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Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species by assessing the vulnerability of 256 marine megafauna species to 23 at‐sea threat...
Illegal longline fishing in the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) represents a socioecological issue with significant impact on protected marine species. This study characterizes the use of illegal longlines in the GMR by combining and analyzing datasets generated from monitoring and control operations by the Galapagos National Park Directorate. We explored temporal and spatial patterns of longline detections, identified impacted...
Global efforts to deliver internationally agreed goals to reduce carbon emissions, halt biodiversity loss, and retain essential ecosystem services have been poorly integrated. These goals rely in part on preserving natural (e.g., native, largely unmodified) and seminatural (e.g., low intensity or sustainable human use) forests, woodlands, and grasslands. To show how to unify these goals, we empirically derived spatially explic...
Larval dispersal from an energetic tidal channel and implications for blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) shellfisheriesNARA Subscribed
Complex coastal currents control early-stage larval dispersal from intertidal populations, and late-stage settlement patterns, but are often poorly resolved in larval dispersal models. Generally, there is high uncertainty in the timing of larval spawning, which markedly affects larval dispersal. In this study, we describe the physical parameters that induce spawning events in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis , using a variation...
Optoacoustic imaging offers a unique combination of observation volume and achievable resolution in vivo . However, the use of transgene labeling agents has been impractical because their signal is low compared to the background of the tissue. Thus, detection was limited to large numbers of cells. We tackle this problem by using switchable agents — switching creates a signal modulation which allows to separate the labeled cell...
Prolonging survival in good health is a fundamental societal goal. However, the leading determinants of disability-free survival in healthy older people have not been well established. Data from ASPREE, a bi-national placebo-controlled trial of aspirin with 4.7 years median follow-up, was analysed. At enrolment, participants were healthy and without prior cardiovascular events, dementia or persistent physical disability. Disab...
Phylogeographic analysis of foot‐and‐mouth disease virus serotype O dispersal and associated drivers in East AfricaNARA Subscribed
The continued endemicity of foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) in East Africa has significant implications for livestock production and poverty reduction, yet its complex epidemiology in endemic settings remains poorly understood. Identifying FMDV dispersal routes and drivers of transmission is key to improved control strategies. Environmental heterogeneity and anthropogenic drivers (e.g., demand for animal products) can impa...
Thiomicrorhabdus streamers and sulfur cycling in perennial hypersaline cold springs in the Canadian high ArcticNARA Subscribed
Summary The Gypsum Hill (GH) springs on Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian high Arctic are host to chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur‐oxidizing streamers that flourish in the high Arctic winter in water temperatures from −1.3 to 7°C with ~8% salinity in a high Arctic winter environment with air temperatures commonly less than −40°C and an average annual air temperature of −15°C. Metagenome sequencing and binning of streamer sample...
Total organic carbon concentrations in ecosystem solutions of a remote tropical montane forest respond to global environmental changeNARA Subscribed
The response of organic carbon (C) concentrations in ecosystem solutions to environmental change affects the release of dissolved organic matter (DOM) from forests to surface and groundwaters. We determined the total organic C (TOC) concentrations (filtered 25°C, decreasing soil moisture, and rising nitrogen (N) deposition from the atmosphere during the study period. In rainfall, throughfall, mineral soil solutions (at the 0.1...
Integrated ecological–economic fisheries models—Evaluation, review and challenges for implementationNARA Subscribed
Marine ecosystems evolve under many interconnected and area‐specific pressures. To fulfil society's intensifying and diversifying needs while ensuring ecologically sustainable development, more effective marine spatial planning and broader‐scope management of marine resources is necessary. Integrated ecological–economic fisheries models ( IEEFM s) of marine systems are needed to evaluate impacts and sustainability of potential...
Association mapping of morphological traits in wild and captive zebra finches: reliable within, but not between populationsNARA Subscribed
Identifying causal genetic variants underlying heritable phenotypic variation is a long‐standing goal in evolutionary genetics. We previously identified several quantitative trait loci ( QTL ) for five morphological traits in a captive population of zebra finches ( Taeniopygia guttata ) by whole‐genome linkage mapping. We here follow up on these studies with the aim to narrow down on the quantitative trait variants ( QTN ) in...