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View article: Eight Novel Microsatellite Loci in a Declining Grassland Songbird, the Bobolink (<i>Dolichonyx oryzivorus</i>)
Eight Novel Microsatellite Loci in a Declining Grassland Songbird, the Bobolink (<i>Dolichonyx oryzivorus</i>) Open
Microsatellite loci in non‐coding regions of nuclear DNA provide an important tool for genetic diversity research, particularly when comparing relatedness between individuals. While microsatellites have been developed for several species w…
View article: Hurricane Otto’s influence on a tropical forests soil carbon, nitrogen, decomposition, and decomposer microbial communities over 5 years
Hurricane Otto’s influence on a tropical forests soil carbon, nitrogen, decomposition, and decomposer microbial communities over 5 years Open
View article: Assessing the combined effects of selective predator control and habitat enhancement on endemic lizard persistence in a New Zealand urban landscape
Assessing the combined effects of selective predator control and habitat enhancement on endemic lizard persistence in a New Zealand urban landscape Open
Urbanisation presents significant challenges for native lizard populations by altering habitats and increasing exposure to introduced predators. In New Zealand, where native lizards evolved without mammalian predators, these threat…
View article: Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding detects suites of environmental gradients from an urban harbour
Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding detects suites of environmental gradients from an urban harbour Open
There is increasing need for biodiversity monitoring, especially in places where potential anthropogenic disturbance may significantly impact ecosystem health. We employed a combination of traditional morphological and bulk macroinvertebra…
View article: Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding detects suites of environmental gradients from an urban harbour
Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding detects suites of environmental gradients from an urban harbour Open
There is increasing need for biodiversity monitoring, especially in places where potential anthropogenic disturbance may significantly impact ecosystem health. We employed a combination of traditional morphological and bulk macroinvertebra…
View article: Rewilding watersheds: using nature’s algorithms to fix our broken rivers
Rewilding watersheds: using nature’s algorithms to fix our broken rivers Open
Rewilding is an ecological restoration concept that promotes the natural recovery of ecosystems, through (initial) active or passive removal of human influence. To support the application of rewilding approaches in rivers and their watersh…
View article: Influence of Two Important Leguminous Trees on Their Soil Microbiomes and Nitrogen Cycle Activities in a Primary and Recovering Secondary Forest in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica
Influence of Two Important Leguminous Trees on Their Soil Microbiomes and Nitrogen Cycle Activities in a Primary and Recovering Secondary Forest in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica Open
Inga edulis and Pentaclethra macroloba are dominant N-fixing forest trees in Costa Rica, likely important for recovery of soil N and C after deforestation, yet little is known of their soil microbiomes nor how land use impacts them. Soils …
View article: Drivers of tropical soil invertebrate community composition and richness across tropical secondary forests using DNA metasystematics
Drivers of tropical soil invertebrate community composition and richness across tropical secondary forests using DNA metasystematics Open
View article: Increase in abundance and decrease in richness of soil microbes following Hurricane Otto in three primary forest types in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica
Increase in abundance and decrease in richness of soil microbes following Hurricane Otto in three primary forest types in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica Open
Little is known of how hurricane-induced deposition of canopy material onto tropical forest floors influences the soil microbial communities involved in decomposition of these materials. In this study, to identify how soil bacterial and fu…
View article: The effects of Hurricane Otto on the soil ecosystems of three forest types in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica
The effects of Hurricane Otto on the soil ecosystems of three forest types in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica Open
Hurricanes rapidly deposit large amounts of canopy material onto tropical forest floors, stimulating metabolic processes involved in the decomposition of these materials and production of N and C resources into the food web. However, littl…
View article: Gaps in DNA-Based Biomonitoring Across the Globe
Gaps in DNA-Based Biomonitoring Across the Globe Open
DNA-based methodology has proven to be a vital tool for ecosystem assessment and monitoring. Increasingly, high-throughput approaches such as DNA metabarcoding are being used to address more complex questions, including ecological network …
View article: Using metagenomics to show the efficacy of forest restoration in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Using metagenomics to show the efficacy of forest restoration in the New Jersey Pine Barrens Open
The Franklin Parker Preserve within the New Jersey Pine Barrens contains 5000 acres of wetlands habitat, including old-growth Atlantic white cedar (or AWC; Chamaecyparis thyoides) swamps, cranberry bogs, and former cranberry bogs undergoin…