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There is growing interest in integrating community science data with structured monitoring data to estimate changes in distribution patterns of imperiled species, including pollinators. However, significant challenges remain in determining how unstructured community science data should be incorporated into formal analyses of species distributions. We developed a dynamic framework for combining community science and structured...
Role of Liming and Nitrogen Input in Determining Low Nitrogen Leaching Losses in Volcanic SoilsNARA Subscribed
Purpose Livestock production based on grazing is the most important productive activity in southern Chile. Most grasslands are located on volcanic soils with unexplained low nitrogen (N) leaching losses. Methods A cutting field experiment was carried out between February 2008 and March 2010 on an Andisol of the Osorno soil series, testing liming (0 or 2 t CaCO 3 ha − 1 yr − 1 ) and N rate applied as inorganic fertiliser applie...
Invasive marine invertebrates are increasingly recognized as a potential disturbance to coastal ecosystems. We sought to better document the taxonomic composition of subtidal communities around Long Island to obtain a baseline that can be used to monitor current and future invasions of non-indigenous species. We placed settlement blocks at 18 sites along the coast of Long Island, New York, for three months. After recovering bl...
Offspring’s early-life performance varies with father’s sperm quality in a genetically monogamous seabirdNARA Subscribed
Although the effect of sperm quality is well studied in the context of sperm competition, its effect on offspring performance, especially after the embryo stages, has been less investigated. Here, we investigated whether the proportion of spermatozoa with normal morphology was associated with offspring performance during chick development in the black-legged kittiwake, a behaviorally and genetically monogamous seabird in which...
Protected areas are typically managed as a network of sites exposed to varying anthropogenic conditions. Managing these networks benefits from monitoring of conditions across sites to help prioritize coordinated efforts. Monitoring marine vessel activity and related underwater radiated noise impacts across a network of protected areas, like the U.S. National Marine Sanctuary system, helps managers ensure the quality of habitat...
Residual impacts of a wildland urban interface fire on urban particulate matter and dust: a study from the Marshall FireNARA Subscribed
The impacts of wildfires along the wildland urban interface (WUI) on atmospheric particulate concentrations and composition are an understudied source of air pollution exposure. To assess the residual impacts of the 2021 Marshall Fire (Colorado), a wildfire that predominantly burned homes and other human-made materials, on homes within the fire perimeter that escaped the fire, we performed a combination of fine particulate mat...
Microbiota composition and diversity of multiple body sites vary according to reproductive performance in a seabirdNARA Subscribed
The microbiota is suggested to be a fundamental contributor to host reproduction and survival, but associations between microbiota and fitness are rare, especially for wild animals. Here, we tested the association between microbiota and two proxies of breeding performance in multiple body sites of the black‐legged kittiwake, a seabird species. First we found that, in females, nonbreeders (i.e., birds that did not lay eggs) hos...
The occurrence of humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae) across the 2600 km of Hawaiian archipelago, which include the remote atolls, banks, and seamounts of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM), remains poorly understood. Previous surveys for humpback whales beyond the main Hawaiian Islands have been scarce due to limited access and the challenging winter conditions typically found in PMNM when whales are pres...
Wind patterns shape migratory pathways and detours of many procellariiform bird species that seasonally migrate between hemispheres. These seabirds are long-lived, and the period of immaturity is presumed to be a time of development and learning the environment, specifically how to use wind to their advantage. We assess how wind encountered by individual Great Shearwaters ( Ardenna gravis ) varies along the migration journey a...