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Key issues in rigorous accuracy assessment of land cover products (2019)
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Stehman, S. V., & Foody, G. M. (2019). Key issues in rigorous accuracy assessment of land cover products. Remote Sensing of Environment, 231, Article 111199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.05.018

© 2019 Accuracy assessment and land cover mapping have been inexorably linked throughout the first 50 years of publication of Remote Sensing of Environment. The earliest developers of land-cover maps recognized the importance of evaluating the qualit... Read More about Key issues in rigorous accuracy assessment of land cover products.

Arctic climate shifts drive rapid ecosystem responses across the West Greenland landscape (2019)
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Saros, J. E., Anderson, N. J., Juggins, S., McGowan, S., Yde, J. C., Telling, J., …Post, E. (2019). Arctic climate shifts drive rapid ecosystem responses across the West Greenland landscape. Environmental Research Letters, 14(7), Article 074027. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab2928

Prediction of high latitude response to climate change is hampered by poor understanding of the role of nonlinear changes in ecosystem forcing and response. While the effects of nonlinear climate change are often delayed or dampened by internal ecosy... Read More about Arctic climate shifts drive rapid ecosystem responses across the West Greenland landscape.

Tracking Holocene palaeostratification and productivity changes in the Western Irish Sea: A multi-proxy record (2019)
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Woods, M. A., Wilkinson, I. P., Leng, M. J., Riding, J. B., Vane, C. H., Lopes dos Santos, R. A., …Rochelle, C. A. (2019). Tracking Holocene palaeostratification and productivity changes in the Western Irish Sea: A multi-proxy record. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 532, Article 109231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.06.004

© 2019 The Western Irish Sea preserves an exceptionally thick (ca. 40 m) Holocene succession that is ideally suited to understanding the pattern of palaeostratification and water mass productivity changes in the region, and their relationship with se... Read More about Tracking Holocene palaeostratification and productivity changes in the Western Irish Sea: A multi-proxy record.

Punching above their weight: the ecological and social benefits of pop‐up parks (2019)
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Mata, L., Garrard, G. E., Fidler, F., Ives, C. D., Maller, C., Wilson, J., …Bekessy, S. A. (2019). Punching above their weight: the ecological and social benefits of pop‐up parks. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 17(6), 341-347. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2060

Current global enthusiasm for urban greening and bringing nature back into cities is unprecedented. Evidence of the socioecological benefits of large, permanent greenspaces is mounting, but the collective potential for pop‐up parks (PUPs) – small, te... Read More about Punching above their weight: the ecological and social benefits of pop‐up parks.

The zoogeomorphology of case?building caddisfly: Quantifying sediment use (2019)
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Mason, R. J., Rice, S. P., Wood, P. J., & Johnson, M. F. (2019). The zoogeomorphology of case?building caddisfly: Quantifying sediment use. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44(12), 2510-2525. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4670

Caddisfly (Trichoptera) larvae are an abundant and widespread aquatic insect group characterised by the construction of silk structures, including nets and cases. Case‐building caddisfly have the potential to modify the sorting and mobility of sand a... Read More about The zoogeomorphology of case?building caddisfly: Quantifying sediment use.

Casting a black Gandhi: Martin Luther King Jr, American pacifists and the global dynamics of race (2019)
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Hodder, J. (2019). Casting a black Gandhi: Martin Luther King Jr, American pacifists and the global dynamics of race. Journal of American Studies, 55(1), 48-74. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875819000033

Martin Luther King Jr. is widely read through his association with Gandhi’s ideas and practice. Whilst it is important to neither overstate nor ignore this influence, the paper retraces the work undertaken behind-the-scenes to script this relationshi... Read More about Casting a black Gandhi: Martin Luther King Jr, American pacifists and the global dynamics of race.

Comparing the behavioural thermoregulation response to heat stress by Atlantic salmon parr ( Salmo salar ) in two rivers (2019)
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Corey, E., Linnansaari, T., Dugdale, S. J., Bergeron, N., Gendron, J., Lapointe, M., & Cunjak, R. A. (2019). Comparing the behavioural thermoregulation response to heat stress by Atlantic salmon parr ( Salmo salar ) in two rivers. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12487

Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and magnitude of extreme thermal events in rivers. The Little Southwest Miramichi River (LSWM) and the Ouelle River (OR) are two Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) rivers located in eastern Canada, wher... Read More about Comparing the behavioural thermoregulation response to heat stress by Atlantic salmon parr ( Salmo salar ) in two rivers.

Permanent disappearance and seasonal fluctuation of urban lake area in Wuhan, China monitored with long time series remotely sensed images from 1987 to 2016 (2019)
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Shi, L., Ling, F., Foody, G. M., Chen, C., Fang, S., Li, X., …Du, Y. (2019). Permanent disappearance and seasonal fluctuation of urban lake area in Wuhan, China monitored with long time series remotely sensed images from 1987 to 2016. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 40(22), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1612119

Lakes are important to the healthy functioning of the urban ecosystem. The urban lakes in Wuhan, China, which is known as ‘city of hundreds of lakes’, are facing substantial threats mainly due to rapid urbanization. This paper focused on detecting th... Read More about Permanent disappearance and seasonal fluctuation of urban lake area in Wuhan, China monitored with long time series remotely sensed images from 1987 to 2016.

Drone-based Structure-from-Motion provides accurate forest canopy data to assess shading effects in river temperature models (2019)
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Dugdale, S. J., Malcolm, I. A., & Hannah, D. M. (2019). Drone-based Structure-from-Motion provides accurate forest canopy data to assess shading effects in river temperature models. Science of the Total Environment, 678, 326-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.229

Climatic warming will increase river temperature globally, with consequences for cold water-adapted organisms. In regions with low forest cover, elevated river temperature is often associated with a lack of bankside shading. Consequently, river manag... Read More about Drone-based Structure-from-Motion provides accurate forest canopy data to assess shading effects in river temperature models.

Producing territory: territorial organizing of movements in Buenos Aires (2019)
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Mason-Deese, L., Habermehl, V., & Clare, N. (2019). Producing territory: territorial organizing of movements in Buenos Aires. Geographica Helvetica, 74(2), 153-161. https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-74-153-2019

In this paper we analyze the territorial organizing of two dissimilar social movements across Greater Buenos Aires, showing how urban struggles produce territory as a key element of their political practice. Through their relational, contested charac... Read More about Producing territory: territorial organizing of movements in Buenos Aires.

Individual-Based Modeling of Amazon Forests Suggests That Climate Controls Productivity While Traits Control Demography (2019)
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Fauset, S., Gloor, M., Fyllas, N. M., Phillips, O. L., Asner, G. P., Baker, T. R., …Malhi, Y. (2019). Individual-Based Modeling of Amazon Forests Suggests That Climate Controls Productivity While Traits Control Demography. Frontiers in Earth Science, 7, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2019.00083

Climate, species composition, and soils are thought to control carbon cycling and forest structure in Amazonian forests. Here, we add a demographics scheme (tree recruitment, growth, and mortality) to a recently developed non-demographic model—the Tr... Read More about Individual-Based Modeling of Amazon Forests Suggests That Climate Controls Productivity While Traits Control Demography.

Global endemics-area relationships of vascular plants (2019)
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Hobohm, C., Janišová, M., Steinbauer, M., Landi, S., Field, R., Vanderplank, S., …Chiarucci, A. (2019). Global endemics-area relationships of vascular plants. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 17(2), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2019.04.002

Endemics–Area Relationships (EARs) are fundamental in theoretical and applied biogeography for understanding distribution patterns and promoting biodiversity conservation. However, calculating EARs for vascular plant species from existing data is pro... Read More about Global endemics-area relationships of vascular plants.

Instagram photography and the geography field course: snapshots from Berlin (2019)
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Davies, T., Lorne, C., & Sealey-Huggins, L. (2019). Instagram photography and the geography field course: snapshots from Berlin. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 43(3), 363-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2019.1608428

Although geography has long associated itself with photography, the rapid advancement of technology has created a clear divide between the visual practices regularly used in wider society and the way photography is utilized by critical geographers in... Read More about Instagram photography and the geography field course: snapshots from Berlin.

Response of boreal lakes to changing wind strength: coherent physical changes across two large lakes but varying effects on primary producers over the 20th century (2019)
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Strock, K. E., Saros, J. E., McGowan, S., Edlund, M. B., & Engstrom, D. R. (2019). Response of boreal lakes to changing wind strength: coherent physical changes across two large lakes but varying effects on primary producers over the 20th century. Limnology and Oceanography, 64(5), 2237-2251. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11181

Near‐surface wind speeds have changed over recent decades, raising questions about the extent to which these changes are altering the vertical thermal structure of lakes and affecting lake food webs. Neo‐ and paleolimnological techniques were used to... Read More about Response of boreal lakes to changing wind strength: coherent physical changes across two large lakes but varying effects on primary producers over the 20th century.

Inside-out sustainability: the neglect of inner worlds (2019)
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Ives, C. D., Freeth, R., & Fischer, J. (2019). Inside-out sustainability: the neglect of inner worlds. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01187-w

In the context of continuing ecosystem degradation and deepening socio-economic inequality, sustainability scientists must question the adequacy of current scholarship and practice. We argue that pre-occupation with external phenomena and collective... Read More about Inside-out sustainability: the neglect of inner worlds.

Impact of future energy policy on water resources in Kazakhstan (2019)
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Rivotti, P., Karatayev, M., Sobral Mourão, Z., Shah, N., Clarke, M., & Konadu, D. D. (2019). Impact of future energy policy on water resources in Kazakhstan. Energy Strategy Reviews, 24, Article 261-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2019.04.009

As part of its strategic economic and social plan, Kazakhstan has a target of increasing the share of renewables and alternative energy sources in power generation to 50% by 2050. This greatly contrasts with the current situation, where around 90% of... Read More about Impact of future energy policy on water resources in Kazakhstan.

Impact of future energy policy on water resources in Kazakhstan (2019)
Journal Article
Rivotti, P., Karatayev, M., Sobra Mourão, Z., Shah, N., Clarke, M. L., & Konadu, D. D. (2019). Impact of future energy policy on water resources in Kazakhstan. Energy Strategy Reviews, 24, 261-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2019.04.009

© 2019 As part of its strategic economic and social plan, Kazakhstan has a target of increasing the share of renewables and alternative energy sources in power generation to 50% by 2050. This greatly contrasts with the current situation, where around... Read More about Impact of future energy policy on water resources in Kazakhstan.

A retrospective analysis of responsible innovation for low-technology innovation in the Global South (2019)
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Hartley, S., McLeod, C., Clifford, M., Jewitt, S., & Ray, C. (2019). A retrospective analysis of responsible innovation for low-technology innovation in the Global South. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 6(2), 143-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2019.1575682

The role of low-technology innovation in addressing global challenges is undervalued. Responsible innovation (RI) has the potential to direct low-technology innovation toward global challenges in the Global South, yet this possibility remains largely... Read More about A retrospective analysis of responsible innovation for low-technology innovation in the Global South.