Lauren M. Nichols

Works (8)

Updated: August 29th, 2023 11:25

2019 journal article

Human indoor climate preferences approximate specific geographies

ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 6(3).

By: M. Just n, L. Nichols n  & R. Dunn n 

author keywords: climate dissimilarity; human niche construction; human associates; thermal comfort; indoor biome
TL;DR: The geographical distribution of the global outdoor climate that is most similar to the interiors of the study homes is identified and a summarized study home indoor climate preferences are summarized. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 28, 2019

2018 journal article

Ecological Analyses of Mycobacteria in Showerhead Biofilms and Their Relevance to Human Health

MBIO, 9(5).

By: M. Gebert*, M. Delgado-Baquerizo *, A. Oliverio *, T. Webster *, L. Nichols n , J. Honda *, E. Chan *, J. Adjemian*, R. Dunn n , N. Fierer *

author keywords: Mycobacterium; NTM lung disease; nontuberculous mycobacterial infection; plumbing biofilms
MeSH headings : Biofilms / growth & development; Biota; Drinking Water / chemistry; Drinking Water / microbiology; Europe; Family Characteristics; Humans; Mycobacterium / classification; Mycobacterium / growth & development; Mycobacterium / isolation & purification; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / epidemiology; Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / transmission; Prevalence; Topography, Medical; United States
TL;DR: The genus Mycobacterium was consistently the most abundant genus of bacteria detected in residential showerheads, and yet mycobacterial diversity and abundances were highly variable, knowledge that advances the understanding of NTM transmission dynamics and the development of strategies to reduce exposures to these emerging pathogens is advanced. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: November 26, 2018

2017 journal article

Heat tolerance predicts the importance of species interaction effects as the climate changes

INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 57(1), 112–120.

By: S. Diamond *, L. Chick *, C. Penick n, L. Nichols n , S. Cahan *, R. Dunn n , A. Ellison *, N. Sandersk, N. Gotelli *

Contributors: S. Diamond *, L. Chick *, C. Penick n, L. Nichols n , S. Cahan *, R. Dunn n , A. Ellison *, N. Sanders *, N. Gotelli *

MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Climate Change; Ecosystem; Forests; Hot Temperature; North America; Species Specificity; Thermotolerance / physiology
TL;DR: Overall, mixed support is found for the importance of negative species interactions (competition), but it is found that the magnitude of these interaction effects was predictable based on the heat tolerance of the focal species. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Climatic warming destabilizes forest ant communities

Science Advances, 2(10), e1600842.

By: S. Diamond *, L. Nichols n , S. Pelini *, C. Penick n, G. Barber *, S. Cahan *, R. Dunn n , A. Ellison *, N. Sanders *, N. Gotelli *

Contributors: S. Diamond *, L. Nichols n , S. Pelini *, C. Penick n, G. Barber *, S. Cahan *, R. Dunn n , A. Ellison *, N. Sanders *, N. Gotelli *

MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Forests; Global Warming; North America
TL;DR: It is shown that the AMOC collapses 300 years after the atmospheric CO2 concentration is abruptly doubled from the 1990 level, highlighting the need to develop dynamical metrics to constrain models and the importance of reducing model biases in long-term climate projection. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Ecologists, educators, and writers collaborate with the public to assess backyard diversity in The School of Ants Project

ECOSPHERE, 5(7).

By: A. Lucky n, A. Savage n, L. Nichols n , C. Castracani *, L. Shell n, D. Grasso *, A. Mori *, R. Dunn n 

Contributors: A. Lucky n, A. Savage n, L. Nichols n , C. Castracani *, L. Shell n, D. Grasso *, A. Mori *, R. Dunn n 

author keywords: ants; citizen science; distribution; diversity; public participation in scientific research; urban ecosystems
TL;DR: Data from the School of Ants program indicate that ant diversity varies across wide geographic scales and that there can be high levels of native ant diversity where people live, and to address concerns about the validity of citizen scientist-derived data, a ground truthing trial was conducted that confirmed that trained and untrained volunteers were equally effective at collecting ants. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Geographic differences in effects of experimental warming on ant species diversity and community composition

ECOSPHERE, 5(10).

By: S. Pelini *, S. Diamond n, L. Nichols n, K. Stuble *, A. Ellison *, N. Sanders *, R. Dunn n , N. Gotelli *

Contributors: S. Pelini *, S. Diamond n, L. Nichols n, K. Stuble *, A. Ellison *, N. Sanders *, R. Dunn n , N. Gotelli *

author keywords: ants; climate change; community; elevational gradient; Formicidae; geographic range; warming experiment
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15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Interactions in a warmer world: effects of experimental warming, conspecific density, and herbivory on seedling dynamics

ECOSPHERE, 5(1).

By: M. Burt *, R. Dunn n , L. Nichols n & N. Sanders *

Contributors: M. Burt *, R. Dunn n , L. Nichols n & N. Sanders *

author keywords: active warming; climatic warming; insect herbivory; interspecific interaction; intraspecific interaction; Quercus alba; warming experiment; white oak
TL;DR: The results indicate species responses to climatic warming may be contingent on intra- and interspecific interactions, sometimes in complicated and counter-intuitive ways. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

A physiological trait-based approach to predicting the responses of species to experimental climate warming

ECOLOGY, 93(11), 2305–2312.

By: S. Diamond n, L. Nichols n , N. McCoy n, C. Hirsch n, S. Pelini *, N. Sanders *, A. Ellison *, N. Gotelli *, R. Dunn n 

Contributors: S. Diamond n, L. Nichols n , N. McCoy n, C. Hirsch n, S. Pelini *, N. Sanders *, A. Ellison *, N. Gotelli *, R. Dunn n 

author keywords: critical thermal maximum; Duke Forest; North Carolina; USA; ectotherm responses to global warming; Formicidae; global change; Harvard Forest; Massachusetts; USA; maximum entropy; physiology; species distribution model; temperate hardwood forests; eastern North America; thermal tolerance
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological / genetics; Adaptation, Physiological / physiology; Animals; Ants / classification; Ants / genetics; Ants / physiology; Climate Change; Ecosystem; Hot Temperature; Models, Biological; Species Specificity; Trees
TL;DR: In environments close to a species' physiological limits, physiological trait-based measurements can successfully forecast the responses of species to future conditions, and such models may not be accurate for predicting site-level responses. (via Semantic Scholar)
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13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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