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Cryptobenthic reef fishes may not be safe from invasive lionfish ( Pterois spp. Oken, 1817)NARA Subscribed
Lionfish ( Pterois spp.) are hypothesized to negatively influence cryptobenthic reef fish assemblages through predation. We evaluated these potential effects on Caribbean reefs in Costa Rica and tropical reefs in Brazil. Brazil provided a reference condition for cryptobenthic assemblages prior to lionfish invasion, while the Costa Rica sites enabled comparisons between reefs inside marine protected areas (MPAs), where lionfish...
Purpose As exercise in the heat becomes increasingly common, a better understanding of post-exercise responses is essential to guide the appropriate use of fatigability monitoring tools and recovery strategies. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of running in the heat on neuromuscular function, cardiac autonomic modulation, and plasma markers of muscle microtrauma during post-exercise recovery. Methods Twelve partic...
Does visiting an urban park in a large city influence people’s perception of common birds?NARA Subscribed
Many urban parks in large cities are created to promote human recreation and well-being by offering nature-like environments. Over time, urban-tolerant birds establish populations in these spaces. Although strengthening citizens’ connections with urban birds may enhance park-related well-being, it remains a central question whether visit frequency among the general public (i.e., non-birders) increases their perception and inte...
Plant Functional Traits and Vegetation Structure Explain Pollination Networks at ScaleNARA Subscribed
Quantifying biotic interactions at scale is critical to understanding ecosystem functions, such as plant‐pollinator interactions. Here, we demonstrate how woody plant functional traits and vegetation structure gathered with remote sensing can aid in predicting plant‐pollinator network indices from fine to broad spatial extents. We analysed 209 tropical plant‐pollinator networks, where vegetation characteristics were generated...
Modeling Future Climate Impacts on Brazil’s Operational Wind and Solar Energy CapacityNARA Subscribed
Over the past decade, the Brazilian electricity sector has undergone a profound transformation, driven by the large-scale deployment of wind and solar photovoltaic power plants, a trend that is expected to continue in the years ahead. Although the transition to these variable renewable energy resources helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the climate crisis, they are vulnerable to the very climate changes they...
Presence of micro-mesoplastics in beaches and sediments of São Francisco do Sul (Brazil)NARA Subscribed
The coastal environment is a critical interface for monitoring plastic pollution. This study investigated microplastics (MPs, < 5 mm) and mesoplastics (MePs, 5–25 mm) in Praia Grande, São Francisco do Sul (SC State, Brazil), using stereomicroscopy and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Two sites with contrasting urbanization and tourism levels were assessed. Area #1, the more urbanized site, exhibited higher concentrations of MPs (70.44 p...
The incidence of brain diseases increases with aging, but the biological basis of brain aging is still poorly explored. Synaptic dysfunction occurs at the onset of brain diseases and synaptic neuromodulation systems, such as adenosine A 2A receptors (A 2A R), are necessary and sufficient to trigger brain dysfunction. Since A 2A R are upregulated upon aging, we compared wild-type and A 2A R global knockout mice to test if brain...