Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Austin M. Betancourt, Ileana F. Fenwick, Hunter B. Howard, Alexys E. Long, Peggy Fong, Paul H. Barber, Caitlin R. Fong
Summary: Turbinaria ornata, a marine alga native to coral reefs of the South Pacific, has been spreading worldwide. It demonstrates ontogenetic variation in blade toughness, which reduces herbivory and aids in reproduction during dispersal stages.
JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yip Hung Yeung, James Y. Xie, Chun Kit Kwok, Keith Kei, Put Ang, Leo Lai Chan, Walter Dellisanti, Chi Chiu Cheang, Wing Kuen Chow, Jian-Wen Qiu
Summary: The study identified five community types in Hong Kong's coral communities, with the most common one dominated by massive and upward-plating corals. Coral cover and generic richness were negatively correlated with water quality parameters, indicating constraints on the development of coral communities. Management actions are recommended to reduce bioerosion and monitor sites affected by bleaching.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuguo Xia, Xinhui Li, Jiping Yang, Shuli Zhu, Zhi Wu, Jie Li, Yuefei Li
Summary: Global warming is affecting the life history traits of fishes, with changes in spawning timing observed in silver carp in the Pearl River, China. Elevated temperatures shorten the spawning period of silver carp, with the start of spawning seemingly triggered by temperature rather than changes in discharge.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Saroopa P. Samaradivakara, Huan Chen, Yi-Ju Lu, Pai Li, Yongsig Kim, Kenichi Tsuda, Akira Mine, Brad Day
Summary: Abiotic and biotic environments have a significant impact on various plant processes, including growth, development, and interactions with microbes. This study investigates the role of the Arabidopsis NDR1 gene in regulating plant immunity during pathogen infection and elevated temperature.
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Ecology
Mike McWilliam, Joshua S. Madin, Tory J. Chase, Mia O. Hoogenboom, Tom C. L. Bridge
Summary: This study shows that coral species undergo consistent intraspecific changes as they cross into warm and acidic environments. These changes contribute to species adaptation and persistence.
Article
Ecology
Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Nepsis Garcia, Maria F. Villalpando, Ivan Cano, Aldo Croquer
Summary: Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) is important for coral settlement and growth, but the impact of diseased CCA on larval settlement is not fully understood. This study found that temperature and health status affect larval behavior, and healthy CCA is more conducive to larval settlement than diseased CCA.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Brian E. Lapointe, Alexander Tewfik, Myles Phillips
Summary: The study shows that the decline in scleractinian coral cover and the increase in macroalgal blooms on the Belize Barrier Reef are mainly attributed to land-based nutrient pollution. Analysis indicates that nutrients in macroalgae primarily come from land, with delta N-15 values matching those of human sewage, suggesting that nitrogen enrichment has increased phosphorus limitation, driving macroalgal blooms and impacting coral on the BBR.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Lassi Keranen, Matti Kangaspuoskari, Juhani Niskanen
Summary: This research aims to investigate the usage of compression loaded ultrahigh-strength steel components at elevated temperatures and provide design guidelines. Tensile test data for S700 and S960 ultrahigh-strength steels revealed that their capacities against buckling are weaker than assumed at elevated temperatures.
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTIONAL STEEL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lauren T. Toth, William F. Precht, Alexander B. Modys, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Martha L. Robbart, J. Harold Hudson, Anton E. Oleinik, Bernhard M. Riegl, Eugene A. Shinn, Richard B. Aronson
Summary: This study examines the development history of coral reefs in southeast Florida and finds that climate was the primary driver of expansion and contraction of reefs in the region during the Holocene. With climate change, the range of reef building in the Holocene progressively narrowed, ultimately ceasing reef development in southern Florida around 3000 years ago.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Charlotte G. G. Clay, James Davis Reimer, Katie M. M. Cook, Hirotaka Yamagawa, Ellen Gravener, Lee Hui Yian Theodora, Maria Beger
Summary: This study assessed functional changes in fish communities in Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa, Japan, over 45 years and identified possible drivers of these changes. The results showed reductions in functional richness and trait space contraction for fishes over time. Changes in habitat availability correlated with changes in the functional diversity of reef-fish communities.
MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Adrian D. Metzgen, Andreas Dahmke, Markus Ebert
Summary: Increasing groundwater temperatures can accelerate anaerobic corrosion, affecting groundwater remediation techniques using zero-valent iron. Different ZVIs show varying corrosion rates at different temperatures, with surface precipitates playing a role in passivation and affecting long-term corrosion rates.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Geological
Sannith Kumar Thota, Farshid Vahedifard
Summary: This study focuses on the impact of elevated temperatures on the stability of unsaturated slopes and presents an analytical framework to calculate the factor of safety. Results demonstrate that temperature has a significant influence on the shear strength of soils, particularly for clayey and silty slopes.
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Qiushi Xu, Xiaoping Guan, Ning Yang
Summary: This study experimentally investigates the fluidization behavior of polyethylene particles in an elevated-temperature liquid-solid fluidized bed. The swelling of particles is observed to occur in two phases, non-cohesive swelling and cohesive swelling, different from the fluidization of cohesive particles in gas-solid systems. Four regimes are identified through static bed height and pressure drop measurements: stable fluidization, noncohesive-swelling fluidization, cohesive-swelling fluidization, and full defluidization. A phase diagram is developed to demarcate these regimes, and an energy balance model is proposed to predict the initial agglomerating temperature of swelling particles for early warning of abnormal fluidization in practical operations.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Kristin Noell, Guixiang Dai, Dora Pungan, Anna Ebacher, Janet E. McCombs, Samuel J. Landry, Jay K. Kolls
Summary: This study found that IgM B cell receptors play a critical role in antigen presentation and T cell response in early Pneumocystis infection.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Amanda Fabra-Garcia, Annie S. P. Yang, Marije C. Behet, Zen Yap, Youri van Waardenburg, Swarnendu Kaviraj, Kjerstin Lanke, Geert-Jan Van Gemert, Matthijs M. Jore, Teun Bousema, Robert W. Sauerwein
Summary: Sporozoite-based vaccine strategies are effective in preventing Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The circum-sporozoite protein (CSP) is currently the main target for vaccine development, but this study found that antibodies targeting non-CSP proteins can also inhibit parasite invasion and development.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Meryl F. Larkin, Stephen D. A. Smith, Richard C. Willan, Tom R. Davis
MARINE BIODIVERSITY
(2018)
Article
Fisheries
Tom R. Davis, David Harasti, Stephen D. A. Smith
MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Ecology
David Harasti, Tom R. Davis, Emma Mitchell, Steven Lindfield, Stephen D. A. Smith
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Ecology
Arthur L. Schultz, Hamish A. Malcolm, Renata Ferrari, Stephen D. A. Smith
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Omri Bronstein, Andreas Kroh, Ashley D. Miskelly, Stephen D. A. Smith, Symon A. Dworjanyn, Benjamin Mos, Maria Byrne
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Stephen D. A. Smith, Tom R. Davis
MOLLUSCAN RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sun W. Kim, Eugenia M. Sampayo, Brigitte Sommer, Carrie A. Sims, Maria del C. Gomez-Cabrera, Steve J. Dalton, Maria Beger, Hamish A. Malcolm, Renata Ferrari, Nicola Fraser, Will F. Figueira, Stephen D. A. Smith, Scott F. Heron, Andrew H. Baird, Maria Byrne, C. Mark Eakin, Robert Edgar, Terry P. Hughes, Nicole Kyriacou, Gang Liu, Paloma A. Matis, William J. Skirving, John M. Pandolfi
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Stephen D. A. Smith, Laura S. Peregrin
MOLLUSCAN RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Oceanography
S. H. Pryor, A. L. Schultz, H. A. Malcolm, S. D. A. Smith
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lea T. Mamo, Augustine G. Porter, Alejandro Tagliafico, Melinda A. Coleman, Stephen D. A. Smith, Will F. Figueira, Brendan P. Kelaher
Summary: Upgrading of coastal protective infrastructure can significantly impact benthic marine communities, indicating the need for more sustainable alternatives such as decommissioning structures and retreat from flood-prone areas. Where upgrades are urgent, eco-engineering techniques can help mitigate impacts to habitats and associated taxa.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kate M. Seinor, Stephen D. A. Smith, Murray Logan, Steven W. Purcell
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Zoology
Matt J. Nimbs, Nerida G. Wilson, Gino Limmon, Stephen D. A. Smith
Correction
Biodiversity Conservation
R. D. Tate, B. R. Cullis, S. D. A. Smith, B. P. Kelaher, C. P. Brand, C. R. Gallen, J. W. Mandelman, P. A. Butcher
CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
R. D. Tate, B. R. Cullis, S. D. A. Smith, B. P. Kelaher, C. P. Brand, C. R. Gallen, J. W. Mandelman, P. A. Butcher
CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Matt J. Nimbs, Stephen D. A. Smith