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View article: Northern Peatland Drought: The Relationship Among Vegetation Condition Index, Precipitation and Water Table Depth
Northern Peatland Drought: The Relationship Among Vegetation Condition Index, Precipitation and Water Table Depth Open
Peatlands recognized as areas of water surplus, are highly sensitive to climate change, which induces new ecohydrological realities, particularly under drought conditions. In raised bogs, where precipitation serves as the sole water source…
View article: Active afforestation of drained peatlands is not a viable option under the EU Nature Restoration Law
Active afforestation of drained peatlands is not a viable option under the EU Nature Restoration Law Open
View article: Northern Peatland Drought: The Relationship Among Vci, Precipitation and Water Table Depth
Northern Peatland Drought: The Relationship Among Vci, Precipitation and Water Table Depth Open
View article: Active afforestation of drained peatlands is not a viable option under the EU Nature Restoration Law
Active afforestation of drained peatlands is not a viable option under the EU Nature Restoration Law Open
Several EU Member States argue that active afforestation of degraded peatlands should be recognized as a restoration measure under the Nature Restoration Law (NRL). In this perspective paper, we discuss the scientific evidence on the green…
View article: Assessment of ecological conditions of rare and medicinal plants in the vicinity of Puvočiai
Assessment of ecological conditions of rare and medicinal plants in the vicinity of Puvočiai Open
The habitats of rare and medicinal plants are characterized by specific conditions: climatic, edaphic, orographic, biotic complexes influence the distribution of plants, their appearance, and chemical properties. The surroundings of Puvoči…
View article: Curonian Spit Coastal Dunes Landscape: Climate Driven Change Calls for the Management Optimization
Curonian Spit Coastal Dunes Landscape: Climate Driven Change Calls for the Management Optimization Open
On the Curonian Spit, the leading conservation issue is an opposition between the two contrasting nature-management principles—anthropocentricity and biocentricity. Land managers still waver between the two options, and the worst-case scen…
View article: Impact of Hydro-Climatic Changes on Coastal Dunes Landscape According to Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (The Case Study of Curonian Spit)
Impact of Hydro-Climatic Changes on Coastal Dunes Landscape According to Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (The Case Study of Curonian Spit) Open
Coastal dunes are recognized as one of the most threatened ecosystems, the formation of which mainly depends on two opposite processes—sand dunes overgrowth and formation of open dunes. The application of cost-effective remote sensing meth…
View article: Landfill leachate quantity and attenuation distance of inorganic contaminants in the groundwater of different hydrogeological systems: a case study of Lithuania
Landfill leachate quantity and attenuation distance of inorganic contaminants in the groundwater of different hydrogeological systems: a case study of Lithuania Open
This study examines the relationship between the quantity of landfill leachate and attenuation distance of inorganic contaminants in the groundwater of open, semi-open and closed hydrogeological systems. Nearly 2,000 groundwater samples we…
View article: Key Aesthetic Appeal Concepts of Coastal Dunes and Forests on the Example of the Curonian Spit (Lithuania)
Key Aesthetic Appeal Concepts of Coastal Dunes and Forests on the Example of the Curonian Spit (Lithuania) Open
The main objective of the study was to elicit key concepts determining the aesthetic appeal of coastal dunes and forests using the example of the Curonian Spit (Lithuania). The mixed approach included three methods: (1) paired comparison s…