School of Natural Sciences: Recent submissions
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Rare Earth Element Determination in Olivine by Laser Ablation-Quadrupole-ICP-MS: An Analytical Strategy and Applications
(2017)Olivine offers huge, largely untapped, potential for improving our understanding of magmatic and metasomatic processes. In particular, a wealth of information is contained in rare earth element (REE) mass fractions, which ... -
Geochemistry of the Phlegraean Fields (Italy) proximal sources for major Mediterranean tephras: Implications for the dispersal of Plinian and co-ignimbritic components of explosive eruptions
(2012)Volcanic activity at Phlegraean Fields, Italy, produced several major marker tephras over a 50 ka period. The caldera forming eruptions of the Campanian Ignimbrite (CI) and Neapolitan Yellow Tuff (NYT) are of particular ... -
Simultaneous eruptions from multiple vents at Campi Flegrei (Italy) highlight new eruption processes at calderas
(2016)Volcanic eruptions are typically characterized by the rise and discharge of magma at the surface through a single conduit-vent system. However, in some cases, the rise of magma can be triggered by the activation of eruptive ... -
Planetary Aeolian Geomorphology
(Wiley, 2019)Aeolian processes play an essential role not only in the dynamics of beaches and deserts on the Earth, but also contribute to surface landforms on several bodies in our solar system. -
An integrated assessment of estrogenic endocrine disruption in the Irish marine envrionment, with particular emphasis on chemical measurements
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2013)Scientific awareness of the presence and effects of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) has increased in recent decades. Many gaps in the knowledge still exist, particularly in relation to concentrations and potential ... -
The impact artificial sub-surface drainage on greenhouse gas emissions, change in soil carbon storage and nutrient losses from grassland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Botany, 2019)Irish dairy production sector has started an expansion process while achieving a 20% reduction in the National greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fulfilling the Water Framework Directive. Moreover, the 30% of Irish dairy ... -
A study of alteration and mineralisation at the Mace Mo-Cu Porphyry deposit, Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Geology, 2019)The Mace molybdenum-copper (Mo-Cu) deposit in the west of Ireland has been explored since the early 1960s, but remains poorly understood in terms of classic porphyry style systems. Knowledge of porphyry systems in general ... -
Soil carbon sequestration during the establishment-phase of Miscanthus x giganteus : a study on three spatial scales
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2013)In recent years the use of biomass for energy production has become an increasingly important measure for mitigating global change. While national and EU legislation strongly advocate the further development of the bioenergy ... -
Temporal and spatial dynamics of fisheries discards from Irish waters
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2012)There is worldwide recognition that fisheries discards (i.e. the portion of the catch returned to sea) are not only a waste of resources but are also responsible for numerous adverse ecological impacts in the marine ... -
Ecophysiology in introduced Impatiens species
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2011)This thesis aims to improve knowledge of invasion processes through investigation of the invasive strategies of congeneric Impatiens species that vary in invasive status in Ireland. Since a range of physiological traits ... -
Systematics of the Thai Vitaceae
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2010)The Vitaceae family (excluding Tetrastigma (Miq.) Planch.) are fully revised for Thailand. A total of 48 species in nine genera are revised as follows: Ampelocissus Planch., Ampelopsis Michx., Cayratia Juss., Cissus L., ... -
Systematics of Arundinelleae and Andropogoneae subtribes Chionachninae, Dimeriinae and Germainiinae (Poaceae:Panicoideae) in Thailand
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2009)This thesis has provided a comprehensive taxonomic account of tribe Arundinelleae, and subtribes Chionachninae, Dimeriinae and Germainiinae of the tribe Andropogoneae in Thailand. Complete floristic treatments of these ... -
Nation, empire and identity : monumental landscapes of the Duke of Wellington in nineteenth-century Ireland, Scotland and Wales
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2012)This work comprises an analysis of the symbolic landscapes created by all the publicly placed, free-standing monuments dedicated to Sir Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Through ... -
Pollinators and pollination in changing agricultural landscapes : investigating the impacts of bioenergy crops
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2013)Pollinators, and the pollination services they provide, are essential for the reproduction of the majority of angiosperms, but also for a wide variety of crops. However pollinators are increasingly threatened by many human ... -
Turlough vegetation communities : links with hydrology, hydrochemistry, soils and management
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2012)This thesis documents the vegetation communities of 22 turloughs from Counties Galway, Clare, Roscommon and Mayo. In total, 28 vegetation communities were identified, classified and described. These communities ranged from ... -
Nitrous oxide emmissions from Irish arable soils : effects of reduced tillage, cover crop and conventional tillage
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2010)This study was carried out in Carlow, Ireland from August 2007 - August 2009 to investigate nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from a spring barley field under different soil management regimes using a static closed chamber ... -
The effects of land-use change and management on soil nitrous oxide emissions from Miscanthus x giganteus
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2011)The use of bioenergy crops as fossil fuel replacements has expanded in the recent past and is likely to continue to grow in the near future as countries attempt to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets outlined in various ... -
Mechanoregulation of joint morphogenesis : investigating the role of muscle induced mechanical forces in the regulation of differentiation and growth in the avian knee joint
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2010)Muscle induced mechanical forces have been implicated as an important regulator in the development of the skeleton. Immobilisation studies have demonstrated that in the absence of muscle contraction, skeletal elements are ... -
Facing multiple challenges at range margins : influence of climate change, nutrient enrichment and an introduced competitor on the glacial relict, Mysis Salemaai
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2013)Anthropogenic climate change is arguably the most important threat to global biodiversity, and its effects are expected to escalate. Mechanisms operating at local scales remain poorly understood, likely because of the ... -
Lake sediment-based reconstructions of variations in levels of deposition of atmospheric pollutants from the industrial-scale combustion of fossil fuels and ecosystem response at three remote Irish lake sites
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2009)Humans have greatly manipulated the environment over the last 200 years through processes of industrialisation, urbanisation and agricultural intensification. As a result, levels of anthropogenic air pollution have increased ...
