Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.), a widespread and keystone tree species in North America, experienced heat and drought stress in the years 2002 and 2003 in the southwestern United States. This led to widespread aspen mortality that has altered the composition of forests, and is expected to occur again if...
As important ecological cornerstones, coral reefs face threats from a myriad of sources, such as global climate change, and importantly, disease, the latter often as a result of microbial pathogens. An understudied group of major corals, fire corals, and their even less understood microbiome present an opportunity to learn more...
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is a versatile crop with a wide range of pharmaceutical, commercial, and industrial uses. There is a lack of research and published studies on the ideal storage conditions and their effects on seed quality for hemp. Understanding ideal hemp seed storage conditions would reduce unnecessary seed...