1. Natura 2000 network (N 2000) and national protected areas (NPA s) are recognised as
the most important core 'units' for biological conservation in E urope. 2. Species distribution …

Aim Many rare species are dispersallimited; their colonization capacity can be impacted by
land use and climate changes. Most ecological niche models predict the distribution of …

Citizen science, the engagement of people in a research project, has grown rapidly in recent
years, also for mapping of species of conservation interest. The Life Project “Monitoring …

Background. Volunteers' participation in scientific research has increased in recent decades.
Citizen science (CS) data have been used in quantitative ecology to analyse species ranges …

The Life Project “Monitoring of insects with public participation”(LIFE11 NAT/IT/000252) had
as the main objective to develop and test methods for the monitoring of five beetle species …

Based on our own field data and using modeling of modern potential ranges (in the MaxEnt
program), an assessment of the spatial distribution of the rare representative of the longhorn …

Climate change threatens species and ecosystems globally, including forest ecosystems
that support rich invertebrate diversity. Saproxylic beetles, that depend on old-growth trees …

The insect cuticle serves a multitude of purposes, including: mechanical and thermal
protection, water-repelling, acoustic signal absorption and coloration. The influence of …

Romanian Carpathians are considered a biodiversity hotspot in Europe, with large forested
areas, including old-growth forests. Past forestry practices, such as selective logging …

Most broadscale forest biodiversity indicators are based on data from national forest
inventories and are used to assess the state of biodiversity through several regional …