Review
Environmental Sciences
Sumudu Ruklani, Sumudu C. K. Rubasinghe, Gehan Jayasuriya
Summary: Sri Lanka, a tropical island highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, has a rich bryophyte flora that can be used as indicators of climate change and in developing climate change models. However, the taxonomic status of endemic taxa and the potential application of bryophytes in climate change mitigation have not been fully explored.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Maryam Radinmanesh, Farbod Ebadifard Azar, Asgar Aghaei Hashjin, Behzad Najafi, Reza Majdzadeh
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review on articles and reports published in English and Persian languages from 1990 to 2020 to identify need indicators used for allocating health resources. The findings showed that various indicators, including age, gender, socio-economic status, and geographical area, are commonly used in need-based resource allocation formulas in different countries worldwide.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kim S. Bernard, Kirsten B. Steinke, Julia M. Fontana
Summary: This study aims to understand the physiology and condition of Antarctic krill, particularly juvenile krill, during winter. The researchers found that juvenile krill maintain high respiration rates and respond positively to increased food concentrations during winter. They rely on lipid stores accumulated in summer and autumn to survive the winter. The health of juvenile krill during winter depends on their ability to accumulate lipid reserves and find sufficient food, making changes in food availability a potential issue for them.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jay J. Minuti, Maria Byrne, Deevesh A. Hemraj, Bayden D. Russell
Summary: The study revealed that heatwave conditions led to increased metabolic rates in sea urchins, but this increase was not accompanied by a corresponding rise in food consumption or fecal production. While food consumption did increase during the post-heatwave recovery period, likely to replenish an energy deficit, mortality still increased during this time due to latent effects.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xin Xu, Xingzhi Zhang, Jinxia Peng, Yuewen Deng, Yong Liu, Linyuan Jiang, Liqiang Zhao
Summary: The South American mussel, Mytella strigata, is an invasive species of concern in East and Southeast Asia. Its response to intensifying heatwaves in the South China Sea was investigated, and it was found that the mussel has a high ability to cope with short-term heatwaves. This raises concerns about its rapid spread in the context of climate change.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Ying Chen, Ning Zhang, Yongchao Zhang, Xin Chen, Wen Wu, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
Summary: This paper investigates task allocation and CPU-cycle frequency in mobile edge computing, proposing the TOFFEE algorithm to reduce energy consumption and limit queue length effectively. Performance evaluation shows that TOFFEE can decrease energy consumption by about 15 percent compared to the RLE algorithm and by about 38 percent compared to the RME algorithm.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CLOUD COMPUTING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kerri L. Dobson, Christine Ferrier-Pages, Casey M. Saup, Andrea G. Grottoli
Summary: The research showed that low light and feeding did not have a synergistic or additive effect in mitigating the negative impacts of elevated temperature on coral physiology and carbon budgets. Instead, the effects were species-specific and feeding alone was critical for meeting metabolic demand at elevated temperatures.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Lu Wang, Mohammad Rayati, Mokhtar Bozorg, Rachid Cherkaoui, Zhi Wu, Wei Gu
Summary: This paper proposes a hierarchical electricity-carbon trading mechanism for virtual federated prosumers in regional markets, aiming to balance carbon emissions reduction and growing energy demand. At the inter-regional level, a trading platform coordinates energy-sharing and wholesale markets to minimize costs. At the intra-regional level, each prosumer uses discriminatory weights and benchmark prices to allocate electricity-carbon budgets and maximize social welfare. The proposed algorithms are verified in a case study, showing improved energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions.
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Nedim Tuzun, Robby Stoks
Summary: The study examines the effects of heatwaves on urban and rural populations of damselflies, revealing that urban populations show better ability to cope with heatwaves with reduced depletion in energy availability. This adaptation is crucial for the survival of urban damselfly populations under the stronger and more frequent heatwaves in cities.
EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Sohaib Ajmal, Zeshan Iqbal, Farrukh Zeeshan Khan, Muhammad Bilal, Raja Majid Mehmood
Summary: In this study, a green cloud computing algorithm named CEEST is proposed to reduce energy consumption, increase resource utilization, and decrease SLA violations. By optimizing and managing servers in datacenters through maximum resource utilization and powering off underutilized servers, the proposed algorithm outperforms existing algorithms in terms of execution time, energy consumption, resource utilization, and SLA violations.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Johannes Thema, Florin Vondung
Summary: This paper outlines the EU's proposal for monitoring energy poverty and defines indicators accordingly, while also conducting a sensitivity analysis to evaluate their responses to changes in income and energy expenditure. The study finds that the changes in indicators largely depend on the distribution of income and energy expenditure, reflecting certain limitations in their applicability.
Article
Ecology
Jean-Pierre Desforges, Floris M. van Beest, Goncalo M. Marques, Stine H. Pedersen, Larissa T. Beumer, Marianna Chimienti, Niels Martin Schmidt
Summary: Animals have adapted to conserve energy during adverse conditions, such as the muskox utilizing seasonal heterothermy to reduce daily energy expenditure and body mass loss in winter. This strategy increases winter survival and spring energy reserves, leading to potential long-term impacts on population dynamics in highly seasonal environments.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Marcus Clauss, Miriam Scriba, John Kioko, Joerg U. Ganzhorn, Christian Kiffner
Summary: The study conducted in Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania found that activity levels of animal species were not necessarily related to trophic level or body mass, and there were no significant differences between herbivores and carnivores, suggesting caution against generalizing conclusions about diel activity patterns.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Proceedings Paper
Automation & Control Systems
Hang Ma, Cheng Zhang, Zhongshun Shi
Summary: This paper proposes a simulation optimization-aided learning method for the design automation of scheduling rules and verifies its superiority through numerical results on the dynamic job shop scheduling problem.
2022 IEEE 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTOMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CASE)
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Tomos Potter, David N. Reznick, Tim Coulson
Summary: DEB theory provides a model of energetic trade-offs shaping life histories through biological processes, where differences in parameter values may reflect technical rather than biological differences, caution is needed in comparing biological data models.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
L. Benestan, K. Fietz, N. Loiseau, P. E. Guerin, E. Trofimenko, S. Ruehs, C. Schmidt, W. Rath, A. Biastoch, A. Perez-Ruzafa, P. Baixauli, A. Forcada, E. Arcas, P. Lenfant, S. Mallol, R. Goni, L. Velez, M. Hoeppner, S. Kininmonth, D. Mouillot, O. Puebla, S. Manel
Summary: The study explores how far marine larvae disperse in the ocean using a continuous sampling strategy along the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Weak genetic structure was observed at large spatial scales, but isolation by distance patterns were found at small spatial scales in two species. Simulations indicated restricted dispersal with rare long-distance events, supported by a high-resolution biophysical model. This combination of limited dispersal and occasional long-distance events may be common in marine species.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Editorial Material
Biodiversity Conservation
Nir Becker, Cathal O'Mahony, Stefan Schindler, Maria Vanessa Lencinas, Angel Perez-Ruzafa, Danie Descoteaux
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Biodiversity Conservation
Cathal O'Mahony, Maria Vanessa Lencinas, Angel Perez-Ruzafa, Stefan Schindler, Danie Descoteaux
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Maria Perez-Marcos, Ma Dolores Garcia, Elena Lopez-Gallego, Ma Jose Ramirez-Soria, Ma Isabel Arnaldos
Summary: This study investigated the life cycle of H. capensis and provided data on the duration of its developmental stages and biometric characteristics of adults. The findings will assist forensic entomologists in making more accurate minPMI estimations in cases where H. capensis is present.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alfredo Fernandez-Alias, Arturas Razinkovas-Baziukas, Rasa Morkune, Helena Ibanez-Martinez, Egidijus Bacevicius, Irene Munoz, Concepcion Marcos, Angel Perez-Ruzafa
Summary: This study assessed the connectivity between the Curonian Lagoon and the coastal Baltic Sea for European perch and European smelt. The results showed that while the two species do not interbreed, they do have subpopulations coexisting in the area without genetic structure formation.Unified stock management for both the coastal Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon is needed.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alfredo Fernandez-Alias, Teresa Montano-Barroso, Manuel-Rosendo Conde-Cano, Sara Manchado-Perez, Cristina Lopez-Galindo, Jhoni-Ismael Quispe-Becerra, Concepcion Marcos, Angel Perez-Ruzafa
Summary: The excess input of nutrients has destabilized coastal ecosystems and led to dystrophic crises. Mar Menor lagoon has suffered from these events after 30 years of nutrient input. Phosphorus and nitrogen alternate as limiting nutrients for phytoplankton, with phosphorus mainly related to vacation periods and nitrogen related to high nitrates concentration. Summer is prone to periods of hypoxia when the N/P ratio decreases and temperature rises. The loss of control over phytoplankton due to the decline in jellyfish abundance has affected the ecological balance. Management actions should focus on addressing water and nutrient input sources.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Laura Benestan, Nicolas Loiseau, Pierre-Edouard Guerin, Angel Perez-Ruzafa, Aitor Forcada, Esther Arcas, Philippe Lenfant, Sandra Mallol, Raquel Goni, Laure Velez, David Mouillot, Oscar Puebla, Stephanie Manel
Summary: This study compares genomic variation in protected versus unprotected areas in a network of eight reserves in the Mediterranean Sea. It reveals that there are homogeneous patterns of local genetic diversity within and outside reserves in three species, but one species shows lower genetic diversity in protected areas.
Editorial Material
Biodiversity Conservation
Chris Sandbrook, Martin Fisher, Graeme S. S. Cumming, Karl L. L. Evans, Jenny Anne Glikman, Brendan J. J. Godley, Frith Jarrad, Nicholas Polunin, Carolina Murcia, Angel Perez-Ruzafa, Judit K. K. Szabo
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
M. Perez-Marcos, F. J. Ortiz-Sanchez, H. Ibanez, A. Carrasco, J. A. Sanchez
Summary: In this study, the effects of three different types of floral margins (managed herbaceous, managed shrubby, and unmanaged herbaceous) on the abundance and diversity of bees were tested and compared. The results showed that the managed margins had significantly higher bee abundance and diversity than the unmanaged margins, emphasizing the importance of floral margins management for the restoration and conservation of bee communities.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Maria Perez-Marcos, Francisco Javier Ortiz-Sanchez, Elena Lopez-Gallego, Helena Ibanez, Aline Carrasco, Juan Antonio Sanchez
Summary: Improving floral margins around melon crops positively affects the abundance and richness of pollinating insects, especially in the second year after establishment. Among the three types of margins tested, managed shrubby margins have the greatest impact on pollinator populations. However, the type of margin does not affect the yield of melon crops.
Editorial Material
Ecology
Alice Newton, Michele Mistri, Angel Perez-Ruzafa, Sofia Reizopoulou
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alfredo Fernandez-Ahas, Juan Carlos Molinero, Jhoni Ismael Quispe-Becerra, Delphine Bonnet, Concepcion Marcos, Angel Perez-Ruzafa
Summary: The lack of robust time series of direct abundance observations and the dismissal of jellyfish as a nuisance have hindered the study of gelatinous zooplankton populations. Most hypotheses about their dynamics are extrapolated from a few species and ecosystems, while jellyfish blooms mainly occur in temperate, shallow waters. Our knowledge about scyphozoan phenology is mainly based on laboratory experiences. In this study, we conducted a long-term analysis of the phenology and life cycle of three scyphozoan species in an ecosystem affected by eutrophication and climate change, and found that temperature directs their phenology, but is not modified by different thermal and ecological regimes.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Fernando Gonzalez-Roca, Angel Perez-Ruzafa, Julio A. Vasquez, Stefan Gelcich
Summary: This study evaluated the performance of two kelp fishery management policies in northern Chile by analyzing fishers' perceptions. The findings suggest that the territorial user rights policy is more effective and satisfactory compared to the regional management plan policy. Lessons from these regimes can provide important insights for improving the implementation of management plans.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Antonio Sala-Mirete, Eduardo Lopez, Olga Sanchez-Fernandez, Concepcion Marcos, Angel Perez-Ruzafa
Summary: Knowledge and control of invasive species are crucial for managing marine ecosystems. The Mediterranean Sea has the highest number of detected invasive species, mostly invertebrates. Coastal lagoons' colonization by non-native species depends on their connectivity with the adjacent sea and changes in environmental conditions due to human intervention. This study reports the presence of a cirratulid species Timarete caribous in a Western Mediterranean coastal lagoon for the first time, highlighting the need to monitor its evolution and potential impacts on indigenous communities.
BIOINVASIONS RECORDS
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
V. A. S. I. L. I. K. I. KOUSTENI, A. T. H. A. N. A. S. I. O. S. ANASTASIADIS, M. I. C. H. E. L. BARICHE, P. I. E. T. R. O. BATTAGLIA, A. N. D. R. E. A. BONIFAZI, I. L. I. J. A. CETKOVIC, G. I. O. V. A. N. N. I. CHIMIENTI, M. A. R. C. O. COLOMBO, C. O. S. T. A. S. CONSTANTINOU, M. A. R. I. A. CORSINI-FOKA, C. E. M. DALYAN, A. I. K. A. T. E. R. I. N. I. DOGRAMMATZI, F. I. L. I. P. P. O. DOMENICHETTI, R. A. D. H. O. U. A. N. EL ZRELLI, Alfredo FERNANDEZ-ALIAS, T. H. O. D. O. R. O. S. E. KAMPOURIS, Nur Bikem Kesici, F. R. I. T. H. J. O. F. C. KUPPER, L. O. V. R. E. N. C. LIPEJ, E. M. A. N. U. E. L. E. MANCINI, B. R. U. N. O. MANUNZA, C. O. N. C. E. P. C. I. O. N. MARCOS, B. O. R. U. T. MAVRIC, S. I. N. A. N. MAVRUK, E. R. H. A. N. MUTLU, Y. A. S. A. R. OZVAROL, E. V. A. N. G. E. L. O. S. PAPADIMITRIOU, A. N. A. PESIC, A. N. G. E. L. PEREZ-RUZAFA, A. L. E. X. I. S. PEY, D. I. M. I. T. R. I. S. POURSANIDIS, J. A. M. I. L. A. RIZGALLA, Z. I. A. D. SAMAHA, M. A. R. I. A. G. I. U. L. I. A. STIPA, D. O. M. E. N. TRKOV, C. A. N. A. N. TURELI, P. A. T. R. I. C. I. A. VENTURA, L. A. M. I. A. YACOUBI, L. O. R. E. N. Z. O. ZACCHETTI, B. R. U. N. O. ZAVA
Summary: This article presents new information about the occurrence of 21 taxa from six Phyla in the Mediterranean Sea, reported from ten countries. These records expand our knowledge of the biodiversity in the region.
MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yongcui Lan, Jinliang Wang, Qianwei Liu, Fang Liu, Lanfang Liu, Jie Li, Mengjia Luo
Summary: This study focuses on the five major plateau lake basins in central Yunnan, China, and constructs an ecological security pattern using the source-resistance surface-corridor-pinch point framework. The study simulates land use/cover change in the region and identifies early warning regions where future urban expansion poses a threat to current ecological source areas and corridors.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Pingping Huang, Feng Zhao, Bailing Zhou, Kuidong Xu
Summary: This study investigates the distribution of benthic microeukaryotes in the China Seas and finds that they can stride over the ecological barrier of 32 degrees N. The study also highlights the significant influence of depth, temperature, and latitude on communities in the China Seas.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Federico Morelli, Yanina Benedetti, Jesse Stanford, Leszek Jerzak, Piotr Tryjanowski, Paolo Perna, Riccardo Santolini
Summary: Species distribution models (SDMs) are numerical tools used for predicting species' spatial distribution. This study found that ecological characteristics, such as habitat specialization, play a role in improving the accuracy of SDMs.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaoxuan Wu, Hang Liu, Wei Liu
Summary: Global climate change, urbanization, and economic development have increased the need for sustainable human development, urban ecological governance, and low-carbon energy transformation. This study analyzes the green ecological transition in Chengdu based on panel data from 2010 to 2020, exploring its spatiotemporal evolution and key factors. The results show an overall upward trend in Chengdu's green ecological development and positive spatial autocorrelation in certain districts.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Castaldi Simona, Formicola Nicola, Mastrocicco Micol, Morales Rodriguez Carmen, Morelli Raffaella, Prodorutti Daniele, Vannini Andrea, Zanzotti Roberto
Summary: Sustainable agricultural practices are increasingly important for global and national environmental policies and economy. This study compared the sustainability of grape production under integrated and organic management using multiple indicators. The results showed that organic management was more beneficial for most environmental aspects of the agroecosystem compared to integrated management, without affecting grape yield.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Gaia Vaglio Laurin, Alexander Cotrina-Sanchez, Luca Belelli-Marchesini, Enrico Tomelleri, Giovanna Battipaglia, Claudia Cocozza, Francesco Niccoli, Jerzy Piotr Kabala, Damiano Gianelle, Loris Vescovo, Luca Da Ros, Riccardo Valentini
Summary: Phenology monitoring is important for understanding forest functioning and climate impacts. This research compares the phenological behavior of European beech forests using Tree-Talker (TT+) and Sentinel 2 satellite data. The study finds differences in the information derived by the two sensor types, particularly in terms of season length, phenology changepoints, and leaf period variability. TT+ with its higher temporal resolution demonstrates precision in capturing the phenological changepoints, especially when satellite image availability is limited.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Huanhuan Pan, Ziqiang Du, Zhitao Wu, Hong Zhang, Keming Ma
Summary: The land use and cover changes resulting from coal mining activities and ecological restoration have had a significant impact on ecosystem services in mining areas. This study investigates the relationship between ecosystem services and land use intensity in coal mining areas, emphasizing the importance of understanding this interdependence for balanced human-land system development. The research examines the evolving relationship across different reclamation stages in Shanxi, China, using a coupling coordination degree model. The findings suggest the need for timely and judicious reclamation of coalfields, considering the land's bearing capacity.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jingjuan He, Yijun Shi, Lihua Xu, Zhangwei Lu, Mao Feng
Summary: This study examines the spatial interplay between changes in the blue-green spatial distribution and modifications in land surface temperature grades in Shanghai. The findings reveal that the transformation of the blue-green spatial pattern differs between different sectors of the city, and the impact on the thermal environment varies spatially.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yi Xu, Di Zhang, Junqiang Lin, Qidong Peng, Xiaohui Lei, Tiantian Jin, Jia Wang, Ruifang Yuan
Summary: This study analyzed the response relationship between phytoplankton growth and water environmental parameters in the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China using long-term monitoring data and machine learning models. The results revealed the differences between monitoring sites and identified the key parameters that affect phytoplankton growth.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)