RECREATIONAL AND AESTHETIC VALUES OF FOREST LANDSCAPES (RAFL): QUANTIFYING MANAGEMENT IMPACTS AND TRADE-OFFS WITH PROVISIONING AND REGULATORY ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Cultural ecosystem services (CES), which encompass recreational and aesthetic values, contribute to human well-being and yet are often underrepresented in forest management planning due to challenges in quantifying these services.This study introduces the Recreational and Aesthetic Values of Forested Landscapes (RAFL) index, a novel framework combi

Abstract The highly mutated and transmissible Omicron (BA.1) and its more contagious lineage BA.2 have provoked serious concerns over their decreased sensitivity to the current COVID-19 vaccines and evasion from most anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (NAbs).In this study, we explored the possibility of combating the Omicron and BA.2 by constr

Aquatic ecosystems can harbour more than one non-native fish species and this can represent a threat due to trophic interactions with native fishes.However, research on interactions amongst multiple co-occurring native and non-native fish remains scarce.In this study, 551 organisms from 44 native fish, 11 non-native fish, 35 macroinvertebrates (of