Political responses to the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in city soundscapes around the globe. From March to October 2020, a consortium of 261 contributors from 35 countries brought together by the Silent Cities project built a unique soundscape recordings collection to report on local acoustic changes in urban areas. We present this collection here, along with metadata including observational descriptions o...
1. The sudden loss of habitats due to natural or anthropogenic disturbances causes displacement of mobile animals from affected areas to refuge habitats, where large but often transitory concentrations of individuals may occur. While these local density increases have been previously described, the hypothesis that crowding disrupts demographic processes remains largely untested. 2. Here we used the sudden flood...
Adenoviruses (AdV) are pathogens capable of infecting animals and humans leading to a wide spectrum of diseases. They have a widespread geographical dissemination and infect several species, including red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris ). In the Iberian Peninsula, there are no reports of infection of red squirrels by AdV. In this study, we report for the first time the detection of squirrel AdV in a red squirrel t...
Mammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being includedin the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associatedwith habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam-mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion formarine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func-tionality and resilience, and therefore...
Mammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being includedin the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associatedwith habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam-mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion formarine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func-tionality and resilience, and therefore...
Mammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being included in the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associated with habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion for marine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func tionality and resilience, and theref...
O ramo automóvel, é sem dúvida alguma uma das maiores e mais influentes indústrias no mundo, sendo que com esta magnitude conseguiria ter um efeito substancial num movimento em direção a uma sociedade sustentável. O setor automóvel tem uma enorme responsabilidade em termos de proporcionar melhor qualidade de vida e melhorar o bem estar do ser humano. Contudo o aumento da taxa de produção e o crescimento desta i...
Conhecer o perfil e caracterização dos prematuros tem atualmente sido uma grande preocupação, pois os índices de prematuridade e sobrevivência estão a aumentar, e o diagnóstico é fundamental para a prevenção e atuação ao qualificar e direcionar as tecnologias especializadas para o atendimento
The variety Cabernet Sauvignon has revealed in the São Francisco Valley (9º02' S; 40º11' W) a high potential of quality, but with some limitations on its adaptation to this “terroir”. The rootstocks with effective affinity are yet unknown and the material with many virus infections makes difficult its culture, particularly in terms of yield, which generally is very low. With the objective to maximize the behavi...