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Journal for Nature Conservation
2007 •
Lebanon’s unique biodiversity results from the country’s complex topography and altitudinal diversity, and its location at the far eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. An in depth analysis of available data on biodiversity and terrestrial ecosystem status and practical conservation achievements in Lebanon recognizes major gaps and challenges specifically: 1. Data availability/accessibility and liability since most of the available data related to biodiversity and terrestrial ecosystems are scattered, non-updated, not published nor publicly available/accessible; 2. Inappropriate/ nonexistent monitoring and evaluation status; 3. Insufficient level of expertise (in some fields), education, awareness and technology transfer; 4. Weak law enforcement in terms of ecosystem and coastal zone management Accordingly, the report identified some priority fields for attention: a. The need to complete and deepen biodiversity assessment in the various biological compartments (especially invertebra...
Biodiversity and Conservation
Patterns of floristic diversity in semi-natural coastal vegetation of Lebanon and implications for conservation2005 •
The current understanding of the status of the vegetation in Lebanon is largely derived from herbarium data and associated floristic studies produced by early 20th century field botanists. In common with other areas in the Mediterranean, the Lebanese coastline is highly threatened by unregulated development, yet current patterns of species richness along the Lebanese coastal zone are little studied. The objective of this study was to assess the floristic richness of the Lebanese coastal zone and to provide baseline information for conservation planning. For this purpose, permanent sample plots (6 m × 100 m) were established in 26 selected vegetation communities in coastal habitats. Monthly field collections of plant specimens were undertaken between October 1999 and July 2000. A total of 441 species were collected and identified. None of the recorded species are currently considered globally threatened, but two are Lebanese endemics (Matthiola crassifolia Boiss. & Gaill., Origanum ehrenbergii Boiss.). Species richness varied between communities, ranging from six species in a littoral limestone pavement community to 113 in an abandoned terrace community. The similarity between communities, based on Sorensen indices, was low and a large number of species were recorded only once. Cluster analysis showed a grouping of different communities within locations in some instances and the clustering of similar community types regardless of location in others. Species richness in riparian and littoral communities consisted mostly of habitat non-specific species. The low community similarity, patchy species distribution, and predominance of habitat non-specific species all point to the need to complement in situ conservation measures with ex situ conservation.
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
Crop wild relatives in Lebanon: mapping the distribution of Poaceae and Fabaceae priority taxa for conservation planningLebanon is a part of the Fertile Crescent recognized for its agrobiodiversity wealth in terms of both cultivated plants and crop wild relatives (CWR) diversity. Within the context of climate change and its adverse effect on agrobiodiversity, conservation of CWRs in Lebanon is essential to prevent the loss of potentially useful genetic diversity and to facilitate their use in crop breeding. To establish a comprehensive conservation plan for Lebanese CWR belonging to Poaceae and Fabaceae, in this study we prioritized 16 taxa based on their value for world security and local economy, gene pool (primary and secondary) and genome type (A, B and D for Triticum genera). Georeferenced occurrence data of populations belonging to the prioritized taxa list were retrieved from different sources and imported into QGIS to visualize by mapping their distribution in-situ and ex-situ on the Lebanese territory, highlighting sites with highest density per genus and sites characterised by the highest t...
Journal of Threatened Taxa
Identifying Important Plants Areas (Key Biodiversity Areas for Plants) in northern Algeria2012 •
Biodiversity conservation has become one of today's major challenges in a complex socio-ecological context, where common socioeconomic needs for resources exploitation are confronted to striking ecological conservation priorities. Protected areas constitute the key foundation for national and international strategies of effective biodiversity and ecosystems conservation. This paper assesses the effectiveness of protected areas networks in representing key ecological assemblages in Mediterranean environments. Based on a spatial interpretation of the distribution of existing and «preset» protected areas in Lebanon, and the analysis of their coherence with key ecological conservation needs, the pertinence of protected areas designation with respect to biodiversity conservation priorities is assessed. Analysis is performed through the overlay of the protected areas map of Lebanon with that of the areas of high ecological conservation value, the land cover/land use map, the soil map, and the overlaid map of bioclimatic and vegetation levels. A chi-square statistic is also used to significantly compare and assess the distribution of existing protected areas according to land cover, soil and bioclimatic/vegetation aspects. Results exhibit that the existing network of protected areas does not represent the country's main ecological assets in terms of species richness, soil specifici-ties, important areas for biodiversity, and key eco-complexes. Current protected areas designation seems to answer very particular needs and to follow sociopolitical opportunities in Lebanon (in particular) and the Mediterranean (in general), while it should be based on pertinent ecological and socioeconomic criteria that would highlight the relevance and priority for conservation measures. Rethinking/widening the government efforts towards biodiversity protection is thus identified as a major need.
2018 •
The Mediterranean region is one of the world’s great centres of plant diversity and its benign climates have attracted successive waves of civilisations, which have largely shaped our attitudes and ethics to the present day. Despite the effects of grazing, agriculture, deforestation, pollution, urbanisation and tourism, it has developed a wide array of plant landscapes. It is also one of the cradles of agriculture and a centre of origin and diversification of many of our crop species. Nowhere else on this planet has humankind been so closely and intimately linked to the environment. Plant diversity is essential for human survival and is the basis of all life on Earth. Through their unique ability to convert the sun’s energy into a useable form, plants provide us with food, fuel, fibre, oil, herbs and medicines, as well as fodder for domestic animals. Plants also provide the background structure of most of our terrestrial ecosystems and habitats for animals and fungi. They also play a key role in providing ecosystem services, such as climate moderation, maintenance of the ozone layer, carbon storage, watershed protection and stabilisation of slopes against erosion. Despite the undisputed importance of plantlife, conservation policies often neglect plant diversity in priority setting, and concrete strategies to ensure plant conservation are still insufficient to face the growing pressures. The reasons for this situation are complex, including not only sociological and political factors but also scientific and technical ones. Globally, most conservation biology research is undertaken on animal groups – notably birds and mammals – and ignores plants, and the same applies to conservation actions. Information on plants is often dispersed and fragmented, thus impeding rational decision making and priority setting. The aim of this publication is to provide a snapshot of existing knowledge of plant diversity in the south and east Mediterranean, and to propose strategies and actions that can be taken to enhance plant conservation in the region. Thanks to the joint efforts of more than 40 authors and dozens of contributors, it brings together in a single document an overview of existing knowledge on plant diversity, and provides concrete strategies for plant conservation, with local examples, that are applicable in the south and east Mediterranean region. It is aimed at helping conservation policy makers and a wide range of practitioners (such as land managers, non-governmental organisations, local communities and conservation agencies) to implement plant conservation programmes and initiatives in the region. It will also provide botanists, academics and amateurs with a rapid overview of plant knowledge in the area, as well as information on key resources and where to find them. The publication also highlights gaps in current policies and action plans and makes recommendations for remedying these deficiencies.
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Social Workers' Personal Death Attitudes, Experiences, and Advance Directive Communication Behavior2008 •
Philosophical Discourses
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Histochemical and ultrastructural study of skeletal muscle in patients with sepsis and multiple organ failure syndrome (MOFS)1998 •
Chemischer Informationsdienst. Organische Chemie
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