Geoconservation Research
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Omnidiversity Consolidation of Conservation Assessment: A Case Study of Tasmanian Coastal Geoconservation Sites
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2022-06-01)The exclusivity of biodiversity and geodiversity assessment hinders conservation outcomes, evidenced by the prioritization of biodiversity in conservation literature, and lagging developmental state in geodiversity assessment ...
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Geoheritage and Geodiversity Assessment Framework for Practical Application to Geoconservation of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2022-06-01)Life on Earth is influenced by abiotic nature, providing resources and shelter for living beings on the Earth. Hence, this part of nature should be well treated and protected. Study of geodiversity can facilitate education ...
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Ecosystem Services Assessment of Geosites in the Seridó Aspiring UNESCO Geopark Area, Northeast Brazil
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2022-06-01)Over the course of the Earth's history, the development of geodiversity has allowed the establishment of biotic diversity on our planet. Just as biodiversity is the subject of studies and protection actions, abiotic nature ...
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Afterword of UNESCO European Geoparks (Special Volume)
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A Cave Occupied by Cave Bears for Thousands of Years in the Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark (Huesca, Aragon, Spain)
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)The Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark shows an extremely well-developed underground karst relief as a result of the great abundance and thickness of its limestone formations. The most important Pleistocene vertebrate ...
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Upper Pleistocene Fauna from the Middle Palaeolithic Site of Foz do Enxarrique (Vila Velha de Ródão, Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geopark)
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)Foz do Enxarrique (FENX) is an open-air archaeological site from the end of the Middle Palaeolithic, with faunal remains and Mousterian industry, dated 44–32 Ka. The faunal accumulation shows evidence of human intervention. ...
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Hidden Fossils of The Hondsrug Complex Connect Time and Space
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)The Hondsrug UNESCO Global Geopark in the northeast of the Netherlands comprises the Hondsrug-complex, a prominent range of low till ridges created by forces of moving land ice and melt water. The unusual orientations of ...
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Quaternary Large Mammals from the Granada Geopark: A Magnificent Record with Examples of Geoconservation
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)Granada Geopark, covering almost all of the Guadix-Baza basin, contains an exceptional and near-continuous fossil record of the evolution of Pliocene to middle Pleistocene land mammals (5–0.5 Ma). This period covers the ...
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The Messinian (Late Miocene) Coral Reefs in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar UNESCO Global Geopark
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)Neogene sedimentary rocks cover extensive areas of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar UNESCO Global Geopark (Almería, SE Spain) although most of the outcropping rocks are Miocene volcanics. The post-volcanic sedimentary rocks include ...
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The Miocene Petrified Forest of Lesvos, Greece: Research and Geoconservation Activities
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)The Petrified Forest of Lesvos is a Protected Natural Monument showing standing and lying petrified tree trunks, preserved by intense volcanic activity in the early Miocene. The Natural History Museum of Lesvos Petrified ...
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Oligocene Trace Fossil Geoconservation and Geoheritage: On the Mammals Tracks of the Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)Trace fossils represent an important component of the Earth's heritage that provide important keys for learning about the diversity and evolution of life and environments through time. They represent a rich and fragile ...
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An Early Oligocene Fossil Lagerstätten from the Lacustrine Deposits of the Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)The Luberon early Oligocene fossil Lagerstätte yields exquisitely well-preserved fossils as testified by the remains of articulated skeletons, skin outlines, feathers and original pigmentation patterns. The fossils include ...
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Tropical Forest and Coral Sea of the Beigua Geopark (Liguria, NW Italy)
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)Some of the most interesting paleontological heritage of the Liguria Region is in the Beigua UNESCO Global Geopark, in Savona Province. The Geopark is characterized by high geodiversity and strong tourist traffic, being ...
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A Window onto the Eocene (Cenozoic): The Palaeontological Record of the Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark (Huesca, Aragon, Spain)
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)The Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark, located in the Central Pyrenees, is a region of remarkable geodiversity that includes extensive Eocene fossil-bearing sites and constitutes an important archive of paleobiodiversity. ...
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Smaller than Small, the Unique Eocene Louse!
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)Some of the most spectacular fossil deposits of the European Tertiary are former maars located in old volcanic field areas. The Tertiary volcanic field of the High Eifel (THV) lies between the two Quaternary volcanic fields ...
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Messel Pit UNESCO World Heritage Fossil Site in the UNESCO Global Geopark Bergstrasse-Odenwald, Germany – Challenges of Geoscience Popularisation in a Complex Geoheritage Context
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)Despite its paleontological importance, the Messel Pit was under threat to become a waste disposal site, and its eventual designation as the first Natural World Heritage UNESCO geosite in Germany followed an intense fight ...
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Open-air paleontological sites: A Dissemination Opportunity and a Risk to Spoliation. A Case Study in the Orígens Geopark, Spain
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)Visits to paleontological sites are one of the most popular geotourism activities, but their appeal may have drawbacks. Deciding which sites are suitable for dissemination and appropriate measures for their optimal ...
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Meeting Island Dwarfs and Giants of the Cretaceous – The Hațeg Country UNESCO Global Geopark, Romania
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)We review here key geological heritage elements of the Hațeg Country UNESCO Global Geopark (Southern Carpathians, western Romania) represented by latest Cretaceous continental vertebrate fossils and the sedimentary rocks ...
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A Unique Late Cretaceous dinosaur locality in the Bakony-Balaton Geopark of Hungary (Iharkút, Bakony Mts.)
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)Iharkút is a Late Cretaceous (Santonian) vertebrate-bearing locality in the Bakony Mountains of western Hungary, where productive and continuous paleontological excavations have been carried out in the last twenty years. ...
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Research and Geoconservation of the Albian “Giant” Ammonites Collection in the Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark
(Islamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch, 2021-12-01)The Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark is known worldwide for its great thickness of Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene “flysch" formations. The K/Pg and P/E boundaries are among the most popular sites, together with the ...
