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The historical ecological background of West Nile virus in Portugal indicates O...
Geraldes, Martim A.; Cunha, Mónica V.; Godinho, Carlos; Lima, Ricardo F. de; Giovanetti, Marta; Lourenço, JoséWest Nile (WNV) is a zoonotic arbovirus with an expanding geographical range and epidemic activity in Europe. Not having yet experienced a human-associated epidemic, Portugal remains an outlier in the Mediterranean basin. In this study, we apply ecological niche modelling informed by WNV historical evidence and a multitude of environmental variables from across Portugal. We identify that ecological backgrounds ...
Global change in microcosms: environmental and societal predictors of land cove...
Norder, Sietze J.; Lima, Ricardo F. de; Nascimento, Lea de; Lim, Jun Y.; Fernández-Palacios, José María; Romeiras, Maria M.; Elias, Rui BentoIslands contribute enormouslytoglobalbiodiversity,buttheir speciesandecosystems arehighly threatened and often confined to small patches of remaining native vegetation. Islands are thus ideal microcosms to study the local dimensions of global change. While human activities have drastically transformed most islands,the extentto which societal and environmental conditions shape differences in land cover remains u...
Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons
Newton, Alice; Brito, Ana C.; Icely, John D.; Derolez, Valérie; Clara, Inês; Angus, Stewart; Schernewski, Gerald; Inácio, Miguel; Lillebø, Ana I.The natural conservation of coastal lagoons is important not only for their ecological importance, but also because of the valuable ecosystem services they provide for human welfare and wellbeing. Coastal lagoons are shallow semi-enclosed systems that support important habitats such as wetlands, mangroves, salt-marshes and seagrass meadows, as well as a rich biodiversity. Coastal lagoons are also complex social...
Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons
Newton, Alice; C. Brito, Ana; Icely, John D.; Derolez, Valérie; Clara, Inês; Angus, Stewart; Schernewski, Gerald; Inácio, Miguel; Lillebø, Ana I.The natural conservation of coastal lagoons is important not only for their ecological importance, but also because of the valuable ecosystem services they provide for human welfare and wellbeing. Coastal lagoons are shallow semi-enclosed systems that support important habitats such as wetlands, mangroves, salt-marshes and seagrass meadows, as well as a rich biodiversity. Coastal lagoons are also complex social...