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Book Chapter

Canarini A, Fuchslueger L, Joly F & Richter A (2023) Climate change impacts on soil biology. In: Goss MJ & Oliver M (eds.) Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment. 2 ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 578-586. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-822974-3.00244-5

Article

Financial incentives often fail to reconcile agricultural productivity and pro-conservation behavior

Bell AR, Rakotonarivo OS, Bhargava A, Duthie AB, Zhang W, Sargent R, Lewis AR & Kipchumba A (2023) Financial incentives often fail to reconcile agricultural productivity and pro-conservation behavior. Communications Earth & Environment, 4 (1), Art. No.: 27. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00689-6

Article

Spatial distribution and temporal variation of tropical mountaintop vegetation through images obtained by drones

Medeiros TPd, Morellato LPC & Silva TSF (2023) Spatial distribution and temporal variation of tropical mountaintop vegetation through images obtained by drones. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, Art. No.: 1083328. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1083328

Article

GLORIA - A globally representative hyperspectral in situ dataset for optical sensing of water quality

Lehmann MK, Gurlin D, Pahlevan N, Anstee J, Balasubramanian SV, Barbosa CCF, Binding C, Bracher A, Bresciani M, Burtner A, Cao Z, Dekker AG, Jiang D, Spyrakos E & Werther M (2023) GLORIA - A globally representative hyperspectral in situ dataset for optical sensing of water quality. Scientific Data, 10 (1), Art. No.: 100. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-01973-y

Article

Environmental reservoirs of the drug-resistant pathogenic yeast Candida auris

Akinbobola AB, Kean R, Hanifi SMA & Quilliam RS (2023) Environmental reservoirs of the drug-resistant pathogenic yeast Candida auris. PLOS Pathogens, 19 (4), Art. No.: e1011268. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011268

Article

How do weather conditions and environmental characteristics influence aesthetic preferences of freshwater environments?

Grace MJ, Dickie J, Bartie PJ, Brown C & Oliver DM (2023) How do weather conditions and environmental characteristics influence aesthetic preferences of freshwater environments?. Science of The Total Environment, 903, Art. No.: 166283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166283

Article

resevol: An R package for spatially explicit models of pesticide resistance given evolving pest genomes

Duthie AB, Mangan R, McKeon CR, Tinsley MC & Bussière LF (2023) resevol: An R package for spatially explicit models of pesticide resistance given evolving pest genomes. Noble R (Editor) PLOS Computational Biology, 19 (12), Art. No.: e1011691. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011691

Editorial

What future are we creating?

Robertson T (2023) What future are we creating?. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies. https://doi.org/10.1332/17579597y2023d000000006

Article

Personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and self-reported asthma-related health

McCarron A, Semple S, Braban CF, Gillespie C, Swanson V & Price HD (2023) Personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and self-reported asthma-related health. Social Science & Medicine, 337, Art. No.: 116293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116293

Article

A global systematic review of frugivorous animal tracking studies and the estimation of seed dispersal distances

Fell A, Silva T, Duthie A & Dent D (2023) A global systematic review of frugivorous animal tracking studies and the estimation of seed dispersal distances. Ecology and Evolution, 13 (11), Art. No.: e10638.

Article

Functional identity drives tree species richness-induced increases in litterfall production and forest floor mass in young tree communities

Wan X, Joly F, Jia H, Zhu M, Fu Y & Huang Z (2023) Functional identity drives tree species richness-induced increases in litterfall production and forest floor mass in young tree communities. New Phytologist, 240 (3), pp. 1003-1014. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19216

Article

What mandrills leave behind: using fecal samples to characterize the major histocompatibility complex in a threatened primate

Weber A, Lighten J, van Oosterhout C, Guibinga Mickala A, Ntie S, Mickala P, Lehmann D, Abernethy K & Anthony N (2023) What mandrills leave behind: using fecal samples to characterize the major histocompatibility complex in a threatened primate. Conservation Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01587-2

Article

Understanding Health Outcomes from Exposure to Blue Space Resources: Towards a Mixed Methods Framework for Analysis

Grace MJ, Dickie J, Bartie P, Brown C & Oliver DM (2023) Understanding Health Outcomes from Exposure to Blue Space Resources: Towards a Mixed Methods Framework for Analysis. Resources, 12 (11), Art. No.: 135. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources12110135

Other

The Fuel to Pot Project: An interdisciplinary partnership to address the role of solid fuel use in food preparation in the household in Kenya and Malawi

Uny I, Chamba M, Chasima T, Caes L, Kalumbi L, Orina F, Kambalame L, Semple S, Price H, Lucas S & Meme H (2023) The Fuel to Pot Project: An interdisciplinary partnership to address the role of solid fuel use in food preparation in the household in Kenya and Malawi., Edinburgh, 13.11.2023. https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RSE-AWG-scoping-project-report.pdf

Article

Transition to organic farming negatively affects bat activity

Fialas PC, Froidevaux JSP, Jones G & Batáry P (2023) Transition to organic farming negatively affects bat activity. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60 (10), pp. 2167-2176. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14468

Article

Estimating the concentration of total suspended solids in inland and coastal waters from Sentinel-2 MSI: A semi-analytical approach

Jiang D, Matsushita B, Pahlevan N, Gurlin D, Fichot CG, Harringmeyer J, Sent G, Brito AC, Brotas V, Werther M, Mascarenhas V, Blake M, Hunter P, Tyler A & Spyrakos E (2023) Estimating the concentration of total suspended solids in inland and coastal waters from Sentinel-2 MSI: A semi-analytical approach. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 204, pp. 362-377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2023.09.020

Article

Potential groundwater contamination from oil drilling in the Okavango

Sheldon R, Esterhuyse S, Lukas A & Greenwood S (2023) Potential groundwater contamination from oil drilling in the Okavango. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 131, Art. No.: 103430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2023.103430

Article

Incomplete recovery of tree community composition and rare species after 120 years of tropical forest succession in Panama

Elsy AD, Pfeifer M, Jones IL, DeWalt SJ, Lopez OR & Dent DH (2023) Incomplete recovery of tree community composition and rare species after 120 years of tropical forest succession in Panama. Biotropica. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13275

Article

Identifying the barriers to inclusion in field-based environmental sciences research

Carlin B, Sikka T, Hopkins P, Braunholtz L, Mair L & Pattison Z (2023) Identifying the barriers to inclusion in field-based environmental sciences research. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2274378

Policy Document

Source to Sea - enabling coherent, efficient and synergistic outcomes

Kellock C, Leakey C, Schroeder C, Melville N, Khan J & Mathieson S (2023) Source to Sea - enabling coherent, efficient and synergistic outcomes [NatureScot Research Report 1343]. NatureScot. NatureScot Research Report, 1343. Inverness. https://www.nature.scot/doc/naturescot-research-report-1343-source-sea-enabling-coherent-efficient-and-synergistic-outcomes

Article

Diversifying the concept of model organisms in the age of -omics

Bertile F, Matallana-Surget S, Tholey A, Cristobal S & Armengaud J (2023) Diversifying the concept of model organisms in the age of -omics. Communications Biology, 6, Art. No.: 1062. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05458-x

Article

“Do you Know What's Underneath your Feet?”: Underground Landscapes & Place‐Based Risk Perceptions of Proposed Shale Gas Sites in Rural British Communities

Ryder SS, Dickie JA & Devine‐Wright P (2023) “Do you Know What's Underneath your Feet?”: Underground Landscapes & Place‐Based Risk Perceptions of Proposed Shale Gas Sites in Rural British Communities. Rural Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12513

Article

The biogeography of Gabonese savannas: Evidence from termite community richness and composition

Evouna Ondo F, Jeffery KJ, Whytock R, Abernethy K, Couteron P, Eggleton P, Griffin C, Ostle NJ, Koumba Pambo A, Ngomanda A, Edzang Ndong J & Parr CL (2023) The biogeography of Gabonese savannas: Evidence from termite community richness and composition. Journal of Biogeography, 50 (9), pp. 1505-1518. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14671

Article

Renewable energies and biodiversity: Impact of ground‐mounted solar photovoltaic sites on bat activity

Tinsley E, Froidevaux JSP, Zsebők S, Szabadi KL & Jones G (2023) Renewable energies and biodiversity: Impact of ground‐mounted solar photovoltaic sites on bat activity. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60 (9), pp. 1752-1762. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14474

Article

Achieving Sustainable Earth Futures in the Anthropocene by Including Local Communities in Critical Zone Science

Naylor LA, Dungait JAJ, Zheng Y, Buckerfield S, Green SM, Oliver DM, Liu H, Peng J, Tu C & Zhang G (2023) Achieving Sustainable Earth Futures in the Anthropocene by Including Local Communities in Critical Zone Science. Earth's Future, 11 (9). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022ef003448

Article

Bringing Social Science Into Critical Zone Science: Exploring Smallholder Farmers' Learning Preferences in Chinese Human‐Modified Critical Zones

Naylor LA, Zheng Y, Munro N, Stanton A, Wang W, Chng NR, Oliver DM, Dungait JAJ & Waldron S (2023) Bringing Social Science Into Critical Zone Science: Exploring Smallholder Farmers' Learning Preferences in Chinese Human‐Modified Critical Zones. Earth's Future, 11 (9). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022ef003472

Article

Water color from Sentinel-2 MSI data for monitoring large rivers: Yangtze and Danube

Wang S, Jiang X, Spyrakos E, Li J, McGlinchey C, Constantinescu AM & Tyler AN (2023) Water color from Sentinel-2 MSI data for monitoring large rivers: Yangtze and Danube. Geo-spatial Information Science, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2023.2258950

Commentary

Raw water transfers: why a global freshwater invasion pathway has been overlooked

Pattison Z, Robertson P & Waine A (2023) Raw water transfers: why a global freshwater invasion pathway has been overlooked. Hydrobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05373-6

Editorial

Families, finances and status

Robertson T (2023) Families, finances and status. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, pp. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1332/175795923x16920108505186

Article

The use of solar farms by bats in mosaic landscapes: Implications for conservation

Szabadi KL, Kurali A, Rahman NAA, Froidevaux JSP, Tinsley E, Jones G, Görföl T, Estók P & Zsebok S (2023) The use of solar farms by bats in mosaic landscapes: Implications for conservation. Global Ecology and Conservation, 44, Art. No.: e02481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02481

Article

Synthesising 35 years of invasive non-native species research

Stevenson EA, Robertson P, Hickinbotham E, Mair L, Willby NJ, Mill A, Booy O, Witts K & Pattison Z (2023) Synthesising 35 years of invasive non-native species research. Biological Invasions, 25 (8), pp. 2423-2438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03067-7

Article

SOPHIA: A mineralogical simulant for phyllosilicate terrains at the Rosalind Franklin landing site, Oxia Planum, Mars

Dugdale A, Ramkissoon NK, Fawdon P, Patel MR, Hills L, Degli-Alessandrini G, Bonsall E, Schröder C, Turner SMR, Achilles CN & Pearson VK (2023) SOPHIA: A mineralogical simulant for phyllosilicate terrains at the Rosalind Franklin landing site, Oxia Planum, Mars. Icarus, 400, Art. No.: 115568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115568

Other

OP13 Undertaking photovoice in informal settlements in Kenya and Malawi: methodological learning from a qualitative study exploring solid fuel use, cooking and air pollution

Uny I, Chasima T, Kambalame L, Caes L, Meme H, Kalumbi L, Price H, Chamba M, Lucas S & Semple S (2023) OP13 Undertaking photovoice in informal settlements in Kenya and Malawi: methodological learning from a qualitative study exploring solid fuel use, cooking and air pollution. Society for Social Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts, 06.09.2023. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2023-ssmabstracts.13

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Self-reported benefits and risks of open water swimming to health, wellbeing and the environment: Cross-sectional evidence from a survey of Scottish swimmers

Oliver DM, McDougall CW, Robertson T, Grant B, Hanley N & Quilliam RS (2023) Self-reported benefits and risks of open water swimming to health, wellbeing and the environment: Cross-sectional evidence from a survey of Scottish swimmers. Meena DK (Editor) PLOS ONE, 18 (8), p. e0290834. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290834

Article

Predictors of successful return to parkrun for first-time adult participants in Scotland

Gilburn AS (2023) Predictors of successful return to parkrun for first-time adult participants in Scotland. Atulomah NO (Editor) PLOS Global Public Health, 3 (8), Art. No.: e0001786. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001786

Article

Microplastics in agriculture – a potential novel mechanism for the delivery of human pathogens onto crops

Quilliam RS, Pow CJ, Shilla DJ, Mwesiga JJ, Shilla DA & Woodford L (2023) Microplastics in agriculture – a potential novel mechanism for the delivery of human pathogens onto crops. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1152419

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Diet Composition and Feeding Ecology of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in a Lowland Tropical Forest in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon

Wilfried G, Ella E, Takenoshita Y, Brice L, Koumba M, Loïque F, Nguelet M, Iwata Y, Ando C, Mavoungou J & Abernethy K (2023) Diet Composition and Feeding Ecology of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in a Lowland Tropical Forest in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon. African Study Monographs, 43. https://doi.org/10.34548/asm.43.42

Article

Diatom adhesive trail proteins acquired by horizontal gene transfer from bacteria serve as primers for marine biofilm formation

Zackova Suchanova J, Bilcke G, Romanowska B, Fatlawi A, Pippel M, Skeffington A, Schroeder M, Vyverman W, Vandepoele K, Kröger N & Poulsen N (2023) Diatom adhesive trail proteins acquired by horizontal gene transfer from bacteria serve as primers for marine biofilm formation. Skeffington A (Researcher) New Phytologist, 240 (2). https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19145

Article

Great Britain's spatial twitter activity related to ‘fracking’

Bartie P, Varley A, Dickie J, Evensen D, Devine-Wright P, Ryder S, Whitmarsh L & Foad C (2023) Great Britain's spatial twitter activity related to ‘fracking’. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 103, Art. No.: 101978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2023.101978

Article

Forest Canopy Cover Inversion Exploration Using Multi-Source Optical Data and Combined Methods

Guan Y, Tian X, Zhang W, Marino A, Huang J, Mao Y & Zhao H (2023) Forest Canopy Cover Inversion Exploration Using Multi-Source Optical Data and Combined Methods. Forests, 14 (8), Art. No.: 1527. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14081527

Article

Plastic pollution and fungal, protozoan, and helminth pathogens – a neglected environmental and public health issue?

Ormsby MJ, Akinbobola A & Quilliam RS (2023) Plastic pollution and fungal, protozoan, and helminth pathogens – a neglected environmental and public health issue?. Science of The Total Environment, 882, Art. No.: 163093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163093

Article

The bulk mineralogy, elemental composition, and water content of the Winchcombe CM chondrite fall

Bates HC, King AJ, Shirley KS, Bonsall E, Schroeder C, Wombacher F, Fockenberg T, Curtis RJ & Bowles NE (2023) The bulk mineralogy, elemental composition, and water content of the Winchcombe CM chondrite fall. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14043

Article

Field-Scale Floating Treatment Wetlands: Quantifying Ecosystem Service Provision from Monoculture vs. Polyculture Macrophyte Communities

Fletcher J, Willby N, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2023) Field-Scale Floating Treatment Wetlands: Quantifying Ecosystem Service Provision from Monoculture vs. Polyculture Macrophyte Communities. Land, 12 (7), p. 1382. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1382; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071382

Article

An intact S-layer is advantageous to Clostridioides difficile within the host

Ormsby MJ, Vaz F, Kirk JA, Barwinska-Sendra A, Hallam JC, Lanzoni-Mangutchi P, Cole J, Chaudhuri RR, Salgado PS, Fagan RP & Douce GR (2023) An intact S-layer is advantageous to Clostridioides difficile within the host. McClane BA (Editor) PLOS Pathogens, 19 (6), Art. No.: e1011015. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011015

Article

Biological nitrogen fixation by soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), a novel, high protein crop in Scotland, requires inoculation with non-native bradyrhizobia

Maluk M, Giles M, Wardell GE, Akramin AT, Ferrando-Molina F, Murdoch A, Barros M, Beukes C, Vasconçelos M, Harrison E, Daniell TJ, Quilliam RS, Iannetta PPM & James EK (2023) Biological nitrogen fixation by soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), a novel, high protein crop in Scotland, requires inoculation with non-native bradyrhizobia. Frontiers in Agronomy, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2023.1196873

Review

Towards the discovery of novel molecular clocks in Prokaryotes

Matallana-Surget S, Augustin G, Werner J & Wattiez R (2023) Towards the discovery of novel molecular clocks in Prokaryotes. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1040841X.2023.2220789

Article

Climate Change Impacts on Surface Heat Fluxes in a Deep Monomictic Lake

Ayala AI, Mesman JP, Jones ID, de Eyto E, Jennings E, Goyette S & Pierson DC (2023) Climate Change Impacts on Surface Heat Fluxes in a Deep Monomictic Lake. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128 (11). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022jd038355

Article

High mountain trees: altitudinal records recently broken for eleven different tree species in Britain

Watts SH (2023) High mountain trees: altitudinal records recently broken for eleven different tree species in Britain. British & Irish Botany, 5 (2), pp. 167-179. https://britishandirishbotany.org/index.php/bib/article/view/144; https://doi.org/10.33928/bib.2023.05.167

Article

Low dose γ-radiation induced effects on wax moth (Galleria mellonella) larvae

Copplestone D, Coates CJ & Lim J (2023) Low dose γ-radiation induced effects on wax moth (Galleria mellonella) larvae. Science of The Total Environment, 876, Art. No.: 162742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162742

Article

Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya

Meme H, Amukoye E, Bowyer C, Chakaya J, Das D, Dobson R, Dragosits U, Fuld J, Gray C, Hahn M, Kiplimo R, Lesosky M, Loh MM, Price H & Semple S (2023) Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya. Thorax. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2023-220057

Article

Clinically important E. coli strains can persist, and retain their pathogenicity, on environmental plastic and fabric waste

Ormsby MJ, White HL, Metcalf R, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2023) Clinically important E. coli strains can persist, and retain their pathogenicity, on environmental plastic and fabric waste. Environmental Pollution, 326, Art. No.: 121466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121466

Article

Urban landscapes and legacy industry provide hotspots for riverine greenhouse gases: A source-to-sea study of the River Clyde

Brown AM, Bass AM, Skiba U, Macdonald JM & Pickard AE (2023) Urban landscapes and legacy industry provide hotspots for riverine greenhouse gases: A source-to-sea study of the River Clyde. Water Research, 236, p. 119969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.119969

Article

Foraging guild modulates insectivorous bat responses to habitat loss and insular fragmentation in peninsular Malaysia

Hazard QCK, Froidevaux JSP, Yoh N, Moore J, Senawi J, Gibson L & Palmeirim AF (2023) Foraging guild modulates insectivorous bat responses to habitat loss and insular fragmentation in peninsular Malaysia. Biological Conservation, 281, Art. No.: 110017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110017

Article

From reflection diaries to practical guidance for transdisciplinary research: learnings from a Kenyan air pollution project

Price HD, Bowyer CJ, Büker P, Gray CM, Hahn M, Lambe F, Loh M, Medcalf AJ, Njoora TK, Waelde C, Wainwright M & West SE (2023) From reflection diaries to practical guidance for transdisciplinary research: learnings from a Kenyan air pollution project. Sustainability Science, 18 (3), pp. 1429-1444. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-023-01317-0