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Investigating Seasonal Growth Patterns and Drought in Big Sagebrush
No full textAs climate change continues to alter global temperatures and weather patterns, sagebrush ecosystems have been adversely affected by an increase in dry seasons and wildfires. We sought to investigate how seasonal growth patterns of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentate) respond to droughts. Two growing conditions are the focus of this experiment: topographic aspect and plant age. We marked current year\u27s stems on 26 sagebrush plants for size change measurements every other week, and split the sample size evenly on south- and north-facing slopes. While the monitoring is still ongoing, our preliminary results show a difference depending on which slope the plants are growing on. Sagebrush stem length on north-facing slopes were on average 39% longer than sagebrush stems growing on south-facing slopes. This result was unexpected because south-facing sagebrush experienced more optimal growing conditions in early spring due to longer snow retention on the north slope. We hypothesize that past growing conditions and ecological memory may be affecting current growth patterns for south- and north-facing shrubs. Such information can aid future restoration decisions and help promote quicker recovery of this important plant that so many organisms depend on
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Pollination Biology of a Rare and Threatened Endemic Plant: Evaluating the Floral Constancy of \u3cem\u3eAstragalus mulfordiae\u3c/em\u3e Insect Visitors
No full textThe biodiversity of our planet is in peril. Although this crisis impacts all organisms, it is especially concerning regarding plant-pollinator interactions. Flowering plants play a critical role for ecosystem functioning, human and animal nutrition, and offer much-needed habitat for many organisms. However, human impacts such as urbanization, climate change, unsustainable agriculture practices, and the spread of invasive plants, put these plants-and their pollinators-at risk. One such example is Astragalus mulfordiae, a rare and threatened plant endemic to southwestern Idaho. To learn more about the decline of A. mulfordiae and to develop effective conservation strategies, it is important to understand the pollinator relationships it relies on. This includes identifying which insects visit its flowers, and which are the most important for its pollination. Flower constancy is the tendency of individual pollinators to visit a single kind of flower, and pollinators with high flower constancy can be especially beneficial to plants by increasing the chances they receive pollen from their own species. In this project, we investigate whether insect species that visit A. mulfordiae flowers differ in their flower constancy. To evaluate this, we examined pollen collected off insects foraging at A. mulfordiae flowers. We first created a pollen reference library using pollen samples from surrounding plant species in A. mulfordiae habitat. We then used this library to identify the pollen grains on each insect, with flower constancy measured as the ratio of A. mulfordiae pollen to other pollen types. Our findings will provide insight into which insect species are most important for A. mulfordiae pollination and will help inform land managers who manage A. mulfordiae habitat areas
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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