The dynamic balance between primary production and herbivory is key to the resilience of plant‐dominated ecosystems across the world. However, many vegetated ecosystems are becoming increasingly susceptible to herbivore‐triggered collapses, as this balance is disrupted due to predator declines, increasing nutrients, and other interacting impacts of global change. Yet without accessible, cost‐effective tools to evaluate the pro...

Research from around the world highlights the importance of creating affordable and simple industrial wastewater treatment systems to preserve water resources. The absence of such systems can have serious consequences. For example, the release of chromium (VI) from industries such as tanneries pollutes water bodies, often causing irreversible damage. The mechanical properties, low acquisition cost, and abundance of aquatic pla...

Scheduling between mates in species with long-term pair bonds can be essential for positive fitness. The annual cycle in photoperiod is the primary environmental cue used by many animals to synchronize behavior and physiology among members of a population, and animals that migrate must have similar annual schedules to ensure successful breeding. However, we know little about whether members of mated pairs in migratory species...

This work aimed to use low-cost residual cocoa shell biomass for the preparation of activated carbon with different amounts of SiO 2 nanoparticles using the coprecipitation method. The use of residual plant biomass seeks to strengthen the challenges of the bioeconomy in the generation of value-added products for the agro-industry. Subsequently, the adsorption capacity of phenol and 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol as representative...

This research proposes an empirical method to estimate the impact on the wholesale electricity market of an increase in the price of CO 2 emission allowances. The current literature in this field is mainly focused on long-term simulation analyses, while this study carries out a short-term analysis with microdata from the electricity market. A higher price of CO 2 implies an increase in the electricity generation costs of pollu...

The warming of the surface ocean is expected to increase the stratification of the upper water column. This would decrease the efficiency of the wind-induced mixing, reducing the nutrient supply to the euphotic layer and the productivity of the oceans. Climatic projections show that the Mediterranean Sea will experience a strong warming and salting along the twenty first century. Nevertheless, very few works have found and qua...