A systematic scoping review of environmental and socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on the global ocean-human system

Q Jiang, Z Xu, G Ye, M Pahlow, M Hu, S Qu - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has strongly affected
human lives. The restrictions taken to slow down the spread of the virus impact socio …

How does the beach ecosystem change without tourists during COVID-19 lockdown?

EH Soto, CM Botero, CB Milanés… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban tourist beach ecosystems provide the essential service of recreation. These
ecosystems also support critical ecological functions where biodiversity conservation is not …

Rapid behavioural response of urban birds to COVID-19 lockdown

O Gordo, L Brotons, S Herrando… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biodiversity is threatened by the growth of urban areas. However, it is still poorly understood
how animals can cope with and adapt to these rapid and dramatic transformations of natural …

Reduced human activity during COVID-19 alters avian land use across North America

MB Schrimpf, PG Des Brisay, A Johnston, AC Smith… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in extraordinary declines in human mobility, which, in
turn, may affect wildlife. Using records of more than 4.3 million birds observed by volunteers …

Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment

AE Bates, RB Primack, BS Biggar, TJ Bird… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global lockdown to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic health risks has altered human
interactions with nature. Here, we report immediate impacts of changes in human activities …

Mapping full seismic waveforms to vertical velocity profiles by deep learning

V Kazei, O Ovcharenko, P Plotnitskii, D Peter, X Zhang… - Geophysics, 2021 - library.seg.org
Building realistic and reliable models of the subsurface is the primary goal of seismic
imaging. We have constructed an ensemble of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to …

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on aquatic environment and fishing community: Boon or bane?

A Mallik, P Chakraborty, S Bhushan, BB Nayak - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat for mankind having an extensive socio-economic
impact. However, it is considered as an unfortunate event with some positive environmental …

Animal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the Welfare of Animals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

K Ekstrand, AJ Flanagan, IE Lin, B Vejseli, A Cole… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The accelerated pace of research into Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) necessitates periodic summaries of current …

Avian behaviour changes in response to human activity during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom

MH Warrington, MB Schrimpf… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Human activities may impact animal habitat and resource use, potentially influencing
contemporary evolution in animals. In the United Kingdom, COVID-19 lockdown restrictions …

Changes in the feeding ecology of an opportunistic predator inhabiting urban environments in response to COVID-19 lockdown

M Vez-Garzón, J Giménez… - Royal Society …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Urban-dwelling species present feeding and behavioural innovation that enable them to
adjust to anthropogenic food subsidies available in cities. In 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus …