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Carbon dioxide removal could result in the use of lower-grade iron ore in a decarbonized net-negative emission steel industry (2024)
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Renforth, P., Campbell, J., Foteinis, S., Cosgun, E., Young, J., Strunge, T., Riley, A., Mayes, W., & van der Spek, M. (online). Carbon dioxide removal could result in the use of lower-grade iron ore in a decarbonized net-negative emission steel industry. Journal of cleaner production, Article 142987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142987

Reducing the emissions from steel production is essential in meeting climate targets while maintaining economic prosperity. Here we show that applying deep emissions mitigation to the steel industry together with the reaction of by-product slag with... Read More about Carbon dioxide removal could result in the use of lower-grade iron ore in a decarbonized net-negative emission steel industry.

Lipophrys pholis is larger, grows faster and is in better condition in protected than in unprotected rocky shores (2024)
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Compaire, J. C., Visintini, N., Soriguer, M. C., Johnson, M. L., Hull, S. L., & Barrett, C. J. (2024). Lipophrys pholis is larger, grows faster and is in better condition in protected than in unprotected rocky shores. Aquatic conservation : marine and freshwater ecosystems, 34(2), Article e4083. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4083

Intertidal fish are a key component of littoral food webs, contributing to the diets of birds and commercial fish species. Ascertaining their growth and condition can therefore help understand the health status of local communities. Lipophrys pholis... Read More about Lipophrys pholis is larger, grows faster and is in better condition in protected than in unprotected rocky shores.

Individual, sexual and temporal variation in the winter home range sizes of GPS-tagged Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata (2022)
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Mander, L., Nicholson, I., Green, R. M., Dodd, S. G., Forster, R. M., & Burton, N. H. (2022). Individual, sexual and temporal variation in the winter home range sizes of GPS-tagged Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata. Bird Study, 69(1-2), 39-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2022.2144129

Capsule: Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata were faithful to foraging and roosting areas on their coastal wintering grounds, including a habitat creation site. Home range sizes were greater at night than during the day, and showed high inter-individua... Read More about Individual, sexual and temporal variation in the winter home range sizes of GPS-tagged Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata.

Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone (2022)
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Riley, A. L., Amezaga, J., Burke, I. T., Burke, I., Byrne, P., Cooper, N., Crane, R., Crane, R. A., Comber, S., Comber, S. D., Gandy, C., Gandy, C. J., Hudson-Edwards, K., Hudson-Edwards, K. A., Jennings, E., Lewis, E., Lofts, S., MacDonald, J., MacDonald, J. M., Malcolm, H., …Jarvis, A. (2022). Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, Article 1045482. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1045482

Solid wastes deposited in the coastal zone that date from an era of lax environmental regulations continue to pose significant challenges for regulators and coastal managers worldwide. The increasing risk of contaminant release from these legacy disp... Read More about Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone.

Carbon and Lipid Contents of the Copepod Calanus finmarchicus Entering Diapause in the Fram Strait and Their Contribution to the Boreal and Arctic Lipid Pump (2022)
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Tarling, G. A., Belcher, A., Blackwell, M., Castellani, C., Cook, K. B., Cottier, F. R., …Wootton, M. (2022). Carbon and Lipid Contents of the Copepod Calanus finmarchicus Entering Diapause in the Fram Strait and Their Contribution to the Boreal and Arctic Lipid Pump. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, Article 926462. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.926462

The boreal copepod Calanus finmarchicus sequesters substantial amounts of carbon (C) in the deep layers of the North Atlantic Ocean through their contribution to the “lipid pump.” This pump is driven by these zooplankton descending from the surface l... Read More about Carbon and Lipid Contents of the Copepod Calanus finmarchicus Entering Diapause in the Fram Strait and Their Contribution to the Boreal and Arctic Lipid Pump.

Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding sites contribute substantial carrion biomass to the Firth of Forth. (2022)
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Burns, N., Hopkins, C., Quaggiotto, M. M., McCafferty, D., & Bailey, D. (2022). Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding sites contribute substantial carrion biomass to the Firth of Forth. Marine ecology progress series, 691, 191-201. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14053

Decomposing organic matter is central to the recycling of energy and nutrients in all ecosystems. Few studies have investigated the role of animal carrion biomass in ecosystem functioning, and quantitative data on carrion biomass are lacking. The rol... Read More about Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding sites contribute substantial carrion biomass to the Firth of Forth..

Can a key boreal Calanus copepod species now complete its life-cycle in the Arctic? Evidence and implications for Arctic food-webs (2021)
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Tarling, G. A., Freer, J. J., Banas, N. S., Belcher, A., Blackwell, M., Castellani, C., …Wootton, M. (2022). Can a key boreal Calanus copepod species now complete its life-cycle in the Arctic? Evidence and implications for Arctic food-webs. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 51(2), 333–344. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01667-y

The changing Arctic environment is affecting zooplankton that support its abundant wildlife. We examined how these changes are influencing a key zooplankton species, Calanus finmarchicus, principally found in the North Atlantic but expatriated to the... Read More about Can a key boreal Calanus copepod species now complete its life-cycle in the Arctic? Evidence and implications for Arctic food-webs.

Long-Term Changes in the Abundance of Benthic Foraging Birds in a Restored Wetland (2021)
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Mander, L., Scapin, L., Thaxter, C. B., Forster, R. M., & Burton, N. H. (2021). Long-Term Changes in the Abundance of Benthic Foraging Birds in a Restored Wetland. Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 9, Article 673148. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.673148

Estuaries have historically been subject to considerable habitat loss, and continue to be subjected to such in areas where the natural landward migration of intertidal habitats is constrained by hard coastal defences. Thus, in estuaries where direct... Read More about Long-Term Changes in the Abundance of Benthic Foraging Birds in a Restored Wetland.

Satellite data for the offshore renewable energy sector: Synergies and innovation opportunities (2021)
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Medina-Lopez, E., McMillan, D., Lazic, J., Hart, E., Zen, S., Angeloudis, A., …Zampollo, A. (2021). Satellite data for the offshore renewable energy sector: Synergies and innovation opportunities. Remote Sensing of Environment, 264, Article 112588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112588

Can satellite data be used to address challenges currently faced by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) sector? What benefit can satellite observations bring to resource assessment and maintenance of ORE farms? Can satellite observations be used to a... Read More about Satellite data for the offshore renewable energy sector: Synergies and innovation opportunities.

Training future generations to deliver evidence-based conservation and ecosystem management (2021)
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Downey, H., Amano, T., Benítez-López, A., Cadotte, M., Cook, C. N., Cooke, S. J., Haddaway, N. R., Jones, J. P., Littlewood, N., Walsh, J. C., Abrahams, M. I., Adum, G., Akasaka, M., Alves, J. A., Antwis, R. E., Arellano, E. C., Axmacher, J., Barclay, H., Batty, L., Benítez‐López, A., …Sutherland, W. J. (2021). Training future generations to deliver evidence-based conservation and ecosystem management. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2(1), Article e12032. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12032

1. To be effective, the next generation of conservation practitioners and managers need to be critical thinkers with a deep understanding of how to make evidence-based decisions and of the value of evidence synthesis. 2. If, as educators, we do not m... Read More about Training future generations to deliver evidence-based conservation and ecosystem management.

Global Drivers on Southern Ocean Ecosystems: Changing Physical Environments and Anthropogenic Pressures in an Earth System (2020)
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Morley, S. A., Abele, D., Barnes, D. K., Cárdenas, C. A., Cotté, C., Gutt, J., Henley, S. F., Höfer, J., Hughes, K. A., Martin, S. M., Moffat, C., Raphael, M., Stammerjohn, S. E., Suckling, C. C., Tulloch, V. J., Waller, C. L., & Constable, A. J. (2020). Global Drivers on Southern Ocean Ecosystems: Changing Physical Environments and Anthropogenic Pressures in an Earth System. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, Article 547188. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.547188

Copyright © 2020 Morley, Abele, Barnes, Cárdenas, Cotté, Gutt, Henley, Höfer, Hughes, Martin, Moffat, Raphael, Stammerjohn, Suckling, Tulloch, Waller and Constable. The manuscript assesses the current and expected future global drivers of Southern Oc... Read More about Global Drivers on Southern Ocean Ecosystems: Changing Physical Environments and Anthropogenic Pressures in an Earth System.

Species-specific impact of microplastics on coral physiology (2020)
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Mendrik, F., Henry, T., Burdett, H., Hackney, C., Waller, C., Parsons, D., & Hennige, S. (2021). Species-specific impact of microplastics on coral physiology. Environmental pollution, 269, Article 116238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116238

There is evidence that microplastic (MP) pollution can negatively influence coral health; however, mechanisms are unknown and most studies have used MP exposure concentrations that are considerably higher than current environmental conditions. Furthe... Read More about Species-specific impact of microplastics on coral physiology.

Otolith chemoscape analysis in whiting links fishing grounds to nursery areas (2020)
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Burns, N. M., Hopkins, C. R., Bailey, D. M., & Wright, P. J. (in press). Otolith chemoscape analysis in whiting links fishing grounds to nursery areas. Communications Biology, 3, Article 690

Understanding life stage connectivity is essential to define appropriate spatial scales for fisheries management and develop effective strategies to reduce undersized bycatch. Despite many studies of population structure and connectivity in marine fi... Read More about Otolith chemoscape analysis in whiting links fishing grounds to nursery areas.

Evaluating whether MPA management measures meet ecological principles for effective biodiversity protection (2020)
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Hopkins, C., Burns, N., Brooker, E., Dolman, S., Devenport, E., Duncan, C., & Bailey, D. (2020). Evaluating whether MPA management measures meet ecological principles for effective biodiversity protection. Acta Oecologica, 108, Article 103625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2020.103625

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been implemented as a spatial management tool throughout the world in order to meet targets for marine biodiversity conservation. The success of MPAs in achieving biodiversity conservation objectives is strongly dep... Read More about Evaluating whether MPA management measures meet ecological principles for effective biodiversity protection.

Atmospheric particulate matter from an industrial area as a source of metal nanoparticle contamination in aquatic ecosystems (2020)
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Souza, I. D. C., Morozesk, M., Mansano, A. S., Mendes, V. A., Azevedo, V. C., Matsumoto, S. T., Elliott, M., Monferrán, M. V., Wunderlin, D. A., & Fernandes, M. N. (2021). Atmospheric particulate matter from an industrial area as a source of metal nanoparticle contamination in aquatic ecosystems. The Science of the total environment, 753, Article 141976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141976

Air pollution legislation and control worldwide is based on the size of particulate matter (PM) to evaluate the effects on environmental and human health, in which the small diameter particles are considered more dangerous than larger sizes. This stu... Read More about Atmospheric particulate matter from an industrial area as a source of metal nanoparticle contamination in aquatic ecosystems.

Legacy iron and steel wastes in the UK: Extent, resource potential, and management futures (2020)
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Riley, A. L., MacDonald, J. M., Burke, I. T., Renforth, P., Jarvis, A. P., Hudson-Edwards, K. A., McKie, J., & Mayes, W. M. (2020). Legacy iron and steel wastes in the UK: Extent, resource potential, and management futures. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 219, Article 106630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2020.106630

The iron and steel industry has a long tradition of bulk reuse of slags for a range of construction applications. Growing interest in recent years has seen slag resource recovery options extend to critical raw material recovery and atmospheric carbon... Read More about Legacy iron and steel wastes in the UK: Extent, resource potential, and management futures.

Feeding strategies and body condition of juvenile European flounder Platichthys flesus in a nursery habitat (2020)
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Mendes, C., Ramos, S., Elliott, M., & Bordalo, A. A. (2020). Feeding strategies and body condition of juvenile European flounder Platichthys flesus in a nursery habitat. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 100(5), 795-806. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315420000600

Estuarine habitats are major nurseries for the European flounder Platichthys flesus, with different year classes sharing food and space resources. Hence, an understanding of feeding strategies that optimize resource use and maintain carrying capacity... Read More about Feeding strategies and body condition of juvenile European flounder Platichthys flesus in a nursery habitat.