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1. A decade implementing ecosystem approach to fisheries management improves diversity of taxa and traits within a marine protected area in the UK

Author:
Bede F. R. Davies; Luke Holmes; Anthony Bicknell; Martin J. Attrill; Emma V. Sheehan
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2022 v.28 no.1 pp. 173-188
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
ecosystems; marine protected areas; sand; species diversity; England
Abstract:
... AIM: Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management has highlighted the importance of studying ecosystem functions and services, and the biological traits that drive them. Yet, ecosystem services and the associated benefits that they provide are rarely the motive for creating marine protected area (MPA). Therefore, many MPA monitoring projects do not explicitly study these functions and services or th ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.13451

2. A novel methodology applying practice theory in pro-environmental organisational change research: Examples of energy use and waste in healthcare

Author:
Yulia Omer; Thomas Roberts
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2022 v.339 pp. 130542
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
behavior change; collective action; data collection; energy; health services; hospitals; wastes; working conditions; England
Abstract:
... Responding to the increased interest in addressing organisational sustainability issues using behaviour change strategies, this paper aims to propose a methodology for doing so from a different perspective – namely, sociology and social practice theory. Firstly, the background of behaviour change approaches and practice theory are discussed. Then a methodology for conducting a pro-environmental or ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130542

3. A rapid and inexpensive colour-based sediment tracing method incorporating hydrogen peroxide sample treatment as an alternative to quantitative source fingerprinting for catchment management

Author:
S. Pulley; A.L. Collins
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2022 v.311 pp. 114780
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
color; environmental management; hydrogen peroxide; organic matter; provenance; risk; rivers; scanners; sediment transport; sediments; soil types; suspended sediment; watershed management; watersheds; England
Abstract:
... Accessible sediment provenance information is highly desirable for guiding targeted interventions for reducing excess diffuse agricultural sediment losses to water. Conventional sediment source fingerprinting methods can provide this information, but at high cost, thereby limiting their widespread application for catchment management. The use of sediment colour measured using an office document sc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114780

4. A recent invasive population of the European starling sturnus vulgaris has lower genetic diversity and higher fluctuating asymmetry than primary invasive and native populations

Author:
Vanina D. Fiorini; Marisol Domínguez; Juan C. Reboreda; John P. Swaddle
Source:
Biological invasions 2022 v.24 no.2 pp. 437-448
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Sturnus vulgaris; adults; asymmetry; blood; genetic variation; haplotypes; invasive species; mitochondria; molting; Argentina; England; Eurasia
Abstract:
... Fluctuating asymmetries (FA) are small stress-induced random deviations from perfect symmetry that arise during the development of bilaterally symmetrical traits. One of the factors that can reduce developmental stability of the individuals and cause FA at a population level is the loss of genetic variation. Populations of founding colonists frequently have lower genetic variation than their ances ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-021-02653-x

5. Accounting for spatial autocorrelation and environment are important to derive robust bat population trends from citizen science data

Author:
Ella Browning; Robin Freeman; Katherine L. Boughey; Nick J.B. Isaac; Kate E. Jones
Source:
Ecological indicators 2022 v.136 pp. 108719
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Eptesicus; Nyctalus; Pipistrellus pipistrellus; autocorrelation; biodiversity; citizen science; data collection; models; surveys; wildlife; England; Scotland; Wales
Abstract:
... Monitoring wildlife populations is essential if global targets to reverse biodiversity declines are to be met. Recent analysis of data from the UK’s long-term National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP) suggests stable or increasing population trends for many bat species, and these statistics help inform progress towards national biodiversity targets. However, although based on robust citizen science ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108719

6. Actors and actions in the discourse, policy and practice of English rewilding

Author:
Virginia Thomas
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2022 v.132 pp. 83-90
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; case studies; environmental policy; environmental science; stakeholders; England
Abstract:
... This paper introduces four key groups of actors (armchair rewilders, pioneer farmers, policy entrepreneurs and guerrilla rewilders) whose actions are driving rewilding discourse, practice and policy in England. These groups were identified during a comparative case study of two English rewilding sites (the Avalon Marshes in Somerset and Wild Ennerdale in Cumbria). Research involved 49 interviews: ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2022.02.010

7. Adaptive variation among oaks in wood anatomical properties is shaped by climate of origin and shows limited plasticity across environments

Author:
Clarissa G. Fontes; Jesús Pinto‐Ledezma; Anna L. Jacobsen; R. Brandon Pratt; Jeannine Cavender‐Bares
Source:
Functional ecology 2022 v.36 no.2 pp. 326-340
ISSN:
0269-8463
Subject:
Quercus; adaptive radiation; climate; climate change; drought; hydraulic conductivity; intraspecific variation; phylogeny; sympatry; tracheids; wood; wood anatomy; England; France
Abstract:
... Climate is a major evolutionary force in driving adaptive differentiation and plasticity in plant function. Xylem anatomy and hydraulic architecture are critical to water use, growth and responses of trees to drought and thus important in delimiting their ecological niches. How wood properties have been shaped through evolution by their climatic origins and the importance of plasticity for species ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2435.13964

8. Adolescents’ dietary behaviour: The interplay between home and school food environments

Author:
D. Ryan; M. Holmes; H. Ensaff
Source:
Appetite 2022 v.175 pp. 106056
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
appetite; energy; focus groups; food choices; nutrient content; secondary education; England
Abstract:
... In the UK, school food standards have looked to improve the nutritional profile of school food provision and the choices made; however, adolescents' choices tend to bias towards micronutrient poor and energy dense options. This study aimed to explore how adolescents make their school food choices, along with how they engage with their environments whilst selecting food. Seven focus group interview ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2022.106056

9. Alterations in taste and smell associated with SARS-CoV-2: an exploratory study investigating food consumption and subsequent behavioural changes for those suffering from post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

Author:
Yunus Khatri
Source:
Journal of nutritional science v.11 pp. e14
ISSN:
2048-6790
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; animals; cold; complications (disease); flavor; food consumption; nutritional status; odors; olfactory disorders; pH; processed foods; qualitative analysis; quality of life; smell; taste; England
Abstract:
... Objective: To explore food consumption and subsequent behavioural changes amongst PASC suffers associated with alterations in taste and smell. Design: A qualitative study involving five focus groups. Setting: Birmingham and Leicester, England, United Kingdom. Participants: Forty-seven Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 sufferers. Results: Shifts in taste and odour were very common with disgusting or ...
DOI:
10.1017/jns.2022.19

10. Amateur runners more influenced than elite runners by temperature and air pollution during the UK's Great North Run half marathon

Author:
James R. Hodgson; Lee Chapman; Francis D. Pope
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.842 pp. 156825
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
air; air pollution; air quality; asthma; athletic performance; climate change; distress; exercise; exposure duration; heat; human health; immune system; meteorology; nitrogen dioxide; ozone; relative humidity; temperature; wind speed; England
Abstract:
... The short- and long-term impacts of air pollution on human health are well documented and include cardiovascular, neurological, immune system and developmental damage. Additionally, the irritant qualities of air pollutants can cause respiratory and cardiovascular distress. This can be heightened during exercise and especially so for those with respiratory conditions such as asthma. Meteorological ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156825

11. An analysis of PAH soil contamination in south east England: A case study leading to an evidence-based portfolio and process route map

Author:
Emma E. Hellawell; Tom O'Reilly; Donya Hajializadeh; Susan J. Hughes
Source:
Geoderma regional 2022 v.30 pp. e00533
ISSN:
2352-0094
Subject:
brownfields; carcinogenicity; case studies; chemical composition; data collection; local government; soil; soil pollution; statistical analysis; England
Abstract:
... Through the regulatory planning process, UK local government has detailed information on contaminants for most of their development (predominantly brownfield) sites, dating back to 2000. The soil data collected includes information on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAH, a group of potentially carcinogenic chemicals. This paper describes how an evidence-based portfolio of PAH contamination has b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00533

12. An analysis of food and beverage advertising on bus shelters in a deprived area of Northern England

Author:
Amy Heather Finlay; Scott Lloyd; Amelia Lake; Thomas Armstrong; Mark Fishpool; Mark Green; Helen J Moore; Claire O’Malley; Emma J Boyland
Source:
Public health nutrition 2022 v.25 no.7 pp. 1989-2000
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
healthy diet; issues and policy; models; non-alcoholic beverages; nutrient content; people; photography; television; England
Abstract:
... To quantify the extent of food and beverage advertising on bus shelters in a deprived area of the UK, to identify the healthfulness of advertised products, and any differences by level of deprivation. The study also sought to assess the creative strategies used and extent of appeal to young people. Images of bus shelter advertisements were collected via in person photography (in 2019) and Google S ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980021005048

13. An ecological study exploring the geospatial associations between socioeconomic deprivation and fire-related dwelling casualties in the England (2010–2019)

Author:
Lan Li; Anwar Musah; Matthew G. Thomas; Patty Kostkova
Source:
Applied geography 2022 v.144 pp. 102718
ISSN:
0143-6228
Subject:
Bayesian theory; ecological studies; experimental design; geography; mortality; public health; regression analysis; relative risk; risk assessment; England
Abstract:
... Dwelling fires are attributable to the high public health burden of injury and mortality in England. The statistic shows that from 2010 to 2019, over 5,000 injuries and 200 deaths annually are caused by dwelling fires which accounts for around three-fourths of the total fire-related casualties. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the social risk factors of fire-related dwelling casualties (SCR) ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102718

14. An exploration of householder injuries sustained fighting dwelling fires

Author:
M. Taylor; D. Appleton; J. Fielding; G. Oakford
Source:
Fire safety journal 2022 v.127 pp. 103519
ISSN:
0379-7112
Subject:
females; fire fighting; fire safety; fires; journals; males; England
Abstract:
... In this paper we examine the fire injuries sustained by householders fighting accidental dwelling fires in Merseyside in the North West of England over the period 2006 to 2016. In particular, we examine the distribution of injuries sustained by householders fighting accidental dwelling fires by age, gender, and level of deprivation, the types of housing in which injuries related to householders fi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103519

15. An invasive Haemophilus influenzae serotype b infection in an Anglo-Saxon plague victim

Author:
Meriam Guellil; Marcel Keller; Jenna M. Dittmar; Sarah A. Inskip; Craig Cessford; Anu Solnik; Toomas Kivisild; Mait Metspalu; John E. Robb; Christiana L. Scheib
Source:
Genome biology 2022 v.23 no.1 pp. 22
ISSN:
1474-760X
Subject:
Haemophilus influenzae; Yersinia pestis; animal pathogens; genetic variation; genome; genomics; infant mortality; meningitis; pandemic; phylogeny; plague; serotypes; skeleton; vaccines; virulence; England
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The human pathogen Haemophilus influenzae was the main cause of bacterial meningitis in children and a major cause of worldwide infant mortality before the introduction of a vaccine in the 1980s. Although the occurrence of serotype b (Hib), the most virulent type of H. influenzae, has since decreased, reports of infections with other serotypes and non-typeable strains are on the rise. ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13059-021-02580-z

16. Analysis of the impact of badger culling on bovine tuberculosis in cattle in the high‐risk area of England, 2009–2020

Author:
Thomas E. S. Langton; Mark W. Jones; Iain McGill
Source:
Veterinary record 2022 v.190 no.6 pp. e1384
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
Bayesian theory; badgers; bovine tuberculosis; cattle; data collection; herds; issues and policy; monitoring; England
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Since 2013, badger culling has been part of the UK Government's strategy for controlling bovine tuberculosis (bTB) within a high‐risk area (HRA) in England. Government surveillance data now enables an examination of bTB herd incidence and prevalence, its headline indicators, within and outside cull areas over the period 2009–2020. METHODS: Analysis compared herd incidence and prevalenc ...
DOI:
10.1002/vetr.1384

17. Analysis of the urban growth pattern through spatial metrics; Ankara City

Author:
Serhat Cengiz; Sevgi Görmüş; Dicle Oğuz
Source:
Land use policy 2022 v.112 pp. 105812
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
capital; industrialization; land policy; land use; landscapes; markets; population density; population growth; private sector; railroads; urban areas; urbanization; England
Abstract:
... In the industrialization that started in the 1830s in countries such as England and America, transportation networks, geographical locations and spatial size were taken as the basis in the selection of the industrial city. Within the scope of this approach, the industrial sector was created in the city periphery and the cities expanded spatially by being exposed to rapid job migration. The form of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105812

18. Annual water residence time effects on thermal structure: A potential lake restoration measure?

Author:
Freya Olsson; Eleanor B. Mackay; Tadhg Moore; Phil Barker; Sian Davies; Ruth Hall; Bryan Spears; Jayne Wilkinson; Ian D. Jones
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2022 v.314 pp. 115082
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
environmental management; eutrophication; hypoxia; lakes; phosphorus; sediments; summer; viability; England
Abstract:
... Innovative methods to combat internal loading issues in eutrophic lakes are urgently needed to speed recovery and restore systems within legislative deadlines. In stratifying lakes, internal phosphorus loading is particularly problematic during the summer stratified period when anoxia persists in the hypolimnion, promoting phosphorus release from the sediment. A novel method to inhibit stratificat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115082

19. Anthropogenic Drivers of Variation in Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Otters (Lutra lutra) from England and Wales

Author:
Emily O’Rourke; Juliet Hynes; Sara Losada; Jonathan L. Barber; M. Glória Pereira; Eleanor F. Kean; Frank Hailer; Elizabeth A. Chadwick
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2022 v.56 no.3 pp. 1675-1687
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
Lutra lutra; arable soils; manufacturing; perfluorononanoic acid; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; perfluorooctanoic acid; pollution; polytetrafluoroethylene; sewage; wastewater treatment; wildlife; England
Abstract:
... Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants that have been linked to adverse health effects in wildlife and humans. Here, we report the presence of PFASs in Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in England and Wales and their association with anthropogenic sources. The following 15 compounds were analyzed: 10 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), 4 perfluoroalk ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.1c05410

20. Are Current UK Coastal Defences Good Enough for Tomorrow? An Assessment of Vulnerability to Coastal Erosion

Author:
Komali Kantamaneni; Louis Rice; Xiaoping Du; Belqais Allali; Komali Yenneti
Source:
Coastal management 2022 v.50 no.2 pp. 142-159
ISSN:
1521-0421
Subject:
climate change; coastal zone management; coasts; fabrics; issues and policy; politics; society; storms; uncertainty; England
Abstract:
... Coastal vulnerability and its physical, economic and social consequences at national and international scales is of high scientific, political and policy interest. Anthropogenic climate change and coastal erosion threaten the very fabric of a society. Indications, that coastal hazards are impacting diverse coastal areas severely across the world, and it is no longer a vague future threat that can’ ...
DOI:
10.1080/08920753.2022.2022971

21. Assessing catchment scale water quality of agri-food systems and the scope for reducing unintended consequences using spatial life cycle assessment (LCA)

Author:
Graham A. McAuliffe; Yusheng Zhang; Adrian L. Collins
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2022 pp. 115563
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
acidification; environmental management; environmental product declaration; eutrophication; farms; fertilizer application; food industry; livestock; models; pollutants; spatial data; surface water; water quality; watersheds; England
Abstract:
... Life cycle assessment is a multidisciplinary framework usually deployed to appraise the sustainability of various product or service supply-chains. Over recent decades, its use in the agri-food sector has risen sharply, and alongside this, a wide range of methodological advances have been generated. Spatial-life cycle assessment, defined in the current document as the interpretation of life cycle ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115563

22. Assessing the elemental fingerprints of cockle shells (Cerastoderma edule) to confirm their geographic origin from regional to international spatial scales

Author:
Fernando Ricardo; Renato Mamede; Alicia L. Bruzos; Seila Díaz; Julien Thébault; Eduardo Ferreira da Silva; Carla Patinha; Ricardo Calado
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.814 pp. 152304
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Cerastoderma edule; coasts; environment; estuaries; globalization; industry; provenance; public health; seafoods; trade; Denmark; England; France; Germany; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Wales
Abstract:
... Geographic origin is directly linked to the quality and commercial value of bivalves. The globalization of the seafood trade and the increasing number of fraudulent practices in the bivalves industry has prompted consumers to become increasingly aware on the geographic origin of the seafood they consume. To enhance consumers' confidence and allow authorities to effectively enforce regulations and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152304

23. Autochthonous tick-borne encephalitis in the United Kingdom: A second probable human case and local eco-epidemiological findings

Author:
Christopher T Mansbridge; Jane Osborne; Maya Holding; Matthew Dryden; Marilyn Aram; Kevin Brown; Julian Sutton
Source:
Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2022 v.13 no.1 pp. 101853
ISSN:
1877-959X
Subject:
deer; humans; seroprevalence; tick-borne encephalitis; England
Abstract:
... Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a neurotropic flaviviral disease. TBE was previously thought to be absent from the United Kingdom. We report the second probable case of United Kingdom-acquired TBE and demonstrate deer TBE-serocomplex seropositivity in the surrounding area, providing further evidence of the presence of TBE in England. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101853

24. BMI is dead; long live waist-circumference indices: But which index should we choose to predict cardio-metabolic risk?

Author:
A.M. Nevill; M.J. Duncan; T. Myers
Source:
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases 2022 v.32 no.7 pp. 1642-1650
ISSN:
0939-4753
Subject:
body mass index; diabetes; diastolic blood pressure; health surveys; hemoglobin; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; metabolism; nationalities and ethnic groups; nutrition; waist circumference; waist-to-height ratio; England
Abstract:
... There is growing evidence that Body Mass Index (BMI) is unfit for purpose. Waist circumference (WC) indices appear to be the preferred alternative, although it is not clear which WC index is optimal at predicting cardio-metabolic risk (CMR) and associated health outcomes. We obtained a stratified random probability sample of 53,390 participants from the Health Survey for England (HSE), 2008–2018. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.numecd.2022.04.003

25. Beavers and flood alleviation: Human perspectives from downstream communities

Author:
Roger E. Auster; Stewart W. Barr; Richard E. Brazier
Source:
Journal of flood risk management 2022 v.15 no.2 pp. e12789
ISSN:
1753-318X
Subject:
citizen participation; decision making; flood control; forests; habitats; humans; risk; risk management; society; stakeholders; water quality; England
Abstract:
... Natural flood management (NFM) methods work with natural processes to reduce flood risk, while often providing additional benefits such as water quality improvement or habitat provision. Increasingly, the activity of an animal—beavers—is recognised to potentially provide flow attenuation, along with multiple benefits for the environment and society, but there can also be associated challenges. We ...
DOI:
10.1111/jfr3.12789

26. Beliefs and Attitudes of British Residents about the Welfare of Fur-Farmed Species and the Import and Sale of Fur Products in the UK

Author:
Carly Halliday; Steven P. McCulloch
Source:
Animals 2022 v.12 no.5 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
European Union; Northern Ireland; fur; fur farming; imports; laws and regulations; questionnaires; England; Scotland
Abstract:
... Around 100 million animals are killed annually for the global fur trade, with 85% reared on fur farms and 15% trapped in the wild. Fur farming is banned across the United Kingdom (UK) under the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000 in England and Wales and parallel legislation in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Despite the farming bans, the import and sale of fur products to the UK have continued, lar ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani12050538

27. Bibliometric Analysis of Veterinary Communication Education Research over the Last Two Decades: Rare Yet Essential

Author:
Zih-Fang Chen; Yi-Hsin Elsa Hsu; Jih-Jong Lee; Chung-Hsi Chou
Source:
Veterinary sciences 2022 v.9 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2306-7381
Subject:
bibliometric analysis; databases; educational research; veterinary education; England
Abstract:
... Research of veterinary communication education is a relatively rare but important field, and its importance has been increasingly noticed recently. This study aims to describe the existing veterinary education research literature by adopting the systematic bibliometric approach. We conducted a comprehensive literature exploration on worldwide veterinary education and veterinary communication educa ...
DOI:
10.3390/vetsci9060256

28. Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Hammarbya paludosa

Author:
Irina Tatarenko; Pavel Zhmylev; Elena Voronina; Sarah Longrigg
Source:
journal of ecology 2022 v.110 no.3 pp. 717-737
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
Malaxis; Ophrys; Sciara; Sphagnum; coniferous forests; drainage; eutrophication; flora; forbs; habitats; leaves; nectar; pH; peat; phenology; wind; woodlands; England; Ireland; Northern European region; Scotland; Wales
Abstract:
... This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Hammarbya paludosa (L.) Kuntze (bog orchid, bog adder's‐mouth orchid) (Malaxis paludosa (L.) Sw., Ophrys paludosa L.), that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: distribution, habitat, co ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2745.13840

29. Building knowledge of university campus population dynamics to enhance near-to-source sewage surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 detection

Author:
Chris Sweetapple; Peter Melville-Shreeve; Albert S. Chen; Jasmine M.S. Grimsley; Joshua T. Bunce; William Gaze; Sean Fielding; Matthew J. Wade
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.806 pp. 150406
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; biomarkers; disease transmission; environment; monitoring; population dynamics; population size; public health; sewage; wastewater; weather; England
Abstract:
... Wastewater surveillance has been widely implemented for monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 during the global COVID-19 pandemic, and near-to-source monitoring is of particular interest for outbreak management in discrete populations. However, variation in population size poses a challenge to the triggering of public health interventions using wastewater SARS-CoV-2 concentrations. This is especially important ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150406

30. COVID-19 social distancing compliance mechanisms: UK evidence

Author:
Jialin (Snow) Wu; Xavier Font; Claire McCamley
Source:
Environmental research 2022 v.205 pp. 112528
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; compliance; economic recovery; education; models; public health; research; England
Abstract:
... Non-compliance with social distancing (SD) measures clearly has negative effects on both public health and post-pandemic economic recovery. However, little is as yet known about people's views on and factors influencing their behavioral intentions toward SD measures. This study draws on moral disengagement theory and the norm-activation model to investigate mechanisms that promote or hinder compli ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2021.112528

31. Can stable elements (Cs and Sr) be used as proxies for the estimation of radionuclide soil-plant transfer factors?

Author:
J. Guillén; N.A. Beresford; Zh Baigazinov; A. Salas; A. Kunduzbaeva
Source:
Environmental pollution 2022 v.299 pp. 118897
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
accidents; cesium radioisotopes; pollution; risk; soil; wildlife; England; Kazakhstan; Spain; Ukraine
Abstract:
... Transfer parameters are key inputs for modeling radionuclide transfer in the environment and estimating risk to humans and wildlife. However, there are no data for many radionuclide-foodstuff/wildlife species combinations. The use of parameters derived from stable element data when data for radionuclides are lacking is increasingly common. But, do radionuclides and stable elements behave in a suff ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118897

32. Changes and differences in school food standards (2010–2021) and free school meal provision during COVID‐19 across the UK: Potential implications for children's diets

Author:
Rebecca Louise McIntyre; Ashley J Adamson; Michael Nelson; Jayne Woodside; Shirley Beattie; Suzanne Spence
Source:
Nutrition bulletin 2022 v.47 no.2 pp. 230-245
ISSN:
1471-9827
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; compliance; elementary schools; school meals; England; Scotland
Abstract:
... This paper explores changes to school food standards from 2010, free school meal provision during the COVID‐19 pandemic across the UK and potential implications for children's diets. To obtain information on UK school food policies and free school meal provision methods we reviewed several sources including news articles, policy documents and journal articles. School food is an important part of t ...
DOI:
10.1111/nbu.12556

33. Changes in benthic microfossil assemblages before, during and after the early Toarcian biotic crisis in the Portland-Wight Basin (Kerr McGee 97/12-1 well, offshore southern England)

Author:
Matías Reolid; Nigel Richard Ainsworth
Source:
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2022 v.599 pp. 111044
ISSN:
0031-0182
Subject:
Ostracoda; Pliensbachian age; Toarcian age; basins; microfossils; oxygen; palaeogeography; paleoclimatology; paleoecology; England; Northern Africa; Portugal
Abstract:
... The uppermost Pliensbachian (Margaritatus Zone) - upper Toarcian (Pseudoradiosa Zone) sediments (silty and variably calcareous claystones, marlstones, silty sandstones, and sandy limestones) recovered from the Kerr McGee 97/12–1 well were deposited in the Portland-Wight Basin. The foraminiferal assemblages of these sedimentary succession are dominated by calcareous forms of the suborder Lagenina a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111044

34. Changing hydroclimate dynamics and the 19th to 20th century wetting trend in the English Channel region of northwest Europe

Author:
Serena R. Scholz; Richard Seager; Mingfang Ting; Yochanan Kushnir; Jason E. Smerdon; Benjamin I. Cook; Edward R. Cook; Seung Hun Baek
Source:
Climate dynamics 2022 v.58 no.5-6 pp. 1539-1553
ISSN:
0930-7575
Subject:
North Atlantic Oscillation; climate; drought; dynamics; growth rings; England; English Channel; Northern European region; Wales
Abstract:
... Northwestern Europe has experienced a trend of increasingly wet winters over the past 150 years, with few explanations for what may have driven this hydroclimatic change. Here we use the Old World Drought Atlas (OWDA), a tree-ring based reconstruction of the self-calibrating Palmer Drought Severity Index (scPDSI), to examine this wetting trend and place it in a longer hydroclimatic context. We fin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00382-021-05977-5

35. Charcoalified vegetation from the Pennsylvanian of Yorkshire, England: Implications for the interpretation of Carboniferous wildfires

Author:
Andrew C. Scott
Source:
Review of palaeobotany and palynology 2022 v.296 pp. 104540
ISSN:
0034-6667
Subject:
Earth system science; Pennsylvanian period; charcoal; climate; coal; ecosystems; fossils; leaves; maceration; oxygen; paleobotany; palynology; peat; sediments; swamps; vegetation; wildfires; wood; England
Abstract:
... New data on some fossil charcoal deposits from the British Isles is integrated into previous studies to provide an indication of our current understanding of the role of fire on land in the Pennsylvanian and also provide strategies for obtaining new information in the future.The nature and occurrence of fossil charcoal (often called fusain) in sediments and coals (often described as inertinite/fus ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.revpalbo.2021.104540

36. Comparative techno-economic modelling of large-scale thermochemical biohydrogen production technologies to fuel public buses: A case study of West Midlands region of England

Author:
Danielle J. Nouwe Edou; Jude A. Onwudili
Source:
Renewable energy 2022 v.189 pp. 704-716
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
anaerobic digestion; biogas; biomass; carbon sequestration; case studies; energy; fluidized beds; gasification; hydrogen; hydrogen production; income; public transportation; raw materials; steam; England
Abstract:
... This work presents techno-economic modelling of four thermochemical technologies that could produce over 22,000 tonnes/year of hydrogen from biomass for >2000 public transport buses in West Midlands region, UK. These included fluidised bed (FB) gasification, fast pyrolysis-FB gasification, fast pyrolysis-steam reforming, and steam reforming of biogas from anaerobic digestion (AD). Each plant was m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2022.02.074

37. Comparison of observed and DEM-driven field-to-river routing of flow from eroding fields in an arable lowland catchment

Author:
David Favis-Mortlock; John Boardman; Ian Foster; Mark Shepheard
Source:
Catena 2022 v.208 pp. 105737
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
catenas; hydrograph; model validation; rivers; runoff; sediment transport; sediments; watersheds; England
Abstract:
... Field-to-river flow of runoff and sediment in a lowland arable catchment in the south of England is explored from both field and modelling perspectives. Routes observed to be taken by flow and sediment on five study areas include many interactions between flow and ‘landscape elements’ (LEs), including those (field boundaries, paths, roads) of anthropogenic origin. We were able to satisfactorily re ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2021.105737

38. Conservation genetics of a wide-ranged temperate snake: same species, different locations, and different behaviour

Author:
Jean-Pierre Vacher; Eric Graitson; Julie Cauwenbergh; Sylvain Ursenbacher
Source:
Conservation genetics 2022 v.23 no.1 pp. 167-177
ISSN:
1566-0621
Subject:
autocorrelation; conservation genetics; ecology; genetic drift; genetic structure; genetic variation; microsatellite repeats; rivers; snakes; Belgium; England; France; Poland
Abstract:
... Even though reptiles are threatened worldwide, few studies address their conservation, especially snakes. The goal of our study was to measure the genetic structure of a widely distributed temperate reptile, the smooth snake Coronella austriaca using microsatellite markers in two different areas at the core (Alsace, north-eastern France) and at the edge (Wallonia, southern Belgium) of its range. W ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10592-021-01416-4

39. Contrasting changes in soil carbon under first rotation, secondary and historic woodland in England and Wales

Author:
Mónica Rivas Casado; Patricia Bellamy; Paul Leinster; Paul J. Burgess
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2022 v.505 pp. 119832
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
administrative management; data collection; forest ecology; inventories; organic carbon; soil carbon; topsoil; woodlands; England
Abstract:
... This study investigates changes in soil carbon under woodland combining data from the National Soil Inventory of England and Wales with data from the National Inventory of Woodlands and Trees to create a unique dataset with woodland management information at the sites where soil carbon was measured in 1980 and 2003. Three woodland management stages were compared: first rotation (i.e. recently plan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119832

40. Contrasting sewage, emerging and persistent organic pollutants in sediment cores from the River Thames estuary, London, England, UK

Author:
Christopher H. Vane; Alexander W. Kim; Raquel A. Lopes dos Santos; Vicky Moss-Hayes
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2022 v.175 pp. 113340
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
acetaminophen; carbon; coprostanol; estuaries; fossil fuels; ibuprofen; marine pollution; organotin compounds; rivers; sediments; sewage; sewage treatment; England
Abstract:
... Sedimentary organic pollution in the urban reaches of the Thames estuary is changing from fossil fuel hydrocarbons to emerging synthetic chemicals. De-industrialisation of London was assessed in three cores from Chiswick (Ait/Eyot) mud island using pharmaceuticals, faecal sterols, hydrocarbons (TPH, PAH), Black Carbon (BC) and organotins (TBT). These ranked in the order; BC 7590-30219 mg/kg, mean ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113340

41. Current and future burdens of heat-related dementia hospital admissions in England

Author:
Jessica Gong; Cherie Part; Shakoor Hajat
Source:
Environment international 2022 v.159 pp. 107027
ISSN:
0160-4120
Subject:
ambient temperature; climate; climate change; confidence interval; dementia; greenhouse gases; hospitals; regression analysis; risk; weather; England
Abstract:
... The impacts of a changing climate on current and future dementia burdens have not been widely explored.Time-series negative binomial regression analysis was used to assess acute associations between daily ambient temperature and counts of emergency admissions for dementia in each Government region of England, adjusting for season and day-of-week. Using the latest climate and dementia projections d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envint.2021.107027

42. Dancing bees evaluate central urban forage resources as superior to agricultural land

Author:
Ash E. Samuelson; Roger Schürch; Ellouise Leadbeater
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2022 v.59 no.1 pp. 79-88
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Apis mellifera; agricultural land; applied ecology; forage; issues and policy; land use; landscapes; nectar; pollinators; sucrose; summer; urbanization; England
Abstract:
... Recent evidence suggests that flower‐rich areas within cities could play an important role in pollinator conservation, but direct comparison of floral resources within agricultural and urban areas has proved challenging to perform over large scales. Here we use the waggle dances of honeybees Apis mellifera L. to perform large‐scale landscape surveys at heavily urban or agricultural sites for a key ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.14011

43. Decomposition of Cost Efficiency Into Persistent and Transient Efficiency in the Provision of Water Services: Evidence from England and Wales

Author:
Maria Molinos-Senante; Alexandros Maziotis
Source:
Water resources management 2022 v.36 no.6 pp. 1849-1862
ISSN:
0920-4741
Subject:
administrative management; cost effectiveness; models; privatization; water; water utilities; England
Abstract:
... Performance assessments of water utilities are essential to protect the interests of citizens, because utilities operate under natural monopolies and their costs are recovered from customers through water tariffs. In this study, a four-error component model was applied to estimate cost efficiency (CE), persistent efficiency (PE) and transient efficiency (TE) for a sample of English and Welsh water ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11269-022-03111-6

44. Deliberative-analytic approaches to Ecosystem Services as a way forward for the land sparing/sharing debate

Author:
Rachael Durrant; Adrian Ely
Source:
Land use policy 2022 v.116 pp. 106061
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
agroecology; biodiversity; ecosystems; exercise; land policy; land use; livestock; England
Abstract:
... Growing concerns about the impacts of food systems have led to fierce debate over the pros and cons of different modes of production. In parallel, conservationists have debated “land-sparing” versus “land-sharing” as competing rationales for a land use policy that aims to halt biodiversity loss. As a contribution to these debates, we share research conducted in the South-East of England where cont ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106061

45. Density-dependence and environmental variability have stage-specific influences on European grayling growth

Author:
Jessica E. Marsh; Richard J. Cove; J. Robert Britton; Robert G. Wellard; Tea Bašić; Stephen D. Gregory
Source:
Oecologia 2022 v.199 no.1 pp. 103-117
ISSN:
0029-8549
Subject:
Salmo trutta; Thymallus thymallus; adults; animal growth; chalk; climate change; data collection; fish; juveniles; refuge habitats; riparian areas; streams; temperature; water; England
Abstract:
... Fish somatic growth is indeterminate and can be influenced by a range of abiotic and biotic variables. With climate change forecast to increase the frequency of warming and unusual discharge events, it is thus important to understand how these variables currently influence somatic growth and how that might differ for specific age-classes and/ or life stages. Here, we used a 17-year dataset from a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-022-05163-2

46. Description of Limnomonas gen. nov., L. gaiensis sp. nov. and L. spitsbergensis sp. nov. (Chlamydomonadales, Chlorophyta)

Author:
Sylvie V. M. Tesson; Thomas Pröschold
Source:
Diversity 2022 v.14 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
Chlamydomonas; eutrophication; flagellum; light microscopes; new genus; pH; snow; England; Norway; Sweden
Abstract:
... Two novel Chlamydomonas-like species, belonging to the Moewusii clade, have been described. The first species inhabits eutrophic and neutral to basic pH waters in Sweden and England. It is easily recognizable under a light microscope due to its morphology (a small green prolate spheroidal shape with a large and truncated papilla at its anterior end, two equal flagella, a single lateral eyespot, a ...
DOI:
10.3390/d14060481

47. Detection of Borrelia and Babesia species in Haemaphysalis punctata ticks sampled in Southern England

Author:
L.P. Phipps; K.M. Hansford; L.M. Hernández-Triana; M. Golding; L. McGinley; A.J. Folly; A.G.C. Vaux; M.F. de Marco; D.P. Carter; J.M. Medlock; N. Johnson
Source:
Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2022 v.13 no.2 pp. 101902
ISSN:
1877-959X
Subject:
Babesia major; Babesia motasi; Borrelia miyamotoi; Haemaphysalis punctata; animal pathogens; humans; population size; risk assessment; sheep; tick-borne diseases; ticks; England; Northern European region
Abstract:
... The distribution and population size of the red sheep tick (Haemaphysalis punctata) are increasing in Northern Europe, and in the United Kingdom reports of human biting by this species have increased in recent years. To assess the risk of tick-borne disease (TBD) transmission to humans and livestock by H. punctata, ticks sampled from sites in Southern England were screened using PCR for either Bor ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101902

48. Detection of the Phoma pathogens Plenodomus biglobosus subclades ‘brassicae’ and ‘canadensis’ on wasabi, and ‘canadensis’ in Europe

Author:
Kevin M. King; Jonathan S. West
Source:
European journal of plant pathology 2022 v.162 no.3 pp. 751-756
ISSN:
0929-1873
Subject:
Brassica napus; Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; Eutrema japonica; Northern Ireland; Phoma; Phoma stem canker disease; Plenodomus biglobosus; Plenodomus lingam; actin; cabbage; culture media; fungi; greenhouses; leaves; pathogenicity; plant pathology; tubulin; England
Abstract:
... Phoma stem canker / blackleg is an internationally important disease of Brassicas including B. napus (oilseed rape, OSR), caused by multiple genetic subclades of the fungi Plenodomus lingam (formerly Leptosphaeria maculans) and P. biglobosus (L. biglobosa). In Spring 2021, Phoma-like disease symptoms were observed on leaves and stems of Eutrema japonicum (wasabi) crops at three UK sites (Northern ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10658-021-02428-z

49. Detective Stories from Historical Collections: The Case of Eumolpus hobsoni Curtis, 1840 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)

Author:
Jan Bezděk; Edward G. Riley; Ken Walker
Source:
Coleopterists' bulletin 2022 v.76 no.2 pp. 206-208
ISSN:
0010-065X
Subject:
Chrysomelidae; England
Abstract:
... The type of Eumolpus hobsoniCurtis, 1840 in Museums Victoria, Australia was located and examined. Despite the type locality placed in England, this species is in fact a North American member of Xanthonia Baly, 1863. Eumolpus hobsoni is a new junior subjective synonym of Xanthonia decemnotata (Say, 1824). ...
DOI:
10.1649/0010-065X-76.2.206

50. Development of a multiplex microsatellite marker set for the study of the solitary red mason bee, Osmia bicornis (Megachilidae)

Author:
Jens Van Eeckhoven; Gavin J. Horsburgh; Deborah A. Dawson; Kathryn Mayer; Amanda Bretman; Elizabeth J. Duncan
Source:
Molecular biology reports 2022 v.49 no.1 pp. 783-788
ISSN:
0301-4851
Subject:
DNA; Osmia rufa; ecosystems; extinction; genetic markers; genetic variation; genome; genotyping; males; microsatellite repeats; molecular biology; pollination; pollinators; polymerase chain reaction; risk; England; Germany
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Solitary bees, such as the red mason bee (Osmia bicornis), provide important ecosystem services including pollination. In the face of global declines of pollinator abundance, such haplodiploid Hymenopterans have a compounded extinction risk due to the potential for limited genetic diversity. In order to assess the genetic diversity of Osmia bicornis populations, we developed microsatel ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11033-021-06796-x