Influence of conventional and organic rice farming on aquatic biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions in a protected Mediterranean wetland
Coastal wetlands face numerous threats from human activities, including habitat alteration for rice cultivation and contamination by agrochemicals. In this study, we evaluated the impact of different rice production practices on the structure of aquatic communities and greenhouse gas emissions in the Albufera Natural Park (Valencia, Spain), one of the most important Mediterranean coastal wetlands. We monitored the diversity […]
Management of grazing Italian river bufalo to preserve habitats defined by Directive 92/43/EEC in a protected wetland area on the Mediterranean coast: Palude Frattarolo, Apulia, It
Modern investigation through botanic, vegetation and soil analyses allowed us to establish, for the frst time, the maximum herd size of grazing Italian river bufalo that would allow the preservation of habitats defned by Directive 92/43/EEC in a coastal area of the Mediterranean basin. The study was funded by project LIFE09 NAT/ITI000150 (“Humid coastal habitat conservations actions […]
