The ‘Little Ice Age’ in the Southern Hemisphere in the context of the last 3000 years : Peat-based proxy-climate data from Tierra del Fuego [PDF]
, 2014 DM’s research (at Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University) was supported through a European Community Marie Curie Fellowship (Contract HPMF-CT-2000-01056).Peer ...
Brain, Sally A. +4 more
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Controlling factors on clay mineral assemblages : insights from facies analysis of Pliocene to Pleistocene coastal margin deposits, Western Portugal [PDF]
, 2007 The clay fractions in the Pliocene to Pleistocene coastal margin record are usually dominated by kaolinite and illite, with lesser amounts of vermiculite, 10-14 mixed layer clays and smectite.
University of Coimbra. Department of Earth Sciences, Geosciences Centre
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Prevalence of Earth-size planets orbiting Sun-like stars [PDF]
, 2013 Determining whether Earth-like planets are common or rare looms as a touchstone in the question of life in the universe. We searched for Earth-size planets that cross in front of their host stars by examining the brightness measurements of 42,000 stars ...
Howard, Andrew W. +2 more
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Por unas ciencias ambientales y unas ciencias de la tierra : reflexiones críticas y propuestas para un debate [PDF]
, 1998 Earth and Environmental Sciences are analysed in criticism form. A differentiation of Environmental Sciences and Earth Sciences as different subjects is proposed.
Pascual Trillo, J.A.
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Protocol for making forecasts exogenous in the International Futures model
STAR ProtocolsSummary: Understanding future dynamics and trends in human and natural development is foundational for creating appropriate policy strategies to address planetary and development challenges. Here, we present a protocol for adding exogenous series for key
José Solórzano +8 more
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How the Marsden Fund has failed to achieve its full potential in the ESA panel: evidence of limitations in scope, biased outcomes, and futile applications [PDF]
, 2014 We have analysed the scope of proposals funded by the ‘Earth Sciences and Astronomy’ (ESA) panel of the Marsden Fund for the period 2004 to 2013.
Bryan, Karin R., Lowe, David J.
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Moving in the Dark: Enlightening the Spatial Population Ecology of European Cave Salamanders
Population Ecology, EarlyView.We assessed individual interactions, movement ecology and activity patterns of a subterranean population of Speleomantes strinatii, applying spatial capture–recapture modeling to a photographic dataset of 104 individuals. ABSTRACT Space use and movement are fundamental aspects of organisms' ecology, mirroring individual fitness, behavior, and life ...
Giacomo Rosa +2 more
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STAR ProtocolsSummary: Global warming will change the photosynthesis and transpiration of plants greatly and ultimately affect water use efficiency (WUE). Here, we present a protocol to investigate the response of maize WUE to the coupling effect of CO2 and ...
Xiaoru Geng +7 more
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The challenges of dynamic vulnerability and how to assess it
iScience, 2022 Summary: Recent disasters have demonstrated the challenges faced by society as a result of the increasing complexity of disaster risk. In this perspective article, we discuss the complex interactions between hazards and vulnerability and suggest ...
Marleen C. de Ruiter, Anne F. van Loon
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Earth science field work: Role and status [PDF]
, 1988 This essay contends that the outstanding contributions currently being made to the earth sciences by theoretical and laboratory endeavors increase rather than decrease the need for sound field observations.
Sharp, Robert P.
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