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Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide on Primary Production and Physiological F...
Carvalho, Ricardo Cruz; Feijão, Eduardo; Matos, Ana Rita; Cabrita, Maria Teresa; Utkin, Andrei B.The use of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) worldwide has increased exponentially over the last two decades increasing the environmental risk to marine and coastal habitats. The present study investigated the effects of GBHs at environmentally relevant concentrations (0, 10, 50, 100, 250, and 500 g L1) on the physiology and biochemistry (photosynthesis, pigment, and lipid composition, antioxidative systems an...
Using chlorophyll a fluorescence imaging to select desiccation-tolerant native ...
Carvalho, Ricardo Cruz; Paço, Teresa; Branquinho, Cristina; Silva, Jorge MarquesGreen roofs have been more thoroughly investigated in the last few years due to the potential benefits they o er to ecosystems in urban areas (e.g., carbon sequestration, particle retention, heat island e ect attenuation). However, current climate change models predict an increase in desertification, with an increase in temperature and decrease in rainfall, which means there is an increasing demand for green ro...
Green roof design techniques to improve water use under Mediterranean conditions
Paço, Teresa Afonso do; Carvalho, Ricardo Cruz; Arsénio, Pedro; Martins, DianaGreen roof typology can vary depending on buildings structure, climate conditions, substrate, and plants used. In regions with hot and dry summers, such as the Mediterranean region, irrigation plays an essential role, as the highest temperatures occur during the driest period of the year. Irrigation might reduce the heat island effect and improve the cooling of buildings during this period, however, the added c...
Selecting potential moss species for green roofs in the Mediterranean Basin
Carvalho, Ricardo Cruz; Varela, Zulema; Paço, Teresa Afonso do; Branquinho, CristinaGreen roofs are important infrastructures to address the e ects of climate change in urban areas. However, most studies and applications have been done in cooler and wetter regions of the northern hemisphere. Climate change will lead to more extreme weather events, such as increased drought and decreased precipitation with intense flash rain events. Increase desertification is expected especially in the Mediter...