All Outputs (113)

The pros and cons of the hot summer on our rivers (2018)
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Everard, M. (2018). The pros and cons of the hot summer on our rivers

West Country naturalist and scientist Dr Mark Everard looks at the effects on our rivers of the UK’s hot, dry summer

Scoping studies to establish the capability and utility of a real-time bioaerosol sensor to characterise emissions from environmental sources (2018)
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Nasir, Z. A., Hayes, E., Williams, B., Gladding, T., Rolph, C., Khera, S., …Tyrrel, S. (2019). Scoping studies to establish the capability and utility of a real-time bioaerosol sensor to characterise emissions from environmental sources. Science of the Total Environment, 648, 25-32

A novel dual excitation wavelength based bioaerosol sensor with multiple fluorescence bands called Spectral Intensity Bioaerosol Sensor (SIBS) has been assessed across five contrasting outdoor environments. The mean concentrations of total and fluore... Read More about Scoping studies to establish the capability and utility of a real-time bioaerosol sensor to characterise emissions from environmental sources.

Stable isotope signatures of meteoric water in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia: Seasonal characteristics, trends and relations to southern African patterns (2018)
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Wanke, H., Gaj, M., Beyer, M., Koeniger, P., & Hamutoko, J. T. (2018). Stable isotope signatures of meteoric water in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia: Seasonal characteristics, trends and relations to southern African patterns. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 54(6), 588-607. https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2018.1505724

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The study area is the Namibian part of the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin (CEB), located in central northern Namibia. The CEB is home to 40% of Namibia’s population, and most of the peopl... Read More about Stable isotope signatures of meteoric water in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia: Seasonal characteristics, trends and relations to southern African patterns.

Assessing livelihood-ecosystem interdependencies and natural resource governance in Indian villages in the Middle Himalayas (2018)
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Everard, M., Gupta, N., Scott, C. A., Tiwari, P. C., Joshi, B., Kataria, G., & Kumar, S. (2019). Assessing livelihood-ecosystem interdependencies and natural resource governance in Indian villages in the Middle Himalayas. Regional Environmental Change, 19(1), 165-177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1391-x

© 2018, The Author(s). Mountains host high biological and cultural diversity, generating ecosystem services providing benefits over multiple scales but also suffering significant poverty and vulnerabilities. Case studies in two contrasting village co... Read More about Assessing livelihood-ecosystem interdependencies and natural resource governance in Indian villages in the Middle Himalayas.

Developed-developing world partnerships for sustainable development (3): Reducing carbon sequestration uncertainties in south Indian tropical dry evergreen forest (2018)
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Everard, M., Longhurst, J. W. S., Pontin, J., Stephenson, W., Brooks, J., & Byrne, M. (2018). Developed-developing world partnerships for sustainable development (3): Reducing carbon sequestration uncertainties in south Indian tropical dry evergreen forest. Ecosystem Services, 32(B), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.07.010

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Climate regulation services provided by tropical dry evergreen forest (TDEF), a threatened habitat of India's Coromandel Coast, appear significant due to high carbon assimilation rates. International markets for climate regulatio... Read More about Developed-developing world partnerships for sustainable development (3): Reducing carbon sequestration uncertainties in south Indian tropical dry evergreen forest.

Preparation of graphene oxide/chitosan/ferrite nanocomposite for Chromium (VI) removal from aqueous solution (2018)
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Samuel, M. S., Shah, S. S., Subramaniyan, V., Qureshi, T., Bhattacharya, J., & Singh, N. P. (2018). Preparation of graphene oxide/chitosan/ferrite nanocomposite for Chromium (VI) removal from aqueous solution. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 119, 540-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.07.052

A magnetically modified graphene oxide/chitosan/ferrite (GCF) nanocomposite material was synthesized and exploited for removal of Chromium(VI) from aqueous solution. The GCF nanocomposite material was characterized by powder-X-ray diffraction (powder... Read More about Preparation of graphene oxide/chitosan/ferrite nanocomposite for Chromium (VI) removal from aqueous solution.

Small rock-slope failures conditioned by Holocene permafrost degradation: a new approach and conceptual model based on Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating, Jotunheimen, southern Norway (2018)
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Matthews, J. A., Winkler, S., Wilson, P., Tomkins, M. D., Dortch, J. M., Mourne, R. W., …Vater, A. E. (2018). Small rock-slope failures conditioned by Holocene permafrost degradation: a new approach and conceptual model based on Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating, Jotunheimen, southern Norway. Boreas, 47(4), 1144-1169. https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12336

© 2018 Collegium Boreas. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Rock-slope failures (RSFs) constitute significant natural hazards, but the geophysical processes that control their timing are poorly understood. However, robust chronologies can provide v... Read More about Small rock-slope failures conditioned by Holocene permafrost degradation: a new approach and conceptual model based on Schmidt-hammer exposure-age dating, Jotunheimen, southern Norway.

What happens to travel behaviour when the right to park is removed? (2018)
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Melia, S., & Clark, B. (2018). What happens to travel behaviour when the right to park is removed?. Transport Policy, 72, 242-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.07.002

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd What happens to travel behaviour when the right to park at a destination is removed? This question, fundamental to travel demand management and land-use planning, has only been partially addressed in the literature so far. The imp... Read More about What happens to travel behaviour when the right to park is removed?.

Joint editorial: Invigorating hydrological research through journal publications (2018)
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Quinn, N., Blöschl, G., Bárdossy, A., Castellarin, A., Clark, M., Cudennec, C., …Zehe, E. (2018). Joint editorial: Invigorating hydrological research through journal publications. Vadose Zone Journal, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2018.06.0001ed

Editors of several journals in the field of hydrology met during the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna in April 2017. This event was a follow-up of similar meetings held in 2013 and 2015. These meetings enable the gro... Read More about Joint editorial: Invigorating hydrological research through journal publications.

Investigation of variable aeration of monodisperse mixtures: implications for pyroclastic density currents (2018)
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Smith, G. M., Williams, R., Rowley, P. J., & Parsons, D. R. (2018). Investigation of variable aeration of monodisperse mixtures: implications for pyroclastic density currents. Bulletin of Volcanology, 80(8), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-018-1241-1

© 2018, The Author(s). The high mobility of dense pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) is commonly attributed to high gas pore pressures. However, the influence of spatial and temporal variations in pore pressure within PDCs has yet to be investigate... Read More about Investigation of variable aeration of monodisperse mixtures: implications for pyroclastic density currents.

Can control of invasive vegetation improve water and rural livelihood security in Nepal? (2018)
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Everard, M., Gupta, N., Chapagain, P. S., Shrestha, B. B., Preston, G., & Tiwari, P. C. (2018). Can control of invasive vegetation improve water and rural livelihood security in Nepal?. Ecosystem Services, 32(A), 125-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.07.004

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Nepal's predominantly rural population depends on the ecosystem services of heterogeneous mountainous landscapes that are degrading under changing climate and development pressures. Invasive alien plants (IAPs) compound threats t... Read More about Can control of invasive vegetation improve water and rural livelihood security in Nepal?.

Technological Review of Permeable Pavement Systems for Applications in Small Island Developing States (2018)
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Monrose, J., & Tota-Maharaj, K. (2018). Technological Review of Permeable Pavement Systems for Applications in Small Island Developing States. CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water, 46(9), 1700168. https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.201700168

© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim This paper presents a technological review of permeable pavement systems (PPS) for applications in urban areas of small island developing states (SIDS). This review includes a literature survey of P... Read More about Technological Review of Permeable Pavement Systems for Applications in Small Island Developing States.

Precipitation Origins and Key Drivers of Precipitation Isotope (18O, 2H, and 17O) Compositions Over Windhoek (2018)
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Kaseke, K. F., Wang, L., Wanke, H., Tian, C., Lanning, M., & Jiao, W. (2018). Precipitation Origins and Key Drivers of Precipitation Isotope (18O, 2H, and 17O) Compositions Over Windhoek. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(14), 7311-7330. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JD028470

©2018. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Southern African climate is characterized by large precipitation variability, and model precipitation estimates can vary by 70% during summer. This may be partly attributed to underestimation an... Read More about Precipitation Origins and Key Drivers of Precipitation Isotope (18O, 2H, and 17O) Compositions Over Windhoek.

Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities (2018)
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Kitson, J., Williamson, S. J., Harper, P. W., McMahon, C. A., Rosenberg, G., Tierney, M. J., …Gautam, B. (2018). Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities. Energy, 160, 142-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.219

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd This paper proposes a DC microgrid system, comprising multiple locally available renewable energy sources in an off-grid rural community, based on a commissioned field study carried out in a rural, off-grid village in Nepal, which... Read More about Modelling of an expandable, reconfigurable, renewable DC microgrid for off-grid communities.

Assessing vegetation response to soil moisture fluctuation under extreme drought using sentinel-2 (2018)
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West, H., Quinn, N., Horswell, M., & White, P. (2018). Assessing vegetation response to soil moisture fluctuation under extreme drought using sentinel-2. Water, 10(7), Article 838. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10070838

© 2018 by the authors. The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which Sentinel-2 Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) reflects soil moisture conditions, and whether this product offers an improvement over Landsat-8. Based on drou... Read More about Assessing vegetation response to soil moisture fluctuation under extreme drought using sentinel-2.

Gendered immobility: Influence of social roles and local context on mobility decisions in Pakistan (2018)
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Adeel, M., & Yeh, A. G. O. (2018). Gendered immobility: Influence of social roles and local context on mobility decisions in Pakistan. Transportation Planning and Technology, 41(6), 660-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2018.1488932

This paper examines the instances of one-day immobility in Pakistan and reports its socio-demographic determinants using the nationally representative dataset of the 2007 Pakistan Time Use Survey. Of 37,830 time diary respondents, nearly 30% did not... Read More about Gendered immobility: Influence of social roles and local context on mobility decisions in Pakistan.

Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of graphene oxide – fungal hyphae: An efficient and reclaimable adsorbent for chromium(VI) removal from aqueous solution (2018)
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Samuel, M. S., Subramaniyan, V., Bhattacharya, J., Chidambaram, R., Qureshi, T., & Singh, N. P. (2018). Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of graphene oxide – fungal hyphae: An efficient and reclaimable adsorbent for chromium(VI) removal from aqueous solution. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 48, 412-417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.06.012

In this study, a hybrid film bio-nanocomposite material was developed based on the graphene oxide/fungal hyphae (GO-FH) interaction. The developed GO-FH bio-nanocomposite material was used for the removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution.... Read More about Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of graphene oxide – fungal hyphae: An efficient and reclaimable adsorbent for chromium(VI) removal from aqueous solution.

Autosuccession in alpine vegetation: Testing the concept on an altitudinal bioclimatic gradient, Jotunheimen, southern Norway (2018)
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Matthews, J. A., Hill, J. L., Winkler, S., Owen, G., & Vater, A. E. (2018). Autosuccession in alpine vegetation: Testing the concept on an altitudinal bioclimatic gradient, Jotunheimen, southern Norway. CATENA, 170, 169-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.06.012

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Specific tests of autosuccession (equivalent to non-replacement change in species composition) are made, in which pioneer communities on roadside verges and areas of patterned ground disturbed by cryoturbation are compared with m... Read More about Autosuccession in alpine vegetation: Testing the concept on an altitudinal bioclimatic gradient, Jotunheimen, southern Norway.

Climate structuring of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in the threatened amphibians of the northern Western Ghats, India (2018)
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Thorpe, C. J., Lewis, T. R., Fisher, M. C., Wierzbicki, C. J., Kulkarni, S., Pryce, D., …Knight, M. E. (2018). Climate structuring of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in the threatened amphibians of the northern Western Ghats, India. Royal Society Open Science, 5(6), Article 180211. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180211

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a pathogen killing amphibians worldwide. Its impact across much of Asia is poorly characterized. This study systematically surveyed amphibians for Bd across rocky plateaus in the northern section of the Western... Read More about Climate structuring of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in the threatened amphibians of the northern Western Ghats, India.

Bullet impacts and built heritage damage 1640–1939 (2018)
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Mol, L., & Gomez-Heras, M. (2018). Bullet impacts and built heritage damage 1640–1939. Heritage Science, 6, Article 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-018-0200-7

© 2018, The Author(s). Conflict damage to heritage has been thrust into the global spotlight during recent conflict in the Middle East. While the use of social media has heightened and enhanced public awareness of this ‘cultural terrorism’, the occur... Read More about Bullet impacts and built heritage damage 1640–1939.