A united action against Vespa velutina in northern Italy
This is the aim of LOVER, a diffused network of sentinel beehives which involves three regions in northern Italy (LOmbardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna).
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This is the aim of LOVER, a diffused network of sentinel beehives which involves three regions in northern Italy (LOmbardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna).
An updated situation concerning the presence and distribution of Xylella fastidiosa, including host plants, has been provided by the Govern Illes Balears, where the disease was first reported in October 2016.
The black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) was first introduced to Europe from North America in the early 17th century and has become part of our cultural and ecological landscape.
Biological invasions have become one of the main drivers of habitat degradation and biodiversity loss in island ecosystems worldwide, which are hot spots of biodiversity and contain rare habitats and endemic species. Small islands are particularly vulnerable to the threat of invasive species.
Celebrate World Environment Day (5th of June) by protecting European native biodiversity from invasive species! Your daily actions can prevent biological invasions.
Blue biotechnology is concerned with the exploration and exploitation of marine resources in order to develop new products with economic value, get new sources of energy, extract new active ingredients for pharmaceutical and industrial purposes or increase food supply.
Citizen Science programs aim at creating a bridge between science and the general public, actively involving citizens in research projects.
Many fish species undertake more or less extended migrations as part of their basic behaviour. Amongst the best known examples in Europe are salmon (Salmo salar), sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) and eel (Anguilla anguilla), which are diadromous species with their life cycle taking place partly in fresh water and partly in sea water, often swimming several thousands of kilometers to reach their spawning grounds.
Planted forests make significant contributions to the economy and provide multiple products and ecosystem services.
The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), also known as the Asian predatory wasp or yellow-legged hornet, was first reported in Europe in 2004, in southwest France.