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The cost of limited nocturnal roost availability on pre-migratory energy budgets in a central-place foraging shorebird, Numenius hudsonicus (Hudsonian Whimbrel) The cost of limited nocturnal roost availability on pre-migratory energy budgets in a central-place foraging shorebird, Numenius hudsonicus (Hudsonian Whimbrel)
Mobile species often travel long distances between the sites they use for different behaviors, such as central-place foragers that make daily commutes between a central roost and foraging sites. For migratory shorebird species that use coastal habitats, the limited availability of suitable nocturnal roost sites can lead individuals to commute long distances to their foraging territories...
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Maina C. Handmaker, Graziella Vittoria DiRenzo, Felicia J. Sanders, Madelyn B. Kaplin, Adam D. Smith, Ethan P. Shealy, Natasza Fontaine, Janet M. Thibault, Mary Catherine Martin, Camille Duquet, Abby V. Sterling, Cory R. Elowe, Nathan R. Senner
Inflation at Ol Doinyo Lengai driven by shallow magma intrusion during the 2022–2023 uplift episode in an early-phase continental rift Inflation at Ol Doinyo Lengai driven by shallow magma intrusion during the 2022–2023 uplift episode in an early-phase continental rift
The active stratovolcano Ol Doinyo Lengai is located in the magma-rich, early-phase continental Natron Rift, which is part of the larger East African Rift System. Since 2016, a geodetic network comprising 7 Global Navigation Satellite Navigation (GNSS) and 2 seismic stations has been deployed to monitor inflation and deflation around this volcano. Between March 2022 and August 2023...
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D. Sarah Stamps, Elifuraha Saria, Ntambila Daud, Maurizio Battaglia, Aubreya N. Adams, Mong-Han Huang, Maryjo Brounce, Kang-Hyeun Ji, Valerie A. Meshili, Bradley Roos
Accounting for biases in the analysis of building damage data for the 2023 M7.8 Türkiye/Syria earthquake sequence Accounting for biases in the analysis of building damage data for the 2023 M7.8 Türkiye/Syria earthquake sequence
In the aftermath of a large earthquake, several practical constraints affect the systematic collection of data for assessing building damage. The available data are therefore typically incomplete, frequently missing key information such as the type of construction, age and geographic location. Moreover, the observations often favour certain locations and damage grades. In the absence of...
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Max Anderson Loake, Kishor S. Jaiswal
National-scale remotely sensed lake surface temperature in the contiguous United States National-scale remotely sensed lake surface temperature in the contiguous United States
Temperature is a master variable in aquatic ecosystems. Despite its importance for ecosystem function, our capacity to measure temperature is often limited to focal systems with intensive in situ measurements or larger systems with readily accessible data from disparate data streams. These limitations are consequential for holistically understanding aquatic ecosystem status and change...
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Michael Frederick Meyer, Timothy J. Stagnitta, Wilson Barg Salls, Brendan F Wakefield, Tyler King
Key considerations for decision makers and stakeholders when identifying source populations for conservation translocations of fishes Key considerations for decision makers and stakeholders when identifying source populations for conservation translocations of fishes
Conservation translocations are undertaken to increase the viability of imperiled organisms and/or restore ecosystem functions or processes. A key step in the conservation translocation process is to decide which source or founder population is most likely to lead to translocation success. Existing guidance to inform this decision includes a variety of considerations, but few documents...
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David B. Bunnell, Amanda Susanne Ackiss, Alexander James Gatch, Andrew Drake, Andrew Edgar Honsey, Trevor J. Krabbenhoft, Will Stacy-Duffy, Randy Claramunt, Roger Gordon, Meredith L. Bartron, John M. Dettmers, Erin S. Dunlop, Joshua P. Egan, Karl A. Lamothe, Seth A. Moore, Andrew M. Muir, Jason Robinson, Chris C. Wilson
Forecasting marsh resilience in the Plum Island Estuary: Integrating uncertainty to inform coastal management Forecasting marsh resilience in the Plum Island Estuary: Integrating uncertainty to inform coastal management
Salt marshes provide critical ecosystem services yet face increasing threats from accelerated relative sea-level rise (SLR). The long-term persistence of these habitats depends on their ability to vertically accrete and laterally migrate into adjacent uplands. Predicting the location and viability of these future marsh corridors is therefore a primary challenge for coastal managers; one...
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Ramin Familkhalili, Nicholas M. Enwright, Jordan E. Cosgrove, Christine A. Buckel
Release and recapture: Limited carbon mobilization in sediment adjacent to Central Atlantic Magmatic Province sills, Florida, USA Release and recapture: Limited carbon mobilization in sediment adjacent to Central Atlantic Magmatic Province sills, Florida, USA
Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) are associated with dramatic changes to the Earth system; their rapid release of carbon may initiate catastrophic climatic changes causing mass extinction. This carbon release is often associated with volcanic emissions, yet metamorphic carbon production is poorly constrained. Metamorphic carbon devolatilization occurs as intrusions interact with host...
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Lindsi Allman, E.M. Stewart, Kanwa Sengupta, Mainak Mookherjee, Miles Kelsey, Paul C. Hackley, Ryan J. McAleer, Aaron M. Jubb, Rebecca Stokes
Community perspectives on the role of power and place-based knowledge at the frontline of gray wolf (Canis lupus) return Community perspectives on the role of power and place-based knowledge at the frontline of gray wolf (Canis lupus) return
Conflict and coexistence between large carnivores and human communities can be shaped by tolerance, or people’s willingness to absorb the impacts and benefits of large carnivores within shared landscapes. In the last decade, hazard acceptance models (HAMs) have become one of the most popular psychological models for characterizing the drivers of an individual’s tolerance of large...
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Lara Volski, Anne H. Beaudreau, Alex McInturff
Higher methanotroph abundance and bottom-water methane in ponds with floating photovoltaic arrays Higher methanotroph abundance and bottom-water methane in ponds with floating photovoltaic arrays
Floating photovoltaic (FPV) arrays alter the methane (CH4) cycling dynamics of waterbodies on which they are deployed. Here, we investigated dissolved CH4 dynamics and associated CH4 cycling microbial communities (methanogens and methanotrophs) in the 2nd year of FPV deployment (70% aerial coverage) in experimental ponds. We found that bottom-water CH4 concentrations were twice as high...
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Nicholas E. Ray, Sophia Aredas, Steven Mark Grodsky, Ash Canino, Simone J. Cardoso, Meredith A. Holgerson, Meredith E. Theus, Marian L. Schmidt
Aging of biosolids in fields prolongs the release of biosolid-borne PFAS and promotes the release of select PFCA in water Aging of biosolids in fields prolongs the release of biosolid-borne PFAS and promotes the release of select PFCA in water
Land application of biosolids can introduce PFAS into croplands. Biosolids transported to surface waters through runoff may subsequently release PFAS into aquatic environments. The objective was to evaluate the effects of the aging of biosolids and the presence of sediment on the release of biosolid-borne PFAS to water at the water-sediment interface under anaerobic conditions. Through...
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Qu Wen, Daniel S Snow, Nirupam Aich, Michelle M. Lorah, Kelly L. Smalling, John Hribljan, Paul Ayayee, Xudong Lin
Highly mobile seabirds reveal areas of conservation importance across the Atlantic Ocean Highly mobile seabirds reveal areas of conservation importance across the Atlantic Ocean
Countries have committed to expanding the marine protected area (MPA) network to 30% of the world's ocean by 2030, more than tripling current coverage, and focusing on areas important for biodiversity. For such expansion to translate into effective conservation of marine biodiversity, it must rely on the best available knowledge. Here, we analyze tracking data on > 13,000 individuals (44...
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Marie-Morgane Rouyer, Ana S.L. Rodrigues, Tammy E. Davies, Bethany L. Clark, Elizabeth J. Pearmin, Nina Bhola, Ana P. B. Carneiro, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, João L. Guilherme, Aida Abdennadher, Isabel Afán, Jose A. Alves, Tycho Anker-Nilssen, José Manuel Arcos, Kelly M. Atkins, Marie Auger-Méthé, Mark Baran, Nadito Jesus Barbosa, Alastair Baylis, Stuart Bearhop, Ashley Bennison, Alice Bernard, Philip Bertrand, Manuel Biscoito, Thomas W. Bodey, Maria I. Bogdanova, Loïc Bollache, Anne-Sophie Bonnet-Lebrun, Thierry Boulinier, Vegard Sandøy Bråthen, Joel Bried, Leandro Bugoni, Letizia Campioni, Paulo Catry, Jacopo G. Cecere, Filipe Rafael Ceia, Olivier Chastel, Signe Christensen-Dalsgaard, Marco Cianchetti-Benedetti, Thomas A. Clay, Ian Robert Cleasby, Sydney Morgan Collins, Nicolas Courbin, Jóhannis Danielsen, Francis Daunt, Herculano A. Dinis, Federico De Pascalis, Nina Dehnhard, Giacomo Dell’Omo, Sébastien Descamps, Antony W. Diamond, Ben J. Dilley, Ewan William Edwards, Carsten Egevang, Kyle H. Elliot, Kjell Einar Erikstad, Alexey Ezhov, Ana Isabel Fagundes, Annette L. Fayet, David A. Fifield, Ruben Fijn, Manuela G. Forero, Jérôme Fort, Morten Frederiksen, Robert W. Furness, Giorgia Gaibani, Stefan Garthe, Maria Gavrilo, H. Grant Gilchrist, Olivier Gilg, Carina Gjerdrum, Jose Pedro Granadeiro, W. James Grecian, Jonathan A. Green, David Grémillet, Tim Guilford, Keith C. Hamer, Erpur Snaer Hansen, Sveinn Are Hanssen, Stephanie M. Harris, Autumn-Lynne Harrison, April Hedd, Marcos Hernández-Montero, Nicholas P. Huffeldt, Simona Imperio, Dariusz Jakubas, Ruth Jeavons, Mark Jessopp, Patrick G.R. Jodice, Kasper Lambert Johansen, Georgios Karris, Yann Kolbeinsson, Stephen W. Kress, Lucas Kruger, Ulrike Kubetzki, Jude V. Lane, Johannes Lang, Jannie Fries Linnebjerg, Svein-Håkon Lorentsen, Donald E. Lyons, Mark Maftei, Maria Magalhães, Heather L. Major, Mark L. Mallory, Elizabeth A. Masden, Juan F. Masello, Laura McFarlane Tranquilla, Flemming Ravn Merkel, Teresa Militao, Børge Moe, Anders Mosbech, Joan Navarro, Veronica C. Neves, Mark A. Newell, Stephen Francis Newton, Bergur Olsen, Steffen Oppel, Daniel Oro, Oliver Padget, Vitor H. Paiva, Allison G. L. Patterson, Jorge Miguel Pereira, Aevar Petersen, Maria V. Petry, Richard A. Phillips, Admilton Pina, Ingrid L. Pollet, Christopher John Pollock, Aurore Ponchon, Ben James Porter, Petra Quillfeldt, John L. Quinn, Flavio Quintana, Jean-François Rail, André Francis Raine, Iván Ramírez, Raul Ramos, Jaime A. Ramos, Chris P.F. Redfern, Tone Kristin Reiertsen, Gregory J. Robertson, Robert A. Ronconi, Diego Rubolini, Sarah Saldanha, Ángel Sallent, Mariona Sardà-Serra, Niels Martin Schmidt, Andy Schofield, Judy Shamoun-Baranes, Dave Shutler, Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson, Mónica C. Silva, Iain J. Stenhouse, Hallvard Strøm, Mike Swindells, Stephanie C. Symons, Geir Helge Systad, Chris B. Thaxter, Paul M. Thompson, Thorkell Lindberg Thórarinsson, Alice M. Trevail, Rob van Bemmelen, Diego Vicente-Sastre, Stephen Votier, Ewan D. Wakefield, Sarah Wanless, Ross M. Wanless, Saskia Wischnewski, Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Joanna B. Wong, Lucy Joanna Wright, José C. Xavier, Stavros M. Xirouchakis, Marco Zenatello, Francis Zino, Maria P. Dias
Ecological stability of zooplankton communities in changing arctic lakes over three decades Ecological stability of zooplankton communities in changing arctic lakes over three decades
In the Arctic, rapid warming is altering disturbance regimes, creating an urgent need to assess the ecological stability of these relatively pristine ecosystems. The Arctic landscape has thousands of lakes that are experiencing both gradual, persistent disturbances (e.g., warming) and increased frequency and intensity of pulse disturbances (e.g., land-surface failures). To assess the...
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Casey A. Pennock, Gary P. Thiede, Phaedra E. Budy, Anne E. Giblin, Chris Luecke, George W. Kling