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Geography, Physical
Federico Di Rita, Matthieu Ghilardi, Nathalie Fagel, Matteo Vacchi, Francois Warichet, Doriane Delanghe, Jean Sicurani, Lauriane Martinet, Sebastien Robresco
Summary: This study provides new insights into the coastal evolution of northwestern Corsica over the past 6000 years, highlighting the influences of climate change and human activities. The findings suggest that fires, both anthropogenic and climate-induced, played a significant role in the development of Mediterranean maquis vegetation. The study also reveals earlier evidence of agriculture in the Late Neolithic period and a subsequent degradation of the maquis due to human impact.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
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Ana Maria Costa, Maria da Conceicao Freitas, Marco A. Jimenez-Gonzalez, Nicasio T. Jimenez-Morillo, Cristina Barroca Dias, Cristina Val-Peon, Klaus Reicherter, Francisco Fatela, Ana Cristina Araujo, Sonia Gabriel, Manel Leira, Mariana Diniz, Pablo Arias
Summary: This paper presents the results of a study conducted in Portugal to characterize the Holocene environmental conditions during the late Mesolithic occupation of a valley. The study found that there was a greater marine influence in the valley until ca. 7450 cal yrs. B.P., after which the estuarine environments gradually gave way to freshwater environments. The findings also suggest hyper-eutrophication and cyanobacteria bloom episodes during backswamp conditions after ca. 6530 cal yrs. B.P.
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(2022)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Oliver Shorttle, Natalie R. Hinkel, Cayman T. Unterborn
Summary: Studying planets outside our Solar System can lead to significant advances in our understanding of Earth and provide insights into the universal rules of planet formation and evolution. By applying Earth science observations to fill in the gaps left by minimal exoplanetary observations, we may find resolutions to longstanding conundrums in geoscience related to Earth's unique features.
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Geography, Physical
Patrick D. Nunn, Ingrid Ward, Pierre Stephan, Adrian McCallum, W. Roland Gehrels, Genevieve Carey, Amy Clarke, Margaret Cook, Paul Geraghty, David Guilfoyle, Bianca McNeair, Glen Miller, Elia Nakoro, Doc Reynolds, Lisa Stewart
Summary: After the last ice age, rising sea levels affected coastal peoples, leading to the formation of offshore islands and causing the loss of land and isolation. This study explores how observations of postglacial sea-level rise have been encoded into oral traditions across generations, and how these stories contribute to our understanding of the human-societal impacts of coastal submergence and land loss.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
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Economics
Tegan Hall, Dan Penny
Summary: This paper examines how historical societies reshaped their environment and investigated social operating modes by analyzing settlement networks, combining palaeoenvironmental data and network analysis to reconstruct population dynamics of cities within the Khmer kingdom of Southeast Asia, revealing the transformation of the Khmer city network before and after climate stress and political upheaval in the 14th-15th centuries.
TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR ECONOMISCHE EN SOCIALE GEOGRAFIE
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gabriel Servera-Vives, Maurici Mus Amezquita, Grant Snitker, Assunta Florenzano, Paola Torri, Maurici Ruiz, Anna Maria Mercuri
Summary: This study proposes new anthropogenic pollen indicators for the Balearic Islands and attempts to assess gradients of human impact on vegetation in Mediterranean islands. The research used a combination of modern pollen analogue studies, complemented by phytosociological descriptions and ordination techniques. Redundancy analysis was performed to evaluate the relationships between pollen types and environmental variables and propose regional and local/microregional anthropogenic pollen indicators. The results contribute to the understanding of land-use dynamics and the assessment of colonization and anthropization rhythms in Mediterranean island environments.
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Ecology
Mattia Tonelli, Marco Dellacasa, Jorge M. Lobo
Summary: This study analyzes the factors that influence species richness of dung beetles on Mediterranean and Macaronesian islands, and finds that anthropogenic factors and island biogeography play a significant role in shaping biodiversity patterns on islands, even outweighing other variables.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
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Ecology
Anna Bonardi, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Edoardo Razzetti, Claudia Canedoli, Mattia Falaschi, Elia Lo Parrino, Noemi Rota, Emilio Padoa-Schioppa, Roberto Sindaco
Summary: The study collected data on reptile distribution and geographical features on islands in the Mediterranean Basin and Macaronesia, serving as a valuable resource for biogeographical analyses and conservation studies.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
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Education & Educational Research
Julia Lai-Kwon, Sathana Dushyanthen, David Seignior, Michelle Barrett, Femke Buisman-Pijlman, Andrew Buntine, Robyn Woodward-Kron, Grant McArthur, David L. Kok
Summary: In response to the needs of busy healthcare professionals, a Master of Cancer Sciences degree was developed. The curriculum design was guided by Kern's Six-Step Approach to Medical Curriculum and the Seven Principles of Online Learning. The program utilizes interactive, experiential, and interprofessional pedagogy, and incorporates the consumer perspective. The online environment is visually shaped with infographics, high-quality videos, and gamification. Evaluation of learning outcomes is ongoing.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
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Anthropology
Laura Tome, Margarita Jambrina-Enriquez, Natalia Eguez, Antonio Herrera-Herrera, Javier Davara, Efrain Marrero Salas, Matilde Arnay de la Rosa, Carolina Mallol
Summary: High-altitude island environments pose challenges for human subsistence, but also provide valuable insights into human biological and cultural adaptations. A study of the highest altitude cave archaeological site in the Canary Islands reveals that the aboriginal population regularly occupied the highlands, bringing goats and firewood with them. Further research is needed to explore fuel source usage, the seasonality of these occupations, and the differences with lowland sites.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Urban Studies
Snezana Bobic, Mina Akhavan
Summary: The number of international tourists arriving has nearly doubled in the first two decades of the 21st century. However, some urban areas are not well-prepared to deal with the negative effects of this process, such as overcrowding and the transformation of residential neighborhoods due to tourism gentrification. This paper examines the relationship between urban planning and tourism development in three World Heritage Sites along the Mediterranean Sea, and identifies the origins of issues that tourism imposes on urban functions, in order to propose tailored policies for the local community.
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Geography, Physical
David E. Friesem, Nadya Teutsch, Mina Weinstein-Evron, Ron Shimelmitz, Ruth Shahack-Gross
Summary: This study focused on the micromorphological, chemical and mineralogical characteristics of bat and bird guano from karstic caves in Israel, providing guidelines for identification of degraded and burnt guano residues. The study found distinct features for identifying different types of guano, such as high phosphorous and calcium in insectivorous bat guano and low phosphorous in frugivorous bat and pigeon guano. Additionally, the study observed changes in guano structure during degradation, with authigenic minerals disrupting the laminated structure over time.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
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Engineering, Marine
Jelena Kilic Pamukovic, Katarina Rogulj, Niksa Jajac
Summary: The focus of this paper is to define an anchorage management model that provides support to spatial planning experts in developing maritime spatial plans. The model includes decision and concession support concepts to identify potential anchorage locations, evaluate and compare them, and prioritize and select locations for construction. The proposed concepts overcome the complex and ill-structured decision-making and concession issues caused by unsystematic decisions, conflicting information, and goals from different stakeholders.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Microbiology
Maria Magdalena Alcover, Vicenc Rocamora, Alexis Ribas, Roser Fisa, Cristina Riera
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the underestimation of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in a Mediterranean region. A retrospective study on diagnosed and treated CL cases revealed a clear sub-notification, indicating that the actual incidence of human CL in the area is unknown.
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Plant Sciences
Sara Martin-Hernanz, Manuel Nogales, Luis Valente, Mario Fernandez-Mazuecos, Fernando Pomeda-Gutierrez, Emilio Cano, Patricia Marrero, Jens M. Olesen, Ruben Heleno, Pablo Vargas
Summary: This study investigates the origin and source areas of thermophilous plants in the Canary Islands. Through phylogenetic analysis of 39 plant groups, it was found that the origin of thermophilous plants in the Canary Islands is complex, including both the Mediterranean Basin and other regions. These findings challenge the view that the Canary Islands and Madeira are part of the Mediterranean Floristic Region.
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Geography, Physical
Matthieu Ghilardi, David Psomiadis, Valerie Andrieu-Ponel, Maxime Colleu, Pavlos Sotiropoulos, Fausto Longo, Amedeo Rossi, Vincenzo Amato, Francoise Gasse, Laetitia Sinibaldi, Melanie Renard, Andrew Bicket, Doriane Delanghe, Francois Demory, Jules Fleury
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Geography, Physical
Michael N. Styllas, Irene Schimmelpfennig, Lucilla Benedetti, Mathieu Ghilardi
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
Matteo Vacchi, Matthieu Ghilardi, Rita T. Melis, Giorgio Spada, Matthieu Giaime, Nick Marriner, Thomas Lorscheid, Christophe Morhange, Francesc Burjachs, Alessio Rovere
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2018)
Article
Geography, Physical
Kevin Walsh, Jean-Francois Berger, C. Neil Roberts, Boris Vanniere, Matthieu Ghilardi, Antony G. Brown, Jessie Woodbridge, Laurent Lespez, Joan Estrany, Arthur Glais, Alessio Palmisano, Martin Finne, Gert Verstraeten
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marc-Antoine Vella, Valerie Andrieu-Ponel, Joseph Cesari, Franck Leandri, Kewin Peche-Quilichini, Maurice Reille, Yoann Poher, Francois Demory, Doriane Delanghe, Matthieu Ghilardi, Marie-Madeleine Ottaviani-Spella
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Geography, Physical
J. Revelles, M. Ghilardi, V. Rossi, A. Curras, O. Lopez-Bulto, G. Brkojewitsch, M. Vacchi
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jordi Revelles, Matthieu Ghilardi
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Matteo Vacchi, Matthieu Ghilardi, Paolo Stocchi, Stefano Furlani, Veronica Rossi, Carla Buosi, Alessio Rovere, Sandro De Muro
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Plant Sciences
Jordi Revelles, Matthieu Ghilardi
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Geography, Physical
Stephane Desruelles, Matthieu Ghilardi, Christophe Cloquier, Doriane Delanghe, Yannick Buchot, Daniel Hermitte, Jean-Claude Parisot, Jean-Marc Hoeblich
Summary: This study reconstructs the medieval coastline and landscape changes in the Rue area of Northern France using a geoarchaeological approach. The research reveals different environmental conditions in the region during different historical periods and aligns well with studies on sea level changes along the Atlantic and English Channel coasts of France.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Federico Di Rita, Matthieu Ghilardi, Nathalie Fagel, Matteo Vacchi, Francois Warichet, Doriane Delanghe, Jean Sicurani, Lauriane Martinet, Sebastien Robresco
Summary: This study provides new insights into the coastal evolution of northwestern Corsica over the past 6000 years, highlighting the influences of climate change and human activities. The findings suggest that fires, both anthropogenic and climate-induced, played a significant role in the development of Mediterranean maquis vegetation. The study also reveals earlier evidence of agriculture in the Late Neolithic period and a subsequent degradation of the maquis due to human impact.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Matthieu Ghilardi, Tim Kinnaird, Katerina Kouli, Andrew Bicket, Yannick Crest, Francois Demory, Doriane Delanghe, Sylvian Fachard, David Sanderson
Summary: This paper aims to reconstruct the alluvial activity of the Lilas river on Euboea Island over the past three and a half millennia. The study uses stratigraphic profiles, dating methods, and sediment analysis to understand the historical sedimentation patterns and changes in river dynamics. The paper also evaluates the impact of sediment sourcing and human activities on sediment accumulation.
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Archaeology
Matthieu Ghilardi, Jordi Revelles, Arthur Glais, Katerina Theodorakopoulou, Tatiana Theodoropoulou, Laurent Lespez, Fausto Longo, Amedeo Rossi, Olivier Bellier, Lucilla Benedetti, Jules Fleury
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
(2019)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Matthieu Ghilardi, Matteo Vacchi, Andres Curras, Sylvie Mueller Celka, Thierry Theurillat, Irene Lemos, Kosmas Pavlopoulos