Rob Dunn
Works (309)
Updated: December 11th, 2024 05:06
2024 journal article
Climate, climate change and the global diversity of human houses
EVOLUTIONARY HUMAN SCIENCES, 6.
author keywords: architecture; adaptation; cultural diversity; cultural evolution; vernacular; human ecology; vertical transmission; horizontal transmission
open access via www.cambridge.org (publisher PDF)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 20, 2024
2024 article
Earth's entomological gardens
Dunn, R. (2024, November 8). SCIENCE, Vol. 386, pp. 627–627.
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 7, 2024
2024 journal article
Fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter in backyard and commercial broiler production systems in the United States
JAC-ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, 6(4).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 22, 2024
2024 journal article
Green spaces provide substantial but unequal urban cooling globally
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 15(1).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 23, 2024
2024 journal article
Insect biomass shows a stronger decrease than species richness along urban gradients
INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY, 17(2), 182–188.
author keywords: citizen science; Diptera; insect declines; insect monitoring; invertebrates; land use
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 8, 2024
2024 journal article
Morphological Strategies in Ant Communities along Elevational Gradients in Three Mountain Ranges
DIVERSITY-BASEL, 16(1).
author keywords: cuticle structures; ecological strategy; Formicidae; gracility; lightness; microhabitat; precipitation; size; temperature; UV-B
TL;DR:
Analysis of assemblage-weighted means revealed that gracility decreased with temperature and increased with precipitation, suggesting links with desiccation tolerance and the predictive power of the models may be limited in the context of novel environments predicted under global change.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 12, 2024
2024 article
The ManhattAnt: identification, distribution, and colony structure of a new pest in New York City, <i>Lasius emarginatus</i>
Kennett, S. M., Seifert, B., Dunn, R. R., Pierson, T. W., & Penick, C. A. (2024, May 28). BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, Vol. 5.
author keywords: Invasive species; Lasius; Urban ecology; Community science; New York City; Ants; DNA barcoding; Numeric morphology-based alpha-taxonomy
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 11, 2024
2024 journal article
Widespread prevalence of plasmid-mediated <i>bla</i><sub>CTX-M</sub> type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase <i>Escherichia coli</i> in backyard broiler production systems in the United States
PLOS ONE, 19(6).
Ed(s): G. Trueba
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: June 8, 2024
2023 journal article
Domestication shapes the pig gut microbiome and immune traits from the scale of lineage to population
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 36(12), 1695–1711.
author keywords: animal domestication; gut microbiome; immunity; pigs (Sus scrofa)
TL;DR:
It is observed that domestication context explained much of the variation in gut microbiome composition, pathogen abundances and immune markers, yet the main differences in the repertoire of metabolic genes found in the gut microbiome were between the wild and domestic genetic lineages.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: November 13, 2023
2023 article
Field and laboratory guidelines for reliable bioinformatic and statistical analysis of bacterial shotgun metagenomic data
Aizpurua, O., Dunn, R. R., Hansen, L. H., Gilbert, M. T. P., & Alberdi, A. (2023, September 20). CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, Vol. 9.
author keywords: Batch effect; bias; contamination; controls; extraction; library preparation; metagenome; microbiology; microbiome; study design
TL;DR:
This work identifies the links of field and laboratory steps with downstream analytical procedures, explains the means for detecting potential pitfalls, and proposes mitigation measures to overcome or minimize their impact in metagenomic studies.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 10, 2023
2023 journal article
Hidden diversity: comparative functional morphology of humans and other species
PEERJ, 11.
author keywords: Gastrointestinal morphology; Dissection; Anatomy; Human variation; Comparative variation
MeSH headings : Male; Humans; Female; Gastrointestinal Tract; Intestine, Small; Colon
TL;DR:
The results show that morphological variation in the GI tract is associated with each organ’s role in food processing and supports the female canalization hypothesis, specifically, increased female investment in the digestion and absorption of lipids.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 19, 2023
2023 journal article
Nature's chefs: Uniting the hidden diversity of food making and preparing species across the tree of life
BioScience, 73(6), 408–421.
author keywords: drink; food; fruit; mimic; mutualism; nectar; nuptial gift; plating
TL;DR:
This article identifies three ways that species can produce or prepare meals—as food, drinks, or lures—and further distinguish between those providing an honest meal and those deceiving consumers with food mimics.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Crossref
Added: May 22, 2023
2023 article
Quantifying the human cost of global warming
Lenton, T. M., Xu, C., Abrams, J. F., Ghadiali, A., Loriani, S., Sakschewski, B., … Scheffer, M. (2023, May 22). NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, Vol. 5.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 12, 2023
2023 journal article
Sourdough starters exhibit similar succession patterns but develop flour-specific climax communities
PEERJ, 11.
author keywords: Sourdough starter; Microbial ecology; DNA sequencing; Aromas; Succession; Sourdough bread; Climax community
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 18, 2023
2023 article
Urban Jungle
Dunn, R. (2023, March 31). SCIENCE, Vol. 379, pp. 1305–1305.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty
(Web of Science)
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 1, 2023
2023 article
Using FastID to analyze complex SNP mixtures from indoor dust
Meiklejohn, K. A., Scheible, M. K. R., Boggs, L. M., Dunn, R. R., & Ricke, D. O. (2023, April 3). JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES, Vol. 4.
author keywords: FastID; indoor dust; interpretation of DNA mixtures; investigative leads; massively parallel sequencing; MPS; single nucleotide polymorphisms; SNPs
MeSH headings : Humans; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; DNA Fingerprinting / methods; Genotype; DNA / analysis; Software; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / methods; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Microsatellite Repeats
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 3, 2023
2022 journal article
Citizen Science as an Ecosystem of Engagement: Implications for Learning and Broadening Participation
BioScience, 72(7), 651–663.
author keywords: public science; conservation; volunteer management; crowdsourcing; education
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Crossref
Added: June 23, 2022
2022 article
Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test
Dunn, R. (2022, August 5). SCIENCE, Vol. 377, pp. 582–582.
TL;DR:
From regenerating sea slugs to self-medicating sheep, a biologist probes the origins and evolution of behavior.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 22, 2022
2022 journal article
Does childhood exposure to biodiverse greenspace reduce the risk of developing asthma?
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 850.
MeSH headings : Animals; Asthma / chemically induced; Asthma / epidemiology; Biodiversity; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans; Microbiota; Parks, Recreational; Soil
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 19, 2022
2022 article
Ecological strategies of (pl)ants: Towards a world-wide worker economic spectrum for ants
Gibb, H., Bishop, T. R., Leahy, L., Parr, C. L., Lessard, J.-P., Sanders, N. J., … Wright, I. J. (2022, July 21). FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY, Vol. 7.
author keywords: ants; ecological strategy; functional trait; leaf economic spectrum; plant traits; trade-off; worker economic spectrum
TL;DR:
The unique biology of eusocial organisms provides an unrivalled opportunity to bridge the gap in the understanding of ecological strategies in plants and animals and it is hoped that this perspective will ignite further interest.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 1, 2022
2022 article
Flying insect biomass is negatively associated with urban cover in surrounding landscapes
Svenningsen, C. S., Bowler, D. E., Hecker, S., Bladt, J., Grescho, V., Dam, N. M., … Bonn, A. (2022, April 28). DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, Vol. 4.
author keywords: biomass; citizen science; insects; land cover; land use intensity
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 10, 2022
2022 article
Phylogeography and population genetics of a widespread cold-adapted ant, Prenolepis imparis
Tonione, M. A., Bi, K., Dunn, R. R., Lucky, A., Portik, D. M., & Tsutsui, N. D. (2022, August 3). MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, Vol. 8.
author keywords: ants; climate change; Pliocene; refugia; speciation; UCEs; ultraconserved elements
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / genetics; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; Gene Flow; Genetic Variation / genetics; Genetics, Population; Humans; Phylogeny; Phylogeography
TL;DR:
High support for five major geographical lineages and lack of evidence of contemporary gene flow indicate in situ diversification across the species' range, producing relatively ancient lineages that persisted through subsequent climate change and glaciation during the Quaternary.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 29, 2022
2022 journal article
The bacterial community of childcare centers: potential implications for microbial dispersal and child exposure
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME, 17(1).
author keywords: Built environment; Childcare centers; Early childhood education centers; Microbiome; Preschool children; Fomites
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 21, 2022
2022 review
The evolution of sour taste
author keywords: sour; evolution; taste; acidity; fermentation
MeSH headings : Animals; Humans; Phylogeny; Taste
TL;DR:
Why sour taste evolved, why it might have persisted as vertebrates made the transition to land and what factors might have favoured the preference for sour-tasting, acidic foods, particularly in hominins, such as humans are considered.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: February 21, 2022
2022 journal article
The global distribution of known and undiscovered ant biodiversity
SCIENCE ADVANCES, 8(31).
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Invertebrates; Phylogeny; Vertebrates
TL;DR:
It is found that ants and different vertebrate groups have distinct features in their patterns of richness and rarity, underscoring the need to consider a diversity of taxa in conservation and raising confidence that conservation of areas important for small-ranged vertebrates will benefit invertebrates while providing a “treasure map” to guide future discovery.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 22, 2022
2022 journal article
Warm and arid regions of the world are hotspots of superorganism complexity
author keywords: Formicidae; ant castes; organismic complexity; social evolution; social organization
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / genetics; Desert Climate; Neurons; Phenotype
TL;DR:
It is shown that arid regions of the world are the hotspots of superorganism complexity, and the possible adaptive advantages that worker polymorphism provides in arid environments are discussed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 21, 2022
2021 journal article
A Pilot Study on Baseline Fungi and Moisture Indicator Fungi in Danish Homes
JOURNAL OF FUNGI, 7(2).
author keywords: Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Penicillium; ITS1 sequencing; DG18; V8; baseline spora; building mycobiota; indoor fungi
TL;DR:
The results show that ITS sequencing of dust samples is adequate if supported by thorough building inspections and that food products play as large a role in the composition of the baseline spora as the outdoor air and surrounding vegetation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 22, 2021
2021 book
A natural history of the future : what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species
New York: Basic Books.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 25, 2022
2021 journal article
A review of clothing microbiology: the history of clothing and the role of microbes in textiles
BIOLOGY LETTERS, 17(1).
author keywords: clothing microbiology; textiles; fibres; degradation; microbes in clothing; microbiome
MeSH headings : Clothing; Humans; Laundering; Microbiota; Textiles
TL;DR:
The history of clothing and the evolution of textiles, what is and is not known about microbial persistence on and degradation of various fibres, and what opportunities for the industrial and environmental application of clothing microbiology exist for the future are discussed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
12. Responsible Consumption and Production
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 15, 2021
2021 journal article
A review of sourdough starters: ecology, practices, and sensory quality with applications for baking and recommendations for future research
PEERJ, 5.
author keywords: Sourdough; Ecology; Artisanal; Baking; Sensory; Bread; Bacteria; Yeast; Fermentation
TL;DR:
This review highlights what is currently known about the microbial ecosystem of sourdough, methods of maintaining Sourdough (analogous to land management) on the path to bread production, and factors that influence the sensory qualities of the final baked product.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: June 10, 2021
2021 journal article
Abundance of spring- and winter-active arthropods declines with warming
ECOSPHERE, 12(4).
author keywords: abundance declines; arthropods; climate change; global warming; insects; seasonality
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: June 10, 2021
2021 journal article
Ancient and modem genomes unravel the evolutionary history of the rhinoceros family
CELL, 184(19), 4874-+.
MeSH headings : Animals; Demography; Evolution, Molecular; Gene Flow; Genetic Variation; Genome; Geography; Heterozygote; Homozygote; Host Specificity; Markov Chains; Mutation / genetics; Perissodactyla / genetics; Phylogeny; Species Specificity; Time Factors
TL;DR:
It is suggested that while low genetic diversity is a long-term feature of the Rhinocerotidae, it has been particularly exacerbated recently, likely reflecting recent anthropogenic-driven population declines.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 26, 2021
2021 monograph
Delicious
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: January 23, 2022
2021 journal article
Detecting flying insects using car nets and DNA metabarcoding
BIOLOGY LETTERS, 17(3).
author keywords: insect diversity; mass collected insects; DNA metabarcoding; COI; car nets; citizen science
MeSH headings : Animals; Automobiles; Biodiversity; DNA; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; Diptera / genetics; Humans; Insecta
TL;DR:
This study demonstrates how nets mounted on rooftops of cars (car nets) and DNA metabarcoding can be applied to sample flying insect richness and diversity across large spatial scales within a limited time period, but may be, like other methods, biased towards certain insect orders.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 10, 2021
2021 article
Disentangling host-microbiota complexity through hologenomics
Alberdi, A., Andersen, S. B., Limborg, M. T., Dunn, R. R., & Gilbert, M. T. P. (2021, October 21). NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS, Vol. 10.
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Microbiota / genetics
TL;DR:
Key considerations for designing optimal hologenomic studies are discussed and important biological questions that these studies can address are outlined.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 8, 2021
2021 journal article
Dispatches from life's blurry boundaries Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive Carl Zimmer Dutton, 2021. 368 pp.
Science, 371(6534), 1113–1113.
TL;DR:
Carl Zimmer's Life's Edge is a book that is as much about what scientists have so far failed to understand as what they have come to understand.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: April 19, 2021
2021 journal article
Global Patterns and Climatic Controls of Dust-Associated Microbial Communities
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM, 9(2).
author keywords: aerobiology; allergens; climate change; dust microbiomes
MeSH headings : Aerosols / analysis; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Climate; Dust / analysis; Ecosystem; Fungi / classification; Fungi / genetics; Fungi / isolation & purification; Microbiota; Phylogeny; Soil Microbiology
TL;DR:
This work provides the first insight into the global determinants of dust-associated microorganisms by quantifying the environmental factors shaping bacterial and fungal community composition in 467 outdoor settled dust samples collected from 33 countries and 6 continents.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 20, 2021
2021 journal article
Inclusion in citizen science: The conundrum of rebranding
Science, 372(6549), 1386–1388.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: July 27, 2021
2021 journal article
Long-term trends in the occupancy of ants revealed through use of multi-sourced datasets
Biology Letters, 17(10).
author keywords: Bayesian occupancy modelling; citizen science; Denmark; Formicidae; museum data
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants; Bayes Theorem; Biodiversity; Ecosystem
TL;DR:
This work combines participatory science data and museum records to understand long-term changes in occupancy for 29 ant species in Denmark over 119 years and considers how trends may have been influenced by life-history and habitat changes.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: November 1, 2021
2021 report
Methods for the production of fermented beverages and other fermentation products
(US Patent No. US11008539B2).
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 25, 2022
2021 journal article
Microbial composition differs between production systems and is associated with growth performance and carcass quality in pigs
ANIMAL MICROBIOME, 3(1).
Contributors: F. Tiezzi *
author keywords: Microbiome; Microbial diversity; Growth; Host genetics; Production system; Carcass quality; Swine
TL;DR:
A first characterization of microbial communities' value throughout the pork production systems is provided, providing information for incorporating microbial composition into the selection process in the quest for affordable and sustainable protein production in swine.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 29, 2021
2021 journal article
Motivation and support services in citizen science insect monitoring: A cross-country study
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 263.
author keywords: Citizen science; Monitoring; Motives; Engagement; Insects; Cross-country comparison
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 20, 2021
2021 content posted
Phylogeography and population genetics of a widespread cold-adapted ant, Prenolepis imparis
TL;DR:
High support for five major geographic lineages and lack of evidence of contemporary gene flow indicate in situ diversification across the species’ range, probably influenced by glacial cycles of the late Quaternary.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 25, 2022
2021 journal article
Structure and Functional Attributes of Bacterial Communities in Premise Plumbing Across the United States
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 55(20), 14105–14114.
author keywords: microbial ecology; premise plumbing; drinking water; metagenomics; water supply
MeSH headings : Drinking Water; Humans; Mycobacterium; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Sanitary Engineering; United States; Water Microbiology
TL;DR:
The results highlight the broad diversity of bacteria found in premise plumbing across the United States and the role of the water source and treatment in shaping the microbial community structure and functional potential.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 8, 2021
2021 journal article
Structure of Chimpanzee Gut Microbiomes across Tropical Africa
MSYSTEMS, 6(3).
author keywords: prokaryotes; parasites; diet; tools; host genetics; climate
TL;DR:
There was a high degree of regional specificity in the microbiome composition, which was associated with host genetics, available plant foods, and potentially with cultural differences in tool use, which affect diet.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: November 8, 2021
2021 journal article
Sugar‐seeking insects as a source of diverse bread‐making yeasts with enhanced attributes
Yeast, 39(1-2), 108–127.
Contributors: A. Madden n, C. Lahue n, C. Gordy n , J. Little n , L. Nichols n , M. Calvert n, n , C. Heil n
author keywords: baking; bioprospecting; bread; Lachancea; non-conventional yeasts; Saccharomyces
MeSH headings : Animals; Bread; Fermentation; Insecta; Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics; Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism; Sugars / metabolism; Yeasts
TL;DR:
The results suggest that non‐conventional yeasts have high potential for baking and, more generally, showcase the success of bioprospecting in insects for identifying yeasts relevant for industrial uses.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Crossref
Added: November 17, 2021
2021 journal article
The diversity and function of sourdough starter microbiomes
ELife, 10.
Contributors: E. Landis *, A. Oliverio *, E. McKenney n , L. Nichols n , N. Kfoury *, M. Biango-Daniels *, L. Shell n, A. Madden n
MeSH headings : Acetic Acid / metabolism; Bacteria / metabolism; Bread / microbiology; Food Microbiology; Microbiota
TL;DR:
The extent of microbial diversity in an ancient fermented food across diverse cultural and geographic backgrounds is revealed and strong co-occurrence patterns observed in situ and recreated in vitro demonstrate that microbial interactions shape sourdough community structure.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Crossref
Added: January 26, 2021
2021 article
The toughest animals of the Earth versus global warming: Effects of long-term experimental warming on tardigrade community structure of a temperate deciduous forest
Vecchi, M., Kossi Adakpo, L., Dunn, R. R., Nichols, L. M., Penick, C. A., Sanders, N. J., … Guidetti, R. (2021, June 29). ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, Vol. 6.
author keywords: climate change; experimental; global warming; Tardigrades; water bears
TL;DR:
Results are in line with previous experimental studies, indicating that tardigrades may not be directly affected by ongoing global warming, possibly due to their thermotolerance and cryptobiotic abilities to avoid negative effects of stressful temperatures, and the buffering effect on temperature of the soil litter substrate.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: July 12, 2021
2021 article
Toward a Global Ecology of Fermented Foods
Dunn, R. R., Wilson, J., Nichols, L. M., & Gavin, M. C. (2021, August 1). CURRENT ANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 8.
TL;DR:
This work offers a framework for the study of the diversification of fermented foods in and among human societies and draws heavily from research on language and more generally cultural diversification.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: November 23, 2021
2021 article
Understanding the evolution of nutritive taste in animals: Insights from biological stoichiometry and nutritional geometry
Demi, L. M., Taylor, B. W., Reading, B. J., Tordoff, M. G., & Dunn, R. R. (2021, June 4). ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, Vol. 6.
author keywords: chemoreception; gustation; homeostasis; nutritional ecology; optimal foraging
TL;DR:
It is suggested that the evolution of multiple nutritive taste modalities can be predicted by identifying individual elements that are typically more concentrated in the tissues of animals than plants.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 14, 2021
2020 journal article
Antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors profile of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli isolated from different environments exposed to anthropogenic activity
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, 22, 578–583.
author keywords: Anthropogenic areas; Whole-genome sequencing; FosA7 gene; pHN7A8 (F33:A-:B-plasmid)
TL;DR:
The presence of these determinants in different anthropogenic areas suggests the need to conduct longitudinal studies for comparing the profile of pathogens across different environments and the detection of AMR determinants and virulence factors in these bacteria is significant in understanding the occurrence and even the development ofAMR.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: October 12, 2020
2020 journal article
Bacterial exposure leads to variable mortality but not a measurable increase in surface antimicrobials across ant species
PEERJ, 8.
author keywords: Entomopathogen; Metapleural gland; Social immunity; Bacterial exposure; Social insects; Sociobiology; Antimicrobial
TL;DR:
The results demonstrate the susceptibility to bacteria is varied across ant species, and variation may correlate with an ant species’ use of surface antimicrobials, as significant mortality effects in species which also were producing antimicrobial compounds are found.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 11, 2021
2020 article
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures
Dunn, R. (2020, May 15). SCIENCE, Vol. 368, pp. 722–722.
TL;DR:
With his new book, Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake reminds the reader that one can have a similarly transcendent experience by pausing and looking down.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 15, 2020
2020 journal article
Global forensic geolocation with deep neural networks
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY SERIES C-APPLIED STATISTICS, 69(4), 909–929.
author keywords: Citizen science; Machine learning; Microbiome; Non-homogeneous Poisson process; Spatial point pattern
TL;DR:
The DeepSpace algorithm makes remarkably good point predictions; for example, when applied to the microbiomes of over 1300 dust samples collected across continental USA, more than half of geolocated predictions produced by this model fall less than 100 km from their true origin, which is a 60% reduction in error from competing geolocation methods.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 6, 2020
2020 journal article
High variability within pet foods prevents the identification of native species in pet cats’ diets using isotopic evaluation
PeerJ, 8, e8337.
author keywords: Felis catus; Carbon; Stable isotopes; Predation; Pet food; Nitrogen
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: February 10, 2020
2020 review
History and Domestication of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Bread Baking
[Review of ]. FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, 11.
author keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Baker’ s yeast); bread; baking; domestication; industrial; yeast
TL;DR:
The history of bread that gave rise to modern commercial baking yeast, and the genetic and genomic changes that accompanied this are explored, and genetic and phenotypic variation that has been documented in baking strains and wild strains are illustrated.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 11, 2020
2020 journal article
Influences of Ingredients and Bakers on the Bacteria and Fungi in Sourdough Starters and Bread
MSPHERE, 5(1).
author keywords: Lactobacillus; Saccharomyces; skin microbiome; sourdough
MeSH headings : Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / metabolism; Bread / analysis; Bread / microbiology; Fermentation; Food Microbiology; Fungi / classification; Fungi / metabolism; Hand / microbiology; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Microbiota; Skin / microbiology; Taste
TL;DR:
This work characterized the fungi and bacteria associated with the starters, bakers’ hands, and ingredients using 16S and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and then measured dough acidity and bread flavor.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 17, 2020
2020 journal article
Island area, not isolation, drives taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of ants on land-bridge islands
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, 47(8), 1627–1637.
author keywords: ants; community structure; competitive exclusion; environmental filtering; island biogeography; morphological traits; phylogeny; Thousand Island Lake
TL;DR:
To explore the impact of island area and isolation on multiple dimensions of ant biodiversity (taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity) and the underlying processes of community assembly on islands.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 8, 2020
2020 journal article
Testing trade-offs and the dominance-impoverishment rule among ant communities
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, 47(9), 1899–1909.
author keywords: biogeography; competition; discovery; dominance; formicidae; resource use; thermal tolerance
TL;DR:
The evidence for the dominance–impoverishment rule across a broad latitudinal gradient is examined and whether trade‐offs explain coexistence within and among ant communities is explored.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 20, 2020
2020 journal article
The Coupled Influence of Thermal Physiology and Biotic Interactions on the Distribution and Density of Ant Species along an Elevational Gradient
DIVERSITY-BASEL, 12(12).
author keywords: ants; community structure; physiology; interactions; temperature
TL;DR:
The results provide a strong test that biotic interactions drive the distributions and density of species in warm climates, but that environmental filtering predominates at colder, high-elevation sites, and suggest that the responses of species to climate change are likely to be context-dependent and more specifically, geographically-dependent.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2021
2020 journal article
The Internal, External and Extended Microbiomes of Hominins
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 8.
author keywords: fermentation; primates; prosocial microbes; feces; food; armpits; alcohol
TL;DR:
The potential influence of microbiomes in hominin evolution is highlighted while also offering a series of hypotheses and questions with regard to evolution of human stomach acidity, the factors structuring gut microbiomes, the functional consequences of changes in armpit ecology, and whether Homo erectus was engaged in fermentation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 30, 2020
2020 article
The Internal, External and Extended Microbiomes of Hominins (vol 8, 25, 2020)
Dunn, R. R., Amato, K. R., Archie, E. A., Arandjelovic, M., Crittenden, A. N., & Nichols, L. M. (2020, August 19). FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, Vol. 8.
author keywords: fermentation; primates; prosocial microbes; feces; food; armpits; alcohol
TL;DR:
This paper aims to demonstrate the efforts towards in-situ applicability of EMMARM, as to provide real-time information about the response of the immune system to EMTs.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2020
2020 journal article
The small home ranges and large local ecological impacts of pet cats
Animal Conservation, 23(5), 516–523.
author keywords: citizen science; domestic cats; GPS tracking; predation; urban ecology; home rage; carnivores; Felis catus
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref, ORCID
Added: September 14, 2020
2020 journal article
Use of standardized bioinformatics for the analysis of fungal DNA signatures applied to sample provenance
FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, 310.
author keywords: Forensic microbiology; Bioinformatics; Metabarcoding; Sample provenance
MeSH headings : DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; DNA, Fungal / chemistry; Demography; Forensic Sciences; Fungi; Humans; Reference Values; Soil
TL;DR:
Investigating a small-scale approach as an adaptation of a larger metabarcoding study to develop a model for global sample provenance using fungal DNA signatures collected from dust swabs to facilitate a standardized method for consistent, reproducible sample treatment.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 26, 2020
2020 journal article
eDNA‐based biomonitoring at an experimental German vineyard to characterize how management regimes shape ecosystem diversity
Environmental DNA, 3(1), 70–82.
TL;DR:
Analysis of metabarcoding analysis of both soil and vane trap samples revealed that the species composition was significantly differentiated by management systems for both fungal and other taxa in both sample types.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 25, 2022
2019 journal article
A nonparametric spatial test to identify factors that shape a microbiome
The Annals of Applied Statistics, 13(4), 2341–2362.
author keywords: Bayesian nonparametrics; Dirichlet process; high dimensional data; spatial modeling; spike-and-slab prior; variable selection
TL;DR:
A flexible Bayesian spike-and-slab variable selection model for presence-absence indicators that accounts for spatial dependence and cross-dependence between taxa while reducing dimensionality in both directions is proposed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 14, 2020
2019 journal article
Azteca ants maintain unique microbiomes across functionally distinct nest chambers
author keywords: Azteca; Cecropia; microbiome; microbe; myrmecophyte
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / microbiology; Ants / physiology; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Cecropia Plant; Fungi / classification; Fungi / isolation & purification; Microbiota; Reproduction
TL;DR:
The results show that ants influence microbial communities inside their nests similar to studies of human homes, and unlike humans, ants limit the bacteria in their nurseries and potentially prevent the build-up of insect-infecting pathogens.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 9, 2019
2019 journal article
Contemporary climatic analogs for 540 North American urban areas in the late 21st century
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 10.
TL;DR:
Climate-analog mapping is used and it is identified that North American urban areas’ climate by the 2080’s will become similar to the contemporary climate of locations hundreds of kilometers away and mainly to the south, while many urban areas will have no modern equivalent analogs under the RCP8.5 scenario.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 25, 2019
2019 journal article
Do Bee Wings Adapt for Flight in Urban Environments?
SOUTHEASTERN NATURALIST, 18(2), 183–191.
TL;DR:
It is found that, although the wing morphology suggests a limited dispersal ability in Andrena barbara (Barbara's Miner), the urban landscape did not significantly explain how wing shape or size vary, suggesting that urban habitats may potentially serve an important role in bee conservation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 22, 2019
2019 journal article
Draft Aphaenogaster genomes expand our view of ant genome size variation across climate gradients
PEERJ, 7.
author keywords: Ants; Genomics; Ecology; Climate change; Evolution; Adaptation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 25, 2019
2019 journal article
Exotic urban trees conserve similar natural enemy communities to native congeners but have fewer pests
PEERJ, 7.
author keywords: Urban trees; Parasitoids; Conservation; Pest management; Exotic trees; Acer spp. (maple); Quercus spp. (oaks); Natural enemies; Native trees; Scale insects (Coccoidea)
TL;DR:
These native and exotic tree species could help conserve arthropod natural enemies and achieve pest management goals and Parasitoid communities were significantly different among Acer species and Quercus species due in each case to greater abundance of a single family on one native tree species.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 25, 2019
2019 journal article
Human indoor climate preferences approximate specific geographies
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 6(3).
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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: May 28, 2019
2019 journal article
Is the insect apocalypse upon us? How to find out
Biological Conservation, 241, 108327.
author keywords: Insect declines; Biodiversity crisis; Biomass; Monitoring; Entomology
TL;DR:
The challenges scientists face in documenting insect population and diversity trends, including communicating their findings, are reviewed, and research approaches needed to address these challenges are recommended.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 7, 2020
2019 journal article
Public questions spur the discovery of new bacterial species associated with lignin bioconversion of industrial waste
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 6(3).
author keywords: greenhouse camel cricket; hide beetle; Cedecea lapagei; lignocellulose; secretome
TL;DR:
This work demonstrates a novel source of lignocellulose-degrading bacteria and introduces an effective workflow to identify bacterial enzymes for transforming industrial waste into value-added products and suggests the value of ecologically guided discovery of novel organisms.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: May 28, 2019
2019 journal article
Simplification of vector communities during suburban succession
PLOS ONE, 14(5), e0215485.
Ed(s): P. Leisnham
MeSH headings : Aedes / classification; Animals; Demography; Disease Vectors / classification; Housing / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Mosquito Vectors / classification; North Carolina; Social Class; Suburban Population
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that suburbanization is disrupting mosquito communities so severely that they do not recover their diversity even 100 years after the initial disturbance, which is significant for vector-borne disease transmission in highly suburbanized areas.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: June 4, 2019
2019 review
The Future of Environmental DNA in Forensic Science
[Review of ]. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 86(2).
author keywords: environmental DNA; forensic science; eDNA; metabarcoding; DNA sequencing
MeSH headings : Bacteria / isolation & purification; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; DNA, Environmental / analysis; Forensic Sciences / instrumentation; Forensic Sciences / methods; Fungi / isolation & purification; Humans; Microbiota; Plants; Soil Microbiology
TL;DR:
A critical look at the current DNA-based technologies using microbiome and environmental sample sources that are focused on the generation of some investigative tools for use in forensic science and discusses the pitfalls and contentions associated with the use of these techniques.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 3, 2020
2018 journal article
<strong>The Exoskeletons in our Closets: A synthesis of research from the ‘Arthropods of our Homes’ project in Raleigh, NC
Zoosymposia, 12(1), 64–68.
TL;DR:
Research of caves inhabited by prehistoric people 26,000 years ago suggest arthropod pests already lived alongside the authors' ancestors in those caves, and arthropods are also both abundant and diverse in domestic archaeological sites from agricultural civilizations in Egypt, Israel and Europe.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 7, 2020
2018 journal article
American Gut: an Open Platform for Citizen Science Microbiome Research
MSYSTEMS, 3(3).
author keywords: citizen science; microbiome
TL;DR:
The utility of the living data resource and cross-cohort comparison is demonstrated to confirm existing associations between the microbiome and psychiatric illness and to reveal the extent of microbiome change within one individual during surgery, providing a paradigm for open microbiome research and education.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 review
Antibiotic and pesticide susceptibility and the Anthropocene operating space
[Review of ]. NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 1(11), 632–641.
TL;DR:
Rising levels of antimicrobial and pesticide resistance increasingly undermine human health and systems for biomass production, and emphasize the sustainability challenge of preserving organisms sufficiency in the face of climate change.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: December 3, 2018
2018 review
Biodiversity and socioeconomics in the city: a review of the luxury effect
[Review of ]. BIOLOGY LETTERS, 14(5).
Contributors: M. Leong *, n & M. Trautwein *
author keywords: luxury effect; biodiversity; socioeconomics; urban ecology
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Cities; Ecosystem; Humans; Plants; Socioeconomic Factors
TL;DR:
The ecological dynamics of cities are influenced not only by geophysical and biological factors, but also by aspects of human society, and a pattern of higher biodiversity in affluent neighbourhoods has been termed ‘the luxury effect'.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 article
Biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships on bodies and in buildings
Dunn, R. R., Reese, A. T., & Eisenhauer, N. (2019, January). NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, Vol. 3, pp. 7–9.
MeSH headings : Built Environment; Ecosystem; Humans; Water Microbiology; Water Supply
TL;DR:
How biodiversity–ecosystem function theory could apply to the authors' bodies and buildings is discussed, practical applications are outlined, and further research is called for.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 7, 2019
2018 journal article
Citizen Science in Schools: Students Collect Valuable Mammal Data for Science, Conservation, and Community Engagement
BioScience, 69(1), 69–79.
author keywords: citizen science; camera traps; mammals; education; community conservation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: April 15, 2019
2018 journal article
Citizen science engagerer børn i naturvidenskab
MONA - Matematik- Og Naturfagsdidaktik, 2018(3), 25–40. https://tidsskrift.dk/mona/article/view/107171
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: November 30, 2020
2018 journal article
Collaboration: Ants, Art, and Science
AMERICAN SCIENTIST, 106(3), 156–159.
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
Dominance-diversity relationships in ant communities differ with invasion
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 24(10), 4614–4625.
Contributors: X. Arnan *, A. Andersen *, H. Gibb *, C. Parr *, N. Sanders *, n , E. Angulo *, F. Baccaro *
author keywords: ants; behavioral dominance; coexistence; dominance-impoverishment rule; global scale; invasive species; precipitation; species richness; temperature
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; Climate; Ecosystem
TL;DR:
It is found that the behavioral dominance–diversity relationship varies greatly, and depends on whether dominant species are native or non‐native, whether dominance is considered as occurrence or relative abundance, and on variation in mean annual temperature.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 16, 2018
2018 review
Drivers of Microbiome Biodiversity: A Review of General Rules, Feces, and Ignorance
[Review of ]. MBIO, 9(4).
author keywords: diversity; gut; microbiome
MeSH headings : Animals; Diet; Feces / microbiology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology; Gastrointestinal Tract / physiology
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that both diet and body size affect diversity in the gut but that gut physiology (fermenter versus simple) is the most important driver.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 16, 2018
2018 journal article
Ecological Analyses of Mycobacteria in Showerhead Biofilms and Their Relevance to Human Health
MBIO, 9(5).
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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: November 26, 2018
2018 journal article
Ecology of sleeping: the microbial and arthropod associates of chimpanzee beds
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 5(5).
Contributors: M. Thoemmes n, F. Stewart *, R. Hernandez-Aguilar *, M. Bertone n , D. Baltzegar n, R. Borski n, N. Cohen *, K. Coyle n, A. Piel *, n
author keywords: chimpanzee; nest; bed; microbiome; hygiene hypothesis; built environment
TL;DR:
The results suggest that the life to which chimpanzees are exposed while in their beds is predominately the same as that of the surrounding environment.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 report
Expanded view of the ecological genomics of ant responses to climate change
In bioRxiv (Preprint No. 302679).
TL;DR:
It is found that after controlling for both spatial autocorrelation and phylogenetics ant genome size was marginally correlated with sample site climate similarity, and minimum temperature showed the strongest correlation with genome size, suggesting that temperature extremes could be a selective force acting on ant genomes.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 30, 2020
2018 journal article
External immunity in ant societies: sociality and colony size do not predict investment in antimicrobials
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 5(2).
Contributors: C. Penick *, O. Halawani n, B. Pearson n, S. Mathews* , M. López-Uribe *, n , A. Smith n
author keywords: antimicrobial secretions; antibiotics; social immunity; social insects; ants; entomopathogens
TL;DR:
This work quantifies the strength of antimicrobial secretions among 20 ant species that cover a broad spectrum of ant diversity and colony sizes and finds no correlation between antimicrobial activity and colony size.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 review
Getting ahead of the curve: cities as surrogates for global change
author keywords: city; global change; multi-trophic interactions; urban; warming
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Biological; Animals; Arthropods / physiology; Cities; Climate Change; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Urbanization
TL;DR:
Insights gained from cities are reviewed, with a focus on plants and arthropods, and how urban findings agree or disagree with experimental predictions and historical data, to achieve the goal of using urban species responses to predict broader regional- and ecosystem-level patterns in the future.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
Inbreeding tolerance as a pre-adapted trait for invasion success in the invasive ant Brachyponera chinensis
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 27(23), 4711–4724.
author keywords: colony breeding system; genetic bottleneck; inbreeding; invasive species; sib-mating
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / genetics; Female; Founder Effect; Genetic Variation; Genetics, Population; Heterozygote; Inbreeding; Inbreeding Depression; Introduced Species; Japan; Male; North Carolina; Selection, Genetic
TL;DR:
It is shown that a genetic bottleneck does not affect the genetic diversity or the level of heterozygosity within colonies and it is suggested that generations of sib‐mating in native populations may have reduced inbreeding depression through purifying selection of deleterious alleles.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 7, 2019
2018 review
Macroecology to Unite All Life, Large and Small
[Review of ]. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 33(10), 731–744.
Contributors: A. Shade, n , S. Blowes *, P. Keil *, B. Bohannan *, M. Herrmann *, K. Küsel *, J. Lennon *
MeSH headings : Biodiversity; Ecology / classification; Ecology / methods
TL;DR:
It is argued that it is time to bridge the gap in microbial ecology and macroecology, as they share a common currency of species and individuals, and a common goal of understanding the causes and consequences of changes in biodiversity.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 5, 2018
2018 journal article
Microbial nitrogen limitation in the mammalian large intestine
NATURE MICROBIOLOGY, 3(12), 1441–1450.
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Bacteria / metabolism; Carbon / metabolism; Diet; Dietary Proteins; Feces / microbiology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / physiology; Host Microbial Interactions / physiology; Intestine, Large / metabolism; Intestine, Large / microbiology; Mammals / microbiology; Mice; Nitrogen / metabolism; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Symbiosis
TL;DR:
Faecal carbon:nitrogen measurements and manipulation of nitrogen availability via diet and host secretions in a murine model suggest that intestinal nitrogen limitation occurs due to host absorption and microbial use, leading to benefits for specific taxa.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 10, 2018
2018 book
Never home alone: from microbes to millipedes, camel crickets, and honeybees, the natural history of where we live
New York: Basic Books.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: November 30, 2020
2018 journal article
The ecology of insect–yeast relationships and its relevance to human industry
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1875), 20172733.
Contributors: A. Madden n, M. Epps *, T. Fukami *, R. Irwin n, J. Sheppard n, D. Sorger n, n
author keywords: diffuse mutualism; dispersal; Ascomycota
MeSH headings : Animals; Ascomycota / physiology; Biological Evolution; Ecosystem; Food Industry; Humans; Insecta / microbiology; Plant Nectar / metabolism; Symbiosis
TL;DR:
This work proposes a ‘dispersal–encounter hypothesis' whereby yeasts are dispersed by insects between ephemeral, spatially disparate sugar resources, and insects, in turn, obtain the benefits of an honest signal from yeasts for the sugar resources.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
The ecosystem services of animal microbiomes
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 27(8), 2164–2172.
Contributors: E. McKenney n , K. Koelle *, n & A. Yoder *
author keywords: ecosystem services; host-microbiome; microbial ecology; microbiome
MeSH headings : Biological Evolution; Ecology; Ecosystem; Host Microbial Interactions / genetics; Microbiota / genetics
TL;DR:
It is argued that ecosystem services are a useful framework with which to consider the value of microbes to their hosts, providing a context from which to develop new hypotheses and to evaluate microbial functions in future studies and novel systems.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
The role of citizen science in addressing grand challenges in food and agriculture research
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1891), 20181977.
Contributors: S. Ryan *, N. Adamson*, A. Aktipis *, L. Andersen *, R. Austin* , L. Barnes, M. Beasley, K. Bedell *
author keywords: citizen science; agriculture; grand challenges; sustainable development goals; extension; food science
MeSH headings : Agriculture / standards; Agriculture / trends; Community Participation; Food; Research / standards; Research / trends; United States
TL;DR:
It is argued there is no better time to foster greater collaboration between these fields given the trend of shrinking Extension programmes, the increasing need to apply innovative solutions to address rising demands on agricultural systems, and the exponential growth of the field of citizen science.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: February 18, 2019
2018 journal article
Urbanization disrupts latitude-size rule in 17-year cicadas
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 8(5), 2534–2541.
Contributors: D. Beasley n, C. Penick n, N. Boateng n, H. Menninger * & n
author keywords: Bergmann's rule; citizen science; fluctuating asymmetry; geometric morphometrics; periodical cicada; urban ecology
TL;DR:
This is the first evidence that urbanization disrupts biogeographical trends in body size, and this pattern highlights how the effects of urbanization may differ over a species’ range.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
Variation in photosynthesis and stomatal conductance among red maple (Acer rubrum) urban planted cultivars and wildtype trees in the southeastern United States
PLOS ONE, 13(5).
MeSH headings : Acer / physiology; Agriculture; Cities; Environment; Photosynthesis; Plant Stomata / physiology; Seasons; Southeastern United States; Trees / physiology
TL;DR:
The results suggest that wildtype trees should be considered for some urban locations, and the study is valuable in demonstrating how site type and tree type can inform tree planting strategies and improve long-term urban forest sustainability.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 book
Dr. Eleanor's book of common ants of Chicago
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Experimental winter warming modifies thermal performance and primes acorn ants for warm weather
Journal of Insect Physiology, 100, 77–81.
Contributors: H. MacLean *, C. Penick n, n & S. Diamond *
author keywords: Climate change; Experimental climate warming; Running speed; Ants; Phenotypic plasticity
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Climate Change; Hot Temperature; Motor Activity; Random Allocation; Seasons; Weather
TL;DR:
Evidence that overwintering temperatures can substantially influence organismal performance is provided, and it is suggested that organismal responses to environmental changes in temperature cannot be ignored when forecasting organismal behaviours.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Habitat disturbance selects against both small and large species across varying climates
ECOGRAPHY, 41(7), 1184–1193.
Contributors: H. Gibb *, N. Sanders *, n , X. Arnan *, H. Vasconcelos *, D. Donoso *, A. Andersen *, R. Silva *
TL;DR:
The results indicate that temperature, precipitation and disturbance have differing effects on the body size distributions of local communities, with no evidence of synergistic interactions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 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.
Contributors: S. Diamond *, L. Chick *, C. Penick n, L. Nichols n , S. Cahan *, 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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Higher immunocompetence is associated with higher genetic diversity in feral honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera)
CONSERVATION GENETICS, 18(3), 659–666.
Contributors: M. López-Uribe n, R. Appler n, E. Youngsteadt n, n , S. Frank n & D. Tarpy n
author keywords: Microsatellites; Antimicrobial peptides; Defensin; Hymenoptaecin; Management
TL;DR:
It is hypothesized that high genetic variability provides the raw material upon which natural selection acts and generates adaptive genotypes in unmanaged populations and that feral populations could be useful sources of genetic variation to use in breeding programs that aim to improve honey bee health.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Homogenizing an urban habitat mosaic: arthropod diversity declines in New York City parks after Super Storm Sandy
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 28(1), 225–236.
Contributors: A. Savage *, E. Youngsteadt n, A. Ernst*, S. Powers *, n & S. Frank n
author keywords: biotic homogenization; disturbance adapted; diversity; extreme weather; hurricane; New York City; Super Storm Sandy; tipping point; urban ecology
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods; Biodiversity; Cyclonic Storms; New York City; Parks, Recreational; Stress, Physiological; Urbanization
TL;DR:
The results suggest that the species that survive in high stress environments are likely to be the ones that thrive in response to acute disturbance, which may lead to diversity loss in cities, potentially leading entire urban landscapes to mirror the reduced diversity of street medians.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 conference paper
Indoor arthropod communities and distributions in U.S. homes
In M. P. Davies, C. Pfeiffer, & W. H. Robinson (Eds.), 9th International conference on urban pests (pp. 17–23).
Ed(s): M. Davies, C. Pfeiffer & W. Robinson
Event: 9th International Conference on Urban Pests at Birmingham, England, United Kingdom on July 9-12, 2017
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: November 30, 2020
2017 article
Leveraging natural capital to solve the shared education and conservation crisis
Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Dunn, R. R. (2018, April). CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol. 32, pp. 490–492.
Contributors: K. Stevenson n , M. Peterson n & n
MeSH headings : Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecosystem
TL;DR:
This paper argues that conservation and education have shared problems, and it is argued they have shared solutions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 book
Never out of season: How having the food we want when we want it threatens our food supply and our future
New York: Little Brown Books.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: November 30, 2020
2017 journal article
Process-based modelling shows how climate and demography shape language diversity
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, 26(5), 584–591.
Contributors: M. Gavin *, T. Rangel *, C. Bowern *, R. Colwell *, K. Kirby *, C. Botero *, M. Dunn *, n
author keywords: Culture; language diversity; macroecology; simulation modelling
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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
2017 journal article
Radiocarbon analysis reveals expanded diet breadth associates with the invasion of a predatory ant
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7(1).
Contributors: W. Suehiro*, F. Hyodo *, H. Tanaka *, C. Himuro *, T. Yokoi *, S. Dobata *, B. Guénard *, n
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants; Diet; Ecology; Ecosystem; Herbivory; Introduced Species; Radiometric Dating
TL;DR:
It is suggested that in the introduced range B. chinensis remains a termite predator but also feeds on other consumer invertebrates with younger diet ages such as herbivorous insects.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA)
Myrmecological News, 25, 61–66. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85039766464&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
The Habitats Humans Provide: Factors affecting the diversity and composition of arthropods in houses
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7(1).
Contributors: M. Leong *, M. Bertone n , A. Savage *, K. Bayless n, n & M. Trautwein *
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods / physiology; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; United States
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
The neglected geography of human pathogens and diseases
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1(7).
Contributors: A. Stensgaard *, * , B. Vennervald * & C. Rahbek *
TL;DR:
The neglected geography of human pathogens and diseases is illustrated by comparison of the spatial grain of the data used to map the global patterns of bird richness with maps of potential human pathogen richness based on the most-comprehensive, published global data currently available.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 24, 2020
2017 journal article
Variation in range size and dispersal capabilities of microbial taxa
ECOLOGY, 99(2), 322–334.
Contributors: M. Choudoir* , A. Barberán *, H. Menninger n, n & N. Fierer *
author keywords: biogeography; dispersal; dust-associated microbes; geographic range size; microbial dispersal; microbiology
MeSH headings : Animals; Archaea; Bacteria / classification; Ecosystem; Plants
TL;DR:
Most microorganisms have small ranges and few have large ranges, a pattern similar to the range size distributions commonly observed for macrobes, which provides insight into the factors shaping patterns of microbial biogeography.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
What's in Your School Yard? Using Citizen Science Wildlife Cameras to Conduct Authentic Scientific Investigations
Science Scope, 041(01).
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 7, 2020
2016 journal article
A global database of ant species abundances
ECOLOGY, 98(3), 883–884.
author keywords: abundance; ants; database; disturbance; Formicidae; geo-referenced; habitat; local assemblage; ccurrence; pitfall trap; Winkler trap
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / classification; Ants / physiology; Databases, Factual; Ecology; Ecosystem
TL;DR:
Comprehensive species abundance data of more than 2,693 species and 7,953 morphospecies from local assemblages collected at 4,212 locations around the world is presented to test relationships between assemblage structure and environmental and biogeographic factors.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
A longitudinal study of human milk composition in the second year postpartum: implications for human milk banking
MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION, 13(1).
author keywords: human milk; milk banking; lactation; pasteurized donor milk
MeSH headings : Calcium / analysis; Dietary Fats / analysis; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin A / analysis; Iron / analysis; Lactation; Lactoferrin / analysis; Lactose / analysis; Longitudinal Studies; Milk Banks; Milk Proteins / analysis; Milk, Human / chemistry; Muramidase / analysis; North Carolina; Oligosaccharides / analysis; Postpartum Period; Potassium / analysis; Time Factors; Zinc / analysis
TL;DR:
Human milk in the second year postpartum contained significantly higher concentrations of total protein, lactoferrin, lysozyme and Immunoglobulin A, than milk bank samples, and significantly lower concentrations of zinc, calcium, iron and oligosaccharides.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
5. Gender Equality
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Arthropods of the great indoors: characterizing diversity inside urban and suburban homes
PeerJ, 4(1), e1582.
Contributors: M. Bertone n , M. Leong *, K. Bayless n, T. Malow*, n & M. Trautwein *
author keywords: Indoor biome; Urban entomology; Entomology; Arthropod; Houses
TL;DR:
High diversity was discovered, with a conservative estimate range of 32–211 morphospecies, and 24–128 distinct arthropod families per house, and some of the most frequently found arthropods in houses are unfamiliar to the general public despite their ubiquity.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Beyond thermal limits: comprehensive metrics of performance identify key axes of thermal adaptation in ants
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY, 31(5), 1091–1100.
Contributors: C. Penick n, S. Diamond *, N. Sanders * & n
author keywords: climate change; critical thermal limits; development; phenology; social insects; thermal adaptation
TL;DR:
The relationships between CTmax, thermal requirements of brood, and seasonal activity suggest two main strategies for growth and development in changing thermal environments: one where ants forage at higher temperatures over a short activity season, and another where antsForage at lower temperatures for an extended activity season.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Biodiversity gradients in obligate symbiotic organisms: exploring the diversity and traits of lichen propagules across the United States
Journal of Biogeography, 43(8), 1667–1678.
Contributors: E. Tripp *, J. Lendemer *, A. Barberán *, n & N. Fierer *
author keywords: diversity; fungi; latitudinal diversity gradient; microbial dispersal; symbiotic; trait; urbanization
TL;DR:
This work presents the first quantitative assessment of how spatial and environmental variables shape the abundance and distribution of obligate symbiotic organisms across nearly an entire subcontinent, using lichen propagules as an example.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Climatic warming destabilizes forest ant communities
Science Advances, 2(10), e1600842.
Contributors: S. Diamond *, L. Nichols n , S. Pelini *, C. Penick n, G. Barber *, S. Cahan *, 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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Democratizing evolutionary biology, lessons from insects
Current Opinion in Insect Science, 18, 89–92.
Contributors: n & D. Beasley *
MeSH headings : Animals; Biology / trends; Community Participation; Computational Biology / trends; Humans; Insecta; Research / trends
TL;DR:
This review highlights how insect-based citizen science has led to the expansion of specimen collections and reframed research questions in light of new observations and unexpected discoveries.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Diversity and evolution of the primate skin microbiome
Contributors: S. Council*, A. Savage *, J. Urban *, M. Ehlers*, J. Pate Skene *, M. Platt *, n , J. Horvath *
author keywords: microbiota; microbe; microbiome; primate; skin; axilla
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Biological Evolution; Gorilla gorilla / microbiology; Humans; Macaca mulatta / microbiology; Microbiota; Pan troglodytes / microbiology; Papio / microbiology; Primates / microbiology; RNA, Archaeal / chemistry; RNA, Bacterial / chemistry; RNA, Ribosomal / chemistry; Skin / microbiology
TL;DR:
It is found that human skin microbial communities are unique relative to those of other primates, in terms of both their diversity and their composition.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Exoskeletons and economics: indoor arthropod diversity increases in affluent neighbourhoods
Biology Letters, 12(8), 20160322.
Contributors: M. Leong *, M. Bertone n , K. Bayless n, n & M. Trautwein *
author keywords: biodiversity; socioeconomics; income; urban ecosystem; indoor biome; landscape ecology
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods; Cities; Ecosystem
TL;DR:
It is found that house size, surrounding vegetation, as well as mean neighbourhood income best predict the number of kinds of arthropods found indoors, showing that the luxury effect can extend to the indoor environment.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
GlobalAnts: a new database on the geography of ant traits (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY, 10(1), 5–20.
Contributors: C. Parr *, n , N. Sanders *, M. Weiser *, M. Photakis*, T. Bishop *, M. Fitzpatrick *, X. Arnan *
author keywords: Assemblages; ecology; functional trait; morphology; online database
TL;DR:
The GlobalAnts database represents a significant tool for ecology in that it contributes to a global archive of ant traits (morphology, ecology and life history) which complements existing ant databases and promotes a trait‐based approach in ant and other insect ecology through a broad set of standardised traits.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Lactobacilli Dominance and Vaginal pH: Why Is the Human Vaginal Microbiome Unique?
Frontiers in Microbiology, 7(DEC).
Contributors: E. Miller *, D. Beasley *, n & E. Archie *
author keywords: vaginal microbiome; lactobacilli; pH; estrogen; mammals; evolution
TL;DR:
High levels of starch in human diets have led to increased levels of glycogen in the vaginal tract, which, in turn, promotes the proliferation of lactobacilli, which may have paved the way for a novel, protective microbiome in human vaginal tracts.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Life Inside an Acorn: How Microclimate and Microbes Influence Nest Organization in Temnothorax Ants
ETHOLOGY, 122(10), 790–797.
author keywords: nest architecture; thermoregulation; microbes; pathogens; ants; Temnothorax
TL;DR:
The relatively strong response of T. curvispinosus to microbial growth inside their nests suggests that pathogen pressures—in addition to microclimate—have a significant impact on how colonies use nest spaces.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Microbial diversity of extreme habitats in human homes
PeerJ, 4(9), e2376.
Contributors: A. Savage *, J. Hills*, K. Driscoll, D. Fergus*, A. Grunden n & n
author keywords: Community Ecology; Extreme environments; Human Homes; Interactive effects; Microbialdiversity; Temperature; pH; Chemical
TL;DR:
High-throughput sequencing techniques are used to assess bacterial and archaeal diversity in the extreme environments inside human homes with extreme temperature, pH, and chemical environmental conditions, finding a lower diversity of microbes in these extreme home environments compared to less extreme habitats in the home.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Molecular analysis of environmental plant DNA in house dust across the United States
Aerobiologia, 33(1), 71–86.
Contributors: J. Craine *, A. Barberán *, R. Lynch *, H. Menninger n, n & N. Fierer *
author keywords: Environmental DNA; Plant allergens; Geography; Next-generation sequencing
TL;DR:
The utility of using environmental DNA sequencing to reconstruct the distributions of plant DNA inside and outside buildings is demonstrated, an approach that could prove useful for better understanding and predicting plant allergen exposures.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Phylogenetics of psychoactive plants in neuro-targeted bioprospecting 24852989
Planta Medica, 81(S 01), S1–S381.
author keywords: Bioprospecting; ethnobotany; phylogeny; prediction; psychoactive plants
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 24, 2020
2016 journal article
Reduced cellular immune response in social insect lineages
BIOLOGY LETTERS, 12(3).
Contributors: M. López-Uribe n, W. Sconiers n, S. Frank n , n & D. Tarpy n
author keywords: disease transmission; sociality; encapsulation; phylogenetic correction
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Body Size; Immunity, Cellular; Insecta / immunology; Models, Biological; Phylogeny; Social Behavior; Temperature
TL;DR:
The findings suggest that insects living in large societies may rely more on behavioural mechanisms, such as hygienic behaviours, than on immune function to reduce the risk of disease transmission among nest-mates.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Responses of arthropod populations to warming depend on latitude: evidence from urban heat islands
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 23(4), 1436–1447.
Contributors: E. Youngsteadt n, A. Ernst n, n & S. Frank n
author keywords: arthropods; climate change; ectotherms; global warming; latitude; thermal tolerance; urban heat island; urbanization
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods; Cities; Climate Change; Hot Temperature; Islands; New York City; Population Dynamics; Temperature
TL;DR:
Patterns of family responses to warming were consistent with predictions based on known latitudinal patterns in arthropod physiology relative to regional climate, and heterogeneous responses in midlatitudes may be ecologically disruptive if interacting taxa respond oppositely to warming.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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
2016 journal article
School of ants goes to college: Integrating citizen science into the general education classroom increases engagement with science
Journal of Science Communication, 15(1).
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Stomatal acclimation to vapour pressure deficit doubles transpiration of small tree seedlings with warming
Plant, Cell & Environment, 39(10), 2221–2234.
Contributors: R. Marchin n, A. Broadhead n, L. Bostic n, n & W. Hoffmann n
author keywords: humidity; sap flux; stomata; stomatal conductance; temperature; warming experiment
MeSH headings : Acclimatization; Climate Change; Humidity; Plant Stomata / metabolism; Plant Stomata / physiology; Plant Transpiration; Seedlings / metabolism; Seedlings / physiology; Temperature; Trees / metabolism; Trees / physiology; Vapor Pressure
TL;DR:
Stomatal acclimation maintained homeostasis of leaf T and carbon gain despite increased VPD, revealing that short-term stomatal responses to VPD may not be representative of long-term exposure.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Symbiosis in the Soil: Citizen Microbiology in Middle and High School Classrooms †
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 17(1), 60–62.
TL;DR:
A citizen-science microbiology project geared toward implementation in middle and high school classrooms, where students culture environmental microorganisms and document microbial diversity of plant root systems compared with adjacent bulk soil.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 16, 2020
2016 article
The Global Synanthrome Project: A Call for an Exhaustive Study of Human Associates
Dunn, R. R., Nunn, C. L., & Horvath, J. E. (2017, January). TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY, Vol. 33, pp. 4–7.
Contributors: n , C. Nunn * & J. Horvath *
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Ecosystem; Genomics; Humans; Symbiosis
TL;DR:
It is proposed that the time is now here for The Global Synanthrome Project to describe all of the authors' interacting species and how they have changed through time and across space.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
The Tragedy of the Unexamined Cat: Why K–12 and University Education Are Still in the Dark Ages and How Citizen Science Allows for a Renaissance
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 17(1), 4–6.
TL;DR:
Citizen science offers a way to change K–12 and university education and, in doing so, complete the renaissance, and here it is offered an example of such an approach.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 16, 2020
2016 journal article
The canalized parental roles of a Eudyptes penguin constrain provisioning and growth of chicks during nutritional stress
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70(4), 467–479.
Contributors: K. Morrison*, N. Morrison, R. Buchheit *, * , P. Battley * & D. Thompson *
author keywords: Behavioral plasticity; Climate change; Conspecific aggression; Eudyptes chrysocome filholi; Maladaptation; Southern rockhopper penguin
TL;DR:
It is concluded that the canalized division of labor strategy of Eudyptes penguins is maladapted to more frequent years of nutritional stress under climate change.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2016 journal article
The contribution of human foods to honey bee diets in a mid-sized metropolis
Journal of Urban Ecology, 2(1), juw001.
TL;DR:
Rather than switching to human food sources, urban bees seem to be feeding on urban flowers or insect-produced honeydew, which suggests an important role for urban flowers and green spaces in maintaining healthy pollinator populations in cities.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 5, 2021
2016 journal article
The diversity of arthropods in homes across the United States as determined by environmental DNA analyses
Molecular Ecology, 25(24), 6214–6224.
Contributors: A. Madden n, A. Barberán *, M. Bertone n , H. Menninger n, n & N. Fierer *
author keywords: allergens; arthropod diversity; cytochrome c oxidase; DNA barcoding; insect diversity
MeSH headings : Allergens; Animals; Arthropods / classification; DNA / analysis; Dust / analysis; Food Chain; Housing; United States
TL;DR:
S Settled dust samples were collected by citizen scientists from both inside and outside more than 700 homes across the United States, yielding the first continental‐scale estimates of arthropod diversity associated with the authors' residences.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
The effect of habitual and experimental antiperspirant and deodorant product use on the armpit microbiome
PeerJ, 4(2), e1605.
Contributors: J. Urban *, D. Fergus*, A. Savage *, M. Ehlers n, H. Menninger n, n , J. Horvath *
author keywords: Skin microbiome; Armpit; Axillary region; Antiperspirant; Deodorant; Skin bacteria; Microbiology
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 book
The evolution of human skin and the thousands of species it sustains, with ten hypothesis of relevance to doctors
In Personalized, Evolutionary, and Ecological Dermatology (pp. 57–66).
TL;DR:
The entire skin is covered in microscopic life, which has great importance for many aspects of dermatology, but little about this composition makes sense, except in light of evolution.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2016 journal article
Thermal reactionomes reveal divergent responses to thermal extremes in warm and cool-climate ant species
BMC GENOMICS, 17(1).
Contributors: J. Stanton-Geddes *, A. Nguyen *, L. Chick *, J. Vincent*, M. Vangala*, n , A. Ellison *, N. Sanders *, N. Gotelli *, S. Cahan *
author keywords: Aphaenogaster; Gene expression; Plasticity; Reactionome; Transcriptome
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological / genetics; Animals; Ants / genetics; Biological Evolution; Climate; Cold Temperature; Gene Expression Regulation; Genes, Insect; Hot Temperature; Species Specificity; Transcriptome; United States
TL;DR:
Increases in upper thermal limits may require an evolutionary shift in response mechanism away from damage repair toward tolerance and prevention, and no evidence for a trade-off between constitutive and inducible gene expression is found as predicted by the genetic assimilation hypothesis.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Urban warming reduces aboveground carbon storage
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1840), 20161574.
Contributors: E. Meineke n, E. Youngsteadt n, n & S. Frank n
author keywords: climate change; urban ecology; carbon storage; urban heat island effect; ecosystem services; herbivory
MeSH headings : Animals; Carbon; Carbon Sequestration; Cities; Ecosystem; Herbivory; Insecta; Temperature; Trees / physiology
TL;DR:
The results suggest that urban trees will sequester even less carbon in the future and ecosystem service assessments that do not consider urban conditions may overestimate urban tree carbon storage.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
Use antimicrobials wisely
Nature, 537(7619), 159–161.
Contributors: P. Jørgensen *, D. Wernli *, S. Carroll *, n , S. Harbarth *, S. Levin *, A. So *, M. Schlüter *, R. Laxminarayan
MeSH headings : Agriculture / methods; Animals; Animals, Domestic / microbiology; Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use; Drug Discovery; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Global Health; Humans; Infections / drug therapy; Infections / microbiology; International Cooperation; Prescription Drug Misuse / prevention & control; United Nations / legislation & jurisprudence
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 24, 2020
2016 journal article
Using evolutionary tools to search for novel psychoactive plants
Plant Genetic Resources, 14(4), 246–255.
Contributors: M. Halse-Gramkow*, M. Ernst *, N. Ronsted *, n & C. Saslis-Lagoudakis *
author keywords: bioprospecting; ethnobotany; medicinal plants; phylogeny; prediction
TL;DR:
This work compiled a database of 501 psychoactive plant species and their properties and mapped these plant attributes on a phylogenetic tree of all land plant genera and showed that psychoactive properties are not randomly distributed on the phylogeny of land plants; instead certain plant lineages show overabundance of psycho active properties.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Climate mediates the effects of disturbance on ant assemblage structure
Contributors: H. Gibb *, N. Sanders *, n , S. Watson *, M. Photakis*, S. Abril *, A. Andersen *, E. Angulo *
author keywords: assemblage structure; dominance; global warming; probability of interspecific encounter; species evenness
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; Climate; Climate Change; Temperature
TL;DR:
Using a unique global database of 1128 local ant assemblages, this work examined whether climate mediates the effects of habitat disturbance on assemblage structure at a global scale and found species richness and evenness were associated positively with temperature, and negatively with disturbance.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Continental-scale distributions of dust-associated bacteria and fungi
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(18), 5756–5761.
Contributors: A. Barberán *, J. Ladau *, J. Leff *, K. Pollard *, H. Menninger n, n , N. Fierer *
author keywords: aerobiology; microbial ecology; microbial dispersal; urbanization; allergens
MeSH headings : Aerosols; Air Microbiology; Allergens / analysis; Animals; Atmosphere / chemistry; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Biodiversity; Cities; Dust / analysis; Environmental Monitoring / methods; Feces; Fungi / isolation & purification; Geography; Humans; Multivariate Analysis; Oceans and Seas; Seasons; Skin / microbiology; Soil Microbiology; United States; Water Microbiology; Wind
TL;DR:
It is found that airborne microbial communities, such as terrestrial plants and animals, exhibit nonrandom geographic patterns, and the factors that shape the continental-scale distributions of microbial taxa are identified, and this first atlas of airborne bacterial and fungal distributions across the continental United States is generated.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Evolution of the indoor biome
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 30(4), 223–232.
Contributors: L. Martin*, R. Adams *, A. Bateman*, H. Bik *, J. Hawks *, S. Hird *, D. Hughes *, S. Kembel *
author keywords: urban ecology; anthrome; microbiome; phylogeography; built environment
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Ecosystem; Housing; Humans; Microbiota / physiology; Plant Physiological Phenomena
TL;DR:
The emerging subfield of 'indoor biome' studies, situated at the intersection of evolutionary ecology, anthropology, architecture, and human ecology, is reviewed and some of its evolutionary dimensions are discussed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 24, 2020
2015 journal article
Fungi Identify the Geographic Origin of Dust Samples
PLOS ONE, 10(4), e0122605.
Contributors: N. Grantham n, B. Reich n , K. Pacifici n , E. Laber n, H. Menninger n, J. Henley *, A. Barberán *, J. Leff*, N. Fierer *, n
Ed(s): A. Rokas
MeSH headings : Archaeology; Dust; Fungi / classification; Fungi / genetics; Genetic Variation; Pollen / genetics; Pollen / microbiology
TL;DR:
A statistical learning algorithm via discriminant analysis is developed that exploits this geographic endemicity in the fungal diversity of dust samples to correctly identify samples to within a few hundred kilometers of their geographic origin with high probability.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Global divergence of the human follicle mite Demodex folliculorum: Persistent associations between host ancestry and mite lineages
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(52), 15958–15963.
Contributors: M. Palopoli*, D. Fergus n, S. Minot *, D. Pei*, W. Simison*, I. Fernandez-Silva*, M. Thoemmes n, n , M. Trautwein *
author keywords: Demodex; phylogeography; symbiosis; coevolution
MeSH headings : Africa; Animals; Asia; Australia; DNA, Mitochondrial / chemistry; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics; Europe; Genetic Variation; Genome, Mitochondrial / genetics; Geography; Hair Follicle / parasitology; Haplotypes; Host Specificity; Humans; Latin America; Mites / classification; Mites / genetics; Mites / physiology; North America; Phylogeny; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Species Specificity
TL;DR:
It is shown that hosts with different regional ancestries harbor distinct lineages of mites and that these associations can persist despite generations spent in a new geographic region, suggesting that some mite populations are better able to survive and reproduce on hosts from certain geographic regions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 article
TL;DR:
Water temperatures in the North Atlantic have increased by up to 1.3oC since the 1980s, and this has had a direct effect on the distribution of small fish species, which has seen a rise in subtropical species like sardines and anchovies, and a loss of native species like herring and sprat.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Shared and unique responses of insects to the interaction of urbanization and background climate
Current Opinion in Insect Science, 11, 71–77.
Contributors: S. Diamond *, n , S. Frank n , N. Haddad n & R. Martin *
TL;DR:
Insects are used as a focal system to review the major patterns of responses to urbanization, and a framework for exploring the shared and unique features that characterize insect responses tourbanization is developed and how responses toUrbanization might systematically vary along background environmental gradients in climate is illustrated.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 24, 2020
2015 journal article
Stable isotopes reveal links between human food inputs and urban ant diets
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1806), 20142608.
author keywords: urban ecology; nutrition; stable isotopes; New York; ants; Tetramorium
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Carbon Isotopes / analysis; Cities; Diet; Feeding Behavior; Food Chain; Humans; New York City; Nitrogen Isotopes / analysis
TL;DR:
The results demonstrate that the degree urban ants exploit human resources changes across the city and among species, and this variation could play a key role in community structure and ecosystem processes where human and animal food webs intersect.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Temperature alone does not explain phenological variation of diverse temperate plants under experimental warming
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 21(8), 3138–3151.
Contributors: R. Marchin n, C. Salk *, W. Hoffmann n & n
author keywords: budburst; climate change; flowering; growing season length; leaf senescence; phenology; southeastern United States; temperature sensitivity; warming experiment
MeSH headings : Climate Change; Flowers / physiology; Plant Leaves / physiology; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Reproduction; Seasons; Temperature; Xylem / anatomy & histology
TL;DR:
Temperature affected timing of spring budburst, flowering, and autumn leaf coloring for functional groups with different growth habits, phenological niches, and xylem anatomy in Duke Forest in a relatively warm year (2011) and a colder year (2013).
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
The Evolution of Stomach Acidity and Its Relevance to the Human Microbiome
PLOS ONE, 10(7), e0134116.
Contributors: D. Beasley n, A. Koltz *, J. Lambert *, N. Fierer * & n
Ed(s): X. Li
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Birds; Food Microbiology; Gastric Acid / physiology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Herbivory; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Mammals; Phylogeny; Stomach / microbiology; Stomach / physiology; Symbiosis
TL;DR:
Comparisons of stomach acidity across trophic groups in mammal and bird taxa show that scavengers and carnivores have significantly higher stomach acidities compared to herbivores or carnivores feeding on phylogenetically distant prey such as insects or fish.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
The ecology of microscopic life in household dust
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1814), 20151139.
Contributors: A. Barberán *, n , B. Reich n, K. Pacifici n , E. Laber n, H. Menninger n, J. Morton *, J. Henley *
author keywords: microbial ecology; bacteria; fungi; dust; built environment; allergens
MeSH headings : Allergens / isolation & purification; Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Dust; Family Characteristics; Female; Fungi / classification; Fungi / isolation & purification; Geography; Housing; Humans; Male; Pets; United States
TL;DR:
Investigation of fungal and bacterial communities found in settled dust collected from inside and outside approximately 1200 homes located across the continental US, homes that represent a broad range of home designs and span many climatic zones found that who you live with determines what bacteria are found inside your home.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 book
The man who touched his own heart: True tales of science, surgery, and mystery
New York: Little, Brown and Company.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Urban stress is associated with variation in microbial species composition-but not richness-in Manhattan
ISME JOURNAL, 10(3), 751–760.
Contributors: A. Reese *, A. Savage *, E. Youngsteadt n, K. Mcguire *, A. Koling*, O. Watkins *, S. Frank n , n
MeSH headings : Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Environmental Microbiology; Fungi / classification; Fungi / genetics; Fungi / isolation & purification; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; New York City; Parks, Recreational; Phylogeny; Stress, Physiological; Urban Health
TL;DR:
The diversity and composition of microbes appears less sensitive to habitat patchiness or urban stress than those of macroorganisms, and may be more resilient to the negative effects of urbanization than has been previously appreciated.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Ant-mediated seed dispersal in a warmed world
PEERJ, 2(1).
Contributors: K. Stuble *, C. Patterson *, M. Rodriguez-Cabal *, R. Ribbons *, n & N. Sanders *
author keywords: Ants; Climate change; Myrmecochory; Seed dispersal; Warming
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Are winter-active species vulnerable to climate warming? A case study with the wintergreen terrestrial orchid, Tipularia discolor
OECOLOGIA, 176(4), 1161–1172.
Contributors: R. Marchin n, n & W. Hoffmann n
author keywords: Experimental warming; Vapor pressure deficit; Reproduction; Photosynthesis; Temperate forest understory
MeSH headings : Cell Respiration; Climate; Flowers / growth & development; Global Warming; Orchidaceae / growth & development; Orchidaceae / physiology; Photosynthesis; Plant Leaves / growth & development; Plant Leaves / physiology; Plant Stomata; Plant Transpiration; Reproduction; Seasons; Temperature; Vapor Pressure; Water / physiology
TL;DR:
Temperature in the future will likely be an important limiting factor to the distribution of T. discolor, especially along the southern edge of its range, and the need to account for changes in VPD when estimating temperature responses of plant species under future warming scenarios is highlighted.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Changes in ant community composition caused by 20 years of experimental warming vs. 13 years of natural climate shift
ECOSPHERE, 5(1).
Contributors: S. Menke *, J. Harte * & n
author keywords: climate change; community composition; elevation gradient; Formicidae; Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory; warming experiment
TL;DR:
Interestingly, after 20 years of experimental warming, there is little discernible effect on ant communities in experimentally warmed plots compared to control plots, probably an effect of the spatial scale of the experimental warming.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Do cities simulate climate change? A comparison of herbivore response to urban and global warming
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 21(1), 97–105.
Contributors: E. Youngsteadt n, A. Dale n, A. Terando n, n & S. Frank n
author keywords: Acer rubrum; climate change; global warming; herbivory; historical comparison; Melanaspis tenebricosa; urban ecosystem; urban warming
MeSH headings : Acer / parasitology; Animals; Cities; Climate Change / history; Hemiptera / physiology; Herbivory / physiology; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Population Density; Southeastern United States; Temperature; Trees / parasitology; Urbanization
TL;DR:
Scale insects reached their highest densities in the city, but abundance peaked at similar temperatures in urban and historical datasets and tracked temperature on a decadal scale, suggesting cities may be an appropriate but underused system for developing and testing hypotheses about biological effects of climate change.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
EFFECTS OF SUBSTRATE TYPE ON DEMOGRAPHIC RATES OF EASTERN OYSTER (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA)
JOURNAL OF SHELLFISH RESEARCH, 33(1), 177–185.
author keywords: oyster; Crassostrea virginica; restoration; bioerosion; clionid sponge; salinity; recruitment; growth
TL;DR:
Results support consideration of non-CaCO3 materials, particularly concrete, for future oyster reef restoration, especially in high-salinity areas where the boring sponge Cliona is abundant, because both oyster density and growth were similar on oyster shell and concrete substrates as long as 1 y after reef construction.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Early pest development and loss of biological control are associated with urban warming
BIOLOGY LETTERS, 10(11).
Contributors: E. Meineke n, n & S. Frank n
author keywords: climate change; urban ecology; ecosystem services; parasitoid
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Control Agents; Cities; Global Warming; Hemiptera / growth & development; Hemiptera / parasitology; Insecta / growth & development; Insecta / physiology; Larva / growth & development; Larva / physiology; North Carolina; Nymph / growth & development; Nymph / parasitology; Pest Control, Biological; Trees / growth & development
TL;DR:
Evidence that a pest develops earlier due to urban warming but that phenology of its parasitoid community does not similarly advance is provided, associated with greater egg production that likely leads to more pests on trees.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
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).
Contributors: A. Lucky n, A. Savage n, L. Nichols n , C. Castracani *, L. Shell n, D. Grasso *, A. Mori *, 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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Ectoparasites in Black-footed Ferrets (Mustela nigripes) from the Largest Reintroduced Population of the Conata Basin, South Dakota, USA
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 50(2), 340–343.
Contributors: N. Harris n, T. Livieri & n
author keywords: Coextinction; diversity; Oropsylla hirsuta; parasite; plague; prairie dog; recovery
MeSH headings : Animals; Ferrets / parasitology; Flea Infestations / epidemiology; Flea Infestations / veterinary; Ixodes / classification; Siphonaptera / classification; South Dakota / epidemiology; Tick Infestations / epidemiology; Tick Infestations / veterinary
TL;DR:
The first investigation of ectoparasites associated with black-footed ferrets since reintroduction is presented, finding only generalist parasites, particularly those found on their prey such as prairie dogs (Cynomys sp.).
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Fine-scale heterogeneity across Manhattan's urban habitat mosaic is associated with variation in ant composition and richness
INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY, 8(3), 216–228.
Contributors: A. Savage n, B. Hackett n, B. Guénard *, E. Youngsteadt n & n
author keywords: Ants; chronic environmental stress; community structure; diversity; exotic species; Lasius; Tapinoma; Tetramorium; unique species; urban ecology
TL;DR:
It is suggested that fine‐scale heterogeneity in the chronic stress of urban habitats may be an underappreciated, but important structuring force for urban animal communities.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Geographic differences in effects of experimental warming on ant species diversity and community composition
ECOSPHERE, 5(10).
Contributors: S. Pelini *, S. Diamond n, L. Nichols n, K. Stuble *, A. Ellison *, N. Sanders *, n , N. Gotelli *
author keywords: ants; climate change; community; elevational gradient; Formicidae; geographic range; warming experiment
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Global biogeographic regions in a human-dominated world: the case of human diseases
ECOSPHERE, 5(11).
Contributors: M. Just n, J. Norton n, A. Traud n, T. Antonelli n, A. Poteate n, G. Backus n, A. Snyder-Beattie n, R. Sanders n, n
author keywords: colonial; human associates; pathogens
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Habitat and species identity, not diversity, predict the extent of refuse consumption by urban arthropods
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 21(3), 1103–1115.
Contributors: E. Youngsteadt n, R. Henderson n, A. Savage n, A. Ernst n, n & S. Frank n
author keywords: ants; arthropods; biodiversity; ecosystem service; hurricane; urban food waste; urbanization
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods / physiology; Biodiversity; Cities; Ecosystem; Feeding Behavior; Food Chain; New York City; Solid Waste / analysis; Species Specificity; Vertebrates / physiology
TL;DR:
The results suggest that species identity and habitat may be more relevant than diversity for predicting urban ecosystem services, even small green spaces such as street medians that may complement those of larger habitat patches across the urban landscape.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
High diversity in an urban habitat: are some animal assemblages resilient to long-term anthropogenic change?
Urban Ecosystems, 18(2), 449–463.
Contributors: B. Guénard n, A. Cardinal-De Casas n & n
author keywords: Urban ecosystem; Long term study; Formicidae; Disturbance; Invasive species
TL;DR:
The results show that while the number of exotic species increased, including three major invasive ants, native ant species richness remained high, and represent one of the most species-rich urban environments monitored and thus open encouraging perspective on how urban ecosystems could contribute to the preservation of the biodiversity of small-bodies organisms such as ants.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
How many and which ant species are being accidentally moved around the world?
Biology Letters, 10(8), 20140518.
Contributors: V. Miravete*, N. Roura-Pascual *, n & C. Gómez *
author keywords: biological invasions; exotic species; formicidae; richness estimator
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Climate; Commerce; Geography; Introduced Species; Netherlands; New Zealand; United States
TL;DR:
This work used several non-parametric indices to estimate the number of species successfully introduced to or established in new regions and suggests that the numbers of introduced or established ants may be much larger than the numbers so far documented.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 article
How many and which ant species are being accidentally moved around the world? (Retraction of vol 9, 20130540, 2013)
Miravete, V., Roura-Pascual, N., Dunn, R. R., & Gomez, C. (2014, July). BIOLOGY LETTERS, Vol. 10.
Contributors: V. Miravete*, N. Roura-Pascual *, * & C. Gomez *
TL;DR:
Es tracta de la correccio de l'article original publicat a Biology Letters, 2013, vol.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
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).
Contributors: M. Burt *, 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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Key players and hierarchical organization of prairie dog social networks
ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY, 19, 140–147.
Contributors: J. Verdolin *, A. Traud n & n
author keywords: Social networks; Community detection; Sociality; Cynomys; Social substructure
TL;DR:
Variation in the patterns of interactions among prairie dog social groups was found that was largely independent of the behavioral attributes or genetics of the individuals within those groups.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
TL;DR:
How cockroach has evolved with humans for millennia, and now its fate is in their hands is examined.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Microbial communities respond to experimental warming, but site matters
PEERJ, 2(1).
Contributors: M. Cregger *, N. Sanders *, n & A. Classen *
author keywords: Decomposition; Microbial communities; Global warming; Soil enzyme activity; Eastern deciduous forests; Ecosystem function
TL;DR:
Large-scale warming experiments established at two sites near the northern and southern boundaries of US eastern deciduous forests suggest that the responses of microorganisms to warming may be mediated by differences across the geographic boundaries of ecosystems.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Predicting future coexistence in a North American ant community
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 4(10), 1804–1819.
Contributors: S. Bewick *, K. Stuble *, J. Lessard*, n , F. Adler * & N. Sanders *
author keywords: Ant communities; climate change; differential equations; mechanistic models; species interactions
TL;DR:
This work considers a well-studied ant community in North America and demonstrates how models that account for niche partitioning and interspecific trade-offs among species can be used to predict the likely idiosyncratic responses of local communities to climate change.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Temporal variability is a personalized feature of the human microbiome
GENOME BIOLOGY, 15(12).
Contributors: G. Flores *, J. Caporaso *, J. Henley *, J. Rideout *, D. Domogala*, J. Chase*, J. Leff*, Y. Vázquez-Baeza *
MeSH headings : Adult; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Feces / microbiology; Female; Forehead / microbiology; Genome, Bacterial; Genomics / methods; Hand / microbiology; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Microbiota; Middle Aged; Phylogeny; Tongue / microbiology; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The findings suggest that temporal dynamics may need to be considered when attempting to link changes in microbiome structure to changes in health status, and show that not only is the composition of an individual’s microbiome highly personalized, but their degree of temporal variability is also a personalized feature.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
The Southern Megalopolis: Using the Past to Predict the Future of Urban Sprawl in the Southeast U.S
PLoS ONE, 9(7), e102261.
Contributors: A. Terando n, J. Costanza n , C. Belyea n, n , A. McKerrow n & J. Collazo n
Ed(s): C. Layman
MeSH headings : Cities; Conservation of Natural Resources / methods; Ecosystem; Forecasting; Geography; Humans; Models, Theoretical; Population Density; Southeastern United States; Urbanization / trends
TL;DR:
This work develops simulations using the SLEUTH urban growth model that complement population-driven models but focus on spatial pattern and extent, and extends the capabilities of SLEuth by incorporating street-network information.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
MeSH headings : Animals; Behavior, Animal; Biological Evolution; Birds; Isoptera; Mice; Nesting Behavior / physiology; Species Specificity; Wasps
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Too big to be noticed: cryptic invasion of Asian camel crickets in North American houses
PEERJ, 2(1).
Contributors: M. Epps n, H. Menninger n, N. LaSala & n
author keywords: Rhaphidophoridae; Diestrammena; Invasive species; Urban ecology; Citizen science
TL;DR:
A continental-scale citizen science campaign is launched to better understand the relative distributions and frequency of native and nonnative camel crickets in human homes across North America and reports the establishment in the northeastern United States of a second exotic species, putatively Diestrammena japanica Blatchley, which was previously undocumented in the literature.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Ubiquity and Diversity of Human-Associated Demodex Mites
PLOS ONE, 9(8).
Contributors: M. Thoemmes n, D. Fergus n, J. Urban *, M. Trautwein n & n
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Female; Genes, rRNA; Genetic Variation; Hair Follicle / parasitology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mite Infestations / epidemiology; Mites / classification; Mites / genetics; Phylogeny; Prevalence; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Sebaceous Glands / parasitology; United States / epidemiology
TL;DR:
A phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA reveals intraspecific structure within one of the two named human-associated Demodex species, D. brevis, suggesting that new lineages are likely to be discovered as humans from additional geographic regions are sampled.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Unexpected phenological responses of butterflies to the interaction of urbanization and geographic temperature
ECOLOGY, 95(9), 2613–2621.
Contributors: S. Diamond n, H. Cayton n, T. Wepprich n, C. Jenkins n, n , N. Haddad n, L. Ries *
author keywords: anthropogenic change; citizen science; global climate change; impervious surface; Lepidoptera; nonadditive effects; phenology; physiology; temperature; trait-based modeling
TL;DR:
Although shifts toward earlier phenology are typical of species' responses to either global climate change or urbanization, it was found that their interaction delayed several Ohio butterflies' first appearance and peak abundance phenology.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Using Historical and Experimental Data to Reveal Warming Effects on Ant Assemblages
PLOS ONE, 9(2).
Contributors: J. Resasco *, S. Pelini *, K. Stuble *, N. Sanders *, n , S. Diamond n, A. Ellison *, N. Gotelli *, D. Levey *
TL;DR:
Effects of warming on ant assemblages in southeastern US is explored using historical and experimental data to highlight the difficulty of interpreting community responses to warming based on historical records or experiments alone.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Conservation implications of divergent global patterns of ant and vertebrate diversity
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 19(8), 1084–1092.
Contributors: C. Jenkins n, B. Guénard n, S. Diamond n, M. Weiser n & n
author keywords: Ants; biodiversity patterns; conservation planning; genera; species richness; vertebrates
TL;DR:
It is assessed how well patterns of diversity for an influential group of invertebrates, the ants, correspond with those of three vertebrate groups (birds, mammals and amphibians).
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Effect of climate change on breeding phenology, clutch size and chick survival of an upland bird
Ibis, 155(3), 456–463.
Contributors: K. Fletcher *, D. Howarth *, A. Kirby*, * & A. Smith *
author keywords: breeding success; moorland; phenotypic plasticity; weather
TL;DR:
Although laying dates are advancing, climate change does not currently appear to be having an overall effect on chick survival of Red Grouse within the climate range recorded in this study.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2013 journal article
Endemism in hostparasite interactions among island populations of an endangered species
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 19(4), 377–385.
author keywords: aggregation; assignment test; diversity; fox; isolation; parasite; prevalence; Urocyon littoralis
TL;DR:
Whether the role of an endangered, endemic species to provide habitat for ectoparasites varies throughout the geographic distribution of the host is investigated.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Environmental and historical imprints on beta diversity: insights from variation in rates of species turnover along gradients
Contributors: M. Fitzpatrick *, N. Sanders *, S. Normand *, J. Svenning *, S. Ferrier *, A. Gove*, n
author keywords: beta diversity; distance decay; environmental gradients; generalized dissimilarity modelling; history; plant species distributions
MeSH headings : Biodiversity; Climate; Environment; Geography; Models, Biological; Phylogeography; Population Dynamics
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
MeSH headings : Animals; Cooking / methods; Dietary Carbohydrates / analysis; Dietary Fats / analysis; Dietary Proteins / analysis; Digestion; Energy Intake; Energy Metabolism; Food Labeling; Humans; Seeds
TL;DR:
The article discusses the inaccuracy of counting calories, and argues that the calorie counts on food labels can greatly differ from the calories the human body actually extracts.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2013 journal article
Foraging by forest ants under experimental climatic warming: a test at two sites
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 3(3), 482–491.
Contributors: K. Stuble *, S. Pelini *, S. Diamond n, D. Fowler*, n & N. Sanders *
author keywords: Climate change; critical thermal maximum; foraging; thermal tolerance; warming
TL;DR:
It is found that while climatic warming may alter patterns of foraging activity in predictable ways, these shifts vary among species and between sites, and more southerly sites and species with lower critical thermal maxima are likely to be at greater risk to ongoing Climatic warming.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Home Life: Factors Structuring the Bacterial Diversity Found within and between Homes
PLOS ONE, 8(5).
Contributors: n , N. Fierer *, J. Henley *, J. Leff * & H. Menninger n
MeSH headings : Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Biodiversity; Genes, Bacterial; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; North Carolina; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Transfer / genetics; Residence Characteristics
TL;DR:
The presence of dogs had a significant effect on bacterial community composition in multiple locations within homes as the homes occupied by dogs harbored more diverse communities and higher relative abundances of dog-associated bacterial taxa.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 article
How many and which ant species are being accidentally moved around the world? (Retracted article. See vol. 10, 20140504, 2014)
Miravete, V., Roura-Pascual, N., Dunn, R. R., & Gomez, C. (2013, October 23). BIOLOGY LETTERS, Vol. 9.
Contributors: V. Miravete*, N. Roura-Pascual *, n & C. Gómez *
author keywords: biological invasions; exotic species; formicidae; richness estimator
MeSH headings : Animal Migration; Animals; Ants / physiology; Commerce
TL;DR:
The results suggest that the numbers of introduced or established ants may be much larger than the numbers so far documented, and if exotic species tend to match climates and if arrival/establishment is dependent upon higher trade rates from neighbouring countries.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Species loss on spatial patterns and composition of zoonotic parasites
Contributors: N. Harris n & n
author keywords: carnivore; distribution; human health; hotspots; species richness; virus
MeSH headings : Animals; Carnivora / microbiology; Carnivora / parasitology; Carnivora / virology; Computer Simulation; Demography; Extinction, Biological; Geography; Host-Pathogen Interactions / physiology; Humans; Models, Biological; North America; Species Specificity; Zoonoses
TL;DR:
This simulation of host extinctions for 29 North American carnivores found that changes in parasite assemblages differed among parasite groups, and the proportion of parasites that are viruses increased as more carnivores went extinct.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
TL;DR:
The authors' taste for alcohol results from an evolutionary tussle between humans and yeast, one in which the microbes have often had the upper hand.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Toward a Mechanistic Understanding of Linguistic Diversity
BIOSCIENCE, 63(7), 524–535.
Contributors: M. Gavin *, C. Botero n, C. Bowern *, R. Colwell *, M. Dunn *, n , R. Gray *, K. Kirby *
author keywords: linguistic diversity; biogeography and ecology; geographic patterns; research methods; languages
TL;DR:
It is suggested that future analyses should account for interactions among causal factors, the lack of spatial and phylogenetic independence of the data, and transitory patterns, and future modeling approaches should also evaluate how the outcomes of these processes are influenced by demography, environmental heterogeneity, and time.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Tracing the Rise of Ants - Out of the Ground
PLOS ONE, 8(12).
Contributors: A. Lucky n, M. Trautwein n, B. Guenard n, M. Weiser n & n
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants; Ecosystem; Evolution, Molecular; Hot Temperature; Phylogeny; Plant Leaves; Soil; Statistics as Topic
TL;DR:
This work reconstructs the habitat transitions of crown-group ants through time, focusing on where they nest and forage (in the canopy, litter, or soil), and shows that in contrast to the current consensus based on verbal arguments that ants evolved in tropical leaf litter, the soil is supported as the ancestral stratum of all ants.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Urban Warming Drives Insect Pest Abundance on Street Trees
PLOS ONE, 8(3).
Contributors: E. Meineke n, n , J. Sexton* & S. Frank n
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Cities; Hemiptera / growth & development; North Carolina; Parasites / growth & development; Quercus / parasitology; Temperature; Trees / parasitology
TL;DR:
It is shown that the abundance of a common insect pest is positively related to temperature even when controlling for other habitat characteristics, providing the first evidence that heat can be a key driver of insect pest outbreaks on urban trees.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Using Physiology to Predict the Responses of Ants to Climatic Warming
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 53(6), 965–974.
Contributors: S. Diamond n, C. Penick n, S. Pelini n, A. Ellison n, N. Gotelli n, N. Sanders n, n
MeSH headings : Acclimatization / physiology; Animals; Ants / physiology; Appetitive Behavior / physiology; Ecosystem; Genetic Fitness / physiology; Global Warming; Life Tables; Massachusetts; Models, Biological; North Carolina; Population Dynamics; Species Specificity; Survival Analysis; Temperature; Trees
TL;DR:
It is suggested that while physiological tolerance of temperature can be a useful predictive tool for modeling responses to climatic change, future efforts should be devoted to understanding the causes and consequences of variability in models of tolerance calibrated with different metrics of performance and fitness.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
A Jungle in There: Bacteria in Belly Buttons are Highly Diverse, but Predictable
PLoS ONE, 7(11), e47712.
Contributors: J. Hulcr n, A. Latimer *, J. Henley *, N. Rountree n, N. Fierer *, A. Lucky n, M. Lowman *, n
Ed(s): C. Moreau
MeSH headings : Archaea / genetics; Bacteria / genetics; Humans; Molecular Typing; Phylogeny; RNA, Archaeal / genetics; RNA, Bacterial / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Umbilicus / microbiology
TL;DR:
The hypothesis that “oligarchs” dominate diverse assemblages appears to be supported by human-associated bacteria, as shown in the analysis of bacteria and arachaea from the belly buttons of humans sampled within a nation-wide citizen science project.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
A checklist of the ants of China
Zootaxa, (3558), 1–77. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84869760599&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Contributors: B. Guénard &
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
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.
Contributors: S. Diamond n, L. Nichols n , N. McCoy n, C. Hirsch n, S. Pelini *, N. Sanders *, A. Ellison *, N. Gotelli *, 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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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
2012 journal article
Ants of North Carolina: An updated list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Zootaxa, (3552), 1–36. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870014611&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Contributors: B. Guénard, K. McCaffrey, A. Lucky &
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 book
Coextinction and persistence of dependent species in a changing world
In Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics (Vol. 43, pp. 183–203).
Contributors: R. Colwell *, n & N. Harris n
author keywords: affiliate species; commensalism; extinction cascade; extinction vortex; food web; host switching; interaction network; mutualism; parasitism; pollination; secondary extinction
TL;DR:
Based on primary extinctions and interactions among species, network models explore extinction cascades and predict and historical evidence reveals that the threat of coextinction is influenced by both host a...
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2012 journal article
Common garden experiments reveal uncommon responses across temperatures, locations, and species of ants
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 2(12), 3009–3015.
Contributors: S. Pelini *, S. Diamond n, H. MacLean *, A. Ellison *, N. Gotelli *, N. Sanders *, n
author keywords: Climate change; common garden; Formicidae; interspecies variation; intraspecies variation; warming experiment
TL;DR:
This work exposed colonies of two common ant species in the eastern United States to growth chamber treatments that simulated current and projected temperatures in central Massachusetts and central North Carolina within the next century, and suggested that populations of some common species may exhibit uniform declines in response to warming across their geographic ranges.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Dig deep for health
New Scientist, 215(2876), 28-.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Effects of Treefall Gap Disturbances on Ant Assemblages in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest
Biotropica, 44(4), 472–478.
Contributors: M. Patrick*, D. Fowler *, n & N. Sanders *
author keywords: ants; chronosequence; cloud forest; Costa Rica; disturbance; Monteverde; treefall gaps
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2012 book
Every species is an insect (or nearly so): On insects, climate change, extinction, and the biological unknown
In Saving a Million Species: Extinction Risk from Climate Change (pp. 217–237).
Contributors: n & M. Fitzpatrick *
TL;DR:
Any estimate of the number of species on Earth at risk from climate change must begin with the question of how many species can be found on Earth, and because most species are insects, how many insect species in particular.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2012 journal article
Global models of ant diversity suggest regions where new discoveries are most likely are under disproportionate deforestation threat
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 109(19), 7368–7373.
Contributors: B. Gueńard n, M. Weiser n & n
author keywords: biogeography; Formicidae
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / classification; Ants / growth & development; Biodiversity; Conservation of Natural Resources / methods; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring / methods; Geography; Models, Biological
TL;DR:
A database representing about 13,000 records for ant generic distribution from over 350 regions that cover much of the globe is assembled, finding that the hotspots of discovery are also the regions in which biodiversity is the most threatened by habitat destruction.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 article
IN RETROSPECT Silent Spring
Dunn, R. (2012, May 31). NATURE, Vol. 485, pp. 578–579.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Intimately yours
New Scientist, 216(2889), 36–39.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Mycangia of Ambrosia Beetles Host Communities of Bacteria
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY, 64(3), 784–793.
Contributors: J. Hulcr n, N. Rountree n, S. Diamond n, L. Stelinski *, N. Fierer * & n
MeSH headings : Ambrosia; Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Coleoptera / classification; Coleoptera / microbiology; Coleoptera / ultrastructure; DNA, Bacterial / analysis; DNA, Ribosomal; Ecosystem; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Species Specificity; Symbiosis
TL;DR:
It is concluded that ambrosia beetles are not obligately dependent on bacterial symbionts, and the mycangium hosts in multiple vertically transmitted bacteria such as Mycoplasma, most of which are likely facultative commensals or parasites.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Night shift: Labor and birth: It's all in the timing
Natural History, 120(3), 10–13. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861308626&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2012 journal article
TL;DR:
Scratch the surface of the authors' long relationship with lice and you discover some unsavoury details of human evolution.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 7, 2020
2012 journal article
Redispersal of seeds by a keystone ant augments the spread of common wildflowers
ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 40, 31–39.
Contributors: J. Canner n, n , I. Giladi * & K. Gross n
author keywords: Redispersal; Myrmecochory; Aphaenogaster rudis; Population spread rate; Plant benefits; Temperate forest
TL;DR:
A novel seed-tracking technique is used to quantify secondary dispersal of seeds from the nest into the surrounding leaf litter by the keystone seed-dispersing ant, Aphaenogaster rudis, and suggests myrmecochory benefits plants in eastern North American forests by increasing the distance between the seed and parent plant and reducing competition among siblings.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Simulating the effects of the southern pine beetle on regional dynamics 60 years into the future
Ecological Modelling, 244, 93–103.
Contributors: J. Costanza n , J. Hulcr n, F. Koch *, T. Earnhardt n, A. McKerrow n, n , J. Collazo n
author keywords: Forest thinning; Southern pine beetle prevention; Southern pine beetle risk; State-and-transition simulation model; TELSA; VDDT
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Tradeoffs in the Evolution of Caste and Body Size in the Hyperdiverse Ant Genus Pheidole
PLOS ONE, 7(10).
Contributors: T. McGlynn *, S. Diamond n & n
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / genetics; Ants / physiology; Behavior, Animal; Biodiversity; Biological Evolution; Body Size / genetics; Ecology; Least-Squares Analysis; Phylogeny; Species Specificity
TL;DR:
It is concluded that production of soldiers in the most species-rich group of ants is regulated by a body size threshold mechanism, and that the great variation in body size and caste ratio in Pheidole plays a role in niche divergence in this rapidly evolving taxon.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Tradeoffs, competition, and coexistence in eastern deciduous forest ant communities
OECOLOGIA, 171(4), 981–992.
Contributors: K. Stuble *, M. Rodriguez-Cabal *, G. McCormick *, I. Jurić *, n & N. Sanders *
author keywords: Diurnal; Niche; Nocturnal; Segregation; Woodland
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Appetitive Behavior / physiology; Biota; Competitive Behavior / physiology; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Models, Biological; North Carolina; Social Dominance; Spatial Behavior / physiology; Species Specificity; Temperature; Time Factors; Trees
TL;DR:
Ant species appear to temporally partition foraging times such that behaviourally dominant species foraged more intensely at night, while foraging by subdominant species peaked during the day, with one notable exception.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Why an old foe simply won't go away
New Scientist, 215(2874), 52.
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 5, 2021
2012 journal article
TL;DR:
Even as the authors get to grips with the biology of baldness, the shiny pate remains a real evolutionary mystery.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 7, 2020
2011 journal article
Counting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Biodiversity sampling and statistical analysis for myrmecologists
Myrmecological News, 15, 13–19. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79958229707&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2011 review
Counting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): biodiversity sampling and statistical analysis for myrmecologists
[Review of ]. Myrmecological News, 15, 13–19.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
Disruption of ant-seed dispersal mutualisms by the invasive Asian needle ant (Pachycondyla chinensis)
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 14(3), 557–565.
Contributors: M. Rodriguez-Cabal *, K. Stuble *, B. Guénard n, n & N. Sanders *
author keywords: Aphaenogaster rudis; Exotic species; Hexastylis arifolia; Myrmecochory; Seed-dispersal mutualisms
TL;DR:
The hypothesis that the invasive ant Pachycondyla chinensis disrupts ant-seed dispersal mutualisms by displacing native ant species, especially the keystone mutualist Aphaenogaster rudis, while failing to disperse seeds itself is tested.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
Effects of short-term warming on low and high latitude forest ant communities
Ecosphere, 2(5).
Contributors: S. Pelini *, M. Boudreau n, N. McCoy n, A. Ellison *, N. Gotelli *, N. Sanders *, n
author keywords: climate change; community composition; foraging; Formicidae; warming experiment
TL;DR:
Ant abundance and foraging activities at the northern site were several orders of magnitude lower than those in the southern site, and species evenness was highest at intermediate temperatures, but no other metrics of diversity or foraging activity changed with temperature.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2011 journal article
Follow the drinking gourd
Natural History, 119(5), 10–13. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79958841735&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2011 journal article
Forecasting the future of biodiversity: a test of single- and multi-species models for ants in North America
ECOGRAPHY, 34(5), 836–847.
Contributors: M. Fitzpatrick *, N. Sanders *, S. Ferrier *, J. Longino *, M. Weiser n & n
TL;DR:
It is suggested that warm rather than cold regions potentially could experience the greatest changes in ant fauna under climate change and that multi-species models may represent an important complement to SDMs, particularly in analyses involving large numbers of rare or poorly-sampled species.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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
2011 journal article
Global diversity in light of climate change: the case of ants
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 17(4), 652–662.
Contributors: C. Jenkins *, N. Sanders *, A. Andersen *, X. Arnan *, C. Brühl *, X. Cerda *, A. Ellison *, B. Fisher *
author keywords: Aridity; biodiversity; biogeography; Formicidae; species richness; temperature
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
Heating up the forest: open-top chamber warming manipulation of arthropod communities at Harvard and Duke Forests
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 2(5), 534–540.
Contributors: S. Pelini *, F. Bowles*, A. Ellison *, N. Gotelli *, N. Sanders * & n
author keywords: arthropod; climate change; Formicidae; long-term ecological research; open-top chamber; warming experiment
TL;DR:
Long‐term experimental field manipulations that directly test the predictions about organisms’ responses to climate change across latitude are lacking could provide a more mechanistic understanding of the consequences of climate change on ecological communities and subsequent changes in ecosystem processes, facilitating better predictions of the effects of future climate change.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 7, 2020
2011 journal article
Strong influence of regional species pools on continent-wide structuring of local communities
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1727), 266–274.
Contributors: J. Lessard*, M. Borregaard *, J. Fordyce *, C. Rahbek *, M. Weiser n, n , N. Sanders *
author keywords: regional species pool; community assembly; phylogenetics; tropical niche conservatism; diversity gradients; Formicidae
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; Climate; North America; Phylogeny; Population Dynamics; Temperature
TL;DR:
It is found that the average phylogenetic relatedness of species in ant communities decreases from tropical to temperate regions, but the strength of this relationship depends on the level of ecological realism in the definition of source pools.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
The gravity of life
Scientist, 25(6), 78–78.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
The gravity of life whose well-being is threatened by our changing relationship with the myriad organisms that shaped the evolution of our species?
Scientist, 25(6). http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80051728703&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2011 journal article
The mixed effects of experimental ant removal on seedling distribution, belowground invertebrates, and soil nutrients
Ecosphere, 2(5).
Contributors: T. Zelikova *, N. Sanders & n
author keywords: ant removal; Aphaenogaster rudis; ecosystem processes; Hexastylis arifolia; multi-species interactions; seed dispersal; soil nutrient dynamics
TL;DR:
Results provide some of the first experimental evidence of the diverse direct and indirect effects of ants on both above and belowground processes in forest ecosystems and demonstrate the potential consequences of losing an important seed dispersing ant species for the plants they disperse.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2011 review
The sudden emergence of pathogenicity in insect-fungus symbioses threatens naive forest ecosystems
[Review of ]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 278(1720), 2866–2873.
Contributors: J. Hulcr n & n
author keywords: ambrosia symbiosis; emerging pathogens; host-pathogen coevolution
MeSH headings : Animals; Coleoptera / microbiology; Ecosystem; Fungi / physiology; Introduced Species; Symbiosis / physiology; Trees
TL;DR:
It is suggested that individual cases of tree mortality caused by invasive insect–fungus symbionts should no longer be studied separately, but in a global, biogeographically and phylogenetically explicit comparative framework.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 book
The wild life of our bodies: predators, parasites, and partners that shape who we are today
New York: Harper Collins.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 30, 2021
2011 journal article
Who likes it hot? A global analysis of the climatic, ecological, and evolutionary determinants of warming tolerance in ants
Global Change Biology, 18(2), 448–456.
Contributors: S. Diamond n, D. Sorger n, J. Hulcr n, S. Pelini *, I. Toro *, C. Hirsch n, E. Oberg *, n
author keywords: biodiversity; Formicidae; global warming; insect; physiology; temperature
TL;DR:
It is found that ants that live in the canopies of hot, tropical forest are the most at risk, globally, from climate warming, where many, perhaps most, ant and other species on Earth live.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2010 journal article
A New (Old), Invasive Ant in the Hardwood Forests of Eastern North America and Its Potentially Widespread Impacts
PLOS ONE, 5(7).
Contributors: B. Guénard n & n
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; North America; Trees
TL;DR:
The large geographic range of this ant species combined with its apparent impact on native species make it likely to have cascading consequences on eastern forests in years to come, effects mediated by the specifics of its life history which is very different from those of other invasive ants.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
A hero with a butterfly net
Nature, 464(7293), 1282–1283.
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 5, 2021
2010 review
Anthill: A novel
[Review of ]. Nature, 464(7293), 1282–1283.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
Biodiversity on Broadway - Enigmatic Diversity of the Societies of Ants (Formicidae) on the Streets of New York City
PLOS ONE, 5(10).
Contributors: M. Pećarević*, J. Danoff-Burg * & n
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; New York City
TL;DR:
Ant species richness varied among streets and increased with area but was independent of the other median attributes measured, and Tetramorium caespitum was most abundant in small medians, with the greatest edge/area ratio, particularly if those medians had few trees, whereas Nylanderia flavipes was most scarce in the largest medians.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships
BIOLOGY LETTERS, 6(6), 769–772.
Contributors: M. Weiser n, N. Sanders *, D. Agosti, A. Andersen *, A. Ellison *, B. Fisher *, H. Gibb *, N. Gotelli *
author keywords: Formicidae; species richness; global diversity gradients
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Ecosystem; Linear Models; Models, Biological; Population Density; Species Specificity; Trees; Tropical Climate; Weather
TL;DR:
It appears that canopy and litter ant assemblages share a common abundance–diversity relationship influenced by similar but not identical climatic drivers.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
Elevational gradients in phylogenetic structure of ant communities reveal the interplay of biotic and abiotic constraints on diversity
ECOGRAPHY, 34(3), 364–371.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
Global Mapping of Ecosystem Disservices: The Unspoken Reality that Nature Sometimes Kills us
BIOTROPICA, 42(5), 555–557.
author keywords: Biophilia; biophobia; ecosystem disservices; ecosystem services; global pathogen prevalence
TL;DR:
This work considers what the authors know about the spatial pattern of one disservice, pathogen prevalence and how changes in habitat influence it, and the effects of habitat changes on pathogenic prevalence and, consequently, ecosystem disservices.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
Global drivers of human pathogen richness and prevalence
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 277(1694), 2587–2595.
Contributors: n , T. Davies *, N. Harris n & M. Gavin *
author keywords: disease; diversity gradients; global climate; human health
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Birds / microbiology; Birds / parasitology; Birds / virology; Climate; Communicable Disease Control / economics; Communicable Diseases / epidemiology; Communicable Diseases / transmission; Humans; Mammals / microbiology; Mammals / parasitology; Mammals / virology; Prevalence
TL;DR:
A global analysis of the relative influence of climate, alternative host diversity and spending on disease prevention on modern patterns in the richness and prevalence of human pathogens finds that for human health, the prevalence of key human pathogens is strongly influenced by disease control efforts.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
Global generic richness and distribution: New maps of the world of ants with examples of their use in the context of Asia
Asian Myrmecology, 3(1), 21–28. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84855859474&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Contributors: B. Guénard, M. Weiser &
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
Is It Easy to Be Urban? Convergent Success in Urban Habitats among Lineages of a Widespread Native Ant
PLoS ONE, 5(2), e9194.
Contributors: S. Menke n, W. Booth n, n , C. Schal n , E. Vargo n & J. Silverman n
Ed(s): C. Moreau
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Ants / classification; Ants / enzymology; Ants / genetics; Cities; DNA, Mitochondrial / chemistry; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; Ecosystem; Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Geography; Haplotypes; Molecular Sequence Data; North America; Phylogeny; Sequence Analysis, DNA
TL;DR:
The results indicate that T. sessile has colonized urban habitats repeatedly and appears to do so using life history strategies already present in more natural populations, and polygynous colony structure is a highly plastic trait across habitat, clade, and haplotype.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
More individuals but fewer species: testing the 'more individuals hypothesis' in a diverse tropical fauna
BIOLOGY LETTERS, 6(4), 490–493.
Contributors: T. McGlynn *, M. Weiser n & n
author keywords: ants; competition; diversity; leaf litter
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; Costa Rica; Ecosystem; Models, Theoretical; Population Density; Population Dynamics; Species Specificity; Tropical Climate
TL;DR:
While large-scale correlations between ant diversity and net primary productivity or temperature are reconcilable with the MIH, key elements of the hypothesis are not supported.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
On the evolution of the species complex Pachycondyla chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae), including the origin of its invasive form and description of a new species
Zootaxa, (2685), 39–50. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78649600238&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Contributors: T. Yashiro, K. Matsuura, B. GuéNard, M. Terayama &
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea
Journal of Insect Science, 10.
Contributors: D. Lubertazzi n, M. Aliberti Lubertazzi*, N. McCoy n, A. Gove*, J. Majer * & n
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Appetitive Behavior / physiology; Diet; Nesting Behavior / physiology; Observation; Seed Dispersal / physiology; Western Australia
TL;DR:
R. violacea nesting habits, foraging behavior, and other life history characteristics complement their role as a mutualist that interacts with the seeds of many plant species.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
The next wave
Natural History, 119(1), 16–18. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77958022008&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
Urban areas may serve as habitat and corridors for dry-adapted, heat tolerant species; an example from ants
URBAN ECOSYSTEMS, 14(2), 135–163.
Contributors: S. Menke n, B. Guénard n, J. Sexton *, M. Weiser n, n & J. Silverman n
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 journal article
Using host associations to predict spatial patterns in the species richness of the parasites of North American carnivores
ECOLOGY LETTERS, 13(11), 1411–1418.
Contributors: N. Harris n & n
author keywords: Carnivores; conservation; distribution; diversity; fundamental niche; parasite; specialists; species richness
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Carnivora / parasitology; Conservation of Natural Resources; Forecasting; Host-Parasite Interactions; Models, Theoretical; North America; Population Dynamics
TL;DR:
The first parasite diversity model is supply to understand broad-scale patterns in species richness patterns for North American carnivores, which can inform both future parasite conservation and disease management.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 journal article
A head in the clouds
Natural History Magazine, 118(6), 16-.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 journal article
A head in the clouds: Do the microorganisms that circulate in the atmosphere get there by chance-or by contrivance?
Natural History, 118(6). http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-68949092219&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2009 journal article
Ants Sow the Seeds of Global Diversification in Flowering Plants
PLOS ONE, 4(5).
Contributors: S. Lengyel n, A. Gove*, A. Latimer *, J. Majer * & n
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Magnoliopsida / classification; Magnoliopsida / growth & development; Phylogeny; Seeds / growth & development
TL;DR:
Myrmecochory provides the best example to date for a consistent effect of any mutualism on large-scale diversification in angiosperm plants, and diversification rates were substantially higher in ant-dispersed plants than in their non-myRMecochorous relatives.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 journal article
Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness
ECOLOGY LETTERS, 12(4), 324–333.
Contributors: n , D. Agosti, A. Andersen *, X. Arnan *, C. Bruhl *, X. Cerdá *, A. Ellison *, B. Fisher *
author keywords: Biodiversity; climate change; Eocene; Formicidae; latitudinal gradient
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / genetics; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; Biological Evolution; Climate
TL;DR:
Examining the latitudinal pattern of species richness across 1003 local ant assemblages finds latitudinal asymmetry, with southern hemisphere sites being more diverse than northern hemisphere sites, and the most parsimonious explanation is that greater climate change since the Eocene in the northern than in the southern hemisphere has led to more extinctions in the north with consequent effects on local ant species richness.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 book
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2009 review
Convergent evolution of seed dispersal by ants, and phylogeny and biogeography in flowering plants: A global survey
[Review of ]. PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS, 12(1), 43–55.
Contributors: S. Lengyel n, A. Gove*, A. Latimer *, J. Majer * & n
author keywords: Angiosperm diversification; Elaiosome; Mutualism; Plant-animal interactions; Plant diversity; Plant fitness
TL;DR:
The taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeographic distribution of myrmecochory in flowering plants is reviewed and it is shown that myrmicochory has evolved in most of the major angiosperm lineages and that it is more frequent in younger families (crown group age) than in older families.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 review
Could an ant colony read this book?
[Review of ]. Natural History Magazine, 118(1), 30-.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 journal article
Dispersal traits linked to range size through range location, not dispersal ability, in Western Australian angiosperms
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, 18(5), 596–606.
Contributors: A. Gove n, M. Fitzpatrick *, J. Majer * & n
author keywords: Angiosperm diversity; biogeography; dispersal; latitude; myrmecochory; Western Australia
TL;DR:
Range size did not vary with dispersal mode (ant versus wind and vertebrate dispersal) or life-form, and instead varied primarily as a function of the biogeographical region in which a species was found, but range placement did vary among dispersal modes.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 chapter
Diverse Elevational Diversity Gradients in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A.
In E. M. Spehn & C. Korner (Eds.), Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity (pp. 75–87).
Ed(s): E. Spehn & C. Korner
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 29, 2021
2009 journal article
Dune buggies
Natural History Magazine, 118(7), 38–39.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 book
Every living thing: Man's obsessive quest to catalog life, from nanobacteria to new monkeys
New York: Collins.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 book
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2009 review
Patterns and causes of species richness: a general simulation model for macroecology
[Review of ]. ECOLOGY LETTERS, 12(9), 873–886.
Contributors: N. Gotelli *, M. Anderson *, H. Arita*, A. Chao *, R. Colwell *, S. Connolly *, D. Currie *, n
author keywords: Biogeography; geographical range; macroecology; mechanistic simulation modelling; mid-domain effect; species richness
MeSH headings : Biodiversity; Ecology / methods; Models, Biological
TL;DR:
Computer simulation models of the stochastic origin, spread, and extinction of species' geographical ranges in an environmentally heterogeneous, gridded domain and three of the 'control knobs' for a general simulation model that specify simple rules for dispersal, evolutionary origins and environmental gradients are described.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 journal article
Temperature-mediated coexistence in temperate forest ant communities
INSECTES SOCIAUX, 56(2), 149–156.
Contributors: J. Lessard *, n & N. Sanders *
author keywords: Coexistence; Dominance; Temperature; Tradeoff; Formicidae; Coweeta LTER
TL;DR:
Temperature plays numerous roles in promoting regional coexistence in this system, and species richness was positively related to site average annual temperature and within-site variation in ground temperature, suggesting that temperature also shapes the structure of ant communities and regulates diversity.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 review
The sixth mass coextinction: are most endangered species parasites and mutualists?
[Review of ]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 276(1670), 3037–3045.
Contributors: n , N. Harris n, R. Colwell *, L. Koh * & N. Sodhi*
author keywords: mass extinction; coextinction; chains of extinction; secondary extinctions; climate change; emerging diseases
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecosystem; Extinction, Biological; Food Chain; Greenhouse Effect; Host-Parasite Interactions; Models, Biological; Population Dynamics; Species Specificity; Symbiosis
TL;DR:
This work discusses the interactions and synergies between coextinction and other drivers of species loss, particularly climate change, and suggests the way forward for understanding the phenomenon of co Extinction, which may well be the most insidious threat to global biodiversity.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2009 journal article
This land : Dune buggies
Natural History, 118(7), 38–39. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70349765769&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2008 journal article
Climate change, plant migration, and range collapse in a global biodiversity hotspot: the Banksia (Proteaceae) of Western Australia
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 14(6), 1337–1352.
Contributors: M. Fitzpatrick *, A. Gove*, N. Sanders * & n
author keywords: bioclimatic; dispersal; ecological niche; endemic; extinction; MAXENT; maximum entropy; niche-based model; range shift; species distribution model
TL;DR:
It is found that climate change impacts to flora of southwestern Western Australia may be large, even under optimistic assumptions regarding migration abilities, which is among a growing number of theoretical studies suggesting the impacts of future climate change on global biodiversity may be considerable.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 personal communication
Data sets matter, but so do evolution and ecology
Fitzpatrick, M. C., Dunn, R. R., & Sanders, N. J. (2008, July).
Contributors: M. Fitzpatrick *, n & N. Sanders *
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that the results from the original study stand and that the biological explanations offered in Fitzpatrick et al .
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 chapter
Seed dispersal mutualisms with ants and patterns of plant diversity in western Australia
In E. F. Vilela, I. A. Santos, J. H. Schoereder, L. A. O. Campos, & J. E. Serrão (Eds.), Fronteiras do conhecimento em Insetos Socais (pp. 325–347). Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil: Editora Universidade Federal de Vicosa.
Ed(s): E. Vilela, I. Santos, J. Schoereder, L. Campos & J. Serrão
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 30, 2021
2008 journal article
The importance of species range attributes and reserve configuration for the conservation of angiosperm diversity in Western Australia
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, 17(4), 817–831.
Contributors: A. Gove n, n & J. Majer *
author keywords: biodiversity hotspot; gap analysis; range size; rarity; reserve adequacy
TL;DR:
The effectiveness of the Western Australian reserve system for conserving angiosperm diversity was examined, and the characteristics of those species conserved were examined, highlighting the fact that reserve systems may take on two design approaches based on scale––at continental scales, reserves should be clustered around the hotspots of endemic species, while within regions, an evenly distributed reserve system will most adequately sample species.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Variation in seed dispersal along an elevational gradient in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 34(2), 155–162.
Contributors: T. Zelikova *, n & N. Sanders *
author keywords: Altitude; Ants; Aphaenogaster; Elevation; Mutualism; Trillium undulatum; Seed dispersal
TL;DR:
It was found that seed removals decreased with elevation, but seed dispersal distance did not depend on elevation, and was dominated by one species, A. rudis, which occurred at every site and removed the vast majority of all observed seeds in this study.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
A keystone ant species promotes seed dispersal in a "diffuse" mutualism
OECOLOGIA, 153(3), 687–697.
Contributors: A. Gove*, J. Majer * & *
author keywords: diversity; ecosystem function; functional redundancy; myrmecochory; Rhytidoponera
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Australia; Demography; Ecosystem; Plants; Seeds; Symbiosis
TL;DR:
The relative importance of ant activity, diversity and species identity in an ant seed dispersal mutualism at local, regional and continental scales is examined and it is suggested that superficially diffuse mutualisms may depend greatly on the identity of particular partners.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
An ant mosaic revisited: Dominant ant species disassemble arboreal ant communities but co-occur randomly
BIOTROPICA, 39(3), 422–427.
Contributors: N. Sanders *, G. Crutsinger*, n , J. Majer * & J. Delabie *
author keywords: assembly rules; Brazil; community structure; co-occurrence; null model; tropical diversity
TL;DR:
It is found that all ant species, regardless of dominance status or guild membership, co‐occur much less than expected by chance, suggesting that dominant species disassemble tropical arboreal ant communities.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
Body size, colony size, and range size in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): are patterns along elevational and latitudinal gradients consistent with Bergmann’s rule?
Myrmecological News, 10, 51–58.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 30, 2021
2007 journal article
Convergent evolution of an ant-plant mutualism across plant families, continents, and time
Evolutionary Ecology Research, 9(8), 1349–1362. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-38949154868&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
Global ant biodiversity and biogeography – a new database and its possibilities
Myrmecological News, 10, 77–84.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 30, 2021
2007 journal article
Notes from the edge
Natural History Magazine, 116(2), 80.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 article
Our evolving present
Dunn, R. (2007, December). SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, Vol. 297, pp. 46–46.
TL;DR:
Since being introduced to Australia, the toads have gotten slimmer and have grown longer legs while predators in the area have evolved in ways that protect them from the poisonous cane frogs.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 article
Rarity and diversity in forest ant assemblages of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
SOUTHEASTERN NATURALIST, Vol. 6, pp. 215–228.
Contributors: J. Lessard*, * , C. Parker & N. Sanders
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
Reproductive phenologies in a diverse temperate ant fauna
ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 32(2), 135–142.
Contributors: n , C. Parker*, M. Geraghty * & N. Sanders *
author keywords: ant diversity; Formicidae; life history evolution; mating; reproduction
TL;DR:
This study examined the timing of nuptial flights, the synchronicity of nuPTial flights (as a potential index of mating strategy), and variation in nuptials flights with elevation and among years in a diverse temperate ant fauna.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
Road size and carrion beetle assemblages in a New York forest
JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION, 11(4), 325–332.
Contributors: n & J. Danoff-Burg *
author keywords: roads; carrion; burying beetles; fragmentation; diversity; turnover
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
Temperature, but not productivity or geometry, predicts elevational diversity gradients in ants across spatial grains
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, 16(5), 640–649.
Contributors: N. Sanders *, J. Lessard*, M. Fitzpatrick * & n
author keywords: community structure; forests; Formicidae; Great Smoky Mountains National Park; productivity; scale; species richness; temperature; USA
TL;DR:
The results suggest that temperature indirectly affects ant species diversity across spatial grains, perhaps by limiting access to resources, and some mechanisms shaping ant diversity gradients are common across scales.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 journal article
Temporal patterns of diversity: Assessing the biotic and abiotic controls on ant assemblages
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 91(2), 191–201.
Contributors: n , C. Parker & N. Sanders *
author keywords: ant diversity; competition; Great Smoky Mountains National Park; mid-domain effect null models; phenology; southern Appalachians
TL;DR:
The results suggest that environmental conditions are the primary force structuring the seasonal activity of the ant assemblages studied here, especially at low-elevation sites.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2006 journal article
Dig it!
Natural History, 115(10), 36–41. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845314449&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2006 journal article
Emus as non-standard seed dispersers and their potential for long-distance dispersal
ECOGRAPHY, 29(4), 632–640.
Contributors: M. Calviño-Cancela *, * , E. Van Etten & B. Lamont
TL;DR:
The role of emus as non-standard agents for long-distance dispersal should be taken into account for understanding current geographic ranges, gene flow and metapopulation dynamics of some plant species, as well as for predicting their future responses to climate change and fragmentation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2006 journal article
Influence of polymer seed coatings, soil raking, and time of sowing on seedling performance in post-mining restoration
Restoration Ecology, 14(2), 267–277.
Contributors: S. Turner *, B. Pearce*, D. Rokich*, * , D. Merritt *, J. Majer *, K. Dixon *
author keywords: Banksia woodland; land restoration; polymer seed coats; seed broadcasting; seed germination
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2006 journal article
Phosphorus limits tropical rain forest litter fauna
BIOTROPICA, 39(1), 50–53.
Contributors: T. McGlynn *, D. Salinas*, n , T. Wood *, D. Lawrence * & D. Clark *
author keywords: bottom-up; Costa Rica; detritus; nutrient limitation; phosphorus; stoichiometry; terrestrial food web; trophic cascade; tropical forest
TL;DR:
The density of the invertebrate litter fauna varied considerably, and was strongly tied to soil and litter phosphorus concentrations, and natural variation in nutrient levels can serve as a predictor of density in a highly diverse tropical animal community.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2006 journal article
The biogeography of prediction error: Why does the introduced range of the fire ant over-predict its native range?
Global Ecology and Biogeography, 16(1), 24–33.
Contributors: M. Fitzpatrick *, J. Weltzin *, N. Sanders * & n
author keywords: bioclimatic envelope; ecological niche models; evolution; future projections; geographical distribution; invasive; niche conservatism; Solenopsis invicta; species distribution models
TL;DR:
It is argued that reciprocal comparisons between predicted native and invaded ranges will facilitate a better understanding of the biogeography of invasive and native species and of the role of SDMs in predicting future distributions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2006 journal article
The biogeography of prediction error: why does the introduced range of the fire ant over-predict its native range?
Global Ecology and Biogeography, 16(1), 24–33.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2006 article
The pigeon paradox: Dependence of global conservation on urban nature
Dunn, R. R., Gavin, M. C., Sanchez, M. C., & Solomon, J. N. (2006, December). CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol. 20, pp. 1814–1816.
Contributors: n , M. Gavin *, M. Sanchez* & J. Solomon *
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Cities; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecosystem; Humans; Population Dynamics; Urbanization / trends
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2006 journal article
The river domain: why are there more species halfway up the river?
ECOGRAPHY, 29(2), 251–259.
TL;DR:
The results suggest that the peak in riparian plant species richness in the middlecourses of the rivers studied can be explained by an underlying mid-domain effect(driven by geometric constraints on large-ranged species), together with environmentffects on richness patterns (particularly on small-ranged Species).
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2006 journal article
What drives elevational patterns of diversity? A test of geometric constraints, climate and species pool effects for pteridophytes on an elevational gradient in Costa Rica
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, 15(4), 358–371.
Contributors: J. Kluge *, M. Kessler * & n
author keywords: climatic variables; Costa Rica; elevational gradient; geometric constraints; neotropics; null model; pteridophytes; species richness
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2006 journal article
When does diversity fit null model predictions? Scale and range size mediate the mid-domain effect
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, 16(3), 305–312.
Contributors: n , C. Mccain * & N. Sanders *
author keywords: diversity gradients; elevation; latitude; mid-domain effect; range size; spatial extent
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2005 journal article
A century of avifaunal turnover in a small tropical rainforest fragment
Animal Conservation, 8(2), 217–222.
TL;DR:
It is suggested that small isolated tropical forest fragments may have limited long‐term conservation value for native forest bird species, as in the case of the Singapore Botanic Gardens rainforest fragment between 1898 and 1998.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 24, 2020
2005 journal article
Book Review: A Plague of Rats and Rubbervines: The Growing Threat of Species Invasions. By Yvonne Baskin, 2002, 377 pp, Island Press, Washington, DC, US$25.00, ISBN 1-55963-876-1 (cloth).
Biological Invasions, 8(2), 393–394.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 24, 2021
2005 journal article
Jaws of life. Thousands of plant species place their fates in the mandibles of ants
Natural History, 114(7), 30–35. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-24644458957&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2005 journal article
Mean latitudinal range sizes of bird assemblages in six Neotropical forest chronosequences
Global Ecology and Biogeography, 14(4), 359–366.
author keywords: beta diversity; birds; disturbance; range size frequency distribution; secondary forest; tropical forest
TL;DR:
It is suggested that as early successional habitats mature, a consistent shift from large-ranged species towards more small ranged species occurs and conservation of secondary forests alone will miss many of the species most at risk of extinction and most unlikely to be conserved in other locations or biomes.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2005 journal article
Modern insect extinctions, the neglected majority
Conservation Biology, 19(4), 1030–1036.
author keywords: coextinction; extinction rates; parasites
TL;DR:
By focusing on some of the 70 documented extinctions as case studies, it is suggested that two types of extinction might be common for insects but rare for other taxa: extinction of narrow habitat specialists and coextinctions of affiliates with the extinctions of their hosts.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2004 journal article
Managing the tropical landscape: a comparison of the effects of logging and forest conversion to agriculture on ants, birds, and lepidoptera
Forest Ecology and Management, 191(1-3), 215–224.
author keywords: forest conversion; effects of logging; tropical landscape
TL;DR:
Comparison of the effects of logging and conversion of forest to agriculture or pasture on ant, bird, and lepidoptera species richness by combining data from 34 studies from tropical forests in Africa, Asia, and the Americas suggests selective logging appears to have much less impact on faunal diversity than does forest conversion.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 7, 2020
2004 journal article
Recovery of faunal communities during tropical forest regeneration
Conservation Biology, 18(2), 302–309.
author keywords: disturbance; diversity; forest regeneration; secondary forest; species richness; tropical
TL;DR:
The slower recovery of species composition indicates, however, that some species will require stands of mature forest to persist, and conservation of secondary forests may be an effective investment in future diversity.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2004 journal article
Species coextinctions and the biodiversity crisis
Science, 305(5690), 1632–1634.
Contributors: L. Koh *, * , N. Sodhi*, R. Colwell *, H. Proctor * & V. Smith *
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Birds / growth & development; Butterflies / growth & development; Ecosystem; Environment; Ficus / growth & development; Life Cycle Stages; Mathematics; Mites / growth & development; Models, Biological; Models, Statistical; Parasites / growth & development; Phthiraptera / growth & development; Plant Development; Pneumocystis / growth & development; Population Density; Population Dynamics; Wasps / growth & development
TL;DR:
This model examines the relationship between coextinction levels (proportion of species extinct) of affiliates and their hosts across a wide range of coevolved interspecific systems and estimates that 6300 affiliate species are “coendangered” with host species currently listed as endangered.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2003 journal article
Impostor in the nest
Natural History, 112(5), 22–26. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037672798&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
2000 journal article
Isolated trees as foci of diversity in active and fallow fields
Biological Conservation, 95(3), 317–321.
author keywords: isolated trees; biodiversity; Ghana; agroecosystem; ants; beetles
TL;DR:
Results indicate that isolated trees can play a role in determining the local distribution of ants and beetles in crop fields and that the diversity and abundance of insects increases with the density of isolated trees.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
1999 journal article
Evidence for the opposite of the Dear Enemy Phenomenon in termites
Journal of Insect Behavior, 12(4), 461–464.
author keywords: neighbor recognition; Nasutitermes corniger; termites; Isoptera; Dear Enemy Phenomenon
TL;DR:
In this study, intercolonial aggression in the termite Nasutitermes corniger is examined and whether colonies are more aggressive toward neighbors or strangers is tested.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
1999 journal article
Resuspension of postlarval soft-shell clams Mya arenaria through disturbance by the mud snail Ilyanassa obsoleta
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 180, 223–232.
Contributors: * , L. Mullineaux * & S. Mills*
author keywords: postlarval transport; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; Ilyanassa obsoleta; disturbance; boundary shear stress; caging experiments
TL;DR:
The results suggest that biological disturbance, such as that imposed by activities of mobile, benthic deposit feeders, may play an important role in postlarval transport and, eventually, in the adult distributions of infaunal bivalves.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020
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