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Testing NetLogo model codeNARA Subscribed
The identification and delineation of wetlands requires documentation of hydric soils, wetland hydrology, and hydrophytic vegetation. However, identifying hydric soils that exhibit high chroma colors remains challenging as they often lack diagnostic morphological features associated with established Field Indicators of Hydric Soils. In response, this study investigated problematic soil situations in the Slate Belt region of No...
Columnanidus calitzdorpensis ichnogen. ichnosp. nov: A new Middle Pleistocene subterranean termite trace fossil from South AfricaNARA Subscribed
Termites are landscape geo‐engineers whose nesting activities substantially modify the physical and chemical properties of soils. Fossilised termite nests commonly constitute the only identifiable evidence of ancient termite activity and represent valuable trace fossil archives for reconstructing past environments. Here, we describe a new ichnogenus and ichnospecies, Columnanidus calitzdorpensis ichnogen. ichnosp. nov., from Q...
Butternut ( Juglans cinerea L.) is a rapidly declining tree species threatened by Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum (Oc-j), the causal agent of butternut canker. The introduction of Japanese walnut ( Juglans ailantifolia Carrière), which hybridizes with butternut and exhibits greater resistance to the disease, presents both a conservation challenge and a potential avenue for genetic improvement. Identifying non-admixe...
Aim Predictable relationships between temperature and animal size and shape are the basis for classic rules in macroecology. Body size is thought to covary negatively with temperature (Bergmann's Rule), broadly attributed to thermoregulatory demand for larger size in colder climates. However, ecophysiological principles suggest that changes in insulative materials may be a more effective thermoregulatory adaptation than change...
Role of funders in embedding tests in conservation practiceNARA Subscribed
Effective conservation practice requires decisions based on reliable and relevant evidence, but significant gaps in the evidence base exist. Incorporating well‐designed tests of the effectiveness of interventions for biodiversity in conservation projects is one of the best ways to scale up the rate of evidence generation. Funders of conservation projects are uniquely positioned to support and incentivize such tests as part of...
This study examines the residential mobility patterns and funerary practices of an Urnfield cemetery at Přáslavice, Czech Republic, using radiocarbon dating, carbon, oxygen, and strontium isotope analyses, and FTIR analysis. A regional bioavailable strontium baseline map was created using strontium isotope ratios ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr) of modern plant samples (n=208) from 70 localities across Moravia and Czech Silesia. Radiocarbon da...
Optimal Environmental Window of the Recruitment of Thread Herring Opisthonema libertate in the Southern Gulf of CaliforniaNARA Subscribed
The recruitment processes in small pelagic populations are an important topic for assessment and management. Different hypotheses have been proposed to explain how some environmental variables like upwelling and turbulence affect it. The main hypothesis is the optimal environmental window (OEW) hypothesis: 5–6‐m/s wind speed as an OEW. However, this generalization may not apply to all species. In this study, we proposed that O...
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...
Genomic Signatures of Microgeographic Adaptation in Anopheles coluzzii Across Urban, Rural, and Forested Environments in GabonNARA Subscribed
Species distributed across heterogeneous environments often evolve locally adapted populations, but understanding how these persist in the presence of homogenizing gene flow remains puzzling. In Gabon, Anopheles coluzzii, a major African malaria mosquito, is found in various ecological settings, including urban areas, remote rural villages, and forested environments away from any human presence. This study investigates the gen...