies, remaining the most popular research method at present. Studies still focus on basic research; interest in microbial community composition, structure, diversity and ecology remains high; and metagenomics and the microbiome have received considerable attention recently. Key words such as "organic matter", "nutrient", "enzyme activity", "nitrification", "denitrification" and "cyanobacteria" indicate current research hotspots, and we suggest this is because increasing attention is paid to environmental protection and management of the water environment by aquatic microorganisms. We predict that future research will promote the ultimate goals of warning about threats to the water environment and restoration by investigating the function of the aquatic microbial community.
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Mugnai, Michele, Emilio Corti, Andrea Coppi, Daniele Viciani, and Lorenzo Lazzaro. "Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of communities hosting Ionopsidium savianum (Brassicaceae) growing on serpentine and limestone substrates." Plant Sociology 59, no. 2 (November 30, 2022): 39–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/pls2022592/04.
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We analysed two different plant communities hosting Ionopsidium savianum (Brassicaceae), a species of EU interest included in the Habitats Directive 92/43/CEE annexes, for which specific studies on the ecology of communities where the species grows are lacking and more in-depth knowledge is needed. We examined two important sites of occurrence of this species in Tuscany with different soil types, namely limestone (Mt. Calvi) and serpentine (Mt. Pelato), to determine the structural and functional profile of the communities hosting this species in such different contexts. At each site, we surveyed the plant communities with I. savianum in ten 1 m2 quadrats to determine information on communities' species composition and total plant cover, as well as taxonomic (species richness, and Shannon H’ index), phylogenetic (phylogenetic diversity, mean nearest taxon distance and mean pairwise distance) and functional diversity (focusing on Rao’s Q, leaf functional traits and adaptive strategies community weighted mean). We took into account site location, soil type, slope aspect and microrelief as plot-level environmental factors. The two communities were highly diverging from multiple points of view. Differences were in species composition, richness and diversity, with Mt. Calvi hosting higher diversity. The indices of phylogenetic diversity were influenced significantly by site and microrelief, allowing the presence of peculiar niches occupied by the fern Asplenium ceterach. From the functional point of view, communities at Mt. Calvi showed a higher functional diversity and a higher specific leaf area. Plant height was influenced by the slope aspect and was higher on north-facing slopes. In terms of Grime’s adaptive strategies, the Mt. Pelato communities resulted to be more stress tolerant than those surveyed at Mt. Calvi. Here, a decrease in stress-tolerant strategy associated with an increase in ruderal strategy was detected in communities on north-facing slopes.
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Berkhout, Joost, and David Lowery. "Short-term volatility in the EU interest community." Journal of European Public Policy 18, no. 1 (January 2011): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2011.520868.
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PROOROCU, Marian, and Cristina Maria AVRAM. "Evaluation of Anthropical Pressures on Community Interest Habitats and Species in Natura 2000 Cold Someș." Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Agriculture 77, no. 1 (May 24, 2020): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:2019.0026.
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The list of habitats of community interest within the Natura 2000 site ROSCI0233, as provided in the Natura 2000 standard, comprises 8 habitats of community interest. Two important activities were carried out: identification and inventory of habitats and species and assessment of negative influences that could affect the natural distribution area, the structure and functions. The assessment of the conservation status has highlighted the existence of significant anthropogenic pressures on some habitats (deforestation, land use change), which led to their unfavorable conservation status (habitat 9410, habitat 91D0*, habitat 91E0*, habitat 9110, habitat 9130).
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Davison, Leigh M., and Edmund Fitzpatrick. "An assessment of Community interest, Community dimension and decentralisation in EU competition policy." European Business Review 98, no. 3 (June 1998): 160–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09555349810213230.
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Gil Rodríguez, María Candelaria, Marcelino del Arco, Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre, Carlos L. Hernández González, and Ricardo J. Haroun. "Biological information and comments on Halophila decipiens meadows of the Canary Islands (Hydrocharitaceae, Magnoliophyta)." Vieraea Folia scientiarum biologicarum canariensium 35, Vieraea 35 (2007): 77–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.31939/vieraea.2007.35.08.
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Halophila Thouarsis a pantropical genus of small size seagrasses. Halophila decipiens Ostenfeld forms deep-water seagrass beds extending from 15-40 m in the Canarian coasts which constitute the association Halophiletum decipientis Wildpret & M.C. Gil. H. decipiens is a protected species that was considered as a plant of “special interest” by the Canary Islands Endangered Species Catalogue, BOC 2001/ 097, and Halophiletum decipientis was considered by the European Commission, DG Environment, 1999, “Habitat of Community Interest” (No 111022). It shares habitat with Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson, also considered under protection, as “sensitive to habitat disturbance”, BOC 2001 / 097, and the community Cymodocetum nodosae is also “Habitat of Communitarian interest” (No 111021). In this paper the evolution of Halophiletum decipientis in recent years is shown, and the possible threat of the habitat because of the intromission Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman et Boudouresque, an invasive Australian chlorophyte, is considered.
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MARUȘCA, Teodor, Florin PĂCURAR, Daniyar MEMEDEMIN, Adrian OPREA, Ioana VAIDA, Elena TAULESCU, and Nicoleta NICOLA. "Ecological, Agronomic and Anthropogenic Characterization of the Habitat 62C0* Ponto-Sarmatian Steppes in the North of Dobrogea (Romania)." Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Agriculture 79, no. 2 (November 20, 2022): 42–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:2022.0027.
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Natural habitat of Community interest 62C0* Ponto-Sarmatian steppes is very important at European level due to its high biodiversity. The aim of the paper is to study the grassland systems within the habitat 62C0* Sarmatic pontoon steps and to characterize them from an ecological and agronomic point of view. The floristic studies were carried out on the permanent grasslands of the biogeographical region ROSCI 0201 North Dobrogean Plateau, which for the most part belong to the Natural Habitat of Community Interest 62C0 * Sarmatian pontoon steps. Following the classifications (cluster) resulted 4 groups such as: type Cynodon dactylon, type Bothriochloa ischaemum - Festuca valesiaca, type Festuca valesiaca and type Festuca valesiaca - Stipa capillata.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "EU Community interest Habitat"
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ZANZOTTERA, MAGDA. "TRAIT-BASED FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PLANT SPECIES AND COMMUNITIES: TRENDS AND ADAPTIONS TO ENVIRONMENT IN ALPINE AND EUROPEAN VEGETATION." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2434/844440.
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Over the last few decades, plant functional traits (morphological, physiological or phenological features, measurable at the individual level, with a direct or indirect effect on whole-plant fitness) have become widely applied to plant ecology; they provide many insights into plant responses to ecological factors, plant resource acquisition and use, plant assemblages and relations within and between communities, from individual to ecosystem scale. A small set of traits that co-vary recurrently among environments has been used to globally identify certain axes of variation, representing the different plant strategies of resources acquisition and use. In particular, plant species have been classified within a three-way strategy model (CSR) proposed by Grime, according to the distinct trait combinations the are selected under conditions of competition (C), abiotic limitation to growth (S) and periodic biomass destruction (R). Variation in plant functioning (captured by variation in trait values) and species distribution depend on variation in environmental factors that can change gradually through space and time identifying gradients which can be determined by different variables such as altitude, latitude, successional stage, resource availability, soil composition, disturbance events (grazing, fire, trampling, floods etc.) and many others.
In this study, plant functional traits and Grime’s CSR adaptive plant strategies were applied in order to gain a functional characterization of plant communities of European vegetation at different levels (within and between communities), to highlight functional similarities and/or differences and to identify common patterns and responses to environmental factors.
In details, was investigated the role of an additional trait associated to leaf nutrient content (i.e. leaf sulfur content) within the framework of both global spectrum of plant form and function and the CSR plant adaptive strategies, which resulted to be a consistent addition to the acknowledged and commonly used trait set as it was related to other traits identifying the leaf economics spectrum. Plant inter-specific trait variation in response to changes in single ecological factors was also assessed by considering gradients of different Ecological Indicators referring to key environmental drivers, demonstrating that temperature, light conditions and nutrients were associated with clear effects on plant traits, underlining that responses to changes in land use and increased soil nutrient loading could trigger and strengthen responses to climate alteration. CSR plant strategies were also applied to investigate alien species success and adaption to different habitats, showing that alien species occupy the same CSR space and, therefore, the same niches of native species, being also particularly competitive and associated to relatively productive habitats which are highly prone to invasion.
Plant functional traits variation was then studied at the community level considering a topographic sequence in in an alpine pasture, in relation to a variety of abiotic and biotic factors, which showed a strong relationship between vegetation, soil properties, topography, and grazing supporting the ability of plant strategy variation to reflect ecological parameters. In alpine environment, multiple plant communities (floristically and ecologically defined, corresponding to Habitat of EU Commmunity interest) were also functionally characterized along a successional gradient at a regional scale, finding a clear pattern of community-level trait variation that reflected the plant economics spectrum (from acquisitive and fast-growing characteristics in pioneer succession stages, to conservative and stress-tolerant features toward the succession climax) demonstrating that plant trait trade-offs can undergo adaptation at the regional scale caused by local environmental conditions. Finally, the functional characterization of classes of European vegetation using their woody diagnostic species was applied to investigate whether traits and CSR strategies reliably indicate plant-environment relations underpinned by the phytosociological classification method, suggesting a solid link between the two main approaches to vegetation description and classification, phytosociology and functional ecology.
This Ph.D. project allowed an overall better insight into plant ecology and functioning, starting from the species-level and then moving to the community-level, analysing plant adaptive strategies and trait interactions, and identifying trends and responses to environmental factors.
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Wang, Xi. "Importance of community interest in EU anti-dumping legislation and practice :lesson for China." Thesis, University of Macau, 2016. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b3525639.
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Granvik, Madeleine. "Implementation of the Habitat-agenda in local communities : late modern living conditions and residents' interest, time for and real action in citizen participation, in a Swedish and Russian context /." Uppsala : Dept. of Landscape Planning, Ultuna, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2005. http://epsilon.slu.se/2005108.pdf.
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Campus, Mauro, Stefano Dorigo, Veronica Federico, and Nicole Lazzerini, eds. Pago, dunque sono (cittadino europeo). Florence: Firenze University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-5518-591-2.
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The book collects the contributions of a group of scholars, with different scientific backgrounds, on the issue of the relationship between taxation, solidarity and citizenship within the EU. The common thread linking them is the inescapability of the tax duty in a community of rights and the incompleteness of the European system, which performs important functions of collective interest without claiming any cost for those who use it. What emerges is the need for a genuine EU own tax, which, without the intermediary of the Member States, would burden the users of European public goods, increasing awareness of the social value of the EU, amplifying its solidarity dimension, and outlining a new concept of citizenship. In short, I pay, therefore I am (European citizen).
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Older people in the European Community: Facts and figures : issues of interest to older people and policy makers in EU Member States. London: Eurolink Age, 2000.
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Williams, Geoff, and Paul Adam. Flowering of Australia's Rainforests. CSIRO Publishing, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9780643097629.
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The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests provides an overview of pollination in Australian rainforests, especially subtropical rainforests. It also examines the plant-pollinator relationships found in rainforests worldwide.
The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests progresses through introductory and popular sections that cover pollination in lore and legend; plant and flower evolution and development; and the role and function of colour, fragrance and form. Later chapters deal with breeding systems; mimicry; spatial, temporal and structural influences on plant-pollinator interactions; and a discussion and overview of floral syndromes. The book concludes with a section on conservation and fragmentation, and individual plant pollination case studies.
Illustrated with colour photographs of major species, this reference work will be treasured by field naturalists, ecologists, conservation biologists, botanists, ecosystem managers, environmentalists, community groups and individuals involved in habitat restoration, students, and those with a broad interest in natural history.
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Bignami, Francesca, and Giorgio Resta. Human Rights Extraterritoriality. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198825210.003.0019.
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The chapter focuses on national security surveillance by spy agencies. The safeguards afforded for privacy under the law of national security surveillance in the U.S. and the EU appear to be motivated as much, if not more, by national self-interest as by a universal right to privacy. In the U.S., the law has traditionally protected the privacy rights of insiders far more assiduously than those of outsiders. In the EU, there is no power to act internally in the national security domain, but it has certain powers to regulate privacy externally, by setting the terms of intelligence-agency access to EU personal data. There are currently four such EU–U.S. agreements in place. Unsurprisingly, given the bilateral nature of these agreements, they reflect the traditional, self-interested logic of international law designed to further the interests of the parties to the agreement rather than the broader international community.
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Pettorelli, Nathalie. Satellite Remote Sensing and the Management of Natural Resources. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198717263.001.0001.
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This book intends to familiarise prospective users in the environmental community with satellite remote sensing technology and its applications, introducing terminology and principles behind satellite remote sensing data and analyses. It provides a detailed overview of the possible applications of satellite data in natural resource management, demonstrating how ecological knowledge and satellite-based information can be effectively combined to address a wide array of current natural resource management needs. Topics considered include the use of satellite data to monitor the various dimensions of biodiversity; the use of this technology to track pressures on biodiversity such as invasive species, pollution, and illegal fishing; the utility of satellite remote sensing to inform the management of protected areas, translocation, and habitat restoration; and the contribution of satellite remote sensing towards the monitoring of ecosystem services and wellbeing. The intended audience is ecologists and environmental scientists; the book is targeted as a handbook and is therefore also suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in the biological and ecological sciences, as well as policy makers and specialists in the fields of conservation biology, biodiversity monitoring, and natural resource management. The book assumes no prior technical knowledge of satellite remote sensing systems and products. It is written so as to generate interest in the ecological, environmental management, and remote sensing communities, highlighting issues associated with the emergence of truly synergistic approaches between these disciplines.
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Laursen, Finn. The Founding Treaties of the European Union and Their Reform. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.151.
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Today’s European Union (EU) is based on treaties negotiated and ratified by the member states. They form a kind of “constitution” for the Union. The first three treaties, the Treaty of Paris, creating the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951, and the two Treaties of Rome, creating the European Economic Community (EEC) and European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) in 1957, were the founding treaties. They were subsequently reformed several times by new treaties, including the Treaty of Maastricht, which created the European Union in 1992. The latest major treaty reform was the Treaty of Lisbon, which entered into force in 2009. Scholarship concerning these treaties has evolved over time. In the early years, it was mostly lawyers writing about the treaties, but soon historians and political scientists also took an interest in these novel constructions in Europe. Interestingly, American political scientists were the first to develop theories of European integration; foremost among these was Ernst Haas, whose 1958 book The Uniting of Europe developed the theory later referred to as neo-functionalism. The sector on integration of coal and steel would have an expansive logic. There would be a process of “spill-over,” which would lead to more integration.It turned out that integration was less of an automatic process than suggested by Haas and his followers. When integration slowed down in the 1970s, many political scientists lost interest and turned their attention elsewhere. It was only in the 1980s, when the internal market program gave European integration a new momentum that political scientists began studying European integration again from theoretical perspectives. The negotiation and entry into force of the Single European Act (SEA) in the mid-1980s led to many new studies, including by American political scientist Andrew Moravcsik. His study of the SEA included a critique of neo-functionalism that created much debate. Eventually, in an article in the early 1990s, he called his approach “liberal intergovernmentalism.” It took final form in 1998 in the book The Choice for Europe. According to Moravcsik, to understand major historic decisions—including new treaties—we need to focus on national preferences and interstate bargaining.The study of treaty reforms, from the SEA to the Lisbon Treaty, conducted by political scientists—including the treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam, and Nice—have often contrasted neo-functionalism and liberal intergovernmentalism. But other approaches and theories were developed, including various institutionalist and social constructivist frameworks. No consensus has emerged, so the scholarly debates continue.
Book chapters on the topic "EU Community interest Habitat"
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Brullo, Salvatore, Cristian Brullo, Salvatore Cambria, and Gianpietro Giusso del Galdo. "Maltese Habitat of Community Interest." In Geobotany Studies, 251–53. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34525-9_22.
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Muntschick, Johannes. "Introduction: Research Interest and Research Questions." In The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the European Union (EU), 1–24. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45330-9_1.
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Kentas, Giorgos. "Cyprus’ Quest for EU Solidarity: Juxtaposing Community Values with National Interest." In European Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe, 19–23. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86537-5_5.
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Martin-Russu, Luana. "Romania’s Nature Conservation Reform: A Surprising Convergence with European Law in Response to Societal Concerns." In Deforming the Reform, 151–82. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11081-8_5.
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AbstractTo grant more plausibility to the theoretical argument, Martin-Russu includes a second case study in her empirical analysis: an inquiry into Romania’s nature conservation reform and the framework regulating the protection of environmentally significant habitats and species. The evaluation of the legislative performance of the Romanian political elite in the field of nature conservation shows a questionable use of procedures, but this time coupled with a far higher level of responsibility and responsivity to societal concerns.The chapter reveals a reality at odds with the expectation that limited capacities lead to non-compliance; it shows how the lack of institutional capacities led, through the involvement of civil society actors, to a gradual improvement of EU-driven reforms. Martin-Russu provides a detailed account of how the expansion of protected areas in preparation for EU membership generated an increased need for their effective management, which translated into a legislative solution that allowed civil society organizations and the scientific community to assume responsibility for the administration of protected areas on an equal footing with the government. This, Martin-Russu argues, allowed citizens to pursue their interests through the actions and reactions of civil society, promoting the latter’s growth and gradually strengthening its voice.
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Akman, Mehmet Sait, and Semih Emre Çekin. "The EU as an Anchor for Turkey’s Macroeconomic and Trade Policy." In EU-Turkey Relations, 295–322. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70890-0_12.
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AbstractEU–Turkey relations have been subject to manifold ups and downs for decades. The EU’s role in Turkey’s domestic transformation has long been a matter of interest to the academic community. This chapter examines to what extent and under what conditions the EU has served as an anchor for the Turkish economy during the last two decades, focusing on the effects of the EU anchor on Turkey’s macroeconomic and trade policy. It finds that maintaining a European anchor after the Helsinki European Council helped Turkey realize much-desired comprehensive macroeconomic reforms, especially during times when the EU anchor was combined with another multilateral anchor. Nevertheless, the EU’s anchor-providing role has not been consistent and amidst changing political circumstances it is no longer considered an ‘elixir’ for the Turkish economy. The establishment of the Customs Union (CU) is revealed to have been a significant driver of the transformation of Turkey’s trade policy. While the trade partnership remains one of the few well-functioning aspects of the volatile bilateral dialogue between the EU and Turkey, the EU’s role in the trade policy arena is diminishing, and the upgrading of the CU remains vital to achieve further momentum and enhance mutual gains.
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Loy, Georg, and Walter Reckendorfer. "Creation and Use of “Compensation” Habitats—An Integrated Approach." In Novel Developments for Sustainable Hydropower, 157–65. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99138-8_14.
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AbstractThe implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) is a major challenge on large rivers. The current focus in applied fisheries science and in the implementation of the WFD is on fish passage and especially on hydraulic design parameters of fishways. This shifts attention from other important issues that must be addressed to reach the goals of the WFD. We believe that the requirements formulated in the WFD cannot be achieved by measures to improve fish passage alone. To achieve the objectives the improvement of habitat conditions, especially key habitat types such as permanently connected side arms, which provide spawning grounds and nurseries for rheophilic fish is required. We present an integrated approach which goes beyond upstream connectivity and prioritizes the creation and connection of habitats before the implementation of pure fish passage. The approach is based on a concept to compensate for the lack in gravel transportation and its function for the lithophilous fish community. The main ecological functions of gravel for fish such as providing spawning grounds and nurseries can be provided in connected and restructured tributaries, at shores with removed bank protection and in newly created bypass rivers.
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Fontana, Olimpia. "Tra solidarietà europea e responsabilità nazionali: la tutela dei beni pubblici europei." In Studi e saggi, 143–62. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-5518-591-2.09.
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The theme of solidarity between European Union (EU) member states lies at the heart of the European integration process itself, in the context of an ongoing tension between the renunciation of national sovereignty, driven by a drive for cooperation, and the maintenance of prerogatives of strategic interest to states. In fact, the EU was born from the decision of its members to pool selected aspects of their sovereignty, in a process whose evolution is expressed both in the choice of community policies and in the availability and methods of financing those policies. These are two sides of the same coin, that of the Community budget, which is the operational instrument that supports and accompanies the major steps in the EU's evolutionary process. Indeed, since the 1980s, the Community budget has represented the instrument capable of holding together on the one hand the process of economic liberalisation and on the other the objective of social integration between countries that had different starting conditions. However, cooperation and solidarity are aspects that need to be strengthened today, albeit in new dimensions. The financial crisis has brought about a new acceleration in the coordination of national fiscal policies, without, however, generating the missing piece to European economic policy, namely an autonomous fiscal capacity, endowed with taxation power, on which a full fiscal union would be based.
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Pezzini, Barbara. "Solidarietà e politiche sociali tra Costituzione e Unione europea." In Studi e saggi, 39–56. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-5518-591-2.04.
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A recognition of the duties of solidarity in constitutional provisions necessarily starts from Article 2 of the Constitution, in which solidarity is solemnly affirmed and recognised as a fundamental constitutional legal principle. Solidarity is realised as the source of non-derogable duties, including the tax duty. The construction of the tax relationship is no longer the purely atomistic one of the qualification of the reciprocal positions of the state (tax sovereignty) and the taxpayer (subject of abstention claims), but becomes the construction of the (tax) system in which the burdens arising from the common interest are distributed among all members of the community. Such a systematic dimension of solidarity, which is the one found in the Italian Constitution, is challenged in the context of European integration. And, in any case, as many have observed, the EU lacks a solidaristic set-up that characterises it in terms even comparable to those of the Italian constitutional system and in any case such as to authorise a systematic construction of European solidarity. The criticism of the current set-up must be followed by a proposal, which could be centred on a truly European tax.
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"habitat [n] of community interest." In Encyclopedic Dictionary of Landscape and Urban Planning, 423. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76435-9_5846.
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Ioja, Cristian, Laurentiu Rozylowicz, Maria Patroescu, Mihai Nita, and Diana Onose. "Agriculture and Conservation in the Natura 2000 Network." In Geographic Information Systems, 1276–96. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2038-4.ch077.
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The Natura 2000 network represents a new approach in the sustainable spatial planning promoted at the European Union level. Agricultural landscapes comprise 28.6% of the surface area of the Natura 2000 sites, many of which have significant conservation values. Plant and animal species, and approximately 30% of the natural habitats of community interest are directly influenced by the presence of certain agricultural activities. This chapter presents a GIS analysis of the European Union Natura 2000 ecological network: spatial distribution of Natura 2000 sites in EU-27, dynamic agricultural surfaces in Natura 2000 sites, and GIS tools in managing process. GIS techniques must represent the tool by which the efficiency of this ecological network is monitored, as it must be permanently nourished with important financial resources.
Conference papers on the topic "EU Community interest Habitat"
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Danilov, Valery. "THE NEW ITALIAN GOVERNMENT. EUROSCEPTICS TRIUMPH." In NORDSCI International Conference Proceedings. Saima Consult Ltd, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.32008/nordsci2019/b2/v2/35.
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sufficient amount of foreign research literature has been devoted to the study of such a political phenomenon as euroscepticism; recently, interest in it among the Russian scientific community has intensified due to the strengthening of its positions in the EU countries. Italy after the elections of March 4, 2018 turned into a “show-window” of the success of euroscepticism and populism. The purpose of this article is to determine the sustainability of the new government. The author identifies the causes of the weakening of the position of the Democratic Party in Italy, the coming to power of radical parties, whose leadership until recently was not taken seriously among the EU political establishment. The paper also analyzes the main concepts of the program called “Contract for the government of change” and the prospects for its implementation. To solve these tasks, a historical and chronological method was used, which allowed to track the stages of weakening popular support for traditional parties and the growing popularity of euro skeptics. The research was also used the theoretical research method as an analysis to determine the future prospects of the government in domestic and foreign policy. The author comes to the conclusion that in the coming years Italy will become the leader of all eurosceptic forces with the prospect of creating and heading a similar faction in the European Parliament in May 2019. The conclusion is also formed that the Government’s attitude to cancel anti-Russian sanctions should not be considered too optimistic. Analyzing the declining rhetoric of the Italian leadership on this issue, the author assumes that the Russian issue is just a bargaining chip in knocking out EU preferences on fiscal and migration issues
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Condruzbacescu, Monica. "E-TWINNING - THE COMMUNITY FOR SCHOOLS IN EUROPE." In eLSE 2016. Carol I National Defence University Publishing House, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-16-139.
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The paper focuses on Etwinning, the community for schools in Europe. Launched in 2005 as a fundamental component of the eLearning program of the European Commission, eTwinning has become an integral part of the Erasmus +, the EU Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport, in 2014. The Central Support Service eTwinning is run by European Schoolnet, an international partnership formed of 31 European ministries of education, which designs learning tools for schools, teachers and students in Europe. ETwinning promotes school collaboration in Europe through information and communication technologies by providing support, tools and services to schools. The portal is available to teachers through online tools by which they may seek partners, can start the project, they can exchange ideas and best practices and can start to work immediately thanks to the broad range of customized tools on the eTwinning platform. From October 2007, eTwinning started to be carried out in Romania. In the long term, it aims to improve the abilities to use new technologies, to improve communication in foreign languages, knowledge and intercultural dialogue.The paper also deals with the development of key competences through eTwinning, rules of communication and behavior inside etwinning community and implications for teaching activities. The next part of the paper presents Etwinning advantages from eLearning perspective: accessibility, the freedom of decision, professional community, information resources, training opportunities for teachers, specialist support, motivation and recognition systems. ETwinning platform is ideal for secondary education because it offers extensive opportunities for managing virtual spaces - which facilitates, in a much higher degree than other web platforms, learning activities. Benefits of eTwinning platform for students and teachers involved in online learning projects by collaboration at European level are very high due to factors such as: the opportunity to interact with students and teachers in other European countries, didactic and technological support offered by the portal to the highest European standards, innovative working tools, teamwork, stimulate interest and critical thinking. Advantages for school are also important because the image of the school is promoted by eTwinning projects and foundations of a future collaboration at the institution level in future partnerships are set up.
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Saathoff, Fokke, Stefan Cantré, and Jan Olschewski. "The Need for Multifunctional Dikes in Europe – the MultiDikes Project Concept." In The 13th Baltic Sea Region Geotechnical Conference. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/13bsgc.2016.038.
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In Europe there is a considerable interest in new flood protection technologies. In case of sea or river dikes, the land consumption is an important issue, particularly in densely populated urban areas or when other land uses are compromised. However, dikes are generally restricted to the function of flood protection. Only few additional functions are common, such as roads and pathways, which often cause difficulties regarding the planning, construction and maintenance of dikes. The concept of dikes with multiple functions is therefore new. Some innovations are being developed in the Netherlands while in Germany and the rest of Europe these concepts are yet unknown – with the exception of a new prospect regarding woody plants on dams and dikes which is under investigation in Austria and Germany. The lack of multifunctionality also results from the respective laws and regulations, in which the usability of dike construction is strongly restricted. This should be discussed and rethought. The need for multifunctional dike concepts was approved by the German BMBF by funding a seed money project for a duration of 2 years. In this preparatory project, a larger EU cooperation project will be developed, in which the need for multifunctional flood protections and possible solutions will be investigated for different model regions around Europe. This paper presents the general concept and first ideas with the aim of finding additional partners and to start the discussion in the geotechnical research community.
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Çağatay, Bilge. "Steel Industry in Turkey: Progress and Challenges." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c13.02575.
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While Turkey was the world’s 10th biggest steel producer in 2001, she has become the 7th biggest producer globally and largest steel producer in Europe in 2020. In fact, she was the third fastest growing steel producer in the world between 2001 and 2011, after China and India. Steel production in Turkey has increased significantly since 2001, growing from 15 million tons (mt) in 2001 to 35.8 million tons in 2020. In addition to the strong domestic demand and dynamic steel using industries, Turkey’s well-placed position also supports exports and production.
This article suggests employing descriptive methodology focusing on Turkish Steel Industry between 2010-2020. The authors conduct descriptive research using case study method. Both quatitative and quanlitative analysis gives a holistic understanding of the research question. We began with a discussion of how Turkish steel industry has changed and affected by the rise of protectionism in the twenty first century. Then we will focus on the competition strategy in steel industy based on the trade relationship between EU, USA and Asia. A final section summarizes our argument and findings and offers suggestions for policy implications. The paper seeks to understand the role of Turkish steel industy both in Turkish economy and global economy. We anchor our collective interest in competition strategy and trade performance in the last decade. After Covid 19, the world community faces many unknowns. As a result, we aim to fill the gap with the mapping the future appearance of steel industy in Turkey by evaluating the possibilities.
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J. DIAZ-MAROTO, Ignacio, and Pablo VILA-LAMEIRO. "PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF DECIDUOUS HARDWOODS STANDS IN NORTH-WESTERN SPAIN: A BASIS FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT." In Rural Development 2015. Aleksandras Stulginskis University, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/rd.2015.074.
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The climax vegetation that currently covers the north-western Spain is the deciduous hardwoods forests characterized by different oak species. Galician oaks present a wide-ranging range of ages and qualities, as a result of the different uses and status of conservation. Many of these forests were intensively exploited, and in many cases inappropriate management practices have been applied. However, today these forests comprise a habitat of interest to the European Community and should be conserved, remain basic, in many areas to implement sustainable rural development. Common oak forests (Quercus robur L.) occupy an area of 246,445 ha in Galicia, 18 % of the total forest area. The current location of a lot of oak stands in steep zones indicates that they have remained in such areas from immemorial times because it was not possible the harvesting and these stands are now very important in ecological and landscape terms. The best sites for Quercus robur correspond to zones where the climatic characteristics combine optimally higher minimum temperature, lower thermal amplitude and higher precipitation. Known the present silvicultural status of these forests, alternative methods must be proposed for its management, which will range from a conversion to high forest to recovery of the most deteriorated stands by reforestation.
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Engstrom, Carol J., and Guy M. Goulet. "Husky Moose Mountain Pipeline: A Case Study of Planning, Environmental Assessment and Construction." In 2000 3rd International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2000-140.
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In 1998, Husky Oil Operations Limited and its partner formerly Rigel Oil, (purchased by Talisman Energy in 1999), constructed a 26.2 km pipeline in Kananaskis Country to transport sour oil, solution gas and produced water from Pad #3 on Cox Hill to the Shell Oil Jumping Pound Gas Plant for processing. Kananaskis Country is a 4160 km2 “Planning Area” that has both Prime Protection and Multiple Use designations. Situated just west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada it has considerable recreational and environmental value, including significant wildlife habitat. The original exploration and subsequent pipeline construction applications required separate Alberta Energy & Utilities Board (AEUB) public hearings with both involving significant public consultation. Prior to drilling on the lands that had been purchased more than a decade ago, Husky adopted several governing principles to reduce environmental impact, mitigate damage and foster open and honest communication with other industrial users, regulators, local interest groups and local aboriginal communities. During planning and construction, careful attention was paid to using existing linear disturbances (seismic lines, roads and cutblocks). A variety of environmental studies, that incorporated ecologically-integrated landscape classification and included the use of indicator species such as the Grizzly Bear, were conducted prior to and during the early stages of development. The results of these studies, along with the information gathered from the public consultation, historical and cultural studies and engineering specifications formed the basis for the route selection. Watercourses presented particular challenges during pipeline construction. The pipeline right-of-way (RoW) intercepted 26 small water runs and 19 creeks. Fishery and water quality issues were identified as important issues in the lower Coxhill Creek and Jumpingpound Creeks. As a result, Jumpingpound Creek was directionally drilled at two locations and all other watercourses were open-cut using low-impact techniques. To minimize new RoW clearing, substantial portions of the pipeline were placed in the ditch of the existing road. Husky attributes the success of this project to planning, broad community input and the co-operation and buy-in by the project management team and construction companies.
Reports on the topic "EU Community interest Habitat"
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Rivard, C. Characterization of shallow aquifers and assessment of potential impacts of oil and gas development activities on these aquifers in the Fox Creek area (AB) - October 2021 update. Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/329088.
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A multidisciplinary and multi-institutional project was initiated in the Fox Creek area (west-central Alberta) in April 2019 to study environmental impacts of hydrocarbon development activities. The initial objective was to specifically study potential impacts on shallow groundwater. However, different Sectors within NRCan later identified the Fox Creek area as a region of interest for developing regional cumulative effects evaluation methods in support of new impact assessment legislation. As a result, the scope is now much broader and the project includes studies of vegetation, forest, snow cover, wetlands, and contributes to a woodland caribou habitat study. The project involves many collaborators from the federal and provincial governments, as well as from the academic community. This project is supported by the GGP and EGP programs.