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Simultaneous quantification of anti-Spike IgG subclasses against various SARS-CoV-2 variants using a multiplex serological assayNARA Subscribed
Recent research indicates that the composition of serum anti-SARS-CoV-2 Spike IgG subclass antibodies changes upon repeated exposure to viral Spike. These antibody subclass dynamics were suggested to impact adaptive immune responses and protection against infection. To characterize the role of the IgG subclass composition in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2, assays that measure virus variant-specific anti-Spike IgG subclass c...
Behavioural Diversity of Fishes: Concepts, Drivers and Its Role in Conservation and ManagementNARA Subscribed
Human activity has altered nearly all ecosystems on Earth, contributing to substantial biodiversity loss across taxonomic, genetic and functional dimensions, from the intraspecific to the ecosystem scale. Yet some components of biodiversity remain hidden or underappreciated, including behavioural diversity. Behaviour is often among the earliest whole‐organism responses to environmental change, and diversity in behaviour can oc...
The Asia region harbors exceptional chondrichthyan (shark, ray, and chimaera) diversity but faces intense fishing pressure. The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) process provides a collaborative, evidence-based framework to identify critical habitats and inform spatial management. We assessed ISRAs across the Bay of Bengal, Southeast Asia, and the Northwest Pacific to characterize their extent, ecological significance, and...
Disproportionately High Contribution of Ditches to Landscape Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Drained PeatlandsNARA Subscribed
Drained peatlands are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; however, research has predominantly focused on terrestrial areas, with much less attention given to drainage ditches. Despite their small surface area, ditches can substantially affect the peatland GHG balance owing to conditions that favour GHG production. We conducted monthly field campaigns in five ditches across two agricultural polders in the Ne...
A re-description of the teleosauroid Macrospondylus bollensis (Jaeger, 1828) from the Posidonienschiefer Formation of GermanyNARA Subscribed
Teleosauroid crocodylomorphs were a successful, diverse and abundant clade that expanded near-globally during the Jurassic Period. Teleosauroids are commonly found in Toarcian strata (Early Jurassic) within Europe, with multiple unique specimens pertaining to four taxa having been discovered in the Posidonienschiefer Formation (= Posidonia Shale) in southwestern Germany. The majority of these specimens have been referred to Ma...
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...
Temperature, pH , and diet interactively affect biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids in a benthic harpacticoid copepodNARA Subscribed
Greenhouse gas emissions lead to ocean warming and acidification, negatively impacting marine organisms and their functioning, including long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC‐PUFA) production by marine microalgae. Copepods, primary consumers of microalgae, possess a unique capacity for endogenous LC‐PUFA biosynthesis, possibly enabling them to cope with reduced dietary LC‐PUFA availabilities. However, this capacity may be...
Reading tea leaves worldwide: Decoupled drivers of initial litter decomposition mass‐loss rate and stabilizationNARA Subscribed
The breakdown of plant material fuels soil functioning and biodiversity. Currently, process understanding of global decomposition patterns and the drivers of such patterns are hampered by the lack of coherent large‐scale datasets. We buried 36,000 individual litterbags (tea bags) worldwide and found an overall negative correlation between initial mass‐loss rates and stabilization factors of plant‐derived carbon, using the Tea...
Global maps of soil temperatureNARA Subscribed
Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1‐km 2 r...
Aim Elevational gradients provide excellent opportunities to explore long‐term morphological and physiological responses of plants to environmental change. We determined the difference in the elevational pattern of foliar carbon isotope composition (δ 13 C) between lianas and trees, and assessed whether this difference arises from changes in photosynthesis or stomatal conductance. We also explored the pattern of nutrient limit...
In a recent paper, “Environmental DNA: What's behind the term? Clarifying the terminology and recommendations for its future use in biomonitoring,” Pawlowski et al . argue that the term eDNA should be used to refer to the pool of DNA isolated from environmental samples, as opposed to only extra‐organismal DNA from macro‐organisms. We agree with this view. However, we are concerned that their proposed two‐level terminology spec...
Located in the critical 1p36 microdeletion region, the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 5 ( CHD5 ) gene encodes a subunit of the nucleosome remodeling and deacetylation (NuRD) complex required for neuronal development. Pathogenic variants in six of nine chromodomain (CHD) genes cause autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorders, while CHD5 -related disorders are still unknown. Thanks to GeneMatcher and internationa...