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Events during migration and winter Events during migration and winter
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Aaron T. Pearse, Courtney L. Amundson, Mark P. Vrtiska
Extrinsic factors similarly affect nest survival of a threatened shorebird in natural and human-created habitats Extrinsic factors similarly affect nest survival of a threatened shorebird in natural and human-created habitats
Knowledge of factors that influence nest survival can inform effective conservation management for imperiled avian species. Habitat availability and quality are common priorities of conservation efforts, and climate and interspecific associations can also affect survival rates. In the lower Platte River system of eastern Nebraska, USA, Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus, hereafter...
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Elsa M. Forsberg, Rose J. Swift, Larkin A. Powell, Joel G. Jorgensen, Mark P. Vrtiska
Seasons and seasonality in lakes: Synthesis amid global change Seasons and seasonality in lakes: Synthesis amid global change
Seasonality in environmental conditions plays a fundamental role in shaping lake ecosystems. However, patterns of seasonality vary worldwide, and these patterns are shifting over time amid global change. Thus, it is increasingly important to evaluate how seasons and seasonality are represented in lake ecosystem research. Here, we used a literature review and global data analysis to...
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Abigail S. Lewis, David C. Richardson, Dexter W. Howard, Cayelan C. Carey, Benjamin M. Kraemer, Yael Amitai, Sheel Bansal, Elvira Eyto, Hans-Peter Grossart, Kathryn K. Hoffman, Rachel A. Hovel, Lesley B. Knoll, Isabella Oleksy, Arianto Santoso, Martin Schmid, Robert Schwefel, Dietmar Straile, Xinyu Sun, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Whitney M. Woelmer, Sabine Wollrab, Petr Znachor
Population trends of dabbling ducks wintering in the alluvial valleys of Arkansas and Mississippi Population trends of dabbling ducks wintering in the alluvial valleys of Arkansas and Mississippi
Population abundances, distributions, and compositions across a diversity of taxa are changing, partly as a consequence of human-induced global modifications. Although linking population fluctuations to anthropogenic-induced alterations can be challenging, it is increasingly clear that long-term monitoring is critical to understanding changing populations. For waterfowl, concerns over...
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Melanie R. Boudreau, Houston Havens, Brett Leach, Luke W. Naylor, James T. Callicutt, Aaron T. Pearse, J. Brian Davis
Net CO2 emissions from dry inland waters persist in the presence of vegetation Net CO2 emissions from dry inland waters persist in the presence of vegetation
Many inland waters are shrinking due to shifts in climate and water diversion for human uses. As they dry out, their exposed sediments emit large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere. However, current global estimates of CO2 emissions from dry inland waters are derived exclusively from bare sediment dark-chamber measurements that do not account for the colonization of...
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K. Sharma, Soren Brothers, S. Bernal, Núria Catalán, P. Keller, M. Koschorreck, S. Kosten, C. Leigh, D. von Schiller, A. Pastor, A. Larrañaga, A. Ari, A. Camacho-Santamans, A. Grinham, A. Lupon, A. Linkhorst, A. Elosegi, B. Obrador, B. D. Eyre, C. Trochine, C. C. Muniz, C. Feijoo, C. Duvert, E. Moreno-Ostos, E. Jacqueline Garcia, E. S. Oliveria, F. Cuassolo, H. R. Fernandez, J. Yeo, J. Oakes, J. R. Paranaíba, J. Pegg, J. Anselmo, J. J. Montes-Perez, L. van den Heuvel, L. Ran, L. L. Wilkinson, L. Gomez-Gener, M. Arroita, M. Shanafield, M. L. Gultemirian, M. I. Arce, M. Cobo, M. M. Sanchez-Montoya, N. Barros, N. Wells, N. Karakaya, P. Erturk Ari, Q. Struik, R. Aben, R. Rimas, S. Kumar, Sheel Bansal, S. Sarkar, S. Rodriguez-Gomez, T. Huang, T. Silverthorn, T. Datry, V. Diaz Villanueva, R. Marce
Optimizing cryo-focused pyrolysis GC/MS for tracing soil organic matter across diverse ecosystems Optimizing cryo-focused pyrolysis GC/MS for tracing soil organic matter across diverse ecosystems
The cycling of organic matter in terrestrial soils and sediments is central to a range of biogeochemical processes that regulate nutrient cycling, crop productivity, trace gas emissions, and contaminant transport. Pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (py-GC/MS) is a powerful tool for characterizing bulk soil organic matter (SOM) at the molecular level. In this study, we used a...
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Abrar Shahriar, Mavrik Zavarin, Erin E. Nuccio, Katherine E. Grant, Karis J. McFarlane, Jennifer Pett-Ridge, David Toews, Jason P. Sexton, Rebecca Ryals, Joy Baccel, Aiden J. Berndt, Rene Boiteau, Ishtiaq Ahmed Jawad, Yu Yang, Sheel Bansal, Edward J. O’Loughlin, Kenneth M. Kemner, Roser Matamala, Keith D. Morrison
Hydrologic dynamics of ephemerally flooded playas in a dryland environment Hydrologic dynamics of ephemerally flooded playas in a dryland environment
Ephemerally flooded playas are common in the southwestern United States and globally in drylands. Often formed in closed basins, playas are depressions which inundate infrequently from local precipitation and streamflow produced near the playa or from upland areas. Few studies have quantified the hydrologic connectivity between upland catchments and playas using observations. Here, we...
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Charles R. Kimsal, Enrique R. Vivoni, Osvaldo E. Sala, H. Curtis Monger, Owen P. McKenna
The Appalbees menu: A multiyear, multilocus metagenetic assessment of pollen foraging by Appalachian Bombus affinis workers The Appalbees menu: A multiyear, multilocus metagenetic assessment of pollen foraging by Appalachian Bombus affinis workers
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Robert S. Cornman, Mark J. Hepner, Clint R.V. Otto
Diurnal patterns of nitrous oxide fluxes from a seasonal prairie wetland Diurnal patterns of nitrous oxide fluxes from a seasonal prairie wetland
Wetlands have spatially and temporally dynamic nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes. Understanding diurnal patterns in N2O fluxes in wetlands can reveal short-term drivers and improve process-based models. An automated chamber system was used to determine N2O flux rates every 2.5 to 4 h in a prairie pothole wetland in North Dakota during the 2013 to 2014 growing seasons under ponded, moist, and...
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Derek R. Faust, Brian Tangen, Sheel Bansal
Wetland hydrologic dynamics and duck productivity are declining in the Prairie Pothole Region, and they are linked Wetland hydrologic dynamics and duck productivity are declining in the Prairie Pothole Region, and they are linked
The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North America is a globally important area hosting >50 % of North America’s breeding ducks. Ducks in the PPR depend on wetlands and grasslands which have experienced accelerated losses in extent and quality due to agriculture. While other bird populations have declined, duck abundance reached record highs recently (2013–2017). We explored this...
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Michael J. Anteau, Michael L Szymanski, Aaron T. Pearse
Land use and soil characteristics are associated with increased risk of treponeme-associated hoof disease in elk Land use and soil characteristics are associated with increased risk of treponeme-associated hoof disease in elk
Environments can shape the occurrence and extent of disease outbreaks in wildlife. We studied the effects of environmental features on the occurrence of treponeme-associated hoof disease (TAHD), an emerging infectious disease of free-ranging elk (Cervus canadensis), in southwestern Washington, USA. During the 2016–2022 harvest seasons, successful elk hunters returned mandatory harvest...
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Steven N. Winter, Glen A. Sargeant, Margaret A. Wild, Erin Clancey, Kathryn P. Huyvaert, Kyle Garrison, Pilar Fernandez
Adult and hatch-year survival and fidelity of Piping Plovers Charadrius melodus in the lower Platte River system, Nebraska, USA Adult and hatch-year survival and fidelity of Piping Plovers Charadrius melodus in the lower Platte River system, Nebraska, USA
Knowledge of vital rates informs the conservation and management of threatened and endangered species. In the northern Great Plains, USA, the federally threatened Piping Plover Charadrius melodus uses a variety of nesting habitats including natural river sandbars and human-created sites in the lower Platte River system, Nebraska. In this area, off-river sandpit sites (i.e., active sand...
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Elsa M. Forsberg, Larkin A. Powell, Rose J. Swift, Joel G. Jorgensen, Mark P. Vrtiska