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Understanding visitor interaction with a projection augmented relief model display: insights from an in-the-wild study in the English Lake District (2019)
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Priestnall, G., & Cheverst, K. (2019). Understanding visitor interaction with a projection augmented relief model display: insights from an in-the-wild study in the English Lake District. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-019-01320-2

Projection Augmented Relief Models (PARM) are a promising tangible display technology for assisting users in orientating themselves within the represented landscape. The production of physical models is now easier than ever thanks to more freely avai... Read More about Understanding visitor interaction with a projection augmented relief model display: insights from an in-the-wild study in the English Lake District.

The multiple meanings of prosperity and poverty: a cross-site comparison from Tanzania (2019)
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Howland, O., Noe, C., & Brockington, D. (2021). The multiple meanings of prosperity and poverty: a cross-site comparison from Tanzania. Journal of Peasant Studies, 48(1), 180-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2019.1658080

Assets are important to local definitions of poverty and wealth in rural Africa. Yet their use in asset indices can miss locally valued change. We present data from 17 villages across Tanzania to explore differences in the meaning of wealth and pover... Read More about The multiple meanings of prosperity and poverty: a cross-site comparison from Tanzania.

Mediterranean intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams: Challenges in monitoring complexity (2019)
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Borg Galea, A., Sadler, J. P., Hannah, D. M., Datry, T., & Dugdale, S. J. (2019). Mediterranean intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams: Challenges in monitoring complexity. Ecohydrology, 12(8), Article e2149. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2149

In most cases, intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) form the principal surface water bodies in Mediterranean regions and people are heavily dependent on them. Strong reliance on such streams results in numerous pressures, and complex rela... Read More about Mediterranean intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams: Challenges in monitoring complexity.

Night-time lights are more strongly related to urban building volume than to urban area (2019)
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Shi, L., Foody, G. M., Boyd, D. S., Girindran, R., Wang, L., Du, Y., & Ling, F. (2020). Night-time lights are more strongly related to urban building volume than to urban area. Remote Sensing Letters, 11(1), 29-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2019.1682709

A strong relationship between night-time light (NTL) data and the areal extent of urbanized regions has been observed frequently. As urban regions have an important vertical dimension, it is hypothesized that the strength of the relationship with NTL... Read More about Night-time lights are more strongly related to urban building volume than to urban area.

Extending the tephra and palaeoenvironmental record of the Central Mediterranean back to 430 ka: A new core from Fucino Basin, central Italy (2019)
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Giaccio, B., Leicher, N., Mannella, G., Monaco, L., Regattieri, E., Wagner, B., …Tzedakis, P. C. (2019). Extending the tephra and palaeoenvironmental record of the Central Mediterranean back to 430 ka: A new core from Fucino Basin, central Italy. Quaternary Science Reviews, 225, Article 106003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.106003

Here we present the first tephrostratigraphic, palaeomagnetic, and multiproxy data from a new ∼98 m-deep sediment core retrieved from the Fucino Basin, central Italy, spanning the last ∼430 kyr. Palaeoenvironmental proxy data (Ca-XRF, gamma ray and m... Read More about Extending the tephra and palaeoenvironmental record of the Central Mediterranean back to 430 ka: A new core from Fucino Basin, central Italy.

Dissolved Inorganic Geogenic Phosphorus Load to a Groundwater-Fed Lake: Implications of Terrestrial Phosphorus Cycling by Groundwater (2019)
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Nisbeth, C. S., Kidmose, J., Weckström, K., Reitzel, K., Odgaard, B. V., Bennike, O., …Jessen, S. (2019). Dissolved Inorganic Geogenic Phosphorus Load to a Groundwater-Fed Lake: Implications of Terrestrial Phosphorus Cycling by Groundwater. Water, 11(11), Article 2213. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112213

The general perception has long been that lake eutrophication is driven by anthropogenic sources of phosphorus (P) and that P is immobile in the subsurface and in aquifers. Combined investigation of the current water and P budgets of a 70 ha lake (Nø... Read More about Dissolved Inorganic Geogenic Phosphorus Load to a Groundwater-Fed Lake: Implications of Terrestrial Phosphorus Cycling by Groundwater.

Shallow water phytoplankton responses to nitrate and salinity enrichment may be modified by benthic processes (2019)
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McGowan, S., Leavitt, P. R., Barker, T., & Moss, B. (2019). Shallow water phytoplankton responses to nitrate and salinity enrichment may be modified by benthic processes. Inland Waters, 10(1), 137-151. https://doi.org/10.1080/20442041.2019.1634948

The effects of salinity (as chloride [Cl] at 600, 1000, 1600, and 2500 mg L−1) and nitrate (as nitrogen [N] loading rates using concentrations of 1, 2, 5, and 10 mg L−1) additions on phytoplankton communities (as chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments)... Read More about Shallow water phytoplankton responses to nitrate and salinity enrichment may be modified by benthic processes.

Extinction risk and conservation gaps for Aloe (Asphodelaceae) in the Horn of Africa (2019)
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Bachman, S. P., Wilkin, P., Reader, T., Field, R., Weber, O., Nordal, I., & Demissew, S. (2020). Extinction risk and conservation gaps for Aloe (Asphodelaceae) in the Horn of Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29(1), 77–98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01870-0

Identification of conservation priorities is essential for conservation planning, especially as the biodiversity crisis develops. We aimed to support conservation prioritisation by addressing knowledge gaps for the genus Aloe in the Horn of Africa. S... Read More about Extinction risk and conservation gaps for Aloe (Asphodelaceae) in the Horn of Africa.

Can the failure speak? Militant failure in the academy (2019)
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Clare, N. (2019). Can the failure speak? Militant failure in the academy. Emotion, Space and Society, 33, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2019.100628

Academia is rife with structural issues. We are witnessing a mental health crisis among staff and students, hiring and employment practices are institutionally sexist and racist, and staff are increasingly expected to be a triple threat (research, te... Read More about Can the failure speak? Militant failure in the academy.

Arctic river temperature dynamics in a changing climate (2019)
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Docherty, C. L., Dugdale, S. J., Milner, A. M., Abermann, J., Lund, M., & Hannah, D. M. (2019). Arctic river temperature dynamics in a changing climate. River Research and Applications, 35(8), 1212-1227. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3537

Climate change in the Arctic is expected to have a major impact on stream ecosystems, affecting hydrological and thermal regimes. Although temperature is important to a range of in‐stream processes, previous Arctic stream temperature research is limi... Read More about Arctic river temperature dynamics in a changing climate.

Linking Remote Sensing and Geodiversity and their Traits Relevant to Biodiversity – Part I: Soil Characteristics (2019)
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Lausch, A., Baade, J., Bannehr, L., Borg, E., Bumberger, J., Chabrilliat, S., …Schaepman, M. E. (2019). Linking Remote Sensing and Geodiversity and their Traits Relevant to Biodiversity – Part I: Soil Characteristics. Remote Sensing, 11(20), 1-51. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11202356

In the face of rapid global change it is imperative to preserve geodiversity for the overall conservation of biodiversity. Geodiversity is important for understanding complex biogeochemical and physical processes and is directly and indirectly linked... Read More about Linking Remote Sensing and Geodiversity and their Traits Relevant to Biodiversity – Part I: Soil Characteristics.

Rarity of monodominance in hyperdiverse Amazonian forests (2019)
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ter Steege, H., Henkel, T. W., Helal, N., Marimon, B. S., Marimon-Junior, B. H., Huth, A., …Melgaço, K. (2019). Rarity of monodominance in hyperdiverse Amazonian forests. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50323-9

Tropical forests are known for their high diversity. Yet, forest patches do occur in the tropics where a single tree species is dominant. Such “monodominant” forests are known from all of the main tropical regions. For Amazonia, we sampled the occurr... Read More about Rarity of monodominance in hyperdiverse Amazonian forests.

Exploring the Efficacy of Nile Red in Microplastic Quantification: A Costaining Approach (2019)
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Stanton, T., Johnson, M., Nathanail, P., Gomes, R., Needham, T., & Burson, A. (2019). Exploring the Efficacy of Nile Red in Microplastic Quantification: A Costaining Approach. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 6(10), 606-611. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00499

The presence of microplastic particles ([less than]5 mm) in the environment has generated considerable concern across public, political, and scientific platforms. However, the diversity of microplastics that persist in the environment poses complex a... Read More about Exploring the Efficacy of Nile Red in Microplastic Quantification: A Costaining Approach.

Stable coexistence of equivalent nutrient competitors through niche differentiation in the light spectrum (2019)
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Burson, A., Stomp, M., Mekkes, L., & Huisman, J. (2019). Stable coexistence of equivalent nutrient competitors through niche differentiation in the light spectrum. Ecology, 100(12), Article e02873. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2873

Niche‐based theories and the neutral theory of biodiversity differ in their predictions of how the species composition of natural communities will respond to changes in nutrient availability. This is an issue of major environmental relevance, as many... Read More about Stable coexistence of equivalent nutrient competitors through niche differentiation in the light spectrum.

Towards a critical geography of physical activity: Emotions and the gendered boundary-making of an everyday exercise environment (2019)
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Coen, S. E., Davidson, J., & Rosenberg, M. W. (2020). Towards a critical geography of physical activity: Emotions and the gendered boundary-making of an everyday exercise environment. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 45(2), 313-330. https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.12347

The information, practices and views in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). © 2019 Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) In th... Read More about Towards a critical geography of physical activity: Emotions and the gendered boundary-making of an everyday exercise environment.

“We Learnt that Being Together Would Give us a Voice”: Gender Perspectives on the East African Improved-Cookstove Value Chain (2019)
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Sesan, T., Clifford, M., Jewitt, S., & Ray, C. (2019). “We Learnt that Being Together Would Give us a Voice”: Gender Perspectives on the East African Improved-Cookstove Value Chain. Feminist Economics, 25(4), 240-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2019.1657924

© 2019, © 2019 IAFFE. Improved cookstoves (ICS) have been promoted for several decades, with little success. Advocates looking to drive uptake encourage greater involvement of women in ICS enterprises, on the largely unproven premise that women’s par... Read More about “We Learnt that Being Together Would Give us a Voice”: Gender Perspectives on the East African Improved-Cookstove Value Chain.

Checking the Sea: Geographies of Authority on the East Norfolk Coast, 1790-1932 (2019)
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Matless, D. (2019). Checking the Sea: Geographies of Authority on the East Norfolk Coast, 1790-1932. Rural History, 30(2), 215-240. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956793319000207

This paper examines coastal defence in east Norfolk between the late-eighteenth and early-twentieth centuries. From 1802 until 1932 sea defence between Happisburgh and Winterton was the responsibility of the Commissioners of Sewers for the Eastern Hu... Read More about Checking the Sea: Geographies of Authority on the East Norfolk Coast, 1790-1932.

PaCTS 1.0: A Crowdsourced Reporting Standard for Paleoclimate Data (2019)
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Khider, D., Emile-Geay, J., McKay, N. P., Gil, Y., Garijo, D., Ratnakar, V., Alonso-Garcia, M., Bertrand, S., Bothe, O., Brewer, P., Bunn, A., Chevalier, M., Comas-Bru, L., Csank, A., Dassié, E., DeLong, K., Felis, T., Francus, P., Frappier, A., Gray, W., …Zhou, Y. (2019). PaCTS 1.0: A Crowdsourced Reporting Standard for Paleoclimate Data. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 34(10), 1570-1596. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019PA003632

The progress of science is tied to the standardization of measurements, instruments, and data. This is especially true in the Big Data age, where analyzing large data volumes critically hinges on the data being standardized. Accordingly, the lack of... Read More about PaCTS 1.0: A Crowdsourced Reporting Standard for Paleoclimate Data.

Assessment of Fluoride Concentrations in Drinking Water Sources in the Jirapa and Kassena-Nankana Municipalities of Ghana (2019)
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Dongzagla, A., Jewitt, S., & O'Hara, S. (2019). Assessment of Fluoride Concentrations in Drinking Water Sources in the Jirapa and Kassena-Nankana Municipalities of Ghana. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 9, Article 100272

Fluoride is an important chemical for human health. However, its deficiency or excess in the human body poses health problems. In Ghana, the geological formation in the Upper Regions exposes groundwater, the main source of drinking water to risk of e... Read More about Assessment of Fluoride Concentrations in Drinking Water Sources in the Jirapa and Kassena-Nankana Municipalities of Ghana.