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Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert plant assemblages of southern California

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate, Luis E. Barrios, Danelle A. Baronia, G. Darrel Jenerette, Lynn C. Sweet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stress recovery effects of visual exposure to bamboo landscapes in urban parks: Evidence from physiological and psychological responses. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Huang M, Jiang R, Deng Z, Lin M, Lin J, Chen L, Zheng Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Exposure to heat waves and drought improves subsequent leaf heat tolerance for five oak species in southern California

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Given the threats of climate change, we investigated the impact of high temperatures separately and in combination with reduced soil water on leaf heat tolerance for five oaks (Fagaceae) with overlapping ranges in southern California, USA: Quercus agrifolia and Q. chrysolepis (evergreen species), Q. douglasii and Q.
Casey D. Wisely, G. Olivia Plumb, Mira N. Ranganath, Emily Dolida, Ishan Ashford, Graham Luethe, Tim Thibault, Gretchen B. North   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accessibility to urban parks and resilience among adults in Spain: gender inequalities from the DESVELA study. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Marcilla-Toribio I, Martinez-Andres M, Gómez-Gómez I, Miranda-de la Maza M, Sierra-Martínez L, Repiso-Gento I, Castro-Rivero AB, Méndez-López F, Bulilete O, Fernández-Domínguez MJ, Martí-Lluch R, Ramos R, Zacarías-Pons L, Notario-Pacheco B.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas, Thanharat Silamongkol, H. Kenny Nienhusser, Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Cristalís Capielo Rosario, Lucas Torres, Oswaldo Moreno   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leaf functional traits and their effects on photosynthetic carbon fixation of eight deciduous shrubs in urban parks. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Li H, Shen S, Qian J, Li X, Li Y, Dong L, Fan S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Personality and spatial familiarity interact to shape affective responses in urban parks: a VR study. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Liu J, Hu H, Jiang M, Jia Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Firearm carrying practices and motivations: A mixed methods study among adults and youth

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this participatory action, mixed methods research study was to identify motivations related to firearm carrying from a qualitative perspective, and then to use quantitative research to characterize the patterns of motivations around carrying.
Krista R. Mehari, Colleen S. Walsh, L. Taylor Stevens, Jasmine N. Coleman, Alice Ellyson, Phillip N. Smith   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Camping in urban parks as a public health-oriented therapeutic landscape experience accomplished through self-transformation. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Huang Q, Wang X, Wang P.
europepmc   +1 more source