Psychological traits and states in equestrian sport influences on horse-rider performance

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LO ZOOPLANKTON

Vengono descritte le presenze faunistiche e le loro variazioni quantitative e qualitative nello zooplankton del lago di Acquatina dal 1985 al 1995. più recentemente, dopo le modifiche alla circolazione dell'acqua imposte dall'uomo (2003) , lo zooplankton non appare essere variato di più di quanto non facesse spontaneamente prima del 1995. I dati del mesozooplankton sono stati arricchiti con quelli sul micro-zooplankton e sui ritmi di deposizione delle uova da parte dei calanoid

Carbonate Accretion Processes, Conservation and Enjoyment of the "Mannute Caves" Geoheritage site (Salento, Southern Italy)

The Mannute Caves (Salento, Italy) are a karst system that can only be reached using vertical rope techniques for caving and, hence, are not suitable for tourist visits because of their inaccessibility. New texture, geochemistry and age data of a peculiar type of carbonate accretion known as ‘bulky stalactites’ are presented here. Based on previous topographic surveys and observations on calcareous tufas, new geological data enables us to infer the palaeo-environmental history of the Mannute Piccola Cave. The present location of the bulky stalactites, close to the entrance of the cave, is in disagreement with an accretion process which requires sciophilous conditions. Based on U-Th dating, the growth of the bulky stalactites can be shown to have occurred in the Holocene and ended abruptly when the entrance of the cave was enlarged, probably due to a rockslide. The growing demand for geotourism in Salento suggests that management guidelines are required for coastal cave attractions, along with strategies to protect and evaluate the Mannute Piccola Cave as a potential geosite. Improved geological knowledge of the cave should be seen as a preliminary stage for geoheritage promotion through information communication technology (ICT) strategies, with the aim being to integrate the site within regional networks for cultural heritage enjoyment

Biologia marina e archeologia subacquea per un'idea di acquario a Nardò (LE)

viene presentato un progetto per la realizzazione di un acquario in Santa Maria al Bagno (Nardò-LE) impostato sulla presenza di relitti sommersi (di cui la zona è ricca) piuttosto che sulla biodiversità marin

An interdisciplinary Aquarium project for the promotion of natural and historical heritages in Italy and Greece.

The interdisciplinary ‘Aquaria for the Promotion of Environment and History’ (A.Pr.E.H.) is an in progress project financed within the framework of the European Territorial Cooperation Programme (E.T.C.P.) “Greece-Italy” 2007-2013. The project - whose Italian partners are the University of Salento (Leader), the Province of Lecce, the Municipality of Nardò, while the Greek partners are the University of Patras and the Municipality of Kefalonia – will be concluded within February 2014 and aims to study and to promote the historical and natural submarine heritages which characterize two Ionian areas of the Mediterranean: Salento peninsula (SE-Italy) and Kefalonia Island (W-Greece). To accomplish the project, two small public Aquaria have been designed, respectively at the localities of Santa Maria al Bagno (Nardò) and Argostoli (Kefalonia). The mission of both Aquaria will be the promotion, education, and information point not only for the knowledge of the local marine fauna and flora, but also for the many ancient wrecks which stay in these seas by 3,500 years at least. In each Aquarium several natural submerged landscapes and historical findings will be exhibited representing the other partner country, to provide an integrated transboundary touristic promotion