College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment: Recent submissions
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Net exchanges of CO2, CH4, and N2O between China's terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere and their contributions to global climate warming
(2022-10-25)
China's terrestrial ecosystems have been recognized as an atmospheric CO2 sink; however, it is uncertain whether this sink can alleviate global warming given the fluxes of CH4 and N2O. In this study, we used a process-based ...
Global Pyrogenic Carbon Production During Recent Decades Has Created the Potential for a Large, Long-Term Sink of Atmospheric CO2
(2022-10-20)
Fires play an important role in the terrestrial biosphere carbon cycle, not only through direct carbon release but also contributing to a potential long-term storage as pyrogenic carbon (PyC). PyC is formed through fires, ...
The thermal conductivity of Earth's lower mantle
(2022-09-16)
We assess the thermal conductivity of the Earth’s lower mantle anchored on our first-principles
calculations of lattice thermal conductivity of MgSiO3 perovskite. Our calculations agree with measurements
of iron-free ...
Incubation Conditions Are More Important in Determining Early Thermoregulatory Ability than Posthatch Resource Conditions in a Precocial Bird
(2022-09-16)
Recent research in birds suggests that investing in incubation
is one mechanism by which parents can enhance the phenotype
of their offspring. Posthatch environmental conditions can also
shape an individual’s phenotype, ...
Increasing Mississippi river discharge throughout the 21st century influenced by changes in climate, land use, and atmospheric CO2
(2022-09-15)
Previous studies have demonstrated that changes in temperature and precipitation (hereafter
climate change) would influence river discharge, but the relative importance of climate change, land use,
and elevated atmospheric ...
Epigenetics in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation
(2022-08-26)
Epigenetic variation is often characterized by modifications to DNA that do not alter the underlying nucleotide sequence, but can influence behavior, morphology, and physiological phenotypes by affecting gene expression ...
Improving Representation of Crop Growth and Yield in the Dynamic Land Ecosystem Model and Its Application to China
(2022-07-29)
To accurately assess the roles of agriculture in securing food security and maintaining environmental sustainability, it is essential to improve the representation of crop growth, development, and yield formation in global ...
BODY-MASS, STRUCTURAL SIZE, AND LIFE-HISTORY PATTERNS OF THE COLUMBIAN GROUND-SQUIRREL
(2022-07-29)
Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus) exhibit an elevational cline in several life-history traits and in body mass. Body mass is a trait that might interact with the elevational changes in life histories, ...
Teeth, Sex, and Testosterone: Aging in the World's Smallest Primate
(2022-03-11)
Mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) are an exciting new primate model for understanding human aging and disease. In captivity, Microcebus murinus develops human-like ailments of old age after five years (e.g., neurodegeneration ...
Aedes albopictus is a competent vector of Zika virus: A meta-analysis
(2022-03-11)
Much work has been done in recent years to determine the vector competence of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) for Zika virus (ZIKV). If competent, Ae. albopictus could become an important vector in the spread of ZIKV to areas ...
Field evaluation of synthetic lure (3-methyl-1-butanol) when compared to non odor-baited control in capturing Anopheles mosquitoes in varying land-use sites in Madagascar
(2022-03-11)
Background: Malaria is the 4th largest cause of mortality in Madagascar. To better understand malaria transmission dynamics, it is crucial to map the distribution of the malaria vectors, mosquitoes belonging to the genus ...
Small-scale land-use variability affects Anopheles spp. distribution and concomitant Plasmodium infection in humans and mosquito vectors in southeastern Madagascar
(2022-03-11)
Background: Deforestation and land-use change have the potential to alter human exposure to malaria. A large percentage of Madagascar's original forest cover has been lost to slash-and-burn agriculture, and malaria is one ...
Mapping the Social Network: Tracking lice in a wild primate population (Microcebus rufus) to infer social contacts and vector potential
(2022-03-11)
Studies of host-parasite interactions have the potential to provide insights into the ecology of both
organisms involved. We monitored the movement of sucking lice (Lemurpediculus verruculosus), parasites that
require ...
Regional sources of nitrous oxide over the United States: Seasonal variation and spatial distribution
(2022-03-04)
his paper presents top-down constraints on the magnitude, spatial distribution, andseasonality of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions over the central United States. We analyzedata from tall towers in 2004 and 2008 using a high ...
Integrating info-gap decision theory with robust population management: a case study using the Mountain Plover
(2022-03-04)
Wildlife managers often make decisions under considerable uncertainty. In the
most extreme case, a complete lack of data leads to uncertainty that is unquantifiable.
Information-gap decision theory deals with assessing ...
China's terrestrial carbon balance: Contributions from multiple global change factors
(2022-03-04)
The magnitude, spatial, and temporal patterns of the terrestrial carbon sink and theunderlying mechanisms remain uncertain and need to be investigated. China is importantin determining the global carbon balance in terms ...
Investigation of Adult Male White-tailed Deer Excursions Outside Their Home Range
(2022-03-03)
- Although male and female Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) exhibit
high site fi delity throughout the year, individuals occasionally leave their home ranges on
short excursions during the fall and winter months. ...
Maternal life history of white-tailed deer: factors affecting fetal sex allocation, conception timing, and senescence
(2022-03-03)
Questions: How does maternal condition and regional variation in resource abundance
affect fetal sex ratio allocation, timing of litter conception, and decreased fecundity due to
senescence?
Data studied: We used female ...
Reproduction in Male Crotalus adamanteus Beauvois(Eastern Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake): Relationship of Plasma Testosterone to Testis and Kidney Dimensions and the Mating Season
(2022-03-03)
The reproductive ecology of male Crotalus adamanteus Beauvois (Eastern
Diamond-backed Rattlesnake) from southwestern Georgia (Joseph W. Jones Ecological
Research Center, Baker County) was studied from 14 August 2003 to ...