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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
R. Dhavamani, R. Pipik, V Socuvka, J. Surka, D. Starek, R. Milovsky, P. Uhlik, M. Vidhya, L. Zatkova, P. Kral
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Environmental Sciences
Miroslaw Szumny, Bogdan Gadek, Michal Laska, Michal Cieply
Summary: The study shows that the sensitivity of lakes to climate warming is influenced by factors such as lake morphology, catchment topography, and ice-snow cover. An increase in air temperature does not necessarily lead to lake warming, but may result in lake cooling paradoxically. The current climate condition may be better reflected by the largest lakes in the subalpine zone rather than the most sensitive ones.
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Entomology
Rudolf Masarovic, Martina Zvarikova, Milan Zvarik, Oto Majzlan, Pavol Prokop, Peter Fedor
Summary: This study examined the effects of windstorms, fire, and human activities on the structure of thrips communities in the Central European spruce forests in Slovakia. The study found that plots affected by wind and fire had lower species richness, while plots with uncleared fallen wood biomass had higher species richness and diversity. Silvicolous thrips species were found to be useful indicators of changes and disturbances in forest ecosystems.
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Environmental Sciences
S. Dykema, S. J. Nelson, R. Hovel, J. E. Saros, I. J. Fernandez, K. E. Webster
Summary: Lakes in the northeastern U.S. experienced declines in water quality and ecosystem health due to acidification, but recovered after the implementation of regulations to limit emissions. A study evaluated the influence of recovery and subsequent chemical changes on zooplankton body size and community composition in 143 lakes. The study found significant changes in chemistry, including a decrease in sulfate and an increase in DOC, as well as an increase in zooplankton body size. Multiple factors, such as ANC, sulfate, and DOC, influenced shifts in zooplankton community structure.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Xing-Zhou Ma, Zi-Qi Wang, Xi-Qian Ye, Xing-Yue Liu, Pu Tang, Xingxing Shen, Xue-Xin Chen
Summary: The study presents a high-quality N. ignobilis genome assembly, revealing molecular convergences in aquatic insects in terms of gene family evolution and amino acid substitutions.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
N. Perez-Mendez, M. Martinez-Eixarch, R. Llevat, D. Mateu, H. J. Marrero, N. Cid, M. Catala-Forner
Summary: Organic farming is considered as the main alternative to reduce the environmental impact of intensive agriculture by banning synthetic inputs and enhancing ecological functions like biological pest control. However, the potential effects of farming management on natural enemy communities, pest control, and crop performance have not been well investigated. This study compared conventional and organic rice farming in terms of diversity and abundance of aquatic macroinvertebrate predators, pest infestation levels, biological pest control efficiency, and rice seed germination.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
B. P. Baldigo, S. D. George, D. R. Winterhalter, M. R. McHale
Summary: In recent years, reductions in acidic deposition in the Catskill Mountain region of New York have led to improvements in water quality and fish communities in the upper Neversink watershed, although recovery is still incomplete.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Engineering, Environmental
Hao-Cheng Chang, Ping-Yong Chou, Mei-Ping Cheng, Ting-Hsun Hsiao, Kai-Yin Lo, Shan-Li Wang
Summary: Livestock and poultry waste contains a significant amount of phosphorus, and recycling this phosphorus can solve environmental pollution and reduce the need for phosphate rock. Adding a carbon source can greatly improve the release of phosphorus by changing the microbial community and lowering the pH. After appropriate treatment, the released phosphorus can be recovered as struvite.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Sydney E. Diamond, Rebecca Harvey, Adam Heathcote, Andrea Lini, Ana M. Morales-Williams
Summary: Lakes in the northeast United States are recovering from acidification, but the effects of climate change on species assemblages are uncertain. This study examined the impact of past acidification on Beaver Pond in Vermont, USA, using long-term water chemistry analysis and paleolimnological analysis. The results suggest that Beaver Pond is experiencing chemical and biological recovery from acid deposition, although the diatom communities in the recovery period differ from those before acidification.
JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY
(2022)
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Ecology
Mmaditshaba M. Rapatsa, Ngonidzashe A. G. Moyo
Summary: Laboratory experiments evaluated the biological control potential of Anisops debilis and Gerris swakopensis against tilapia fry, indicating that A. debilis may be more effective. Functional responses of the two predatory insects varied under different prey densities and light conditions, with A. debilis showing a decline in attack rate under dark conditions and G. swakopensis exhibiting increased attack rate but decreased handling time. Relative control potential (RCP) calculations suggested A. debilis' potential in controlling tilapia fry.
ECOHYDROLOGY & HYDROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Geography
Martin Boltiziar
Summary: The geomorphic processes in high-mountain environments are crucial for vegetation development, but there is a lack of long-term field monitoring studies, limiting our understanding of vegetation dynamics and effective conservation management.
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Food Science & Technology
Simona Errico, Anna Spagnoletta, Alessandra Verardi, Stefania Moliterni, Salvatore Dimatteo, Paola Sangiorgio
Summary: This article discusses the potential role of Tenebrio molitor in sustainable and circular solutions to the growing needs for food and nutrients, analyzing high-value products, recovery processes, nutritional and economic values, safety aspects, and other considerations. While the potential of TM is undeniable, further discussions on health effects, optimal production conditions, and conversion of by-products are needed. Additionally, environmental, economic, social, and market feasibility studies are necessary to analyze new value chains, and overcoming cultural, psychological, and regulatory barriers in Western countries is crucial to unlock the enormous potential of edible insects.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Elzbieta Cieslak, Jakub Cieslak, Michal Ronikier
Summary: Phylogeographical analyses of alpine species in temperate Europe, specifically focusing on the regionally endemic Cochlearia tatrae species in the Tatra Mts., revealed a genetic structure with four distinct groups distributed latitudinally across the mountain range. Despite the lack of strongly divergent genetic lineages, the species' Late Pleistocene history likely involved vertical movements and isolation in periglacial microrefugia followed by postglacial upslope movements resulting in longitudinal distribution of genetic lineages.
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Engineering, Environmental
B. Song, Z. Tian, R. D. van der Weijden, C. J. N. Buisman, J. Weijma
Summary: A high-rate process for biological selenate reduction to elemental selenium was developed, showing high selectivity and conversion efficiency, which may serve as the basis for a high-rate technology to remove and recover pure selenium from wastewater or process streams with high selectivity.
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Geology
Damian Gerard Lodowski, Andrzej Pszczolkowski, Andrzej Wilamowski, Jacek Grabowski
Summary: In this study, detailed bio- and chemostmtigraphic analysis, combined with high-resolution microfacies, rock magnetic, and gamma-ray spectrometry investigations, were conducted on the upper Kimineridgian-upper Valanginian carbonate rocks of the Giewont succession in the Western Tatra Mountains, Poland. The results revealed two stratigraphic discontinuities, possibly caused by tectonic activity and eustatic changes. A modified lithostratigraphic scheme for the Giewont and Osobita High-Tatric successions is proposed.
ACTA GEOLOGICA POLONICA
(2022)
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Biology
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Peter Bitusik, Marek Svitok, Milan Novikmec, Katarina Trnkova, Ladislav Hamerlik
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Ladislav Hamerlik, Marek Svitok, Milan Novikmec, Marta Veselska, Peter Bitusik
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Environmental Sciences
Ladislav Hamerlik, Daniela Dobrikova, Katarzyna Szarlowicz, Witold Reczynski, Barbara Kubica, Ferdinand Sporka, Peter Bitusik
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(2016)
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Limnology
Peter Bitusik, Marek Svitok, Milan Novikmec, Katarina Trnkova, Ladislav Hamerlik
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Environmental Sciences
Evzen Stuchlik, Peter Bitusik, David W. Hardekopf, Zuzana Horicka, Marie Kahounova, Jolana Tatosova, Daniel Vondrak, Katerina Dockalova
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2017)
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Geography, Physical
Peter Bitusik, Katarina Trnkova, Timea Chamutiova, Lucia Sochuliakova, Jaroslav Stoklasa, Radovan Pipik, Katarzyna Szarlowicz, Grzegorz Szacilowski, Katarina Thomkova, Ferdinand Sporka, Dusan Starek, Juraj Surka, Rastislav Milovsky, Ladislav Hamerlik
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2018)
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Environmental Sciences
Milan Novikmec, Marek Svitok, Dusan Kocicky, Ferdinand Sporka, Peter Bitusik
ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH
(2013)
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Biology
Lenka Ungermanova, Katerina Kolarikova, Evzen Stuchlik, Takaaki Senoo, Jakub Horecky, Jiri Kopacek, Pavel Chvojka, Jolana Tatosova, Peter Bitusik, Arne Fjellheim
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Ladislav Hamerlik, Marek Svitok, Milan Novikmec, Miroslav Ocadlik, Peter Bitusik
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Limnology
Timea Chamutiova, Ladislav Hamerlik, Katarzyna Szarlowicz, Radovan Pipik, Dusan Starek, Ferdinand Sporka, Marcela Pridalova, Lucia Sochuliakova, Peter Bitusik
JOURNAL OF LIMNOLOGY
(2018)
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Environmental Sciences
Lucia Sochuliakova, Elwira Sienkiewicz, Ladislav Hamerlik, Marek Svitok, Dana Fidlerova, Peter Bitusik
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2018)
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Environmental Sciences
Marek Svitok, Milan Novikmec, Peter Bitusik, Branislav Masa, Jozef Obona, Miroslav Ocadlik, Eva Michalkova
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Environmental Sciences
Katarzyna Szarlowicz, Marcin Stobinski, Ladislav Hamerlik, Peter Bitusik
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2019)
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Biology
Peter Bitusik, Daniela Dobrikova, Radovan Pipik, Ladislav Hamerlik