Article
Engineering, Chemical
Junjie Su, Jie Cui, Jun Wang, Guodong Xia
Summary: This paper theoretically investigates the effect of particle temperature on the thermophoresis of nanoparticles in the free molecule regime. Theoretical formulas for thermophoretic force and velocity are derived based on gas kinetic theory. The study reveals that the particle temperature has a significant influence on the thermophoresis of nanoparticles, and the error caused by assuming equal gas-particle temperature can be neglected as the particle size increases.
Article
Ecology
David J. S. Montagnes, Qing Wang, Zhao Lyu, Chen Shao
Summary: Temperature plays a crucial role in driving biological performance and adaptation, with thermal performance curves used to study trends across different taxa. Four discrete hypotheses have been proposed to explain thermal adaptation trends, but detailed comparisons of closely related taxa are scarce and may reveal adaptation mechanisms. Analysis suggests that species gradually adapt to new thermal environments, with shifts in optimal temperature and maximum-functioning temperature playing key roles.
ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Gabriel S. Hofmann, Manoel F. Cardoso, Ruy J. V. Alves, Eliseu J. Weber, Alexandre A. Barbosa, Peter M. de Toledo, Francisco B. Pontual, Leandro de O. Salles, Heinrich Hasenack, Jose L. P. Cordeiro, Francisco E. Aquino, Luiz F. B. de Oliveira
Summary: The study revealed that the Brazilian Cerrado has experienced significant warming trends over the past few decades, with relative humidity decreasing by approximately 15%, potentially leading to a reduction in nocturnal dewfall and impacting the survival of many plants and animals. These climate changes could have a high impact on biodiversity and potentially cause ecosystems to collapse.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Fabio Sampaio, Flavia S. Krechemer, Cesar A. Marchioro
Summary: This study evaluated the impacts of climate change on the voltinism of the southern armyworm in southern Brazil, predicting a considerable increase in the number of generations in the future climate scenarios evaluated. The prediction indicated a decrease in voltinism in warmer regions and an increase in colder regions, suggesting a potential rise in pest incidence levels in the coming decades.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Alain Buguet, Jacques Reis, Manny W. Radomski
Summary: This study examines the adaptive capacities of human sleep-wake regulation and thermoregulation under different natural climates, showing that humans are well-equipped to adapt to severe climates.
JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Christopher Riccardi, Marzia Calvanese, Veronica Ghini, Tania Alonso-Vasquez, Elena Perrin, Paola Turano, Giorgio Giurato, Alessandro Weisz, Ermenegilda Parrilli, Maria Luisa Tutino, Marco Fondi
Summary: This study investigates the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis in a cold-adapted marine bacterium during growth at significantly different temperatures. The research shows a strong metabolic stability at the level of the main central metabolites but significant changes in gene expression at the transcriptional level. These findings suggest a transcriptomic buffering of cellular metabolism to produce overlapping metabolic phenotypes despite the temperature gap.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
J. Brozovsky, N. Gaitani, A. Gustavsen
Summary: Cities are key players in the issue of climate change, responsible for a significant portion of global carbon emissions. Current research primarily focuses on topics like urban heat island effect, but there is a lack of studies on microclimatic characteristics and physical properties of materials in urban design. Therefore, it is crucial to review, develop, and adopt climate adaption and mitigation strategies for sustainable urban development in the face of ongoing climate change and the unique vulnerability of cold and polar climate regions.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Catherine D. Stark, Teanna Bautista-Leung, Joanna Siegfried, Daniel Herschlag
Summary: The study aimed to test whether rate enhancement is a major adaptive trait of enzymes to cold temperature. The results showed that temperature has a weaker influence on enzyme rate constants compared to stability, indicating that other evolutionary forces are responsible for the majority of enzymatic rate constant variation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anna Boque Ciurana, Enric Aguilar
Summary: This paper extends previous research by investigating surfing practices and surf-recreation companies from a behavioral perspective. The study aims to gain insights into the role of meteorological/climatological information in decision-making related to the surf-tourism activities market. Climate services are promoted to better prepare for and adapt to the risks and opportunities of climate variability and change in surfing areas.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Catia Martins, Jessica Roekenes, Gary R. Hunter, Barbara A. Gower
Summary: This study explored the association between ketosis and resting metabolic rate, revealing a positive correlation between ketone body concentration and metabolic adaptation in female individuals with obesity, but not in males.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Sijia Liu, Fei Tian, Delin Qi, Hongfang Qi, Yang Wang, Shixiao Xu, Kai Zhao
Summary: This study used RNA-seq and LC-MS/MS metabolomics to investigate the physiological responses of Gymnocypris przewalskii, a Tibetan Plateau-specific teleost, under cold conditions. The results showed that the fish activated core genes in transcriptome transcription and triggered antioxidative metabolisms during cold acclimation. Additionally, the study revealed the important roles of gluconeogenesis and long-chain fatty acid metabolism in energy metabolism during cold stress.
Article
Physiology
Song Tan, Ping Li, Zhongyi Yao, Gaohui Liu, Bisong Yue, Jinzhong Fu, Jingfeng Chen
Summary: The study found similar thermal reaction norms of standard metabolic rate (SMR) in different altitudinal populations of Asiatic toads in the Qionglai Mountains, which does not support the metabolic cold adaptation (MCA) hypothesis. However, there was a co-gradient variation (CoGV) for mass change rate, with high and medium altitude populations showing slower mass change rates and lower feeding rates but higher physical activity compared to low altitude populations. This suggests that adjustments in energy intake and energy allocation to behaviors may play a role in the energetic strategy of Asiatic toads along altitudinal gradients.
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Konstantina Zografou, George C. Adamidis, Brent J. Sewall, Andrea Grill
Summary: Extreme weather events and climate change can affect organismal development and have implications for species survival, community composition, and ecosystem processes. A study on butterfly larvae in the Swiss Alps found that larvae performed better at lower and middle elevations, but worse at higher elevations and in thermal treatments that differed strongly from maternal conditions. The study highlights the importance of considering thermal tolerance in cold-adapted species and the need for a more mechanistic understanding of species responses to climate change.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Matthew J. Hornsey, Cassandra M. Chapman, Jacquelyn E. Humphrey
Summary: Identifying historical patterns of fluctuation in climate change skepticism is useful for guiding future research, policy making, and science communication. A study analyzing data from 25 nationally representative polls in Australia from 2009 to 2019 found that climate change skepticism decreased over the 10-year period, especially among conservatives. The analysis also revealed that support for conservative political parties and global annual temperatures in the previous year were influential factors in explaining the trajectory of climate change skepticism.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Adam H. Sobel
Summary: The author suggests that climate science should focus on adaptation in the face of inadequate policies and politics to prevent dangerous climate change. This shift may have implications for both the field of climate science and the work of climate scientists.
Article
Ecology
Kyle E. Coblentz, John P. Delong
Summary: Researchers have proposed a new experimental design and statistical analysis method to quantify predator functional responses by measuring the time between a predator's feeding events. Their simulations show that this method reliably estimates functional response parameters, and a proof-of-concept experiment demonstrates reasonable estimates of functional response parameters. This new method promises to expand the questions that can be addressed in functional response experiments and the systems in which they can be measured, refining our understanding of predator-prey interactions.
Article
Ecology
Tess N. Grainger, Athmanathan Senthilnathan, Po-Ju Ke, Matthew A. Barbour, Natalie T. Jones, John P. DeLong, Sarah P. Otto, Mary O'Connor, Kyle E. Coblentz, Nikunj Goel, Jawad Sakarchi, Megan C. Szojka, Jonathan M. Levine, Rachel M. Germain
Summary: A scientific understanding of the biological world requires formalizing and testing ideas about how nature works. The authors provide a general and accessible guide for empiricists on how to approach, understand, and use ecological theory in empirical work, aiming to promote the full integration of theoretical and empirical research.
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Miranda E. Salsbery, John P. DeLong
Summary: The study found that warm-adapted populations adapted by balancing a broad thermal performance curve instead of shifting the curve position to adapt to temperature changes. Cold-adapted Paramecium showed fewer and larger zoochlorellae populations compared to hot-adapted ones, indicating phenotypic shifts in the endosymbiont accompany thermal adaptation in the host.
Article
Zoology
M. A. Herman, B. R. Aiello, J. D. DeLong, H. Garcia-Ruiz, A. L. Gonzalez, W. Hwang, C. McBeth, E. A. Stojkovic, M. A. Trakselis, N. Yakoby
Summary: The relationship between structure and function is crucial in understanding the rules of life, and it exists at all levels of biological organization. Integrating different conceptual frameworks and approaches can lead to a holistic and robust understanding of how different biological functions are achieved across levels of biological organization.
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
John P. DeLong, Maitham A. Al-Sammak, Zeina T. Al-Ameeli, David D. Dunigan, Kyle F. Edwards, Jeffry J. Fuhrmann, Jason P. Gleghorn, Hanqun Li, Kona Haramoto, Amelia O. Harrison, Marcia F. Marston, Ryan M. Moore, Shawn W. Polson, Barbra D. Ferrell, Miranda E. Salsbery, Christopher R. Schvarcz, Jasmine Shirazi, Grieg F. Steward, James L. Van Etten, K. Eric Wommack
Summary: This review discusses the traits of viral cells and viral particles, as well as how to categorize virus phenotypes; the foundational goal in biology is understanding how phenotypes emerge from genotypes; identifying the features that constitute a virus's phenotype is crucial for comprehensive interpretation of viral genome sequences and for advancing our understanding of viral evolution and ecology.
NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Entomology
John P. DeLong, Stella F. Uiterwaal
Summary: Biocontrol with predators is a crucial tool for controlling agricultural pests and maintaining crop productivity. This study investigates the functional responses of predators being tested for aphid and mite control, utilizing standardized data and accounting for variations in experimental procedures. The findings highlight the importance of habitat structure in determining predator performance and suggest that larger predators may have greater efficiency. Furthermore, the warming associated with climate change may enhance the effectiveness of biocontrol with predators when pests are abundant.
Article
Fisheries
Yehezkel Buba, John P. DeLong, Jonathan Belmaker
Summary: The study showed that in warmer waters, smaller predators have reduced handling times and increased space clearance rates, while bigger predators exhibit the opposite trend. The negative effect of increased temperature on the functional response of larger predators is more pronounced in active species. Known alien species do not exhibit different functional response parameters when examined on their native prey.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
John P. DeLong, Kyle E. Coblentz
Summary: The study suggests that the expectation for the evolution of steeper functional responses is relaxed in communities with diverse prey types, and increasing prey richness can indeed constrain the adaptive potential of predator foraging traits. Predators may evolve to have a stronger interaction with prey that have high net energy yields at low prey richness.
Article
Ecology
Stella F. Uiterwaal, Ian T. Lagerstrom, Shelby R. Lyon, John P. DeLong
Summary: Functional responses, which describe the relationship between consumer foraging rate and resource density, play a crucial role in understanding consumer-resource interactions and population dynamics. This study presents a global database of standardized functional responses and parameters, covering a wide range of consumer and resource species. The database provides valuable data for future research on ecological interactions.
Article
Ecology
Chelsea J. Little, Matteo Rizzuto, Thomas M. Luhring, Julia D. Monk, Robert J. Nowicki, Rachel E. Paseka, James C. Stegen, Celia C. Symons, Frieda B. Taub, Jian D. L. Yen
Summary: Fluxes of matter, energy, and information contribute to the functioning and stability of ecosystems. The meta-ecosystem framework has focused on energy and matter, but has neglected the role of information. This paper synthesizes existing knowledge on the effects of information on local and connected ecosystems and presents new hypotheses on the integration of ecological information into meta-ecosystem theory.
Article
Ecology
John P. DeLong, Clayton E. Cressler
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of stochastic processes such as genetic drift on adaptation and finds that stochasticity can alter population dynamics and lead to evolutionary outcomes that are not predicted by classic eco-evolutionary modeling approaches. However, these outcomes are governed by nonequilibrium evolutionary attractors, which are maxima in lifetime reproductive success when stochasticity keeps the ecological system away from the deterministic equilibrium. These NEEAs alter the path of evolution but are not visible through the equilibrium lens of much evolutionary theory. The results reveal the importance of considering population processes during transient periods for a better understanding of the path and pace of evolution.
Article
Zoology
Thomas M. Luhring, Lyndsie S. Wszola, Grant M. Connette, Christopher M. Schalk
Summary: Aquatic organisms, particularly long-lived aquatic salamanders, are facing increased challenges due to the severity and frequency of droughts and drying events caused by climate change. Females of these salamanders have slower growth rates, making them more susceptible to the predicted effects of climate change.
JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
John P. DeLong, James L. Van Etten, Zeina Al-Ameeli, Irina V. Agarkova, David D. Dunigan
Summary: Viruses impact host cells and indirectly affect ecosystem processes. Plankton such as ciliates can consume viruses and still grow and reproduce even without other food sources. These findings suggest that the effects of viruses on ecosystems go beyond simple energy transfer.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Kyle E. Coblentz, John P. DeLong
Summary: Evolutionary dynamics are constrained by various limitations, including demographic constraints that restrict evolutionary pathways and possibilities. These constraints can limit the strength of selection, rates of environmental change, and trait values that populations can express. Additionally, demographic and dynamic consequences of evolution can also define ecological boundaries that restrict the pathways populations can traverse. This has important implications for predicting evolutionary dynamics, interpreting past evolution, and understanding the role of stochasticity and ecological constraints on eco-evolutionary dynamics.
Article
Ecology
Krista J. J. Ward, Shania E. M. Burkhead, Emily A. A. Stybr-Burrus, Thomas M. M. Luhring
Summary: Intermittent streams experience dynamic hydrology, resulting in local extirpations and recolonisation of vertebrate groups. This study investigated the legacy effects of drying and refilling of wetlands on the growth, survival, and ecological function of recolonising aquatic vertebrates.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2023)
