James Hutton Institute

Rapid arc-ophiolite formation during the Grampian-Taconic event: evolution of the Tyrone Igneous Complex, Northern Ireland

The Grampian-Taconic event of the broader Caledonian-Appalachian orogenic cycle records the accretion of oceanic tracts, arc terranes and microcontinental blocks the Laurentian margin during the early Palaeozoic. We present new field constraints, whole rock geochemistry, Sm-Nd is...

Evaluating desired outcomes of peatland management

Peatlands are globally important habitats, covering an estimated 4.23 million km 2 worldwide. The significance of peatlands to climate change, and across ecosystem services, makes their protection a key policy area across Europe. The large areas and long timescales needed for pea...

Biofilm Source Shapes the Tolerance to Short‐Term Ciprofloxacin Exposure

ABSTRACT Periphytic biofilms are key mediators of freshwater ecosystem processes but are increasingly exposed to anthropogenic stressors. We compared biofilms sampled upstream and downstream of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent, two source communities presumed to diffe...

Gradient analysis of relationships between soil, decomposition of human remains, and external factors in graves in four Norwegian municipalities

Based upon a dataset collected from 61 graves directly by cemetery workers, incorporated in their daily practice, two decomposition gradients of coffin and human remains were found using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The first main gradient represented variation in decompos...

Recognition of two potential warming events in the Paleocene terrestrial record of North America and associated mammalian responses

Abstract Numerous early Cenozoic transient warming events (“hyperthermals”) have been recognized in the marine record but few have been located in fossiliferous terrestrial strata. Locating warming events is critical for understanding how terrestrial animals and plants responded...

Quantifying temporal changes in the monetary value of forest cultural ecosystem services globally: a meta-analysis

Abstract The world’s forests, and the biodiversity they contain, provide multiple cultural ecosystem services that are essential to people’s well-being. However, interactions between people and forests evolve alongside broader societal and environmental change, raising questions...