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View article: Impact of ambient air temperature, orientation, and plant status on the thermal performance of green façades
Impact of ambient air temperature, orientation, and plant status on the thermal performance of green façades Open
The growing interest in energy savings and environmental sustainability in buildings has led to green buildings and green façades being considered as innovative solutions. This paper aimed to quantify the impact of ambient air temperature,…
View article: First Peoples’ knowledge leads scientists to reveal ‘fairy circles’ and termite linyji are linked in Australia
First Peoples’ knowledge leads scientists to reveal ‘fairy circles’ and termite linyji are linked in Australia Open
In the past, when scientists encountered and studied ‘new’ environmental phenomena, they rarely considered the existing knowledge of First Peoples (also known as Indigenous or Aboriginal people). The scientific debate over the regularly sp…
View article: Exposing the Mythology of Balance and the Ecology of Graduate Student Mother Resilience in COVID-19
Exposing the Mythology of Balance and the Ecology of Graduate Student Mother Resilience in COVID-19 Open
While the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the once marginalized conversation of academia’s gendered imbalance of opportunity, discussion of its impact on graduate student mothers has remained absent. Resilience has been cited as key to ove…
View article: First Peoples and scientists concur that ‘fairy circles’ are termite linyji
First Peoples and scientists concur that ‘fairy circles’ are termite linyji Open
Scientists aspire to ‘discover’ new environmental phenomena; they rarely consider the existing knowledge of First Peoples. The scientific debate1 over ‘fairy circles’ (regular bare patches within arid grasslands) is a case in point. Ecolog…
View article: Particle capture by seagrass canopies under an oscillatory flow
Particle capture by seagrass canopies under an oscillatory flow Open
Although seagrass canopies are known to enhance particle sedimentation, there is still limited knowledge about how seagrasses modify the vertical distribution of sediment particles; especially when particles come from allochthonous sources…
View article: UNBOXING THE JAPANESE SOJOURNING MOM’S PEDIATRIC-GOING EXPERIENCE
UNBOXING THE JAPANESE SOJOURNING MOM’S PEDIATRIC-GOING EXPERIENCE Open
This study explores how twelve former Lexington-area Japanese sojourning mothers define culturally and linguistically appropriate services and how culture, gender and language shaped their health care beliefs, behaviors and experiences in …
View article: A green solution for decentralised water treatment: a pilot-scale study on the performance of green walls irrigated with greywater, under a Mediterranean climate
A green solution for decentralised water treatment: a pilot-scale study on the performance of green walls irrigated with greywater, under a Mediterranean climate Open
<p>Rapid urbanisation, climate change and scarcity of freshwater leads to conservative water consumption practices, including wastewater recycling for non-potable &#8216;low exposure risk&#8217; end-use, such as sub-surface l…
View article: Quantifying spatial correlations and trends in rainfall data under a Mediterranean climate using non-parametric statistical and machine learning approaches
Quantifying spatial correlations and trends in rainfall data under a Mediterranean climate using non-parametric statistical and machine learning approaches Open
<p>Numerous studies have highlighted the rapid pace of climate change in South Western Australia and quantifying hydrological shifts may provide insights into climate impacts in other Mediterranean regions. Identifying connections in…
View article: Green façades irrigated with greywater in Perth’s Mediterranean climate
Green façades irrigated with greywater in Perth’s Mediterranean climate Open
Green walls are gaining popularity in urban areas for offering aesthetic, shade and thermal benefits.However, with climate change and reduced rainfall, shortages of potable water makes it a restricted irrigation source.This paper investiga…
View article: ML-SWAN-v1: a hybrid machine learning framework for the concentration prediction and discovery of transport pathways of surface water nutrients
ML-SWAN-v1: a hybrid machine learning framework for the concentration prediction and discovery of transport pathways of surface water nutrients Open
Nutrient data from catchments discharging to receiving waters are monitored for catchment management. However, nutrient data are often sparse in time and space and have non-linear responses to environmental factors, making it difficult to …
View article: ML-SWAN-v1: a hybrid machine learning framework for theprediction of daily surface water nutrient concentrations
ML-SWAN-v1: a hybrid machine learning framework for theprediction of daily surface water nutrient concentrations Open
Nutrient data from catchments discharging to receiving waters are necessary to monitor and manage water quality, however, they are often sparse in time and space and have non-linear responses to environmental factors, making it difficult t…
View article: A multi-functional and multi-compartment constructed wetland to support urban waterway restoration
A multi-functional and multi-compartment constructed wetland to support urban waterway restoration Open
This study assessed the significance of a multi-functional and multi-compartment constructed wetland (CW) implemented to restore a degraded urban waterway in Western Australia. The wetland was initially constructed as a surface flow system…
View article: Local hydrodynamics at edges of marine canopies under oscillatory flows
Local hydrodynamics at edges of marine canopies under oscillatory flows Open
Canopy fragmentation increases both spatial heterogeneity and patch edges which, in turn, is then likely to modify the local hydrodynamics in the canopy. The orientation of the edge versus the wave and current field is also expected to pla…
View article: Invasive Macrophytes Control the Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen in a Shallow Lake: A Proposed Feedback Mechanism of Macrophyte Loss
Invasive Macrophytes Control the Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen in a Shallow Lake: A Proposed Feedback Mechanism of Macrophyte Loss Open
Submerged macrophytes can have a profound effect on shallow lake ecosystems through their ability to modify the thermal structure and dissolved oxygen levels within the lake. Invasive macrophytes, in particular, can grow rapidly and induce…
View article: Wind and buoyancy driven horizontal exchange in shallow embayments of a tropical reservoir: Lake Argyle, Western Australia
Wind and buoyancy driven horizontal exchange in shallow embayments of a tropical reservoir: Lake Argyle, Western Australia Open
Many factors including depth, vegetation density, wind, and gyres may act to influence the littoral exchange in a water body but very few studies have investigated the interaction between more than two of these factors at any time. To inve…
View article: Impact of anthropogenically created canopy gaps on wave attenuation in a Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow
Impact of anthropogenically created canopy gaps on wave attenuation in a Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow Open
Fixed weights moorings, once removed, can create longitudinal gaps in seagrass meadows of different sizes, running perpendicular to the coast. We quantified the interactions between these longitudinal gaps and the hydrodynamic environment …
View article: Interactions between Fragmented Seagrass Canopies and the Local Hydrodynamics
Interactions between Fragmented Seagrass Canopies and the Local Hydrodynamics Open
The systematic creation of gaps within canopies results in fragmentation and the architecture of fragmented canopies differs substantially from non-fragmented canopies. Canopy fragmentation leads to spatial heterogeneity in hydrodynamics a…
View article: Will it rise or will it fall? Managing the complex effects of urbanization on base flow
Will it rise or will it fall? Managing the complex effects of urbanization on base flow Open
Sustaining natural levels of base flow is critical to maintaining ecological function as stream catchments are urbanized. Stream base flow responds variably to urbanization. Base flow or water tables rise in some locations, fall in others,…