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The enlargement of the Suez Canal and introduction of non-indigenous species to the Mediterranean Sea
No full textThe Suez Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world – during the last year 17,148 ships passed through the Canal – reducing emissions, saving time, and operating costs to shippers. The rapid increase in ship size from the “Post-Suezmax” (> 12,000 TEU) to the latest container vessels (> 19,000 TEU) now requires enlargements of port facilities and canals.
A project of this magnitude, and with potentially negative environmental outcomes, requires a transparent and scientifically sound “Environmental Impact Assessment” (EIA). An explicit obligation on Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (https://www.cbd.int/doc/ legal/cbd-en.pdf) was made to consider transboundary impacts on biodiversity, particularly those associated with invasive non-indigenous species
The Study of Species in the Era of Biodiversity: A Tale of Stupidity
No full textResearch policies ensuing from the Convention on Biological Diversity made huge funds available to study biodiversity. These were mostly dedicated to projects aimed at providing services to taxonomy via information and technology, or to develop “modern”, i.e., molecular, approaches to taxonomy. Traditional taxonomy was overly neglected and is in serious distress all over the world. It is argued that both novel and traditional ways to study biodiversity are essential and that the demise of traditional taxonomy (based on phenotypes) in the era of biodiversity is the result of an unwise policy, mainly fostered by portions of the scientific community that aim at taking total advantage of the funds dedicated to the study of biodiversity
Why do those who practice science write it so boringly? The author provides a useful..." Evaluation of: [Sand-Jensen K. How to write consistently boring scientific literature. Oikos. 2007; 116:723-7; doi: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2007.15674.x]. Faculty of 1000, 21 Feb 2011. F1000.com/8383956
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Bulleri F, Boero F: "What are the spatial scales at which the effects of a land-management strategy on the..." Evaluation of: [Diez J et al. Interacting effects of management and environmental variability at multiple scales on invasive species distributions. J Appl Ecol. 2009; 46:1210-18; doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01725.x]. Faculty of 1000, 02 Mar 2010. F1000.com/2259956
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No full textAnalisi e valutazione dello stato degli ecosistemi marini delle zone A e B in quattro Aree Marine Protette anche al fine di valutare l'efficacia delle misure di gestione delle stess
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