Extreme and highly heterogeneous microclimates in selectively logged tropical forests by Blonder, B, Both, S, Coomes, D, Elias, D, Jucker, T, Kvasnica, J, Majalap, N, Malhi, Y, Milodowski, D, Riutta, T, Svatek, M

“…Microclimate within forests influences ecosystem fluxes and demographic rates. …”

A research agenda for microclimate ecology in human-modified tropical forests by Jucker, T, Jackson, TD, Zellweger, F, Swinfield, T, Gregory, N, Williamson, J, Slade, EM, Phillips, JW, Bittencourt, PBL, Blonder, B, Boyle, MJW, Ellwood, MDF, Hemprich-Bennett, D, Lewis, OT, Matula, R, Senior, RA, Shenkin, A, Svátek, M, Coomes, DA

“…To bridge this knowledge gap, here we outline an agenda for future microclimate research in human-modified tropical ecosystems. …”

Integrating courtyard microclimate in building performance to mitigate extreme urban heat impacts by Lizana, J, Lopez-Cabeza, VP, Renaldi, R, Diz-Mellado, E, Rivera-Gomez, C, Galan-Marin, C

“…This paper quantifies the impact of urban climate on building performance and evaluates the benefits of specific microclimates, such as inner courtyards, to mitigate extreme heat impacts. …”

THE IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE AND GAP MICROCLIMATE FOR SEEDLING GROWTH-CONDITIONS IN A BORNEAN LOWLAND RAIN-FOREST by Brown, N

Evaluating the role of ivy (Hedera helix) in moderating wall surface microclimates and contributing to the bioprotection of historic buildings by Viles, H

Are there edge effects on forest fungi and if so do they matter? by Crockatt, MC

“…These include responses of fungi to the altered microclimate and nitrogen levels at forest edges, at both the individual and community level; interactions with plants and animals that have been influenced by edges; above-belowground feedback between mycorrhizal fungi and host trees. …”

Saprotrophic cord systems: dispersal mechanisms in space and time by Boddy, L, Hynes, J, Bebber, D, Fricker, M

“…In natural terrestrial environments, nutrients are often patchily and sparsely distributed, and the microclimate is constantly changing both temporally and spatially. …”

Saprotrophic cord systems: dispersal mechanisms in space and time by Boddy, L, Hynes, J, Bebber, D, Fricker, M

“…In natural terrestrial environments, nutrients are often patchily and sparsely distributed, and the microclimate is constantly changing both temporally and spatially. …”

Preliminary design and analysis of a photovoltaic-powered direct air capture system for a residential building by Al Assaf, AH, Alrebei, OF, Le Page, LM, El-Sabek, L, Obeidat, B, Kaouri, K, Abufares, H, Amhamed, AI

“…The CFD model was validated using microclimate-air quality dataloggers. The simulated velocity was 1.4 m/s and the measured velocity was 1.35 m/s, which corresponds to a 3.5% error. …”

Impact of species diversity, stand age and environmental factors on leaf litter decomposition in subtropical forests in China by Trogisch, S, He, J, Hector, A, Scherer-Lorenzen, M

“…Results Decomposition rate of Schima superba leaf litter was mainly affected by stand characteristics and microclimate but not tree diversity. Two thirds of plot-specific litter mixtures showed a positive non-additive mixture effect whose strength was marginally positively influenced by litter species richness. …”

Plant traits and associated data from a warming experiment, a seabird colony, and along elevation in Svalbard by Vandvik, V, Halbritter, AH, Althuizen, IHJ, Christiansen, CT, Henn, JJ, Jónsdóttir, IS, Klanderud, K, Macias-Fauria, M, Malhi, Y, Maitner, BS, Michaletz, S, Roos, RE, Telford, RJ, Bass, P, Björnsdóttir, K, Bustamante, LLV, Chmurzynski, A, Chen, S, Haugum, SV, Kemppinen, J, Lepley, K, Li, Y, Linabury, M, Matos, IS, Neto-Bradley, BM, Ng, M, Niittynen, P, Östman, S, Pánková, K, Roth, N, Castorena, M, Spiegel, M, Thomson, E, Vågenes, AS, Enquist, BJ

“…In two High Arctic study systems near Longyearbyen, Svalbard, a 20-year ITEX warming experiment and elevational gradients with and without nutrient input from nesting seabirds, we collected data on vegetation composition and structure, plant functional traits, ecosystem fluxes, multispectral remote sensing, and microclimate. The dataset contains 1,962 plant records and 16,160 trait measurements from 34 vascular plant taxa, for 9 of which these are the first published trait data. …”

Climate-surface-pore-water interactions on a salt crusted playa: implications for crust pattern and surface roughness development measured using terrestrial laser scanning by Nield, J, Wiggs, G, King, J, Bryant, R, Eckardt, F, Thomas, D, Washington, R

“…The dynamic nature of salt crusts and the complex feedback patterns identified emphasize how processes both above and below the surface may govern the response of playa surfaces to microclimate diurnal cycles. …”

Rethinking the potential productivity of crassulacean acid metabolism by integrating metabolic dynamics with shoot architecture, using the example of Agave tequilana by Wang, Y, Smith, JAC, Zhu, X-G, Long, SP

“…After capturing the 3-D form over an 8-yr production cycle, a ray-tracing method allowed the prediction of the light microclimate across all photosynthetic surfaces. Integration with the biochemical model thereby enabled the simulation of plant and stand carbon uptake over daily and annual courses. …”

The role of large wild animals in climate change mitigation and adaptation by Malhi, Y, Lander, T, le Roux, E, Stevens, N, Macias-Fauria, M, Wedding, L, Girardin, C, Kristensen, JÅ, Sandom, CJ, Evans, TD, Svenning, J-C, Canney, S

“…Large animals also contribute to ecosystem adaptation to climate change by promoting complexity of trophic webs, increasing habitat heterogeneity, enhancing plant dispersal, increasing resistance to abrupt ecosystem change and through microclimate modification. …”

Bibliometric analysis and landscape of actors in passive cooling research by Miranda, ND, Renaldi, R, Khosla, R, McCulloch, M

“…Specific technologies also show increasing trends in annual publications, with natural ventilation being the dominant passive cooling measure (N=389), followed by microclimate (N=317) and radiative cooling (N=312). In the last three years, however, publications on radiative cooling and solar control have been the most numerous and hence are promising technologies in the field. …”

The ecology of lacertids at Gibraltar by Cortés, J

“…Habitats, climate, and relevant aspects of microclimate are described.</p> <p>Work-centred on the Iberian Wall Lizard <u>Podarcis hispanica</u> which where possible was compared to <u>Psammodromus algirus</u> with which it sometimes occurred.…”

Associational resistance to both insect and pathogen damage in mixed forests is modulated by tree neighbour identity and drought by Field, E, Castagneyrol, B, Gibbs, M, Jactel, H, Barsoum, N, Schonrogge, K, Hector, A

“…Separate from the effect of tree species richness, the presence of birch in a plot increased damage by leaf chewers and powdery mildew, but lowered leaf miner damage, suggesting additional tree neighbour identity effects potentially linked to modulation of microclimate. We found a negative association between leaf miner abundance and oak powdery mildew, consistent with antagonism between oak damage agents. …”

No evidence that seaweed cover enhances the deterioration of natural‐cement‐based mortar in intertidal environments by Baxter, T, Coombes, M, Viles, H

“…<br><br> This study assesses whether seaweed cover (Fucus vesiculosus and Fucus serratus) influences the breakdown of mortar prepared using natural cement through an exposure trial at Portland Port, Dorset, UK. Using microclimate monitoring and three different indicators of weathering and material breakdown (surface hardness, surface roughness and ultrasonic pulse velocity), samples of mortar with and without a cover of seaweed were compared after 6 months of exposure to intertidal conditions. …”

The impact of logging on vertical canopy structure across a gradient of tropical forest degradation intensity in Borneo by Milodowski, DT, Coomes, DA, Swinfield, T, Jucker, T, Riutta, T, Malhi, Y, Svatek, M, Kvasnica, J, Burslem, DFRP, Ewers, RM, Teh, YA, Williams, M

“…Forest degradation through logging is pervasive throughout the world's tropical forests, leading to changes in the three-dimensional canopy structure that have profound consequences for wildlife, microclimate and ecosystem functioning. Quantifying these structural changes is fundamental to understanding the impact of degradation, but is challenging in dense, structurally complex forest canopies. …”

The Enlightenment in Scotland

“…Macinnes, Applied Enlightenment: its Scottish limitations in the eighteenth century<br/> Colin Kidd, Enlightenment and anti-Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Scotland: an Ayrshire-Renfrewshire microclimate<br/> Alexander Broadie, Scotland’s ‘science of man’<br/> László Kontler, Historical discourses and the science of man in the late eighteenth century: separate Scottish and German paths? …”