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1. Adapt or die—Response of large herbivores to environmental changes in Europe during the Holocene

Author:
Emilia Hofman‐Kamińska; Hervé Bocherens; Dorothée G. Drucker; Ralph M. Fyfe; Witold Gumiński; Daniel Makowiecki; Martina Pacher; Giedrė Piličiauskienė; Tomasz Samojlik; Jessie Woodbridge; Rafał Kowalczyk
Source:
Global change biology 2019 v.25 no.9 pp. 2915-2930
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
Alces alces; Bison bonasus; Holocene epoch; Pleistocene epoch; anthropogenic activities; carbon; cattle; collagen; deforestation; diet; fauna; foraging; forests; glaciation; global warming; grazing; habitat preferences; habitats; herbivores; humans; landscapes; longitude; nitrogen; soil; stable isotopes; temperature; wild animals; Eastern European region; Europe
Abstract:
... Climate warming and human landscape transformation during the Holocene resulted in environmental changes for wild animals. The last remnants of the European Pleistocene megafauna that survived into the Holocene were particularly vulnerable to changes in habitat. To track the response of habitat use and foraging of large herbivores to natural and anthropogenic changes in environmental conditions du ...
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.14733

2. Assessing the effects of climate variation and human activities on grassland degradation and restoration across the globe

Author:
Yangyang Liu; Zhaoying Zhang; Linjing Tong; Muhammad Khalifa; Qian Wang; Chengcheng Gang; Zhenqian Wang; Jianlong Li; Zhengguo Sun
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.106 pp. 105504
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; climatic factors; ecosystems; environmental indicators; grassland restoration; grasslands; net primary productivity; Asia; Europe; North America; Pacific Ocean Islands
Abstract:
... While quantitative assessment of ecosystems degradation is quite addressed in the literature, quantitatively separating the relative contribution of climate variation and human activities to grassland ecosystem degradation is still limited, although well recognized as a key knowledge for a better understanding of the degradation mechanisms and for more efficient control of degradation processes. I ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105504

3. Assessing the neutralisation, wet deposition and source contributions of the precipitation chemistry over Europe during 2000–2017

Author:
Ágnes Keresztesi; Marius-Victor Birsan; Ion-Andrei Nita; Zsolt Bodor; Róbert Szép
Source:
Environmental sciences Europe 2019 v.31 no.1 pp. 50
ISSN:
2190-4707
Subject:
acidity; air pollution; ammonium; anthropogenic activities; atmospheric chemistry; bicarbonates; calcium; chemical composition; chemical species; chlorides; economic development; emissions; environmental law; environmental protection; industry; issues and policy; magnesium; neutralization; nitrates; pH; potassium; principal component analysis; protons; rain; sodium; sulfates; traffic; wet deposition; Europe
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The chemical composition of precipitation was assessed in 27 European countries from 2000 to 2017, offering a general point of view on the rainwater chemistry in Europe, contributing to a larger understanding of air pollution and atmospheric chemistry. RESULTS: The volume-weighted mean concentrations (VWM) were calculated, showing the relative dominance of SO ₄²⁻ and Cl⁻, explaining th ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12302-019-0234-9

4. Beetle biodiversity in anthropogenic landscapes with a focus on spruce plantations, Christmas tree plantations and maize fields

Author:
Jonas Hagge; Sebastian Seibold; Axel Gruppe
Source:
Journal of insect conservation 2019 v.23 no.3 pp. 565-572
ISSN:
1366-638X
Subject:
Christmas trees; Coleoptera; Picea; anthropogenic activities; arable soils; biodiversity; biomass; community structure; corn; detritivores; forestry; habitats; insect communities; land use; landscapes; pesticides; plantations; Europe
Abstract:
... In Europe, anthropogenic habitats that are optimised for agriculture and forestry purposes have widely replaced natural habitats. To assess their value for biodiversity, we compared beetle communities among three anthropogenic land use types, namely spruce plantations, Christmas tree plantations and maize fields. These three land use types are all characterised by high phytobiomass and vertical pl ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10841-019-00146-w

5. Benthic Diatoms as Valuable Indicators of Anthropogenic Eutrophication in Biomonitoring of Ribbon Lake

Author:
Beata Messyasz; Ewa Treska
Source:
Ecological Chemistry and Engineering 2019 v.26 no.4 pp. 709-726
ISSN:
2084-4549
Subject:
Bacillariophyceae; anthropogenic activities; benthic organisms; environmental monitoring; eutrophication; indicator species; lakes; littoral zone; models; oxygen; pH; recreation; shorelines; watersheds; Europe
Abstract:
... In Europe the monitoring of lakes with regard to benthic diatoms is still conducted in line with the European Water Framework Directive. Ribbon lakes are a special case as extremely steep slopes of the lake basin cause their littoral zone to be narrow. The Durowskie ribbon lake was chosen as a model for the assessment of the ecological status of waters based on its Diatom Index. Given its use in r ...
DOI:
10.1515/eces-2019-0014

6. Biases in the Literature on Direct Wildlife Mortality from Energy Development

Author:
Scott R Loss; Monica A Dorning; Jay E Diffendorfer
Source:
BioScience 2019 v.69 no.5 pp. 348-359
ISSN:
1525-3244
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; bioenergy; birds; coal; energy; energy industry; environmental impact; fish; mortality; natural gas; natural resources conservation; oils; water power; wildlife; wind power; Europe; North America
Abstract:
... Comparing environmental impacts of different energy sources can inform energy investments and environmental conservation. Direct wildlife mortality from energy development receives substantial public and scientific attention, but it is unclear whether rigorous comparisons of mortality among energy sources are possible. To address this question, we compared availability of mortality studies among e ...
DOI:
10.1093/biosci/biz026

7. Białowieża Forest—A Relic of the High Naturalness of European Forests

Author:
Bogdan Jaroszewicz; Olga Cholewińska; Jerzy M. Gutowski; Tomasz Samojlik; Marcelina Zimny; Małgorzata Latałowa
Source:
Forests 2019 v.10 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Holocene epoch; anthropogenic activities; archaeology; ecosystems; environmental factors; forest management; lowland forests; palynology; Europe
Abstract:
... In Europe only some small isolated patches of forests with a high degree of naturalness still exist. These are forests, whose structure, composition and function has been shaped by natural dynamics without substantial anthropogenic influence over the long period. In this respect, Białowieża Forest is a unique location in Europe, with continuous forest cover for close to 12,000 years. The palynolog ...
DOI:
10.3390/f10100849

8. Biogeochemical Characteristics of the Last Floating Coastal Bog Remnant in Europe, the Sehestedt Bog

Author:
Gijs van Dijk; Christian Fritz; Nicko Straathof; Bas van de Riet; Niels Hogeweg; Sarah F. Harpenslager; Jan G. M. Roelofs; Karl-Ernst Behre; Leon P. M. Lamers
Source:
Wetlands 2019 v.39 no.2 pp. 227-238
ISSN:
0277-5212
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; bogs; case studies; clay; environmental factors; eutrophication; floods; habitats; methane production; peat; risk; salinity; salt stress; sea level; seawater; storms; Europe
Abstract:
... With the current risks caused by sea level rise and increased extreme weather events, the study of natural coastal systems has never been more important. Erosion and anthropogenic forcing led to disappeared of the majority of coastal bogs in Europe. Here, we report on case study of a unique bog remnant still under influence by seawater which floats during storm floods. We investigated biogeochemic ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13157-018-1089-3

9. Biomonitoring trace element contamination impacted by atmospheric deposition in China's remote mountains

Author:
Haijian Bing; Yanhong Wu; Jun Li; Zhongxiang Xiang; Xiaosan Luo; Jun Zhou; Hongyang Sun; Gan Zhang
Source:
Atmospheric research 2019 v.224 pp. 30-41
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; antimony; arsenic; atmospheric deposition; cadmium; chromium; cities; copper; ecosystems; emissions; environmental monitoring; fuel combustion; issues and policy; lead; monsoon season; mosses and liverworts; mountains; multivariate analysis; nickel; zinc; China; Europe
Abstract:
... The purpose of this study is to better understand the key driving factors affecting the distribution of trace elements in remote mountainous areas at a national scale. In this regard, eight trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb, Zn) in mosses were investigated at thirty remote mountains across China. The sources and possible factors controlling the distribution of trace elements in the mosses ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.03.018

10. Cadmium governance in Europe's phosphate fertilizers: Not so fast?

Author:
Andrea E. Ulrich
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 541-545
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
European Union; anthropogenic activities; cadmium; governance; phosphorus fertilizers; soil; toxicity; Europe
Abstract:
... The European Union has been concerned about cadmium (Cd), because of its toxic nature, since the 1970s. While many anthropogenic sources of Cd were regulated early on at the community level, and most member states later established national limits, Cd content in widely used mineral fertilizers remains uncontrolled across the EU. In 1997, the European Commission first suggested phased Cd limit valu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.014

11. Climatic conditions and human activities shape diploid–tetraploid coexistence at different spatial scales in the common weed Tripleurospermum inodorum (Asteraceae)

Author:
Martin Čertner; Pavel Kúr; Filip Kolář; Jan Suda
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2019 v.46 no.7 pp. 1355-1366
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
Tripleurospermum perforatum; anthropogenic activities; climatic factors; cytotypes; diploidy; environmental indicators; founder effect; niches; prediction; species diversity; tetraploidy; vegetation; weeds; Europe
Abstract:
... AIM: While environmental conditions are reported as important determinants of cytotype distribution patterns in some mixed‐ploidy plant species, in others they seem to play no role. One reason for such inconsistency might be how and at what spatial scale the ecology of different cytotypes is compared. To address this issue, we adopted several complementary approaches to assess ecological requireme ...
DOI:
10.1111/jbi.13629

12. Climatological study for understanding the aerosol radiative effects at southwest Atlantic coast of Europe

Author:
M. Sorribas; E. Andrews; J.A. Ogren; A. del Águila; R. Fraile; P. Sheridan; M. Yela
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2019 v.205 pp. 52-66
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
absorption; aerosols; air; anthropogenic activities; atmospheric chemistry; carbon; coasts; dust; equations; light scattering; models; radiative forcing; satellites; standard deviation; Europe
Abstract:
... In order to describe the means, variability and trends of the aerosol radiative effects on the southwest Atlantic coast of Europe, 11 years of aerosol light scattering (σsp) and 4 years of aerosol light absorption (σap) are analyzed. A 2006–2016 trend analysis of σsp for D < 10 μm indicates statistically significant trends for March, May–June and September–November, with a decreasing trend ranging ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.02.017

13. Context-Dependency of Agricultural Legacies in Temperate Forest Soils

Author:
Haben Blondeel; Michael P. Perring; Laurent Bergès; Jörg Brunet; Guillaume Decocq; Leen Depauw; Martin Diekmann; Dries Landuyt; Jaan Liira; Sybryn L. Maes; Margot Vanhellemont; Monika Wulf; Kris Verheyen
Source:
Ecosystems 2019 v.22 no.4 pp. 781-795
ISSN:
1432-9840
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; carbon; cations; chemical bases; forest ecosystems; forest soils; nitrogen; pH; phosphorus; soil fertility; soil properties; temperate forests; Europe
Abstract:
... Anthropogenic activities have affected forests for centuries, leading to persistent legacies. Observations of agricultural legacies on forest soil properties have been site specific and contrasting. Sites and regions vary along gradients in intrinsic soil characteristics, phosphorus (P) management and nitrogen (N) deposition which could affect the magnitude of soil property responses to past culti ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10021-018-0302-9

14. Ecosystem damage from anthropogenic seabed disturbance: A life cycle impact assessment characterisation model

Author:
John S. Woods; Francesca Verones
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.649 pp. 1481-1490
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; ecoregions; ecosystems; energy; fish industry; fisheries management; habitats; hydrodynamics; land use; life cycle impact assessment; models; Europe
Abstract:
... Despite the high amount of pressure placed on benthic habitats by anthropogenic activities, particularly in coastal shelf areas, as yet, the impact of seabed damaging activities on ecosystem quality has not been included in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). We present a globally applicable impact characterisation approach, parameterized within 17 marine ecoregions in Europe. Our modelling approach incl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.304

15. Effects of Disturbance on Understory Vegetation across Slovenian Forest Ecosystems

Author:
Lado Kutnar; Thomas A. Nagel; Janez Kermavnar
Source:
Forests 2019 v.10 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; coniferous forests; forest ecosystems; ground vegetation; mixed forests; monitoring; species richness; temperate forests; temporal variation; trees; understory; vegetation cover; Europe
Abstract:
... The herbaceous understory represents a key component of forest biodiversity across temperate forests of Europe. Here, we quantified changes in the diversity and composition of the forest understory layer in representative Slovenian forest ecosystems between 2004/05 and 2014/15. In total, 60 plots were placed across 10 different managed forest types, ranging from lowland deciduous and mid-altitude ...
DOI:
10.3390/f10111048

16. Emergence and Evolution of Anthropogenic Landscapes in the Western Mediterranean and Adjacent Atlantic Regions

Author:
Virginia Iglesias; Boris Vannière; Isabelle Jouffroy-Bapicot
Source:
Fire 2019 v.2 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2571-6255
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; biomass burning; climate; crops; ecosystems; forests; fuels (fire ecology); land management; landscapes; models; paleoecology; pollen; population growth; shrubs; social environment; soil; topography; wildfires; Europe; Northern Africa
Abstract:
... Socio-ecological systems are complex, dynamic structures driven by cross-scale interactions between climate, disturbance and subsistence strategies. We synthetize paleoecological data to explore the emergence and evolution of anthropogenic landscapes in southwestern Europe and northern Africa. Specifically, we estimate trends in vegetation and fire, and assess how changes in climate and resource e ...
DOI:
10.3390/fire2040053

17. Environment Variation in North Margin of East Asian Summer Monsoon Record in Dali Lake over Past 168 Years

Author:
Zhilei Zhen; Sheng Zhang; Wenbao Li
Source:
Water resources 2019 v.46 no.2 pp. 172-181
ISSN:
0097-8078
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; carbon nitrogen ratio; cesium; climate change; evaporation; lakes; lead; mercury; models; monsoon season; radionuclides; sediments; summer; total nitrogen; total organic carbon; total phosphorus; China; Europe
Abstract:
... Lakes close to the limit of East Asia summer monsoon (EASM) are sensitive to the climate changes, which record significant information about environmental changes and human activities. One sediment core was collected from Dali Lake in north EASM margin of China and high-resolution multi-proxies are analyzed. The constant rate of supply (CRS) model based on ¹³⁷Cs and ²¹⁰Pb contents is established a ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0097807819020180

18. Environmental Factors Affecting the Reproductive Rate of Urban Northern Goshawks

Author:
Haruki Natsukawa; Kaname Mori; Shizuko Komuro; Takashi Shiokawa; Jun Umetsu; Tomohiro Ichinose
Source:
Journal of raptor research 2019 v.53 no.4 pp. 377-386
ISSN:
0892-1016
Subject:
Accipiter gentilis; anthropogenic activities; birds of prey; canopy; energy; environmental factors; fledglings; foraging; habitats; human population; intraspecific competition; models; nesting; nests; population growth; predation; rain; risk; solar radiation; urban areas; urbanization; wind; Europe; Japan
Abstract:
... Urbanization has increased with human population growth and the responses from raptor species are gaining more attention from both researchers and the public. Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) now breed in urban areas in Japan and Europe; however, there are few studies examining the factors that influence their reproductive rate in urban areas. We investigated the reproductive rate (number of ...
DOI:
10.3356/0892-1016-53.4.377

19. Ex uno plures – defining different types of very large rivers in Europe to foster solid aquatic bio-assessment

Author:
Florian Borgwardt; Patrick Leitner; Wolfram Graf; Sebastian Birk
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 pp. 105599
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; cluster analysis; data collection; ecosystems; environmental factors; environmental indicators; geomorphology; hydrology; invertebrates; rivers; watersheds; Europe
Abstract:
... The sustainable management of very large rivers is based on the assessment of their environmental condition. However, unlike for smaller rivers, this assessment is yet less advanced due to the specific complexities of very large river systems. In Europe, this is reflected by the lack of an international large river typology classifying these ecosystems into units with homogenous environmental feat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105599

20. GEMAS: Geochemical background and mineral potential of emerging tech-critical elements in Europe revealed from low-sampling density geochemical mapping

Author:
Philippe Négrel; Anna Ladenberger; Clemens Reimann; Manfred Birke; Alecos Demetriades; Martiya Sadeghi; The GEMAS Project Team
Source:
Applied geochemistry 2019 v.111 pp. 104425
ISSN:
0883-2927
Subject:
A horizons; agricultural soils; anthropogenic activities; antimony; aqua regia; bedrock; chemical composition; databases; developed countries; geochemistry; glaciation; grazing lands; leaching; lithium; mineralization; mineralogy; platinum; rare earth elements; soil formation; soil sampling; soil surveys; weathering; Europe; Southern European region
Abstract:
... The demand for ‘high-tech’ element resources (e.g., rare earth elements, lithium, platinum group elements) has increased with their continued consumption in developed countries and the emergence of developing economies. To provide a sound knowledge base for future generations, it is necessary to identify the spatial distribution of critical elements at a broad-scale, and to delineate areas for fol ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.104425

21. Geographical variation of arsenic distribution in paddy soil, rice and rice-based products: A meta-analytic approach and implications to human health

Author:
Supriya Majumder; Pabitra Banik
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.233 pp. 184-199
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; arsenic; bioavailability; comparative risk assessment; crop production; data collection; food intake; geographical variation; groundwater; health effects assessments; health hazards; human health; markets; meta-analysis; mining; paddy soils; pesticides; provenance; rice; risk; rocks; staple foods; surveys; weathering; Asia; Europe; United States
Abstract:
... Arsenic is considered as ubiquitous toxic element belonging to the highest health hazard category. Wide ranges of natural as well as anthropogenic activities are subject to create global arsenic distribution in the broad sense. Rice is the major staple food consumed by world's population on the maximum scale. Growing environment of rice typically attributed by geographical origin may influence on ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.034

22. Groundwater diffuse pollution in functional urban areas: The need to define anthropogenic diffuse pollution background levels

Author:
Arianna Azzellino; Loris Colombo; Silvia Lombi; Valeria Marchesi; Alessandra Piana; Merri Andrea; Luca Alberti
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.656 pp. 1207-1222
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
European Union; anthropogenic activities; chemical analysis; chromium; data collection; databases; groundwater; homogenization; industry; nonpoint source pollution; pollutants; protocols; remediation; soil pollution; solvents; statistical analysis; tetrachloroethylene; trichloroethylene; urban areas; water quality; wells; Europe
Abstract:
... Groundwater status in highly urbanized areas is particularly affected by anthropogenic influence due to diffuse pollution deriving from many sources. This makes very often challenging to determine whether the observed groundwater conditions are the result of localized pollutant sources (PS-Point Sources). In the EU legislative framework it is accepted that, when Natural Background Levels (NBLs) of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.416

23. History metal (Pb, Zn, and Cu) deposition and Pb isotope variability in multiple peatland sites in the northern Great Hinggan Mountains, Northeast China

Author:
Jinxin Cong; Chuanyu Gao; Dongxue Han; Hanxiang Liu; Guoping Wang
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.21 pp. 21784-21796
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; copper; dust; ecosystems; environmental quality; gold; isotopes; issues and policy; lead; mining; models; mountains; peatlands; radionuclides; zinc; China; Europe
Abstract:
... Placer gold mining is important anthropogenic sources of dust and metals that can strongly influence the environmental quality of the surrounding ecosystem. However, scarce studies have focused on evaluating the influence of placer gold mining on historical metal deposition in the surrounding ecosystem in the northern Great Hinggan Mountains, which is located at northeast of China. To address this ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04432-7

24. Hydrological Alteration Index as an Indicator of the Calibration Complexity of Water Quantity and Quality Modeling in the Context of Global Change

Author:
Roxelane Cakir; Mélanie Raimonet; Sabine Sauvage; Javier Paredes-Arquiola; Youen Grusson; Laure Roset; Maite Meaurio; Enrique Navarro; Miguel Sevilla-Callejo; Juan Luis Lechuga-Crespo; Juan Jesús Gomiz Pascual; Jose María Bodoque; José Miguel Sánchez-Pérez
Source:
Water 2019 v.12 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
Soil and Water Assessment Tool model; agricultural watersheds; anthropogenic activities; calibration; climate change; crop yield; humans; intensive farming; irrigation; rain; water; water quality; water quantity; water shortages; water yield; Europe
Abstract:
... Modeling is a useful way to understand human and climate change impacts on the water resources of agricultural watersheds. Calibration and validation methodologies are crucial in forecasting assessments. This study explores the best calibration methodology depending on the level of hydrological alteration due to human-derived stressors. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model is used to ev ...
DOI:
10.3390/w12010115

25. Identification of conservation and restoration priority areas in the Danube River based on the multi-functionality of river-floodplain systems

Author:
Andrea Funk; Javier Martínez-López; Florian Borgwardt; Daniel Trauner; Kenneth J. Bagstad; Stefano Balbi; Ainhoa Magrach; Ferdinando Villa; Thomas Hein
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.654 pp. 763-777
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; biodiversity; ecosystem services; ecosystems; flood control; floodplains; habitats; laws and regulations; planning; pollination; recreation; rivers; socioeconomics; water power; Danube River; Europe
Abstract:
... Large river-floodplain systems are hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem services but are also used for multiple human activities, making them one of the most threatened ecosystems worldwide. There is wide evidence that reconnecting river channels with their floodplains is an effective measure to increase their multi-functionality, i.e., ecological integrity, habitats for multiple species and the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.322

26. Identifying the environmental footprint by source of supply chains for effective policy making: the case of Spanish households consumption

Author:
Sara Martinez; Maria del Mar Delgado; Ruben Martinez Marin; Sergio Alvarez
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.32 pp. 33451-33465
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; beverages; consumer expenditure surveys; dairy products; environmental impact; fruits; household consumption; households; imports; input output analysis; issues and policy; supply chain; vegetables; virtual water; wheat; Europe
Abstract:
... Household consumption has been identified to have an essential role in influencing ultimately the environmental pressures generated by human activities. This study assesses the indirect environmental footprint of the Spanish households applying a combination of consumer expenditure surveys with environmentally extended multi-regional input–output analysis. A total of fourteen environmental impact ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-06296-3

27. Impact of climate change on European winter and summer flood losses

Author:
Maximiliano Sassi; Ludovico Nicotina; Pardeep Pall; Dáithí Stone; Arno Hilberts; Michael Wehner; Stephen Jewson
Source:
Advances in water resources 2019 v.129 pp. 165-177
ISSN:
0309-1708
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; atmospheric precipitation; climate; climate change; climatology; financial economics; floods; simulation models; statistics; summer; water resources; winter; Europe
Abstract:
... Climate change is expected to alter European floods and associated economic losses in various ways. Here we investigate the impact of precipitation change on European average winter and summer financial losses due to flooding under a 1.5 °C warming scenario (reflecting a projected climate in the year 2115 according to RCP2.6) and for a counterfactual current-climate scenario where the climate has ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.05.014

28. Investigating the impact of soil moisture on European summer climate in ensemble numerical experiments

Author:
Constantin Ardilouze; Lauriane Batté; Michel Déqué; Erik van Meijgaard; Bart van den Hurk
Source:
Climate dynamics 2019 v.52 no.7-8 pp. 4011-4026
ISSN:
0930-7575
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; case studies; climate; climate models; drought; evapotranspiration; heat; latitude; motivation; soil water; solar radiation; summer; temperature; uncertainty; Europe; Southern European region
Abstract:
... A better anticipation of high-impact heat and drought on human activity is the underlying motivation of many climate studies focused on the summer season. Although a large body of research has already highlighted the prominent impact of soil moisture anomalies on summer mid-latitudes climate variability and predictability, it still leaves room for a wide range of uncertainty and sometimes contradi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00382-018-4358-1

29. Macroeconomic implications of switching to process-emission-free iron and steel production in Europe

Author:
Jakob Mayer; Gabriel Bachner; Karl W. Steininger
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.210 pp. 1517-1533
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; carbon; climate change; combustion; economic costs; electricity; environmental policy; greenhouse gas emissions; habitats; humans; imports; industry; iron; macroeconomics; prices; renewable electricity; risk; socioeconomics; steel; wind power; Europe
Abstract:
... Climate change is one of the most serious threats to the human habitat. The required structural change to limit anthropogenic forcing is expected to fundamentally change daily social and economic life. The production of iron and steel is a special case of economic activities since it is not only associated with combustion but particularly with process emissions of greenhouse gases which have to be ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.118

30. Magnetic susceptibility as indicator of anthropogenic disturbances in forest topsoil: A review of magnetic studies carried out in Central European forests

Author:
Tadeusz Magiera; Adam Łukasik; Jarosław Zawadzki; Wolfgang Rösler
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.106 pp. 105518
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
afforestation; anthropogenic activities; chemical degradation; cities; clearcutting; dust; ecosystem services; environmental indicators; forest stands; geophysics; geostatistics; landfills; magnetism; pollution load; topsoil; toxic substances; trees; urban forests; Europe
Abstract:
... Forest topsoil is subjected to physical and chemical degradation due to the deposition of urban and industrial dust and landfill, as well as physical disturbances including a relic of former cultivation, clearcutting, and afforestation. Such disturbances are observed in all natural and semi-natural forests across Europe, but most intensively in urban forests surrounding cities and industrial areas ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105518

31. Research in Forest Biology in the Era of Climate Change and Rapid Urbanization

Author:
Nancai Pei; W. John Kress
Source:
Forests 2019 v.11 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; climate change; forest habitats; forests; genetic analysis; heritability; species diversity; temperate zones; urbanization; woody plants; Asia; Europe
Abstract:
... Green plants provide the foundation for the structure, function, and interactions among organisms in both tropical and temperate zones. To date, many investigations have revealed patterns and mechanisms that generate plant diversity at various scales and from diverse ecological perspectives. However, in the era of climate change, anthropogenic disturbance, and rapid urbanization, new insights are ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11010026

32. Spatial analyses of multi‐trophic terrestrial vertebrate assemblages in Europe

Author:
João Braga; Laura J. Pollock; Ceres Barros; Núria Galiana; José M. Montoya; Dominique Gravel; Luigi Maiorano; Alessandro Montemaggiori; Gentile Francesco Ficetola; Stéphane Dray; Wilfried Thuiller
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2019 v.28 no.11 pp. 1636-1648
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; climate; diet; humans; models; phylogeny; species richness; temperature; trophic levels; Europe
Abstract:
... AIM: Although much has been said on the spatial distribution of taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of vertebrates, how this diversity interacts in food webs and how these interactions change across space are largely unknown. Here, we analysed the spatial distribution of tetrapod food webs and asked whether the variation in local food web structure is driven by random processes or by natural and ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.12981

33. The Sprainting Behavior and Habitat Preference of the Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra Along a Montane Stream in South Korea

Author:
Yeong-Seok Jo; Changman Won
Source:
Mammal study 2019 v.45 no.1 pp. 3-11
ISSN:
1348-6160
Subject:
Lutra lutra; anthropogenic activities; endangered species; freshwater; habitat conservation; habitat preferences; habitats; linear models; population size; riparian areas; rivers; seasonal variation; streams; surveys; Europe; South Korea
Abstract:
... Although the Korean population of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) was designated as an endangered species, habitat and basic ecology of Korean otters have been rarely known. To ascertain sprainting behavior of the Eurasian otter in the freshwater habitat and investigate the habitat preferences, otter surveys along the Ungok River in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, were conducted for a 12-month period ...
DOI:
10.3106/ms2018-0071

34. Upscaling from the grassroots: potential aggregate carbon reduction from community-based initiatives in Europe

Author:
Federico Martellozzo; David M. Landholm; Anne Holsten
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 953-966
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; carbon; climate change; greenhouse gases; industry; issues and policy; lifestyle; Europe
Abstract:
... Anthropogenic activities are mainly responsible for the accelerated pace and magnitude of global environmental and climate change. Although several programs aiming at fuelling climate change mitigation have been adopted internationally in the last decades and localized improvements have been observed, the results expected by international institutions are regrettably still out of reach. Meanwhile, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01469-9

35. Use of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts to reduce exposure to chemical food contaminants and toxicity

Author:
Gabriela Matuoka Chiocchetti; Carlos Jadán-Piedra; Vicente Monedero; Manuel Zúñiga; Dinoraz Vélez; Vicenta Devesa
Source:
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 2019 v.59 no.10 pp. 1534-1545
ISSN:
1549-7852
Subject:
Saccharomyces; anthropogenic activities; blood flow; chemical pollutants; drinking water; food contamination; food industry; food matrix; foods; lactic acid bacteria; markets; metals; mycotoxins; pesticide residues; toxicity; yeasts; Europe
Abstract:
... Chemical contaminants that are present in food pose a health problem and their levels are controlled by national and international food safety organizations. Despite increasing regulation, foods that exceed legal limits reach the market. In Europe, the number of notifications of chemical contamination due to pesticide residues, mycotoxins and metals is particularly high. Moreover, in many parts of ...
DOI:
10.1080/10408398.2017.1421521

36. Using cumulative human‐impact models to reveal global threat patterns for seahorses

Author:
Xiong Zhang; Amanda C. J. Vincent
Source:
Conservation biology 2019 v.33 no.6 pp. 1380-1391
ISSN:
0888-8892
Subject:
Hippocampus (Syngnathidae); anthropogenic activities; anthropogenic stressors; bycatch; conservation status; data collection; data deficient species; expert opinion; marine fish; models; pollution; prediction; spatial data; threatened species; China; Europe; South East Asia
Abstract:
... Understanding threats acting on marine organisms and their conservation status is vital but challenging given a paucity of data. We studied the cumulative human impact (CHI) on and conservation status of seahorses (Hippocampus spp.)—a genus of rare and data‐poor marine fishes. With expert knowledge and relevant spatial data sets, we built linear‐additive models to assess and map the CHI of 12 anth ...
DOI:
10.1111/cobi.13325

37. Variation in winter daily range area of red deer (Cervus elaphus xanthopygus) based on DNA extracted from fecal samples

Author:
Miao Yang; Yue Sun; WeiQi Zhang; Hongyi Yuan; Minghai Zhang
Source:
Journal of forestry research 2019 v.30 no.5 pp. 1951-1958
ISSN:
1007-662X
Subject:
Cervus elaphus; DNA; Panthera tigris altaica; alleles; anthropogenic activities; deer; farms; feces; females; habitats; heterozygosity; home range; males; microsatellite repeats; prey species; sex ratio; winter; China; Europe
Abstract:
... With environmental change and increased human activity, wild red deer (Cervus elaphus xanthopygus) populations and habitat area continue to decrease. Red deer is a main prey species of Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica). Factors affecting red deer winter home range in the Wanda montains of northeast China are not well understood. In this study, we aimed to better document red deer daily ranges t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11676-018-0754-y