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Comparing screening outcomes for private sector nature‐related assessments based on national and global biodiversity datasetsNARA Subscribed
In response to demand for better biodiversity stewardship from the private sector, frameworks such as the Taskforce on Nature‐related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) have been developed to help companies assess, manage, and disclose their nature‐related impacts, dependencies, risks, and opportunities. A key initial screening step is to identify operations in ecologically sensitive areas. This step is often conducted using global...
The hyperiid amphipod Brachyscelus rapacoides is a warm-water species associated with gelatinous zooplankton. In the Mediterranean it has been reported in association with Rhopilema nomadica in both Israel and Turkey. Here, we document the first record of B. rapacoides in Greek waters, representing the first confirmed record for Europe, based on both morphological examination and DNA barcoding of the mitochondrial COI gene. Sp...
SNAPSHOT USA 2024: Year 6 of the Coordinated National Camera Trap Survey of the United StatesNARA Subscribed
Motivation SNAPSHOT USA is an annual, multi‐contributor camera trap survey of mammals across the United States. The growing SNAPSHOT USA dataset is intended for tracking the spatial and temporal responses of mammal populations to changes in land use, land cover and climate. These data will be useful for exploring the drivers of spatial and temporal changes in relative abundance and distribution, as well as the impacts of speci...
Motorways, drought and wildfire: do they shape trajectories of arboreal mammal populations in eastern Australia?NARA Subscribed
Motorways have the potential to create barriers to the movement of wildlife, increase mortality and cause edge effects, producing declines in abundance in nearby habitat. We investigated the response of six nocturnal arboreal mammal species to the construction of a new motorway in eastern Australia: five gliding species (three small, 500 g) and one generalist non-gliding species (4 kg). The two large gliding species are listed...
The Toxicology Investigators Consortium 2024 Annual ReportNARA Subscribed
Boost or Bust? The Impact of Supplementation on Functional Genetic Diversity and Selective Processes in Tasmanian DevilsNARA Subscribed
Translocating individuals into existing populations of conspecifics can support threatened species by increasing population size, maintaining genetic diversity and reducing the risk of inbreeding. However, for species whose adaptive potential is compromised due to ongoing threats, like disease, the outcome of such management interventions becomes more complex. The Tasmanian devil ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) is a prime example, wh...
Background and aims Previously, triple super phosphate (TSP) application to one soil type was unexpectedly found to cause with soil drying an initiation of linear decrease in maize transpiration rate at an unusually high soil water content. The resulting overall slower soil water extraction resulted in crop drought resilience. A key issue is whether the response occurs with drying of other soils. The objective of this study wa...
As infrastructure systems face growing challenges from threats and increasing complexity, resilience has become a critical focus in sustaining essential services and managing risks. However, existing frameworks for assessing resilience are often impractical for owner-operators of critical infrastructure like dams and watersheds due to their complexity, extensive data requirements, and high costs. The failure of the Oroville Da...
New loci and candidate genes in spring two-rowed barley detected through meta-analysis of a field trial European networkNARA Subscribed
Key message A dense genome-wide meta-analysis provides new QTLs, reveals breeding history trends and identifies new candidate genes for yield, plant height, grain weight, and heading time of spring barley. Abstract This study contributes new knowledge on quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes for adaptive traits and yield in two-rowed spring barley. A meta-analysis of a network of field trials, varying in latitude...
Motivation Here, we make available a second version of the BioTIME database, which compiles records of abundance estimates for species in sample events of ecological assemblages through time. The updated version expands version 1.0 of the database by doubling the number of studies and includes substantial additional curation to the taxonomic accuracy of the records, as well as the metadata. Moreover, we now provide an R packag...