Author(s)

G. Siracusa, A.D. La Rosa, M. Termini, M. Trovato & F. Patania

Abstract

Protection of vulnerable wetlands located in the south-east part of Sicily; a plan to restore the original habitat G.Siracusa*, A.D.La Rosa*, M.Termini*, M.Trovato* and F.Patania^ * Department of Physical and Chemical Methodologies for the Engineering ^Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Catania, Italy Abstract Wetlands are considered important earth's ecosystems playing a key role for the maintenance of natural balances. The regional government has located some areas in the south-east part of Sicily, that would become protected being affected by an high anthropic pressure (greenhouses, farms etc.) that causes a continuous environmental degradation and a consequential unbalance of the natural ecosystem. The present work is a development of a previous study carried on the wetlands of the south-east part of Sicily and it is the first step for the realisation of a network of naturalistic structures (parks, low anthro

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