Study of the Trends of Chemical–Physical Parameters in Different Karst Aquifers: Some Examples from Italian Alps by Valentina Balestra, Adriano Fiorucci, Bartolomeo Vigna

“…Lastly, aquifers fed by very fractured rocky masses and reduced karstification have a water flow rate with mild annual variations and constant chemical–physical parameters over time (homogenization phenomenon).…”
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Barrelier’s Speedwell (<i>Veronica barrelieri</i> Schott ex Roem. et Schult., Plantaginaceae)—Potential of Free Volatile Compounds for Horticulture by Dario Kremer, Edith Stabentheiner, Marija Nazlić, Marko Randić, Siniša Srečec, Valerija Dunkić

“…Holub (family Plantaginaceae) grows on dry grasslands and rocky slopes in southeastern Europe. Because of its attractive blue flowers arranged in dense inflorescences up to 30 cm long, this plant has great potential for horticulture, especially in dry climates. …”
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INVENTORY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EROSIVE FORMS IN THE BARBANTIÑO RIVER (MIÑO BASIN, GALICIA, NW PENÍNSULA IBÉRICA) by Elena de Uña-Álvarez, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Vázquez, Maria Luz Rodríguez-Blanco, Alexandra Maria Ramírez-Pérez

“…Carried out within the framework of a research line with the objectives of inventorying, characterizing, interpreting and evaluating the erosive forms in the rocky channels of the Miño River and its tributaries, the employed methodology included phases of field work, creation of a database, and statistical analysis. …”
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The effects of late Cenozoic climate change on the global distribution of frost cracking by H. Sharma, S. G. Mutz, T. A. Ehlers

“…Results indicate for all paleoclimate time slices that frost cracking was most prevalent (relative to PI times) in the middle- to high-latitude regions, as well as high-elevation lower-latitude areas such the Himalayas, Tibet, the European Alps, the Japanese Alps, the US Rocky Mountains, and the Andes Mountains. The smallest deviations in frost cracking (relative to PI conditions) were observed in the MH simulation, which yielded slightly higher FCI values in most of the areas. …”
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Patient–Provider Relationships Among Vulnerable Patients: The Association With Health Literacy, Continuity of Care, and Self-Rated Health by Akiko Kamimura PhD, MSW, MA, Rebecca Higham BS, Naveen Rathi HBS, Samin Panahi BS, Edward Lee BS, Jeanie Ashby MPH

“…A self-administered survey was collected from uninsured primary care patients utilizing a free clinic in the metropolitan area in the Rocky Mountain Region in the United States from May to July in 2018. …”
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Podding of Paralomis granulosa (Lithodidae) juveniles inhabiting kelp forests of the Cape Horn Archipelago (Chile) by Ivan Cañete, Alan M. Friedlander, Enric Sala, Tania Figueroa

“…Juveniles (32.8 ± 7.3 mm carapace length) were recorded on kelp fronds, holdfasts, kelp stipes, and adjacent rocky bottom of this protected coast. This podding behavior resembles that of other juvenile king crabs in terms of homogeneity in size structure and may be a predator avoidance mechanism. …”
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Using Geographic Information to Analyze Wildland Firefighter Situational Awareness: Impacts of Spatial Resolution on Visibility Assessment by Katherine A. Mistick, Philip E. Dennison, Michael J. Campbell, Matthew P. Thompson

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Coastal evolution from transgressive barrier deposit to marine terrace on Isla Coronados, Baja California Sur, Mexico by J Ledesma-Vazquez, ME Johnson, DH Backus, C Mirabal-Davila

“…This surface was the foundation for a short-lived rocky-shore biota in transition to dense growth of branching P. panamensis. …”
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The complete chloroplast genome of Fraxinus malacophylla (Oleaceae, Oleoideae) by Hua-Chao Duan, Xin-Hua Zheng, Yan-Yan Li, Shi-Min Li, Lan Ye, Hui-Zhu Jing, Qiong Dong

“…Fraxinus malacophylla is one of the commonly used ecological restoration tree species in rocky desertification areas. It has high medicinal and timber value. …”
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Dynamics of Laterality in Lake Tanganyika Scale-Eaters Driven by Cross-Predation by Michio Hori, Masanori Kohda, Satoshi Awata, Satoshi Takahashi

“…Temporal changes in the frequencies of morphs in two cohabiting scale-eating species (<i>Perissodus microlepis</i> and <i>P. straeleni</i>) were investigated over a 31-year period on a rocky shore at the southern end of the lake. Dimorphism was maintained dynamically during the period in both species, and the frequencies oscillated with a period of about four years in a semi-synchronized manner. …”
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<i>Commiphora</i> Jacq (Burseraceae) in Saudi Arabia, Botanical, Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Notes by Lamiaa F. Shalabi, Fedah S. Otaif

“…They are distributed in Saudi Arabia, mainly in rocky habitats and regions under mountains, including the east of Tihama, forming a distinct element of Saudi flora. …”
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Phylogeographic structure and northward range expansion in the barnacle Chthamalus fragilis by Annette F. Govindarajan, Filip Bukša, Katherine Bockrath, John P. Wares, Jesús Pineda

“…It appeared in New England circa 1900 coincident with warming temperatures, and is now a conspicuous member of rocky intertidal communities extending through the northern shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. …”
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South American terrestrial biomes as geocomplexes: a geobotanical landscape approach by Gonzalo Navarro, Federico Luebert, José Antonio Molina

“…In this sense, we consider the biome as a landscape complex (geocomplex), that spatially includes one to several vegetation geoseries which, in turn, each comprise the following possible geomorphologically linked vegetation series: i) the potential natural climatophilic vegetation (zonal vegetation) and their seral successional stages which occur repeatedly in the landscape; ii) edapho-xerophyllous vegetation (azonal vegetation such as occurs on rocky outcrops or sandy soils); and iii) edapho-hygrophilic vegetation (azonal vegetation such as flooded vegetation on river banks). …”
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Modeling the Missing DBHs: Influence of Model Form on UAV DBH Characterization by Wade T. Tinkham, Neal C. Swayze, Chad M. Hoffman, Lauren E. Lad, Mike A. Battaglia

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ARIMA and SPSS statistics based assessment of landslide occurrence in western Himalayas by Mohsin Fayaz, Gowhar Meraj, Sheik Abdul Khader, Majid Farooq

“…Most mountainous roads are constructed on fragile and rocky slopes, and any natural (e.g., precipitation) or human-triggered disturbance (e.g., heavy traffic) can cause a fatal and devastating landslide under the influence of gravity. …”
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Phenological Variation in Bluebunch Wheatgrass (<i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i>): Implications for Seed Sourcing, Harvest, and Restoration by Kathryn Prive, Matthew R. Orr, Francis F. Kilkenny, Ronald J. Reuter, Holly R. Prendeville

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Morphometric Analysis of Trail Network and Tourist Vulnerability in a Highly Frequented Protected Area by Guido Paliaga, Andrea Ferrando, Pierluigi Brandolini, Paola Coratza, Francesco Faccini

“…However, due to the geomorphological characteristics of the area, the morphological features of the trail network (i.e., exposed paths, steep ups and downs, rocky sections with cables, etc.) and the peculiar meteo-climatic conditions, the number of accidents involving hikers has increased in the most recent years. …”
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ملاحظات أولية حول المجمعات القاعية والسمكية على الساحل السوري (منطقة اللاذقية). التنوع الحيوي المحلي والمهاجر... by غازي بيطار

“…In the present paper which is only limited to the Syrian side, the researcher, who depend on the results of diving, points out to the distribution of the benthic animal and vegetal communities according to their appearance sequence and level of occurrence -mainly on the rocky substratum- starting from the vermetids platforms of the water surface to the bottoms where the phanerogams occur, in particular the Monocotyledon Cymodocea nodosa. …”
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Mapping Fine-Scale Crown Scorch in 3D with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems by Christopher J. Moran, Valentijn Hoff, Russell A. Parsons, Lloyd P. Queen, Carl A. Seielstad

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Round Goby Detection in Lakes Huron and Michigan—An Evaluation of eDNA and Fish Catches by Kasia J. Przybyla-Kelly, Ashley M. Spoljaric, Meredith B. Nevers

“…The round goby (<i>Neogobius melanostomus</i>) is an invasive, bottom-dwelling fish inhabiting rocky areas of all five Great Lakes. While trawl surveys are typically used for abundance assessments, angling has been demonstrated as a means of supplementing surveys with additional data. …”
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