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The World Of Underground Ecology In A Changing Environment, Elsa Abs, Moira Hough
The World Of Underground Ecology In A Changing Environment, Elsa Abs, Moira Hough
Michigan Tech Publications
This special feature presents state-of-the-art soil ecological science and was sparked following the 2-day long online live event entitled “Ecology Underground” during the Ecological Society of America annual meeting of 2020. Here, we, the co-guest-editors of this special feature, present this body of research in context of the current state of the field. This issue highlights that we are currently in a hot time for microbial research in soil science. Specifically, we find that two themes emerge from this corpus as key next questions to answer to move the field forward. How do microbial processes scale up in space and …
Degradation Assessment Of Archaeological Oak (Quercus Spp.) Buried Under Oxygen-Limited Condition, Amir Ghavidel, Amin Jorbandian, Miklos Bak, Jana Gelbrich, Jeffrey J. Morrell, Ion Sandu, Reza Hosseinpourpia
Degradation Assessment Of Archaeological Oak (Quercus Spp.) Buried Under Oxygen-Limited Condition, Amir Ghavidel, Amin Jorbandian, Miklos Bak, Jana Gelbrich, Jeffrey J. Morrell, Ion Sandu, Reza Hosseinpourpia
Michigan Tech Publications
The biological deterioration of archaeological wood under oxygen-limited conditions varies due to the limited activities of microorganisms. It is essential to expand the knowledge of the degradation types and the status of archaeological monuments for selecting the proper consolidates. The physical, chemical, and anatomical properties of approximately 600-650 year old archaeological oak collected from an archaeological site in Iasi-Romania were analysed to assess the quality and to identify the degradation types. The results were compared with similar tests on recently-cut oak. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed the presence of more lignin-related peaks in the archaeological oak, which likely reflected the …
Determining Puma Habitat Suitability In The Eastern Usa, Veronica Yovovich, Nathaniel Robinson, Hugh Robinson, Michael J. Manfredo, Shelby Perry, Jeremy T. Bruskotter, John Vucetich, Luis Aníbal Solórzano, Lydia A. Roe, Alison Lesure, Jamie Robertson, Tom Bulter, L. Mark Elbroch
Determining Puma Habitat Suitability In The Eastern Usa, Veronica Yovovich, Nathaniel Robinson, Hugh Robinson, Michael J. Manfredo, Shelby Perry, Jeremy T. Bruskotter, John Vucetich, Luis Aníbal Solórzano, Lydia A. Roe, Alison Lesure, Jamie Robertson, Tom Bulter, L. Mark Elbroch
Michigan Tech Publications
Pumas (Puma concolor) were eliminated from most of the eastern USA a century ago. In the past couple of decades, their recovery in the West has increased puma dispersal into the Midwest, with some individuals even traveling to the East Coast. We combined published expert opinion data and a habitat suitability index in an analysis that identified 17 areas in the Upper Midwest, Ozarks, Appalachia, and New England that could potentially host puma populations in the future. Thirteen of these were larger than 10,000 km2 and so likely to ensure a puma population’s long-term genetic health. Further, we quantified patch …
Genome-Wide Identification And Characterization Of Auxin Response Factor (Arf) Gene Family Involved In Wood Formation And Response To Exogenous Hormone Treatment In Populus Trichocarpa, Yingying Liu, Ruiqi Wang, Jiajie Yu, Shan Huang, Yang Zhang, Hairong Wei, Zhigang Wei
Genome-Wide Identification And Characterization Of Auxin Response Factor (Arf) Gene Family Involved In Wood Formation And Response To Exogenous Hormone Treatment In Populus Trichocarpa, Yingying Liu, Ruiqi Wang, Jiajie Yu, Shan Huang, Yang Zhang, Hairong Wei, Zhigang Wei
Michigan Tech Publications
Auxin is a key regulator that virtually controls almost every aspect of plant growth and development throughout its life cycle. As the major components of auxin signaling, auxin response factors (ARFs) play crucial roles in various processes of plant growth and development. In this study, a total of 35 PtrARF genes were identified, and their phylogenetic relationships, chromosomal locations, synteny relationships, exon/intron structures, cis-elements, conserved motifs, and protein characteristics were systemically investigated. We also analyzed the expression patterns of these PtrARF genes and revealed that 16 of them, including PtrARF1, 3, 7, 11, 13–17, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31, …