A5090971158- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Academic Writing and Publishing
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Mining Techniques and Economics
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Mining and Resource Management
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
Covenant College
2019
Thompson Rivers University
2015-2018
University of Akron
2010-2015
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2009-2010
The search for predictions of species diversity across environmental gradients has challenged ecologists decades. humped-back model (HBM) suggests that plant peaks at intermediate productivity; low productivity few can tolerate the stresses, and high a highly competitive dominate. Over time HBM become increasingly controversial, recent studies claim to have refuted it. Here, by using data from coordinated surveys conducted throughout grasslands worldwide comprising wide range site...
Ecological restoration projects have traditionally focused on vegetation as both a means (seeding, planting, and substrate amendments) ends (success based upon primary productivity diversity). This vegetation‐centric approach to ecological stems from an historic emphasis esthetics cost but provides limited measure of total ecosystem functioning overlooks alternative ways achieve current future targets. We advocate shift planning beyond the plant community toward physical biological...
Anthropogenic biodiversity decline threatens the functioning of ecosystems and many benefits they provide to humanity1. As well as causing species losses in directly affected locations, human influence might also reduce relatively unmodified vegetation if far-reaching anthropogenic effects trigger local extinctions hinder recolonization. Here we show that plant diversity is globally negatively related level activity surrounding region. Impoverishment natural was evident only when considered...
The need to develop standardized diets support zebrafish (Danio rerio) research is supported by the knowledge that specific dietary ingredients, nutrients, or antinutritional factors in have been shown affect development and growth of adult D. rerio their offspring. In this study, there were seven treatments consisting five commercially available two laboratory-prepared diets, three replicates per treatment. Fish fed ad libitum twice daily for 9 weeks. At weeks, both weight length recorded...
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) skeletal bone possesses properties similar to human bone, which suggests that they may be used as a model study mineralization characteristics of the Haversian system, well diseases. One prerequisite for use zebrafish an alternative osteoporotic is determine whether their displays functional plasticity observed in other models. Strontium citrate was supplemented into laboratory-prepared diet (45% crude protein) produce dietary strontium levels 0%, 0.63%, 1.26%, 1.89%,...
Abstract Aim Plant species continue to be moved outside of their native range by human activities. Here, we aim determine whether, once introduced, plants assimilate into communities or whether they aggregate, thus forming mosaics native‐ and alien‐rich communities. Alien might aggregate in non‐native owing shared habitat preferences, such as tendency establish high‐biomass, species‐poor areas. Location Twenty‐two herbaceous grasslands 14 countries, mainly the temperate zone. Time period...
Shifting precipitation patterns brought on by climate change threaten to alter the future distribution of wetlands. We developed a set models understand role plays in determining wetland formation landscape scale and forecast changes for Midwestern United States. These combined 35 variables with 21 geographic anthropogenic factors thought encapsulate other major drivers Midwest. All successfully recreated majority variation current area within Midwest, showed that was significantly...
Phototactic behavior toward ultraviolet light varies among nocturnal flying insects. By recording sex ratios of 28 southeastern US moth species, we tested the commonly held belief that UV light-trap collections moths are significantly skewed males. Twelve species demonstrated a statistically significant male preponderance, but wide range was found. Two both and female bias during different observation periods, illustrating need to collect over entire flight period. Since ratio collected...
We investigated the impacts of Mount Polley tailings impoundment failure on chemical, physical, and microbial properties substrates within affected watershed, comprised 70 hectares riparian wetlands 40 km stream lake shore. established a biomonitoring network in October 2014, two months following disturbance, evaluated wetland for community composition function via 16S full metagenome sequencing. A total 234 samples were collected from at 3 depths 1,650,752 sequences recorded geodatabase...
Abstract The neonicotinoid systemic insecticide imidacloprid has proven to be an effective treatment for the prevention and control of hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand) in southeastern populations eastern (Tsuga canadensis L.). Recent studies have demonstrated that A. both stimulate salicylic acid-dependent physiological responses plant tissues responsible defenses against pathogens, timing developmental outcomes including flowering leaf senescence, resilience abiotic stressors....