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Increasingly diverse coral reef fishes are threatened by unsustainable fishing in PalauNARA Subscribed
Reef fisheries underpin the economy, culture, and food security of Indo-Pacific island nations, yet many target species are depleted due to inadequate management. Despite its reputation as a regional leader in fisheries management, Palau has experienced declines among key reef fish species, necessitating a comprehensive stock status assessment amid ongoing discussions to lift the national export ban. Conventional stock assessm...
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has caused unprecedented coral mortality across Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR) since 2014, raising concerns about whether coral restoration can succeed under chronic disease conditions and whether outplanting activities may increase disease transmission risk. As the disease transitioned from epizootic outbreak to enzootic persistence, we conducted a large-scale experimental outplanting to as...
Success of restoration strategies in preventing extirpation of 2 critically endangered coral speciesNARA Subscribed
An unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023 caused widespread coral bleaching and mortality throughout the Caribbean. In the Florida Keys (USA), 2 foundation species, elkhorn coral ( Acropora palmata ) and staghorn coral ( Acropora cervicornis ), were severely affected. These species have been the primary focus of reef restoration in Florida for decades. Substantial losses of these species occurred in outplanted populations, in o...
Inshore marine coastal zone migration patterns in Atlantic salmon post‐smolts emigrating from eight rivers in north‐east ScotlandNARA Subscribed
Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar , migrate through multiple habitat types, each having the potential to impact differently upon migration success. The inshore marine coastal zone is arguably disproportionately impacted by potential stressors on populations. We investigated the migration of Atlantic salmon post‐smolts ( n = 898) from eight rivers (populations) through the inshore marine coastal zone over a 2‐year period using acous...
Increased frequency and severity of droughts threatens forest health worldwide. Tree species‐specific adaptations—for example, dry‐season deciduousness in tropical seasonal forests—and individual traits—for example, size, crown position—shape drought resistance, but such resistance may be variable across species, microenvironments and drought events. Here, we assess growth responses of 1820 trees across 30 species to three cli...
Larger foraging area means greater fisheries interaction risk for juvenile yellow-eyed penguins in their sub-Antarctic rangeNARA Subscribed
Seabird foraging success is crucial for individual survival and therefore also for recruitment, breeding success, and population stability. However, there is limited information on the movements of juvenile seabirds, including penguins. This study investigates the foraging range of juvenile yellow-eyed penguins from Enderby Island, in the sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands, and their overlap with protected areas where commercial f...
Memories of Trees Past: Coexistence Implications of Legacy Conspecific Density DependenceNARA Subscribed
The Janzen‐Connell Hypothesis posits that plant species diversity is maintained by a reduction in seedling survival near living conspecific trees relative to heterospecifics–known as negative conspecific density dependence (CDD). CDD facilitates coexistence if stronger than heterospecific density dependence (HDD). However, whether and how long CDD persists after trees die is unknown. In a three‐year study across three forests,...
Forest Age Rivals Climate to Explain Reproductive Allocation Patterns in Forest Ecosystems GloballyNARA Subscribed
Forest allocation of net primary productivity (NPP) to reproduction (carbon required for flowers, fruits, and seeds) is poorly quantified globally, despite its critical role in forest regeneration and a well‐supported trade‐off with allocation to growth. Here, we present the first global synthesis of a biometric proxy for forest reproductive allocation (RA) across environmental and stand age gradients from a compiled dataset o...
Aim Legumes are vital to agroecosystems and human nutrition, yet climate change is compromising their nutritional value. This study aims to assess how a one-month exposure to elevated CO 2 (eCO 2 ) impacts biomass yield, mineral profile, gene expression, and the soil microbiome of common bean plants ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Methods Phaseolus vulgaris L. was grown in field conditions under ambient CO 2 (control, aCO 2 , 400 pp...
Storms Are an Important Driver of Change in Tropical ForestsNARA Subscribed
Tropical forest dynamics and composition have changed over recent decades, but the proximate drivers of these changes remain unclear. Investigations into these trends have focused on increasing drought stress, CO 2 , temperature, and fires, whereas convective storms are generally overlooked. We argue that existing literature provides clear support for the importance of storms as drivers of forest change. We reanalyze the large...
The elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata , was historically a major reef-building species in the Caribbean, but has suffered devastating declines in recent decades. Despite significant restoration efforts in Florida, the marine heatwave of 2023 caused severe bleaching and mortality to both wild and restored colonies. To understand the disastrous impacts, we evaluated the variation in heat tolerance among Florida’s A. palmata popula...