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Popular methods to analyse community–trait–environment relationships constrain community patterns by trait and environment relationships. What if some traits are strongly associated with community composition but unrelated to environmental variables and vice versa? We take a different approach, unconstrained by this assumption using non-parametric methods. We applied this technique to...
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environmental and fire
age gradients
Peter R. Nelson, Bruce McCune, Carl Roland & Sarah Stehn
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Alaska
Ocean acidification is a global, long-term problem whose ultimate solution requires carbon dioxide reduction at a scope and
scale that will take decades to accomplish successfully. Until that is achieved, feasible and locally relevant adaptation and
mitigation measures are needed. To help to prioritize societal responses to ocean acidification, we...
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adaptation of US shellfisheries
to ocean acidification
Julia A. Ekstrom1*†, Lisa Suatoni2, Sarah R. Cooley3
Growing evidence indicates that disrupting the microbial community that comprises the intestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, can contribute to the development or severity of disease. As a result, it is important to discern the agents responsible for microbiome disruption. While animals are frequently exposed to a diverse array...
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Restructuring of the Microbiome in Adult
Zebrafish
Christopher A. Gaulke1, Carrie L. Barton2,3, Sarah
Sea star wasting disease (SSWD) first appeared in Oregon in April 2014, and by June had spread to most of the coast. Although delayed compared to areas to the north and south, SSWD was initially most intense in north and central Oregon and spread southward. Up to 90% of individuals...
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, Angela Johnson¤, Jenna Sullivan,
Sarah Gravem, Francis Chan
Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon
Toxoplasma gondii, the most common parasitic infection of human brain and eye, persists across lifetimes, can progressively damage sight, and is currently incurable. New, curative medicines are needed urgently. Herein, we develop novel models to facilitate drug development: EGS strain T. gondii forms cysts in vitro that induce oocysts in...
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Sarah Dovgin
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, Louis Weiss
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, Gael Brasseur
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, Dyann Wirth
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, Michael Kent
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, Leroy
This paper examines albedo perturbation and radiative forcing after a high-severity fire in a
mature forest in the Oregon Cascade Range. Correlations between postfire albedo and seedling, sapling,
and snag (standing dead tree) density were investigated across fire severity classes and seasons for years
4-15 after fire. Albedo perturbation was...
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partial mortality and scorched-crown plots, and dominated by small
diameter snags (Figure 2c). By the end
Google Earth has given internet users the power of a virtual globe at their fingertips. It is
a free, easy to use tool that avoids the need for technical training, and uses a simple,
intuitive interface. For this reason, Google Earth appeals to general and more specialized
users. This project...
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Heather Reiff, Sarah
Mikulak, Stephanie Ichien, and Neal McIntosh for their continued support and