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Declining water resources in the Anduña River Basin of Western Pyrenees: Land abandonment or climate variability?
(Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2024-06-01)Study Region: Mountains play a crucial role in supplying water for consumption, irrigation, and hydroelectric power. However, they are highly vulnerable to climate change. The Pyrenees exemplify a mountainous region ... -
Decoupling between human development and energy consumption within footprint accounts
(Elsevier, 2018)Historically, the growth of energy consumption has fuelled human development, but this approach is no longer socially and environmentally sustainable. Recent analyses suggest that some individual countries have responded ... -
Dedicated versus mainstreaming approaches in local climate plans in Europe
(Elsevier, 2019)Cities are gaining prominence committing to respond to the threat of climate change, e.g., by developing local climate plans or strategies. However, little is known regarding the approaches and processes of plan development ... -
Defining hotspots and coldspots of regulating and maintenance ecosystem services is key to effective marine management – An assessment of a coastal-open sea gradient, Portugal
(Ocean and Coastal Management, 2023)Coastal and marine ecosystems provide valuable ecosystem services (ES) from which humans derive societal goods and benefits (SG&B) after inputting human capital. Their assessment and integration into management plans are ... -
Democratizing Energy, Energizing Democracy: Central Dimensions Surfacing in the Debate
(Frontiers in Energy Research, 2020)This perspective piece sets out to contribute to the academic and practitioner debates around energy transitions and democracy initiatives in the age of a climate crisis. For tackling present-day energy challenges in a ... -
Determinants of travel mode choice in Europe: Results from a survey on routine mobility
(Papeles de energía, 2020)Understanding the differences in travel behaviour across different countries underlined by trip and individual characteristics are paramount to develop effective policies to nudge a shift towards sustainable mobility. ... -
Determining discount rates for the evaluation of natural assets in land-use planning: An application of the Equivalency Principle
(Elsevier, 2019)One of the most pressing issues when making decisions over long-term environmental problems is deciding on an appropriate discount rate. This can be a highly technical discussion. While some argue in favour of market rates, ... -
Determining freshwater lake communities’ vulnerability to snowstorms in the northwest territories
(Water (Switzerland), 2021-07-01)As the exposure to extreme snowstorms continues to change in response to a warming climate, this can lead to higher infrastructure damages, financial instability, accessibility restrictions, as well as safety and health ... -
Determining the economic costs and benefits of conservation actions: A decision support framework
(Conservation Science and Practice, 2022)The need for conservation action to be cost-effective is widely accepted, resulting in increased interest and effort to assess effectiveness. Assessing the financial and economic costs of conservation is equally important ... -
Development of a low-temperature immersion microscopy technique for ice research
(Annals of Glaciology, 2024-01-01)Perennial ice can be studied for many purposes, including paleoclimate records or rheological properties. For most of those purposes, the ice microstructure must be studied, often through optical microscopy. The aim of ... -
Differences in temperature sensitivity and drought recovery between natural stands and plantations of conifers are species-specific
(Science of the Total Environment, 2021-11-20)Forests are being impacted by climate and land-use changes which have altered their productivity and growth. Understanding how tree growth responds to climate in natural and planted stands may provide valuable information ... -
(Dis) integrated valuation – Assessing the information gaps in ecosystem service appraisals for governance support
(Ecosystem Services, 2018)The operational challenges of integrated ecosystem service (ES) appraisals are determined by study purpose, system complexity and uncertainty, decision-makers requirements for reliability and accuracy of methods, and ... -
(Dis) integrated valuation – Assessing the information gaps in ecosystem service appraisals for governance support
(Ecosystem Services, 2018-02-01)The operational challenges of integrated ecosystem service (ES) appraisals are determined by study purpose, system complexity and uncertainty, decision-makers requirements for reliability and accuracy of methods, and ... -
Disentangling the Role of Forest Structure and Functional Traits in the Thermal Balance of the Mediterranean–Temperate Ecotone
(Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 2023-06-01)The thermal balance of forests is the result of complex land–atmosphere interactions. Different climate regimes and plant functional types can have contrasting energy budgets, but little is known about the influence of ... -
Distance and Regional Effects on the Value of Wild Bee Conservation
(Environmental and Resource Economics, 2023)Many wild bee species are threatened across Europe, and with them the pollination function they provide. While numerous studies have assessed the value of bees as pollinators of crops, little is known about the non-marked ... -
Distribution of responsibility for climate change within the milieu
(Philosophies, 2021-09-01)This article approaches the challenges of the distribution of responsibility for climate change on a local level using the framework of the milieu. It suggests that the framework of the milieu, inspired by Japanese and ... -
Diverse values of nature for sustainability
(Nature, 2023-08-24)Twenty-five years since foundational publications on valuing ecosystem services for human well-being1,2, addressing the global biodiversity crisis3 still implies confronting barriers to incorporating nature’s diverse values ... -
DNA metabarcoding and spatial modelling link diet diversification with distribution homogeneity in European bats
(Nature, 2020-03-02)Inferences of the interactions between species' ecological niches and spatial distribution have been historically based on simple metrics such as low-resolution dietary breadth and range size, which might have impeded the ... -
Double accounting in energy footprint and related assessments: How common is it and what are the consequences?
(ENERGY, 2021)The number of input-output assessments focused on energy has grown considerably in the last years. Many of these assessments combine data from multi-regional input-output (MRIO) databases with energy extensions that ... -
Drivers and spread of non-native pests in forests: The case of Gonipterus platensis in Spanish Eucalyptus plantations
(Forest Ecology and Management, 2022-04-15)...