11. Profiling Saharan airborne dust with UAV-based in-situ instrumentation during the ASKOS experiment in Cape VerdeMaria Kezoudi, Griša Močnik, 2023, objavljeni povzetek znanstvenega prispevka na konferenci Opis: The ASKOS experimental campaign of European Space Agency (ESA) was organised by the National Observatory of Athens, and aimed at the calibration and validation of the Aeolus satellite aerosol/cloud product. Airborne observations were performed by the Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre (CARE-C) team of the Cyprus Institute at the Cesaria Evora International Airport of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde between 10 and 30 June 2022. These in-situ aerosol measurements were conducted using the advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) of the Unmanned System Research Laboratory (USRL), equipped with specialised aerosol in-situ sensors, capturing the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) from ground up to 5.3 km Above Sea Level (ASL). The new custom-designed Composite Bird (CoBi) USRL and Skywalker UAVs (Kezoudi et al., 2021), were equipped with Optical Particle Counters (OPCs), samplers and backscatter sondes.25 UAV vertical flights were performed in total, with 11 of them during night. The altitude of the Marine Boundary Layer (MBL) was mainly observed from ground up to about 1.0 km ASL, whereas during most of the flights, high concentrations of dust particles were found between 1.5 and 5.0 km ASL. Results obtained from OPCs show the presence of particles sizing up to 20 um within MBL and up to 40 um within SAL. Further information on morphology and mineralogy of observed particles will be given by the offline analysis of collected samples under Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). COBALD observations alongside ground-based lidar measurements agree on the presence of non-spherical particles within dust layers. Ongoing exploitation of airborne observations along with coincident and collocated ground-based measurements will provide a complete picture for comparison with Aeolus data, particularly in relation to aerosols, where we have the most to learn. Ključne besede: mineral dust, UAV, airborne measurements, climate change, Aeolus satellite Objavljeno v RUNG: 21.12.2023; Ogledov: 2366; Prenosov: 5
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12. Insights into the size-resolved dust emission from field measurements in the Moroccan SaharaCristina González-Flórez, Martina Klose, Andrés Alastuey, Sylvain Dupont, Jerónimo Escribano, Vicken Etyemezian, Adolfo Gonzalez-Romero, Yue Huang, Konrad Kandler, Jesús Yus-Díez, 2023, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Atmospheric mineral dust consists of tiny mineral particles that are emitted by wind erosion from arid regions. Its particle size distribution (PSD) affects its impact on the Earth's system. Nowadays, there is an incomplete understanding of the emitted dust PSD and a lot of debate about its variability. Here, we try to address these issues based on the measurements performed during a wind erosion and dust emission field campaign in the Moroccan Sahara within the framework of FRAGMENT project. Ključne besede: aerosol particles, mineral dust, emission processes, climate Objavljeno v RUNG: 23.10.2023; Ogledov: 2110; Prenosov: 7
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13. The molecular toolbox of ectomycorrhizal-driven phosphate mineral weatheringChristina Paparokidou, Leake Jonathan R., Rolfe Stephen A., Beerling David J., 2022, objavljeni povzetek znanstvenega prispevka na konferenci Opis: Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) form symbiotic partnerships with tree roots and are able to
chemically weather inorganic phosphorus (Pi)-rich minerals, supplying Pi to their host in
return for photosynthates. The fungal-driven nutrient cycling from mineral weathering
plays a pivotal role in ecosystems and crops productivity, as well as geochemical cycles.
The aim of the study presented in this thesis is to unravel the molecular mechanisms by
which the EM fungus Paxillus involutus weathers the Pi-rich mineral hydroxyapatite
(HAP), either non-symbiotically or in symbiosis with its host tree Pinus sylvestris.
Development of an artificial system to study P. involutus responses to varying
concentration of Pi led to the identification of five high-affinity Pi transporter genes, of
which the expression varies in an inversely proportional manner to Pi availability. Using
the same system, whole-transcriptomic data from fungal hyphae unravelled the molecular
basis of the EMF ability in Pi uptake at the global gene scale, revealing that EM symbiosis
can directly affect Pi-responsive fungal genes such as the Pi transporter PiPT4. A second
artificial system was used to study HAP solubilisation driven by P. involutus, which was
confirmed by EDX spectroscopy data showing depletion of Pi from the HAP crystals,
along with secondary minerals formation. Whole-transcriptomic analysis revealed that EM
symbiosis induces a different set of HAP weathering genes in P. involutus hyphae,
compared to the fungus growing non-symbiotically, including the specific expression of
organic acid metabolic genes, which resulted in enhanced HAP solubilisation.
Metabolomic analysis led to the identification of multiple secreted metabolites enriched in
the presence of HAP in P. involutus systems grown non-symbiotically or in symbiosis with
P. sylvestris seedlings. The analysis also led to the identification of putative novel fungal
weathering agents. Results from transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses were
ultimately combined in a model of HAP weathering by P. involutus. Ključne besede: Paxillus involutus, Pinus Sylvestris, ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, mineral weathering, hydroxyapatite, RNA-seq, SEM-EDS, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS Objavljeno v RUNG: 18.01.2023; Ogledov: 2246; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
14. Unravelling the molecular basis of hydroxyapatite weathering driven by the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutusChristina Paparokidou, 2018, doktorska disertacija Opis: Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) form symbiotic partnerships with tree roots and are able to chemically weather inorganic phosphorus (Pi)-rich minerals, supplying Pi to their host in return for photosynthates. The fungal-driven nutrient cycling from mineral weathering plays a pivotal role in ecosystems and crops productivity, as well as geochemical cycles. The aim of the study presented in this thesis is to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which the EM fungus Paxillus involutus weathers the Pi-rich mineral hydroxyapatite (HAP), either non-symbiotically or in symbiosis with its host tree Pinus sylvestris. Development of an artificial system to study P. involutus responses to varying concentration of Pi led to the identification of five high-affinity Pi transporter genes, of which the expression varies in an inversely proportional manner to Pi availability. Using the same system, whole-transcriptomic data from fungal hyphae unravelled the molecular basis of the EMF ability in Pi uptake at the global gene scale, revealing that EM symbiosis can directly affect Pi-responsive fungal genes such as the Pi transporter PiPT4. A second artificial system was used to study HAP solubilisation driven by P. involutus, which was confirmed by EDX spectroscopy data showing depletion of Pi from the HAP crystals, along with secondary minerals formation. Whole-transcriptomic analysis revealed that EM symbiosis induces a different set of HAP weathering genes in P. involutus hyphae, compared to the fungus growing non-symbiotically, including the specific expression of organic acid metabolic genes, which resulted in enhanced HAP solubilisation. Metabolomic analysis led to the identification of multiple secreted metabolites enriched in the presence of HAP in P. involutus systems grown non-symbiotically or in symbiosis with P. sylvestris seedlings. The analysis also led to the identification of putative novel fungal weathering agents. Results from transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses were ultimately combined in a model of HAP weathering by P. involutus. Ključne besede: Paxillus involutus, Pinus sylvestris, ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, hydroxyapatite, SEM-EDX, fungal mineral weathering, fungal weathering metabolites, RNA-seq, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS Objavljeno v RUNG: 03.05.2022; Ogledov: 2540; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
15. Detection of mineral dust concentration in Mediterranean and Central Europe by measuring optical absorption of dust particlesMatic Ivančič, Irena Ježek, Martin Rigler, Asta Gregorič, Balint Alfoldy, Luka Drinovec, JEAN SCIARE, Michael Pikridas, FLORIN UNGA, Andrés Alastuey, Marco Pandolfi, Jesús Yus-Díez, Griša Močnik, 2020, prispevek na konferenci brez natisa Ključne besede: mineral dust, optical absorption, virtual impactor Objavljeno v RUNG: 22.11.2021; Ogledov: 3349; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
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17. Determination of high-time resolution mineral dust concentration in real-time by optical absorption measurementsMatic Ivančič, Irena Ježek, Martin Rigler, Asta Gregorič, Bálint Alföldy, Rok Podlipec, Luka Drinovec, Griša Močnik, 2021, objavljeni povzetek znanstvenega prispevka na konferenci Ključne besede: mineral dust, concentration, aerosols, air quality Objavljeno v RUNG: 17.11.2021; Ogledov: 2861; Prenosov: 18
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18. A new optical-based technique for real-time measurements of mineral dust concentration in PM10 using a virtual impactorLuka Drinovec, Jean Sciare, Iasonas Stavroulas, Spiros Bezantakos, Michael Pikridas, FLORIN UNGA, Chrysanthos Savvides, Bojana Višnjić, Maja Remškar, Griša Močnik, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Atmospheric mineral dust influences Earth’s radiative
budget, cloud formation, and lifetime; has adverse
health effects; and affects air quality through the increase of
regulatory PM10 concentrations, making its real-time quantification
in the atmosphere of strategic importance. Only
few near-real-time techniques can discriminate dust aerosol
in PM10 samples and they are based on the dust chemical
composition. The online determination of mineral dust using
aerosol absorption photometers offers an interesting and
competitive alternative but remains a difficult task to achieve.
This is particularly challenging when dust is mixed with
black carbon, which features a much higher mass absorption
cross section. We build on previous work using filter photometers
and present here for the first time a highly timeresolved
online technique for quantification of mineral dust
concentration by coupling a high-flow virtual impactor (VI)
sampler that concentrates coarse particles with an aerosol absorption
photometer (Aethalometer, model AE33). The absorption
of concentrated dust particles is obtained by subtracting
the absorption of the submicron (PM1) aerosol fraction
from the absorption of the virtual impactor sample (VIPM1
method). This real-time method for detecting desert
dust was tested in the field for a period of 2 months (April and
May 2016) at a regional background site of Cyprus, in the
Eastern Mediterranean. Several intense desert mineral dust
events were observed during the field campaign with dust
concentration in PM10 up to 45 μgm Ključne besede: aerosol absorption, mineral dust, on-line detection, air quality Objavljeno v RUNG: 20.07.2020; Ogledov: 3900; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
19. A multielement analysis of Cu induced changes in the mineral profilesof Cu sensitive and tolerant populations of Silene paradoxa L.Sara Pignattelli, Ilaria Colzi, Antonella Buccianti, Ilenia Cattani, Gian Maria Beone, Henk Schat, Cristina Gonnelli, 2013, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: tThis work investigates the Cu induced changes in element profiles in contrasting ecotypes of Silene para-doxa L. A metallicolous copper tolerant population and a non-metallicolous sensitive population weregrown in hydroponics and exposed to different CuSO4treatments. Shoot and root concentrations of Ca,Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, P, S and Zn were evaluated through ICP-OES.Results indicated that increasing the environmental Cu concentration had a population dependenteffect on element profiles, shoot-to-root ratios and correlations among the elements. Generally, in thetolerant population Cu treatment induced a higher element accumulation in roots and had minimaleffects on the shoot element profile, thus resulting in a progressively decreasing shoot-to-root ratio foreach element. In the sensitive population element concentrations in root and shoot were much moreaffected and without a consistent trend. Copper treatment also affected the correlations between theelements, both in roots and shoots of the two populations, but more so in the sensitive population thanin the tolerant one. Thus, Cu exposure strongly disturbed element homeostasis in the sensitive population,but barely or not in the tolerant one, probably mainly due to a higher capacity to maintain proper rootfunctioning under Cu exposure in the latter. Differences in element profiles were also observed in theabsence of toxic Cu exposure. These differences may reflect divergent population-specific adaptations todifferential nutrient availability levels prevailing in the populations’ natural environments. There is noevidence of inherent side-effects of the Cu tolerance mechanism operating in the tolerant population. Ključne besede: Mineral profile, Copper tolerance, Silene paradoxa, Compositional data analysis Objavljeno v RUNG: 20.04.2020; Ogledov: 3989; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
20. Analysis of 19 Minerals and Cortisol in Red Deer Hair in Two Different Areas of the Stelvio National Park: A Preliminary StudyMarta Montillo, Tanja Peric, 2019, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: The aim of the study was to perform an investigation on the concentration of 19 minerals and
cortisol in red deer (Cervus elaphus) hair, a matrix that is easy to collect with non-invasive and painless
sampling, able to represent an integrative values of long-term substance concentrations, and able to
give useful information, also when performed on dead animals, given its extreme stability over time.
In the study thirty-five animals were included, coming from two different sides of a valley in the Stelvio
National Park, where official water analysis had pointed out elevated concentrations of As in one of the
two orographic sides. Hair cortisol concentrations were measured using a RIA(Radio Immuno Assay),
while minerals were detected using ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma- Mass Spectrometry).
Results showed a negative relationship between cortisol and some mineral concentrations (Li,
Co, As, Cd, Cr and Tl) and significant differences in some mineral concentrations between park
areas (Al, Co, Cu, Cd and Ni). As, Cr and cortisol differences approached statistical significance.
This preliminary study represents a step forward in the study of wildlife allostatic load and a valid
method for applications in wildlife management programs, in environmental studies and in public
health programs. Ključne besede: hair, deer, mineral, cortisol Objavljeno v RUNG: 27.08.2019; Ogledov: 3817; Prenosov: 101
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