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Anthropogenic climate change has increased the frequency of drought, wildfire, and invasions of non‐native species. Although high‐severity fires linked to drought can inhibit recovery of native vegetation in forested ecosystems, it remains unclear how drought impacts the recovery of other plant communities following wildfire. We leveraged an existing rainfall manipulation experiment to test the hypothesis that reduced precipit...
Essential omega‐3 fatty acids are depleted in sea ice and pelagic algae of the Central Arctic OceanNARA Subscribed
Microalgae are the main source of the omega‐3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), essential for the healthy development of most marine and terrestrial fauna including humans. Inverse correlations of algal EPA and DHA proportions (% of total fatty acids) with temperature have led to suggestions of a warming‐induced decline in the global production of these biomolecules and an enhanced importa...
Both the ecological and social dimensions of fisheries are being affected by climate change. As a result, policymakers, managers, scientists and fishing communities are seeking guidance on how to holistically build resilience to climate change. Numerous studies have highlighted key attributes of resilience in fisheries, yet concrete examples that explicitly link these attributes to social‐ecological outcomes are lacking. To be...
Collaborative behaviour and coalitions in male jaguars (Panthera onca)—evidence and comparison with other felidsNARA Subscribed
Most large felids are classified as solitary species, with only lions ( Panthera leo ) and cheetahs ( Acinonyx jubatus ) exhibiting social, collaborative behaviours. Herein, we present evidence of the formation of male coalitions by jaguars ( Panthera onca ), based on data from five studies conducted with camera trapping, GPS telemetry, and direct observations in the Venezuelan Llanos and Brazilian Pantanal. Out of 7062 male r...
The fate of genes that cross species boundaries after a major hybridization event in a natural mosquito populationNARA Subscribed
Animal species are able to acquire new genetic material via hybridization and subsequent introgression. However, little is known about how foreign genomic material is incorporated into a population over time and what genes are susceptible to introgression. Here, we follow the closely related mosquito sister species Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae in a sympatric natural population in Mali at multiple time points spanni...
Regional‐scale effects of eutrophication on ecosystem structure and services of seagrass bedsNARA Subscribed
Using large‐scale field surveys across 12 estuaries in two provinces in Atlantic Canada, we analyzed changes in phytoplankton and benthic macroalgal communities as well as the canopy structure of eelgrass beds and quantified their carbon and nitrogen storage with increasing eutrophication. As eutrophication increased, phytoplankton biomass increased on average 1.8 times and phaeopigments doubled. Among macroalgae, the epiphyti...
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