MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Dec. 29 -- Ecology and Evolution, a peer-reviewed journal, published research articles, including the following topics, in Part 2 of its December 2020 edition: NATURE NOTES: * Ultraviolet components offer minimal contrast enhancement to an aposematic signal * Strong foraging preferences for Ribes alpinum (Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae) in the polyphagous caterpillars of Buff-tip moth Phalera bucephala (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) * Natural history of model organisms:  more PR

WOLFVILLE, Nova Scotia, Dec. 30 -- Ecology and Society, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers ecological, political and social foundations for sustainable social-ecological systems, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: Research: * Plantations and pastoralists: afforestation activities make pastoralists in the Indian Himalaya vulnerable * Agricultural intensification and risk in water-constrained hard-rock regions: a social-ecologica more PR

BRISTOL, England, Dec. 28 -- Environmental Research Communications, a peer reviewed journal that focuses on Earth's system, including atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: * Impacts of brine disposal from water desalination plants on the physical environment in the Persian/Arabian Gulf * Nitrogen balance and use efficiency on dairy farms in Japan: a comparison among farms at different scale more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 30 -- Environments, an open access journal from the Society for Urban Ecology that says it focuses on environmental systems, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Article: * Adsorption and Degradation of Three Pesticides in a Vineyard Soil and in an Organic Biomix * Proton Competition and Free Ion Activities Drive Cadmium, Copper, and Nickel Accumulation in River Biofilms in a Nordic Ecosystem * Evaluation of the Phytotoxi more PR

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Dec. 28 -- Forest Pathology, a journal that says it addresses professionals working with forest tree diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses and phytoplasms; their biology, morphology and pathology; disorders arising from genetic anomalies and physical or chemical factors in the environment, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: REVIEW ARTICLE: * A critical appraisal on the recurrence of sandalwood spi more PR

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Dec. 21 -- Hydrological Processes, a journal that says it advances understanding of the mechanisms underlying the movement and storage of water in the environment and the interaction of water with geological, biogeochemical, atmospheric and ecological systems, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Dec. 1, 2020 edition: WILDFIRE AND HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES: * Watershed-scale vegetation, water quantity, and water quality responses to wildfire  more PR

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Dec. 28 -- Hydrological Processes, a journal that says it advances understanding of the mechanisms underlying the movement and storage of water in the environment and the interaction of water with geological, biogeochemical, atmospheric and ecological systems, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Dec. 15, 2020 edition: USING WATER AGE TO EXPLORE HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES IN CONTRASTING ENVIRONMENTS: * Snowpack disrupts relationship between yo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, a journal from the American Geophysical Union that says it publishes research articles that advance and improve the understanding of atmospheric properties and processes and interaction of the atmosphere with other components of the Earth system, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 16, 2021 edition: Research Article: * Strong Influence of Changes in Terrestrial Water Storage on Flood Potential  more PR

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida, Jan. 2 -- Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, a journal that says it provided a forum for the scholarly exchange of ideas in the intersection of human behavior and the natural environment, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: * Age-Structured Backward-Bending Supply of Fish: Implications for Conservation of Bluefin Tuna * Chasing Clean Air: Pollution-Induced Travels in China * Site-Portfol more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 31 -- Sustainability, a peer-reviewed open access journal on environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability, published research articles, including the following topics, in Part 2 of its December 2020 edition: Review: * Selenium: An Essential Micronutrient for Sustainable Dairy Cows Production * Recent Progress on the Development of Engineered Silica Particles Derived from Rice Husk * A Systematic Literature Review of Historic Garden Management and Its  more PR

MIDDLETON, Wisconsin, Dec. 29 -- Wetlands, a journal that says it features wetlands biology, ecology, hydrology, water chemistry, soil and sediment characteristics, management, education, legislation, cultural, sociology and regulations from the Society for Wetland Scientists, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: Marsh Resilience Summit: * Tidal Wetland Resilience to Increased Rates of Sea Level Rise in the Chesapeake Bay: Introduction to  more PR