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Agronomy
Xuefei Chang, Yating Guo, Yujia Xie, Yijia Ren, Yaluan Bi, Fang Wang, Qi Fang, Gongyin Ye
Summary: The study found that Cyrtorhinus lividipennis preferred the odors of RDV-infected rice plants and was attracted to (E)-beta-caryophyllene but not 2-heptanol. (E)-beta-caryophyllene induced by RDV played a crucial role in attracting C. lividipennis to prey on RDV insect vectors and influenced plant-virus-vector-enemy interactions.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Fisheries
Baowen Zhang, Hui Wu, Maohua Li, Weixiong Gan, Tiancai Li, Yang Kun, Zhaobin Song
Summary: The study found that genetic factors play a significant role in fish substrate preference, but predator-experience training and the presence of conspecifics, prey, or predator also have an impact on substrate choice. Different fish species exhibit varying substrate preferences in response to different situations, indicating the complex nature of substrate selection in fish.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2022)
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Ecology
Katerina Sam, Leonardo Re Jorge, Bonny Koane, Pita K. Amick, Elise Sivault
Summary: The exclusion of flying vertebrate predators led to a significant increase in both arthropod density and herbivory damage. The effect of ant exclusion on arthropod density and leaf damage was not significant. The presence of insectivorous flying vertebrates is important for maintaining plant health.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nurhayat Dalkiran, Burcu Zunbulgil-Unsal
Summary: This study explores the impact of environmental heterogeneity and salinity gradient on diatom diversity. The findings show that different water body types and salinity gradients result in variations in diatom assemblages and species diversity.
Review
Ecology
Christina M. Prokopenko, Tal Avgar, Adam Ford, Eric Vander Wal
Summary: Foragers must consider the costs and gains in their pursuit of food. By integrating foraging costs into functional responses, we added mechanism and precision to foundational ideas. Through a model system, we found that the density and antipredator traits of costly prey can influence the energy gain rate of predators, leading to a stabilizing Type III functional response. We provide testable predictions and guidance for applying optimal foraging theory to scenarios with varying predator foraging costs.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sandra Gordillo, Mariano E. Malve
Summary: This study describes the discovery of drillholes on scaphopods in deep-sea environments of West Antarctica, providing the first reports of drilling predation on scaphopods in this region. The preyed shells with predation traces identified as Oichnus are interpreted as produced by naticids, possibly Pseudamauropsis aureolutea, marking the first records of Recent scaphopods from the Southern Hemisphere.
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Energy & Fuels
Hanyi Zhong, Shusen Li, Wenlei Liu, Zhengsong Qiu, Ying Guan, Weian Huang
Summary: In this study, a core-shell structural nano-composite (CSNC) was prepared for effective filtration loss control under high temperature and high salinity environments in oil and gas drilling engineering. The CSNC, comprised of nano-CaCO3 as the core material and cross-linked polymer as the shell, exhibited extraordinary filtration control properties due to its unique structure and salt tolerant sulfonic acid groups on the outer surface.
GEOENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Geology
Jansen A. Smith, John C. Handley, Gregory P. Dietl
Article
Geography, Physical
Jansen A. Smith, Gregory P. Dietl, John C. Handley
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2019)
Letter
Biology
Karl W. Flessa, Luis E. Calderon, Carlos E. Cintra-Buenrostro, David L. Dettman, Gregory P. Dietl, David H. Goodwin, David K. Jacobs, Michal Kowalewski, Steven M. Nelson, Kirsten Rowell, Bernd R. Schoene, Jansen A. Smith, Francisco Zamora-Arroyo
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Karl W. Flessa, Luis Calderon-Aguilera, Carlos E. Cintra-Buenrostro, David L. Dettman, Gregory P. Dietl, David H. Goodwin, David K. Jacobs, Michal Kowalewski, Steven M. Nelson, Kirsten Rowell, Bernd R. Schoene, Jansen A. Smith, Francisco Zamora-Arroyo
Article
Ecology
Gregory P. Dietl, Jansen A. Smith, Stephen R. Durham
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jansen A. Smith, Gregory P. Dietl, Stephen R. Durham
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jansen A. Smith, John C. Handley, Gregory P. Dietl
Summary: Overdispersion and zero inflation in count data studies can lead to poor model fits, especially in paleoecological studies of predation. This uncertainty is further complicated by preservational bias and time averaging, which can affect the estimation of predation frequencies. Accounting for these uncertainties can strengthen ecological inferences in paleoecology.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Matthew J. Pruden, Gregory P. Dietl, John C. Handley, Jansen A. Smith
Summary: Our study found that using only molluscs as proxies for estimating biotic indices underperformed at classifying the ecological quality of the whole community, especially for sites classified as needing remediation. However, the mollusc-only M-AMBI outperformed AMBI in classifying ecological quality, likely due to the incorporation of species richness and diversity into the index. Despite some drawbacks, the mollusc-only approach shows potential utility for assessing the ecological quality of estuarine and coastal habitats.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Review
Biology
Xoco A. Shinbrot, Kira Treibergs, Lina M. Arcila Hernandez, David Esparza, Kate Ghezzi-Kopel, Marc Goebel, Olivia J. Graham, Ashley B. Heim, Jansen A. Smith, Michelle K. Smith
Summary: Field courses provide transformative learning experiences that support success and improve persistence for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors. However, they have not increased proportionally with the number of students in the natural sciences. The most commonly reported barrier to student participation is cost, and the most commonly reported outcome is knowledge gains.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wolfgang Kiessling, Jansen A. Smith, Nussaibah B. Raja
Summary: Paleontology provides valuable knowledge on Earth's history and can contribute to addressing societal challenges like climate change. However, its long-term perspective poses obstacles to its relevance for policy bodies like the IPCC. The issue lies more in inappropriate framing and reporting in paleontological publications, rather than the temporal scope.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Erin M. Dillon, Jaleigh Q. Pier, Jansen A. Smith, Nussaibah B. Raja, Danijela Dimitrijevic, Elizabeth L. Austin, Jonathan D. Cybulski, Julia De Entrambasaguas, Stephen R. Durham, Carolin M. Grether, Himadri Sekhar Haldar, Kristina Kocakova, Chien-Hsiang Lin, Ilaria Mazzini, Alexis M. Mychajliw, Amy L. Ollendorf, Catalina Pimiento, Omar Regalado R. Fernandez, Isaiah E. Smith, Gregory P. Dietl
Summary: Conservation paleobiology is a field that applies geohistorical records to inform the conservation, management, and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, it is still developing its identity separate from its academic roots, and lacks a consensus on its applied nature.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Jansen Smith, Marina C. C. Rillo, Adam T. Kocsis, Maria Dornelas, David Fastovich, Huai-Hsuan M. Huang, Lukas Jonkers, Wolfgang Kiessling, Qijian Li, Lee Hsiang Liow, Miranda Margulis-Ohnuma, Stephen Meyers, Lin Na, Amelia M. M. Penny, Kate Pippenger, Johan Renaudie, Erin E. E. Saupe, Manuel J. J. Steinbauer, Mauro Sugawara, Adam Tomasovych, John W. W. Williams, Moriaki Yasuhara, Seth Finnegan, Pincelli M. M. Hull
Summary: BioDeepTime is a database that collects time series data of terrestrial and aquatic community compositions, facilitating research on community dynamics and responses to environmental perturbations. It includes time series data from various spatial and temporal scales, ranging from present-day to millions of years ago, covering diverse taxa and measurement variables.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jansen A. Smith, Gregory P. Dietl