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Rocky shores are characterized by rough, multi-scale bathymetric variations that result in enhanced wave energy dissipation by bottom friction compared to sandy beaches. Realistic SWAN simulations of surface gravity waves across the rocky shores of Monterey (CA, USA) are conducted, and model results are compared to 20 inner-shelf observational sites spanning 34–5 m water depth. The wave field was highly variable during the stu...
Value of systemic inflammation markers for the detection of minimal and prediction of overt hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS insertionNARA Subscribed
Development of overt hepatic encephalopathy (oHE) is a particularly feared complication when considering treatment with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). However, the pathophysiology of HE, in particular after TIPS-insertion, is complex and valid predictors remain scarce. We aimed to investigate whether systemic inflammation markers (SIM) are linked to minimal (mHE) and overt HE (oHE) development before and...
Tundra-breeding birds face diverse conservation challenges, from accelerated rates of Arctic climate change to threats associated with highly migratory life histories. Here we summarise the status and trends of Arctic terrestrial birds (88 species, 228 subspecies or distinct flyway populations) across guilds/regions, derived from published sources, raw data or, in rare cases, expert opinion. We report long-term trends in vital...
In order to understand the effect of global change on marine fishes, it is imperative to quantify the effects on fundamental parameters such as survival and growth. Larval survival and recruitment of the Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) were found to be heavily impaired by end‐of‐century levels of ocean acidification. Here, we analysed larval growth among 35–36 days old surviving larvae, along with organ development and ossificat...
Motivation The BioTIME database contains raw data on species identities and abundances in ecological assemblages through time. These data enable users to calculate temporal trends in biodiversity within and amongst assemblages using a broad range of metrics. BioTIME is being developed as a community‐led open‐source database of biodiversity time series. Our goal is to accelerate and facilitate quantitative analysis of temporal...
Archipelagic genetics in a widespread Caribbean anoleNARA Subscribed
Aim We examine the influence of fluctuating sea levels in a land‐bridge archipelago on the apportioning of intraspecific genetic diversity and divergence in the widespread Puerto Rican crested anole ( Anolis cristatellus ). We compare three alternative scenarios for genetic diversification in an archipelagic species that contrast the relative influences of periodic isolation versus island connectedness driven by fluctuating se...
Beginning in 1992, three epidemic waves of infectious hematopoietic necrosis, often with high mortality, occurred in farmed A tlantic salmon S almo salar L . on the west coast of N orth A merica. We compared the virulence of eleven strains of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus ( IHNV ), representing the U , M and L genogroups, in experimental challenges of juvenile A tlantic salmon in freshwater. All strains caused mortal...
Coronary changes in the A tlantic salmon S almo salar L: characterization and impact of dietary fatty acid compositionsNARA Subscribed
Consumption of fatty acids from fishes is widely regarded as beneficial for preventing cardiovascular disorders. Nevertheless, salmonids themselves are victims of vascular diseases. As the pathogenesis and nature of these changes are elusive, they are here addressed using novel morphological and transcriptional approaches. Coronary arteries of wild Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L., ( n = 12) were investigated using histological...
Host tropism of infectious salmon anaemia virus in marine and freshwater fish speciesNARA Subscribed
The aquatic orthomyxovirus infectious salmon anaemia virus ( ISAV ) causes a severe disease in farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Although some ISA outbreaks are caused by horizontal transmission of virus between farms, the source and reservoir of the virus is largely unknown and a wild host has been hypothesized. Atlantic salmon are farmed in open net‐pens, allowing transmission of pathogens from wild fish and the surroun...
The salmonid orthomyxovirus infectious salmon anaemia virus ( ISAV ) causes disease of varying severity in farmed A tlantic salmon, S almo salar L . Field observations suggest that host factors, the environment and differences between ISAV strains attribute to the large variation in disease progression. Variation in host mortality and dissemination of ISAV isolates with high and low virulence (based on a previously published i...
Infectious salmon anaemia – pathogenesis and tropismNARA Subscribed
Infectious salmon anaemia ( ISA ) is a serious disease of farmed A tlantic salmon caused by the aquatic orthomyxovirus infectious salmon anaemia virus ( ISAV ). ISA was first detected in N orway in 1984 and was characterized by severe anaemia and circulatory disturbances. This review elucidates factors related to the pathogenesis of ISA in A tlantic salmon, the dissemination of the virus in the host and the general distributio...
We found that synchronous fluctuations of two congeneric seabird species across the entire Arctic and sub‐Arctic regions were associated with changes in sea surface temperatures (SST) that were linked to two climate shifts, in 1977 and again in 1989. As the SST changes linked to climate shifts were congruent at the scale of ocean basins, fluctuations of these species occurred similarly at continental or basin scale. Changes in...