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Cost of migration increased during an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Cost of migration increased during an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Migration is thought to be costly such that challenges faced during migration likely affect how birds migrate through direct selection on migratory behavior. Survival throughout the annual cycle and conditions that affect the survival costs of migration are therefore critical to our understanding of the causes and consequences of migration. Estimating daily survival throughout the annual...
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Neil Paprocki, Jeff W Kidd, Courtney J. Conway
Local and landscape-level environmental conditions drive habitat selection across terrestrial mammal species Local and landscape-level environmental conditions drive habitat selection across terrestrial mammal species
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Björn H. Franke, Aafke M. Schipper, Tal Avgar, Luca Börger, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Thomas Müller, Brian J. Smith, Briana Abrahms, Abdullahi H. Ali, Nina Attias, Hattie L. Bartlam-Brooks, Floris M. van Beest, Jerrold L. Belant, Dean E. Beyer, Niels Blaum, Michael B. Brown, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Francesca Cagnacci, Simon Chamaillé-Jammes, Nandintsetseg Dejid, Jasja Dekker, Arnaud L. Desbiez, Julian Fennessy, Christina Fischer, Ilya Fischhoff, Adam T. Ford, Benedikt Gehr, Jacob R. Goheen, Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato, Mark Hebblewhite, Robert Hering, Marco Heurich, A. J. Hewison, Lynne A. Isbell, Matthew J. Kauffman, Andrew F. Jakes, René Janssen, Paul F. Jones, Bob Jonge Poerink, Clayton T. Lamb, John D. Linnell, A. Catherine Markham, Courtney J. Marneweck, Jenny Mattisson, John F. McEvoy, Erling Meisingset, Evelyn Merrill, Guilherme de Miranda Mourão, Bram Van Moorter, Nicolas Morellet, Atle Mysterud, John Odden, Kirk A. Olson, Agustín Paviolo, Tyler R. Petroelje, Kelly M. Proffitt, Kasim Rafiq, Nathan Ranc, Christer Moe Rolandsen, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Sonia Saïd, Hall Sawyer, Niels Martin Schmidt, Nuria Selva, Agnieszka Sergiel, Erling Johan Solberg, Melissa Songer, Jonas Stiegler, Olav Strand, Siva R. Sundaresan, Jeffrey J. Thompson, Wiebke Ullmann, Dorj Usukhjargal, Ulrich Voigt, Filip Zięba, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, Mark A. Huijbregts, Marlee A. Tucker
Changes in spatial distribution and abundance together determine potential for population persistence for greater sage-grouse Changes in spatial distribution and abundance together determine potential for population persistence for greater sage-grouse
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Megan C. Milligan, Peter S. Coates, Brian G. Prochazka, Michael P. Chenaille, Shawn T. O’Neil, Steven R. Mathews, Justin R. Small, Katherine Miller, Steve Abele
Leveraging local species data, a global database, and an occupancy model to explore bee–plant interactions Leveraging local species data, a global database, and an occupancy model to explore bee–plant interactions
Global declines in bee populations are threatening the ecosystem services they provide, including pollination. Many bee–plant interactions are understudied, producing an incomplete understanding of resulting ecosystem-level vulnerabilities. The last decade has generated a wealth of opportunistic data originating from natural history collection records, published ecological datasets, and...
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Michelle J. Lee, Graziella Vittoria DiRenzo, Chengyi Diao, Katja C. Seltmann
Compact seismicity bursts have different characteristics from regional seismicity Compact seismicity bursts have different characteristics from regional seismicity
Earthquakes tend to cluster, developing into sequences driven by stress perturbations and transient fault-zone processes. Depending on the driving process, earthquake sequences show differing behaviors. This variability challenges our ability to observe or distinguish these driving processes in high resolution. Here we systematically identify seismicity bursts throughout southern...
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Nicolas DeSalvio, Wenyuan Fan, Andrew J. Barbour, Jeanne L. Hardebeck
Tidal wetland soil carbon accumulation rates for coastal California Tidal wetland soil carbon accumulation rates for coastal California
Carbon stock and carbon accumulation rate data are vital to multiple aspects of tidal wetland conservation and restoration policy. In California, USA tidal soil data are rare outside of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Delta regions, despite the differing conditions experienced by the outer coastline. Here we provide carbon stocks and decadal-to-centennial-scale carbon accumulation...
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James R. Homquist, Lauren N. Brown, Elizabeth Fard, Richard F. Ambrose, Kathryn E. Hargan, Douglas E. Hammond, Nathaniel J. Kemnitz, John P. Smol, Karen Thorne, Glen M. MacDonald
Rapid seismic and infrasound assessment of large landslides: A case study from Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska) Rapid seismic and infrasound assessment of large landslides: A case study from Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska)
Large, rapid landslides are a global hazard that can occur in remote, mountainous areas. Eyewitness reports of landslides and satellite imagery can often be limited or delayed, particularly during inclement weather. However, landslide-generated seismic and infrasound (low-frequency atmospheric sound) waves can be remotely detected in near real-time. This information can significantly...
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Liam Toney, Michael E. West, Ezgi Karasözen, Denny M Capps, Elaine A. Collins, Kate E. Allstadt, Jana Pursley, Heather McFarlin, Anne Mangeney, David Fee, Dennis M. Staley, Matthew M. Haney, John J. Lyons, John Bellini
Genomic selection for low salinity tolerance in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica in Louisiana and Chesapeake Bay populations Genomic selection for low salinity tolerance in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica in Louisiana and Chesapeake Bay populations
The use of genomic selection (GS) to improve traits of interest in aquaculture species is growing with the availability of genomic resources for those species. The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, is a major aquaculture product and keystone species along the U.S. mid-Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Populations and production of C. virginica are threatened by several environmental...
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Lindsey C. Schwartz, Beth A. Stauffer, Romain Lavaud, Megan La Peyre, Ann Fairly Pandelides, Alexandra J. McCarty, Jessica M. Small, Louis V. Plough
Development of a SWAT+ model to improve conservation practice efficacy for protecting stream health in karst pasturelands Development of a SWAT+ model to improve conservation practice efficacy for protecting stream health in karst pasturelands
Placing appropriate conservation practices in critical source areas of pollutants can benefit stream health in karst environments susceptible to agricultural pollution. Watershed models, such as the Soil and Water Assessment Tool+ (SWAT+), can optimize both practice selection and placement across the landscape, but to our knowledge no studies have tested this model in karst pasturelands...
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Joshua B. Mouser, Serena Ciparis, Michael J. White, Paul L. Angermeier, Jonathan A. Czuba
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
Decadal shifts in groundwater age detected by environmental tracers across California, USA Decadal shifts in groundwater age detected by environmental tracers across California, USA
Groundwater age offers important insight into recharge, storage, and contamination risk. Although models predict age changes can be driven by pumping and climate variability, direct observational evidence remains limited. Here, we analyzed paired environmental tracer suites (tritium, carbon-14, and tritiogenic helium-3) collected a decade apart from 268 wells across California to assess...
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Bryant C. Jurgens, Zeno F. Levy