Aim of study: Orchidaceae has the largest number of species of any family in the plant kingdom. This family is subject to a high risk of extinction in natural environments, such as natural parks and protected areas. Recent studies have shown the prevalence of many species of orchids to be linked to fungal soil diversity, due to their myco-heterotrophic behaviour. Plant communities determine fun...

Ecological Niche Models (ENMs) are widely used to describe how environmental factors influence species distribution. Modelling at a local scale, compared to a large scale within a high environmental gradient, can improve our understanding of ecological species niches. The main goal of this study is to assess and compare the contribution of environmental variables to amphibian and reptile ENMs i...

The soundscape approach, as understood by the ISO 12913 series, is most applied in urban settings, aiming beyond noise control order to holistically employ its quantitative and qualitative facets. On other side, current understanding of concept bioacoustics acoustic ecology less focused on perception. There generally a lot public interest how preserve opportunity for people experience "natural ...

The paper discusses the roles of university science parks in China during the economic transfer time on the investigation of 45 university science parks. The construction and development of university science parks affects the industrialization and commercialization of Hi-tech research findings and the development of regional economy. This paper also studies successful experiences of university...

OBJECTIVES Physical activity may be constrained or facilitated by local environments. The availability of neighborhood facilities for physical activity may be particularly relevant for youth, who are unable to drive and whose activity is often limited to the immediate distance they are able to walk or bicycle. Several studies have shown that proximity to recreational facilities and parks is one...

Urban parks provide important environmental, social, and economic benefits to people and urban areas. The literature demonstrates that proximity to urban parks is one of the key factors influencing people's willingness to use them. Therefore, the provision of urban parks near residential areas and workplaces is one of the key factors influencing quality of life. This study designed a solution b...

Ecological infrastructure (EI), which is a planned network of high-quality natural and semi-natural elements designed managed to provide ecosystem services, has the potential ensure rich resilient biodiversity. Within Action Plan for Swiss Biodiversity Strategy Confederation, pilot project known as “ValPar.CH – Values ecological in parks” aims analyse values benefits EI at two levels: acr...

a Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK b School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK c Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK d Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre of Academy of Sciences Czech Republic, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republ...

Although livestock anthrax is declining in many parts of the world, with an increasing number of countries probably truly free of the disease, anthrax remains enzootic in many national parks and even in some game ranching areas. These infected areas can present a persistent risk to surrounding livestock, which may otherwise be free of the disease, as well as a public health risk. The authors us...