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Effects of Juniperus sabina coverage on plant community structure in semiarid areas of ChinaNARA Subscribed
Plant interactions are one of the fundamental processes shaping the structure and function of plant communities and help create species diversity. Species diversity affects the current functioning of ecosystems and their resistance and resilience to future climate change. In harsh environments such as drylands, positive plant–plant interactions are important in promoting species diversity. Juniperus sabina is an evergreen shru...
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Understanding how marine species tolerate ocean acidification (OA) is critical for predicting biological responses to ocean change, as well as impacts on the ecosystems and industries that rely upon them. Snow crab ( Chionoecetes opilio ) are both a major fishery resource in the Bering Sea and an important component of high-latitude marine food webs. Experimental work suggests that snow crab are relatively tolerant of OA, but...
Ecology of community reassembly: Movements and diets of megafauna during a decade of restoration in MozambiqueNARA Subscribed
The last decade has brought a worldwide surge of interest in rewilding—the repopulation of large herbivores and carnivores—as a strategy for conserving species and reviving ecosystem functions. Rewilding initiatives, if closely monitored, can provide unique insights into the ecology of the world's largest animals at otherwise impossible spatial and temporal scales. Capitalizing on these opportunities, and developing a knowledg...
Evaluating past and future contributions of conservation programs to species recoveryNARA Subscribed
Impact evaluation of conservation actions is a crucial step in global efforts to curb the biodiversity crisis. Through robust impact evaluation, practitioners can assess the effectiveness of conservation strategies and optimize the use of limited resources. Despite a proliferation of methods and tools for evaluating conservation impact, no standardized method exists to assess and compare the impact, and global contribution, of...
Mapping spatial zones of climate vulnerability and adaptive potential for major crops in the Texas high plainsNARA Subscribed
Climate change poses an increasing threat to agricultural productivity in the Texas High Plains (THP), a semi-arid region facing both warming trends and declining groundwater resources. This study integrates process-based crop modeling with geospatial analysis to identify spatial zones of climate vulnerability and adaptive potential for four major crops; winter wheat, cotton, maize, and grain sorghum under future climate scena...
Documenting homoploid hybrid speciationNARA Subscribed
Homoploid hybrid speciation is challenging to document because hybridization can lead to outcomes other than speciation. Thus, some authors have argued that establishment of homoploid hybrid speciation should include evidence that reproductive barriers isolating the hybrid neo‐species from its parental species were derived from hybridization. While this criterion is difficult to satisfy, several recent papers have successfully...
A global indicator of species recoveryNARA Subscribed
Monitoring progress toward meeting global biodiversity goals involves several indicators, including, at the species level, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Index (RLI) and the Living Planet Index (LPI). However, at present, there is no indicator specifically for tracking species recovery, despite this being enshrined in the mission of the Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming–Montreal G...
This study examines the variation and trends in wave parameters across the Arctic, including the marginal ice zone (MIZ), by comparing historical data (1980–2009) with projections for a future climate scenario (2070–2099) as outlined by the IPCC. Utilizing the WAVEWATCH III (WW3) numerical wave prediction model, we simulate the wave climate for these periods, incorporating advanced parameterizations to account for wave-ice int...