Spatiotemporal dynamics of landscape transformation in Western Balkans' metropolitan areas

I Hyka, A Hysa, S Dervishi, MK Solomun, A Kuriqi… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human-caused landscape transformation represents a danger to conserving the Earth's
natural habitats. Landscape fragmentation (LF) caused by transportation infrastructure and …

The Vjosa River corridor: a model of natural hydro-morphodynamics and a hotspot of highly threatened ecosystems of European significance

F Schiemer, S Beqiraj, A Drescher, W Graf, G Egger… - Landscape …, 2020 - Springer
Context Large near-natural rivers have become rare in Europe, a fact reflected in the high
conservation status of many riverine ecosystems. While the Balkan still harbors several …

[PDF][PDF] The Vjosa River corridor: a riverine ecosystem of European significance

F Schiemer, A Drescher, C Hauer… - Acta ZooBot Austria, 2018 - researchgate.net
Der Artikel gibt eine Einführung zu einer Serie von Aufsätzen, in der die Ökologie der
Flusslandschaft der Vjosa in Südalbanien und ihre Fauna und Flora behandelt werden. Der …

Integrated impact assessment for sustainable hydropower planning in the Vjosa catchment (Greece, Albania)

R Peters, J Berlekamp, A Lucía, V Stefani, K Tockner… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitigating climate change, while human population and economy are growing globally,
requires a bold shift to renewable energy sources. Among renewables, hydropower is …

Hydromorphologial assessment of the Vjosa river at the catchment scale linking glacial history and fluvial processes

C Hauer, K Skrame, M Fuhrmann - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Balkan rivers are described as hotspots of biodiversity due to the limited glaciation to a few
high-altitude cirques during the last ice age. Although many studies have examined local …

Evaluation of hydropower projects in Balkan Rivers based on direct sediment transport measurements; challenges, limits and possible data interpretation–Case study …

S Pessenlehner, M Liedermann… - River Research and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Vjosa River in Albania represents one of Europe's last free‐flowing wild rivers,
comprising a mosaic of various habitats and forming a highly dynamic natural ecosystem for …

[PDF][PDF] The Vjosa river system in Albania: a summary of actual challenges and agendas

A Miho, S Beqiraj, W Graf, F Schiemer - Acta ZooBot Austria, 2018 - researchgate.net
Der Artikel gibt eine Zusammenfassung über den Schutzwert des Vjosa Flusses in
Südalbanien. Trotz der einmaligen physikalischen und ökologischen Situation des Gebietes …

The first record of Riella macrocarpa (Sphaerocarpales, Marchantiophyta) in Albania

L Kashta, J Marka, B Papp - Studia botanica hungarica, 2023 - real.mtak.hu
Riella macrocarpa was described as R. helicophylla var. macrocarpa by Allorge in 1929.
Later, this variety has not been used further and has not been treated correctly in the …

[PDF][PDF] Vjosa riverine environments: Approaching dynamic continuity.

NG Bon, L Stančič, U Kanjir - Anthropological Notebooks, 2022 - academia.edu
The Vjosa, a relatively well-known river of South East Europe, has been a subject of
numerous attempts of infrastructural interventions such as the construction of hydropower …

How much does it cost the river near my house? An integrated methodology to identify a value for ecosystemic services (The case of Vjosa Valley in Albania)

E Kokthi, F Guri, E Shehu, A Sovinc… - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This study aims to identify and evaluate ecosystem services and calculate the total economic
value of Vjosa Valley, an endangered riverine ecosystem. An instrumental-deliberative …