@article{zanne_flores-moreno_powell_cornwell_dalling_austin_classen_eggleton_okada_parr_et al._2022, title={Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates}, volume={377}, ISSN={["1095-9203"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abo3856}, DOI={10.1126/science.abo3856}, abstractNote={Deadwood is a large global carbon store with its store size partially determined by biotic decay. Microbial wood decay rates are known to respond to changing temperature and precipitation. Termites are also important decomposers in the tropics but are less well studied. An understanding of their climate sensitivities is needed to estimate climate change effects on wood carbon pools. Using data from 133 sites spanning six continents, we found that termite wood discovery and consumption were highly sensitive to temperature (with decay increasing >6.8 times per 10°C increase in temperature)—even more so than microbes. Termite decay effects were greatest in tropical seasonal forests, tropical savannas, and subtropical deserts. With tropicalization (i.e., warming shifts to tropical climates), termite wood decay will likely increase as termites access more of Earth’s surface.}, number={6613}, journal={SCIENCE}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Zanne, Amy E. and Flores-Moreno, Habacuc and Powell, Jeff R. and Cornwell, William K. and Dalling, James W. and Austin, Amy T. and Classen, Aimee T. and Eggleton, Paul and Okada, Kei-Ichi and Parr, Catherine L. and et al.}, year={2022}, month={Sep}, pages={1440-+} }
 @article{bhattachan_emanuel_ardon_bernhardt_anderson_stillwagon_ury_bendor_wright_2018, title={Evaluating the effects of and-use change and future climate change on vulnerability of coastal landscapes to saltwater intrusion}, volume={6}, ISSN={["2325-1026"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/elementa.316}, DOI={10.1525/elementa.316}, abstractNote={The exposure of freshwater-dependent coastal ecosystems to saltwater is a present-day impact of climate and land-use changes in many coastal regions, with the potential to harm freshwater and terrestrial biota, alter biogeochemical cycles and reduce agricultural yields. Land-use activities associated with artificial drainage infrastructure (canals, ditches, and drains) could exacerbate saltwater exposure. However, studies assessing the effects of artificial drainage on the vulnerability of coastal landscapes to saltwater exposure are lacking. We examined the extent to which artificial drainage infrastructure has altered the potential for saltwater intrusion in the coastal plain of eastern North Carolina. Regional spatial analyses demonstrate that artificial drainages not only lower the overall elevation in coastal landscapes, but they also alter the routing and concentration of hydrological flows. Together, these factors have the potential to increase the total proportion of the landscape vulnerable to saltwater intrusion, not only in areas adjacent to drainage infrastructure but also in places where no artificial drainages exist due to large scale effects of flow rerouting. Among all land cover types in eastern North Carolina, wetlands are most vulnerable to saltwater exposure. Droughts and coastal storms associated with climate change potentially exacerbate vulnerability to saltwater facilitated by artificial drainage.}, journal={ELEMENTA-SCIENCE OF THE ANTHROPOCENE}, author={Bhattachan, Abinash and Emanuel, Ryan E. and Ardon, Marcelo and Bernhardt, Emily S. and Anderson, Steven M. and Stillwagon, Matthew G. and Ury, Emily A. and BenDor, Todd K. and Wright, Justin P.}, year={2018}, month={Sep} }