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Automatization of multistep sample preparation for microplastics monitoring in aquatic environments

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Microplastics (MP) have been found in every environmental compartment in urban and remote areas. Although their ubiquity is widely recognized, the lack of harmonized protocols for sampling, sample preparation, and particle identification/quantification hinders comparability among studies.
Markus Sillanpää, Ilse Heiskanen, Outi Setälä, Yoshio Ikezawa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehensive Analysis of PAPPA2 Expression and Genetic Variants in Sheep and Their Association With Litter Size. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
Wang Y, Xu W, Liang B, Li S, Hu W, Chu M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Root biomass distribution in response to increasing active layer thickness across plant communities in a permafrost peatland

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
In Arctic tundra, the majority of plant biomass is belowground. As temperatures increase and permafrost thaws, new soil volume containing nitrogen becomes available for plant roots, potentially leading to new plant–soil interactions. Whether or not different plant communities adapt their rooting depth distribution in response to increasing active layer
Alexandra Werner, Lena Muffler, Gesche Blume‐Werry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life‐history traits and phylogeny structure taxon‐specific species–substrate relationships in deadwood

Oikos, EarlyView.
To understand the structuring of species assemblages, integrating life‐history traits and evolutionary heritage in analyses is vital. This allows the assessment of a mechanistic link between species and their environment. Deadwood systems are vital for nutrient cycling and biodiversity support, governed by complex intra‐ and inter‐specific fungal and ...
Albin Larsson Ekström, Heloise Gibb, Mari Jönsson, Line Boberg Djupström, Therese Löfroth   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic parameters and genome-wide association analysis of service sire effects on litter size and its relationship with boar semen quality in three terminal sire lines. [PDF]

Genet Sel Evol
Chen CY, Lourenco D, Kleve-Feld M, Bhatnagar AS, Holl JW.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Warming and predation drive rapid evolution of ecosystem functioning but not functional traits

Oikos, EarlyView.
Global environmental change can rapidly reshape phenotypic trait distributions through adaptive and neutral processes. Yet, disentangling their relative contributions remains a major challenge, particularly for traits underpinning ecosystem functioning.
Laure Olazcuaga, Emma Couranjou, Laura Fargeot, Allan Raffard, Romain Bertrand, Murielle Richard, Kéoni Saint‐Pé, Jérôme G. Prunier, Simon Blanchet   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clustering of sperm by chromatin integrity features reveals breed and monthly effects, as well as a link between double-strand DNA breaks and litter size in pigs. [PDF]

BMC Vet Res
Ribas-Maynou J, Martínez-Díaz P, Drago J, Parra A, Lucas X, Yeste M, Roca J, Barranco I.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Competition and soil conditions limit the growth of High Arctic non‐native plants

Oikos, EarlyView.
Non‐native vascular plant species in the High Arctic are currently restricted mainly to settlements and other anthropogenically disturbed areas. The reasons for this remain unclear, but climate or dispersal do not appear to be the main limiting factors. Instead, biotic interactions combined with soil conditions may play important roles.
Jana Ruethers, Lena Bakker, Sebastian Doetterl, Simone Fior, Cara Magnabosco, Kristine Bakke Westergaard, Jake Alexander   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of litter size relative to functional teat count on lactating sow and litter performance. [PDF]

Transl Anim Sci
Jenkins AK, Collier SM, DeRouchey JM, Tokach MD, Woodworth JC, Gaffield KN, Gebhardt JT, Goodband RD, Coble KF, Corns PJ, Karl J, Bradley T.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do good neighbours compensate for bad climate? The case of sessile oak Quercus petraea in phylogenetically distant neighbourhoods

Oikos, EarlyView.
Stressful climates threaten the performance of individuals and the survival of species, but individual performance also depends on biotic interactions with neighbours, so that ‘good' neighbours might in theory compensate for ‘bad' climates. However, what makes a good neighbour, and why, has been little studied.
Keliang Zhang, Vincent Jung, Maud Deniau, Benjamin Yguel, Benoît Béchade, Soumen Mallick, Miguel Verdú, Andreas Prinzing   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source