Approximately 25%–70% of soil organic matter (OM) is stored below 30 cm, rendering subsoil OM cycling an important control on OM persistence. With climate change, soils are experiencing new pedoclimatic disturbances like seasonal flooding that can destabilize mineral associated organic matter (MAOM) and undermine carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) persistence. Our current understanding of how OM cycles down the soil...

This paper is a collaborative effort that originated at the International Space Science Institute Workshop on “Physical links between Weather and Climate in Space and the Lower Atmosphere” held 22–26 January 2024. Many scientists attended that workshop and contributed their expertise related to polar vortex impacts on upper atmosphere variability. This paper summarizes well-known and newly reported signatures of polar vortex w...

Understanding the controls on soil organic matter (SOM) cycling is essential for predicting how future pedoclimatic conditions will affect soil carbon (C) sequestration and emissions. However, significant uncertainty surrounds the controls on SOM formation, persistence, and destabilization, especially for the more persistent pool, mineral‐associated organic matter (MAOM). Here we argue that much of this uncertainty can be reso...

Freshwater ecosystems and their biota are under increasing pressure from anthropogenic stressors. In response to declining fish stocks, hatchery and stocking programmes are widely implemented as core components of restoration and management strategies, with positive outcomes for some wild populations. Despite this, stocking remains contentious due to potential genetic and ecological risks to wild populations. Monitoring and ev...

Two species of non-native sea lavender, Limonium ramosissimum (Poir.) Maire (Algerian sea lavender) and Limonium duriusculum (Girard) Fourr. (European sea lavender) are prolific invaders of California salt marshes. We examined the efficacy of three non-herbicide treatments [tarping, selective removal (hand pulling), and scraping], and one herbicide (Telar®) treatment, in eliminating L. ramosissimum and L. duriusulum , as well...

Rationale Behavioral effects of testosterone depend on dose, acute versus sustained formulation, duration of administration, personality, genetics, and endogenous levels of testosterone. There are also considerable differences between effects of endogenous and exogenous testosterone. Objectives This study was the secondary behavioral arm of a registered clinical trial designed to determine if testosterone protects against loss...