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Limitations of using the canopy to infer the structure and functioning of giant kelp forestsOA Marine
Data obtained from remote sensing of floating kelp canopies are routinely used to assess changes in the distribution, structure and functioning of kelp forests. Such assessments rely on the assumption that changes in surface canopies reflect changes in the structure and functioning of the underlying kelp forests. So far there has been little attempt to validate this assumption, which raises the risk that management decisions p...
Dryland ecosystems cover 41% of Earth's land surfaces, account for 44% of cultivated lands and 60% of food sources, and make large contributions to the global water and carbon cycles. However, these ecosystems are experiencing unprecedented extremes including heatwaves, floods, and droughts as well as hotter temperatures and often declining water resource availability. These ecosystems are some of the most challenging to monit...
Multimorbidity as a predictor of mortality in companion dogsNARA Subscribed
Direct and indirect effects of disturbance on net primary production in giant kelp forestsNARA Subscribed
Disturbances can strongly impact the biomass, abundance, and size and age structure of plant populations, with cascading consequences for net primary production (NPP). Studies investigating sources of interannual variation in annual NPP have largely focused on how interannual fluctuations in resources control plant growth throughout the year, without considering the extent to which interannual fluctuations in disturbance impac...
SNAPSHOT USA 2024: Year 6 of the Coordinated National Camera Trap Survey of the United StatesNARA Subscribed
Motivation SNAPSHOT USA is an annual, multi‐contributor camera trap survey of mammals across the United States. The growing SNAPSHOT USA dataset is intended for tracking the spatial and temporal responses of mammal populations to changes in land use, land cover and climate. These data will be useful for exploring the drivers of spatial and temporal changes in relative abundance and distribution, as well as the impacts of speci...
Advancing the Implementation of Coastal Restoration in Louisiana Through a Co-production of Science FrameworkNARA Subscribed
Coastal Louisiana faces complex challenges from the compounding effects of coastal land loss and climate change. The State of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana (LA-COE) have adopted a co-production of science framework to help ensure that scientific research funded through the LA-COE supports the research needs of CPRA and the Louisiana Coasta...
Changes in community composition and functional diversity of European bats under climate changeNARA Subscribed
Climate change is predicted to drive geographical range shifts that will result in changes in species diversity and functional composition and have potential repercussions for ecosystem functioning. However, the effect of these changes on species composition and functional diversity (FD) remains unclear, especially for mammals, specifically bats. We used species distribution models and a comprehensive ecological and morphometr...
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...
Biocrust Mosses and Cyanobacteria Exhibit Distinct Carbon Uptake Responses to Variations in Precipitation Amount and FrequencyNARA Subscribed
Dryland organisms exhibit varied responses to changes in precipitation, including event size, frequency, and soil moisture duration, influencing carbon uptake and reserve management strategies. This principle, central to the pulse‐reserve paradigm, has not been thoroughly evaluated in biological soil crusts (biocrusts), essential primary producers on dryland surfaces. We conducted two experiments to investigate carbon uptake i...
Effects of snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) on the skin microbiome across two major experimental scalesNARA Subscribed
Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly recognized as a significant threat to global biodiversity conservation. Elucidating the relationship between pathogens and the host microbiome could lead to novel approaches for mitigating disease impacts. Pathogens can alter the host microbiome by inducing dysbiosis, an ecological state characterized by a reduction in bacterial alpha diversity, an increase in pathobionts, or a shi...
Frequent disturbance to a foundation species disrupts consumer‐mediated nutrient cycling in giant kelp forestsNARA Subscribed
Structure‐forming foundation species facilitate consumers by providing habitat and refugia. In return, consumers can benefit foundation species by reducing top‐down pressures and increasing the supply of nutrients. Consumer‐mediated nutrient dynamics (CND) fuel the growth of autotrophic foundation species and generate more habitat for consumers, forming reciprocal feedbacks. Such feedbacks are threatened when foundation specie...