Publications by authors named "E O'Gorman"
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- The study investigates how rising temperatures due to climate change affect ecosystems, particularly freshwater food webs in high-latitude regions like Iceland and Russia.
- Researchers conducted natural experiments in 14 streams with temperature increases of up to 20°C, discovering that warmer streams had less trophic diversity and a shift towards more reliance on local (autochthonous) carbon sources.
- The findings suggest that higher temperatures lead to simpler food webs, confirming predictions about the impacts of global warming on freshwater ecosystems at large scales.
Urbanisation has reduced the abundance and diversity of many taxonomic groups, and the effects may be more pronounced on islands, which have a smaller regional species pool to compensate. Green spaces within urban environments may help to safeguard wildlife assemblages, and the associated habitat heterogeneity can even increase species diversity. Here, total abundance and species diversity of butterflies, birds, and vegetation at nine rural and nine urban locations were quantified on Lipsi Island, Greece.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFYoung people with physical disability experience challenges to being physically active. To attain the health benefits of physical activity (PA) and sustain engagement, it is essential that participation is meaningful and enjoyable. This study aims to describe current participation in PA by adolescents with physical disability in Ireland, and to establish consensus on their priorities for enhancing physical activity participation.
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- - The study examines how mental health (MH) and substance use (SU) treatment impacts women's alcohol use progression and recovery, focusing on those who currently drink or have a history of alcohol use.
- - Analysis of data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) revealed that minority women were less likely to receive MH/SU treatment compared to White women, affecting their recovery outcomes.
- - Results indicate that women who received treatment prior to the study were more likely to transition from moderate alcohol problems to no problems, highlighting the importance of access to treatment for better health outcomes.