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Development of emission factors for pollutants from dominant fuelwood species in Northern South AfricaNARA Subscribed
Residential biomass combustion in rural communities is recognised as a major contributor to air pollution, representing the second-largest source of gaseous emissions and the primary source of atmospheric particulate matter. In many African countries, including South Africa, residential emission inventories and air quality assessments rely largely on international emission factors (EFs), introducing considerable uncertainty du...
From kelp forests to turf reefs: Patterns, drivers, and impacts to functional diversityNARA Subscribed
Kelp forests are declining in many regions due to ocean warming, predator loss, and other anthropogenic stressors. In areas of rapid ocean warming, including the southern Gulf of Maine, these ecosystems have transitioned to a novel state dominated by low‐lying mats of turf algae. However, the pace, drivers, and ecological consequences of this transition remain unclear. Here, we used field surveys from 32 sites over 5 years (20...
Effects of duration of a plant-based diet stimulus at first feeding on nutritional programming in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)NARA Subscribed
Nutritional programming could potentially be a strategy for sustainable aquaculture to adapt fish to feeds formulated with low levels of marine ingredients. The present study examined the effects of early dietary stimulus duration and the impacts of a later challenge with a similar diet. At first feeding, Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) fry of ~ 0.15 g initial weight were fed a vegetable diet (77% plant-based ingredients) for...
Mapping area of habitat for inland wetland speciesNARA Subscribed
Area of habitat (AOH) maps provide a high‐resolution representation of the habitat available in a species’ range and can support conservation policy and planning processes. However, until recently, there was insufficient knowledge on the distribution of inland wetlands and freshwater biodiversity to develop AOH mapping methods specifically tailored to inland wetlands. We used a combined empirical and thematic approach to trans...
A species' success during the invasion of new areas hinges on an interplay between the demographic processes common to invasions and the specific ecological context of the novel environment. Evolutionary genetic studies of invasive species can investigate how genetic bottlenecks and ecological conditions shape genetic variation in invasions, and our study pairs two invasive populations that are hypothesized to be from the same...
Motivation Here, we make available a second version of the BioTIME database, which compiles records of abundance estimates for species in sample events of ecological assemblages through time. The updated version expands version 1.0 of the database by doubling the number of studies and includes substantial additional curation to the taxonomic accuracy of the records, as well as the metadata. Moreover, we now provide an R packag...