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CO2 drove changes in global grassland GPP over the past decade

Ecological Indicators
Global climate change has profoundly affected grassland ecosystems. However, the spatial patterns and underlying mechanisms by which environmental drivers influence global grassland gross primary productivity (GPP) remain insufficiently understood.
Zhe Meng, Yuanyuan Hao, Xuexia Liu, Limin Hua, Yujie Niu   +4 more
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Seedling Growth and Survival of Western Red Cedar (Thuja Plicata), Six Years Later [PDF]

, 2012
In 2005, western red cedar (Thuja plicata) seedlings were planted in Forest Park in Portland, Oregon to ascertain whether mammalian predation had a role in low seedling recruitment in the park.
Colahan, Conor F., Weinbender, Eric
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Comparison of predation by two suburban cats in New Zealand [PDF]

, 2017
To study the effects domestic cats may have on surrounding wildlife, a complete list was made of 558 items caught in the garden or brought into the house by one cat over 17 years, from 1988 to 2005.
Flux, John E.C.
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High-resolution early warning system for human Puumala hantavirus infection risk in Germany

Scientific Reports
The fluctuation of human infections by the Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) in Germany has been linked to weather and phenology parameters that drive the population growth of its host species.
Orestis Kazasidis, Anke Geduhn, Jens Jacob   +2 more
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Spatiotemporal Activity Patterns of Sympatric Rodents and Their Predators in a Temperate Desert-Steppe Ecosystem

Animals
Understanding how prey and predator species partition activity patterns across time and space is essential for elucidating behavioral adaptation and ecological coexistence.
Caibo Wei, Yijie Ma, Yuquan Fan, Xiaoliang Zhi, Limin Hua   +4 more
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The need to implement the landscape of fear within rodent pest management strategies [PDF]

, 2017
Current reactive pest management methods have serious drawbacks such as the heavy reliance on chemicals, emerging genetic rodenticide resistance, and high secondary exposure risks.
Abrams, Altendorf, Arora, Bedoya-Perez, Brown, Brown, Brown, Brown, Brown, Brown, Brown, Charnov, Cowan, Davis, Emlen, Hadler, Jackson, Jacob, Jacob, John, Jones, Kotler, Laundré, Laundré, Lima, Lindström, Link, MacArthur, Macdonald, Makin, Matassa, Mathur, Meerburg, Meerburg, Meerburg, Merwe, Milinski, Morris, Morris, Mul, Orrock, Palis, Parshad, Rosenzweig, Rost, Saunders, Schmidt, Singleton, Singleton, Singleton, Singleton, Singleton, Smith, Strauß, TaA, Verdolin, Werner, Ylönen   +57 more
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Invasive rodents and damages to food stocks: a study in the Autonomous Harbor of Cotonou, Benin

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2020
Description of the subject. Rodents may be major pests to crops and stored food, thus threatening food security. Among them, invasive species such as rats and mice are of particular concern since they are disseminated globally following international ...
Henri-Joël Dossou, Nestor Ahoyo Adjovi, Gualbert Houéménou, Thomas Bagan, Guy-Apollinaire Mensah, Gauthier Dobigny   +5 more
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Rats: an ecologically-based approach for managing a global problem [PDF]

, 2007
Many people have problems with pest rodents. Rats eat our crops, contaminate our stored food, damage our buildings and possessions and spread dangerous diseases to people and livestock.
Belmain, Steven
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TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN U.S. SWINE OPERATIONS: AN ASSESSMENT OF MANAGEMENT FACTORS [PDF]

Sera from hogs were analyzed using the modified direct agglutination test (MAT). Serum samples were collected from sows which were part of the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) swine survey.
Arne HALLAM, Eric BUSH, James Kliebenstein, Jeffrey ZIMMERMAN, Sharon PATTON, Tanya ROBERTS, Xianfeng HU   +6 more
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NAP (davunetide) rescues neuronal dysfunction in a Drosophila model of tauopathy [PDF]

, 2013
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease causing irreversible cognitive decline in the elderly. There is no disease-modifying therapy for this condition and the mechanisms underpinning neuronal dysfunction and neurodegeneration
Cowan, C.M., Mudher, A., Quraishe, S.
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