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Spatial and temporal trends in fin whale vocalizations recorded in the NE Pacific Ocean between 2003-2013
  • Published Date:
    2017
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    PLOS ONE. 2017; 12(10): e0186127.
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Spatial and temporal trends in fin whale vocalizations recorded in the NE Pacific Ocean between 2003-2013
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    1. Ocean Acidification Affects Hemocyte Physiology in the Tanner Crab (Chionoecetes bairdi)
      Personal Author:
      Meseck, S. L.; Alix, J. H.; Swiney, K. M.; Long, W. C.; Wikfors, G. H.; Foy, R. J.;
      Published Date:
      2016
      Source:
      PLOS ONE
      Description:
      We used flow cytometry to determine if there would be a difference in hematology, selected immune functions, and hemocyte pH (pH(i)), under two different, future ocean acidification scenarios (pH = 7.50, 7.80) compared to current conditions (pH = 8.0...
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    2. Projections of Water Stress Based on an Ensemble of Socioeconomic Growth and Climate Change Scenarios: A Case Study in Asia
      Personal Author:
      Fant, C.; Schlosser, C. A.; Gao, X.; Strzepek, K.; Reilly, J.;
      Published Date:
      2016
      Source:
      PLOS ONE
      Description:
      The sustainability of future water resources is of paramount importance and is affected by many factors, including population, wealth and climate. Inherent in current methods to estimate these factors in the future is the uncertainty of their predict...
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      Filetype[PDF - 12.06 MB]
    3. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding assays to detect invasive invertebrate species in the Great Lakes
      Personal Author:
      Klymus, K. E.; Marshall, N. T.; Stepien, C. A.;
      Published Date:
      2017
      Source:
      PLOS ONE. 2017; 12(5): e0177643.
      Series:
      NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) contribution no. 4616
      Description:
      Describing and monitoring biodiversity comprise integral parts of ecosystem management. Recent research coupling metabarcoding and environmental DNA (eDNA) demonstrate that these methods can serve as important tools for surveying biodiversity, while ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 4.97 MB]
    4. The Power of Three: Coral Reefs, Seagrasses and Mangroves Protect Coastal Regions and Increase Their Resilience
      Personal Author:
      Guannel, G.; Arkema, K.; Ruggiero, P.; Verutes, G;
      Published Date:
      2016
      Source:
      PLOS ONE
      Description:
      Natural habitats have the ability to protect coastal communities against the impacts of waves and storms, yet it is unclear how different habitats complement each other to reduce those impacts. Here, we investigate the individual and combined coastal...
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      Filetype[PDF - 3.80 MB]
    5. Three Millennia of Southwestern North American Dustiness and Future Implications
      Personal Author:
      Routson, C. C.; Overpeck, J. T.; Woodhouse, C. A.; Kenney, W. F.;
      Published Date:
      2016
      Source:
      PLOS ONE
      Description:
      Two sediment records of dust deposition from Fish Lake, in southern Colorado, offer a new perspective on southwest United States (Southwest) aridity and dustiness over the last similar to 3000 years. Micro scanning X-ray fluorescence and grain size a...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.66 MB]
    6. Agroforestry Practices Promote Biodiversity and Natural Resource Diversity in Atlantic Nicaragua
      Personal Author:
      Sistla, S. A.; Roddy, A. B.; Williams, N. E.; Kramer, D. B.; Stevens, K.; Allison, S. D.;
      Published Date:
      2016
      Source:
      PLOS ONE
      Description:
      Tropical forest conversion to pasture, which drives greenhouse gas emissions, soil degradation, and biodiversity loss, remains a pressing socio-ecological challenge. This problem has spurred increased interest in the potential of small-scale agrofore...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.37 MB]
    7. Large Salt Dust Storms Follow a 30-Year Rainfall Cycle in the Mar Chiquita Lake (Cordoba, Argentina)
      Personal Author:
      Bucher, E. H.; Stein, A. F.;
      Published Date:
      2016
      Source:
      PLOS ONE. 2016; 11(6): e0156672.
      Description:
      Starting in 2006, a new source of intense salt dust storms developed in Mar Chiquita (Cordoba, Argentina), the largest saline lake in South America. Storms originate from vast mudflats left by a 30-year expansion-retreat cycle of the lake due to chan...
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    8. Use of a Florida Gulf Coast Barrier Island by Spring Trans-Gulf Migrants and the Projected Effects of Sea Level Rise on Habitat Availability
      Personal Author:
      Lester, L. A.; Ramirez, M. G.; Kneidel, A. H.; Heckscher, C. M.;
      Published Date:
      2016
      Source:
      PLOS ONE
      Description:
      Barrier islands on the north coast of the Gulf of Mexico are an internationally important coastal resource. Each spring hundreds of thousands of Nearctic-Neotropical songbirds crossing the Gulf of Mexico during spring migration use these islands beca...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.11 MB]
    9. An Integrated Coral Reef Ecosystem Model to Support Resource Management under a Changing Climate
      Personal Author:
      Weijerman, M.; Fulton, E. A.; Kaplan, I. C.; Gorton, R.; Leemans, R.; Mooij, W. M.; Brainard, R. E.;
      Published Date:
      2015
      Source:
      PLOS ONE. 2015; 10(12): e0144165.
      Description:
      Millions of people rely on the ecosystem services provided by coral reefs, but sustaining these benefits requires an understanding of how reefs and their biotic communities are affected by local human-induced disturbances and global climate change. E...
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      Filetype[PDF - 5.93 MB]
    10. Baseline Assessment of Net Calcium Carbonate Accretion Rates on U.S. Pacific Reefs
      Personal Author:
      Vargas-Angel, B.; Richards, C. L.; Vroom, P. S.; Price, N. N.; Schils, T.; Young, C. W.; Smith, J.; Johnson, M. D.; Brainard, R. E.;
      Published Date:
      2015
      Source:
      PLOS ONE. 2015; 10(12): e0142196.
      Description:
      This paper presents a comprehensive quantitative baseline assessment of in situ net calcium carbonate accretion rates (g CaCO3 cm(-2) yr(-1)) of early successional recruitment communities on Calcification Accretion Unit (CAU) plates deployed on coral...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.04 MB]
    11. Responses of Herbivorous Fishes and Benthos to 6 Years of Protection at the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, Maui
      Personal Author:
      Williams, I. D.; White, D. J.; Sparks, R. T.; Lino, K. C.; Zamzow, J. P.; Kelly, E. L. A.; Ramey, H. L.;
      Published Date:
      2016
      Source:
      PLOS ONE
      Description:
      In response to concerns about declining coral cover and recurring macroalgal blooms, in 2009 the State of Hawaii established the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA). Within the KHFMA, herbivorous fishes and sea urchins are protected,...
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      Filetype[PDF - 4.04 MB]
    12. Conservation Planning for Coral Reefs Accounting for Climate Warming Disturbances
      Personal Author:
      Magris, R. A.; Heron, S. F.; Pressey, R. L.;
      Corporate Authors:
      United States, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service,. Center for Satellite Applications and Research (U.S.). United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,. Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.). National Marine Protected Areas Center (U.S.).
      Published Date:
      2015
      Source:
      PLOS ONE. 2015; 10(11): e0140828.
      Description:
      Incorporating warming disturbances into the design of marine protected areas (MPAs) is fundamental to developing appropriate conservation actions that confer coral reef resilience. We propose an MPA design approach that includes spatially-and tempora...
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      Filetype[PDF - 4.53 MB]
    13. The importance of standardization for biodiversity comparisons: A case study using autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) and metabarcoding to measure cryptic diversity on Mo’orea coral reefs, French Polynesia
      Personal Author:
      Ransome, E.; Geller, J. B.; Timmers, M.; Leray, M.; Mahardini, A.; Sembiring, A.; Collins, A. G.; Meyer, C. P.;
      Published Date:
      2017
      Source:
      PLOS ONE. 2017; 12(4): e0175066.
      Description:
      The advancement of metabarcoding techniques, declining costs of high-throughput sequencing and development of systematic sampling devices, such as autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS), have provided the means to gather a vast amount of divers...
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      Filetype[PDF - 5.85 MB]
    14. Ocean Heat Content Reveals Secrets of Fish Migrations
      Personal Author:
      Luo, J. G.; Ault, J. S.; Shay, L. K.; Hoolihan, J. P.; Prince, E. D.; Brown, C. A.; Rooker, J. R.;
      Published Date:
      2015
      Source:
      PLOS ONE. 2015; 10(10): e0141101.
      Description:
      For centuries, the mechanisms surrounding spatially complex animal migrations have intrigued scientists and the public. We present a new methodology using ocean heat content (OHC), a habitat metric that is normally a fundamental part of hurricane int...
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      Filetype[PDF - 23.19 MB]
    15. Densities and drivers of sea turtle populations across Pacific coral reef ecosystems
      Personal Author:
      Becker, S. L.; Brainard, R. E.; Van Houtan, K. S.;
      Corporate Authors:
      United States. National Marine Fisheries Service,. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.),. Office of Habitat Conservation (U.S.). United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,. Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.). National Marine Protected Areas Center (U.S.).
      Published Date:
      2019
      Source:
      PLOS ONE. 2019; 14(4): e0214972.
      Description:
      Sea turtle populations are often assessed at the regional to sub-basin scale from discrete indices of nesting abundance. While this may be practical and sometimes effective, widespread in-water surveys may enhance assessments by including additional ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.94 MB]