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Biodiversity Conservation
Jeremy Carlot, Mohsen Kayal, Hunter S. Lenihan, Simon J. Brandl, Jordan M. Casey, Mehdi Adjeroud, Ulisse Cardini, Alexandre Merciere, Benoit Espiau, Diego R. Barneche, Alessio Rovere, Laetitia Hedouin, Valeriano Parravicini
Summary: Sea-level rise is predicted to have major impacts on tropical coastlines, with coral reefs playing a key role in protecting against ocean waves by producing calcium carbonate. Recent research shows that recovering reefs may produce more calcium carbonate than previously estimated, thanks to the contribution of juvenile corals. However, recruitment failures following large-scale bleaching events could compromise the buffering effect of highly productive juvenile corals.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Sairah Malkin, Ulisse Cardini
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Plant Sciences
Stephanie B. Helber, Gabriele Procaccini, E. Fay Belshe, Alex Santillan-Sarmiento, Ulisse Cardini, Stefanie Broehl, Michael Schmid, Hauke Reuter, Mirta Teichberg
Summary: Posidonia oceanica, a key foundation species in the Mediterranean, is vulnerable to high coastal nutrient inputs and warming temperatures. Our study found that nutrient addition during warmer than usual summers can have exacerbated effects on seagrass populations, especially in areas already under anthropogenic pressure, leading to reductions in seagrass coverage. The additional nutrient supply had deleterious effects, with significant decreases in cover in fertilized plots, particularly in high impacted sites.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Mindaugas Zilius, Darius Daunys, Marco Bartoli, Ugo Marzocchi, Stefano Bonaglia, Ulisse Cardini, Giuseppe Castaldelli
Summary: The study investigates how three dominant macrofauna taxa in the oligotrophic ore Estuary shape nitrogen cycling in bioturbated sediments of the northern Baltic Sea. These taxa play important roles in benthic metabolism and N-cycling, both directly and indirectly through sediments bioturbation. Overall, their functions promote nutrient reutilization at the benthic level, limiting net losses and effluxes to the bottom water.
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Ecology
Monica Medina, David M. Baker, David A. Baltrus, Gordon M. Bennett, Ulisse Cardini, Adrienne M. S. Correa, Sandie M. Degnan, Gregor Christa, Eunsoo Kim, Jingchun Li, David R. Nash, Ezequiel Marzinelli, Michele Nishiguchi, Carlos Prada, Melissa S. Roth, Mahasweta Saha, Christopher I. Smith, Kevin R. Theis, Jesse Zaneveld
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Johanna Berlinghof, Friederike Peiffer, Ugo Marzocchi, Marco Munari, Grazia M. Quero, Laura Dennis, Christian Wild, Ulisse Cardini
Summary: Ocean acidification can impact seagrass holobionts by altering plant physiology and the composition of epiphytic communities. However, our understanding of the role of epiphytes in seagrass productivity under environmental changes is limited. In this study, Posidonia oceanica leaves were collected from CO2 vents to investigate their adaptation to ocean acidification. The results showed that leaves from the vent site had higher epiphytic cover and biomass, as well as increased net primary production compared to leaves from the ambient site. Epiphytes contributed significantly to the productivity of seagrass leaves, highlighting their important role in the holobiont response to ocean acidification.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Jeremy Carlot, Heloise Rouze, Diego R. Barneche, Alexandre Merciere, Benoit Espiau, Ulisse Cardini, Simon J. Brandl, Jordan M. Casey, Gonzalo Perez-Rosales, Mehdi Adjeroud, Laetitia Hedouin, Valeriano Parravicini
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between physiological rates and colony size in coral colonies, and finds that calcification rates increase with decreasing colony size in different coral taxa. However, photosynthesis and respiration rates remain constant across different sizes of coral colonies. The study also reveals a correlation between the demographic dynamics of coral genera and the ratio between net primary production and calcification rates.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ulisse Cardini, Lazaro Marin-Guirao, Luis M. Montilla, Ugo Marzocchi, Salvatore Chiavarini, Juri Rimauro, Grazia Marina Quero, Jillian M. Petersen, Gabriele Procaccini
Summary: This study demonstrates that the nested interactions between lucinid bivalves and seagrass can enhance the functioning of seagrass ecosystems. Contaminated sediments can improve the photosynthetic efficiency of seagrass, and the presence of lucinid bivalves further enhances this trend and promotes plant growth.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Nanne van Hoytema, Jasper M. de Goeij, Niklas A. Kornder, Yusuf El-Khaled, Dick van Oevelen, Laura Rix, Ulisse Cardini, Vanessa N. Bednarz, Malik S. Naumann, Fuad A. Al-Horani, Christian Wild
Summary: Coral reefs in the northern Red Sea experience strong seasonality and this study aimed to quantify the seasonal carbon fluxes in these reefs. The study used incubations and linear inverse models to assess the carbon cycling. The results showed that the coral reef ecosystem was heterotrophic throughout the seasons and sponge communities played a significant role in carbon cycling.
Review
Respiratory System
Ahmad R. Alsayed, Abdullah Al-Dulaimi, Mohammad Alkhatib, Mohammed Al Maqbali, Mohammad A. A. Al-Najjar, Mamoon M. D. Al-Rshaidat
Summary: Pneumocystis jirovecii is a human-specific fungus causing PCP, with symptoms often being nonspecific. Patients with co-occurring COVID-19 and PCP present a diagnostic challenge, as it can be difficult to differentiate between the two infections.
EXPERT REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
(2022)
Correction
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Nanne van Hoytema, Jasper M. de Goeij, Niklas A. Kornder, Yusuf El-Khaled, Dick van Oevelen, Laura Rix, Ulisse Cardini, Vanessa N. Bednarz, Malik S. Naumann, Fuad A. Al-Horani, Christian Wild
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ahmad R. Alsayed, Anas Abed, Heba A. Khader, Laith M. H. Al-Shdifat, Luai Hasoun, Mamoon M. D. Al-Rshaidat, Mohammad Alkhatib, Malek Zihlif
Summary: This review provides an overview of the respiratory microbiome and its potential relationship with respiratory disease pathogenesis. The lack of strong evidence supporting the correlation between the respiratory microbiome and disease pathogenesis is currently a major challenge in considering it as a novel therapeutic target. Further studies, especially prospective studies, are needed to identify other drivers of microbiome diversity and understand the changes in the lung microbiome and its potential association with disease and medications.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Mamoon M. D. Al-Rshaidat, Shaima Al-Sharif, Assem Al Refaei, Nour Shewaikani, Ahmad R. Alsayed, Yaser M. Rayyan
Summary: This study evaluates the potential of immune cell ratios in the diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs). The results show that neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocytes (PLR) have high sensitivity and specificity in patients with Crohn's disease (CD), while mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) has high sensitivity and specificity in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Regression analysis identifies five different combinations that are significant in the diagnosis of CD and UC. The clinical application of immune cell ratios, inflammatory markers, and their combinations, along with patients' history and physical examination findings, can provide easier, faster, and more cost-effective diagnosis of IBDs.
PHARMACY PRACTICE-GRANADA
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
J. Murray Roberts, Colin W. Devey, Arne Biastoch, Marina Carreiro-Silva, Tina Dohna, Boris Dorschel, Vikki Gunn, Veerle A. I. Huvenne, David Johnson, Didier Jollivet, Ellen Kenchington, Kate Larkin, Marjolaine Matabos, Telmo Morato, Malik S. Naumann, Covadonga Orejas, J. Angel A. Perez, Stefan A. Ragnarsson, Albertus J. Smit, Andrew Sweetman, Sebastian Unger, Benjamin Boteler, Lea-Anne Henry
Summary: Ocean ecosystems are facing climate and biodiversity crises, and there is a lack of unified approach to assess their state and inform sustainable policies. This blueprint emphasizes research capabilities and cross-sectoral partnerships, and highlights priorities including integrating observation, modeling, and genomic approaches, improving ecosystem mapping, identifying potential tipping points, understanding compound impacts of multiple stressors, and enhancing spatial and temporal management and protection. International cooperation and funding are crucial to support science-led policies that conserve ocean ecosystems and transcend jurisdictional borders.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
