A novel framework for the evaluation of coastal protection schemes through integration of numerical modelling and artificial intelligence into the Sand Engine App. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Kumar P, Leonardi N.
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Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has become a critical threat to wildlife, shifting from a seasonal epizootic to a persistent, year‐round panzootic with global consequences. Here, we summarise the origin, evolutionary mechanisms, and expanding host range of the current H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) and assess its impact on wildlife. Over
Ulrich Knief +4 more
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AnimalsOlfaction plays a crucial role in crustaceans for essential activities such as foraging and predator evasion. Among the components involved in olfactory perception, Ionotropic Receptors (IRs) are particularly important. Oratosquilla oratoria, a perennial
Wen-Qi Yang +10 more
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What evidence exists on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems? A systematic map protocol. [PDF]
Environ Evid, 2023 Paxton AB +10 more
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Review of the fauna associated with wild and farmed mussels and oysters in the Mediterranean
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mussels and oysters are important ecosystem engineers which modify the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment and create habitats that support highly diverse associated communities. In the Mediterranean Sea, the native Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, together the ...
Barbara Mikac +5 more
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Applied Ocean ResearchThis study investigates wave climate off West Africa using 35 years (1990–2024) of ERA5 (0.5° resolution) and WAVERYS (0.2° resolution) global wave reanalyses.
Shangfei Lin +3 more
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Cutting the costs of coastal protection by integrating vegetation in flood defences. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2021 van Zelst VTM +7 more
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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
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The value of water quality for coastal recreation in New England, USA
Agricultural and Resource Economics ReviewWater recreation is valuable to people, and its value can be affected by changes in water quality. This paper presents the results of a revealed preference survey to elicit coastal New England, USA, residents’ values for water recreation and water ...
Nathaniel Merrill +7 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As firms increasingly incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns into their strategic agendas, stakeholder legitimacy—an audience‐conferred judgment of organizational appropriateness—has become pivotal. We theorize legitimacy as expanding a hybrid response portfolio in which firms may pursue substantive change (business ...
Min‐Jae Lee +3 more
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