To determine how well DNA barcodes from the chloroplast region perform in forest dynamics plots
(FDPs) from global CTFS-ForestGEO network, we analyzed DNA barcoding sequences of 1277 plant
species from a wide phylogenetic range (3 FDPs in tropics, 5 in subtropics and 5 in temperate zone)
and compared the rates...
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, Bufeng Chen1,2, Xuejun Ge4, Xiangcheng Mi5,
Nathan G. Swenson6, Jin-Long Zhang7, Frank A. Jones8, Chun
Non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) in plant tissue are frequently quantified to make inferences about plant responses to environmental conditions. Laboratories publishing estimates of NSC of woody plants use many different methods to evaluate NSC. We asked whether NSC estimates in the recent literature could be quantitatively compared among studies. We also...
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Maucourt, Nathan G. McDowell, Annick Moing, Bertrand Muller, Sergio G. Nebauer, Ülo
Niinemets, Sara
The integration of rapid assays, large datasets, informatics, and modeling can overcome current barriers in understanding nanomaterial structure–toxicity relationships by providing a weight-of-the-evidence mechanism to generate hazard rankings for nanomaterials. Here, we present the use of a rapid, low-cost assay to perform screening-level toxicity evaluations of nanomaterials in vivo. Calculated...
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Functional connectivity—the facilitation of individual movements among habitat patches—is essential for species’ persistence in fragmented landscapes. Evaluating functional connectivity is critical for predicting range shifts, developing conservation plans, and anticipating effects of disturbance, especially for species affected by climate change.
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We examined whether simplifying forest structure influenced animal...
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not detect
differences in stand use between seasons (Fig. 3;
F = 2.2, P = 0.53). Marten, the random
Non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) in plant tissue are frequently quantified to make inferences about plant responses to environmental conditions. Laboratories publishing estimates of NSC of woody plants use many different methods to evaluate NSC. We asked whether NSC estimates in the recent literature could be quantitatively compared among studies. We also...
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Maestro30, Shawn D. Mansfield31,
Jordi Martínez-Vilalta28,29, Mickael Maucourt13,32, Nathan G. McDowell6
To determine how well DNA barcodes from the chloroplast region perform in forest dynamics plots
(FDPs) from global CTFS-ForestGEO network, we analyzed DNA barcoding sequences of 1277 plant
species from a wide phylogenetic range (3 FDPs in tropics, 5 in subtropics and 5 in temperate zone)
and compared the rates...
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Nancai Pei
1,2*
, David L. Erickson
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, Bufeng Chen
1,2
, Xuejun Ge
4
, Xiangcheng Mi
5
, Nathan G
We estimate fluid sources around a subducted seamount along the northern Hikurangi subduction
margin of New Zealand, using thermomechanical numerical modelling informed by
wedge structure and porosities from multichannel seismic data. Calculated fluid sources are
input into an independent fluid-flow model to explore the key controls on overpressure generation
to...
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Meta-analyses of field studies have shown that biomass, density, species richness, and size of organisms protected by no-take marine reserves generally increase over time. The magnitude and timing of changes in these response variables, however, vary greatly and depend upon the taxonomic groups protected, size and type of reserve, oceanographic...
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Malone4,
Grant Waltz3, Katherine T. Schmidt2, Jennifer Chiu2, Andrea L. Launer2, Nathan C. Hall3,
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