The intensive rice cultivation area in northwestern Italy hosts the largest surface of rice
paddies in Europe, and it is valued as a substantial habitat for aquatic biodiversity, with the …

The spreading of invasive species in new continents can vary from slow and limited diffusion
to fast colonisations over vast new areas. We studied the sacred ibis Threskiornis …

Recent changes in rice crop management within Northern Italy rice district led to a reduction
of seeding in flooding condition, which may have an impact on reservoir water management …

Rice fields may represent an important habitat for biodiversity conservation. Unfortunately,
rice farming intensification reduced the value of rice crops as a surrogate habitat for many …

The rice growing district in northwestern Italy, where paddies were traditionally flooded
throughout spring, was interested by a general decrease of standing water presence caused …