June 2018

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Climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle

Adapted from Fig 1: Predicted habitat suitability for Emys trinacris

June 5, 2018

Climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle

The pond turtle Emys trinacris is an endangered endemic species of Sicily. In this study, researchers modelled the potential distribution of the species under current and future climatic conditions.

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June 21, 2018
Analyzing mixing systems using a new generation of Bayesian tracer mixing models
137 citations
4,024 downloads
10,258 views
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conservation-biology
ecology
ecosystem-science
soil-science
statistics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5096 PubMed 29942712
June 15, 2018
Primates in peril: the significance of Brazil, Madagascar, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for global primate conservation
43 citations
3,019 downloads
25,436 views
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biodiversity
conservation-biology
ecology
coupled-natural-and-human-systems
natural-resource-management
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4869 PubMed 29922508
June 7, 2018
Modelling daily water temperature from air temperature for the Missouri River
26 citations
763 downloads
2,594 views
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natural-resource-management
environmental-impacts
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4894 PubMed 29892503
June 21, 2018
Biodegradation of Crystal Violet dye by bacteria isolated from textile industry effluents
20 citations
1,071 downloads
3,671 views
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natural-resource-management
environmental-contamination-and-remediation
green-chemistry
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5015 PubMed 29942689
June 27, 2018
Significance and potential of marine microbial natural bioactive compounds against biofilms/biofouling: necessity for green chemistry
18 citations
1,138 downloads
2,727 views
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ecology
marine-biology
microbiology
ecotoxicology
green-chemistry
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5049 PubMed 29967730
June 5, 2018
Coupling GIS spatial analysis and Ensemble Niche Modelling to investigate climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle Emys trinacris, an endangered species from the Mediterranean
18 citations
863 downloads
3,184 views
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computational-biology
ecology
zoology
climate-change-biology
spatial-and-geographic-information-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4969 PubMed 29888141
June 20, 2018
Monitoring monthly surface water dynamics of Dongting Lake using Sentinel-1 data at 10 m
15 citations
816 downloads
2,244 views
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spatial-and-geographic-information-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4992 PubMed 29942684
June 18, 2018
Ecotoxicity of disinfectant benzalkonium chloride and its mixture with antineoplastic drug 5-fluorouracil towards alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
11 citations
820 downloads
1,498 views
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ecotoxicology
freshwater-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4986 PubMed 29938131
June 25, 2018
Effects of temperature and salinity stress on DNA methylation in a highly invasive marine invertebrate, the colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum
11 citations
513 downloads
1,733 views
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ecology
marine-biology
molecular-biology
zoology
climate-change-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5003 PubMed 29967721
June 14, 2018
What killed Frame Lake? A precautionary tale for urban planners
11 citations
383 downloads
2,044 views
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ecosystem-science
environmental-contamination-and-remediation
environmental-impacts
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4850 PubMed 29915687
June 8, 2018
Does bathymetry drive coastal whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregations?
10 citations
750 downloads
5,721 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
biodiversity
conservation-biology
marine-biology
spatial-and-geographic-information-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4904 PubMed 29900072
June 8, 2018
Literature-based latitudinal distribution and possible range shifts of two US east coast dune grass species (Uniola paniculata and Ammophila breviligulata)
10 citations
533 downloads
1,891 views
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biosphere-interactions
spatial-and-geographic-information-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4932 PubMed 29900075
June 1, 2018
Cytotoxic effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles on cyanobacterium Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis
9 citations
804 downloads
2,397 views
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biochemistry
ecotoxicology
aquatic-and-marine-chemistry
environmental-contamination-and-remediation
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4682 PubMed 29876145
June 1, 2018
Community involvement works where enforcement fails: conservation success through community-based management of Amazon river turtle nests
9 citations
529 downloads
2,184 views
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legal-issues
coupled-natural-and-human-systems
natural-resource-management
environmental-impacts
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4856 PubMed 29868271
June 25, 2018
Nitrogen addition increases the contents of glomalin-related soil protein and soil organic carbon but retains aggregate stability in a Pinus tabulaeformis forest
9 citations
479 downloads
1,267 views
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soil-science
forestry
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5039 PubMed 30002954
June 7, 2018
Spatial-temporal variation and impacts of drought in Xinjiang (Northwest China) during 1961–2015
8 citations
677 downloads
2,413 views
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statistics
natural-resource-management
environmental-impacts
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4926 PubMed 29892506
June 22, 2018
Spatio-temporal evolution of water-related ecosystem services: Taihu Basin, China
8 citations
617 downloads
2,246 views
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ecosystem-science
coupled-natural-and-human-systems
natural-resource-management
environmental-impacts
spatial-and-geographic-information-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5041 PubMed 29942697
June 21, 2018
Initial response of phenology and yield components of wheat (Triticum durum L., CIRNO C2008) under experimental warming field conditions in the Yaqui Valley
6 citations
1,007 downloads
1,883 views
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agricultural-science
plant-science
climate-change-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5064 PubMed 29942702
June 25, 2018
Mulch and groundcover effects on soil temperature and moisture, surface reflectance, grapevine water potential, and vineyard weed management
6 citations
577 downloads
1,396 views
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agricultural-science
plant-science
natural-resource-management
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5082 PubMed 29967742
June 4, 2018
Seasonal fluctuation of oribatid mite communities in forest microhabitats
6 citations
410 downloads
1,383 views
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biodiversity
ecology
soil-science
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4863 PubMed 29888124
June 29, 2018
Water environmental stress, rebound effect, and economic growth of China’s textile industry
5 citations
527 downloads
1,492 views
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natural-resource-management
environmental-impacts
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5112 PubMed 30042880
June 11, 2018
Sorption to soil, biochar and compost: is prediction to multicomponent mixtures possible based on single sorbent measurements?
5 citations
502 downloads
1,276 views
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soil-science
environmental-contamination-and-remediation
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4996 PubMed 29910988
June 20, 2018
Plant-insect interactions patterns in three European paleoforests of the late-Neogene—early-Quaternary
5 citations
462 downloads
1,943 views
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ecology
ecosystem-science
paleontology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5075 PubMed 29942705
June 22, 2018
Predicted effects of landscape change, sea level rise, and habitat management on the extirpation risk of the Hawaiian common gallinule (Gallinula galeata sandvicensis) on the island of O‘ahu
5 citations
429 downloads
1,889 views
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animal-behavior
conservation-biology
zoology
climate-change-biology
population-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4990 PubMed 29942683
June 18, 2018
Comparative demography of commercially-harvested snappers and an emperor from American Samoa
5 citations
348 downloads
1,604 views
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aquaculture
fisheries-and-fish-science
ecology
marine-biology
zoology
natural-resource-management
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5069 PubMed 29938139
Climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle

Adapted from Fig 1: Predicted habitat suitability for Emys trinacris

June 5, 2018

Climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle

The pond turtle Emys trinacris is an endangered endemic species of Sicily. In this study, researchers modelled the potential distribution of the species under current and future climatic conditions.

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