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Change in climatically suitable breeding distributions reduces hybridization potential between Vermivora warblers Change in climatically suitable breeding distributions reduces hybridization potential between Vermivora warblers
Aim Climate change is affecting the distribution of species and subsequent biotic interactions, including hybridization potential. The imperiled Golden-winged Warbler (GWWA) competes and hybridizes with the Blue-winged Warbler (BWWA), which may threaten the persistence of GWWA due to introgression. We examined how climate change is likely to alter the breeding distributions and potential...
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Jessica N. Hightower, Dolly L. Crawford, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Kyle R. Aldinger, Sara Barker Swarthout, David A. Buehler, John Confer, Christian Friis, Jeff Larkin, James D. Lowe, Martin Piorkowski, Ronald W. Rohrbaugh, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Curtis G. Smalling, Petra B. Wood, Rachel Vallender, Amber M. Roth
Toward consistent change detection across irregular remote sensing time series observations Toward consistent change detection across irregular remote sensing time series observations
The use of remote sensing in time series analysis enables wall-to-wall monitoring of the land surface and is critical for assessing and understanding land cover and land use change and for understanding the Earth system as a whole. However, variability in remote sensing observation frequency through time and across space presents challenges for producing consistent change detection...
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Heather J. Tollerud, Zhe Zhu, Kelcy Smith, Danika F. Wellington, Reza Hussain, Donna Viola
Wild rodents harbor high diversity of Arthroderma Wild rodents harbor high diversity of Arthroderma
Arthroderma is the most diverse genus of dermatophytes, and its natural reservoir is considered to be soil enriched by keratin sources. During a study on the diversity of dermatophytes in wild small rodents in the Czech Republic, we isolated several strains of Arthroderma. To explore the diversity and ecological significance of these isolates from rodents (n = 29), we characterised the...
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Stepanka Moulikova, Miroslav Kolarik, Jeffrey M. Lorch, Daniela Kolarczykova, Vit Hubka, Adela Cmokova
Where forest may not return in the western United States Where forest may not return in the western United States
Droughts that are hotter, more frequent, and last longer; pest outbreaks that are more extensive and more common; and fires that are more frequent, more extensive, and perhaps more severe have raised concern that forests in the western United States may not return once disturbed by one or more of these agents. Numerous field-based studies have been undertaken to better understand forest...
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James Wickham, Anne Neale, Kurt H. Riitters, Maliha Nash, Jon Dewitz, Suming Jin, Megan van Fossen, D Rosenbaum
Does hatchery rearing of lake trout affect their reproductive behavior in the wild? Does hatchery rearing of lake trout affect their reproductive behavior in the wild?
Stocking of hatchery-reared fishes has been used with variable success as a management action to promote the recovery of populations and species. The practice has been controversial for several reasons, including uncertainty about whether the hatchery rearing experience may affect reproduction after release. Fine-scale acoustic telemetry was used during three spawning seasons to test...
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Thomas Binder, Christopher M. Holbrook, Charles R. Bronte, Ji He, Charles Kreuger
A recently discovered trachyte-hosted rare earth element-niobium-zirconium occurrence in northern Maine, USA A recently discovered trachyte-hosted rare earth element-niobium-zirconium occurrence in northern Maine, USA
Reported here are geological, geophysical, mineralogical, and geochemical data on a previously unknown trachyte-hosted rare earth element (REE)-Nb-Zr occurrence at Pennington Mountain in northern Maine, USA. This occurrence was newly discovered by a regional multiparameter, airborne radiometric survey that revealed anomalously high equivalent Th (eTh) and U (eU), confirmed by a detailed...
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Chunzeng Wang, John F. Slack, Anjana K. Shah, Martin G. Yates, David R. Lentz, Amber T.H. Whittaker, Robert G. Marvinney
Timing of rhyolite intrusion and Carlin-type gold mineralization at the Cortez Hills Carlin-type deposit, Nevada, USA Timing of rhyolite intrusion and Carlin-type gold mineralization at the Cortez Hills Carlin-type deposit, Nevada, USA
Carlin-type gold deposits (CTDs) of Nevada are the largest producers of gold in the United States, a leader in world gold production. Although much has been resolved about the characteristics and origin of CTDs in Nevada, major questions remain, especially about (1) the role of magmatism, whether only a source of heat or also metals, (2) whether CTDs only formed in the Eocene, and (3)...
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Christopher D. Henry, David A. John, Robert W. Leonardson, William T McIntosh, Matt T. Heizler, Joseph P. Colgan, Kathryn E. Watts
Agricultural conservation practices could help offset climate change impacts on cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie Agricultural conservation practices could help offset climate change impacts on cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a recurring problem in many temperate large lake and coastal marine ecosystems, caused mainly by anthropogenic eutrophication. Implementation of agricultural conservation practices (ACPs) offers a means to reduce non-point source nutrient runoff and mitigate HABs. However, the effectiveness of ACPs in a changing climate remains uncertain. We used an...
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Michael E. Fraker, Noel R Aloysius, Jay F. Martin, S. Conor Keitzer, David A Dippold, Haw Yen, Jeffrey G. Arnold, Prasad Daggupati, Mari-Vaughn Virginia Johnson, Dale M. Robertson, Scott P. Sowa, Michael J. White, Stuart A. Ludsin
Finchite, Sr(UO2)2(V2O8)·5H2O, a new uranyl sorovanadate with the francevillite anion topology Finchite, Sr(UO2)2(V2O8)·5H2O, a new uranyl sorovanadate with the francevillite anion topology
Finchite (IMA2017-052), Sr(UO2)2(V2O8)·5H2O, is the first uranium mineral known to contain essential Sr. The new mineral occurs as yellow-green blades up to ~10 µm in length in surface outcrops of the calcrete-type uranium deposit at Sulfur Springs Draw, Martin County, Texas, U.S.A. Crystals of finchite were subsequently discovered underground in the Pandora mine, La Sal, San Juan County...
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Tyler P. Spear, Travis Olds, Susan Hall, Bradley S. Van Gosen, Anthony Kampf, Peter Burns, Joe Marty
Connecting research and practice to enhance the evolutionary potential of species under climate change Connecting research and practice to enhance the evolutionary potential of species under climate change
Resource managers have rarely accounted for evolutionary dynamics in the design or implementation of climate change adaptation strategies. We brought the research and management communities together to identify challenges and opportunities for applying evidence from evolutionary science to support on-the-ground actions intended to enhance species' evolutionary potential. We amalgamated...
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Laura Thompson, Lindsey Thurman, Carly N. Cook, Erik A. Beever, Carla Sgro, Andrew Battles, Carlos Botero, John E. Gross, Kimberley Hall, Andrew P. Hendry, Ary Hoffmann, Christopher Hoving, Olivia E. LeDee, Claudia Mengelt, Adrienne Nicotra, Robin A. Niver, Felipe Pérez-Jvostov, Rebecca M. Quiñones, Gregor W. Schuurman, Michael K. Schwartz, Jennifer Szymanski, Andrew R. Whiteley
Effects of freshwater residence time on reproductive success in anadromous alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus): climate change implications Effects of freshwater residence time on reproductive success in anadromous alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus): climate change implications
Earlier spring warming and anadromous fish migrations prompted by climate change are linked to shorter freshwater residency. Impacts of phenological change on anadromous fish populations are poorly understood with limited studies focused on iteroparous non-salmonids. We assessed freshwater residence time and reproductive success in an iteroparous clupeid, alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)...
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Meghna N. Marjadi, Allison H. Roy, Matthew T. Devine, Benjamin I. Gahagan, Adrian Jordaan, Julianne Rosset, Andrew R. Whiteley