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description Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2013 AustraliaPublisher:Public Library of Science (PLoS) Authors:Fernando Zaniolo Gibran;
Rodrigo L. Moura; Rodrigo L. Moura; Gilberto M. Amado-Filho; +13 AuthorsFernando Zaniolo Gibran
Fernando Zaniolo Gibran in OpenAIREFernando Zaniolo Gibran;
Rodrigo L. Moura; Rodrigo L. Moura; Gilberto M. Amado-Filho; Carolina V. Minte-Vera;Fernando Zaniolo Gibran
Fernando Zaniolo Gibran in OpenAIRERonaldo B. Francini-Filho;
Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho
Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho in OpenAIRECamilo M. Ferreira;
Les Kaufman; Ericka O. C. Coni; Pedro M. Meirelles; Douglas P. Abrantes; Guilherme H. Pereira-Filho;Camilo M. Ferreira
Camilo M. Ferreira in OpenAIREPaulo Y. G. Sumida;
Paulo Y. G. Sumida
Paulo Y. G. Sumida in OpenAIREArthur Z. Güth;
Arthur Z. Güth
Arthur Z. Güth in OpenAIREFabiano L. Thompson;
Fabiano L. Thompson
Fabiano L. Thompson in OpenAIREAlex Cardoso Bastos;
Nara L. Oliveira;Alex Cardoso Bastos
Alex Cardoso Bastos in OpenAIREThe Abrolhos Bank (eastern Brazil) encompasses the largest and richest coral reefs of the South Atlantic. Coral reef benthic assemblages of the region were monitored from 2003 to 2008. Two habitats (pinnacles' tops and walls) were sampled per site with 3-10 sites sampled within different reef areas. Different methodologies were applied in two distinct sampling periods: 2003-2005 and 2006-2008. Spatial coverage and taxonomic resolution were lower in the former than in the latter period. Benthic assemblages differed markedly in the smallest spatial scale, with greater differences recorded between habitats. Management regimes and biomass of fish functional groups (roving and territorial herbivores) had minor influences on benthic assemblages. These results suggest that local environmental factors such as light, depth and substrate inclination exert a stronger influence on the structure of benthic assemblages than protection from fishing. Reef walls of unprotected coastal reefs showed highest coral cover values, with a major contribution of Montastraea cavernosa (a sediment resistant species that may benefit from low light levels). An overall negative relationship between fleshy macroalgae and slow-growing reef-building organisms (i.e. scleractinians and crustose calcareous algae) was recorded, suggesting competition between these organisms. The opposite trend (i.e. positive relationships) was recorded for turf algae and the two reef-building organisms, suggesting beneficial interactions and/or co-occurrence mediated by unexplored factors. Turf algae cover increased across the region between 2006 and 2008, while scleractinian cover showed no change. The need of a continued and standardized monitoring program, aimed at understanding drivers of change in community patterns, as well as to subsidize sound adaptive conservation and management measures, is highlighted.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2015 AustraliaPublisher:Public Library of Science (PLoS) Funded by:EC | THESEUS, EC | MERMAIDEC| THESEUS ,EC| MERMAIDAuthors: Strain, EMA;van Belzen, J;
van Dalen, J; Bouma, TJ; +1 Authorsvan Belzen, J
van Belzen, J in OpenAIREStrain, EMA;van Belzen, J;
van Dalen, J; Bouma, TJ;van Belzen, J
van Belzen, J in OpenAIREAiroldi, L;
Airoldi, L
Airoldi, L in OpenAIRECoastal systems are increasingly threatened by multiple local anthropogenic and global climatic stressors. With the difficulties in remediating global stressors, management requires alternative approaches that focus on local scales. We used manipulative experiments to test whether reducing local stressors (sediment load and nutrient concentrations) can improve the resilience of foundation species (canopy algae along temperate rocky coastlines) to future projected global climate stressors (high wave exposure, increasing sea surface temperature), which are less amenable to management actions. We focused on Fucoids (Cystoseira barbata) along the north-western Adriatic coast in the Mediterranean Sea because of their ecological relevance, sensitivity to a variety of human impacts, and declared conservation priority. At current levels of sediment and nutrients, C. barbata showed negative responses to the simulated future scenarios of high wave exposure and increased sea surface temperature. However, reducing the sediment load increased the survival of C. barbata recruits by 90.24% at high wave exposure while reducing nutrient concentrations resulted in a 20.14% increase in the survival and enhanced the growth of recruited juveniles at high temperature. We conclude that improving water quality by reducing nutrient concentrations, and particularly the sediment load, would significantly increase the resilience of C. barbata populations to projected increases in climate stressors. Developing and applying appropriate targets for specific local anthropogenic stressors could be an effective management action to halt the severe and ongoing loss of key marine habitats.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2019Publisher:Public Library of Science (PLoS) Authors:Nadine Marshall;
Paul Marshall; Matt Curnock; Petina Pert; +2 AuthorsNadine Marshall
Nadine Marshall in OpenAIRENadine Marshall;
Paul Marshall; Matt Curnock; Petina Pert;Nadine Marshall
Nadine Marshall in OpenAIREAdam Smith;
Bernard Visperas;Adam Smith
Adam Smith in OpenAIREThe aesthetic appreciation of natural places is one of the most fundamental ways in which people relate to their environment. It provides wellbeing, an opportunity for recreation and reflection, a sense of place, and cultural enrichment. It also motivates people to take care of natural places and to conserve them for current and future appreciation. Aesthetically valuable places also support significant economic activity. However, there is little guidance available to assist environmental managers and policy-makers to consider and integrate aesthetic values into decision-making processes. In this study, we present an approach for developing robust and practical indicators of aesthetic value to enable environmental managers to consider, assess and report on aesthetic condition and trend. We demonstrate its utility using the case of the Great Barrier Reef, a region currently undergoing significant social, economic and environmental change and an area formally protected, in part, for its aesthetic values. A qualitative scoping study with 30 key informants identified over 180 potential qualities contributing to reef aesthetics. We tested five for their utility in capturing key aspects of the coral reef aesthetic: (i) coral cover, (ii) coral pattern, (iii) coral topography, (iv) fish abundance, and (v) visibility. We asked 1,417 online Australians to aesthetically rate 50 out of 181 underwater coral reef images that varied in relation to these five attributes. Coral topography, fish abundance, and visibility were significantly correlated with aesthetic ratings, whilst coral cover and coral pattern were not. We also tested for demographic patterns in aesthetic ratings. Our pilot study has demonstrated that readily measurable characteristics of coral reefs can provide useful indicators of aesthetic quality, opening up opportunities for coral reef managers and policymakers to assess and track changes in aesthetics in ways that are relevant to the public. There is considerable scope to further advance capacity for monitoring and managing aesthetic values of coral reefs through additional research that resolves nuances in the meanings associated with aesthetics in coral reef settings.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2014 AustraliaPublisher:Public Library of Science (PLoS) Authors:Bridge, Tom C. L.;
Bridge, Tom C. L.
Bridge, Tom C. L. in OpenAIREFerrari, Renata;
Bryson, Mitch;Ferrari, Renata
Ferrari, Renata in OpenAIREHovey, Renae;
+5 AuthorsHovey, Renae
Hovey, Renae in OpenAIREBridge, Tom C. L.;
Bridge, Tom C. L.
Bridge, Tom C. L. in OpenAIREFerrari, Renata;
Bryson, Mitch;Ferrari, Renata
Ferrari, Renata in OpenAIREHovey, Renae;
Hovey, Renae
Hovey, Renae in OpenAIREFigueira, Will F.;
Figueira, Will F.
Figueira, Will F. in OpenAIREWilliams, Stefan B.;
Williams, Stefan B.
Williams, Stefan B. in OpenAIREPizarro, Oscar;
Pizarro, Oscar
Pizarro, Oscar in OpenAIREHarborne, Alastair R.;
Harborne, Alastair R.
Harborne, Alastair R. in OpenAIREByrne, Maria;
Byrne, Maria
Byrne, Maria in OpenAIREHigh-latitude reefs support unique ecological communities occurring at the biogeographic boundaries between tropical and temperate marine ecosystems. Due to their lower ambient temperatures, they are regarded as potential refugia for tropical species shifting poleward due to rising sea temperatures. However, acute warming events can cause rapid shifts in the composition of high-latitude reef communities, including range contractions of temperate macroalgae and bleaching-induced mortality in corals. While bleaching has been reported on numerous high-latitude reefs, post-bleaching trajectories of benthic communities are poorly described. Consequently, the longer-term effects of thermal anomalies on high-latitude reefs are difficult to predict. Here, we use an autonomous underwater vehicle to conduct repeated surveys of three 625 m(2) plots on a coral-dominated high-latitude reef in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, over a four-year period spanning a large-magnitude thermal anomaly. Quantification of benthic communities revealed high coral cover (>70%, comprising three main morphospecies) prior to the bleaching event. Plating Montipora was most susceptible to bleaching, but in the plot where it was most abundant, coral cover did not change significantly because of post-bleaching increases in branching Acropora. In the other two plots, coral cover decreased while macroalgal cover increased markedly. Overall, coral cover declined from 73% to 59% over the course of the study, while macroalgal cover increased from 11% to 24%. The significant differences in impacts and post-bleaching trajectories among plots underline the importance of understanding the underlying causes of such variation to improve predictions of how climate change will affect reefs, especially at high-latitudes.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type , Journal 2013 SpainPublisher:Public Library of Science (PLoS) Funded by:EC | BIOCOMEC| BIOCOMAuthors: Mchich Derak;Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo;
Victoria Ochoa;Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo in OpenAIREFernando T. Maestre;
+11 AuthorsFernando T. Maestre
Fernando T. Maestre in OpenAIREMchich Derak;Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo;
Victoria Ochoa;Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo in OpenAIREFernando T. Maestre;
Fernando T. Maestre
Fernando T. Maestre in OpenAIREMatthew D. Wallenstein;
Matthew D. Wallenstein
Matthew D. Wallenstein in OpenAIREMiguel García-Gómez;
Miguel García-Gómez
Miguel García-Gómez in OpenAIREMiguel Berdugo;
Miguel Berdugo
Miguel Berdugo in OpenAIREEnrique Valencia;
Beatriz Gozalo; Pablo García-Palacios; José L. Quero; José L. Quero;Enrique Valencia
Enrique Valencia in OpenAIREAntonio Gallardo;
Zouhaier Noumi; Cristina Escolar;Antonio Gallardo
Antonio Gallardo in OpenAIREBien que l'on sache beaucoup de choses sur les facteurs qui contrôlent chaque composante du cycle terrestre de l'azote (N), il est moins clair comment ces facteurs affectent la disponibilité totale de l'azote, la somme des formes organiques et inorganiques potentiellement disponibles pour les micro-organismes et les plantes. Cela est particulièrement vrai pour les écosystèmes pauvres en N tels que les terres arides, qui sont très sensibles au changement climatique et aux processus de désertification pouvant entraîner la perte de nutriments du sol tels que N. Nous avons évalué la corrélation entre différents facteurs climatiques, abiotiques, végétaux et liés aux nutriments et la disponibilité de N dans les prairies semi-arides de Stipa tenacissima le long d'un large gradient d'aridité allant de l'Espagne à la Tunisie. L'aridité avait la relation la plus forte avec la disponibilité de l'azote, suggérant l'importance des contrôles abiotiques sur le cycle de l'azote dans les terres arides. L'aridité semble moduler les effets du pH, de la couverture végétale et du C organique (CO) sur la disponibilité de l'azote. Nos résultats suggèrent que les taux de transformation de l'azote, qui sont largement influencés par les variations de l'humidité du sol, ne sont pas les moteurs directs de la disponibilité de l'azote dans les prairies étudiées. Au contraire, la forte relation entre l'aridité et la disponibilité de l'azote pourrait être motivée par des effets indirects qui opèrent sur de longues échelles de temps (des décennies à des millénaires), y compris à la fois biotiques (par exemple, la couverture végétale) et abiotiques (par exemple, le CO et le pH du sol). Si ces facteurs sont en fait plus importants que les effets à court terme des précipitations sur les taux de transformation de l'azote, alors nous pourrions nous attendre à observer une diminution décalée de la disponibilité de l'azote en réponse à l'augmentation de l'aridité. Néanmoins, nos résultats suggèrent que l'augmentation de l'aridité prévue avec le changement climatique en cours réduira la disponibilité de l'azote dans le bassin méditerranéen, affectant l'absorption des nutriments végétaux et la production primaire nette dans les prairies semi-arides de cette région. Si bien se sabe mucho sobre los factores que controlan cada componente del ciclo del nitrógeno (N) terrestre, está menos claro cómo estos factores afectan la disponibilidad total de N, la suma de formas orgánicas e inorgánicas potencialmente disponibles para microorganismos y plantas. Esto es particularmente cierto para los ecosistemas pobres en N, como las tierras secas, que son altamente sensibles al cambio climático y los procesos de desertificación que pueden conducir a la pérdida de nutrientes del suelo, como N. Evaluamos cómo los diferentes factores climáticos, abióticos, vegetales y relacionados con los nutrientes se correlacionan con la disponibilidad de N en los pastizales semiáridos de Stipa tenacissima a lo largo de un amplio gradiente de aridez desde España hasta Túnez. La aridez tuvo la relación más fuerte con la disponibilidad de N, lo que sugiere la importancia de los controles abióticos en el ciclo de N en las tierras secas. La aridez pareció modular los efectos del pH, la cobertura vegetal y el C orgánico (OC) sobre la disponibilidad de N. Nuestros resultados sugieren que las tasas de transformación de N, que son impulsadas en gran medida por las variaciones en la humedad del suelo, no son los impulsores directos de la disponibilidad de N en los pastizales estudiados. Más bien, la fuerte relación entre la aridez y la disponibilidad de N podría ser impulsada por efectos indirectos que operan en escalas de tiempo largas (décadas a milenios), incluyendo tanto bióticos (por ejemplo, cobertura vegetal) como abióticos (por ejemplo, OC y pH del suelo). Si estos factores son de hecho más importantes que los efectos a corto plazo de la precipitación en las tasas de transformación de N, entonces podríamos esperar observar una disminución retardada en la disponibilidad de N en respuesta al aumento de la aridez. Sin embargo, nuestros resultados sugieren que el aumento de la aridez predicho con el cambio climático en curso reducirá la disponibilidad de N en la cuenca mediterránea, lo que afectará la absorción de nutrientes de las plantas y la producción primaria neta en los pastizales semiáridos en toda esta región. While much is known about the factors that control each component of the terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycle, it is less clear how these factors affect total N availability, the sum of organic and inorganic forms potentially available to microorganisms and plants. This is particularly true for N-poor ecosystems such as drylands, which are highly sensitive to climate change and desertification processes that can lead to the loss of soil nutrients such as N. We evaluated how different climatic, abiotic, plant and nutrient related factors correlate with N availability in semiarid Stipa tenacissima grasslands along a broad aridity gradient from Spain to Tunisia. Aridity had the strongest relationship with N availability, suggesting the importance of abiotic controls on the N cycle in drylands. Aridity appeared to modulate the effects of pH, plant cover and organic C (OC) on N availability. Our results suggest that N transformation rates, which are largely driven by variations in soil moisture, are not the direct drivers of N availability in the studied grasslands. Rather, the strong relationship between aridity and N availability could be driven by indirect effects that operate over long time scales (decades to millennia), including both biotic (e.g. plant cover) and abiotic (e.g. soil OC and pH). If these factors are in fact more important than short-term effects of precipitation on N transformation rates, then we might expect to observe a lagged decrease in N availability in response to increasing aridity. Nevertheless, our results suggest that the increase in aridity predicted with ongoing climate change will reduce N availability in the Mediterranean basin, impacting plant nutrient uptake and net primary production in semiarid grasslands throughout this region. في حين أن الكثير معروف عن العوامل التي تتحكم في كل مكون من مكونات دورة النيتروجين الأرضية (N)، إلا أنه من غير الواضح كيف تؤثر هذه العوامل على إجمالي توافر N، وهو مجموع الأشكال العضوية وغير العضوية التي يحتمل أن تكون متاحة للكائنات الحية الدقيقة والنباتات. وينطبق هذا بشكل خاص على النظم الإيكولوجية التي تعاني من فقر النيتروجين مثل الأراضي الجافة، وهي حساسة للغاية لتغير المناخ وعمليات التصحر التي يمكن أن تؤدي إلى فقدان مغذيات التربة مثل النيتروجين. قمنا بتقييم كيفية ارتباط العوامل المناخية واللاأحيائية والنباتية والمغذيات المختلفة بتوافر النيتروجين في المراعي شبه القاحلة على طول تدرج جفاف واسع من إسبانيا إلى تونس. كان للجفاف أقوى علاقة بتوافر النيتروجين، مما يشير إلى أهمية الضوابط اللاأحيائية في دورة النيتروجين في الأراضي الجافة. يبدو أن الجفاف يعدل تأثيرات الأس الهيدروجيني والغطاء النباتي و C العضوي (OC) على توافر N. تشير نتائجنا إلى أن معدلات تحول N، التي تحركها إلى حد كبير الاختلافات في رطوبة التربة، ليست هي الدوافع المباشرة لتوافر N في الأراضي العشبية المدروسة. بدلاً من ذلك، يمكن أن تكون العلاقة القوية بين الجفاف وتوافر N مدفوعة بالتأثيرات غير المباشرة التي تعمل على نطاقات زمنية طويلة (من عقود إلى آلاف السنين)، بما في ذلك كل من الحيوية (مثل الغطاء النباتي) واللاأحيائية (مثل OC التربة ودرجة الحموضة). إذا كانت هذه العوامل في الواقع أكثر أهمية من الآثار قصيرة الأجل لهطول الأمطار على معدلات تحول N، فقد نتوقع ملاحظة انخفاض متأخر في توافر N استجابة لزيادة الجفاف. ومع ذلك، تشير نتائجنا إلى أن الزيادة في القحولة المتوقعة مع تغير المناخ المستمر ستقلل من توافر N في حوض البحر الأبيض المتوسط، مما يؤثر على امتصاص المغذيات النباتية وصافي الإنتاج الأولي في المراعي شبه القاحلة في جميع أنحاء هذه المنطقة.
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more_vert Helvia - Repositorio... arrow_drop_down Helvia - Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de CórdobaArticle . 2013License: CC BY NC NDData sources: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)Recolector de Ciencia Abierta, RECOLECTAArticle . 2013 . Peer-reviewedLicense: CC BY NC NDData sources: Recolector de Ciencia Abierta, RECOLECTARecolector de Ciencia Abierta, RECOLECTAArticle . 2013 . Peer-reviewedData sources: Recolector de Ciencia Abierta, RECOLECTARecolector de Ciencia Abierta, RECOLECTAArticle . 2013License: CC BY NC NDData sources: Recolector de Ciencia Abierta, RECOLECTAUniversity of Western Sydney (UWS): Research DirectArticle . 2013License: CC BYData sources: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)add ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2013 Germany, France, FrancePublisher:Public Library of Science (PLoS) Authors: Herbert Siegel; Gaute Lavik;Carolin R. Löscher;
Harald Schunck; +17 AuthorsCarolin R. Löscher
Carolin R. Löscher in OpenAIREHerbert Siegel; Gaute Lavik;Carolin R. Löscher;
Harald Schunck; Harald Schunck; Markus Schilhabel;Carolin R. Löscher
Carolin R. Löscher in OpenAIREDhwani K. Desai;
Dhwani K. Desai;Dhwani K. Desai
Dhwani K. Desai in OpenAIRESergio Contreras;
Sergio Contreras; Marcel M. M. Kuypers;Sergio Contreras
Sergio Contreras in OpenAIREPhilip Rosenstiel;
Philip Rosenstiel
Philip Rosenstiel in OpenAIRERuth A. Schmitz;
Tobias Großkopf; Tobias Großkopf;Ruth A. Schmitz
Ruth A. Schmitz in OpenAIREMoritz Holtappels;
Tim Kalvelage;Moritz Holtappels
Moritz Holtappels in OpenAIREMichelle Graco;
Michelle Graco
Michelle Graco in OpenAIREJulie LaRoche;
Julie LaRoche;Julie LaRoche
Julie LaRoche in OpenAIREAurélien Paulmier;
Aurélien Paulmier
Aurélien Paulmier in OpenAIREIn Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems nutrient-rich waters are transported to the ocean surface, fuelling high photoautotrophic primary production. Subsequent heterotrophic decomposition of the produced biomass increases the oxygen-depletion at intermediate water depths, which can result in the formation of oxygen minimum zones (OMZ). OMZs can sporadically accumulate hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which is toxic to most multicellular organisms and has been implicated in massive fish kills. During a cruise to the OMZ off Peru in January 2009 we found a sulfidic plume in continental shelf waters, covering an area >5500 km(2), which contained ∼2.2×10(4) tons of H2S. This was the first time that H2S was measured in the Peruvian OMZ and with ∼440 km(3) the largest plume ever reported for oceanic waters. We assessed the phylogenetic and functional diversity of the inhabiting microbial community by high-throughput sequencing of DNA and RNA, while its metabolic activity was determined with rate measurements of carbon fixation and nitrogen transformation processes. The waters were dominated by several distinct γ-, δ- and ε-proteobacterial taxa associated with either sulfur oxidation or sulfate reduction. Our results suggest that these chemolithoautotrophic bacteria utilized several oxidants (oxygen, nitrate, nitrite, nitric oxide and nitrous oxide) to detoxify the sulfidic waters well below the oxic surface. The chemolithoautotrophic activity at our sampling site led to high rates of dark carbon fixation. Assuming that these chemolithoautotrophic rates were maintained throughout the sulfidic waters, they could be representing as much as ∼30% of the photoautotrophic carbon fixation. Postulated changes such as eutrophication and global warming, which lead to an expansion and intensification of OMZs, might also increase the frequency of sulfidic waters. We suggest that the chemolithoautotrophically fixed carbon may be involved in a negative feedback loop that could fuel further sulfate reduction and potentially stabilize the sulfidic OMZ waters.
OceanRep arrow_drop_down INRIA a CCSD electronic archive serverArticle . 2013Data sources: INRIA a CCSD electronic archive serverInstitut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSUArticle . 2013Full-Text: https://hal.science/hal-00998673Data sources: Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)INRIA a CCSD electronic archive serverArticle . 2013 . Peer-reviewedData sources: INRIA a CCSD electronic archive serverINRIA a CCSD electronic archive serverArticle . 2013Data sources: INRIA a CCSD electronic archive serveradd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2018Publisher:Public Library of Science (PLoS) Funded by:SSHRCSSHRCAuthors:Guillaume Peterson St-Laurent;
Shannon Hagerman; Robert Kozak; George Hoberg;Guillaume Peterson St-Laurent
Guillaume Peterson St-Laurent in OpenAIREThe role of forest management in mitigating climate change is a central concern for the Canadian province of British Columbia. The successful implementation of forest management activities to achieve climate change mitigation in British Columbia will be strongly influenced by public support or opposition. While we now have increasingly clear ideas of the management opportunities associated with forest mitigation and some insight into public support for climate change mitigation in the context of sustainable forest management, very little is known with respect to the levels and basis of public support for potential forest management strategies to mitigate climate change. This paper, by describing the results of a web-based survey, documents levels of public support for the implementation of eight forest carbon mitigation strategies in British Columbia's forest sector, and examines and quantifies the influence of the factors that shape this support. Overall, respondents ascribed a high level of importance to forest carbon mitigation and supported all of the eight proposed strategies, indicating that the British Columbia public is inclined to consider alternative practices in managing forests and wood products to mitigate climate change. That said, we found differences in levels of support for the mitigation strategies. In general, we found greater levels of support for a rehabilitation strategy (e.g. reforestation of unproductive forest land), and to a lesser extent for conservation strategies (e.g. old growth conservation, reduced harvest) over enhanced forest management strategies (e.g. improved harvesting and silvicultural techniques). We also highlighted multiple variables within the British Columbia population that appear to play a role in predicting levels of support for conservation and/or enhanced forest management strategies, including environmental values, risk perception, trust in groups of actors, prioritized objectives of forest management and socio-demographic factors.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2016Publisher:Public Library of Science (PLoS) Funded by:NSF | The role of sediments in ...NSF| The role of sediments in the maintenance of biodiversity in freshwater marshes: Implications for global environmental changeAuthors:Andrew J. Elmore;
Katharina A. M. Engelhardt; Geoffrey Sanders; Steven M. Guinn; +1 AuthorsAndrew J. Elmore
Andrew J. Elmore in OpenAIREAndrew J. Elmore;
Katharina A. M. Engelhardt; Geoffrey Sanders; Steven M. Guinn;Andrew J. Elmore
Andrew J. Elmore in OpenAIREDaniel Cadol;
Daniel Cadol
Daniel Cadol in OpenAIRETidal habitats host a diversity of species and provide hydrological services such as shoreline protection and nutrient attenuation. Accretion of sediment and biomass enables tidal marshes and swamps to grow vertically, providing a degree of resilience to rising sea levels. Even if accelerating sea level rise overcomes this vertical resilience, tidal habitats have the potential to migrate inland as they continue to occupy land that falls within the new tide range elevations. The existence of developed land inland of tidal habitats, however, may prevent this migration as efforts are often made to dyke and protect developments. To test the importance of inland migration to maintaining tidal habitat abundance under a range of potential rates of sea level rise, we developed a spatially explicit elevation tracking and habitat switching model, dubbed the Marsh Accretion and Inundation Model (MAIM), which incorporates elevation-dependent net land surface elevation gain functions. We applied the model to the metropolitan Washington, DC region, finding that the abundance of small National Park Service units and other public open space along the tidal Potomac River system provides a refuge to which tidal habitats may retreat to maintain total habitat area even under moderate sea level rise scenarios (0.7 m and 1.1 m rise by 2100). Under a severe sea level rise scenario associated with ice sheet collapse (1.7 m by 2100) habitat area is maintained only if no development is protected from rising water. If all existing development is protected, then 5%, 10%, and 40% of the total tidal habitat area is lost by 2100 for the three sea level rise scenarios tested.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2022Publisher:Public Library of Science (PLoS) The dexterity and affordability of gene-editing technologies promise wide-ranging applications in agriculture. Aiming to take advantage of this, proponents emphasize benefits such as the climate-mitigating promises of gene editing. Critics, on the other hand, argue that gene editing will perpetuate industrialized forms of agriculture and its concomitant environmental and social problems. Across a representative sample of US and Canadian residents (n = 1478), we investigate public views and perceptions of agricultural gene editing. We advance existing survey-based studies, which tend to focus on whether knowledge, familiarity, trust, or perceptions of naturalness predict views on gene editing. Instead, we examine whether broader societal concerns about industrialized food systems—a key claim about genetic engineering launched by critics—predicts comfort with gene editing. We also explore the predictive power of views of climate change as an urgent problem, following proponent arguments. Survey results explore gene editing views in reference to specific cases (e.g., drought-tolerant wheat) and specific alternatives (e.g., versus pesticide use). We find that people critical of industrialized food systems were most likely to express overall absolute opposition to the technology, whereas those concerned with the imminence of climate change were more likely to support climate-relevant gene editing. Our findings suggest the need for further research into the conditions upon which public groups find gene editing compelling or not—namely, if applications enhance or counter industrial food systems, or offer particular climate adaptive benefits. Furthermore, we argue that attention to broader societal priorities in surveys of perceptions may help address calls for responsible research and innovation as concerns gene editing.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 2018Publisher:Public Library of Science (PLoS) Authors: Natalie Montero;Maria A. G. dei Marcovaldi;
Milagros Lopez–Mendilaharsu; Alexsandro S. Santos; +2 AuthorsMaria A. G. dei Marcovaldi
Maria A. G. dei Marcovaldi in OpenAIRENatalie Montero;Maria A. G. dei Marcovaldi;
Milagros Lopez–Mendilaharsu; Alexsandro S. Santos; Armando J. B. Santos;Maria A. G. dei Marcovaldi
Maria A. G. dei Marcovaldi in OpenAIREMariana M. P. B. Fuentes;
Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes
Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes in OpenAIREClimate change is expected to impact animals that are heavily reliant on environmental factors, such as sea turtles, since the incubation of their eggs, hatching success and sex ratio are influenced by the environment in which eggs incubate. As climate change progresses it is therefore important to understand how climatic conditions influence their reproductive output and the ramifications to population stability. Here, we examined the influences of five climatic variables (air temperature, accumulated and average precipitation, humidity, solar radiation, and wind speed) at different temporal scales on hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) hatchling production at ten nesting beaches within two regions of Brazil (five nesting beaches in Rio Grande do Norte and five in Bahia). Air temperature and accumulated precipitation were the main climatic drivers of hawksbill hatching success (number of eggs hatched within a nest) across Brazil and in Rio Grande do Norte, while air temperature and average precipitation were the main climatic drivers of hatching success at Bahia. Solar radiation was the main climatic driver of emergence success (number of hatchlings that emerged from total hatched eggs within a nest) at both regions. Warmer temperatures and higher solar radiation had negative effects on hatchling production, while wetter conditions had a positive effect. Conservative and extreme climate scenarios show air temperatures are projected to increase at this site, while precipitation projections vary between scenarios and regions throughout the 21st century. We predicted hatching success of undisturbed nests (no recorded depredation or storm-related impacts) will decrease in Brazil by 2100 as a result of how this population is influenced by local climate. This study shows the determining effects of different climate variables and their combinations on an important and critically endangered marine species.
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