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Dynamics and Eco‐Genomics of Baltic Sea Nitrifiers: Seasonality, Niches, Interactions and Genomic UniquenessNARA Subscribed
Nitrification is widespread across marine systems, yet the ecological and evolutionary drivers shaping nitrifier populations remain largely unknown. The Baltic Sea, a brackish basin with pronounced gradients in salinity, oxygen, nutrients and strong seasonality, is a valuable model environment to investigate these questions. Here, we combined metagenomics and rRNA gene sequencing to characterise the spatiotemporal dynamics and...
Role of hepatocellular senescence in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma and the potential for therapeutic manipulationNARA Subscribed
Accumulation of senescent hepatocytes is universal in chronic liver disease (CLD). This study investigates an association between hepatocyte senescence and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and explores the therapeutic role of sirolimus. Background liver biopsies from 15 patients with cirrhosis and HCC and 45 patients with cirrhosis were stained for p16, a marker of cell senescence. STAM™ mice were randomized into 3 groups of 5 a...
Crown damage can account for over 23% of canopy biomass turnover in tropical forests and is a strong predictor of tree mortality; yet, it is not typically represented in vegetation models. We incorporate crown damage into the Functionally Assembled Terrestrial Ecosystem Simulator (FATES), to evaluate how lags between damage and tree recovery or death alter demographic rates and patterns of carbon turnover. We represent crown d...
Demographic composition, not demographic diversity, predicts biomass and turnover across temperate and tropical forestsNARA Subscribed
The growth and survival of individual trees determine the physical structure of a forest with important consequences for forest function. However, given the diversity of tree species and forest biomes, quantifying the multitude of demographic strategies within and across forests and the way that they translate into forest structure and function remains a significant challenge. Here, we quantify the demographic rates of 1961 tr...
Forest responses to simulated elevated CO 2 under alternate hypotheses of size‐ and age‐dependent mortalityNARA Subscribed
Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (eCO 2 ) is predicted to increase growth rates of forest trees. The extent to which increased growth translates to changes in biomass is dependent on the turnover time of the carbon, and thus tree mortality rates. Size‐ or age‐dependent mortality combined with increased growth rates could result in either decreased carbon turnover from a speeding up of tree life cycles, or increased biomass...
A storm surge database for the US Gulf CoastNARA Subscribed
Tropical cyclone‐generated storm surges are among the most deadly and costly natural disasters to impact the United States. Unfortunately, no comprehensive storm surge dataset provides reliable, historical storm surge information for the United States. This paper introduces SURGEDAT, the first comprehensive surge database for the US Gulf Coast. SURGEDAT identifies the location and height of peak storm surge for 195 surge event...
The 2003 Bear Butte and Booth (B&B) Fires burned much of the Mount Jefferson Wilderness in the Deschutes and Willamette National Forests, Oregon. A question for managers is how best to manage recreation in fire-affected areas in ways that minimize adverse impacts on visitor experiences and the recovering landscape. To help address this question, we used onsite surveys (n = 221) asking visitors in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness...
Phthalate Monoesters Levels in the Urine of Young ChildrenNARA Subscribed
Outcomes-based education focuses on students' abilities to practice what they know rather than on teachers, teaching, and content. Such a method starts with explicitly and publicly identifying the abilities and qualities we want students to possess. Teaching and assessment should align with the resources and students we have and the outcomes we seek. Success can then be judged on how well students perform.