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Annual Report: 2013 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
I submit herewith the annual reports from the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, for the period ending December 31, 2013.

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Digitization connects scattered specimens and enables new historical research: Plants from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881–1884)

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Widespread museum digitization initiatives have made the world's herbaria more accessible than ever, launching a renaissance of specimen use. We highlight the value of digitization to bolster both scientific and historical research using the specimens from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881–1884) to the Canadian arctic, remembered for its tragedy ...
J. Mason Heberling, Jackson P. Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic structure and ex situ conservation of the North American grapevine Vitis labrusca

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The North American wild grapevine species Vitis labrusca is an important source of disease resistance and climate resilience traits for breeding new grapevine cultivars. To ensure its continued use in breeding, V. labrusca must be accurately identified and genetically diverse material must be conserved.
Zoë Migicovsky   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sea ice choke points reduce the length of the shipping season in the Northwest Passage

open access: yesCommunications Earth & Environment
Arctic sea ice has shifted from a perennial (older, thicker ice) to a seasonal (younger, thinner) ice regime, leading to the increasingly common belief that shipping through Canada’s Northwest Passage is becoming more viable.
Alison J. Cook   +4 more
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Epigenetic Regulation of Immune Dysfunction in Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

open access: yesThe Prostate, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a prevalent and debilitating condition with unclear etiology. Increasing evidence implicates immune dysregulation, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying impaired immune regulation remain poorly defined. This study investigated the role of altered immune responses within
Praveen Thumbikat   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Challenges of Environmental Governance in the Arctic Shipping Route Under the Heavy Oil Ban and China’s Response

open access: yesHaiyang Kaifa yu guanli
As global temperatures continue to rise, the accelerated melting of Arctic ice has made the Arctic shipping routes increasingly viable for commercial navigation, bringing growing attention to environmental protection issues in the region. Heavy fuel oil (
LUO Meng, QIU Jiawen
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Underwater Noise from Arctic Shipping: Impacts, Regulations and Recommendations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Marine mammals, including whales, walrus, and seals, rely heavily on sounds for survival. The Arctic soundscape has long been shaped by their clicks and calls.

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