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Amphibian and reptile conservation in the United States of America Amphibian and reptile conservation in the United States of America
Wildlife stewardship is of utmost importance in the United States, where management for sustainable natural resources is extended to native species including amphibians and reptiles. The U.S. wildlife conservation framework is a nested system of authorities regulating species and habitats, science-based management and policy decisions, and adaptive management as new knowledge is applied...
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Deanna H. Olson, David S. Pilliod
Modeling the responses of blue carbon fluxes in Mississippi River Deltaic Plain brackish marshes to climate change induced hydrologic conditions Modeling the responses of blue carbon fluxes in Mississippi River Deltaic Plain brackish marshes to climate change induced hydrologic conditions
Carbon fluxes in tidal brackish marshes play a critical role in determining coastal wetland carbon sequestration and storage, thus affecting carbon crediting of coastal wetland restoration. In this study, a process-driven wetland biogeochemistry model, Wetland Carbon Assessment Tool DeNitrification-DeComposition was applied to nine brackish marsh sites in Mississippi River (MR) Deltaic...
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Hongqing Wang, Ken Krauss, Zhaohua Dai, Gregory Noe, Carl Trettin
Pathology of lesions in corals from the US Virgin Islands after emergence of stony coral tissue loss disease Pathology of lesions in corals from the US Virgin Islands after emergence of stony coral tissue loss disease
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first documented in Florida in 2014 and has since spread through the Caribbean causing unprecedented mortality in more than 20 species of corals. The cause of SCTLD is unknown, but bacteria are suspected based on regression of gross lesions in some corals treated with antibiotics. Limited pathology studies on SCTLD exist, but it is likely that...
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Thierry Work, Jeff Miller, Thomas Kelley, Aine Hawthorn, Tina Weatherby, Caroline Rogers
Ticks without borders: Microbiome of immature neotropical tick species parasitizing migratory songbirds along northern Gulf of Mexico Ticks without borders: Microbiome of immature neotropical tick species parasitizing migratory songbirds along northern Gulf of Mexico
Introduction: The long-distance, seasonal migrations of birds make them an effective ecological bridge for the movement of ticks. The introduction of exotic tick species to new geographical regions can cause the emergence of novel tick-borne pathogens. This study examined the prevalence of exotic tick species parasitizing migratory songbirds at stopover sites along the northern Gulf of...
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Shahid Karim, Theodore Zenzal, Lorenza Beati, Raima Sen, Abdulsalam Adegoke, Deepak Kumar, Latoyia Downs, Mario Keko, Ashly Nussbaum, Daniel Becker, Frank Moore
Secondary contact erodes Pleistocene diversification in a wide-ranging freshwater mussel (Quadrula) Secondary contact erodes Pleistocene diversification in a wide-ranging freshwater mussel (Quadrula)
The isolated river drainages of eastern North America serve as a natural laboratory to investigate the roles of allopatry and secondary contact in the evolutionary trajectories of recently diverged lineages. Drainage divides facilitate allopatric speciation, but due to their sensitivity to climatic and geomorphological changes, neighboring rivers frequently coalesce, creating recurrent
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Sean Keogh, Nathan Johnson, Chase Smith, Bernard Sietman, Jeffrey Garner, Charles Randklev, Andrew Simons
In vitro impacts of glyphosate on manatee lymphocytes In vitro impacts of glyphosate on manatee lymphocytes
Exposure to contaminants, such as the herbicide glyphosate, can suppress protective immune functions. Glyphosate is the herbicide most used worldwide and has been found in the plasma of more than 50 % of the Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and all-year-round in their aquatic environment. Our objectives were to analyze the consequences of glyphosate exposure on their...
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Maite De Maria, Natalia Garcia-Reyero, Nicole Stacy, Jeffrey R. Abbott, Fahong Yu, Ruyiu Pu, Kevin J. Kroll, Francisco Barboza, Michael Walsh, Juan Perez-Jimenez, David Moraga Amador, Margaret Hunter, Nancy D. Denslow
Early detection of wildlife disease pathogens using CRISPR-Cas system methods Early detection of wildlife disease pathogens using CRISPR-Cas system methods
Wildlife diseases are a considerable threat to human health, conservation, and the economy. Surveillance is a critical component to mitigate the impact of animal diseases in these sectors. To monitor human diseases, CRISPR-Cas (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR-associated protein) biosensors have proven instrumental as diagnostic tools capable of detecting...
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Adam Perez, Guelaguetza Vazquez-Meves, Margaret Hunter
Identifying and filling critical knowledge gaps can optimize financial viability of blue carbon projects in tidal wetlands Identifying and filling critical knowledge gaps can optimize financial viability of blue carbon projects in tidal wetlands
One of the world’s largest “blue carbon” ecosystems, Louisiana’s tidal wetlands on the US Gulf of Mexico coast, is rapidly being lost. Louisiana’s strong legal, regulatory, and monitoring framework, developed for one of the world’s largest tidal wetland systems, provides an opportunity for a programmatic approach to blue carbon accreditation to support restoration of these ecologically...
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Tim Carruthers, S. Jones, Megan Terrell, Jonathan Scheibly, Brendan Player, Valerie Black, Justin Ehrenwerth, Patrick Biber, Rod Connolly, Steve Crooks, Jason Curole, Kelly Darnell, Alyssa M. Dausman, Allison DeJong, Shawn Doyle, Christopher Esposito, Daniel A. Friess, James Fourqurean, Ioannis Georgiou, Gabriel Grimsditch, Songjie He, Eva Hillmann, Guerry Holm, Jennifer Howard, Hoonshin Jung, Stacy Jupiter, Erin Kiskaddon, Ken Krauss, Paul Lavery, Bingqing Liu, Catherine Lovelock, Sarah Mack, Peter Macreadie, Karen McGlathery, J. Megonigal, Brian Roberts, Scott Settelmyer, Lorie Staver, Hilary Stevens, Ariana Sutton-Grier, Jorge Villa, John White, Michelle Waycott
Mangrove freeze resistance and resilience across a tropical-temperate transitional zone Mangrove freeze resistance and resilience across a tropical-temperate transitional zone
Freeze events govern the distribution and structure of mangrove ecosystems, especially in tropical-temperate transitional zones. Understanding mangrove responses to freezing is crucial for predicting their poleward expansion under climate change. However, there is a need for field-based measurements of mangrove freeze resistance and resilience.After an extreme winter storm in December...
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Yiyang Kang, David Kaplan, Michael Osland
Benthic community metrics track hydrologically stressed mangrove systems Benthic community metrics track hydrologically stressed mangrove systems
Mangrove restoration efforts have increased in order to help combat their decline globally. While restoration efforts often focus on planting seedlings, underlying chronic issues, including disrupted hydrological regimes, can hinder restoration success. While improving hydrology may be more cost-effective and have higher success rates than planting seedlings alone, hydrological...
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Amanda Demopoulos, Jill Bourque, Jennifer McClain Counts, Nicole Cormier, Ken Krauss
Understanding gaps in early detection of and rapid response to invasive species in the United States: A literature review and bibliometric analysis Understanding gaps in early detection of and rapid response to invasive species in the United States: A literature review and bibliometric analysis
While concepts regarding invasive species establishment patterns and eradication possibilities have long been a topic of invasion biology, the specific terminology referring to early detection of and rapid response to (EDRR) invasive species emerged in scientific literature during the early 2000s. Since then, the EDRR approach has expanded to include a suite of detection, planning, and...
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Amy Wray, Aimee Agnew, Mary Brown, Emily Dean, Nicole Hernandez, Audrey Jordon, Cayla Morningstar, Sara Piccolomini, Harrison Pickett, Wesley Daniel, Brian Reichert
Amphibian monitoring in hardwood forests: Optimizing methods for contaminant‐based compensatory restorations Amphibian monitoring in hardwood forests: Optimizing methods for contaminant‐based compensatory restorations
Amphibians such as frogs, toads, and salamanders provide important services in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and have been proposed as useful indicators of progress and success for ecological restoration projects. Limited guidance is available, however, on the costs and benefits of different amphibian monitoring techniques that might be applied to sites restored in compensation for
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Bethany Kunz, Hardin Waddle, Nicholas S. Green