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An Improved Framework for Estimating Organic Carbon Content of Mangrove Soils Using loss-on-ignition and Coastal Environmental SettingNARA Subscribed
The use of loss on ignition (LOI) measurements of soil organic matter (SOM) to estimate soil organic carbon (OC) content is a decades-old practice. While there are limitations and uncertainties to this approach, it continues to be necessary for many coastal wetlands researchers and conservation practitioners without access to an elemental analyzer. Multiple measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) standards recognize the...
Extinction risk, reconstructed catches and management of chondrichthyan fishes in the Western Central Atlantic OceanNARA Subscribed
Chondrichthyan fishes are among the most threatened vertebrates on the planet because many species have slow life histories that are outpaced by intense fishing. The Western Central Atlantic Ocean, which includes the Greater Caribbean, is a hotspot of chondrichthyan biodiversity and abundance, but has been characterized by extensive shark and ray fisheries and a lack of sufficient data for effective management and conservation...
Prolonging survival in good health is a fundamental societal goal. However, the leading determinants of disability-free survival in healthy older people have not been well established. Data from ASPREE, a bi-national placebo-controlled trial of aspirin with 4.7 years median follow-up, was analysed. At enrolment, participants were healthy and without prior cardiovascular events, dementia or persistent physical disability. Disab...
The Mozambique Channel region in East Africa has diverse marine ecosystems and serves as a migratory corridor for economically important species. Local and foreign industrial fisheries operate in the Mozambique Channel, but regional small-scale fisheries are the crucially important fisheries that provide food security, livelihoods, and economic opportunities for rural coastal communities. This study reconstructed and investiga...
The Effects of Genetic Mutations and Drugs on the Activity of the Thiamine Transporter, SLC19A2NARA Subscribed
A rare cause of megaloblastic anemia (MA) is thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia (TRMA), a genetic disorder caused by mutations in SLC19A2 (encoding THTR1), a thiamine transporter. The study objectives were to (1) functionally characterize selected TRMA-associated SLC19A2 variants and (2) determine whether current prescription drugs associated with drug-induced MA (DIMA) may act via inhibition of SLC19A2. Functional chara...
The OceanGliders program started in 2016 to support active coordination and enhancement of global glider activity. OceanGliders contributes to the international efforts of the Global Ocean Observation System (GOOS) for Climate, Ocean Health, and Operational Services. It brings together marine scientists and engineers operating gliders around the world: (1) to observe the long-term physical, biogeochemical, and biological ocean...
Multiple hypotheses explain variation in extra‐pair paternity at different levels in a single bird familyNARA Subscribed
Extra‐pair paternity ( EPP ), where offspring are sired by a male other than the social male, varies enormously both within and among species. Trying to explain this variation has proved difficult because the majority of the interspecific variation is phylogenetically based. Ideally, variation in EPP should be investigated in closely related species, but clades with sufficient variation are rare. We present a comprehensive mul...
Mineralization ratios of nitrogen and phosphorus from decomposing litter in temperate versus tropical forestsNARA Subscribed
Aim Terrestrial ecosystems sequester about 25% of anthropogenic CO 2 emissions annually; however, nitrogen ( N ) and phosphorus ( P ) limitation of plant productivity and microbial functioning could curtail this key ecosystem service in the future. Our aim is to address variations in nutrient resupply during decomposition – especially whether the N : P ratio of nutrient recycling via mineralization varies within and across div...
Prioritization of knowledge needs for sustainable aquaculture: a national and global perspectiveNARA Subscribed
Aquaculture is currently the fastest expanding global animal food production sector and is a key future contributor to food security. An increase in food security will be dependent upon the development and improvement of sustainable practices. A prioritization exercise was undertaken, focusing on the future knowledge needs to underpin UK sustainable aquaculture (both domestic and imported products) using a ‘task force’ group o...
Competitive binding of Fe3+, Cr3+, and Ni2+ to transferrinNARA Subscribed