This case study examines the design of a self-sufficient ecovillage for the Xavante Indigenous people in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Ecovillages are sustainable, self-sufficient settlements that promote social, ecological, economic and cultural well-being. To our knowledge, only a few studies have considered ecovillage design in isolated areas. The Xavante are traditionally nomadic, but today they face food scarcity because they are...

Host structural complexity influences the diversity of associated epifaunal species, but its role in shaping functional trait diversity remains underexplored. We developed a trait-based framework to assess whether macroalgal structural complexity significantly influences the functional assembly of marine annelid epifauna in a sandstone reef system at Enseada dos Corais Beach (NE Brazil). Sampling was conducted in December 2018...

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...

The commerce of decorative dried plants from the Brazilian Cerrado Biome provides cultural transmission, and essential revenue for low-income families. We investigated this production value chain over the past decade, assessing its economic and social relevance and mapping the main actors involved, and characterizing the interviewed participants, as well as the foreign trade trends over 50 years. Data was gathered through inte...

Understanding the life-history strategies of deep-sea fishes is essential for improving ecological knowledge and informing conservation efforts. Using otolith microchemistry, this study reconstructed the ontogenetic movement patterns of four grenadier species (Nezumia aequalis, Hymenocephalus billsam, Coelorinchus marinii, and Malacocephalus occidentalis) caught in the continental slope off southern Brazil (Southwestern Atlant...

The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea are key regions of the western Atlantic, where sea-state conditions are critical for coastal safety and offshore operations. This study analyzes wave climate trends (1981–2022) using WAVEWATCH III simulations validated against buoy observations. The Mann–Kendall test and Theil–Sen estimator were employed to quantify trends in significant wave height (Hs), energy period (Te), and wave po...

A comprehensive characterization of the wave climate on the coast at Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, based on an 11-year hindcast (2008–2018), was performed using a hybrid approach that integrates hydrodynamic numerical models with machine learning techniques. Wave conditions were analyzed at 23 nearshore sites, including headlands, outer beaches, and sheltered beaches. The effects of the complex coastal morphology on wave propaga...

We introduce a new deep neural network architecture as a surrogate for producing seismic images through Reverse Time Migration under uncertainty. The novelty here lies in employing an adversarial architecture, where the generator’s core is an encoder-decoder neural network that produces seismic images conditioned on the velocity fields. Such an adversarial training approach aims to extend the applicability of the encoder-decod...

The incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is rising rapidly, particularly among older adults, and is associated with comorbidities that impair respiratory and immune functions. Physical exercise has proven effective in mitigating the adverse effects of both aging and MetS. However, evidence on the impact of high-intensity resistance training (HIRT) on the respiratory and immune systems in older adults with MetS remains limite...

The European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is one of the most emblematic coastal fish species in the Northeast Atlantic, with high commercial value for fisheries and aquaculture, and importance for sport and recreational fishing. Despite its socio-economic importance, the Iberian divisions, Cantabrian Sea (8c) and the Atlantic Iberian waters (9a), defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), lac...