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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ariane Burke, Matthew C. Peros, Colin D. Wren, Francesco S. R. Pausata, Julien Riel-Salvatore, Olivier Moine, Anne de Vernal, Masa Kageyama, Solene Boisard
Summary: Anthropogenic climate change poses a serious challenge to existing social, political, and economic systems, but the archaeological record offers opportunities to study the interaction between human and environmental systems, while cultural diversity is highlighted as a source of resilience.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marie E. Strader, Kate M. Quigley
Summary: This study assesses the impact of symbiosis and gene expression plasticity on the heat stress responses of corals. The findings reveal that heat-evolved symbionts contribute to the survival of coral juveniles under high temperature conditions, and the coral response to heat is correlated with the genus of symbionts.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Felix N. Fernando, Meg Maloney, Lauren Tappel
Summary: This article compares the perceptions of community resilience between public officials and residents, using Dayton, OH as a case study. The findings highlight the similarities and differences in resilience perceptions and provide insights for policy initiatives.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nia S. Walker, Brendan H. Cornwell, Victor Nestor, Katrina C. Armstrong, Yimnang Golbuu, Stephen R. Palumbi
Summary: Widespread mapping of coral thermal resilience is crucial for effective management strategies. Short-term heat stress experiments can assess heat resistance, and bleaching condition can predict mortality and survival.
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Agronomy
Judit Schellenberger, Peter Csontos, Adam Csorba, Attila Lengyel, Gabor Malnasi Csizmadia, Orsolya Szirmai, Karoly Penksza, Szilard Czobel
Summary: This study compares the recovery potential of soil seed banks in different grassland types in Northeast Hungary. The study finds that the seed banks of wet grassland and ecotone grassland types have higher density and similarity to vegetation compared to the seed bank of semi-dry grassland type. The seed banks of wet grassland types better support an increase in diversity within a limited period, making them more rewarding to deal with in restoration processes.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Julius Sebald, Timothy Thrippleton, Werner Rammer, Harald Bugmann, Rupert Seidl
Summary: Increasing tree species diversity, especially between stands, can effectively buffer forest ecosystems against disturbances. Different levels and configurations of diversity have varying effects on forest structure and temporal stability.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Kelly E. Speare, Thomas C. Adam, Erin M. Winslow, Hunter S. Lenihan, Deron E. Burkepile
Summary: The study in French Polynesia found that a marine heatwave in 2019 caused widespread coral bleaching and mortality, disproportionately affecting the largest individuals of key coral genera. Heat stress from the event significantly reduced overall fecundity of corals and led to a decline in survivorship of newly-settled coral recruits. The findings highlight the potential long-term impacts of marine heatwaves on coral reef ecosystems.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marten Scheffer, Egbert H. van Nes, Darcy Bird, R. Kyle Bocinsky, Timothy A. Kohler
Summary: Research shows that signals of critical slowing down existed before large-scale transformations in Pueblo cultures of the pre-Hispanic US Southwest, indicating declining stability and aligning with archaeological evidence of increasing violence and wealth inequality. This suggests that gradual processes may make societies more vulnerable over time, making them more likely to undergo radical transformations rejecting the status quo.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Sonia Akter
Summary: This study examines the economic recovery of communities in New South Wales, Australia, after the extreme wildfire event of 2019-2020. The findings show a significant decrease in night-time radiance, indicating a reduction in economic activity, in wildfire-affected areas compared to unaffected areas. The pace of recovery also varied across different regions and socio-economic groups. Considering these spatial, temporal, and socio-economic heterogeneities is crucial for designing equitable wildfire risk reduction and management strategies.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Mark Ching-Pong Poo, Zaili Yang, Delia Dimitriu, Zhuohua Qu
Summary: This paper develops a Climate Resilience Indicator (CRI) framework for assessing airport climate resilience, which integrates climate exposure, vulnerability, and adaptive capacity. The study provides valuable insights on the urgency of airports in dealing with climate change and helps with resource allocation for airports through proactive adaptation planning.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Oceanography
Mark Ching-Pong Poo, Zaili Yang, Delia Dimitriu, Zhuohua Qu, Zhihong Jin, Xuehao Feng
Summary: This paper develops a Climate Change Risk Indicator (CCRI) framework for climate risk assessment of seaports and highlights the importance of climate change adaptation due to increasing extreme weather events. The study uses Evidence Reasoning (ER) to evaluate climate risks in seaports and provides a new climate risk analysis framework for comparing risks in different locations and timeframes, identifying suitable adaptation measures for rational policy making.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Firas Gerges, Rayan H. Assaad, Hani Nassif, Elie Bou-Zeid, Michel C. Boufadel
Summary: The resilience of communities has become a major goal in policy and practice, with laws requiring climate-related hazard vulnerability assessments in master plan updates. Quantifying community resilience is crucial to measure preparedness and enhance capacity to endure disasters. Two approaches, community and infrastructure resilience, are being pursued, and a hybrid approach combining both is proposed.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lillian R. Aoki, Karen J. McGlathery, Patricia L. Wiberg, Matthew P. J. Oreska, Amelie C. Berger, Peter Berg, Robert J. Orth
Summary: Seagrass meadows accumulate significant stocks of organic carbon, known as blue carbon, but disturbances can lead to significant losses of sediment carbon. The impact of seagrass declines on sediment carbon stocks following marine heat waves has not been directly measured. The study showed that seagrass dieback from a single marine heat wave led to significant losses of sediment carbon, but localization of seagrass loss can prevent meadow-wide carbon losses. Maintaining seagrass resilience to short-term disturbance events is crucial for the long-term stability of seagrass blue carbon.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Simon Belle, Richard K. Johnson
Summary: This study re-examined the effects of acidification on Scandinavian freshwater lakes using paleolimnological reconstructions of subfossil chironomids. The results showed that acidification and eutrophication drove changes in chironomid community composition, and that acidification continues to play a key role in shaping their response to future environmental changes.
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Engineering, Industrial
Zhengtao Zhang, Peng Cui, Jiansheng Hao, Ning Li, Zhaoqi Zeng, Yuan Liu, Qiang Zou, Chengfang Huang, Shengnan Wu
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of economic resilience on recovery path features in response to an extreme flood event in Wuhan, China in 2016. The results demonstrated that increasing economic resilience through concrete actions can reduce the speed of secondary shocks and enhance the sustainability of economic output, thus reducing vulnerability to future disasters.