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European precipitation connections with large-scale mean sea-level pressure (MSLP) fields [PDF]

, 2013
To advance understanding of hydroclimatological processes, this paper links spatiotemporal variability in gridded European precipitation and large-scale mean sea-level pressure (MSLP) time series (1957–2002) using monthly concurrent correlation.
Hannah, David M., Lavers, David, Prudhomme, Christel   +2 more
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Fats, Fire and Bronze Age Funerary Rites: Organic Residue Analysis of Wide Horizontal Rim Vessels From Burial Contexts in Northwest Portugal

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first GC‐MS–based analyses of wide horizontal rim vessels with well‐defined funerary contexts, from Middle Bronze Age Portugal (Quinta do Amorim 2 and Pego). Organic residues from two vessels revealed ruminant fats and plant oils, alongside molecular markers of heat exposure.
João Vinícius Back, César Oliveira, Ana M. S. Bettencourt, Hugo Aluai Sampaio, Luciano Vilas Boas, Luís Gonçalves   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two new liverworts for Europe in Macaronesia : Odontoschisma prostratum (Sw.) Trevis. on the Azores and Jungermannia callithrix Lindenb. & Gottsche on the Azores and Madeira [PDF]

, 1999
Odontoschisma prostratum (Sw.) Trevis. and Jungermannia callithrix Lindenb. et Gottsche, two liverworts mainly distributed in the Neotropics, are reported at hand of many collections from Macaronesia. O.
Schumacker, René, Váňa, Jiri
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Assessment of land‐based threats to Atlantic pelagic seabirds

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Highly mobile pelagic seabirds face numerous land‐based threats during their breeding seasons, including invasive alien species, climate change, and diseases, which drive population declines. Using field expertise and a literature review, we collated a dataset assessing 18 threats affecting 49 species across 38 Atlantic Large Marine Ecosystems. We used
Ioannis Kalaitzakis, Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Maria P. Dias, Tammy E. Davies, Mark A. Baran, Nina Bhola, Thierry Boulinier, Joël Bried, Letizia Campioni, Filipe R. Ceia, Federico De Pascalis, Nina Dehnhard, Ana Isabel Fagundes, Olivier Gilg, Jacob González‐Solís, David Grémillet, Marcos Hernández‐Montero, Lucas Krüger, Amanda Kuepfer, Heather L. Major, Mark L. Mallory, Teresa Militão, Nuno Oliveira, Steffen Oppel, Vitor H. Paiva, Jorge M. Pereira, Richard A. Phillips, Ingrid L. Pollet, Aurore Ponchon, Andre F. Raine, Raül Ramos, Jaime A. Ramos, Gregory J. Robertson, Diego Vicente Sastre, Dave Shutler, Mónica C. Silva, Sarah Wanless, Marco Zenatello, Marie‐Morgane Rouyer   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charles Darwin on Volcanoes

Volcanica
During the voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle (1831–1836), Charles Darwin had the opportunity to visit and observe volcanoes and volcanic deposits at several archipelagos in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and also in the Andes.
Dennis Geist, Sally Gibson
doaj   +1 more source

In the Azores, looking for the regions of knowing [PDF]

Island Studies Journal, 2016
This multi-voice script highlights the process of five years of research with coastal fishing communities in the Azores islands of Portugal. Initially, we used photo elicitation and focus groups to invite people to speak about the sea and all the deep ...
Alison Laurie Neilson, Carlos de Bulhão Pato , Rosalina Gabriel , Ana Moura Arroz, Enésima Mendonça, Ana Picanço   +5 more
doaj  

Tourism development potential in an insular territory : the case of Ribeira Grande in the Azores [PDF]

, 2017
The Autonomous Region of the Azores is one of the most sustainable destinations in the world. Being an archipelago comprised of nine small islands, quality and sustainability are critical features in the tourism sector, inducing the need for thorough and
Couto, Gualter, Pimentel, Pedro, Ponte, João Crispim Borges da   +2 more
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Petrology of some oceanic island basalts: PRIMELT2.XLS software for primary magma calculation [PDF]

, 2008
PRIMELT2.XLS software is introduced for calculating primary magma composition and mantle potential temperature (TP) from an observed lava composition. It is an upgrade over a previous version in that it includes garnet peridotite melting and it detects ...
Asimow, Paul D., Herzberg, C.
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Extreme weather and economic crisis in the 1430s in England, and the implications for tenurial change

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The 1430s were characterized by extreme weather conditions, food and fodder shortages, and high mortalities among animals and humans, although the severity of events and their consequences in England have received limited attention. The economic downturn and the depressed customary land market in this decade marked the beginning of the Great ...
Mark Bailey
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Sea Turtle Bycatch by Andalusia Pelagic Longline Fleet in the Northeast Atlantic

Fisheries Oceanography, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Northeast Atlantic is one of the most crucial foraging grounds for juvenile loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), while also serving as an important fishing area for the Andalusia surface longline fishery. The main aim of present study is to assess the sea turtle interaction with the Andalusia pelagic
Marina Tortosa, Jose Francisco Moreno, Ángel David Macías, Francisco Javier Abascal, Salvador García‐Barcelona, Juan Jesús Bellido, José Carlos Báez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source