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VU University Amsterdam
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About: VU University Amsterdam is a education organization based out in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 33856 authors who have published 75643 publications receiving 3414264 citations.
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Michigan State University1, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária2, Columbia University3, Massachusetts Institute of Technology4, Purdue University5, University of Maryland, College Park6, Stanford University7, University of São Paulo8, Chinese Academy of Sciences9, University of Copenhagen10, Federal University of Pará11, VU University Amsterdam12, China Agricultural University13, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources14
TL;DR: In this article, an integrated framework based on telecoupling, an umbrella concept that refers to socioeconomic and environmental interactions over distances, is proposed to understand and integrate various distant interactions better.
Abstract: Interactions between distant places are increasingly widespread and influential, often leading to unexpected outcomes with profound implications for sustainability. Numerous sustainability studies have been conducted within a particular place with little attention to the impacts of distant interactions on sustainability in multiple places. Although distant forces have been studied, they are usually treated as exogenous variables and feedbacks have rarely been considered. To understand and integrate various distant interactions better, we propose an integrated framework based on telecoupling, an umbrella concept that refers to socioeconomic and environmental interactions over distances. The concept of telecoupling is a logical extension of research on coupled human and natural systems, in which interactions occur within particular geographic locations. The telecoupling framework contains five major interrelated components, i.e., coupled human and natural systems, flows, agents, causes, and effects. We illustrate the framework using two examples of distant interactions associated with trade of agricultural commodities and invasive species, highlight the implications of the framework, and discuss research needs and approaches to move research on telecouplings forward. The framework can help to analyze system components and their interrelationships, identify research gaps, detect hidden costs and untapped benefits, provide a useful means to incorporate feedbacks as well as trade-offs and synergies across multiple systems (sending, receiving, and spillover systems), and improve the understanding of distant interactions and the effectiveness of policies for socioeconomic and environmental sustainability from local to global levels.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of globalization on the resilience, vulnerability, and adaptability of coupled human-environment systems (SESs) have been discussed, and the authors argue that socioeconomic resilience regularly substitutes for biophysical resilience in SESs with consequences that are often unforeseen.
Abstract: We argue that globalization is a central feature of coupled human–environment systems or, as we call them, socio-ecological systems (SESs). In this article, we focus on the effects of globalization on the resilience, vulnerability, and adaptability of these systems. We begin with a brief discussion of key terms, arguing that socio-economic resilience regularly substitutes for biophysical resilience in SESs with consequences that are often unforeseen. A discussion of several mega-trends (e.g. the rise of mega-cities, the demand for hydrocarbons, the revolution in information technologies) underpins our argument. We then proceed to identify key analytical dimensions of globalization, including rising connectedness, increased speed, spatial stretching, and declining diversity. We show how each of these phenomena can cut both ways in terms of impacts on the resilience and vulnerability of SESs. A particularly important insight flowing from this analysis centers on the reversal of the usual conditions in which large-scale things are slow and durable while small-scale things are fast and ephemeral. The fact that SESs are reflexive can lead either to initiatives aimed at avoiding or mitigating the dangers of globalization or to positive feedback processes that intensify the impacts of globalization. In the concluding section, we argue for sustained empirical research regarding these concerns and make suggestions about ways to enhance the incentives for individual researchers to work on these matters.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized current understanding of recharge processes, identified recurring rechargeevaluation problems, and reported on some recent advances in estimation techniques for (semi-)arid regions.
Abstract: Since the mid-1980s, a relative explosion of groundwater-recharge studies has been reported in the literature. It is therefore relevant to assess what is now known and to offer further guidance to practitioners involved in water-resource development. The paper summarizes current understanding of recharge processes, identifies recurring recharge-evaluation problems, and reports on some recent advances in estimation techniques. Emphasis is accorded to (semi-)arid regions because the need for information is greatest in those areas – groundwater is often the only water source, is vulnerable to contamination, and is prone to depletion. Few studies deal explicitly with groundwater recharge in temperate and humid zones, because recharge is normally included in regional groundwater investigations as one component of the water balance. The resolution of regional water-balance studies in (semi-)arid areas is, in contrast, often too low to quantify the limited recharge component with sufficient precision.
783 citations
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University of British Columbia1, Grand Valley State University2, University of Gothenburg3, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières4, VU University Amsterdam5, Arizona State University6, Umeå University7, Moscow State University8, Environment Canada9, United States Department of Agriculture10, University of California, Berkeley11, University of Alberta12, University of Texas at El Paso13, University of Saskatchewan14, University of Iceland15, United States Fish and Wildlife Service16, Norwegian University of Life Sciences17, Colorado State University18, Hokkaido University19, University of Copenhagen20, Florida International University21, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research22, Aarhus University23, Marine Biological Laboratory24, University of California, Davis25, University of Oulu26, La Trobe University27, Michigan State University28, University of Alaska Anchorage29
TL;DR: In this paper, remote sensing data indicate that contemporary climate warming has already resulted in increased productivity and increased productivity in the tundra biome (Tundra Tundra Bi biome).
Abstract: Temperature is increasing at unprecedented rates across most of the tundra biome(1). Remote-sensing data indicate that contemporary climate warming has already resulted in increased productivity ov ...
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TL;DR: It is concluded that high- and low-frequency oscillations provide markers of feedforward and feedback processing, respectively.
Abstract: Cognitive functions rely on the coordinated activity of neurons in many brain regions, but the interactions between cortical areas are not yet well understood. Here we investigated whether low-frequency (α) and high-frequency (γ) oscillations characterize different directions of information flow in monkey visual cortex. We recorded from all layers of the primary visual cortex (V1) and found that γ-waves are initiated in input layer 4 and propagate to the deep and superficial layers of cortex, whereas α-waves propagate in the opposite direction. Simultaneous recordings from V1 and downstream area V4 confirmed that γ- and α-waves propagate in the feedforward and feedback direction, respectively. Microstimulation in V1 elicited γ-oscillations in V4, whereas microstimulation in V4 elicited α-oscillations in V1, thus providing causal evidence for the opposite propagation of these rhythms. Furthermore, blocking NMDA receptors, thought to be involved in feedback processing, suppressed α while boosting γ. These results provide new insights into the relation between brain rhythms and cognition.
781 citations
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Albert Hofman | 267 | 2530 | 321405 |
Raymond J. Dolan | 196 | 919 | 138540 |
Cornelia M. van Duijn | 183 | 1030 | 146009 |
Paul M. Thompson | 183 | 2271 | 146736 |
David A. Weitz | 178 | 1038 | 114182 |
Dorret I. Boomsma | 176 | 1507 | 136353 |
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx | 170 | 1139 | 119082 |
Kaj Blennow | 160 | 1845 | 116237 |
Vilmundur Gudnason | 159 | 837 | 123802 |
Lex M. Bouter | 158 | 767 | 103034 |
Wolfgang Wagner | 156 | 2342 | 123391 |
Frederik Barkhof | 154 | 1449 | 104982 |
Harry Campbell | 150 | 897 | 115457 |
Walter Paulus | 149 | 809 | 86252 |
James F. Wilson | 146 | 677 | 101883 |