The Tsunami Inundation Hazard of the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean Sea): A Submarine Landslide and Earthquake Tsunami Scenario Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00024-019-02388-w
Abstract: The tsunami hazard for the Maltese Islands is poorly defined, and historic records are available for only two recent events. Most of the population and touristic infrastructure of the archipelago is concentrated along the eastern… read more here.
Keywords: tsunami inundation; tsunami; maltese islands; hazard maltese ... See more keywords
Diet and trophic level of the longnose spurdog, Squalus blainville (Risso, 1826) in the 25-nautical mile Fisheries Management Zone around the Maltese Islands
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2018.03.001
Abstract: Abstract The longnose spurdog, Squalus blainville (Risso, 1826), is reported to feed on bony fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans but misidentifications have resulted in ambiguities. This study describes and quantitatively analyses the diet of S. blainville… read more here.
Keywords: longnose spurdog; squalus blainville; maltese islands; blainville ... See more keywords
Contribution to the flora of the Maltese Islands: Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce and Euphorbia exigua s. l. (Euphorbiaceae)
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DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.372.2.2
Abstract: The identity and the taxonomic treatment of the species belonging to Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce occurring on the Maltese Islands were not adequately studied both in historical and recent literature. Apart from the native sand dune… read more here.
Keywords: subg chamaesyce; maltese islands; contribution flora; flora maltese ... See more keywords
New records of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) from the Maltese Islands with an updated checklist.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4560.2.9
Abstract: Thirty-three species of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) are newly recorded from the Maltese Islands, of which, 19 include host data. An updated checklist for the 181 chalcidoid species recorded from Malta is also included, which belong to… read more here.
Keywords: chalcidoidea hymenoptera; updated checklist; new record; maltese islands ... See more keywords
Brachytrupes megacephalus Lefèbvre, 1827 (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) in the Maltese Islands: notes on biogeography, behaviour, and habitat of populations in the central Mediterranean area and the Maghreb.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.5
Abstract: Brachytrupes megacephalus (Lefebvre, 1827) is of significant biogeographic importance. It occurs in Sicily and on some of the circum-Sicilian and Pelagian islands, as well as in the Maltese Islands, Sardinia and the Maghreb (notably but… read more here.
Keywords: maghreb; brachytrupes megacephalus; maltese islands; area ... See more keywords
Traditional Use of Shore Platforms: A Study of the Artisanal Management of Salinas on the Maltese Islands (Central Mediterranean)
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DOI: 10.1177/2158244017706597
Abstract: Shore platforms and salinas in the Mediterranean region have a long-standing relationship, rooted in the traditional practice of salt making. On small islands with limited natural resources, the production of salt from seawater, through insolation… read more here.
Keywords: traditional use; use shore; maltese islands; management ... See more keywords
The Terebrantia (Insecta: Thysanoptera) of the Maltese Islands
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DOI: 10.3390/d15040514
Abstract: Thirty-nine species of terebrantian Thysanoptera belonging to four families and 22 genera are here recorded from the Maltese Islands. Of these, 33 represent new records to this archipelago. Thrips were collected from 65 different locations… read more here.
Keywords: terebrantia insecta; thysanoptera maltese; horticulture; thysanoptera ... See more keywords
The Intranidal Myrmecophiles of the Maltese Islands with Notes on Messor Nests as Repositories of Biodiversity
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14010045
Abstract: Simple Summary Ant nests contain a multitude of resources which some organisms have evolved to exploit, living in close association with ants in order to prey on them, feed on their stored food, or simply… read more here.
Keywords: insects; intranidal myrmecophiles; biodiversity; maltese islands ... See more keywords