Article
Ecology
Ranil Kavindra Asela Kularatne, Jalaldeen Mohamed Harris, Periyathamby Vinobaba, Santhalingam Thanusanth, Shakthivel Kishoran, Champika Ellawala Kankanamge
Summary: The study found lower diversity of aquatic birds compared to past studies, with terrestrial bird composition being more similar between different habitats. Most birds preferred swamp habitat, while abandoned shrimp farms were least preferred by both aquatic and terrestrial birds. Mangroves supported a relatively high diversity of terrestrial birds but recorded the lowest diversity of aquatic birds.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elisabet Perez-Coronel, J. Michael Beman
Summary: The study reveals the presence of aerobic methane production in water bodies, which is associated with (bacterio)chlorophyll metabolism and photosynthesis, as well as with Proteobacterial degradation of methylphosphonate. These findings provide new insights into the mechanisms of aerobic methane production in aquatic ecosystems.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Shinjiro Ohkubo, Takashi Hirano, Kitso Kusin
Summary: The study showed that factors such as haze from fires, groundwater level, and vegetation cover significantly influence albedo in tropical peat swamp forests.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Richard Takyi, Badr El Mahrad, Francis Kofi Ewusie Nunoo, Richard Adade, Mohamed ElHadary, John Essandoh
Summary: Human activities in coastal lagoons have had a significant impact on their ecology and the ecosystem services they provide. This research in Ghana assessed eleven lagoons using a socio-ecological framework and found that activities such as fishing and farming have led to environmental changes, ultimately affecting human welfare. Therefore, sustainable management of these lagoons is of great importance.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Patrick T. Gauthier, Tamzin A. Blewett, Emily R. Garman, Christian E. Schlekat, Elizabeth T. Middleton, Emily Suominen, Anne Cremazy
Summary: The Arctic faces various environmental challenges, including the exploitation of mineral resources like nickel. Responsible development of nickel mining in the Arctic requires a risk assessment framework specific to the region. Further research is needed to assess the exposure and effects of nickel in aquatic Arctic ecosystems.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Sofie Sjogersten, Betsabe De La Barreda-Bautista, Chloe Brown, Doreen Boyd, Hugo Lopez-Rosas, Elizabeth Hernandez, Roberto Monroy, Matilde Rincon, Christopher Vane, Vicky Moss-Hayes, Jose Alberto Gallardo-Cruz, Dulce Infante-Mata, Jorge Hoyos-Santillan, Jonathan Vidal Solorzano, Candelario Peralta-Carreta, Patricia Moreno-Casasola
Summary: The study revealed the significant carbon stocks in Mexican wetlands, with unprotected swamp forests and marshes containing substantial peat deposits, while grazed areas showed lower carbon storage effectiveness. Differences in carbon storage among wetland vegetation types in different regions highlight the need for region-specific government policies to protect coastal wetland carbon stocks.
Article
Soil Science
Haiying Cui, Peter M. Vitousek, Sasha C. Reed, Blessing Sokoya, Adebola R. Bamigboye, Arpan Mukherjee, Gabriel F. Pe Penaloza-Bojaca, Alberto L. Teixido, Pankaj Trivedi, Ji-Zheng He, Hang-Wei Hu, Kenny Png, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Summary: This study found that in wet tropical ecosystems, soil biodiversity is mainly influenced by soil acidification and environmental gradients, rather than nutrient limitations. Experimental nitrogen additions led to soil acidification and had negative effects on soil biodiversity in tropical ecosystems globally. Therefore, environmental filtering is crucial in driving the biodiversity of various soil organisms.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Shuai Wang, Hiroyuki Murakami, William F. Cooke
Summary: The increase in tropical cyclone frequency observed near the US Atlantic coast and Hawaii since 1980 is likely related to the effects of aerosols and greenhouse gases. The increase observed near Japan and Korea during the same period may be attributed to the combined effects of aerosols and greenhouse gases.
NPJ CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yaqian Zhou, Ying Lian, Tengxiang Liu, Xian Jin, Zhigang Wang, Xin Liu, Mengling Zhou, Dan Jing, Weiwen Yin, Jiaying Feng, Heli Wang, Daxin Zhang
Summary: Coal mine water is often reused for aquatic ecosystems in arid and semiarid mining regions of China. Although it undergoes rigorous treatment to meet water quality standards, the impact on receiving water bodies is still uncertain.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Moritz D. Lurig, Rebecca J. Best, Vasilis Dakos, Blake Matthews
Summary: Through experimental research on submerged macrophytes, it was found that the impact of macrophytes on aquatic ecosystems varies over time, including effects on dissolved organic matter concentration and phytoplankton biomass. Macrophytes increased the variance of ecosystem metabolic rates and dissolved organic carbon composition, while also affecting the variability of phytoplankton biomass.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Morgana M. Macedo, Ronaldo Angelini, Victor E. L. da Silva, Nidia N. Fabre
Summary: This study analyzed the effects of seasonal estuarization on the trophic structure of estuarine and neritic ecosystems, revealing that the transfer of organic matter and energy between ecosystems increases the complexity of the trophic structure of neritic ecosystem.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Stephanie D'Agata, Joseph M. Maina
Summary: Research shows that climate change could make the current network of marine protected areas in 12 nations in the Western Indian Ocean ineffective in supporting conservation and socioeconomic outcomes. Most of the coral reefs and marine protected areas in countries at the highest risk of food insecurity are likely to experience significant biodiversity losses.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Rahmat Naddafi, Orjan Ostman, Lena Bergstrom, Noora Mustamaki, Magnus Appelberg, Jens Olsson
Summary: The application of ecological indictors for assessing the environmental status of ecosystems is crucial for effective management, but natural variability may hinder their ability to provide relevant information and guide management action.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sen Du, Rongwen Zhu, Yujie Cai, Ning Xu, Pow-Seng Yap, Yunhai Zhang, Yide He, Yongjun Zhang
Summary: The widespread use of plastic products has led to the global presence of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments, affecting the health of organisms. Studies have shown that most MPs in water environments ultimately break down into small fragments and sink to the ocean floor. The article also discusses the impact of MPs as carriers of organic pollutants and microorganisms on aquatic organisms.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lulu Mao, Xitao Liu, Zongxing Wang, Baodong Wang, Chunye Lin, Ming Xin, Bo-Tao Zhang, Tingting Wu, Mengchang He, Wei Ouyang
Summary: The study found that Hg concentrations in organisms in Jiaozhou Bay did not exceed threshold limits, with fish > crustaceans > mollusks, and biomagnification of MeHg is higher than IHg in the food chain.
Article
Ecology
Nicholas A. C. Marino, Regis Cereghino, Benjamin Gilbert, Jana S. Petermann, Diane S. Srivastava, Paula M. de Omena, Fabiola Ospina Bautista, Laura Melissa Guzman, Gustavo Q. Romero, M. Kurtis Trzcinski, Ignacio M. Barberis, Bruno Corbara, Vanderlei J. Debastiani, Olivier Dezerald, Pavel Kratina, Celine Leroy, Arthur Andrew M. MacDonald, Guillermo Montero, Valerio D. Pillar, Barbara A. Richardson, Michael J. Richardson, Stanislas Talaga, Ana Z. Goncalves, Gustavo C. O. Piccoli, Merlijn Jocque, Vinicius F. Farjalla
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Pedro M. Barbosa, John M. Melack, Joao H. F. Amaral, Sally MacIntyre, Daniele Kasper, Alicia Cortes, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Bruce R. Forsberg
Article
Ecology
Diane S. Srivastava, Regis Cereghino, M. Kurtis Trzcinski, A. Andrew M. MacDonald, Nicholas A. C. Marino, Dimaris Acosta Mercado, Celine Leroy, Bruno Corbara, Gustavo Q. Romero, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Ignacio M. Barberis, Olivier Dezerald, Edd Hammill, Trisha B. Atwood, Gustavo C. O. Piccoli, Fabiola Ospina-Bautista, Jean-Francois Carrias, Juliana S. Leal, Guillermo Montero, Pablo A. P. Antiqueira, Rodrigo Freire, Emilio Realpe, Sarah L. Amundrud, Paula M. deOmena, Alice B. A. Campos
Article
Ecology
Viviane Dib, Aliny P. F. Pires, Clarice Casa Nova, Reinaldo L. Bozelli, Vinicius F. Farjalla
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gustavo Q. Romero, Nicholas A. C. Marino, A. Andrew M. MacDonald, Regis Cereghino, M. Kurtis Trzcinski, Dimaris Acosta Mercado, Celine Leroy, Bruno Corbara, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Ignacio M. Barberis, Olivier Dezerald, Edd Hammill, Trisha B. Atwood, Gustavo C. O. Piccoli, Fabiola Ospina Bautista, Jean-Francois Carrias, Juliana S. Leal, Guillermo Montero, Pablo A. P. Antiqueira, Rodrigo Freire, Emilio Realpe, Sarah L. Amundrud, Paula M. de Omena, Alice B. A. Campos, Pavel Kratina, Eoin J. O'Gorman, Diane S. Srivastava
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Camille Bonhomme, Regis Cereghino, Jean-Francois Carrias, Arthur Compin, Bruno Corbara, Vincent E. J. Jassey, Josephine Leflaive, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Nicholas A. C. Marino, Thibaut Rota, Diane S. Srivastava, Celine Leroy
Summary: The research found that drought intensity negatively affected the resistance of aquatic invertebrate communities, but had a positive influence on community recovery post-drought. Community resilience mostly relied on in situ tolerance-resistance traits, while the rescue effect of immigration after a drought event was weak and mostly apparent under extreme droughts.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Raquel M. G. Costa, Joseph L. S. Ferro, Vinicius F. Farjalla
Summary: Reductions in aquatic habitat size can lead to increased predation rates and changes in functional response curves of predators. The reduction in water volume was found to be the main factor influencing predator-prey interactions, with ambush predators benefiting the most and highly mobile prey being the most consumed.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Vinicius F. Farjalla, Aliny P. F. Pires, Angelo A. Agostinho, Andre M. Amado, Reinaldo L. Bozelli, Braulio F. S. Dias, Viviane Dib, Bias M. Faria, Andrea Figueiredo, Eli A. T. Gomes, Angelo J. R. Lima, Roger P. Mormul, Jean P. H. B. Ometto, Renata Panosso, Mauro C. L. B. Ribeiro, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Jose Sabino, Vinicius Scofield, Fabio R. Scarano
Summary: Brazil possesses abundant water resources, and in order to achieve sustainable development, it is necessary to overcome management and conservation challenges. A novel strategy is proposed, including adopting low-cost local solutions, diversifying renewable energy sources, and implementing measures such as increasing hydrokinetic turbines for energy generation in sparsely populated river-abundant regions.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Regis Cereghino, Mark Kurtis Trzcinski, A. Andrew M. MacDonald, Nicholas A. C. Marino, Dimaris Acosta Mercado, Celine Leroy, Bruno Corbara, Gustavo Q. Romero, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Ignacio M. Barberis, Olivier Dezerald, Edd Hammill, Trisha B. Atwood, Gustavo C. O. Piccoli, Fabiola Ospina Bautista, Jean-Francois Carrias, Juliana S. Leal, Guillermo Montero, Pablo A. P. Antiqueira, Rodrigo Freire, Emilio Realpe, Sarah L. Amundrud, Paula M. de Omena, Alice B. A. Campos, Diane S. Srivastava
Summary: This study found that geographic variation in the response of animal communities to climate change is influenced by differences in physiological matching to local conditions and functional redundancy within species pools.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Juliana S. Leal, Angelica L. Gonzalez, Bruno E. Soares, Clarice Casa Nova, Nicholas A. C. Marino, Vinicius F. Farjalla
Summary: The quantity and source of organic matter play a crucial role in determining the energy flow in freshwater food webs. Allochthonous material is the main resource for freshwater consumers, while autochthonous OM can also contribute to aquatic communities due to its higher nutritional quality. Through a meta-analytical approach, we found that the relative importance of allochthonous and autochthonous OM varies depending on environmental factors, with lotic systems being more influenced by autochthonous OM.
Article
Ecology
Viviane Dib, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Sin Chan Chou, Miguel Cooper, David Ellison, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Solange Filoso, Paula Meli, Aliny P. F. Pires, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Alvaro Iribarrem, Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec, Fabio R. Scarano, Adrian L. Vogl, Carlos Eduardo de Viveiros Grelle, Bernardo Strassburg
Summary: Although native vegetation plays a crucial role in maintaining aquatic ecosystems, forest restoration efforts have been found to decrease water yields worldwide. This study clarifies the connection between forest restoration and water services and identifies gaps in the literature that hinder the assessment of the benefits of forest restoration on water yields. The authors suggest strategies to improve forest restoration planning and implementation and emphasize the need for future research to consider hydrologic parameters beyond annual streamflow and encompass broader spatial-temporal scales.
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Pedro Vilchez, Saulo Jacques, Felix Freitag, Roc Meseguer
Summary: This paper introduces a data trust system based on distributed ledger technology, which increases the trustworthiness of IoT monitoring applications by attributing value to IoT data and devices. The design decisions include assigning Ethereum addresses and key pairs for authentication, as well as introducing auditors to validate IoT data. The architectural components and operational prototype presented demonstrate the feasibility of enhancing trust in open IoT monitoring applications. Trusted open monitoring can complement commercial solutions and address society's increasing environmental monitoring needs.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Anna C. Fornero Aguiar, Fabio R. Scarano, Reinaldo L. Bozelli, Paulo D. Branco, Paula Ceotto, Vinicius F. Farjalla, Rafael Loyola, Jose Maria C. da Silva
Summary: Official reports and academic studies are calling for transformative changes in business practices related to biodiversity. Brazil, with its rich biodiversity and significant economy, should be a prime candidate for innovative developments. However, the lack of academic-business engagement in the country may hinder progress. This study proposes six biodiversity-related innovation fronts and opportunities for collaboration between higher education institutions and companies in Brazil.
PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rafael Junqueira Buralli, Helena Ribeiro, Renata Spolti Leao, Rejane Correa Marques, Daniele Santos Silva, Jean Remy Davee Guimaraes
Summary: This study discusses the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of Brazilian family farmers towards pesticides and their impact on health and the environment. Despite some recognition of the dangers of pesticides, farmers still face risks due to lack of technical support and occupational training, leading to unsafe work practices. Addressing these issues requires promoting sustainable agricultural practices, improving technical support and training, and reducing gender inequalities among Brazilian farmers.