Western bumble bee: declines in the continental United States and range‐wide information gaps
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3141
Abstract: In recent decades, many bumble bee species have declined due to changes in habitat, climate, and pressures from pathogens, pesticides, and introduced species. The western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), once common throughout western North America,… read more here.
Keywords: continental united; information; bumble bee; united states ... See more keywords
Legacy effects of loss of beavers in the continental United States
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abd34e
Abstract: Through their modifications of channels and floodplains, beavers are a premier example of ecosystem engineers. Historical and stratigraphic records suggest that hundreds of millions of beavers once modified small to medium rivers throughout the northern… read more here.
Keywords: legacy effects; continental united; loss beavers; loss ... See more keywords
Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada
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DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13621
Abstract: Abstract Extinction rates are expected to increase during the Anthropocene. Current extinction rates of plants and many animals remain unknown. We quantified extinctions among the vascular flora of the continental United States and Canada since… read more here.
Keywords: continental united; plant; settlement; states canada ... See more keywords
Short-Period Surface-Wave Tomography in the Continental United States—A Resource for Research
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DOI: 10.1785/0220200462
Abstract: The variation of phase and group velocity dispersion of Love and Rayleigh waves was determined for the continental United States and adjacent Canada. By processing ambient noise from the broadband channels of the Transportable Array… read more here.
Keywords: continental united; short period; dispersion; united states ... See more keywords
Genetically Depauperate and Still Successful: Few Multilocus Genotypes of the Introduced Parthenogenetic Weevil Naupactus cervinus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Prevail in the Continental United States
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14020113
Abstract: Simple Summary The Fuller’s rose weevil Naupactus cervinus has become a globally invasive pest of several ornamental plants and fruit trees. This weevil has caused severe economic losses, and eggs laid on fruit are a… read more here.
Keywords: genotype; continental united; parthenogenesis; naupactus cervinus ... See more keywords