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Remote influence of Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation on the South Atlantic meridional overturning circulation variability

Geophysical Research Letters, 2016
This study explores potential factors that may influence decadal variability of the South Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (SAMOC) by using observational data as well as surface‐forced ocean model runs and a fully coupled climate model run ...
Hosmay Lopez, Shenfu Dong, Sang‐Ki Lee, Edmo Campos   +3 more
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Finding Plankton: A Marine Science Scavenger Hunt for Local Communities

Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract At a time of increasing political polarization and rapidly accelerating climate change, it is important to build public knowledge and empathy toward nature to foster behavioral changes; however, addressing a knowledge deficit can be insufficient to affect these changes.
Hannah M. Budroe, Holly M. Bik
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Individual movement modeling expands the power of migratory species observations: North Atlantic right whale case study

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding a population's distribution depends on observing the presence and movement of individuals throughout their range. For highly mobile marine species, these observations typically rely on high effort monitoring programs. Tracking enough individuals to understand trends in movement behavior is not always logistically feasible, and ...
Abigail M. Kreuser, Daniel E. Pendleton, Nicholas R. Record, Erin L. Meyer‐Gutbrod   +3 more
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Lipid correction of hydrogen stable isotope ratios in fish

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Lipids are known to affect stable isotope ratio of organisms, especially δ13C values, and simple arithmetic lipid‐correction procedures have been developed based on the carbon to nitrogen ratio (C : N) that is a proxy for lipid content. Equivalent issues will likely arise with the increasing use of hydrogen isotopes in ecology, but as yet no ...
Kang Wang, Mikko Kiljunen, Jos Schilder, Heikki Hämäläinen, Kimmo K. Kahilainen, Roger I. Jones   +5 more
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A machine learning assisted method for rapidly annotating benthic megafauna in large volumes of marine imagery

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent technological advancements have rapidly expanded our capacity for collecting image data in the marine environment, but processing images into meaningful ecological metrics remains a manual, time‐consuming, and biased process. This is particularly challenging with electro‐optical cabled imaging systems which generate images at a rate ...
Katharine T. Bigham, Ada Carter
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Refining techniques for high‐frequency monitoring of chlorophyll a fluorescence in estuarine systems

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Concentrations of the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll a are commonly used as a proxy for phytoplankton biomass in aquatic systems. Traditional methods for extracting chlorophyll a in discrete samples limit measurement frequency, while in situ sensor technology provides high frequency chlorophyll a fluorescence measurements at a more ...
Nicole Dix, Hannah Nicklay, Jacob Cianci‐Gaskill, Shannon Dunnigan Kimmel, J. Silas Tanner, Kim Cressman, Steven E. McMurray, Yoshimi M. Rii, Rikke Jeppesen, Rachel Guy, Erik Smith   +10 more
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In situ imaging of a kleptoplastidic ciliate thin layer indicates traditional sampling underestimates oceanic mixotroph biomass

Communications Earth & Environment
Planktonic mixotrophs, including ciliates, are abundant, yet understudied, mediators of primary and secondary production in aquatic food webs. Here, we report high-resolution in situ observations of a thin layer—a vertically limited patch of high ...
Ranjoy Barua, Lisa Nyman, Buyu Guo, Matthew D. Johnson, Anvita U. Kerkar, Jiarong Hong, Adam T. Greer, John Lehrter, Malcolm McFarland, Bradley Penta, Aditya R. Nayak   +10 more
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Harnessing microbial power to degrade hydrocarbon‐based plastics

mLife, EarlyView.
Abstract The growing global plastic waste crisis demands the development of urgent, effective, and sustainable solutions. While conventional recycling methods present intrinsic limitations, microbial biodegradation of plastic waste has emerged as a promising alternative.
Hui Li, Xuanyu Tao, Lina Sun, Aifen Zhou, Jizhong Zhou   +4 more
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Taxonomic reappraisal of the mangrove genus Avicennia (Acanthaceae) in India

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
A taxonomic reappraisal of the mangrove genus Avicennia in India was undertaken through extensive field surveys and critical examination of herbarium specimens. Three taxa, Avicennia alba, Avicennia marina subsp. marina, and Avicennia officinalis, are described in detail. A synonymic list was compiled using the World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)
Subrata Mondal, Saikat Naskar
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Multitrophic alpha and beta diversity of lake plankton across Canada

Oikos, EarlyView.
Anthropogenic environmental changes impact freshwater biodiversity globally. While biodiversity assessments in freshwater environments have traditionally focused on individual groups of organisms or trophic levels, considering patterns of ‘multitrophic biodiversity' across the food web provides a more comprehensive view of anthropogenic impacts and ...
Vincent Fugère, Cindy Paquette, Gillian K. Martin, Rebecca E. Garner, Yannick Huot, David A. Walsh, Beatrix E. Beisner   +6 more
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