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View article: Drought response strategies of vascular epiphytes in isolated pasture trees in a Costa Rican tropical montane landscape
Drought response strategies of vascular epiphytes in isolated pasture trees in a Costa Rican tropical montane landscape Open
Premise Vascular epiphytes of tropical montane cloud forests are vulnerable to climate change, particularly as cloud bases elevate and reduce atmospheric inputs to the system. However, studies have generally focused on epiphytes in contigu…
View article: Complex consequences of disturbance on canopy plant communities of world forests: a review and synthesis
Complex consequences of disturbance on canopy plant communities of world forests: a review and synthesis Open
Summary Epiphytes and their associated biota are increasingly recognized as contributing to biodiversity and to filling critical ecosystem functions in world forests. However, the attributes that have made them successful in canopy environ…
View article: Tapestry Thinking: An Interview with Dr. Nalini Nadkarni on an Unexpected Life in Science
Tapestry Thinking: An Interview with Dr. Nalini Nadkarni on an Unexpected Life in Science Open
In the ongoing series of Nova Interviews, Challenges Advisory Board member Alan C. Logan meets with thought leaders, scientists, scholars, healthcare professionals, artisans and visionaries concerned about health at the scales of persons, …
View article: Variation in cloud immersion, not precipitation, drives leaf trait plasticity and water relations in vascular epiphytes during an extreme drought
Variation in cloud immersion, not precipitation, drives leaf trait plasticity and water relations in vascular epiphytes during an extreme drought Open
Premise Epiphytes are abundant in ecosystems such as tropical montane cloud forests where low‐lying clouds are often in contact with vegetation. Climate projections for these regions include more variability in rainfall and an increase in …
View article: The Future of Critical Care: Optimizing Technologies and a Learning Healthcare System to Potentiate a More Humanistic Approach to Critical Care
The Future of Critical Care: Optimizing Technologies and a Learning Healthcare System to Potentiate a More Humanistic Approach to Critical Care Open
While technological innovations are the invariable crux of speculation about the future of critical care, they cannot replace the clinician at the bedside. This article summarizes the work of the Society of Critical Care Medicine–appointed…
View article: Impacts of conservation activities on people who are incarcerated: a case study based on qualitative and quantitative analyses
Impacts of conservation activities on people who are incarcerated: a case study based on qualitative and quantitative analyses Open
In the past two decades, conservationists and the corrections sector have implemented collaborative ecological restoration projects, creating more inclusive arenas for conservation. These venues provide people who are incarcerated with opp…
View article: Connecting youth-in-custody creatively to STEM
Connecting youth-in-custody creatively to STEM Open
It might not be your first concern if you were sent to prison, but there are no trees there.If there were, the
View article: Boundary spanners and thinking partners: adapting and expanding the research-practice partnership literature for public engagement with science (PES)
Boundary spanners and thinking partners: adapting and expanding the research-practice partnership literature for public engagement with science (PES) Open
This paper is the culmination of several meaning-making activities between an external researcher, PES practitioners, and social scientist researchers who considered the unique contributions that can be made through RPPs on PES (that is, r…
View article: Trade-offs Between Succulent and Non-succulent Epiphytes Underlie Variation in Drought Tolerance and Avoidance
Trade-offs Between Succulent and Non-succulent Epiphytes Underlie Variation in Drought Tolerance and Avoidance Open
Epiphyte communities comprise important components of many forest ecosystems in terms of biomass and diversity, but little is known regarding trade-offs that underlie diversity and structure in these communities or the impact that microcli…
View article: Scaling training to support scientists to engage with the public in non-traditional venues
Scaling training to support scientists to engage with the public in non-traditional venues Open
Public engagement with science activities need to be extended beyond traditional learning venues (e.g., museums, schools) to increase public access. Scientists are motivated to carry out this work; however, it is difficult to scale up trai…
View article: Effects of Astrobiology Lectures on Knowledge and Attitudes about Science in Incarcerated Populations
Effects of Astrobiology Lectures on Knowledge and Attitudes about Science in Incarcerated Populations Open
The incarcerated population has little or no access to science education programs, STEM resources, or scientists. We explored the effects of a low-cost, potentially high-impact informal science education program that enabled NASA scientist…
View article: Faith and Science as Partners in Environmental Awareness and Creation Care: An Ecologist's View
Faith and Science as Partners in Environmental Awareness and Creation Care: An Ecologist's View Open
The need to engage all people in the care of nature has prompted my work with faith-based groups. I am a scientist who has discovered common ground between the ecological and spiritual values of trees and forests. Drawing upon the authorit…
View article: Vascular epiphytes show low physiological resistance and high recovery capacity to episodic, short‐term drought in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Vascular epiphytes show low physiological resistance and high recovery capacity to episodic, short‐term drought in Monteverde, Costa Rica Open
Tropical montane cloud forests support abundant epiphytic vascular plant communities that serve important ecosystem functions, but their reliance on atmospheric inputs of water may make them susceptible to the drying effects of rising clou…
View article: How repeated exposure to informal science education affects content knowledge of and perspectives on science among incarcerated adults
How repeated exposure to informal science education affects content knowledge of and perspectives on science among incarcerated adults Open
Over two million men, women, and youth are incarcerated in the United States. This large and ethnically diverse population has, in general, more limited exposure to education, particularly in scientific fields, than the general public. For…
View article: Contrasting effects of host tree isolation on population connectedness in two tropical epiphytic bromeliads
Contrasting effects of host tree isolation on population connectedness in two tropical epiphytic bromeliads Open
Premise Conversion of primary forests to pastures is a major cause of habitat fragmentation in the tropics. Fragmentation is expected to impede gene flow for many plant species that are restricted to remaining forest fragments. Epiphytes m…
View article: Beyond the Deficit Model: The Ambassador Approach to Public Engagement
Beyond the Deficit Model: The Ambassador Approach to Public Engagement Open
Scientists are increasingly motivated to engage the public, particularly those who do not or cannot access traditional science education opportunities. Communication researchers have identified shortcomings of the deficit model approach, w…
View article: Engaging faith-based communities in forest ecology
Engaging faith-based communities in forest ecology Open
IntroductionScience and religion are often thought of as being in conflict (e.g., evolution vs. creationism); however, many faiths promote stewardship of the Earth and reference nature in sacred texts. For example, references to trees and …
View article: Elements of disturbance that affect epiphyte vitality in a temperate rainforest: an experimental approach
Elements of disturbance that affect epiphyte vitality in a temperate rainforest: an experimental approach Open
Aims Epiphytes are an abundant and diverse component of many wet temperate forests and have significant roles in ecosystem processes. Little is known about the processes and rates of their death and decomposition when they fall from the ca…
View article: Canopy soil bacterial communities altered by severing host tree limbs
Canopy soil bacterial communities altered by severing host tree limbs Open
Trees of temperate rainforests host a large biomass of epiphytic plants, which are associated with soils formed in the forest canopy. Falling of epiphytic material results in the transfer of carbon and nutrients from the canopy to the fore…
View article: Peer Review #2 of "Canopy soil bacterial communities altered by severing host tree limbs (v0.1)"
Peer Review #2 of "Canopy soil bacterial communities altered by severing host tree limbs (v0.1)" Open
Trees of temperate rainforests host a large biomass of epiphytic plants, which are associated with soils formed in the forest canopy.Falling of epiphytic material results in the transfer of carbon and nutrients from the canopy to the fores…
View article: Peer Review #2 of "Canopy soil bacterial communities altered by severing host tree limbs (v0.2)"
Peer Review #2 of "Canopy soil bacterial communities altered by severing host tree limbs (v0.2)" Open
Trees of temperate rainforests host a large biomass of epiphytic plants, which are associated with soils formed in the forest canopy.Falling of epiphytic material results in the transfer of carbon and nutrients from the canopy to the fores…
View article: Ecology on the Runway: Engaging the Public in Unexpected Places
Ecology on the Runway: Engaging the Public in Unexpected Places Open
Engaging the public in ecology faces both great prospects and large obstacles. Visitorship in natural history museums is high (Farrell and Medvedeva 2010), and citizen scientists participate in projects in record numbers (Mueller et al. 20…
View article: A Tapestry of Nature: Emerging Themes of Disturbance and Recovery from Multiple Disciplines (Flyer)
A Tapestry of Nature: Emerging Themes of Disturbance and Recovery from Multiple Disciplines (Flyer) Open
The complexity, dynamics, and vulnerability of rainforests requires insights from many disciplines. Nalini Nadkarni brings deep experience of academic ecology to the loom of understanding forest landscapes, and weaves insights from seeming…
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COVER PHOTO: Adult Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis).This Mediterranean species occurs mostly in the center and south of Portugal and is typically found in temporary and permanent habitats.
View article: Canopy Data and Applications Rescue Effort
Canopy Data and Applications Rescue Effort Open
These materials document a 'data rescue' effort undertaken as a collaboration between the leaders of the original research projects, students and staff at TESC, and the SEAD DataNet project. This effort involved gathering and organizing th…
View article: Bacterial communities affected by experimental disturbances to canopy soils of a temperate rainforest
Bacterial communities affected by experimental disturbances to canopy soils of a temperate rainforest Open
Trees of temperate rainforests host a large biomass of epiphytes, living plants associated with soils formed in the forest canopy. This study provides the first characterization of bacterial communities in canopy soils enabled by high-dept…