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1. Tephrostratigraphy of paleoclimatic archives in central Mediterranean during the Bronze Age

Author:
Zanchetta, Giovanni; Bini, Monica; Di Vito, Mauro A.; Sulpizio, Roberto; Sadori, Laura
Source:
Quaternary international 2019 v.499 pp. 186-194
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; paleoclimatology; tephra;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Re-examination of central Mediterranean paleoclimate archives on tephra layers indicates that three widely dispersed tephra layers occurred during the Bronze Age, namely Agnano Mt Spina from Campi Flegrei (ca. 4.4 cal ka BP), Avellino from Somma-Vesuvius (ca. 3.9 cal ka BP), and FL from Etna (ca. 3.3 cal ka BP). Stratigraphical correlations of selected archives using these tephra layers indicate t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2018.06.012

2. Description and performance analysis of a flexible photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar system

Author:
Gagliano, Antonio; Tina, Giuseppe M.; Nocera, Francesco; Grasso, Alfio Dario; Aneli, Stefano
Source:
Renewable energy 2019 v.137 pp. 144-156
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; coasts; energy; models; renewable energy sources; Italy; Sicily;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The main objectives of the present paper are to describe a pilot cogenerative PV/T plant and discuss its preliminary electrical and thermal experimental data. The PV/T plant is installed in the campus of the University of Catania, (Catania, Italy) on the eastern coast of Sicily, right in the centre of the Mediterranean area. The operative conditions of the experimental PV/T plant can be modified t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.057

3. U/Th dating records of cold-water coral colonization in submarine canyons and adjacent sectors of the southern Adriatic Sea since the Last Glacial Maximum

Author:
Taviani, Marco; Angeletti, Lorenzo; Foglini, Federica; Corselli, Cesare; Nasto, Ina; Pons-Branchu, Edwige; Montagna, Paolo
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2019 v.175 pp. 300-308
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; canyons; corals; fossils; thorium; uranium; water; Adriatic Sea;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The deep southern Adriatic Sea is home of widespread cold-water coral colonization (Madrepora oculata, Lophelia pertusa, Desmophyllum dianthus) which is at present limited by large to its western (Apulian) margin and central part, including the Bari Canyon system. On the contrary, the eastern side is today almost deprived of significant coral growth and this asymmetrical distribution has been ascr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2019.04.011

4. A review of statistical methods to analyze extreme precipitation and temperature events in the Mediterranean region

Author:
Lazoglou, Georgia; Anagnostopoulou, Christina; Tolika, Konstantia; Kolyva-Machera, Fotini
Source:
Theoretical and applied climatology 2019 v.136 no.1-2 pp. 99-117
ISSN:
0177-798X
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Bayesian theory; socioeconomic factors; statistical analysis; temperature;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The increasing trend of the intensity and frequency of temperature and precipitation extremes during the past decades has substantial environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Thus, the objective of the present study is the comparison of several statistical methods of the extreme value theory (EVT) in order to identify which is the most appropriate to analyze the behavior of the extreme precipitati ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00704-018-2467-8

5. Are World Heritage concepts of integrity and authenticity lacking in dynamism? A critical approach to Mediterranean autotopic landscapes

Author:
García-Esparza, Juan A.
Source:
Landscape research 2018 v.43 no.6 pp. 817-830
ISSN:
1469-9710
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; cultural landscape; habitats; rural areas;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper examines how contemporary on-going and lively debate on Critical Heritage Studies merges with previous discourses on World Heritage Cultural Landscapes and rural societies. The scholarly approach to authenticity and integrity, and the critical point of static and dynamic approaches to these terms allow the author to challenge previous World Heritage (WH) discourses with a view to obtain ...
DOI:
10.1080/01426397.2017.1386293

6. Despite reproductive interference, the net outcome of reproductive interactions among spider mite species is not necessarily costly

Author:
Clemente, Salomé H; Santos, Inês; Ponce, Rita; Rodrigues, Leonor R; Varela, Susana A M; Magalhães, Sara
Source:
Behavioral ecology 2018 v.29 no.2 pp. 321-327
ISSN:
1465-7279
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Tetranychidae; animal reproduction; crossing; herbivores;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Some closely-related species have reproductive interactions between them. Here, we show that the outcome of such interactions is highly variable. We did crosses among 3 species of herbivorous spider mites that co-occur in the Mediterranean and found that, depending on the order and timings of matings, they could be negative, neutral or positive. Therefore, the study of such interactions needs to a ...
DOI:
10.1093/beheco/arx161

7. Description of a New Nemesia Species from Sardinia that Constructs a Remarkable Star-Shaped Trapdoor (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae)

Author:
Decae, Arthur; Huber, Siegfried
Source:
Arachnology 2017 v.17 no.4 pp. 188-194
ISSN:
2050-9936
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Araneae; Nemesia; Sardinia;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... We describe a new trapdoor spider species of the genus Nemesia Audouin, 1826. N. asterix n. sp. belongs to a group of Nemesia species that is widely distributed in the western Mediterranean region. The group is noted for the distinctly ornamented trapdoors that several of its species construct. N. asterix n. sp. builds a remarkable star-shaped trapdoor. The species appears to be restricted in its ...
DOI:
10.13156/arac.2017.17.4.188

8. Pilot study evaluating the efficacy of a topical formulation containing emodepside and praziquantel in the treatment of natural feline troglostrongylosis

Author:
Traversa, Donato; Veronesi, Fabrizia; Danesi, Patrizia; Morelli, Simone; Crisi, Paolo E.; Morganti, Giulia; Iorio, Raffaella; Pampurini, Fabrizio; Schaper, Roland; Santoro, Azzurra; Paoletti, Barbara; Di Cesare, Angela
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2019 v.12 no.1 pp. 97
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Aelurostrongylus; Felidae; arithmetics; cats; geometry; larvae; lungworms; praziquantel; signs and symptoms (animals and humans);     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Troglostrongylus brevior, a lungworm usually affecting wild felids, has been recently recorded in a number of cases in domestic cats, mainly in Mediterranean areas. Although feline troglostrongylosis is a severe and life-threatening disease, especially in young cats, treatment options are very limited. The present study evaluated the efficacy and safety of a spot-on formulation contain ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-019-3361-7

9. Increasing resolution of airborne pollen forecasting at a discrete sampled area in the southwest Mediterranean Basin

Author:
Picornell, A.; Oteros, J.; Trigo, M.M.; Gharbi, D.; Docampo Fernández, S.; Melgar Caballero, M.; Toro, F.J.; García-Sánchez, J.; Ruiz-Mata, R.; Cabezudo, B.; Recio, M.
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.234 pp. 668-681
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; capital; climatology; flowering; geography; hypersensitivity; models; phenology; pollen; Spain;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Daily fluctuations of the airborne pollen concentrations produce variations on symptomatology in allergic population. Such fluctuations are influenced by local vegetal coverage, flowering phenology, geography and climatology. Since 1991, airborne pollen of Malaga province (southern Spain) has been monitored in 7 different locations. Malaga station has been kept operational uninterruptedly througho ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.019

10. Effect of salt reduction on quality and acceptability of durum wheat bread

Author:
Pasqualone, Antonella; Caponio, Francesco; Pagani, Maria Ambrogina; Summo, Carmine; Paradiso, Vito Michele
Source:
Food chemistry 2019 v.289 pp. 575-581
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Maillard reaction products; breadmaking; breads; crop production; durum wheat; odors; sodium chloride; texture;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the Mediterranean area, being pedoclimatic conditions more favorable to durum than common wheat cultivation, a bread-making tradition from durum wheat has been established. Durum wheat bread has a compact texture, with lower specific volume than common wheat bread. Due to health implications, several studies were carried out to reduce the content of NaCl in common wheat bread, however without c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.03.098

11. Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the marine environment: Spatial distribution and temporal profile shifts in shellfish from French coasts

Author:
Catherine, Munschy; Nadège, Bely; Charles, Pollono; Yann, Aminot
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.228 pp. 640-648
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; carboxylic acids; coasts; marine environment; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; perfluorotridecanoic acid; shellfish; English Channel; France;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were investigated in filter-feeding shellfish collected from 2013 to 2017 along the English Channel, Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of France. PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate), PFTrDA (perfluorotridecanoic acid), PFTeDA (perfluorotetradecanoic acid), PFDoDA (perfluorododecanoic acid) and PFUnDA (perfluoroundecanoic acid) were detected in more than 80% of sample ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.205

12. From stand to landscape: modelling post-fire regeneration and species growth

Author:
Canelles, Q.; Aquilué, N.; Duane, A.; Brotons, L.
Source:
Ecological modelling 2019 v.404 pp. 103-111
ISSN:
0304-3800
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; biomass; climatic factors; death; forests; global change; growth models; inventories; landscapes; trees; Spain;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Landscape models are comprehensive tools that allow for an understanding of landscape dynamics and a means of deriving future projections in the context of global change. Vegetation and ecological processes such as growth, death or regeneration are essential components of forest landscape dynamics, but their inclusion in landscape-level modelling frameworks is not straightforward as there is a tra ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.05.001

13. Shark aggregation and tourism: opportunities and challenges of an emerging phenomenon

Author:
Zemah Shamir, Z.; Zemah Shamir, S.; Tchernov, D.; Scheinin, A.; Becker, N.
Source:
Theinternational journal of sustainable development and world ecology 2019 v.26 no.5 pp. 406-414
ISSN:
1745-2627
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; consumer surplus; endangered species; humans; planning; power plants; sharks; tourism; tourists; winter;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the last few winters, shark communities have been aggregating near the Israeli Mediterranean coast, at a specific point, near Hadera power station. This unusual phenomenon has fascinated residents, visitors, kayakers, divers, and swimmers. We analyse the effects of this intense human interest on the sharks, using contingent behaviour, in Hadera and in Ashkelon, where sharks are present and ther ...
DOI:
10.1080/13504509.2019.1573769

14. Towards nearly zero-energy buildings in Mediterranean countries: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive evolution and the energy rehabilitation challenge in the Spanish residential sector

Author:
López-Ochoa, Luis M.; Las-Heras-Casas, Jesús; López-González, Luis M.; Olasolo-Alonso, Pablo
Source:
Energy 2019 v.176 pp. 335-352
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; buildings; case studies; energy; energy conservation; issues and policy; renewable energy sources; Spain;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... In Spain, the regulation of energy savings in buildings has evolved in parallel with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). With the upcoming Basic Document on Energy Saving of the Technical Building Code (CTE-DB-HE 2018), nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEBs) are addressed for the first time, including both new buildings and renovated buildings. The goal of the present work is to pr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.122

15. The Late Pleistocene European badger Meles meles from Grotta Laceduzza (Brindisi, Apulia, Southern Italy): the analysis of the morphological and biometric variability

Author:
Mecozzi, Beniamino; Coppola, Donato; Iurino, Dawid A.; Sardella, Raffaele; De Marinis, Anna M.
Source:
Die Naturwissenschaften 2019 v.106 no.5-6 pp. 13
ISSN:
0028-1042
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Meles meles; Pleistocene epoch; badgers; body size; fossils; morphometry; taxonomy; Eurasia; Italy;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the last decades, many studies have focused on the description of fossil badger materials from Eurasia and several evolutionary hypotheses have been proposed. Nevertheless, the debate on taxonomy of the Late Villafranchian-Aurelian European badgers is still far from being solved and several species/subspecies were established over time. Herein, we described for the first time the craniodental a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00114-019-1604-2

16. Moisture origin and characteristics of the isotopic signature of rainfall in a Mediterranean mountain catchment (Vallcebre, eastern Pyrenees)

Author:
Casellas, Enric; Latron, Jérôme; Cayuela, Carles; Bech, Joan; Udina, Mireia; Sola, Yolanda; Lee, Keun-Ok; Llorens, Pilar
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2019
ISSN:
0022-1694
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; air temperature; algorithms; basins; oxygen; rain; seawater; stable isotopes; summer; watersheds; winter; Spain;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study investigates moisture origin, characteristics and intra-event scale variability of the isotopic signature of rainfall in a Mediterranean mountain area, based on data from the Vallcebre Research Catchments, NE Spain. Weekly data and samples were used to analyse the general dynamics of the isotopic composition of precipitation and its relationship with meteorological variables at the samp ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.05.060

17. The early Upper Palaeolithic of Cova de les Cendres (Alicante, Spain)

Author:
Villaverde, Valentín; Real, Cristina; Roman, Dídac; Albert, Rosa María; Badal, Ernestina; Bel, Miguel Ángel; Bergadà, M. Mercè; de Oliveira, Patricia; Eixea, Aleix; Esteban, Irene; Martínez-Alfaro, Álvaro; Martínez-Varea, Carmen María; Pérez-Ripoll, Manuel
Source:
Quaternary international 2019 v.515 pp. 92-124
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; economic behavior; humans; industry; landscapes; radiocarbon dating; Iberian Peninsula; Spain;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper presents a synthesis of the Early Upper Palaeolithic of Cova de les Cendres. Points of special attention are the sedimentary and micromorphological characterisation of level XVI, the analysis of the vegetal and animal resources and their incidence on the economy of the Gravettian human groups, and the characterisation of the landscape during this period. Furthermore, the paper offers im ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2017.11.051

18. Sensitivity analysis of RegCM4 model: present time simulations over the Mediterranean

Author:
Velikou, Kondylia; Tolika, Konstantia; Anagnostopoulou, Christina; Zanis, Prodromos
Source:
Theoretical and applied climatology 2019 v.136 no.3-4 pp. 1185-1208
ISSN:
0177-798X
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; cold; convection; models; mountains; surface water temperature; troposphere; wind speed; Aegean Sea;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The sensitivity of RegCM4 to different physics parameterizations is being investigated in this study. It is the first part of an attempt to find the most optimal combination of configurations to “run” RegCM4 for the area of study. The spatial resolution of the model is 25 × 25 km. The performed simulations include changes in the model’s convection, atmospheric boundary layer, and ocean flux scheme ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00704-018-2547-9

19. The impact of thermal transmittance variation on building design in the Mediterranean region

Author:
Fernandes, Marco S.; Rodrigues, Eugénio; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Costa, José J.; Gomes, Álvaro
Source:
Applied energy 2019 v.239 pp. 581-597
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; air conditioning; buildings; energy; geometry; latitude; residential housing; transmittance; Northern European region;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Contrarily to what happens in northern European countries, buildings in the Mediterranean region are prone to overheating. Consequently, it is important to better understand the role that the thermal transmittance of the building envelope elements has on air-conditioning consumptions. This paper analyzes the effect of different U-values on building design in the Mediterranean area. 192000 resident ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.239

20. Observed and projected shifts in hot extremes' season in the Eastern Mediterranean

Author:
Founda, D.; Varotsos, K.V.; Pierros, F.; Giannakopoulos, C.
Source:
Global and planetary change 2019 v.175 pp. 190-200
ISSN:
0921-8181
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; air temperature; climate models; global warming; heat; observational studies; risk;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the background of global warming, the Mediterranean area has been recognized as a hot spot with respect to observed and projected heat related risk, manifested mainly through increased frequency and severity of hot extremes. This study explores changes in the timing and seasonality of different hot extreme indices, using historical air temperature data at a number of stations at the Eastern Med ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gloplacha.2019.02.012