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Soil Microbial Networks Shift Across a High-Elevation Successional Gradient

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
While it is well established that microbial composition and diversity shift along environmental gradients, how interactions among microbes change is poorly understood.
Emily C. Farrer, Emily C. Farrer, Dorota L. Porazinska, Marko J. Spasojevic, Marko J. Spasojevic, Andrew J. King, Andrew J. King, Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita, Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita, Samuel A. Sartwell, Samuel A. Sartwell, Jane G. Smith, Caitlin T. White, Caitlin T. White, Steven K. Schmidt, Katharine N. Suding, Katharine N. Suding   +16 more
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Succession Patterns and Physical Niche Partitioning in Microbial Communities from Subsurface Coal Seams

iScience, 2019
Summary: The subsurface represents a largely unexplored frontier in microbiology. Here, coal seams present something of an oasis for microbial life, providing moisture, warmth, and abundant fossilized organic material.
Silas H.W. Vick, Paul Greenfield, Kaydy L. Pinetown, Neil Sherwood, Se Gong, Sasha G. Tetu, David J. Midgley, Ian T. Paulsen   +7 more
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Positive Ecological Interactions and the Success of Seagrass Restoration [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Seagrasses provide multiple ecosystem services including nursery habitat, improved water quality, coastal protection, and carbon sequestration. However, seagrasses are in crisis as global coverage is declining at an accelerating rate. With increased focus on ecological restoration as a conservation strategy, methods that enhance restoration success ...
Flavia Tarquinio, Mathew A. Vanderklift, Stephanie R. Valdez, Y. Stacy Zhang, Tjisse van der Heide, Tjisse van der Heide, Robert J. Orth, Brian R. Silliman   +7 more
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Improving soil organic carbon mapping in farmlands using machine learning models and complex cropping system information

Environmental Sciences Europe
Obtaining accurate spatial maps of soil organic carbon (SOC) in farmlands is crucial for assessing soil quality and achieving precision agriculture. The cropping system is an important factor that affects the soil carbon cycle in farmlands, and different
Jianxiong Ou, Zihao Wu, Qingwu Yan, Xiangyang Feng, Zilong Zhao   +4 more
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Management and sustainability of ground-mounted solar parks requires consideration of vegetation succession as an omnipresent process [PDF]

One Ecosystem
In addition to the aspects of power generation, land use, aesthetics, nature conservation, and multifunctionality considered so far, there are still overlooked issues in the relatively new topic of solar landscapes.
Markus Zaplata
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Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Example of Ecological Succession? [PDF]

Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, 1990
The history of one of the most common of modern-day diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, is reviewed. The disease probably existed prior to 1800 when it was first clearly described, but appears to have become much more common after this time. During the past two decades both the incidence and severity may have been declining.
W. Watson Buchanan, Rodger M Laurent
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occumb: An R package for site occupancy modeling of eDNA metabarcoding data

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
This study introduces a new R package, occumb, for the convenient application of site occupancy modeling using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding data. We outline a data analysis workflow, including data setup, model fitting, model assessment, and comparison of potential study settings based on model predictions, all of which can be performed using
Keiichi Fukaya, Yuta Hasebe
wiley   +1 more source

Infection Models for Pine Wilt Disease on the Basis of Vector Behaviors

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
Infection models for pine wilt disease without vector density were built to estimate the transmission coefficient of the pathogenic nematode. The models successfully simulated the annual change in the density of infected trees for four pine stands. ABSTRACT Pine wilt disease is caused by the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Steiner et ...
Katsumi Togashi
wiley   +1 more source

Speciation Through the Lens of Population Dynamics: A Theoretical Primer on How Small and Large Populations Diverge

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
Population size and dynamics fundamentally shape speciation by influencing genetic drift, founder events, and adaptive potential. Small populations may speciate rapidly due to stronger drift, whereas large populations harbor more genetic diversity, which can alter divergence trajectories. We highlight theoretical models that incorporate population size
Ryo Yamaguchi, Hidaka Kubo, Tokuya Ogawa, Hayate Omura   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological restoration success: a policy analysis understanding [PDF]

Restoration Ecology, 2016
This article discusses how ecological restoration success can be understood and evaluated using a policy analysis lens. First, this article details a conceptual tool that helps to develop a more encompassing set of criteria to assess restoration activities that provide socioeconomic benefits.
Baker, Susan, Eckerberg, Katarina
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