Both naked mole-rats ( Heterocephalus glaber ) and Damaraland mole-rats ( Fukomys damarensis ) are increasing in popularity as laboratory species. Many aspects of the biology of these eusocial bathyergid rodents have been examined and compared over the years, including their audition. The hearing ranges in both genera are limited to very low frequencies for mammals of their size, with high thresholds at all frequencies. The pe...

Connectivity is a multifaceted concept that has important implications for the management and conservation of marine and freshwater fishes. We developed a conceptual framework that encompasses multiple, interrelated categories of connectedness, including landscape (e.g., structural, functional) connectivity and ecological (e.g., trophic, genetic, demographic) connectivity, that together shape the flow of organisms, energy and...

The shelf‐break front of the Mid‐Atlantic Bight (MAB) is hypothesized to cause increased biological productivity but observations of such enhancement have been scarce. Additionally, most previous studies at the MAB are based on chlorophyll rather than on actual observed rates of production. Here we present rates of net community production (NCP) and concentrations of phytoplankton carbon, collected at high spatial resolution (

Climate change and local pressures are eroding the health and performance of many watersheds and their freshwater ecosystems, pushing these complex social‐ecological systems to the boundaries of their safe operating space. Here, we offer a synthetic perspective on the downscaled application of the safe operating space concept to inform the stewardship of watersheds in this time of rapid climate change, with particular focus on...

Small photosynthetic eukaryotes are a productive and dynamic component of marine planktonic communities. Here, we investigate how seasonal changes in the abundance of these primary producers relate to changes in their community composition at a coastal site on the Northeast US Shelf. We present a 9‐year time series of 18S rRNA sequencing data and identify gradual transitions within the pico‐ and nanoplankton community that occ...

Little is known about diatom parasitism in marine systems. Guinardia delicatula , a biomass‐dominant diatom on the Northeast US Shelf (NES), is regularly parasitized by the protistan nanoflagellate, Cryothecomonas aestivalis in this region. While G. delicatula is known to host other protistan parasites, direct observation of these interactions and their dynamics in nature remain elusive. Here, we integrate concurrent DNA meta‐...

We contend that ocean turbulent fluxes should be included in the list of Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) created by the Global Ocean Observing System. This list aims to identify variables that are essential to observe to inform policy and maintain a healthy and resilient ocean. Diapycnal turbulent fluxes quantify the rates of exchange of tracers (such as temperature, salinity, density or nutrients, all of which are already EO...

Across a species' range, populations are exposed to their local thermal environments, which on an evolutionary scale, may cause adaptative differences among populations. Helminths often have broad geographic ranges and temperature‐sensitive life stages but little is known about whether and how local thermal adaptation can influence their response to climate change. We studied the thermal responses of the free‐living stages of...

Aim Water availability is the major driver of tropical forest structure and dynamics. Most research has focused on the impacts of climatic water availability, whereas remarkably little is known about the influence of water table depth and excess soil water on forest processes. Nevertheless, given that plants take up water from the soil, the impacts of climatic water supply on plants are likely to be modulated by soil water con...