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Data from: Carry-over effects of environmental stressors influence the life performance of brown trout

Here, we focused on the carry-over effects of excessive sedimentation on the early life stages of brown trout in a multiphase experiment. First, we experimentally tested the influence of fine sediments (organic matter (OM) and inorganic sand, both <2.0 mm in diameter) on the metabolic rate (MO2), size, emergence, escape responses and survival of the relevant brown trout embryonic stage (egg, alevin or fry) in indoor experimental channels. Second, we mimicked the movements of parr to a more suitable habitat if available in natural rivers and transported parr to either their original or different treatments in outdoor experimental channels and remeasured their metabolic rate and size.

opencc-by-4.0Nov 2022View details →

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Data for: Parental environmental effects are common and strong, but unpredictable, in Arabidopsis thaliana

The phenotypes of plants can be influenced by the environmental conditions experienced by their parents. However, there is still much uncertainty about how common and how predictable such parental environmental effects really are. We carried out a comprehensive experimental test for parental effects, subjecting plants of multiple Arabidopsis thaliana genotypes to 24 different biotic or abiotic stresses, or combinations thereof, and comparing their offspring phenotypes in a common environment. The majority of environmental stresses caused significant parental effects, with ‑35% to +38% changes in offspring fitness. The expression of parental effects was strongly genotype-dependent, and multiple environmental stresses often acted non-additively when combined. The direction and magnitude of parental effects were unrelated to the direct effects on the parents: some environmental stresses did not affect the parents but caused substantial effects on offspring, while for others the situation was reversed. Our study demonstrates that parental environmental effects are common and often strong in A. thaliana, but they are genotype-dependent, act non-additively, and are difficult to predict. We should thus be cautious with generalizing from simple studies with single plant genotypes and/or only few individual environmental stresses. A thorough and general understanding of parental effects requires large multi-factorial experiments.

opencc-zeroNov 2022View details →

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Data from: Disentangling genetic from environmental effects on phenotypic variability of Southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) postlarvae

Environmental conditions experienced during larval dispersal of marine organisms can determine size-at-settlement of recruits. It is, therefore, not uncommon that larvae undergoing different dispersal histories would exhibit phenotypic variability at recruitment. Here we investigated morphological differences in recently settled southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) recruits, known as pueruli, along a latitudinal and temporal gradient on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia. We further explored whether natural selection could be driving morphological variation. We used double digest restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq) to assess differences in genetic structure of recently settled recruits on the east coast of Tasmania over three months of peak settlement during 2012 (August, September and October). Phenotypic differences in pueruli between sites and months of settlement were observed, with significantly smaller individuals found at the northernmost site. Also, there was a lack of overall genetic divergence; however, significant differences in pairwise FST values between settlement months were observed at the southernmost study site, located at an area of confluence of ocean currents. Specifically, individuals settling into the southernmost earlier in the season were genetically different from those settling later. The lack of overall genetic divergence in the presence of phenotypic variation indicates that larval environmental history during dispersal of J. edwardsii could be a possible driver of the resulting phenotype of settlers.

opencc-zeroNov 2022View details →

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Data from: Maternal effects and the legacy of extreme environmental events for wild mammals

Nutrition underpins population dynamics of large herbivores. The environmental, physiological, and nutritional state of a mother can have a lifetime effect on her offspring. For ungulates, nutrition of the mother during gestation can have an important and often underappreciated effect on the lifetime phenotype, behavior, and success of her offspring. Research in captive settings has shown even with animals that are closely related (i.e., have similar genetic makeups), maternal condition can have serious lifetime implications for an animal's offspring; mothers in poor condition give birth to sons that exhibit stunted growth compared with sons born to mothers in good condition. Yet, identifying the role of maternal effects in wild animals can be difficult. It requires information on the nutritional legacy of a mother in combination with information on current environmental conditions. We evaluated how nutrition of a mother potentially affected her male offspring's lifetime trajectory using ingesta-free body fat measurements of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Wyoming Range of western Wyoming, USA. Following a very harsh winter, one female gave birth to a male who remained small for the entirety of his lifetime, which may be attributed to the nutritional stress his mother experienced during that winter. This dataset includes the means and standard errors of IFBFat for female deer captured in March from 2013–2021 and for male deer captured in December from 2018–2021.

opencc-zeroDec 2022View details →

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Effects of the environmental conditions and seasonality on a population survey of the Andean Condor Vultur gryphus in the tropical Andes

Script, datasets, and other supplementary material in Márquez-Alvis et al. 2023 PeerJ. Background: Among the New World vultures, the Andean Condor is considered one of the most culturally and ecologically important species. However, their populations are declining over their entire distributional range. In response, conservation strategies have been implemented in many countries to reverse the increasing extinction risk of this species. The initiatives rely on extensive population surveys to gather basic information necessary to implement policies and to intervene efficiently. Still, there is a need to standardize the surveys based on seasonality and suitable environmental conditions throughout the species distribution.  Here, we provide the first assessment of how daily temperature, rainfall, and seasonality influence surveys of Andean Condors on a communal roost in the central Peruvian Andes. Methods: Using an autoregressive generalized linear model, we associated environmental variables with visual surveys of adult and young condors at three different times of the day and three times a week between June 2014 and March 2015. Results: We found that both adults and young Andean Condors showed a threefold reduction in the use of the communal roost after the beginning of the rainy season. Colder and drier days (dry season) are preferable for surveying, as we expect the total number of condors using communal roosts to reduce under rainy (rainfall = -0.53 ± 0.16) and warmer days (temperature= - 0.04 ± 0.02) days. Therefore, the significant variation in the use of roosts across seasons and hours should be carefully accounted for in national surveys, at the risk of undermining the full potential of the communal roost surveys. Moreover, we also found a strong bias towards immatures (about 76%) in the adult:immature ratio and a remarkable absence of Andean Condors during the wet season. These results suggest that the species might be using other unknown communal roosts hierarchically. Such results provide key information for selecting priority areas for conservation and selecting the best time to survey this species in the tropical Andes. Finally, it may open a fruitful avenue for further research on the protection of the Andean Condor.

opencc-by-4.0Dec 2022View details →

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Effects of environmental factors on the ecology and survival of a widespread, endemic Cerrado frog

Understanding the mechanisms that affect habitat use by vertebrates is critical for understanding how species are distributed across landscapes and how they cope with habitat change. The Brazilian Savanna (the Cerrado) has vegetation ranging from grassland to woodland savannas and harbors a rich and diverse amphibian fauna impacted by accelerated habitat loss. Here, we test the influence of vegetation type (from grassy scrubland to woodland) and distance from breeding sites (ephemeral water bodies) on body size, abundance, and survival of the frog Physalaemus nattereri in a natural metapopulation system of south-central Brazil. We also test whether body size is a significant predictor of population abundance. We found that the abundance of P. nattereri varies according to the mean snout-vent length of each metapopulation (sampling unit), as well as a higher estimated mortality rate in woodlands compared to typical Cerrado. Furthermore, we found no difference in estimated mortality among sampling units located far or close to ephemeral water bodies. Thus, our results highlight variable responses of P. nattereri metapopulations to environmental factors, despite the observed high heterogeneity among sampled habitats and the importance of ephemeral water bodies for reproduction. These findings highlight that land cover and availability of breeding sites might not always interact to explain population persistence of Cerrado frogs.

opencc-zeroFeb 2023View details →

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Multi‐species occupancy modeling reveals methodological and environmental effects on eDNA detection of amphibians in temporary ponds

Aquatic environmental DNA is increasingly used for biodiversity monitoring, such as surveying threatened and invasive species. Mainstreaming these methods in practical applications, however, still requires significant standardisation and optimisation, namely regarding DNA capture methods. Here we evaluated how filter type (standard disc filters vs high-capacity capsules), number of sampling sites, volume of water filtered and environmental factors affected amphibian detection in Mediterranean temporary ponds. The study involved water filtering until clogging at one (capsules) and five (discs) sites from 16 small and shallow ponds, where three urodele and seven anuran species were recorded through sweep-netting and adult observations. Detection probabilities were estimated from site occupancy models based on replicate sampling and from an adaptation of time-to-detection models relating detection probability to volume of water filtered. Discs filtered relatively small volumes (15–1250 mL), with detection probabilities of the two abundant species (Pelobates cultripes, Hyla meridionalis) increasing rapidly with sample size and water volume, reaching almost perfect detection (0.95) at four and seven discs, and 420 mL and 1860 mL, respectively. However, reaching high detection probabilities for rare species (Pelodytes atlanticus, Pleurodeles waltl, Triturus pygmaeus) would require larger sampling effort than that used in our study. Despite filtering much larger volumes (600–5300 mL), filtering with capsules at a single site per pond provided lower detection probabilities for abundant species than filtering with discs at five sites. Rarer species showed no difference between methods, which may be due to small sample sizes and reduced statistical power for species with few detection. The effect of conductivity on species detectability was largely negative, while the influence of water clarity varied across species, and pH had no effects. Overall, our results suggest that eDNA amphibian surveys in Mediterranean temporary ponds need to consider filter clogging, heterogeneous DNA distribution, and highly conductive waters.

opencc-zeroJun 2023View details →

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Data for effects of multiple drivers of environmental change on native and invasive macroalgae in nearshore groundwater dependent ecosystems

Okuhata, B.K., Delevaux, J.M.S., Richards Donà, A., Smith, C.M., Gibson, V.L., Dulai, H., El-Kadi, A.I., Stamoulis, K., Burnett, K.M., Wada, C.A., Bremer, L.L., Effects of multiple drivers of environmental change on native and invasive macroalgae in nearshore groundwater dependent ecosystems Environmental change scenarios, with a spatial extent of the Keauhou basal aquifer (Hawai‘i), were produced using a recharge coverage from Engott (2011), land use coverages from the State of Hawai‘i (2022) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2006); climate change calculations based on Elison Timm et al. (2015), and native forest conversion calculations from Bremer et al. (2021). Scenarios were developed based on the following assumptions: Scenario 0 (Baseline) assumes current land use, groundwater recharge, and groundwater withdrawal rates (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2006; State of Hawai‘i, 2022; Engott, 2011; Commission on Water Resource Management, unpublished data, 2018). Please see Okuhata et al. (2021) for more details regarding the scenario assumptions for the baseline groundwater model. Scenario 1 (Climate Change) assumes current land use, but with Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 mid-century rainfall projections (Elison Timm et al., 2015), where rainfall and recharge calculations were based on estimates from Giambelluca et al. (2013) and Engott (2011).  Scenario 2 (Urban Development) assumes RCP 8.5 mid-century rainfall conditions along with future permitted development, which includes an increase in water demand (Fukunaga & Associates, Inc., 2017).  Scenario 3 (Native Forest Conversion + Urban Development) assumes RCP 8.5 mid-century rainfall conditions and future permitted development, along with the assumption that native forests are not protected and converted to non-native forests (Bremer et al., 2021), therefore altering recharge estimates (Wada et al., 2017; Engott, 2011). Please note that scenario numbers listed in the groundwater model and marine water quality model shapefiles may differ from the manuscript scenario numbers. The following table assigns the scenario numbers to their respective scenarios in the manuscript, groundwater model, and marine water quality model. <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> Scenario Name </td> <td> Manuscript # </td> <td> Groundwater Model # </td> <td> Marine Water Quality Model # </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Baseline </td> <td> Scenario 0 </td> <td> Scenario 1 </td> <td> Scenario 0 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Climate Change </td> <td> Scenario 1 </td> <td> Scenario 2 </td> <td> Scenario 1 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Urban Development </td> <td> Scenario 2 </td> <td> Scenario 7 </td> <td> Scenario 6 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Native Forest Conversion + Urban Development </td> <td> Scenario 3 </td> <td> Scenario 5 </td> <td> Scenario 4 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The groundwater model results are in shapefile format and were produced using the program SEAWAT (Langevin et al., 2008). The spatial extent is the Keauhou basal aquifer, and the projection is NAD 1983 UTM Zone 4N. The two polygon shapefiles represent the first and second layers of the groundwater model, and include groundwater level (meters relative to mean sea level), salinity (parts per thousand), temperature (degrees Celsius), nitrogen (milligrams per liter), and phosphorus (milligrams per liter) results under the assumptions of each scenario. The point shapefile represents the simulated discharge at SGD plumes under the assumptions of each scenario. The marine water quality model results are in floating point TIFF format and were produced using the program R software. The spatial extent is the coastal area of the Keauhou aquifer system, and the geographic coordinate system is WGS 1984. The files include the groundwater discharge (cubic meters per month), salinity (parts per thousand), temperature (degrees Celsius), nitrogen (kilograms per month), and phosphorus (kilograms per month) results under the assumptions of each scenario. The limu model results are in shapefile format and were produced using the program R software. The spatial extent is the coastal area of the Keauhou aquifer system, and the geographic coordinate system is WGS 1984. The files include the increase and decrease in area (hectares) for Ulva lactuca and Hypnea musciformis under the assumptions of each scenario. The limu experiment results are derived from a csv file, which reports the Ulva lactuca and Hypnea musciformis measured weights (initial and final) for each growth run. These were used to calculate the weight difference. Included also in the dataset are the fixed and random effects used in the R script to run the model. Contact Leah Bremer (<a href="mailto:lbremer@hawaii.edu">lbremer@hawaii.edu</a>) or Brytne Okuhata (bokuhata@hawaii.edu) of the University of Hawaiʻi for more information on these files.

opencc-by-4.0Jun 2023View details →

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Data from: Trait interactions effects on tropical tree demography depend on the environmental context

Although functional traits are defined based on their impact on demographic parameters, trait-demography relationships are often reported as weak. These weak relationships might be due to disregarding trait interactions and environmental contexts, which should modulate species trait-demography relationships. We applied different models, including boosted regression tree (BRT) models, to investigate changes in the relationship between traits and demographic rates of tropical tree species in plots along an elevational gradient and among time intervals between censuses, analyzing the effect of a strong drought event. Based on a large dataset of 18,000 tree individuals from 133 common species, distributed among twelve 1-ha plots (habitats) in the Atlantic Forest (Brazil), we evaluated how trait interactions and the environmental context influence the demographic rates (growth, mortality, and recruitment). Functional traits, trait-trait, and trait-habitat interactions predicted demography with a good fit through either BRTs or linear mixed-models. Changes in growth rates were best related to size (diameter), and mortality rates to habitats, while changes in recruitment rates were best related to the specific leaf area. Moreover, the influence of traits differed among time intervals, and for demographic parameters, habitat affected growth and mortality by interacting with diameter. Here, we provide evidence that trait-demography relationships can be improved when considering the environmental context (space and time) and trait interactions to cope with the complexity of changes in the demography of tropical tree communities. Thus, to expand predictions of demography based on functional traits, we show that it is useful to fully incorporate the concept of multiple trait-fitness optima, resulting from trait interactions in different habitats and growth conditions.

opencc-zeroAug 2023View details →

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Data from: The effect of initial vortex asymmetric structure on tropical cyclone intensity change in response to an imposed environmental vertical wind shear

Previous studies have investigated how the environmental vertical wind shear (VWS) may trigger the asymmetric structure in an initially axisymmetric tropical cyclone (TC) vortex and how TC intensity changes in response. In this study, the possible effect of the initial vortex asymmetric structure on the TC intensity change in response to an imposed environmental VWS is investigated based on idealized full-physics model simulations. Results show that the effect of the asymmetric structure in the initial TC vortex can either enhance or suppress the initial weakening of the TC in response to the imposed environmental VWS. When the initial asymmetric structure is in phase of the VWS-induced asymmetric structure, the TC weakening will be enhanced and vice versa. Our finding calls for realistic representation of initial TC asymmetric structure in numerical weather prediction models and observations to better resolve the asymmetric structure in TCs.

opencc-zeroAug 2023View details →

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The effects of sex on extinction dynamics of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii depend on the rate of environmental change

The continued existence of sex, despite many the costs it entails, still lacks an adequate explanation, as previous studies demonstrated that the effects of sex are environment-dependent: sex enhances the rate of adaptation in changing environments, but the benefits level off in benign conditions. To the best of our knowledge, the potential impact of different patterns of environmental change on the magnitude of these benefits received less attention in theoretical studies. In this paper, we begin to explore this issue by examining the effect of the rate of environmental deterioration (negatively correlated with population survival rate), on the benefits of sex. To investigate the interplay of sex and the rate of environmental deterioration, we carried out a long-term selection experiment with a unicellular alga (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii), by manipulating mode of reproduction (asexual, facultative or obligate sexual) and the rate of environmental deterioration (an increase of salt concentration). We monitored both the population size and extinction dynamics. The results revealed that the relative advantage of sex increased at the intermediate rate and plateaued at the highest rate of environmental deterioration. Obligate sexual populations had the slowest extinction rate under the intermediate rate of environmental deterioration, while facultative sexuality was favoured under the high rate-treatment. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to demonstrate that the interplay of sex and the rate of environmental deterioration affects the probability of survival, which indicates that mode of reproduction may be an important determinant of survival of the anthropogenic-induced environmental change.

opencc-zeroSep 2023View details →

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A global synthesis and meta-analysis of the environmental heterogeneity effects on the freshwater biodiversity

In this study, we aimed to synthesize the global knowledge about the relationship between spatial Environmental Heterogeneity (EH) and freshwater biodiversity (i.e., taxonomic and functional diversity, and their respective α and β components). Through a systematic review, we integrated results from 98 studies, published in 33 different countries, about the role of spatial EH – biodiversity relationship in freshwater ecosystems. Following the PRISMA-ecoevol criteria, we generated a dataset with 276 observations of the effect of EH – biodiversity relationship. For the meta-analysis, we extracted the effect size from 74 studies that effectively tested the effect of EH over any metric of biodiversity. Through this subset, we provided 242 individual effect sizes with their respective variances and sample sizes.

opencc-zeroSep 2023View details →

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Environmental effects caused by the Mw 7.7, September 19, 2022, Michoacán (Mexico)

This dataset includes documentation of Earthquake Environmental Effects (EEEs) triggered by the Mw 7.7, September 19, 2022, Michoacán (Mexico) earthquake. Data derive from original field surveys, published reports and papers, and from a search for EEEs posted online in social media and other websites.The files include:<ul><li>Shapefile of the sites where each EEE has been documented</li><li>Shapefile of earthquake-triggered landslides, mapped as polygons from the interpretation of satellite images</li><li>Shapefile of the area investigated for landslide mapping</li><li>Pdf document providing a description of each EEE.</li></ul>Shapefiles are in coordinates WGS84 UTM Zone 13 N Credits:<ul><li>EEE documentation from field surveys: Velázquez Bucio M. Magdalena, Pizza Marco, Andres David Nuñez-Meneses</li><li>EEE documentation from social media: Muccignato Eliana, Velázquez Bucio M. Magdalena, Pizza Marco</li><li>Landslide mapping from interpretation of satellite images: Ferrario Francesca, Sridharan Aadityan</li><li>ESI intensity assessment: Velázquez Bucio M. Magdalena, Ferrario Francesca, Lacan Pierre, Muccignato Eliana, Pizza Marco, Porfido Sabina, Michetti Alessandro M.</li><li>Supervision: Velázquez Bucio M. Magdalena, Lacan Pierre, Michetti Alessandro M.</li></ul>

opencc-by-4.0Dec 2022View details →

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Datasets for "The direct and indirect effects of the environmental factors on global terrestrial gross primary productivity over the past four decades"

The environmental changes can affect gross primary productivity (GPP) by altering not only the biogeochemical characteristics of the photosynthesis system (direct effects) but also the structure of the vegetation canopy (indirect effects). However, comprehensively quantifying the multi-pathway effects of environmental change on GPP is currently challenging. We proposed a framework to analyse the changes in global GPP by combining a nested machine-learning model and a theoretical photosynthesis model. We quantified direct and indirect effects of changes in key environmental factors (atmospheric CO2 concentration, temperature, solar radiation, vapor pressure deficit (VPD), and soil moisture) on global GPP from 1982 to 2020.  The three datasets(RF_LAI, RF_GPP, and RF_GPPlai) are derived from LAI random forest model, GPP random forest model and hierarchical nested model respectively.

opencc-by-4.0Oct 2023View details →

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Genetic, Brain Structure, and Environmental Effects on ADHD

ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT01721720. IPD Sharing: YES. Countries: 1. Publications: 1.

controlledIPD-YESFeb 2026View details →

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