We have followed the recovery of gaps produced either by harvesters or by scientists in stands of stalked barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes) during two years in four regions of Europe (SW Portugal, Galicia and Asturias in Spain and Brittany in France; n = 423 gaps), which was extended to four years in Asturias (n = 252 gaps). The presence of adult conspecifics in the margins of the gaps increased by at least four...
Online sexual crimes involving children have increased significantly with greater public access to the internet, underscoring the pressing need for effective intervention programs. While previous reviews attest to the effectiveness of psychological interventions for people who commit sexual offenses, none have specifically addressed those who commit sex crimes involving children using the internet. This systema...
In January 2020, a stakeholder workshop was organized as a knowledge sharing strategy among European stalked barnacle fisheries. Management of this fishery differs greatly among regions and ranges from less organized and governed at large scales (>100 km, coasts of SW Portugal and Brittany in France) to highly participatory systems which are co-managed at small spatial scales (10′s km and less, Galicia and Astu...
Saharan dust intrusions over southern Portugal: overall characterization and atmospheric synoptic patterns (2005-2015) Fragoso M, Silva T, Correia E, Vasconcelos J, Lopes A, Carraça MG Saharan dust intrusions are a phenomenon responsible for several environmental impacts over the Mediterranean regions. Regarding the Iberian Peninsula, very scarce studies have addressed this topic in Portugal contrasting to the ...
This work focuses on the development and analysis of a new multifunctional facade panel incorporating PCM in foam layers. The thermal performance was analysed recurring to a hotbox heat flux meter method to determine the thermal transmittance (U-value) and the main findings are presented. The experimental setup was based on the steady-state approach, using climatic chambers, assuring a stable thermal environmen...
This article presents an outline about the incorporation of phase change materials (PCM) in radiant systems, their incorporation techniques, challenges, advantages, and disadvantages. The PCM incorporation into building solutions has been studied over the last 40 years to improve the energy efficiency and to solve the fast-growing problem of energy consumption in housing. The use and incorporation of PCM in bui...
As a result of increasing environmental and economic concerns, the demand for more efficient energetic systems has augmented, leading to a greater focus on investigating new solutions. The latest developments in the integration of radiant systems in buildings have shown promising results, being a feasible and more efficient technology. In this regard, an analysis of the current state of the radiant system's dev...
Understanding recruitment patterns of an exploited species is essential to predict changes in population dynamics and to improve its management and conservation. Temporal variability in recruitment of the edible stalked barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes was analyzed over a decade (consecutive annual recruitment seasons from 2007 to 2016) at a cape area located in the Canary-Iberia Current Upwelling System (Cape of...
Neste artigo são resumidamente apresentados os principais padrões de variação espacial e temporal da abundância e distribuição de macroepibentos do litoral rochoso alentejano, e os principais fatores que os condicionam.
Áreas Marinhas Protegidas da Costa Sudoeste.