In the past few decades, the relevance of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, causing
cardiopulmonary and subcutaneous dirofilariosis in dogs and cats, and of Angiostrongylus …

The concentration of materials and energy within cities is an inevitable consequence of
dense populations and their per capita requirements for food, fiber, and fuel. As the world …

Systematic conservation planning provides a structured, target‐driven approach to ensuring
the long‐term maintenance of biodiversity. However, reviews of how well the steps of such a …

In the last 40 years, Italy has seen important changes: human pressure is increasing in flat
and coastal areas while internal mountainous areas are being abandoned and naturally …

Abstract Freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionida) have a broad global distribution
on every continent except Antarctica. However, owing to human activities, the diversity of …

Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis and Eucoleus aerophilus (syn. Capillaria
aerophila) are the most important lungworm species infecting wild and domesticated canids …

We have examined the distribution of 26 species of steppe birds in the Iberian Peninsula
and the Balearic Islands within a grid of 5,070 10× 10 km grid cells. The most valuable areas …

Species of conservation concern are usually considered important elements in site
prioritization for biodiversity conservation. To overcome the lack of information on species …

The present study focuses on the distribution patterns of Iranian endemic monocots and
concentrates on important zones for these taxa in a phyto–geographical context. Iranian …

1. This study aims to develop a new method for assigning rarity weights to species in
evaluations of the relative rarity of arthropod assemblages in conservation/monitoring …