The last ten years have witnessed an increase in publications focusing on bioeconomy as a
proposal to confront the global challenges of climate change, depletion of non-renewable …

Abstract The European Commission supports the production of renewable biological
resources and their conversion into value added products and bio-energy. A new …

Across the 28 EU member states there were nearly half a million premature deaths in 2015
as a result of exposure to PM 2.5, O 3 and NO 2. To set the target for air quality levels and …

Reuse and recycling are two of the most important strategies involved in the practical
implementation of the circular economy (CE). Even if several indices have been defined to …

The stand density index, one of the most important metrics for managing site occupancy, is
generally calculated from empirical data by means of a coefficient derived from the “self …

Stem tapers are mathematical functions modelling the relative decrease of diameter (rD) as
the relative height (rH) increase in trees and can be successfully used in precision forest …

Aimed at reducing structural homogeneity and symmetrical competition in even-aged forest
stands and enhancing stand structure diversity, the present study contributes to the design …

Many ecological studies require long-term time series of high quality. Missing data may
represent a serious problem since they can affect the reliability of measured variables in …

In agro-ecosystems, environmental monitoring is fundamental to detect and survey changes
related to land use change and management practices. Butterflies and moths have often …

The European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is a widely distributed tree species across Europe,
highly sensitive to climate change and global warming. This study illustrates results of a 5 …