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Clarissa Akemi Kajiya Endo, Frode B. Vikebo, Natalia A. Yaragina, Solfrid Saetre Hjollo, Leif Christian Stige
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Environmental Sciences
Cesc Gordo-Vilaseca, Maria Grazia Pennino, Marta Albo-Puigserver, Matthias Wolff, Marta Coll
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MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Daniel Ottmann, Tom J. Langbehn, Patricia Reglero, Diego Alvarez-Berastegui, Oyvind Fiksen
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LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Marco Acciaro, Andrea Bragaglio, Marco Pittarello, Gian Marco Marrosu, Maria Sitzia, Gabriele Sanna, Mauro Decandia, Simonetta Bagella, Giampiero Lombardi
Summary: This study examined the spatial distribution and habitat selection of Sarda cattle grazing in a Mediterranean silvopastoral area. The results showed that the cows strongly preferred areas with water sources and supplementation, while areas with predominantly rocks were strongly avoided. Grasslands were generally used in proportion to their presence in the area, with slightly increased use in the spring. Forest areas were avoided by cows, except in the spring when they were used in proportion to their presence in the area.
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Limnology
Daniel Ottmann, Oyvind Fiksen, Melissa Martin, Francisco Alemany, Laura Prieto, Diego Alvarez-Berastegui, Patricia Reglero
Summary: The study demonstrates that high densities of Pelagia noctiluca at a major spawning ground in the Mediterranean Sea can have an impact on the survival of Atlantic bluefin tuna, but their patchy distribution and low spatial and temporal overlap with the tuna result in overall low predation rates. The specific distribution of spawning sites suggests that bluefin tunas may use local oceanography as cues to avoid areas with high predator densities for spawning.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
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Forestry
Chenqi He, Leqi Fang, Xinyu Xiong, Fan Fan, Yangang Li, Luoshu He, Xiaoli Shen, Sheng Li, Chengjun Ji, Jiangling Zhu
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Natalia Diaz-Arce, Pierre-Alexandre Gagnaire, David E. Richardson, John F. Walter III, Sophie Arnaud-Haond, Jean-Marc Fromentin, Deirdre Brophy, Molly Lutcavage, Piero Addis, Francisco Alemany, Robert Allman, Simeon Deguara, Igaratza Fraile, Nicolas Goni, Alex R. Hanke, F. Saadet Karakulak, Ashley Pacicco, Joseph M. Quattro, Jay R. Rooker, Haritz Arrizabalaga, Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta
Summary: Through the analysis of genetic data of Atlantic bluefin tuna, we have identified two weakly differentiated but connected ancestral populations and confirmed strong gene flow between the Mediterranean Sea and the Slope Sea. We hypothesize that increased westward migration by the eastern population has led to increased gene flow, which has implications for the genetic diversity and conservation of western populations.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daniel F. R. Cleary, Ana R. M. Polonia, Thomas Swierts, Francisco J. R. C. Coelho, Nicole J. de Voogd, Newton C. M. Gomes
Summary: Understanding the maintenance and origin of beta diversity is important in ecology. This study investigated beta diversity patterns in different prokaryotic biotopes and found that spatial and environmental variables were significant predictors, explaining a certain amount of the variation. The purely spatial component had the lowest explanatory power for S. carteri and the highest for H. erectus. The purely environmental component had relatively low explanatory power. In addition to spatial and environmental variables, genetic differences between sponge individuals also predicted prokaryotic dissimilarity in the Xestospongia species complex. These results have important implications for the HMA-LMA dichotomy.
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Soil Science
Zihao Wu, Yiyun Chen, Zhen Yang, Yaolin Liu, Yuanli Zhu, Zhaomin Tong, Rui An
Summary: Understanding the spatial distribution and underlying mechanism of soil lead concentration in peri-urban areas is crucial for controlling lead contamination, ensuring food safety, and promoting sustainable urban development. This study used gradient boosting decision tree to investigate the threshold and interaction effects of environmental factors on lead content. The results showed that anthropogenic factors played a major role in lead contamination, and environmental variables had threshold effects on lead concentration. The findings highlight the importance of considering threshold and interaction effects to understand the processes leading to lead contamination and have implications for sustainable urban development.
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Microbiology
Antonio Bosco, Martina Nocerino, Mirella Santaniello, Maria Paola Maurelli, Giuseppe Cringoli, Laura Rinaldi
Summary: The study in southern Italy's Basilicata region found that the highest risk of rumen fluke infection in ruminants occurred in the western part of the region, with soil texture, land use, and the presence of streams being significant factors influencing the distribution of C. daubneyi. Geospatial technology was shown to be important in supporting parasite control strategies in livestock and combining different geostatistical techniques can improve the prediction of infection risk.
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Konstantinos Dimitriou, Maria Tsagkaraki, Pavlos Zarmpas, Nikolaos Mihalopoulos
Summary: In this study, an upgraded three-dimensional CWT model was used to analyze the atmospheric transport and chemical composition of PM10 in different vertical layers. The results showed that Mediterranean airflows and long-range northeastern airflows had different contributions to the chemical composition, while Saharan dust intrusion was also an important factor.
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
(2022)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Miguel Angel Puerto, Samar Saber, Jose Maria Ortiz de Urbina, Maria Jose Gomez-Vives, Salvador Garcia-Barcelona, David Macias
Summary: The gradual warming in the western Mediterranean Sea in recent decades has led to the expansion of skipjack tuna's distribution and spawning area from tropical waters to the Mediterranean Sea, particularly in the Balearic Sea. This new spawning activity may have an impact on other tuna species that share the distribution range and spawning area with skipjack tuna in the western Mediterranean.
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Ecology
Jaron Adkins, Edd Hammill, Umarfarooq A. Abdulwahab, John P. Draper, J. Marshall Wolf, Catherine M. McClure, Adrian A. Gonzalez Ortiz, Emily A. Chavez, Trisha B. Atwood
Summary: Using random forest models, we identified the drivers of terrestrial mammal species richness within different trophic groups. Precipitation seasonality was the most important predictor of richness for all trophic groups. Basal-level resource availability, as represented by gross primary production, influenced the relative contribution of each trophic group to total species richness.
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Environmental Sciences
Stefania Russo, Marco Torri, Bernardo Patti, Marianna Musco, Tiziana Masullo, Marilena Vita Di Natale, Gianluca Sara, Angela Cuttitta
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carolina Johnstone, Montse Perez, Estrella Malca, Jose Maria Quintanilla, Trika Gerard, Diego Lozano-Peral, Francisco Alemany, John Lamkin, Alberto Garcia, Raul Laiz-Carrion
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Oceanography
M. Pena, A. Carbonell, A. Tor, D. Alvarez-Berastegui, R. Balbin, A. dos Santos, F. Alemany
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(2015)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Itziara Alvarez, Jose Maria Rodriguez, Ignacioa. Catalan, Manuel Hidalgo, Diegoa Avarez-Berastegui, Rosa Balbin, Alberto Albertoaparicio-Gonzalez, Francisco Alemany
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(2015)
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M. Hidalgo, P. Reglero, D. Alvarez-Berastegui, A. P. Torres, I. Alvarez, J. M. Rodriguez, A. Carbonell, R. Balbin, F. Alemany
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2015)
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Fisheries
W. Koched, F. Alemany, S. Ben Ismail, R. Benmessaoud, A. Hattour, A. Garcia
MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE
(2015)
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Fisheries
Gregory Neils Puncher, Francisco Alemany, Haritz Arrizabalaga, Alessia Cariani, Fausto Tinti
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(2015)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Catalina Mena, Patricia Reglero, Pere Ferriol, Asvin P. Torres, Alberto Aparicio-Gonzalez, Rosa Balbin, Rocio Santiago, Gabriel Moya, Francisco Alemany, Nona S. R. Agawin
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Fisheries
Diego Alvarez-Berastegui, Manuel Hidalgo, Maria Pilar Tugores, Patricia Reglero, Alberto Aparicio-Gonzalez, Lorenzo Ciannelli, Melanie Juza, Baptiste Mourre, Ananda Pascual, Jose Luis Lopez-Jurado, Alberto Garcia, Jose Maria Rodriguez, Joaquin Tintore, Francisco Alemany
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Salvatore Mele, M. Grazia Pennino, M. Cristina Piras, David Macias, M. Jose Gomez-Vives, Francisco Alemany, Francisco E. Montero, Giovanni Garippa, Paolo Merella
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Fisheries
Barbara A. Muhling, John T. Lamkin, Francisco Alemany, Alberto Garcia, Jessica Farley, G. Walter Ingram, Diego Alvarez Berastegui, Patricia Reglero, Raul Laiz Carrion
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Nuria Zaragoza, Antoni Quetglas, Manuel Hidalgo, Diego Alvarez-Berastegui, Rosa Balbin, Francisco Alemany
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Parasitology
S. Mele, S. Saber, M. J. Gomez-Vives, G. Garippa, F. Alemany, D. Macias, P. Merella
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(2015)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Raul Laiz-Carrion, Trika Gerard, Amaya Uriarte, Estrella Malca, Jose Maria Quintanilla, Barbara A. Muhling, Francisco Alemany, Sarah L. Privoznik, Akihiro Shiroza, John T. Lamkin, Alberto Garcia
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gregory Neils Puncher, Haritz Arrizabalaga, Francisco Alemany, Alessia Cariani, Isik K. Oray, F. Saadet Karakulak, Gualtiero Basilone, Angela Cuttitta, Salvatore Mazzola, Fausto Tinti