Public access to environmental information, strengthened in the European Union by the Aarhus Convention, has significantly expanded the availability of environmental monitoring data. Yet increased access does not automatically produce shared understanding. This presentation examines epistemic challenges associated with interpreting open environmental data, focusing on the interaction between...
Heavy metals are persistent, bioaccumulating pollutants, and their spatial heterogeneity is central to environmental quality assessment. We evaluated fresh bat guano as a practical, non-invasive matrix for monitoring multi-element heavy-metal “fingerprints” across roost locations. Fresh guano was collected from eight sites (five replicates per site). Concentrations of Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd...
The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the ecological and conservation importance of the species Crambe tataria Sebeók, family Brassicaceae, within the Dealul Zackel nature reserve, the Natura 2000 site ROSCI0093 Insulele Stepice de la Slimnic, Sibiu County, Romania, by studying environmental and anthropogenic factors, local distribution, and by offering new chorological...
Red Wood ants (the Formica rufa group) are a complex of ant species native to the coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests of Europe. Widely recognized as ecosystem engineers, they construct large, dome-shaped mounds from spruce needles, twigs, and grass, which function as sophisticated solar collectors and climate-controlled nurseries. These ants play a critical keystone role in forest ecology...
