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Ethics in modern slavery research: Review of the current landscape and evaluation of research ethics appropriateness (2024)
Report
Asquith, W., Jackson, B., Hutchison, K., Stalford, H., & Bracaj, E. (2024). Ethics in modern slavery research: Review of the current landscape and evaluation of research ethics appropriateness. Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (MSPEC)


There are increasing calls for researchers, research organisations and funders active in the field of modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT) research to reflect on their own practices of engagement and co-production. Momentum has built on this... Read More about Ethics in modern slavery research: Review of the current landscape and evaluation of research ethics appropriateness.

Effects of climate change on combined labour productivity and supply: an empirical, multi-model study (2021)
Journal Article
Dasgupta, S., van Maanen, N., Gosling, S. N., Piontek, F., Otto, C., & Schleussner, C. F. (2021). Effects of climate change on combined labour productivity and supply: an empirical, multi-model study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 5(7), e455-e465. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196%2821%2900170-4

Background: Although effects on labour is one of the most tangible and attributable climate impact, our quantification of these effects is insufficient and based on weak methodologies. Partly, this gap is due to the inability to resolve different imp... Read More about Effects of climate change on combined labour productivity and supply: an empirical, multi-model study.

Rediscovering, Reevaluating, and Restoring Lost River-Wetland Corridors (2021)
Journal Article
Wohl, E., Castro, J., Cluer, B., Merritts, D., Powers, P., Staab, B., & Thorne, C. (2021). Rediscovering, Reevaluating, and Restoring Lost River-Wetland Corridors. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, Article 653623. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.653623

River-wetland corridors form where a high degree of connectivity between the surface (rheic) and subsurface (hyporheic) components of streamflow creates an interconnected system of channels, wetlands, ponds, and lakes. River-wetland corridors occur w... Read More about Rediscovering, Reevaluating, and Restoring Lost River-Wetland Corridors.

Scientific floras can be reliable sources for some trait data in a system with poor coverage in global trait databases (2021)
Journal Article
Cutts, V., Hanz, D. M., Barajas-Barbosa, M. P., Algar, A. C., Steinbauer, M. J., Irl, S. D. H., Kreft, H., Weigelt, P., Fernandez Palacios, J. M., & Field, R. (2021). Scientific floras can be reliable sources for some trait data in a system with poor coverage in global trait databases. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32(3), Article e12996. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12996

Aim:
Trait‐based approaches are increasingly important in ecology and biogeography, but progress is often hampered by the availability of high‐quality quantitative trait data collected in the field. Alternative sources of trait information include... Read More about Scientific floras can be reliable sources for some trait data in a system with poor coverage in global trait databases.

The Indian Sundarbans: Biogeochemical Dynamics and Anthropogenic Impacts (2021)
Book Chapter
Das, S., Ghosh, T., Walton, R. E., Zheng, Y., Bass, A. M., McGowan, S., Moorhouse, H. L., Roberts, L. R., Panizzo, V. N., & Henderson, A. C. (2021). The Indian Sundarbans: Biogeochemical Dynamics and Anthropogenic Impacts. In T. Ghosh, & S. Das (Eds.), Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India (239-260). Springer

Transport and storage of anthropogenic contaminants in the Red River Delta, Vietnam  (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Panizzo, V., Roberts, L., Do, N., Taylor, S., Watts, M., Hamilton, E., McGowan, S., Trinh, D., Leng, M., & Salgado, J. (2021, April). Transport and storage of anthropogenic contaminants in the Red River Delta, Vietnam . Presented at EGU General Assembly 2021 (vEGU21: Gather Online), Online

The GCRF Living Deltas Hub: using water quality monitoring and lived experiences to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals  (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, L. R., Moorhouse, H. L., Truong, O., Nguyen Thanh, P., McGowan, S., Panizzo, V. N., Barker, P., Do, N. T., Rahman, F. M., Salgado, J., Ghosh, T., Das, S., Salehin, M., Amin Chowdhury, A. I., Henderson, A. C., & Large, A. R. (2021, April). The GCRF Living Deltas Hub: using water quality monitoring and lived experiences to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals . Presented at EGU General Assembly 2021 (vEGU21: Gather Online), Online

Climatic and environmental change in the western Tibetan Plateau during the Holocene, recorded by lake sediments from Aweng Co (2021)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., McGowan, S., Metcalfe, S., Jones, M., Leng, M. J., & Hou, J. (2021). Climatic and environmental change in the western Tibetan Plateau during the Holocene, recorded by lake sediments from Aweng Co. Quaternary Science Reviews, 259, Article 106889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.106889

Understanding the strength and extent of the Asian summer monsoon (including the East Asian summer monsoon and the Indian summer monsoon) in the Tibetan Plateau (TP) region is crucial for predicting possible changes in the regional eco-environment an... Read More about Climatic and environmental change in the western Tibetan Plateau during the Holocene, recorded by lake sediments from Aweng Co.

Supply and transformation of organic matter in Tasik Chini and its role in underpinning lake ecosystem functioning (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Panizzo, V. N., Pereira, R., Bischoff, J., McGowan, S., Lacey, J., Moorhouse, H., Fazry, S., & Ruslan, M. S. (2021, March). Supply and transformation of organic matter in Tasik Chini and its role in underpinning lake ecosystem functioning. Presented at International eConference of Science and Biosphere Reserve (IECSBR) 2021, Virtual Conference

In tropical wetlands, seasonal connectivity with upstream river systems leads to large transformations in limnological characteristics, differences in Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) sources and the succession of aquatic communities. These are all imp... Read More about Supply and transformation of organic matter in Tasik Chini and its role in underpinning lake ecosystem functioning.

Understanding the drivers of ecosystem change at Tasik Chini to inform sustainable management (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lacey, J., Leng, M., Mcgowan, S., Panizzo, V., Pereira, R., Boyle, J., Engels, S., Idris, M., Mills, K., Ryves, D., Shafiq, M., & Vane, C. (2021, March). Understanding the drivers of ecosystem change at Tasik Chini to inform sustainable management. Presented at International eConference of Science and Biosphere Reserve (IECSBR) 2021, Virtual Conference

Tropical areas are subject to increasing environmental pressures as a combined result of climate change and human impact on the landscape, which threaten significantly the quality and biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems. Recent economic development... Read More about Understanding the drivers of ecosystem change at Tasik Chini to inform sustainable management.

Indigenous plants promote insect biodiversity in urban greenspaces (2021)
Journal Article
Mata, L., Andersen, A. N., Morán-Ordóñez, A., Hahs, A. K., Ives, C. D., Bickel, D., Duncan, D., Palma, E., Thomas, F., Cranney, K., Walker, K., Shears, I., Semeraro, L., Malipatil, M., Moir, M. L., Plein, M., Porch, N., Vesk, P. A., Smith, T. R., & Lynch, Y. (2021). Indigenous plants promote insect biodiversity in urban greenspaces. Ecological Applications, 31(4), Article e02309. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2309

The contribution of urban greenspaces to support biodiversity and provide benefits for people is increasingly recognized. However, ongoing management practices favor vegetation oversimplification, often limiting greenspaces to lawns and tree canopy r... Read More about Indigenous plants promote insect biodiversity in urban greenspaces.

Scrutinizing relationships between submarine groundwater discharge and upstream areas using thermal remote sensing: A case study in the northern Persian gulf (2021)
Journal Article
Samani, A. N., Farzin, M., Rahmati, O., Feiznia, S., Kazemi, G. A., Foody, G., & Melesse, A. M. (2021). Scrutinizing relationships between submarine groundwater discharge and upstream areas using thermal remote sensing: A case study in the northern Persian gulf. Remote Sensing, 13(3), Article 358. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13030358

© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Nutrient input through submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) often plays a significant role in primary productivity and nutrient cycling in the coastal areas. Understanding relationships betwe... Read More about Scrutinizing relationships between submarine groundwater discharge and upstream areas using thermal remote sensing: A case study in the northern Persian gulf.

Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change (2021)
Journal Article
Pokhrel, Y., Felfelani, F., Satoh, Y., Boulange, J., Burek, P., Gädeke, A., Gerten, D., Gosling, S. N., Grillakis, M., Gudmundsson, L., Hanasaki, N., Kim, H., Koutroulis, A., Liu, J., Papadimitriou, L., Schewe, J., Müller Schmied, H., Stacke, T., Telteu, C. E., Thiery, W., …Wada, Y. (2021). Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change. Nature Climate Change, 11(3), 226-233. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00972-w

Terrestrial water storage (TWS) modulates the hydrological cycle and is a key determinant of water availability and an indicator of drought. While historical TWS variations have been increasingly studied, future changes in TWS and the linkages to dro... Read More about Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change.

Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change (2021)
Journal Article
Pokhrel, Y., Felfelani, F., Satoh, Y., Boulange, J., Burek, P., Gädeke, A., Gerten, D., Gosling, S. N., Grillakis, M., Gudmundsson, L., Hanasaki, N., Kim, H., Koutroulis, A., Liu, J., Papadimitriou, L., Schewe, J., Müller Schmied, H., Stacke, T., Telteu, C.-E., Thiery, W., …Wada, Y. (2021). Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change. Nature Climate Change, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00972-w

Terrestrial water storage (TWS) modulates the hydrological cycle and is a key determinant of water availability and an indicator of drought. While historical TWS variations have been increasingly studied, future changes in TWS and the linkages to dro... Read More about Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change.

Monitoring of Ground Movement and Groundwater Changes in London Using InSAR and GRACE (2020)
Journal Article
Agarwal, V., Kumar, A., L. Gomes, R., & Marsh, S. (2020). Monitoring of Ground Movement and Groundwater Changes in London Using InSAR and GRACE. Applied Sciences, 10(23), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238599

Groundwater-induced land movement can cause damage to property and resources, thus its monitoring is very important for the safety and economics of a city. London is a heavily built-up urban area and relies largely on its groundwater resource and thu... Read More about Monitoring of Ground Movement and Groundwater Changes in London Using InSAR and GRACE.

Projecting Exposure to Extreme Climate Impact Events Across Six Event Categories and Three Spatial Scales (2020)
Journal Article
Lange, S., Volkholz, J., Geiger, T., Zhao, F., Vega, I., Veldkamp, T., Reyer, C. P. O., Warszawski, L., Huber, V., Jägermeyr, J., Schewe, J., Bresch, D. N., Büchner, M., Chang, J., Ciais, P., Dury, M., Emanuel, K., Folberth, C., Gerten, D., Gosling, S. N., …Frieler, K. (2020). Projecting Exposure to Extreme Climate Impact Events Across Six Event Categories and Three Spatial Scales. Earth's Future, 8(12), Article e2020EF001616. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001616

©2020. The Authors. The extent and impact of climate-related extreme events depend on the underlying meteorological, hydrological, or climatological drivers as well as on human factors such as land use or population density. Here we quantify the pure... Read More about Projecting Exposure to Extreme Climate Impact Events Across Six Event Categories and Three Spatial Scales.

Investigating the potential of radar interferometry for monitoring rural artisanal cobalt mines in the democratic republic of the congo (2020)
Journal Article
Brown, C., Daniels, A., Boyd, D. S., Sowter, A., Foody, G., & Kara, S. (2020). Investigating the potential of radar interferometry for monitoring rural artisanal cobalt mines in the democratic republic of the congo. Sustainability, 12(23), Article 9834. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239834

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Greater awareness of the serious human rights abuses associated with the extraction and trade of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has applied increasing pressure for busine... Read More about Investigating the potential of radar interferometry for monitoring rural artisanal cobalt mines in the democratic republic of the congo.

Local and Regional Drivers of Environmental Changes in Two Subtropical Montane Ponds (Central China) Over the Last Two Centuries (2020)
Journal Article
Chen, X., McGowan, S., Peng, J., Zheng, T., Bai, X., & Zeng, L. (2021). Local and Regional Drivers of Environmental Changes in Two Subtropical Montane Ponds (Central China) Over the Last Two Centuries. Ecosystems, 24(3), 565-582. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00535-2

Central China, one of the Earth’s distinctive ecoregions due to its endemic subtropical biota, has been subjected to enhanced nitrogen deposition and climate warming during recent decades. However, the extent and timescale of ecological changes are l... Read More about Local and Regional Drivers of Environmental Changes in Two Subtropical Montane Ponds (Central China) Over the Last Two Centuries.