Abstract In Mediterranean basin, citrus culture is expanding rapidly with a growing demand for high-quality saplings. Protected cultivation fine microclimate conditions control the best process of saplings required quality. this context, developed tunnel greenhouse and its effects on plant activity parameters, such as leaf temperature transpiration, were investigated. The findings show that tem...

Twenty-four commercial loads of beef calves (BW 300 ± 52 kg, mean ± SD) were evaluated for associations among transportation factors, in-transit microclimate, and calf welfare. Transport factors evaluated included vehicle speed, space allowance, compartment within trailer, and transit duration. Calves were transported for 7 h 44 min ± 4 h 15 min, with space allowances ranging from 0.56 to 1.17 ...

These days in Ukraine one of the relevant tasks is to maintain microclimate conditions indoors. Atthe same time, state war and extreme emergence related failure heat supply systems leadto occurrence critical conditions. It known that enclosing structures building includeexternal − walls, windows, other glazed surfaces, coverings various types floors, as well internal structures,that is, partiti...

OBJECTIVE To study aspects of the microclimate in a shantytown (favela), in order to understand the influence of the land occupation pattern on its climatic parameters. METHODS The study was carried out in a shantytown located in the southwestern region of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, between February 19 and July 31, 2003, i.e. covering the whole autumn and parts of the summer and winter. T...

Freiburg is a city with about 200.000 inhabitants located in the southwest of Germany where thermal level is the highest within the country. Therefore, urban climate plays a dominant role in urban planning in Freiburg. Due to its location in the river Rhine's valley, urban climate in Freiburg is influenced by a regional wind system (‘Hoellentaeler“) caused by the near black forest (Gross 1989)....

Cryptococcus gattii, emergent on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada, in 1999, was detected during 2003-2005 in 3 persons and 8 animals that did not travel to Vancouver Island during the incubation period; positive environmental samples were detected in areas outside Vancouver Island. All clinical and environmental isolates found in BC were genotypically consistent with Vancouver Is...

Animals can exploit spatial and temporal variation in microclimates to avoid stressful conditions, behavior that is likely to become increasingly important in a warming world. Recent research shows that during hot weather cool tree trunk surfaces can provide an important heat-loss avenue for arboreal mammals and other tree-dwelling animals.