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… are a key element of nature conservation in environments modified by human impacts. Accordingly, it is useful at this … to predators and com- petitors. Consequently, even though living in the same landscape, species with contrasting … closed circles represent remnant habitats from which the organism under study has been driven to local extinction and …

… While landscapes all over Europe have been shaped and modified by processes of intensive agricultural (and … of economic development and the adjustment of standards of living. This can be at the expense of our environment when … life in and around protected areas. A growing standard of living also makes for an increasing pressure on the …

… natural habitats are shrinking to islands surrounded by modified landscapes. While protected areas have a role to … calling for the integrated management of land, water and living resources in such a way to promote conservation and … and generate environmental services for people living in and around these areas and beyond;  buffer zones …