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White-Nose Syndrome Initiates A Cascade Of Physiologic Disturbances In The Hibernating Bat Host, Michelle L. Verant, Carol U. Meteyer, John R. Speakman Dec 2014

White-Nose Syndrome Initiates A Cascade Of Physiologic Disturbances In The Hibernating Bat Host, Michelle L. Verant, Carol U. Meteyer, John R. Speakman

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The physiological effects of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in hibernating bats and ultimate causes of mortality from infection with Pseudogymnoascus (formerly Geomyces) destructans are not fully understood. Increased frequency of arousal from torpor described among hibernating bats with late-stage WNS is thought to accelerate depletion of fat reserves, but the physiological mechanisms that lead to these alterations in hibernation behavior have not been elucidated. We used the doubly labeled water (DLW) method and clinical chemistry to evaluate energy use, body composition changes, and blood chemistry perturbations in hibernating little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) experimentally infected with P. destructans to better understand …


Disposición Final De Aguas Producidas Tratadas De Yacimientos Gasopetrolíferos Carbonatados En Acuíferos Cársicos Litorales Someros Salinizados Final Disposal Of Produced Water From Carbonate Oil & Gas Fields In Shallow Coastal Karst Salinized Aquifers, Leslie F. Molerio-Leon Dec 2014

Disposición Final De Aguas Producidas Tratadas De Yacimientos Gasopetrolíferos Carbonatados En Acuíferos Cársicos Litorales Someros Salinizados Final Disposal Of Produced Water From Carbonate Oil & Gas Fields In Shallow Coastal Karst Salinized Aquifers, Leslie F. Molerio-Leon

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Se presenta el resumen de un modelo geoquímico de compatibilidad entre las aguas terrestres subterráneas de los acuíferos costeros someros salinizados del norte de Cuba y las aguas producidas de los yacimientos gasopetrolíferos carbonatados que permite mezclarlas para inyectarlas, previo tratamiento, a los acuíferos someros sin necesidad de devolverlas al yacimiento. El modelo se basa en los principios de la Teoría de Interacción Iónica de Pitzer, que es una profundización de la teoría de interacción específica propuesta por Bronsted, según el cual habrá interacción entre dos iones de signo opuesto y la interacción entre iones del mismo signo dependería exclusivamente …


Journal Of Cave And Karst Studies, Volume 76, No. 3, December 2014, Malcom S. Field Dec 2014

Journal Of Cave And Karst Studies, Volume 76, No. 3, December 2014, Malcom S. Field

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Contents: Integrated Geophysical and Geological Investigations of Karst Structures in Komberek, Slovakia -- Possible Cavern-Forming Activity at Millennial Time Scales and Its Impact on Variations in Submarine Cave Environments and Habitat Availability, Okinawa, Japan -- Modern Pollen Record on Bat Guano Deposit from Siju Cave and Its Implication to Palaeoecological Study in South Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India -- Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation of Limestone Karst at the Odstrzelona Cave in Kowala, Swietokrzyskie Mountains, Poland -- Three-Dimensional Mobile Mapping of Caves -- Improved Karst Sinkhole Mapping in Kentucky Using LiDAR Techniques: A Pilot Study in Floyds Fork Watershed -- Sinkholes …


Microbial Diversity In A Venezuelan Orthoquartzite Cave Is Dominated By The Chloroflexi (Class Ktedonobacterales) And Thaumarchaeota Group I.1c, Hazel A. Barton, Juan G. Giarrizzo, Paula Suarez Nov 2014

Microbial Diversity In A Venezuelan Orthoquartzite Cave Is Dominated By The Chloroflexi (Class Ktedonobacterales) And Thaumarchaeota Group I.1c, Hazel A. Barton, Juan G. Giarrizzo, Paula Suarez

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The majority of caves are formed within limestone rock and hence our understanding of cave microbiology comes from carbonate-buffered systems. In this paper, we describe the microbial diversity of Roraima Sur Cave (RSC), an orthoquartzite (SiO4) cave within Roraima Tepui, Venezuela. The cave contains a high level of microbial activity when compared with other cave systems, as determined by an ATP-based luminescence assay and cell counting. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of microbial diversity within the cave demonstrates the dominance of Actinomycetales and Alphaproteobacteria in endolithic bacterial communities close to the entrance, while communities from deeper in the cave are dominated (82–84%) …


Evolution Of Karst Conduit Networks In Transition From Pressurized Flow To Free-Surface Flow, M. Perne, M. Covington, F. Gabrovšek Nov 2014

Evolution Of Karst Conduit Networks In Transition From Pressurized Flow To Free-Surface Flow, M. Perne, M. Covington, F. Gabrovšek

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Most of the existing models of speleogenesis are limited to situations where flow in all conduits is pressurized. The feedback between the distribution of hydraulic head and growth of new solution conduits determines the geometry of the resulting conduit network. We present a novel modeling approach that allows a transition from pressurized (pipe) flow to a free-surface (open-channel) flow in evolving discrete conduit networks. It calculates flow, solute transport and dissolution enlargement within each time step and steps through time until a stable flow pattern is established. The flow in each time step is calculated by calling the US Environmental …


Host, Pathogen, And Environmental Characteristics Predict White-Nose Syndrome Mortality In Captive Little Brown Myotis (Myotis Lucifugus), Joseph S. Johnson, Deeann M. Reeder, James W. Mcmichael Iii Nov 2014

Host, Pathogen, And Environmental Characteristics Predict White-Nose Syndrome Mortality In Captive Little Brown Myotis (Myotis Lucifugus), Joseph S. Johnson, Deeann M. Reeder, James W. Mcmichael Iii

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An estimated 5.7 million or more bats died in North America between 2006 and 2012 due to infection with the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) during hibernation. The behavioral and physiological changes associated with hibernation leave bats vulnerable to WNS, but the persistence of bats within the contaminated regions of North America suggests that survival might vary predictably among individuals or in relation to environmental conditions. To investigate variables influencing WNS mortality, we conducted a captive study of 147 little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) inoculated with 0, 500, 5 000, 50 000, or 500 000 Pd …


Cave Tourism: The Potential Of Asar Cave As A Natural Tourism Asset At Lenggong Valley, Perak, Main Rindam Nov 2014

Cave Tourism: The Potential Of Asar Cave As A Natural Tourism Asset At Lenggong Valley, Perak, Main Rindam

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The Lenggong Valley, from a standpoint of natural tourism research, presents strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges that can be utilized to help increase the opportunities for the local community to increase their standard of living. Asar Cave comprises one of the caves that are found in Lenggong. A series of external studies have been done on Asar Cave in order to measure its potential for natural tourism in Lenggong. The objective of this study is to discuss caves as a natural resource that has great potential in the growth of the economy of the residents of the Lenggong Valley. Marketing …


Microstratigraphic Logging Of Calcite Fabrics In Speleothems As Tool For Palaeoclimate Studies, Silvia Frisia Nov 2014

Microstratigraphic Logging Of Calcite Fabrics In Speleothems As Tool For Palaeoclimate Studies, Silvia Frisia

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The systematic documentation of calcite fabrics in stalagmites and flowstones provides robustness to palaeoclimate interpretation based on geochemical proxies, but it has been neglected because it is difficult to transform crystal morphologies into numerical values, and construct fabric time series. Here, general criteria that allow for coding fabrics of calcite composing stalagmites and flowstones is provided. Being based on known models of fabric development, the coding ascribes sequential numbers to each fabric, which reflect climate- related parameters, such as changes in drip rate variability, bio-mediation or diagenetic modifications. Acronyms are proposed for Columnar types, Dendritic, Micrite, Microsparite and Mosaic fabrics, …


The Cavefish Genome Reveals Candidate Genes For Eye Loss, Suzanne E. Mcgaugh, Joshua B. Gross, Bronwen Aken Oct 2014

The Cavefish Genome Reveals Candidate Genes For Eye Loss, Suzanne E. Mcgaugh, Joshua B. Gross, Bronwen Aken

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Natural populations subjected to strong environmental selection pressures offer a window into the genetic underpinnings of evolutionary change. Cavefish populations, Astyanax mexicanus (Teleostei: Characiphysi), exhibit repeated, independent evolution for a variety of traits including eye degeneration, pigment loss, increased size and number of taste buds and mechanosensory organs, and shifts in many behavioural traits. Surface and cave forms are interfertile making this system amenable to genetic interrogation; however, lack of a reference genome has hampered efforts to identify genes responsible for changes in cave forms of A. mexicanus. Here we present the first de novo genome assembly for Astyanax mexicanus …


A Review Of The Dragon Millipede Genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923 In China, With Descriptions Of Four New Species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae), Weixin Liu, Sergei I. Golovatch, Mingyi Tian Oct 2014

A Review Of The Dragon Millipede Genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923 In China, With Descriptions Of Four New Species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae), Weixin Liu, Sergei I. Golovatch, Mingyi Tian

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Four new species of Desmoxytes are described from southern China: D. lingulata sp. n., D. parvula sp. n., and D. nodulosa sp. n., from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and D. getuhensis sp. n. from Guizhou Province. In addition, new records of D. scutigeroides Golovatch, Geoffroy & Mauriès, 2010 and D. scolopendroides Golovatch, Geoffroy & Mauriès, 2010 are provided, with a modified key to Desmoxytes species currently known to occur in China. Two of the new species, D. nodulosa sp. n. and D. getuhensis sp. n., seem to be troglobites.


Cave Invertebrates In Northwestern Minas Gerais State, Brazil: Endemism, Threats And Conservation Priorities, Matheus Henrique Simões, Marconi Souza-Silva, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira Sep 2014

Cave Invertebrates In Northwestern Minas Gerais State, Brazil: Endemism, Threats And Conservation Priorities, Matheus Henrique Simões, Marconi Souza-Silva, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira

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Due to their high economic value, karstic areas and caves have been affected for decades in Brazil. Accordingly, such systems have been receiving the attention of managers, environmental agencies and researchers, especially in recent years. The present study collected information regarding the cave invertebrate fauna of the Northwest region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, such as species richness and endemisms, besides the impacts and threats occurring in these environments, identifying caves and more vulnerable areas and proposing conservation actions. Three caves were identified as a priority for conservation: Lagoa Rica cave in Paracatu, and Lapa Nova and Lapa da Delza caves …


Molecular Characterization Of A Heterothallic Mating System In Pseudogymnoascus Destructans, The Fungus Causing White-Nose Syndrome Of Bats, Jonathan M. Palmer, Alena Kubatova, Alena Novakova Sep 2014

Molecular Characterization Of A Heterothallic Mating System In Pseudogymnoascus Destructans, The Fungus Causing White-Nose Syndrome Of Bats, Jonathan M. Palmer, Alena Kubatova, Alena Novakova

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White-nose syndrome (WNS) of bats has devastated bat populations in eastern North America since its discovery in 2006. WNS, caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has spread quickly in North America and has become one of the most severe wildlife epidemics of our time. While P. destructans is spreading rapidly in North America, nothing is known about the sexual capacity of this fungus. To gain insight into the genes involved in sexual reproduction, we characterized the mating-type locus (MAT) of two Pseudogymnoascus spp. that are closely related to P. destructans and homothallic (self-fertile). As with other homothallic Ascomycota, the MAT …


Interview With Jean Nicod, The Key Figure Of French Karstology Of The 20th Century, Ivo Lučić, Jean Nicod Sep 2014

Interview With Jean Nicod, The Key Figure Of French Karstology Of The 20th Century, Ivo Lučić, Jean Nicod

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Interview with Professor Jean Nicod is the shortest in the series of interviews published in Acta Carsologica. His answers are short and precise, as if they were. He is stingy with words, professor Nicod is devoted to the tradi- tional means of communication: he does not use internet and does not pay particular attention to photos. However, he sent us a map of Mediterranean karst, which is published here as an illustration of his work and his approach to karst studies. The interview as is, was completed two weeks before prof. Nicod's ninetieth birthday. Throughout his life he has demonstrated …


A Preliminary Report On The Contact-Independent Antagonism Of Pseudogymnoascus Destructans By Rhodococcus Rhodochrous Strain Dap96253., Christopher T. Cornelison, M. Kevin Keel, Kyle T. Gabriel Sep 2014

A Preliminary Report On The Contact-Independent Antagonism Of Pseudogymnoascus Destructans By Rhodococcus Rhodochrous Strain Dap96253., Christopher T. Cornelison, M. Kevin Keel, Kyle T. Gabriel

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The recently identified causative agent of White-Nose Syndrome (WNS), Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has been responsible for the mortality of an estimated 5.5 million North American bats since its emergence in 2006. A primary focus of the National Response Plan, established by multiple state, federal and tribal agencies in 2011, was the identification of biological control options for WNS. In an effort to identify potential biological control options for WNS, multiple induced Rhodococcus rhodochrous strain DAP96253 was screened for anti-P. destructans activity.


Cold Tolerance In Terrestrial Invertebrates Inhabiting Subterranean Habitats, Tone Novak, Šajna Nina, Antolinc Estera Sep 2014

Cold Tolerance In Terrestrial Invertebrates Inhabiting Subterranean Habitats, Tone Novak, Šajna Nina, Antolinc Estera

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Most organisms are able to survive shorter or longer exposure to sub-zero temperatures. Hypothetically, trogloxenes characterized as not adapted, and troglophiles as not completely adapted to thermally stable subterranean environment, have retained or partially retained their ability to withstand freezing, while most troglobionts have not. We tested this hypothesis experimentally on 37 species inhabiting caves in Slovenia, analyzing their lower lethal temperatures in summer and winter, or for one season, if the species was not present in caves during both seasons. Specimens were exposed for 12 hrs to 1°C-stepwise descending temperatures with 48 hr breaks. In general, the resistance to …


Journal Of Cave And Karst Studies, Volume 76, No. 2, August 2014, Malcolm S. Field Aug 2014

Journal Of Cave And Karst Studies, Volume 76, No. 2, August 2014, Malcolm S. Field

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Contents: Karst Evolution of the Garraf Massif (Barcelona, Spain): Doline Formation, Chronology and Archaeopalaeontological Archives -- Biogenicity and Characterization of Moonmilk in the Grotta Nera (Majella National Park, Abruzzi, Central Italy) -- Adaptations of Indigenous Bacteria to Fuel Contamination in Karst Aquifers in South-Central Kentucky -- Aerosolized Microbes from Organic Rich Materials: Case Study of Bat Guano from Caves in Romania -- Glacial Lake Schoharie: An Investigative Study of Glaciolacustrine Lithofacies in Caves, Helderberg Plateau, Central NEw York -- Diet Analysis of Leopoldamys Nelli, A Cave-Dwelling Rodent in Southeast Asia, Using Next-Generation Sequencing from Feces -- Microclimate Effects on …


Disturbance Relicts In A Rapidly Changing World: The Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Factor, J. Judson Wynne, Ernest C. Bernard, Francis G. Howarth Jul 2014

Disturbance Relicts In A Rapidly Changing World: The Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Factor, J. Judson Wynne, Ernest C. Bernard, Francis G. Howarth

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Caves are considered buffered environments in terms of their ability to sustain near-constant microclimatic conditions. However, cave entrance environments are expected to respond rapidly to changing conditions on the surface. Our study documents an assemblage of endemic arthropods that have persisted in Rapa Nui caves, despite a catastrophic ecological shift, overgrazing, and surface ecosystems dominated by invasive species. We discovered eight previously unknown endemic species now restricted to caves—a large contribution to the island’s natural history, given its severely depauperate native fauna. Two additional species, identified from a small number of South Pacific islands, probably arrived with early Polynesian colonizers. …


Landscape Evolution Of Menikio Mountain (Macedonia, Greece) Based On Morphological And Sedimentological Analyses Of Caves, Christos Pennos Jul 2014

Landscape Evolution Of Menikio Mountain (Macedonia, Greece) Based On Morphological And Sedimentological Analyses Of Caves, Christos Pennos

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The present study examines the landscape evolution of the Menikio Mountain based on morphological features that are evident inside the caves. The various evolutionary stages of the Mountain's landscape development are dated. In addition, a paleoclimatic reconstruction for the broader area is attempted. For this approach two stalagmites have been selected from the Mikro and Megalo Eptamilon caves. U - series dating techniques were used in order to determine the exact time spam of the records and in order to obtain the paleoclimatic signal, measurements of δ18O and δ13C were performed along the growth axis of the stalagmites. The project …


Geophysical Investigation Of Flood-Induced Sinkhole Collapses, Lakewood Region, Eddy County, New Mexico National Cave And Karst Research Institute Report Of Investigation 6 Nckri Reports Of Investigation, National Cave And Karst Research Institute Jun 2014

Geophysical Investigation Of Flood-Induced Sinkhole Collapses, Lakewood Region, Eddy County, New Mexico National Cave And Karst Research Institute Report Of Investigation 6 Nckri Reports Of Investigation, National Cave And Karst Research Institute

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Recharge To Blue Lake And Strategies For Water Security Planning, Mount Gambier, South Australia Jun 2014

Recharge To Blue Lake And Strategies For Water Security Planning, Mount Gambier, South Australia

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Klipdrift Shelter, Southern Cape, South Africa : Preliminary Report On The Howiesons Poort Layers, Christopher S. Henshilwood, Karen L. Van Niekerk, Sarah Wurz May 2014

Klipdrift Shelter, Southern Cape, South Africa : Preliminary Report On The Howiesons Poort Layers, Christopher S. Henshilwood, Karen L. Van Niekerk, Sarah Wurz

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Surveys for archaeological sites in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, southern Cape, South Africa resulted in the discovery of a cave complex comprising two locations, Klipdrift Cave and Klipdrift Shelter. Excavations commenced in 2010 with Later Stone Age deposits initially being recovered at the former site and Middle Stone Age deposits at the latter. The lithic component at Klipdrift Shelter is consistent with the Howiesons Poort, a technological complex recorded at a number of archaeological sites in southern Africa. The age for these deposits at Klipdrift Shelter, obtained by single grain optically stimulated luminescence, spans the period 65.5 ± 4.8 …


Cave Research Foundation Quarterly, Volume 42, No. 2, May 2014, Laura Lexander May 2014

Cave Research Foundation Quarterly, Volume 42, No. 2, May 2014, Laura Lexander

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Contents: Survey in the Ozarks -- Public Scoping for Cave Management Plan at Mammoth Cave -- President's Colum / Charles Fox -- Summary of Pat Kambesis' PhD Dissertation: Influence of Coastal Processes on Speleogenesis and Landforms in the Caribbean Region -- Philip M. Smith, First President of Cave Research Foundation / Roger Brucker -- The Call of South Toohey Ridge / Mark Wenner and Pat Kambesis -- Regional Expedition Reports -- 2014 Expedition Calendar


Journal Of Cave And Karst Studies, Volume 76, No. 1, April 2014, Malcom S. Field Apr 2014

Journal Of Cave And Karst Studies, Volume 76, No. 1, April 2014, Malcom S. Field

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Contents: Biology and Ecology of Bat Cave, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona -- Microhabitat Influences the Occurrence of Airborne Fungi in Copper Mine in Poland -- Millipedes (Diplopoda) from Caves of Portugal -- Assessment of Forward Osmosis as a Possible Mitigation Strategy for Urine Management during Extended Cave Exploration -- Ecotourism in the State Forest Karst of Puerto Rico -- Perceptions and Prevalence of Caving-Skills Training in the United States and the United Kingdom -- The Mineralogical Study of the Grotta Inferiore di Sant' Angelo (Southern Italy) -- A New Threat to Groundwater Ecosystems: First Occurences of the Invasive Crayfish …


Dna Sequences Of Troglobitic Nicoletiid Insects Support Sierra De El Abra And The Sierra De Guatemala As A Single Biogeographical Area: Implications For Astyanax, Luis Espinasa, Nicole D. Bartolo, Catherine E. Newkirk Mar 2014

Dna Sequences Of Troglobitic Nicoletiid Insects Support Sierra De El Abra And The Sierra De Guatemala As A Single Biogeographical Area: Implications For Astyanax, Luis Espinasa, Nicole D. Bartolo, Catherine E. Newkirk

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The blind Mexican tetra fish, Astyanax mexicanus, has become the most influential model for research of cave adapted organisms. Many authors assume that the Sierra de Guatemala populations and the Sierra de El Abra populations are derived from two independent colonizations. This assumption arises in part from biogeography. The 100 m high, 100 m wide Servilleta Canyon of the Boquillas River separates both mountain ranges and is an apparent barrier for troglobite dispersion. Anelpistina quinterensis (Nicoletiidae, Zygentoma, Insecta) is one of the most troglomorphic nicoletiid silverfish insects ever described. 16S rRNA sequences support that this species migrated underground to reach …


Endangered And Threatened Wildlife And Plants; Determination Of Threatened Species Status For The Georgetown Salamander And Salado Salamander Throughout Their Ranges, National Archives And Records Administration. Office Of The Federal Register Feb 2014

Endangered And Threatened Wildlife And Plants; Determination Of Threatened Species Status For The Georgetown Salamander And Salado Salamander Throughout Their Ranges, National Archives And Records Administration. Office Of The Federal Register

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened status for the Georgetown salamander (Eurycea naufragia) and the Salado salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. The effect of this regulation is to conserve the two salamander species and their habitats under the Act. This final rule implements the Federal protections provided by the Act for these species. We are also notifying the public that, in addition to this final listing determination, today we publish a proposed special rule under the Act for the Georgetown salamander.


Comparison Of The White-Nose Syndrome Agent Pseudogymnoascus Destructans To Cave-Dwelling Relatives Suggests Reduced Saprotrophic Enzyme Activity, Hannah T. Reynolds, Hazel A. Barton Jan 2014

Comparison Of The White-Nose Syndrome Agent Pseudogymnoascus Destructans To Cave-Dwelling Relatives Suggests Reduced Saprotrophic Enzyme Activity, Hannah T. Reynolds, Hazel A. Barton

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White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is an emerging infectious mycosis that has impacted multiple species of North American bats since its initial discovery in 2006, yet the physiology of the causal agent, the psychrophilic fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans ( = Geomyces destructans), is not well understood. We investigated the ability of P. destructans to secrete enzymes that could permit environmental growth or affect pathogenesis and compared enzyme activity across several Pseudogymnoascus species isolated from both hibernating bats and cave sediments. We found that P. destructans produced enzymes that could be beneficial in either a pathogenic or saprotrophic context, such as lipases, hemolysins, and …


Karst Depression Detection Using Aster, Alos/Prism And Srtm-Derived Digital Elevation Models In The Bambuí Group, Brazil, Osmar Abilio De Carvalho Jr., Renato Fontes Guimarães, David R. Montgomery Jan 2014

Karst Depression Detection Using Aster, Alos/Prism And Srtm-Derived Digital Elevation Models In The Bambuí Group, Brazil, Osmar Abilio De Carvalho Jr., Renato Fontes Guimarães, David R. Montgomery

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Remote sensing has been used in karst studies to identify limestone terrain, describe exokarst features, analyze karst depressions, and detect geological structures important to karst development. The aim of this work is to investigate the use of ASTER-, SRTM- and ALOS/PRISM-derived digital elevation models (DEMs) to detect and quantify natural karst depressions along the São Francisco River near Barreiras city, northeast Brazil. The study area is a karst landscape characterized by karst depressions (dolines), closed depressions in limestone, many of which contain standing water connected with the ground-water table. The base of dolines is typically sealed with an impermeable clay …


Пещеры Сборник Научных Трудов Peshchery (Caves) Collection Of Scientific Transactionspeshchery (Caves) Interuniversity Collection Of Scientific Transactions Jan 2014

Пещеры Сборник Научных Трудов Peshchery (Caves) Collection Of Scientific Transactionspeshchery (Caves) Interuniversity Collection Of Scientific Transactions

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Troglomorphic Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) Of Northern Arizona, With The Description Of Two New Short-Range Endemic Species, J. Judson Wynne Jan 2014

Troglomorphic Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) Of Northern Arizona, With The Description Of Two New Short-Range Endemic Species, J. Judson Wynne

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Historical And Projected Climate (1901–2050) And Hydrologic Response Of Karst Aquifers, And Species Vulnerability In South-Central Texas And Western South Dakota, John F. Stamm, Mary F. Poteet, Amy J. Symstad Jan 2014

Historical And Projected Climate (1901–2050) And Hydrologic Response Of Karst Aquifers, And Species Vulnerability In South-Central Texas And Western South Dakota, John F. Stamm, Mary F. Poteet, Amy J. Symstad

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Two karst aquifers, the Edwards aquifer in the Balcones Escarpment region of south-central Texas and the Madison aquifer in the Black Hills of western South Dakota, were evaluated for hydrologic response to projected climate change through 2050. Edwards aquifer sites include Barton Springs, the Bexar County Index Well, and Comal Springs. Madison aquifer sites include Spearfish Creek and Rhoads Fork Spring. Climate projections at sites were based on output from the Community Climate System Model of global climate, linked to the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model of regional climate. The WRF model output was bias adjusted to match means …