The densely sampled and well dated late Aragonian to Vallesian succession (late Middle to early Late Miocene, 12.5–9.0 Ma) of the Vallès‑Penedès Basin (VP) in Catalonia has yielded one of the richest primate records in Eurasia, including hominoids and pliopithecoids. Here we present high‑resolution mean annual precipitation (MAP) estimates derived from the ecological structure of small mammal assemblages to infer the paleoclim...

Background and aims Diversifying grassland sward composition and application of microbial inoculants are potential alternative routes to facilitate enhanced nutrient acquisition by plants, but their relative effects have been rarely tested in grasslands. In a two-year field experiment, we investigated the impact of inoculants and sward types on forage yield, nutrient uptake, and the soil microbiome. Methods We implemented a fu...

Climate change is a multidimensional phenomenon. As such, no single metric can capture all trajectories of change and associated impacts. While numerous metrics exist to measure climate change, they tend to focus on central tendencies and neglect the multidimensionality of extreme weather events (EWEs). EWEs differ in their frequency, duration, and intensity, and can be described for temperature, precipitation, and wind speed,...

Key message A total of 45 aquaporins was identified in Fagus sylvatica , 35 of which were differentially expressed in spring and summer in the leaves, phloem and xylem of 11-year-old trees. Abstract European beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) has been widely studied in terms of its water relations and local adaptation. However, to date, the underlying basis conferring adaptation to differences in water availability are unknown. Therefo...

Packaging is fundamental for food preservation and transportation but generates an environmental burden from its production and end‐of‐life management. This review evaluates packaging contribution to the environmental performance of seafood products. Life cycle assessment (LCA) studies were evaluated by both qualitative and quantitative analysis. The qualitative analysis assessed how direct (e.g., packaging material) and indir...