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Extreme rainfall in Madeira: the June 2023 weather event

open access: yesWeather, EarlyView.
This study investigates the meteorological conditions behind the extreme precipitation event on 6 June 2023 over Madeira Island, Portugal. The event set a national daily record of 497.5mm and was unusual for occurring in early summer, as most extremes in the region occur in winter.
Tiago M. Ferreira   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family Environment and Early Experiences and Their Associations with Emotion Regulation in Youth

open access: yesPsychologica
This cross-sectional study draws on the emotional climate of the family component of the tripartite model of the impact of the family context on children’s emotion regulation.
Célia Barreto Carvalho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occurrence of Diodon eydouxii (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Diodontidae) in the Azores and comparison with Pacific specimens [PDF]

open access: yesActa Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2015
A specimen of porcupine fish was collected by a fisherman at Terceira Island, Azores (north-eastern Atlantic), and identified as the pelagic porcupinefish, Diodon eydouxii Brisout de Barneville, 1846, a species recently recorded for the first time from ...
J.P. Barreiros, R. Fricke
doaj   +3 more sources

Global fisheries governance and case study of fisheries governance of Autonomous Region of European Union – Azores [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article seeks to identify the key principles that should guide the definition of the Global Fisheries Governance and Management. A particular focus for this work has been the concept of participative governance and the co-management systems in which
Paramio, Luz, Tomkova, Katerina
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Providing regular and frequent maps of losses and gains of farmland birds based on European monitoring data

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Knowledge of species distributions is essential for informing policies on nature conservation and restoration. However, updating them on a regular basis and doing so in a harmonized manner at the international level is difficult. The European Bird Census Council integrated national monitoring data covering 5 years to update farmland bird ...
Sergi Herrando   +54 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Seismic Activity in the Azores Region [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This seismic activity in the Azores Region is characterized by sequences of low-magnitude events, usually with epicenter off-shore. These seismic sequences are sometimes triggered by larger events, felt by the population, that could produce significant ...
Bezzeghoud, M.   +3 more
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Extreme weather and economic crisis in the 1430s in England, and the implications for tenurial change

open access: yesThe 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

Effects of tourism operations on the bahavioural patterns of dolphin populations off the Azores with particular emphasis on the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Tese de Doutoramento, Biologia, 07 de junho de 2018, Universidade dos Açores.Nos Açores encontram-se cerca de 30% das espécies de cetáceos atualmente conhecidas.
Cecchetti, Arianna
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Analysing the Ecological Requirements of the Australian Tortoise Beetle Trachymela sloanei (Blackburn, 1897) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to Determine the Prospects for Its Invasion Process

open access: yesJournal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Invasive species pose a serious threat to biodiversity and result in significant economic costs. Although much effort is devoted to understanding invasive processes, some aspects are poorly understood, such as the early stages of invasions and the reasons for invasion failure.
Francisco Valera   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term changes in the diversity, abundance and size composition of deep sea demersal teleosts from the Azores assessed through surveys and commercial landings

open access: yesAquatic Living Resources, 2019
To obtain important baseline information about population dynamics and to provide valuable insights about the possible effects of artisanal fishing on the demersal fish community, this study had three specific objectives: (1) to update the annotated list
Santos Régis V.S.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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