Madeira Island
Spatial distribution of Madeira Island Laurisilva endemic spiders (Arachnida: Araneae)
... Fifty two spider species and 3145 specimens are accounted in this study. Out of these, 17 are Madeira’s endemics species (SIE) mostly restricted to Laurisilva. Range for most endemic spider species was expanded by this ...
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Temporal distribution of the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the south of Madeira Island (Portugal) and relationship with oceanographic variables
... the island affects oceanographic variables, usually causing higher sea surface temperatures on the leeward (south coast) of Madeira ...between Madeira and Desertas Islands are responsible for local ...
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Assessing the effectiveness of RapidEye multispectral imagery for vegetation mapping in Madeira Island (Portugal)
... 2011]. Madeira Island is also considered part of the Mediterranean basin biodiversity hotspot [Medail and Quezel, 1997] mainly due to the high degree of endemism and the presence of Laurisilva, a laurel ...
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Algal cover and sea urchin spatial distribution at Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)
... SUMMARY: This study describes sea urchin spatial distribution in relation to environmental factors, and the relationship between Diadema antillarum density and algal abundance. Twenty-three transects around ...
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Insecticide resistance is mediated by multiple mechanisms in recently introduced Aedes aegypti from Madeira Island
... from Madeira Island is resistant to insecticides of different chemical classes: carbamates (bendiocarb), organophosphates (fenitrothion) and both type I (permethrin) and type II (cyfluthrin) ...
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Environmental literacy in Madeira Island (Portugal): The influence of Demographic Variables
... Despite gender and participation in environmental activities show some significant influences in environmental literacy, student’s area of residence (rural or urban) and, especially, marks in 8th grade Natural Sciences ...
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Brita Lavada – An eco-efficient decorative mortar from Madeira Island
... Portuguese Madeira Archipelago discovery, the Madeiran builders have developed several types of mortars and mortar application ...In Madeira the marmorite has undergone some changes especially with regard ...
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A Smart Rural Project for Tourism of Madeira Island
... Abstract. Everywhere, there are cities, regions and countries which are struggling in order to reach a good position in terms of attractiveness, whether to catch more inhabitants or to get more visitants. All-over the ...
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Predicting the impacts of climate change on the distribution and conservation of endemic forest land snails of Madeira Island
... of Madeira ’s landscape, the presence of exotic vegetation and disturbed areas, and also internal population dynamics will certainly limit terrestrial mollusc turnover to favourable ...
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Cozinha da Madeira Website: The online touchpoint for a sustainability oriented Service of Madeira Island
... This thesis will deepen the idea of sustainable services linked to local agriculture and natural resources highlighting how tourism can be used to promote local sustainable services. In particular, the web interface ...
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Impact of a Dengue Outbreak Experience in the Preventive Perceptions of the Community from a Temperate Region
... The ability to effectively modify behaviours is increasingly relevant to attain and maintain a good health status. Current behaviour-change models and theories present two main ap- proaches for (healthier) ...
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Islandness and remoteness as resources : evidence from the tourism performance of small remote island economies (SRIES)
... Butcher (2006) brings evidence from four case studies to empha- sise the importance of natural capital in favouring tourism, in particu- lar, ecotourism and hence further sustainable economic development. Yangzhou Hu and ...
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Délia Canha Gouveia Reis
... in Madeira Island along its past and recent history. Madeira is a volcanic island where the spatial rainfall distribution is strongly affected by its rugged ...in Madeira Island ...
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Abstract: Has a contribution to evaluate present levels of environmental literacy in Madeira
... need to improve in several aspects of knowledge and attitude, and much more in environmentally responsible behaviors. Environmental education programs and strategies in Madeira Island need to be suited for ...
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Cirripedia of Madeira
... from Madeira Island and nearby deep water, based on specimens in the collection of the Museu Municipal do Funchal (Histo´ria Natural) (MMF), records mentioned in the literature, and recent ...from ...
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A revision of the status of Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Teleostei : Gobiesocidae): sympatric subspecies or a long misunderstood blend of species?
... The authors would like to thank to Estação de Biolo- gia Marinha do Funchal and its team for field and logistic help during work on Madeira island, and to Dr Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti, Simone Bava and ...
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Lignina é um bom preditor da resistência de espécies ao estresse hídrico?
... da madeira, que por sua vez, a densidade da madeira está inversamente relacionada à quantidade de água no caule e ao potencial hídrico do caule, que permitem à planta sobreviver à estação seca (Oliveira et ...
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Studying Islands: On Whose Terms? Some Epistemological and Methodological Challenges to the Pursuit of Island Studies
... Caribbean island of St John, in the Virgin Islands, he soon realized that it was impossible to properly analyze the economy of that island by restricting the analysis to what was just happening on the ...
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Small Island Visitor Attractions
... on island tourism revealed that VA do not feature significantly in the research consider- ations because the main attractions in islands are beaches and marine attractions which dominate the product portfolio of ...
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TREASURE ISLAND": UM TESOURO INESGOTÁVEL
... Stevenson tinha um sentido lúdico da literatura, não só quando esta se destinava às crianças, como quando era para adultos. Ao falar do objectivo da sua obra, diz pretender apenas dive[r] ...
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