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Environmental Sciences
Jochem O. Klompmaker, Francine Laden, Peter James, M. Benjamin Sabath, Xiao Wu, Joel Schwartz, Francesca Dominici, Antonella Zanobetti, Jaime E. Hart
Summary: Long-term exposure to high or low temperatures is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease hospitalization. The associations of summer and winter average temperatures with cardiovascular disease hospitalizations differ by demographics and relative humidity levels.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Esther Blanco, Alexandra Baier, Felix Holzmeister, Tarek Jaber-Lopez, Natalie Struwe
Summary: The experimental results demonstrate that donations to diverse social concerns are partially substituted by donations to the Covid-19 fund. Women and individuals taking actions against the pandemic and poverty tend to donate more, while those fearing risks from poverty donate less.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yonggui Zhao, Qi Tu, Yuting Yang, Xiangdi Shu, Wen Ma, Yang Fang, Bo Li, Jun Huang, Hai Zhao, Changqun Duan
Summary: This study compared the effects of duckweed cover on nutrient removal and microbial community in waste stabilization ponds. The results showed that duckweed cover had favorable effects on phosphorus removal, but unfavorable effects on nitrogen removal and methane emission, mainly due to changes in microbial taxa influenced by environmental conditions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Samuel R. P. -J. Ross, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Atsushi Okuda, Jackson Johnstone, Keisuke Atsumi, Ryo Futamura, Maureen A. Williams, Yuichi Matsuoka, Jiro Uchida, Shoji Kumikawa, Hiroshi Sugiyama, Osamu Kishida, Ian Donohue
Summary: The research shows that the loss of predator species can interact with heatwaves to moderate the compositional stability of ecosystems. Heatwaves homogenize algal communities in space, but only when predators are absent. The presence of predators can help to buffer the impacts of heatwaves, underscoring the importance of conserving trophic structure and how species extinctions can amplify the effects of climate change and extreme events.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Matthew E. Kahn, Kamiar Mohaddes, Ryan N. C. Ng, M. Hashem Pesaran, Mehdi Raissi, Jui-Chung Yang
Summary: The study shows that persistent changes in temperature can negatively impact economic activity, while changes in precipitation do not have a statistically significant effect. Losses from climate change vary significantly across countries.
Article
Ecology
Rodolfo Mei Pelinson, Mathew A. Leibold, Luis Schiesari
Summary: In this study, the presence of a generalist predatory fish and spatial isolation were manipulated to investigate their effects on spatial community variability in artificial ponds. The results showed that spatial isolation can have both negative and positive effects on community variability, and these effects may be influenced by the presence of a generalist predatory fish.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ruben Seibert, Tobias W. Donath, Gerald Moser, Harald Laser, Ludger Gruenhage, Thomas Schmid, Christoph Mueller
Summary: The study found that the forage quality of grassland biomass exposed to elevated CO2 for a long period is influenced by various factors, with forbs being particularly vulnerable. While increased CO2 concentrations lead to a decline in forage quality, the experiment also highlighted the significant role of site and climatic conditions in this process.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lachlan Pettit, Mathew S. Crowther, Georgia Ward-Fear, Richard Shine
Summary: This study found that the invasion of cane toads had different effects on the population of giant monitor lizards in Australia, possibly due to differences in food resource availability in different regions. Additionally, anthropogenically-induced changes to natural ecosystems may produce synergistic effects, intensifying their impacts.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Somayeh Meyghani, Mahdi Khodaparast Mashhadi, Narges Salehnia
Summary: This study investigates the impact of climate change on the economic growth of countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. The results indicate a long-term relationship between climate change and economic growth, with increasing temperature and precipitation leading to a decrease in economic growth.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
ShouJia Sun, JinSong Zhang, Jia Zhou, ChongFan Guan, Shuai Lei, Ping Meng, ChangJun Yin
Summary: The study found that tree growth and drought vulnerability are significantly influenced by climate and competition. Climate factors play a more important role in determining radial growth, while competition becomes less influential during the growth process. Stands with higher competition indices are more susceptible to drought, displaying lower recovery and relative resilience.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Wangting Ye, Yu Li, Zhuowen Feng, Yuxin Zhang, Simin Peng
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the global monsoon precipitation over the last 12,000 years based on modern observations, paleoclimate simulations, paleoclimate records, and reconstructions. The findings show that middle latitude monsoon precipitation is influenced by insolation, while low latitude monsoon precipitation does not exhibit significant long-term trends. Moreover, different latitude monsoon systems all record weak precipitation events during the Holocene, including the Younger Dryas, which is attributed to the reduction or collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Erica Stroud, Breanna L. H. Craig, Hugh A. L. Henry
Summary: In long-term global change experiments, the cumulative effects of treatments on soil and plant responses can emerge over time. We found that warming had a greater impact on enzyme activity in the long-term plots, while nitrogen addition had consistent effects across all plots.
Article
Entomology
A. Walzer, T. Steiner, B. Spangl, E. Koschier
Summary: Climate change models predict that heat waves will increase in frequency, intensity, and duration, which can have profound impacts on the reproduction and control efficacy of biocontrol agents. This study found that two spider mite predators, Phytoseiulus persimilis and Neoseiulus womersleyi, responded differently to heat stress. Phytoseiulus persimilis was more sensitive to heat stress in terms of reproduction, while Neoseiulus womersleyi increased egg deposition under high temperatures. Further research is needed to determine if Neoseiulus womersleyi can be an alternative or supplement to Phytoseiulus persimilis for spider mite control under heat waves.
JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qi Tu, Yifeng Lu, Yonggui Zhao, Changqun Duan, Jun Huang, Yang Fang, Bo Li, Hai Zhao
Summary: The presence of sediment in duckweed-based waste stabilization ponds plays a significant role in influencing the performance of the ponds. Sediment enhances the recovery rates of carbon and nitrogen, but reduces the removal efficiencies of various pollutants in pond water. Additionally, sediment increases methane production and emission while having a multi-faced effect on the overall performance of the ponds.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Jon Einar Jonsson, Fiona S. Rickowski, Florian Ruland, Arni Asgeirsson, Jonathan M. Jeschke
Summary: Bird species on islands, such as the Icelandic common eider, are greatly affected by biological invasions. The invasive American mink has a more significant impact on the population dynamics of the eiders compared to climate change. The eider nest numbers decreased by approximately 60% due to the presence of the invasive predator, while the return of the native arctic fox did not have such an effect. This difference may be attributed to the lack of evolutionary adaptation to the invasive mink.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sandra J. Fischer, Ernest H. Williams, Lincoln P. Brower, Peter A. Palmiotto
AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST
(2015)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Caroline A. Polgar, Richard B. Primack, Ernest H. Williams, Sharon Stichter, Colleen Hitchcock
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2013)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lincoln P. Brower, Ernest H. Williams, Daniel A. Slayback, Linda S. Fink, M. Isabel Ramirez, Raul R. Zubieta, M. Ivan Limon Garcia, Paul Gier, Jennifer A. Lear, Tonya Van Hook
INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY
(2009)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lincoln P. Brower, Orley R. Taylor, Ernest H. Williams
INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY
(2012)
Letter
Biodiversity Conservation
Lincoln P. Brower, Orley R. Taylor, Ernest H. Williams, Daniel A. Slayback, Raul R. Zubieta, M. Isabel Ramirez
INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY
(2012)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lincoln P. Brower, Ernest H. Williams, Kelly Sims Dunford, James C. Dunford, Amy L. Knight, Jaret Daniels, James A. Cohen, Tonya Van Hook, Emily Saarinen, Matthew J. Standridge, Samantha W. Epstein, Myron P. Zalucki, Stephen B. Malcolm
JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
(2018)
Article
Ecology
William A. Pfitsch, Ernest H. Williams
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
(2009)
Article
Entomology
Ernest H. Williams, Sharon B. Stichter, Colleen Hitchcock, Caroline A. Polgar, Richard B. Primack
JOURNAL OF THE LEPIDOPTERISTS SOCIETY
(2014)
Article
Entomology
Ernest H. Williams
JOURNAL OF THE LEPIDOPTERISTS SOCIETY
(2012)
Article
Entomology
Lincoln P. Brower, Ernest H. Williams, Linda S. Fink, Daniel A. Slayback, M. Isabel Ramirez, M. Van Limon Garcia, Raul R. Zubieta, Stuart B. Weiss, William H. Calvert, Willow Zuchowski
JOURNAL OF THE LEPIDOPTERISTS SOCIETY
(2011)
Article
Ecology
CL Boggs, CE Holdren, IG Kulahci, TC Bonebrake, BD Inouye, JP Fay, A McMillan, EH Williams, PR Ehrlich
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2006)
Article
Ecology
SD Kocher, EH Williams
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2000)