There is currently a lack of in-situ environmental data for the calibration and validation of
remotely sensed products and for the development and verification of models …

Europe's cultural landscape has undergone notable changes in the last few decades. In
particular, conserving the cultural rural landscape of the Mediterranean basin constitutes a …

Abstract Europe and North America share a similar history in the extirpation and subsequent
recovery of large carnivore and ungulate species. Both continents face challenges and …

Summary 1 The effect that the surrounding landscape matrix has on the loss of species from
fragmented patches remains largely unknown. To determine whether there were differences …

In recent years domestic gardens in urban areas have been extensively studied, but findings
from developed and developing countries do not always correspond. The disparity is …

The process of habitat urbanization has intense and manifold effects on the biota that we
need to better understand. The urbanization gradient approach is increasingly used in …

Preserving relict coastal forests from urbanization is a priority target for sustainable land
management. Monitoring forests through remote-sensing diachronic approaches is an …

Land-use systems are characterized by complex interactions between human decision-
makers and their biophysical environment. Mismatches between the scale of human drivers …

Recent large declines in house sparrow Passer domesticus L. populations in many
European towns and cities have generated much speculation as to possible environmental …

The dream of a house in the country, at the seashore, or near a ski hill, is one shared by
many in North American society. But the environmental and social impacts of the realization …