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Methodology for the assessment of connectivity and comfort of urban rivers
(2019)
Urban rivers differ from natural rivers because of the direct connection they have with human habitat. Furthermore, riverbanks are public spaces that contribute to the interaction between natural and urbanized areas and ...
Eocene conchostracans from the Laney Member of the Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA
(Paleontological Society, 2006-05)
Two new species of conchostracans, Cyclestherioides wyomingensis and Prolynceus laneyensis, belonging to the Cyclestheriidae and Lynceidae, respectively, are described from the Eocene Laney Member of the Green River Formation ...
Green infrastructure, ecosystem services and their contributions to address climate change in cities: the case of the coastal corridor of the river Mapocho in Santiago de Chile
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Ins. Geografía, 2016)
The paper discusses the arguments in favor of urban green infrastructure and the provision of ecosystem services as key components of urban-ecological systems resilient to climate change. The analytical framework developed ...
Barcelona: a tale of two rivers
(Polis University, 2018)
In Barcelona, the connection between the city and its natural environment is very clear in multiple images linking the mountains to the sea. However, what is much less perceived, is the presence, and importance, of the two ...
Heterokonts (xanthophyceae and chrysophyceae) in rivers
(2016-01-01)
The heterokont classes Xanthophyceae and Chrysophyceae are introduced with its key characteristics and typical benthic river genera. Two relatively widespread genera are the xanthophyte siphonous Vaucheria and the filamentous ...
The effect of prolonged floods on Eichhornia crassipes growth in Paraná river floodplain lakes
(Associação Brasileira de Limnologia, 2001-12)
The growth response of Eichhornia crassipes was studied in two floodplain lakes with different inundation regimes and one artificial pond isolated from the Paraná River. We measured the number and the length of green ...
Getting to know our sea turtles
(Tobago News, 2009-07-10)