Invasive alien plants are a major threat to biodiversity and they contribute to the
unfavourable conservation status of habitats of interest to the European Community. In order …

Invasive plant species can impede the establishment and growth of native plants and affect
several ecosystem properties. These properties include soil cover, nutrient cycling, fire …

Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) utilization of combined heat and power (CHP) systems
allows for the efficient use of on-site biogas production, as well as increased annual savings …

Pollution associated to marine plastic litter is raising increasing concerns due to its potential
harmful effects on human health, biota, and coastal ecosystems. However, limited …

Beach litter is one of the most pervasive pollution issues in coastal environments worldwide.
In this study, we aim to assess the amount and distribution of beach litter on Porto Paglia …

Dunal plants may affect the patterns of deposition of beach litter. In this study, we aimed at
evaluating if Carpobrotus spp. patches may act as a litter trap in coastal dune systems. To do …

Questions The spread of alien plant species is one of the main threats to the biodiversity of
different natural habitats, and coastal dune habitats are among the most affected. There is a …

Coastal dune ecosystems are highly threatened, and one of the strongest pressures is
invasive alien plants (IAPs). Mitigating the negative effects of IAPs requires development of …

The intensive human activities extensively contaminated water sources making its treatment
a problem of paramount importance, especially with the increasing of global population and …

Tourism activity has a very significant weight in the world economy, even being the main
activity responsible for the export of many countries, in the form of providing services to …