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SPLASH Field Study; NOAA PSL CL31 Ceilometer Backscatter and Cloud Base Height Data from 2021-10-21 to 2022-01-28 (NCEI Accession 0303807)
This dataset contains daily files from a CL31 ceilometer manufactured by Vaisala that was deployed at Roaring Judy in the East River Watershed in Colorado (38.7169321 N, 106.853031 W, 2494 m above mean sea level) from 21 October 2021 to 28 January 2022 as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
SPLASH Field Study; NOAA PSL Soil Moisture and Surface Temperature Probe Data at Avery Picnic and Kettle Ponds, Colorado (NCEI Accession 0302136)
From fall 2021 through summer 2023, NOAA and research partners conducted a field study (SPLASH - the Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology). This field study established a state-of-the-art observing network in the East River watershed of the Colorado mountains
SunJammer Technology Demonstration
The Sunjammer Project is a NASA funded contract to L’Garde Inc. to fly a solar sail demonstration for a period of approximately one year. L’Garde is also partnered in this mission with Space Services Holdings Inc. (SSHI) who will conduct all commercial activities associated with the mission such as
Sea Surface Temperature (14 KM North America)
Product shows local sea surface temperatures (degrees C). It is a composite gridded-image derived from 8-km resolution SST Observations. It is generated every 48 hours for North America. SST is defined as the skin temperature of the ocean surface water.
Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups
The timing of life events (phenology) can be influenced by climate. Studies from around the world tell us that climate cues and species' responses can vary greatly. If variation in climate effects on phenology is strong within a single ecosystem, climate change could lead to ecological disruption, b
Emergent social structure is typically not associated with survival in a facultatively social mammal
For social animals, group social structure has important consequences for disease and information spread. While prior studies showed individual connectedness within a group has fitness consequences, less is known about the fitness consequences of group social structure for the individuals who compri
Group social structure has limited impact on reproductive success in a wild mammal
Abstract The frequency and type of dyadic social interactions individuals partake in has important fitness consequences. Social network analysis is an effective tool to quantify the complexity and consequences of these behaviors on the individual level. Less work has used social networks to quantify
The social microbiome: gut microbiome diversity and abundance are negatively associated with sociality in a wild mammal
The gut microbiome has a well-documented relationship with host fitness. Greater microbial diversity and abundance of specific microbes have been associated with improved fitness outcomes. Intestinal microbes also may be associated with patterns of social behaviour. However, these associations have
Evolvability and trait function predict phenotypic divergence of plant populations
Understanding the causes and limits of population divergence in phenotypic traits is a fundamental aim of evolutionary biology, with the potential to yield predictions of adaptation to environmental change. Reciprocal transplant experiments and the evaluation of optimality models suggest that local
The dispersal of microbes among and within flowers by butterflies
Abstract Floral microbes, including bacteria and fungi, alter nectar quality, thus changing pollinator visitation. Conversely, pollinator visitation can change the floral microbial community. Most studies on dispersal of floral microbes have focused on bees, ants or hummingbirds, yet Lepidoptera are
Reactive iron, not fungal community, drives organic carbon oxidation potential in floodplain soils
Wetlands host ∼20% of terrestrial organic carbon and serve as a major sink for atmospheric carbon. Anoxic soils and sediments accrue soil organic carbon (SOC) partly by hampering the activity of extracellular oxidative enzymes that break down phenolic polymers. Upon aeration, fungal-driven oxidative
Host plant phenology shapes aphid abundance and interactions with ants
Herbivory damage but not plant disease under experimental warming is dependent on weather for three subalpine grass species
Abstract Both theory and prior studies predict that climate warming should increase attack rates by herbivores and pathogens on plants. However, past work has often assumed that variation in abiotic conditions other than temperature (e.g. precipitation) do not alter warming responses of plant damage
Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues
Aging, often considered a result of random cellular damage, can be accurately estimated using DNA methylation profiles, the foundation of pan-tissue epigenetic clocks. Here, we demonstrate the development of universal pan-mammalian clocks, using 11,754 methylation arrays from our Mammalian Methylati
The role of environmental variation in mediating fitness trade-offs for an amphibian polyphenism
AbstractFitness trade‐offs are a foundation of ecological and evolutionary theory because trade‐offs can explain life history variation, phenotypic plasticity, and the existence of polyphenisms.Using a 32‐year mark‐recapture dataset on lifetime fitness for 1093 adult Arizona tiger salamanders (Ambys
Virtually the Same? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Remote Undergraduate Research Experiences
In-person undergraduate research experiences (UREs) promote students’ integration into careers in life science research. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted institutions hosting summer URE programs to offer them remotely, raising questions about whether undergraduates who participate in remote r
Sierra Club Clean Water Act
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Should plastics be a source of energy? The plastics crisis has some asking if we should burn more plastic waste and at least get energy out of it
The plastics crisis has some asking if we should burn more plastic waste and at least get energy out of it by Alexander H. Tullo SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 | APPEARED IN VOLUME 96, ISSUE 38 Credit: Yang H. Ku/C&EN/Shutterstock I ADVERTISEMENT n Rahway, N.J., near Route 1&9, looming cooling towers and a huge
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