Review
Environmental Sciences
Isa Muhammad Zumo, Mazlan Hashim, NoorDyana Hassan
Summary: This study utilized satellite data and ground-based measurements to estimate grassland biomass in Jibiro grazing land, Nigeria, with the best-suited vegetation index for modeling identified. The results aid in planning rotational grazing management and contribute to similar ecosystems planning.
GEOCARTO INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohsen Khezri, Goran M. Muhamad
Summary: This paper investigates the environmental effects of entrepreneurial activities on the ecological footprint of croplands and grazing lands. The findings suggest that an increase in energy intensity has a positive impact on the ecological footprint of the agriculture sector, while governmental support and policies and internal market dynamics have positive effects on croplands. However, the physical and services infrastructure and internal market dynamics have negative effects on croplands and grazing lands respectively. Furthermore, entrepreneurship indicators contribute to the increase in negative environmental consequences of increased energy intensity and steepen the Kuznets curve.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Carlos Sanz-Lazaro, Nuria Casado-Coy, Aitor Navarro-Ortin, Marc Terradas-Fernandez
Summary: Climate change not only affects the average values of environmental parameters, but also changes the pattern of disturbances. Extreme events play a key role in structuring biological communities, and their effects can be strengthened when combined with other pressures. Research indicates that extreme events have a greater impact on species assemblages in areas with higher anthropogenic pressure, and the recovery time is longer. The intertidal zone is more resistant and capable of recovering from extreme events compared to the subtidal zone.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lena Kroik, Carol Tishelman, Krister Stoor, Anette Edin-Liljegren
Summary: The study found a range of positive resources within the Sami community that support end-of-life care, including social organization, familiarity with EoL care, collective cultural heritage, expressions of spirituality, support from majority care systems and brokerage. However, there are also notable deficits such as lack of communication in one's own language, orientation, familiarity and/or agreement in contacts with formal health and social care systems, and support from extended family.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Briana Swette, Eric F. Lambin
Summary: Livestock grazing on natural rangeland vegetation is a significant land use with implications for livelihoods, food security, and the environment. Changes in grazing practices on public lands since 1940 in the High Divide region were primarily driven by factors such as range condition evaluations, carrying capacity estimates, legal requirements, ranch economics, and amenity migration. Institutional management is crucial in balancing competing values and demands for privately-used rangelands.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Raimo Lahtinen, Juha Koykka, Matti Kurhila
Summary: The text describes the boundary between the Karelia and Norrbotten continental blocks in Fennoscandia, detailing the tectono-metamorphic evolution that occurred over 200 million years. It discusses the various deposition and structural events that took place, as well as comparing them to similar events in Greenland.
JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Cecile C. Remy, Gwenael Magne, Normunds Stivrins, Tuomas Aakala, Hugo Asselin, Heikki Seppae, Tomi Luoto, Nauris Jasiunas, Adam A. A. Ali
Summary: Climate change is expected to increase wildfire activity in boreal ecosystems, threatening the carbon stocks of these forests. Understanding fire regimes and their relationship with climate and vegetation is crucial for anticipating the impact of climate change. However, the lack of long-term knowledge hinders this understanding in Fennoscandia.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dilli P. Rijal, Peter D. Heintzman, Youri Lammers, Nigel G. Yoccoz, Kelsey E. Lorberau, Iva Pitelkova, Tomasz Goslar, Francisco J. A. Murguzur, J. Sakari Salonen, Karin F. Helmens, Jostein Bakke, Mary E. Edwards, Torbjorn Alm, Kari Anne Brathen, Antony G. Brown, Inger G. Alsos
Summary: The impact of Holocene climate changes and nutrients on terrestrial plant richness in northern Fennoscandia was assessed using sedimentary ancient DNA dataset from 10 lakes. The study found that plant richness increased steeply during the rapidly warming Early Holocene, continued to increase even when climate was stable, and only stabilized in the past three millennia. Additionally, greater increases in richness were observed in catchments with higher soil nutrient availability.
Article
Environmental Sciences
J. Boone Kauffman, Robert L. Beschta, Peter M. Lacy, Marc Liverman
Summary: Grazing by domestic livestock is the most common use of public lands in the American West. A meta-analysis conducted by Kauffman et al. (2022a) found that the greenhouse gas emissions from cattle grazing on public lands amounted to 12.4 million t CO(2)e/year. These emissions often exceed the reporting limits set by the US Environmental Protection Agency for certain industrial emitters. The social costs of carbon associated with cattle grazing on public lands were estimated to be between $264-630 million/year, but recent studies suggest that this is an underestimate. The latest research indicates that the true social costs of carbon for grazing on public lands could be between $1.1-2.4 billion/year, with the public bearing a cost that exceeds the economic benefits to private livestock permittees by over $926 million/year.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sarah Hartman, Michelle Farfan, Jaime Hoogesteger, Paolo D'Odorico
Summary: Agricultural transformations have played a significant role in the global supply of capital-intensive greenhouse-grown crops, particularly in the berry production sector in Mexico. This study utilizes satellite imagery and a machine learning algorithm to investigate the expansion of greenhouses in the major berry-growing region of Michoacan. The findings reveal a substantial growth in greenhouse cultivation of berries, with a significant integration of smallholder ejidal lands into the capital-intensive market-oriented industry.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Jason Sircely, Bulle Osman Abdisemet, Joel Kamango, Albert Kuseyo, Minale Wondie Markos, Irene Njoki Nganga, Samantha Russell, Joel Mejaa Somare, Tamene Tolessa, Andarge Workneh, Elias Zerfu
Summary: Participatory action research is an effective strategy for developing scalable restoration approaches in communal grazing lands, improving local livelihoods and environmental quality. This research process involves collaboration with local institutions and producers, conducting trials and generating evidence to optimize trade-offs among restoration options.
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Justin P. Suraci, Caitlin E. Littlefield, Charlie C. Nicholson, Mitchell C. Hunter, Ann Sorensen, Brett G. Dickson
Summary: Depending on management practices, agricultural lands can either hinder or support species movement. Balancing connectivity and sustainable food production is crucial for conservation in the United States. We developed a method to estimate agricultural management intensity and used it to model ecological flow connectivity. By combining these results with data on agricultural lands, we identified conservation opportunities that promote biodiversity and food production. Our findings highlight the importance of specific conservation approaches and government incentive programs.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Arkadii A. Kalinin
Summary: The mineralization of tellurium and selenium was discovered in gold deposits and uranium occurrences in Northern Fennoscandia. These deposits are of different origins but share a common geochemical association of metals including Au, Cu, Co, U, Bi, Te, and Se. The diversity of selenium mineralization was observed in deposits located in the Russian part of the Salla-Kuolajarvi belt, with a consecutive change in mineral composition indicating an increase in selenium fugacity in relation to tellurides and sulfides in the mineralizing fluids.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Keiichi Kimura, Akito Kono, Susumu Yamada, Tomoyo F. Koyanagi, Toshiya Okuro
Summary: This study aimed to assess the facilitation effects of a sand-fixing shrub on the growth of a native forage grass. The results showed that under the growth conditions of the benefactor shrub, the forage grass had better growth performance, and the height of the shrub was positively correlated with the growth traits of the forage grass. The shrub mitigated the grazing impact and heat stress on the forage grass, and protected the growth of the grassland.
JOURNAL OF ARID LAND
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Huihui Gao, Chu Han, Limin Xiang
Summary: Molecular motion plays a crucial role in the mixing and interaction of biomolecules. Quantifying their motion is essential for understanding their function. This study presents a new imaging technique called cumulative area based on single-molecule diffusivity mapping (CA-SMdM). The technique allows spatial mapping of fast diffusion rates in live cells, revealing heterogeneity in diffusion within the cytosol and nucleus.
SCIENCE CHINA-CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marianne Stoessel, Bodil Elmhagen, Mikael Vinka, Peter Hellstrom, Anders Angerbjorn
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Teresa Montras-Janer, Jonas Knape, Marianne Stoessel, Lovisa Nilsson, Ingunn Tombre, Tomas Part, Johan Mansson
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Jan Vigues, Karin Noren, Caitlin Wilkinson, Marianne Stoessel, Anders Angerbjorn, Fredrik Dalerum
Summary: Spatially synchronous fluctuations of animal populations have ecological consequences, especially in northern latitudes. This study examines the winter abundance of Norwegian lemmings in three mountain areas in northern Sweden and evaluates the relative importance of bottom-up and top-down regulation in generating spatial variation. The results suggest that variations in the relative strength of these regulatory processes contribute to differences in lemming winter abundances among the three areas.
Article
Ecology
Rasmus Erlandsson, Marianne Stoessel, Helle Skanes, Marika Wennbom, Anders Angerbjorn
REMOTE SENSING IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2019)