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Electrochemical Based Quantification Of Bacterial Growth In Media Using Square Wave Voltammetry And Low Cost Screen Printed Electrodes, Simon Peter Whelan, Shirin Naserikarimvand, Zari Tehrani, Martin Peacock, Owen Guy, David Gethin
Electrochemical Based Quantification Of Bacterial Growth In Media Using Square Wave Voltammetry And Low Cost Screen Printed Electrodes, Simon Peter Whelan, Shirin Naserikarimvand, Zari Tehrani, Martin Peacock, Owen Guy, David Gethin
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
A novel method for determining the yield of bacterial growth using square wave voltammetry and screen printed electrodes is described here. This procedure was shown to be a reliable and accurate way to quickly determine the level of bacterial growth within culturing media and these results suggest that the combination of such sensors and the application of square wave voltammetry is suitable for applications such as within a bioreactor where the rapid determination of bacterial growth may be necessary.
Blood From A Stone: Do The Trace Metals Of Sperm Whale Coproliths Reveal A Contribution From Squid Haemolymph?, Steven J. Rowland, Robert Clough, Paul A. Sutton, George H. Rowland
Blood From A Stone: Do The Trace Metals Of Sperm Whale Coproliths Reveal A Contribution From Squid Haemolymph?, Steven J. Rowland, Robert Clough, Paul A. Sutton, George H. Rowland
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Background: Ambergris is a coprolith produced by some sperm whales (∼1 %). It has been hypothesised that the metals in ambergris derive from the haemolymph of squid in the whale diet (mainly copper). However, few data exist. We report analysis of 10 trace metals in each of 50 ambergris samples by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Main Findings: Acid digests of the samples contained ∼5 to >6880 µg g−1 air-dried weight total metals; mainly of iron (present in ∼90 % of samples, 38), copper (∼95 % of samples, 40), zinc (93 % of samples, 39) and cadmium (∼95 % of …
Synergy Solutions For Climate And Sdg Action: Bridging The Ambition Gap For The Future We Want, Souran Chatterjee
Synergy Solutions For Climate And Sdg Action: Bridging The Ambition Gap For The Future We Want, Souran Chatterjee
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 399 Preliminary Report: Building Blocks Of Life, Atlantis Massif, Andrew M. Mccaig, S.Q. Lang, Peter Blum, Expedition 399 Scientists, Andrew Parsons
International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 399 Preliminary Report: Building Blocks Of Life, Atlantis Massif, Andrew M. Mccaig, S.Q. Lang, Peter Blum, Expedition 399 Scientists, Andrew Parsons
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Modelling The Spatial Risk Pattern Of Dementia In Denmark Using Residential Location Data: A Registry-Based National Cohort, Prince M. Amegbor, Clive E. Sabel, Laust H. Mortensen, Amar J. Mehta
Modelling The Spatial Risk Pattern Of Dementia In Denmark Using Residential Location Data: A Registry-Based National Cohort, Prince M. Amegbor, Clive E. Sabel, Laust H. Mortensen, Amar J. Mehta
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dementia is a major global public health concern that is increasingly leading to morbidity and mortality among older adults. While studies have focused on the risk factors and care provision, there is currently limited knowledge about the spatial risk pattern of the disease. In this study, we employ Bayesian spatial modelling with a stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE) approach to model the spatial risk using complete residential history data from the Danish population and health registers. The study cohort consisted of 1.6 million people aged 65 years and above from 2005 to 2018. The results of the spatial risk map …
Atmospheric Deposition Of Microplastics In Shiraz, Iran, Sajjad Abbasi, Farnaz Ahmadi, Nafiseh Khodabakhshloo, Haniye Pourmahmood, Atefeh Esfandiari, Zeinab Mokhtarzadeh, Shaqayeq Rahnama, Reza Dehbandi, Arya Vazirzadeh, Andrew Turner
Atmospheric Deposition Of Microplastics In Shiraz, Iran, Sajjad Abbasi, Farnaz Ahmadi, Nafiseh Khodabakhshloo, Haniye Pourmahmood, Atefeh Esfandiari, Zeinab Mokhtarzadeh, Shaqayeq Rahnama, Reza Dehbandi, Arya Vazirzadeh, Andrew Turner
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The atmosphere plays a critical role in the regional and global transportation and redistribution of microplastics (MPs). However, the significance of rainfall and its means of scavenging MPs are not well understood. In this study, MP deposition was determined during successive dry and rainy events over eight consecutive days in the Shiraz region of Iran. Flux magnitudes and temporal distributions at six sites within and outside the city (including a remote, non-urbanised location) were similar and revealed a progressive increase in MP abundance and deposition during dry periods (up to about 50 MP m−2 h−1) and subsequent relatively rapid wet …
Insights From Early Career Researcher Representatives At The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2022 Asia Spotlight Event, Cho Kwong Charlie Lam
Insights From Early Career Researcher Representatives At The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2022 Asia Spotlight Event, Cho Kwong Charlie Lam
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2022 Asia Spotlight Event (SRI-ASE 2022) was held virtually from June 21-24, 2022 and co-organized by Future Earth Global Secretariat Hubs in Asia based in Japan, Taipei, China, and South Asia, during the main sessions of the SRI 2022. SRI-ASE 2022 included over 70 speakers and more than 300 participants from within and outside the Asia region. The aim of the event was to provide space to reflect on inspiring research and discussions related to the themes: New Horizons, Different Ways of Knowing, Nexus Issues, and Cross-cutting Science and Innovation in Asia. This report …
Ice Algae As Supplementary Food Rather Than Major Energy Source For The Barents Sea Zooplankton Community, Doreen Kohlbach, Haakon Hop, Anette Wold, Katrin Schmidt, Lukas Smik, Simon T. Belt, Matthias Woll, Martin Graeve, Lucie Goraguer, Øyvind Foss, Philipp Assmy
Ice Algae As Supplementary Food Rather Than Major Energy Source For The Barents Sea Zooplankton Community, Doreen Kohlbach, Haakon Hop, Anette Wold, Katrin Schmidt, Lukas Smik, Simon T. Belt, Matthias Woll, Martin Graeve, Lucie Goraguer, Øyvind Foss, Philipp Assmy
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Barents Sea is a hotspot for environmental change due to global warming. These changes impact the structure and functioning of the marine ecosystem year-round, and it is therefore important to gain knowledge on trophic relationships and the energy flow from primary producers, i.e., ice algae (sympagic algae) and phytoplankton (pelagic algae) to consumers over the entire seasonal cycle. By using different lipid components as trophic markers, we provide seasonal coverage of the carbon and food-source composition of five of the most abundant and ecologically important zooplankton taxa inhabiting the Barents Sea: copepods, krill, amphipods, pteropods and chaetognaths. Based on …
A Global Systematic Review Of The Cultural Ecosystem Services Provided By Wetlands, Kevin A. Wood, Lucy L. Jupe, Francisca C. Aguiar, Alexandra M. Collins, Scott J. Davidson, Will Freeman, Liam Kirkpatrick, Tatiana Lobato-De Magalhães, Emma Mckinley, Ana Nuno, Jordi F. Pagès, Antonella Petruzzella, Dave Pritchard, Jonathan P. Reeves, Sidinei Magela Thomaz, Sara A. Thornton, Hiromi Yamashita, Julia L. Newth
A Global Systematic Review Of The Cultural Ecosystem Services Provided By Wetlands, Kevin A. Wood, Lucy L. Jupe, Francisca C. Aguiar, Alexandra M. Collins, Scott J. Davidson, Will Freeman, Liam Kirkpatrick, Tatiana Lobato-De Magalhães, Emma Mckinley, Ana Nuno, Jordi F. Pagès, Antonella Petruzzella, Dave Pritchard, Jonathan P. Reeves, Sidinei Magela Thomaz, Sara A. Thornton, Hiromi Yamashita, Julia L. Newth
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Wetlands make a disproportionately large contribution to global biodiversity and provide critical ecosystem services for humanity. Yet, our understanding of the cultural ecosystem services (CES) provided by wetlands remains limited, with benefits often only recognised at local scales. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a global systematic review of wetland CES. Our synthesis addressed key questions related to the provision of CES by different types of wetlands, their economic value, their co-occurrence and associations with other ecosystem services, threats to the provision of CES by wetlands, as well as the availability and use of CES information. Based on 861 …
The Three-Peat Challenge: Business As Usual, Responsible Agriculture, And Conservation And Restoration As Management Trajectories In Global Peatlands, Nicholas T. Girkin, Paul J. Burgess, Lydia Cole, Hannah V. Cooper, Coronado E Honorio, Scott J. Davidson, Jacqueline Hannam, Jim Harris, Ian Holman, Christopher S. Mccloskey, Michelle M. Mckeown, Alice M. Milner, Susan Page, Jo Smith, Dylan Young
The Three-Peat Challenge: Business As Usual, Responsible Agriculture, And Conservation And Restoration As Management Trajectories In Global Peatlands, Nicholas T. Girkin, Paul J. Burgess, Lydia Cole, Hannah V. Cooper, Coronado E Honorio, Scott J. Davidson, Jacqueline Hannam, Jim Harris, Ian Holman, Christopher S. Mccloskey, Michelle M. Mckeown, Alice M. Milner, Susan Page, Jo Smith, Dylan Young
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Peatlands are a globally important carbon store, but peatland ecosystems from high latitudes to the tropics are highly degraded due to increasingly intensive anthropogenic activity, making them significant greenhouse gas (GHG) sources. Peatland restoration and conservation have been proposed as a nature-based solution to climate change, by restoring the function of peatlands as a net carbon sink, but this may have implications for many local communities who rely on income from activities associated with transformed peatlands, particularly those drained for agriculture. However, without changing the way that humans interact with and exploit peatlands in most regions, peatlands will continue to …
Citizens Apart? Representing Post-Brexit Youth Politics In The Uk Media, M Holton, J Lee, S Beech, S Mcdowell
Citizens Apart? Representing Post-Brexit Youth Politics In The Uk Media, M Holton, J Lee, S Beech, S Mcdowell
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
In 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). This outcome was not only unexpected but also had clear geographical and age-bound divisions. While people over the age of 65 tended to vote to leave, younger voters were more likely to vote to remain a part of the EU. Reflecting on 7 years of journalism, this paper explores the ways in which young people have been represented by the news media with regards to the issue of Brexit. It analyses a database of 700 news media articles published from 2016 to 2022 across the UK, equating to 100 …
Crossing Riverborderscapes And A View From In-Between: Passenger Ferries In South West England, Eva Mcgrath, Richard Yarwood, Nichola Harmer
Crossing Riverborderscapes And A View From In-Between: Passenger Ferries In South West England, Eva Mcgrath, Richard Yarwood, Nichola Harmer
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
This paper explores the everyday experiences of crossing rivers that form local borders. It proposes and utilises the term ‘riverborderscape’ to bring together the particularities, complexities, and creativities associated with these border crossings. The term draws on three areas of scholarship. First, the riverborderscape draws on recent scholarly attention to the materiality, and effects on understanding space and place, of watery environments. Second, the term draws on scholarship from within border studies and cognate disciplines that highlights the border as a liminal space. Third, landscape geographies are used to examine the imagination and performance of crossing riverborderscapes. The paper reports …
Leaf Thermal Regulation Strategies Of Canopy Species Across Four Vegetation Types Along A Temperature And Precipitation Gradient, Yingying Zhou, Nawatbhrist Kitudom, Sophie Fauset, Martijn Slot, Zexin Fan, Jianping Wang, Weiwei Liu, Hua Lin
Leaf Thermal Regulation Strategies Of Canopy Species Across Four Vegetation Types Along A Temperature And Precipitation Gradient, Yingying Zhou, Nawatbhrist Kitudom, Sophie Fauset, Martijn Slot, Zexin Fan, Jianping Wang, Weiwei Liu, Hua Lin
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The ecophysiological processes of leaves are more related to leaf temperature (Tl) than air temperature (Ta). Transpiration and leaf physical traits enable plants to maintain Tl within a thermal range. However, it is challenging to quantitatively study leaf thermal regulation strategies, due to the complex interaction between thermal effects of transpiration and leaf physical traits. We utilized a 3-T method that compares Tl, Ta, and Tn (the temperature of non-transpiring leaves) investigate thermal regulation strategies of dominant canopy species in four vegetation types, including a savanna woodland, a tropical rain forest, a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, and a temperate mixed …
Staying Home” And Domestic Student (Im)Mobilities: Thinking Through “Stuckness” Beyond Covid-19, M Holton, K Finn
Staying Home” And Domestic Student (Im)Mobilities: Thinking Through “Stuckness” Beyond Covid-19, M Holton, K Finn
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Chemical Characteristics Of Artificial Plastic Plants And The Presence Of Hazardous Elements From The Recycling Of Electrical And Electronic Waste, Andrew Turner, Montserrat Filella
Chemical Characteristics Of Artificial Plastic Plants And The Presence Of Hazardous Elements From The Recycling Of Electrical And Electronic Waste, Andrew Turner, Montserrat Filella
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Because of their convenience, the demand for decorative plastic plants has been increasing over recent years. However, no information exists on the origin or nature of the polymers employed or the type of additives used in order to understand potential environmental impacts and inform safe and sustainable disposal or recycling practices. In this study, 203 parts or offcuts from 175 plastic plants acquired from European shops and venues have been analysed by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry to determine elemental content, while a selection has been analysed by infrared spectrometry to establish polymer type. The (usually green) moulded components (n = 159) …
Triassic And Jurassic Possible Planktonic Foraminifera And The Assemblages Recovered From The Ogrodzieniec Glauconitic Marls Formation (Uppermost Callovian And Lowermost Oxfordian, Jurassic) Of The Polish Basin, Malcolm B. Hart, Holger Gebhardt, Eiichi Setoyama, Christopher W. Smart, Jarosław Tyszka
Triassic And Jurassic Possible Planktonic Foraminifera And The Assemblages Recovered From The Ogrodzieniec Glauconitic Marls Formation (Uppermost Callovian And Lowermost Oxfordian, Jurassic) Of The Polish Basin, Malcolm B. Hart, Holger Gebhardt, Eiichi Setoyama, Christopher W. Smart, Jarosław Tyszka
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
In the 1960s and 1970s Werner Fuchs of the Austrian Geological Survey (Vienna) described a significant number of new foraminiferal taxa that he considered ancestral to the planktonic foraminifera. All these taxa are well-curated in the collections of the Austrian Geological Survey and have been studied by one of us (Malcolm B. Hart). Some of these taxa, from the Triassic and lowermost Jurassic strata of Austria and northern Italy, are poorly preserved, possibly the result of having an original aragonitic wall structure. None of these taxa possess characters which give the appearance of a planktonic mode of life, although some …
Suspended And Deposited Microplastics In The Coastal Atmosphere Of Southwest England, Giannis Kyriakoudes, Andrew Turner
Suspended And Deposited Microplastics In The Coastal Atmosphere Of Southwest England, Giannis Kyriakoudes, Andrew Turner
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Atmospheric microplastics (MPs) have been sampled from coastal southwest England during twelve periods over a 42-day timeframe in late autumn. MPs were dominated by fibres, with foams, fragments and pellets also observed. The majority of fibres were identified as the semisynthetic polymer, rayon, while other shapes were dominated by various petroleum-based thermoplastics (including polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyamide and polyester) and paints. MP concentrations suspended in air ranged from 0.016 to 0.238 items per m3 but displayed no clear dependence on wind speed or direction. Total depositional fluxes ranged from 0.47 to 3.30 m−2 h−1 and showed no clear dependence …
Towards The Global Plastic Treaty: A Clue To The Complexity Of Plastics In Practice, Montserrat Filella, Andrew Turner
Towards The Global Plastic Treaty: A Clue To The Complexity Of Plastics In Practice, Montserrat Filella, Andrew Turner
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Following the decision of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) to start negotiations for a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, discussions and reflections are ongoing on why and how plastic chemicals and polymers of concern should be integrated into the global plastics treaty. One of the points that has been identified as requiring attention is the reduction of the complexity of the composition of plastic objects. This article, addressed to decision-makers and other stake-holders involved in the negotiations, illustrates in a practical and graphical way what complexity means in the case of the presence of inorganic additives.
Response Of Co2 And Ch4 Emissions From Arctic Tundra Soils To A Multifactorial Manipulation Of Water Table, Temperature And Thaw Depth, K Best, D Zona, E Briant, C-T Lai, Da Lipson, Kr Mcewing, Sj Davidson, Wc Oechel
Response Of Co2 And Ch4 Emissions From Arctic Tundra Soils To A Multifactorial Manipulation Of Water Table, Temperature And Thaw Depth, K Best, D Zona, E Briant, C-T Lai, Da Lipson, Kr Mcewing, Sj Davidson, Wc Oechel
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Significant uncertainties persist concerning how Arctic soil tundra carbon emission responds to environmental changes. In this study, 24 cores were sampled from drier (high centre polygons and rims) and wetter (low centre polygons and troughs) permafrost tundra ecosystems. We examined how soil CO2 and CH4 fluxes responded to laboratory-based manipulations of soil temperature (and associated thaw depth) and water table depth, representing current and projected conditions in the Arctic. Similar soil CO2 respiration rates occurred in both the drier and the wetter sites, suggesting that a significant proportion of soil CO2 emission occurs via anaerobic respiration under water-saturated conditions in …
Modeling Low Energy Demand Futures For Buildings: Current State And Research Needs, Alessio Mastrucci, Leila Niamir, Benigna Boza-Kiss, Nuno Bento, Dominik Wiedenhofer, Jan Streeck, Shonali Pachauri, Charlie Wilson, Souran Chatterjee, Felix Creutzig, Srihari Dukkipati, Wei Feng, Arnulf Grubler, Joni Jupesta, Poornima Kumar, Giacomo Marangoni, Yamina Saheb, Yoshiyuki Shimoda, Bianka Shoai-Tehrani, Yohei Yamaguchi, Ruijven B Van
Modeling Low Energy Demand Futures For Buildings: Current State And Research Needs, Alessio Mastrucci, Leila Niamir, Benigna Boza-Kiss, Nuno Bento, Dominik Wiedenhofer, Jan Streeck, Shonali Pachauri, Charlie Wilson, Souran Chatterjee, Felix Creutzig, Srihari Dukkipati, Wei Feng, Arnulf Grubler, Joni Jupesta, Poornima Kumar, Giacomo Marangoni, Yamina Saheb, Yoshiyuki Shimoda, Bianka Shoai-Tehrani, Yohei Yamaguchi, Ruijven B Van
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Buildings are key in supporting human activities and well-being by providing shelter and other important services to their users. Buildings are, however, also responsible for major energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during their life cycle. Improving the quality of services provided by buildings while reaching low energy demand (LED) levels is crucial for climate and sustainability targets. Building sector models have become essential tools for decision support on strategies to reduce energy demand and GHG emissions. Yet current models have significant limitations in their ability to assess the transformations required for LED. We review building sector models ranging …
Substantial Light Woodland And Open Vegetation Characterised The Temperate Forest Biome Before Homo Sapiens, Elena A. Pearce, Florence Mazier, Signe Normand, Ralph Fyfe, Valérie Andrieu, Corrie Bakels, Zofia Balwierz, K Binka, Steve Boreham, Olga K. Borisova, Anna Brostrom, Beaulieu J-L De, Cunhai Gao, P Gonzalez-Samperiz, Wojciech Granoszewski, Anna Hrynowiecka, P Kolaczek, P Kunes, Donatella Magri, Małgorzata Malkiewicz, T Highall, Alice M. Milner, P Moller, Małgorzata Nita, Bożena Noryśkiewicz, Irena Agnieszka Pidek, Maurice Reille, Ann Marie Robertsson, J. Sakari Salonen, Patrick Schläfli, Jeroen Schokker, Paolo Scussolini, Vaida Šeirienė, Jaqueline Strahl, Brigitte Urban, Hanna Winter, Jens Christian Svenning
Substantial Light Woodland And Open Vegetation Characterised The Temperate Forest Biome Before Homo Sapiens, Elena A. Pearce, Florence Mazier, Signe Normand, Ralph Fyfe, Valérie Andrieu, Corrie Bakels, Zofia Balwierz, K Binka, Steve Boreham, Olga K. Borisova, Anna Brostrom, Beaulieu J-L De, Cunhai Gao, P Gonzalez-Samperiz, Wojciech Granoszewski, Anna Hrynowiecka, P Kolaczek, P Kunes, Donatella Magri, Małgorzata Malkiewicz, T Highall, Alice M. Milner, P Moller, Małgorzata Nita, Bożena Noryśkiewicz, Irena Agnieszka Pidek, Maurice Reille, Ann Marie Robertsson, J. Sakari Salonen, Patrick Schläfli, Jeroen Schokker, Paolo Scussolini, Vaida Šeirienė, Jaqueline Strahl, Brigitte Urban, Hanna Winter, Jens Christian Svenning
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The extent of vegetation openness in past European landscapes is widely debated. In particular, the temperate forest biome has traditionally been defined as dense, closed-canopy forest; however, some argue that large herbivores maintained greater openness or even wood-pasture conditions. Here, we address this question for the Last Interglacial period (129,000–116,000 years ago), before Homo sapiens–linked megafauna declines and anthropogenic landscape transformation. We applied the vegetation reconstruction method REVEALS to 96 Last Interglacial pollen records. We found that light woodland and open vegetation represented, on average, more than 50% cover during this period. The degree of openness was highly variable and …
Evaluating The Relative Pollen Productivity Estimates Using The Reveals Model: A Case Study From The Cultural Landscape In Shandong, China, Furong Li, Marie José Gaillard, Siqi Xie, Qiaoyu Cui, Ralph Fyfe, Laurent Marquer, Shinya Sugita
Evaluating The Relative Pollen Productivity Estimates Using The Reveals Model: A Case Study From The Cultural Landscape In Shandong, China, Furong Li, Marie José Gaillard, Siqi Xie, Qiaoyu Cui, Ralph Fyfe, Laurent Marquer, Shinya Sugita
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Landscape Reconstruction Algorithm (LRA) is regarded as the soundest approach for quantifying taxon-specific plant cover from pollen data. The reliability of relative pollen productivity (RPP) estimates is fundamental in the accuracy of quantitative vegetation reconstruction using the LRA approach. Inconsistent RPP estimates produced by different studies can cast doubt on the reliability and applicability of quantitative vegetation reconstruction. Therefore, it is crucial that the RPP estimates are evaluated before being applied for quantitative vegetation reconstruction. We have tested two alternative approaches, namely, a leave-one-out cross-validation (LOO) method and a splitting-by-subregion strategy, using surface pollen assemblages and the REVEALS model—the …
Influence Of Fault System Geometry And Slip Rates On The Relative Role Of Coseismic And Interseismic Stresses On Earthquake Triggering And Recurrence Variability, Claudia Sgambato, Walker Jp Faure, Gerald P. Roberts, Zoë K. Mildon, Marco Meschis
Influence Of Fault System Geometry And Slip Rates On The Relative Role Of Coseismic And Interseismic Stresses On Earthquake Triggering And Recurrence Variability, Claudia Sgambato, Walker Jp Faure, Gerald P. Roberts, Zoë K. Mildon, Marco Meschis
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
We model Coulomb stress transfer (CST) due to 30 strong earthquakes occurring on normal faults since 1509 CE in Calabria, Italy, including the influence of interseismic loading, and compare the results to existing studies of stress interaction from the Central and Southern Apennines, Italy. The three normal fault systems have different geometries and long‐term slip‐rates. We investigate the extent to which stress transfer can influence the occurrence of future earthquakes and what factors may govern the variability in earthquake recurrence in different fault systems. The Calabrian, Central Apennines, and Southern Apennines fault systems have 91%, 73%, and 70% of faults …
Insights From The First Brazilian Symposium On Human Biometeorology, E Krüger, Acds Gomes, Ps Lucio, Jpa Gobo, As Nedel, Flt Gonçalves, M Piacenti-Silva, Cd Napoli, Ckc Lam
Insights From The First Brazilian Symposium On Human Biometeorology, E Krüger, Acds Gomes, Ps Lucio, Jpa Gobo, As Nedel, Flt Gonçalves, M Piacenti-Silva, Cd Napoli, Ckc Lam
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
A current systematic literature review has stated several deficiencies and knowledge gaps in biometeorology research conducted in Brazil. This finding encouraged a group of local professionals in the field to foster research initiatives in topics and regions yet unexplored in the country. Motivated by that, the group organized the first Brazilian Symposium on Human Biometeorology between July 4 and 8, 2022, in Natal (RN), northeastern Brazil. This paper aims to summarize the main studies presented at the symposium and highlight a few ideas that could be pursued next in human biometeorology in future research initiatives.
A Climate Perturbation At The Middle –Late Jurassic Transition? Evaluating The Isotopic Evidence From South-Central England, Gregory D. Price, Bernát Heszler, Charlton L-M Tansley, Jade Cox
A Climate Perturbation At The Middle –Late Jurassic Transition? Evaluating The Isotopic Evidence From South-Central England, Gregory D. Price, Bernát Heszler, Charlton L-M Tansley, Jade Cox
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Coastal Permafrost Was Massively Eroded During The Bølling-Allerød Warm Period, Alessio Nogarotto, Riko Noormets, Teena Chauhan, Gesine Mollenhauer, Jens Hefter, Hendrik Grotheer, Simon T. Belt, Florence Colleoni, Francesco Muschitiello, Lucilla Capotondi, Claudio Pellegrini, Tommaso Tesi
Coastal Permafrost Was Massively Eroded During The Bølling-Allerød Warm Period, Alessio Nogarotto, Riko Noormets, Teena Chauhan, Gesine Mollenhauer, Jens Hefter, Hendrik Grotheer, Simon T. Belt, Florence Colleoni, Francesco Muschitiello, Lucilla Capotondi, Claudio Pellegrini, Tommaso Tesi
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Bølling-Allerød interstadial (14,700–12,900 years before present), during the last deglaciation, was characterized by rapid warming and sea level rise. Yet, the response of the Arctic terrestrial cryosphere during this abrupt climate change remains thus far elusive. Here we present a multi-proxy analysis of a sediment record from the northern Svalbard continental margin, an area strongly influenced by sea ice export from the Arctic, to elucidate sea level - permafrost erosion connections. We show that permafrost-derived material rich in biospheric carbon became the dominant source of sediments at the onset of the Bølling-Allerød, despite the lack of direct connections with …
Microplastics In Surface Coastal Waters Around Plymouth, Uk, And The Contribution Of Boating And Shipping Activities, Chloé Higgins, Andrew Turner
Microplastics In Surface Coastal Waters Around Plymouth, Uk, And The Contribution Of Boating And Shipping Activities, Chloé Higgins, Andrew Turner
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Microplastics determined in surface water trawls from coastal waters around Plymouth, southwest England, ranged from 0.26 to 0.68 n m−3, with a decrease evident from the lower estuaries of the Tamar and Plym to areas in Plymouth Sound more remote from urbanisation. Microplastics were dominated by fibres of rayon and polypropylene and fragments of polyester and epoxy resins, with fragment concentration demonstrating a significant and positive linear relationship with concentration of floating and suspended matter retrieved by the trawls. Observations are attributed to the suspension of land-based (e.g., treated municipal waste) sources of textile fibres, and the flotation of land-based …
The ‘Capability’ Of South African Energy Governance To Deliver Urban Sustainable Transitions, Stephen Essex, Federico Caprotti, Jiska De Groot, Jon Phillips, Lucy Baker, Peta Wolpe, Yachika Reddy
The ‘Capability’ Of South African Energy Governance To Deliver Urban Sustainable Transitions, Stephen Essex, Federico Caprotti, Jiska De Groot, Jon Phillips, Lucy Baker, Peta Wolpe, Yachika Reddy
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Critical to the trajectory and outcome of urban sustainable energy transitions is the ability of government institutions to foster conditions for change and innovation. In this paper, a theoretical perspective combining state power and local governance capability is used as a lens to examine the transition of the energy system in South Africa based on semi-structured interviews with a range of relevant stakeholders, supplemented by analysis of published academic and policy literature. The discussion highlights uneven transitional pathways across the country caused by variations in ‘capability’, together with continuing conflicting interests within the system which require more politically-informed policy processes.
The Anchoring Effect Of Climate Change Acts: A Policy Streams Analysis Of Ireland’S Climate Act Reform, Ian Bailey, Robert Nutkins, Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg
The Anchoring Effect Of Climate Change Acts: A Policy Streams Analysis Of Ireland’S Climate Act Reform, Ian Bailey, Robert Nutkins, Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The number of political jurisdictions introducing climate change acts (CCAs) has grown in recent years. As framework legislation, CCAs seek to exert anchoring effects on climate policy development by establishing general goals, principles and obligations that subsequent policies to reduce emissions must uphold. Despite expansive research on the negotiation of CCAs, limited analysis exists of factors shaping their anchoring effect or how tensions aligning other climate policies with CCA requirements are managed. This article addresses this by utilizing Kingdon’s multiple streams framework to analyze the negotiation of the Irish Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, a CCA …
Physical And Chemical Effects Of Conventional Microplastic Glitter Versus Alternative Glitter Particles On A Freshwater Plant (Lemnaceae: Lemna Minor), Bas Boots, Dannielle Senga Green, Brigitta Olah-Kovacs, Falco F De, Emanuele Lupo
Physical And Chemical Effects Of Conventional Microplastic Glitter Versus Alternative Glitter Particles On A Freshwater Plant (Lemnaceae: Lemna Minor), Bas Boots, Dannielle Senga Green, Brigitta Olah-Kovacs, Falco F De, Emanuele Lupo
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Glitters are primary microplastics which are directly littered into the environment, yet the ecological effects have seldom been tested. When microplastics enter the environment, their physical presence and chemical leachate may alter the physiology of primary producers. Glitter can be composed of plastic or natural and/or biodegradable materials, often with additives. Three experiments were run for 14 days to separate chemical and physical effects of different types of glitter: polyethylene terephthalate (PET), biodegradable modified regenerated cellulose (MRC), synthetic mica, and a natural particle control (kaolinite) on several physical characteristics of Lemna minor (common duckweed). L. minor was exposed to either …