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Bundesweite Entwicklung der Grundwasserstände seit 1991: Langzeittrends, Variabilität und Auswirkungen der jüngsten TrockenphaseNARA Subscribed
Zusammenfassung Die Studie untersucht die Entwicklung der Grundwasserstände in Deutschland anhand von 5844 Messstellen sowie deren Reaktionsdynamik gegenüber klimatologischen Antrieben im Referenzzeitraum 1991–2020. Zusätzlich wird die Entwicklung seit 2018 im Kontext der außergewöhnlichen Dürreperiode betrachtet, um die Reaktionsfähigkeit und Vulnerabilität der Grundwassersysteme gegenüber extremen klimatischen Bedingungen zu...
Assessment frameworks do not capture the complexity of the social–ecological dynamics of small-scale fisheries (SSF), which support millions of livelihoods yet face persistent sustainability challenges. Reciprocal feedbacks between fish populations and fishers that are central to sustainability remain insufficiently integrated into assessment approaches because conventional fisheries management emphasizes population dynamics,...
Population Genomics of a Cosmopolitan Weed Provides Insights Into Its Local Adaptation and Recent Demographic HistoryNARA Subscribed
Invasive plant species present a growing ecological and economic challenge, and often adapt rapidly to their novel environments through complex demographic and evolutionary processes. Invasion genomics offers powerful tools to disentangle these processes, but most studies rely on geographically narrow sampling across native and non‐native ranges. Erigeron canadensis is a cosmopolitan weed native to North America that has succe...
Bridging the Energy Balance Gap in Eddy‐Covariance Measurements: Insights From Standardized Network DataNARA Subscribed
The lack of energy balance closure in Eddy‐Covariance (EC) measurements is a well‐known, still unresolved challenge in micrometeorology, with energy balance closure (EBC) rates typically ranging between 60% and 80%. While numerous hypotheses have been proposed to explain this imbalance, the relative contributions of neglected energy storage terms, data quality and flux processing options remain insufficiently disentangled. Usi...
ChREBP-mediated regulation of lipid metabolism in liver and brown adipose tissue of long-lived miceNARA Subscribed
De novo lipogenesis (DNL) is a metabolic process by which carbohydrates are converted into fatty acids and used for immediate energy or stored as triglycerides for later use. Increased DNL in brown adipose tissue (BAT) is believed to be a marker of metabolic health, but indicates poor metabolism if upregulated in hepatic tissue. ChREBP is a primary regulator of whole-body DNL and promotes production of key enzymes including fa...
Interpretable deep learning reveals spatiotemporal MRI features of brain aging that align with neurodegenerationNARA Subscribed
Cortical thinning and atrophy are hallmarks of brain aging that have been characterized using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Brain aging involves many neuroanatomic features whose effects on brain structure remain unexplored. To address this challenge, we trained interpretable deep neural networks (DNNs) to estimate brain age (BA) from T 1 -weighted ( T 1 w) MRI. By identifying MRI features unapparent to humans, DNNs can fi...
Distributed optical fibre sensing (DOFS) is a technology that enables continuous, real-time measurements of a range of environmental parameters along the length of a fibre optic cable. In this article, we review the recently emerged applications of DOFS techniques in physical oceanography and offer a perspective on the technology's potential for future growth within the field. The introduction of DOFS to physical oceanography...
Effects of Forest Management and Land Use Change on Soil Carbon in the US Gulf Coastal PlainNARA Subscribed
The US Gulf Coastal Plain is a region of diverse forests and management systems and dynamic land use changes. These drivers affect carbon (C) stocks at ecosystem to regional scales, in turn affecting processes such as forest regeneration, hydrologic and biogeochemical cycling, and social and economic systems. We quantified land use change and forest management effects on C stocks in the Gulf Coastal Plain, focusing on soils, u...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) disproportionately affects women and carriers of the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (APOE4), yet little is known about how sex and APOE interact to influence white matter (WM) integrity during disease progression. We integrated diffusion MRI and matched blood transcriptomic data to investigate these interactions and their underlying biological mechanisms. WM microstructure was quantified using diffusion te...
Mapping blue carbon ecosystems from Earth observations at a national scale for Papua New GuineaOA Marine
National maps are essential to support the conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of blue carbon ecosystems (BCE). This is particularly important for nations in the Indo-Pacific region, including Papua New Guinea (PNG), that aspire to integrate these ecosystems into their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for ecosystem accounting. This study focussed on mapping the extent of BCEs in PNG using Earth obse...
Together again: the invasive mustard Hesperis matronalis suffers devastating seed predation by a recently adventive specialist weevilNARA Subscribed
The enemy release hypothesis underpins classical (or importation) biocontrol as a management technique for invasive species. Classical biocontrol has had resounding success when prospective control agents have been subject to appropriate screening before release. Occasionally, however, natural enemies have been reunited with their hosts accidentally. Such adventive agents may provide effective control but have also avoided the...
Proximity to natural habitat is known to enhance pollination services in large‐scale agriculture, but it remains unclear whether this holds in tropical smallholder farms. These systems are embedded in ecologically complex landscapes, central to global food security, and depend heavily on biodiversity‐derived ecosystem services. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of 35 studies assessing the relationship between...
The Fraction of Carbon in Soil Organic Matter as a National‐Scale Soil Process IndicatorNARA Subscribed
Soil organic matter (SOM) is an important component of ecosystem carbon stocks. Generally, SOM found in mineral and organo‐mineral soils can be categorised into two fractions: particulate organic matter (POM) and mineral‐associated‐organic matter (MAOM), both of which contain soil organic carbon (SOC). Understanding the relationship between SOC and SOM fractions provides insight into SOM decomposition and SOC storage potential...
Fraser's dolphin ( Lagenodelphis hosei ) is one of the least studied dolphin species due to its tropical, offshore distribution and low density. However, it is frequently observed in the Lesser Antilles, where we characterized its distribution and ecology using 4 years of data collected from Grenada to Anguilla. We employed species distribution models, movement analysis, and co‐occurrence analysis with other species. Fraser's...