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Three of the most recent rhyolite eruptions in Europe occurred approximately 800 years ago on the island of Lipari, Aeolian Islands, Sicily. These eruptions produced ash and lava deposits that share many of the physical and chemical traits known to exist in hybrid explosive-effusive silicic systems like the Mono Craters and Medicine Lake (USA), in addition to the recently active rhyolite volcanoes Chaitén (2008) and Cordón Cau...
Features of possible regional ionospheric memory manifested themselves at low-latitudes under solar eclipse conditions.
Despite extensive research on the western Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS; Acanthaster cf. solaris ), especially from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR), there are persistent knowledge gaps that constrain understanding and management. Given renewed population irruptions of CoTS on the GBR, alongside escalating climate impacts and direct anthropogenic pressures, a quantitative assessment of knowledge gaps was undertake...
A climate services organization supporting coastal resilience: lessons from the Stone Living LabNARA Subscribed
There is a growing recognition that effective climate adaptation requires organizations that can translate science into policy-relevant, place-based implementation. The Stone Living Lab (SLL) was established as a climate services organization to help bridge the gap between climate adaptation research and real-world application. In this paper, we present the Lab as a model for how universities and NGOs can partner with governme...
Aim We investigate the distribution of dispersal modes — endozoochory (via animal ingestion), synzoochory (via animal seed accumulation) and anemochory (via wind)—and seed mass of woody plants across Brazilian ecosystems, testing whether their relative abundance in local plant communities could be predicted by climate, edaphic factors and dispersal agents (e.g., the main vectors moving seeds). We expected climate to be the mai...
Understanding male sexual maturity in penaeid shrimp is crucial for stock assessment and size‐based management; however, maturity criteria remain heavily biased toward females and rarely validated for males. This study evaluated whether petasma fusion is a reliable external indicator of male sexual maturity in white shrimp Penaeus schmitti from Northeast Brazil and estimated size at first maturation using an integrative morpho...
Non‐Stationary Dry‐Spell Hazard Probabilities for SpainNARA Subscribed
This study provides a comprehensive assessment of long‐term changes in dry‐spell dynamics across Spain for the period 1961–2024, using both classical non‐parametric methods and a novel non‐stationary probabilistic framework applied to exceedance series of dry‐spell durations. Using daily precipitation data from a dense network of quality‐controlled stations, dry‐spells were identified based on four thresholds (0.1, 1, 5, and 1...
The dynamics of coastal macroalgal assemblages after the Fundão dam disaster: challenges and lessons from impact assessmentNARA Subscribed
Anthropogenic marine disasters impair biodiversity, ecosystem services provisioning, and socioeconomic development, with long-lasting consequences. Robust impact assessment, however, depends on understanding the spatiotemporal variability of the indicators used to detect change. Here, we present the results of a monitoring program (2018–2025) targeted at two Coastal and Marine Protected Areas located 40 km south of the Doce Ri...
SNAPSHOT USA 2024: Year 6 of the Coordinated National Camera Trap Survey of the United StatesNARA Subscribed
Motivation SNAPSHOT USA is an annual, multi‐contributor camera trap survey of mammals across the United States. The growing SNAPSHOT USA dataset is intended for tracking the spatial and temporal responses of mammal populations to changes in land use, land cover and climate. These data will be useful for exploring the drivers of spatial and temporal changes in relative abundance and distribution, as well as the impacts of speci...
Over the past decade, the estimation of water requirements in almond orchards has improved through the application of remote sensing models like the Two-Source Energy Balance (TSEB) model using various remote sensing platforms. However, there is limited understanding of how canopy-induced shadows influence surface reflectance and thermal infrared (TIR) signals particularly from small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) imagery in...
Seasonal variations in biofiltration efficiency of fish farm effluents using Ulva spp.NARA Subscribed
Intensive aquaculture generates nutrient-rich effluents that contribute to eutrophication if discharged untreated. Seaweed cultivation offers a sustainable approach to mitigate this impact while producing valuable biomass. This study evaluated the seasonal biofiltration efficiency and biomass production of Ulva spp. under simulated flatfish aquaculture effluent conditions using two experimental designs: parallel tanks and seri...