The Amazon, home to the planet’s greatest biodiversity, faces increasingly intense and frequent degradation due to land-use changes and land conversion. These actions, although dominant in terrestrial systems, have a severe impact on aquatic ecosystems, which are closely dependent on surrounding landscapes, particularly riparian vegetation. Given this scenario, this study evaluated the influence of forest loss on environmental...

The growing demand for electrical energy drives the transition toward renewable sources, with a focus on solar photovoltaic energy due to its wide availability and decreasing costs. However, the efficiency of photovoltaic systems is vulnerable to atmospheric factors, such as the presence of aerosols, which affect the atmosphere's radiative balance. This study investigated the impact of aerosol load on the energy generation of...

Aim Predicting the effects of climate change on species distributions, while considering their genetic differentiation and evolutionary history is crucial to develop conservation measures. Here we aim to: assess the phylogenetic and phylogeographical relationships between the European Neomys species and respective lineages; infer the demographic history of all genetic lineages and estimate the potential impact of future climat...

Ultrasound waves have been employed to control marine biofouling but their effects on fouling organisms remain poorly understood. This study investigated the influence of ultrasound waves on barnacle (Tetraclita stalactifera cyprid larvae) pre-settlement behavior. Substrate inspection constituted most of the larval time budget, with a focus on the bottom surface rather than lateral or air–water interfaces. The frequency of sub...