Climate and land cover changes are the two most important stressors causing the decline of
amphibians' populations worldwide. Within the Mediterranean area, one of the global …

It is uncertain whether Protected Areas (PAs) will conserve high abundances of species as
their distributions and abundances shift in response to climate change. We analyzed large …

While poorly dispersing taxa such as amphibians may have limited scope to track recent and
rapid climate change by means of large range shifts, they may follow their climate envelope …

One common approach to assigning conservation priorities during the current biodiversity
crisis is to identify and direct efforts to high profile, vulnerable taxa, and important …

Literature Review The ecological effectiveness of the Natura 2000 Network Page 1 The
European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC/BD) is a consortium of twelve organisations …

Coastal dunes worldwide harbor threatened habitats characterized by high diversity in terms
of plant communities. In Italy, recent assessments have highlighted the insufficient state of …

Identifying sites that are both important for biodiversity and likely to be heavily affected by
anthropogenic pressures in the future is crucial to settle priorities in the implementation of …

There is a need to adapt biodiversity conservation to climate change, but few empirical
studies are available to guide decision‐making. Existing networks of protected areas (PAs) …

Climate change‐induced species range shift may pose severe challenges to species
conservation. The Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau is the highest and biggest plateau, and also one of …

River headwaters, in spite of their importance for habitats and water supply, are often
inadequately studied and managed. This study discusses the effects of the hydrogeological …