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Editors are biased too: An extension of Fox et al. (2023)'s analysis makes the ...
Srivastava, Diane S.; Bernardino, Joana; Marques, Ana Teresa; Proença-Ferreira, António; Filipe, Ana Filipa; Borda-de-Água, Luís; Gameiro, João1. Functional Ecology conducted a randomised trial comparing single- and double- blind peer review; a recent analysis of this data found substantial evidence for bias by reviewers. 2. We show that this dataset can also be analysed for editor bias, after controlling for both reviewer bias and paper quality. 3. Our analysis shows that editors tend to be more likely to invite high-scoring man- uscripts for revisio...
A review of post-construction monitoring practices used in the evaluation of tr...
Martins, Ricardo C.; Bernardino, Joana; Moreira, FranciscoBird mortality by collision is one of the major biodiversity impacts of transmission power lines. The European Union legislation determines that overhead power lines subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure should be monitored at post-construction to confirm the predicted impacts, and evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented mitigation measures. In light of the frequent calls to improve s...
Long-term management practices successfully reduce bird-related electrical faul...
Moreira, Francisco; Martins, Ricardo C.; Aguilar, Francisco F.; Canhoto, António; Martins, Jorge; Moreira, José; Bernardino, JoanaBird nests on transmission lines can cause electrical faults which reduce service reliability. To address this problem, since the mid-90s, the Portuguese Transmission System Operator (TSO) has undertaken management actions to discourage white storks Ciconia ciconia from nesting in hazardous locations of the pylons. Here, we compiled and analyzed an 18-year series of data on electrical faults, TSO management act...
MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL: A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occur...
Grilo, Clara; Afonso, Beatriz C.; Afonso, Filipe; Alexandre, Marta; Aliácar, Sara; Almeida, Ana; Alonso, Ivan Prego; Álvares, Francisco; Alves, PauloMammals 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...
Decentralized ad-hoc seaport truck authentication
Bartolomeu, Paulo C.; Bernardino, Joana; Ferreira, JoaquimLarge seaports encompass high maritime and land vehicle traffic, moving tens of thousands of tons in goods per year. Future seaports will allow autonomous driving trucks to enter the terminal and collaborate with local autonomous loading/unloading vehicles and equipment in a seamless way, providing a much higher transport efficiency than it is possible to currently attain. A key requirement to realize this goal...
MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL : A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occu...
Grilo, Clara; Afonso, Beatriz C.; Afonso, Filipe; Alexandre, Marta; Aliácar, Sara; Almeida, Ana; Alonso, Ivan Prego; Álvares, Francisco; Alves, PauloMammals 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 in Portugal: A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occur...
Grilo, Clara; Afonso, Beatriz C.; Afonso, Filipe; Alexandre, Marta; Aliácar, Sara; Almeida, Ana; Alonso, Ivan Prego; Álvares, Francisco; Alves, PauloMammals 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...
Response of vertebrate scavengers to power line and road rights-of-way and its ...
Bernardino, Joana; Martins, Ricardo; Santos, Sara Maria; Moreira, FranciscoLinear infrastructures, such as power lines and roads, are an important source of bird mortality. However, little is known on the potential effect of these infrastructures on local scavenger guilds, their foraging activity and the resulting bird carcass removal patterns. This is an important source of bias in studies aiming to quantify bird fatalities due to linear infrastructures. We used camera-traps to recor...
Impact of culvert flooding on carnivore crossings
Craveiro, João; Bernardino, Joana; Mira, António; Vaz, PedroAlong many roads worldwide, drainage culverts are the only structures wildlife can safely use to cross. However, culverts inundate and can become unavailable to terrestrial fauna during rainy periods. We conducted a field study over wet and dry seasons in southern Portugal to assess the effect of culvert flooding on crossings by medium-sized carnivores. We set up track stations inside 30 culverts along intermed...
Response of vertebrate scavengers to power line and road rights-of-way and its ...
Bernardino, Joana; Bispo, Regina; Martins, Ricardo C.; Santos, Sara; Moreira, FranciscoLinear infrastructures, such as power lines and roads, are an important source of bird mortality. However, little is known on the potential effect of these infrastructures on local scavenger guilds, their foraging activity and the resulting bird carcass removal patterns. This is an important source of bias in studies aiming to quantify bird fatalities due to linear infrastructures. We used camera-traps to recor...