The biospheric emergency calls for scientists to change tactics DOI Creative Commons
Fernando Racimo, Elia Valentini, Gastón Rijo

и другие.

eLife, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 11

Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2022

Our current economic and political structures have an increasingly devastating impact on the Earth’s climate ecosystems: we are facing a biospheric emergency, with catastrophic consequences for both humans natural world which depend. Life scientists – including biologists, medical scientists, psychologists public health experts had crucial role in documenting impacts of this but they failed to drive governments take action order prevent situation from getting worse. Here we, as members movement Scientist Rebellion, call life re-embrace advocacy activism were once hallmarks academia highlight urgency necessity systemic change across our societies. We particularly emphasise need engage nonviolent civil resistance, form engagement has proven be highly effective social struggles throughout history.

Язык: Английский

Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future DOI Creative Commons
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Paul R. Ehrlich,

Andrew J. Beattie

и другие.

Frontiers in Conservation Science, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 1

Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2021

We report three major and confronting environmental issues that have received little attention require urgent action. First, we review the evidence future conditions will be far more dangerous than currently believed. The scale of threats to biosphere all its lifeforms — including humanity is in fact so great it difficult grasp for even well-informed experts. Second, ask what political or economic system, leadership, prepared handle predicted disasters, capable such Third, this dire situation places an extraordinary responsibility on scientists speak out candidly accurately when engaging with government, business, public. especially draw lack appreciation enormous challenges creating a sustainable future. added stresses human health, wealth, well-being perversely diminish our capacity mitigate erosion ecosystem services which society depends. science underlying these strong, but awareness weak. Without fully appreciating broadcasting problems enormity solutions required, fail achieve modest sustainability goals.

Язык: Английский

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The COVID-19 pandemic is intricately linked to biodiversity loss and ecosystem health DOI Creative Commons

Odette K Lawler,

Hannah Allan, P. W. J. Baxter

и другие.

The Lancet Planetary Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 5(11), С. e840 - e850

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2021

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by zoonotic SARS-CoV-2, has important links to biodiversity loss and ecosystem health. These range from anthropogenic activities driving disease emergence extend the pandemic affecting conservation, environmental policy, services, multiple conservation facets. Crucially, such effects can exacerbate initial drivers, resulting in feedback loops that are likely promote future outbreaks. We explore these relationships, highlighting known potential drivers (eg, land-use change, intensive livestock production, wildlife trade, climate change), discuss direct indirect of on stress responses must include actions aimed at safeguarding ecosystems, order avoid zoonoses prevent their wide-ranging human health, economies, society. Such would benefit adopting a One Health approach, enhancing cross-sector, transboundary communication, as well collaboration among actors, promoting planetary

Язык: Английский

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Scientists' warning of threats to mountains DOI
Dirk S. Schmeller, Davnah Urbach, Kieran A. Bates

и другие.

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 853, С. 158611 - 158611

Опубликована: Сен. 7, 2022

Язык: Английский

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An Overview of the Potentials, Threats and Conservation of Biodiversity in Africa DOI
Matthew Chidozie Ogwu, Sylvester Chibueze Izah, Adams Ovie Iyiola

и другие.

Sustainable development and biodiversity, Год журнала: 2022, Номер unknown, С. 3 - 20

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Advances in Microbiome Research for Animal Health DOI
Raquel S. Peixoto, Derek M. Harkins, William Nelson

и другие.

Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 9(1), С. 289 - 311

Опубликована: Дек. 15, 2020

Host-associated microbiomes contribute in many ways to the homeostasis of metaorganism. The microbiome's contributions range from helping provide nutrition and aiding growth, development, behavior protecting against pathogens toxic compounds. Here we summarize current knowledge diversity importance microbiome animals, using representative examples wild domesticated species. We demonstrate how beneficial ecological roles animal-associated can be generally grouped into well-defined main categories microbe-based alternative treatments applied mitigate problems for both economic conservation purposes crucial about host-microbiota symbiotic interactions. suggest a Customized Combination Microbial-Based Therapies promote animal health practice sustainable husbandry. also discuss connections threats associated with biodiversity loss, microorganism extinction, emerging diseases, such as COVID-19 pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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Linkages between environmental issues and zoonotic diseases: with reference to COVID-19 pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Jitendra Mishra, Priya Mishra, Naveen Kumar Arora

и другие.

Environmental Sustainability, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 4(3), С. 455 - 467

Опубликована: Март 29, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Genome-wide association studies in plant pathosystems: success or failure? DOI Creative Commons
Choghag Demirjian, Fabienne Vailleau, Richard Berthomé

и другие.

Trends in Plant Science, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 28(4), С. 471 - 485

Опубликована: Дек. 13, 2022

Harnessing natural genetic variation is an established alternative to artificial for investigating the molecular dialog between partners in plant pathosystems. Herein, we review successes of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) both plants and pathogens. While GWAS confirmed that architecture disease resistance polygenic, dynamic during infection kinetics, dependent on environment, shortened time identification quantitative trait loci (QTLs) revealed complex epistatic networks a upon geographical scale. A similar picture emerges from few In addition, ever-increasing number functionally validated QTLs has new defense mechanisms pathogenicity determinants. Finally, propose recommendations better decode triangle.

Язык: Английский

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ONTbarcoder 2.0: rapid species discovery and identification with real‐time barcoding facilitated by Oxford Nanopore R10.4 DOI Creative Commons
Amrita Srivathsan, Vivian Feng, Daniel Suárez

и другие.

Cladistics, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 40(2), С. 192 - 203

Опубликована: Дек. 2, 2023

Abstract Most arthropod species are undescribed and hidden in specimen‐rich samples that difficult to sort using morphological characters. For such samples, sorting putative with DNA barcodes is an attractive alternative, but needs cost‐effective techniques suitable for use many laboratories around the world. Barcoding portable inexpensive MinION sequencer produced by Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) could be useful presorting because it requires little space inexpensive. However, similarly important user‐friendly reliable software analysis of ONT data. It here provided form ONTbarcoder 2.0 all commonly used operating systems includes a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Compared earlier version, has three key improvements related higher read quality obtained ONT's latest flow cells (R10.4), chemistry (V14 kits) basecalling model (super‐accuracy model). First, improved (R10.4) allows primers shorter indices than those previously needed (9 bp vs. 12–13 bp). This decreases primer cost can potentially improve PCR success rates. Second, now delivers real‐time barcoding complement sequencing. means first within minutes starting sequencing run; i.e. cell optimized terminating runs when most have already been obtained. The only input demultiplexing sheet data (raw or basecalled) generated either Mk1B Mk1C. Thirdly, we demonstrate availability R10.4 low‐cost Flongle option users who require 200–250 at time.

Язык: Английский

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A review of the state-of-the-art wastewater quality characterization and measurement technologies. Is the shift to real-time monitoring nowadays feasible? DOI Creative Commons
Alessandro Moretti,

Heidi Lynn Ivan,

Jan Škvařil

и другие.

Journal of Water Process Engineering, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 60, С. 105061 - 105061

Опубликована: Март 12, 2024

Efficient characterization of wastewater stream quality is vital to ensure the safe discharge or reuse treated (WW). There are numerous parameters employed characterize water quality, some required by directives (e.g. biological oxygen demand (BOD), total nitrogen (TN), phosphates (TP)), while others used for process controls flow, temperature, pH). Well-accepted methods assess these have traditionally been laboratory-based, taking place either off-line at-line, and presenting a significant delay between sampling result. Alternative can run in-line on-line, generally being more cost-effective. Unfortunately, often not accepted when providing information regulatory bodies. The current review aims describe available laboratory-based approaches compare them with innovative real-time (RT) solutions. Transitioning from RT measurements means obtaining valuable data, avoiding time delays, possibility optimize (WW) treatment management. A variety sensor categories examined illustrate general framework in which applications replace longer conventional processes, an eye toward potential drawbacks. enhancement be achieved through employment advanced soft-sensing techniques Internet Things (IoT), coupled machine learning (ML) artificial intelligence (AI).

Язык: Английский

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The Social Costs of Keystone Species Collapse: Evidence from the Decline of Vultures in India DOI
Eyal Frank,

Anant Sudarshan

American Economic Review, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 114(10), С. 3007 - 3040

Опубликована: Сен. 27, 2024

Scientific evidence has documented we are undergoing a mass extinction of species, caused by human activity. However, allocating conservation resources is difficult due to scarce on damages from losing individual species. This paper studies the collapse vultures in India, triggered expiry patent painkiller. Our results suggest functional vultures—efficient scavengers that removed carcasses environment—increased mortality over 4 percent because large negative shock sanitation. We quantify at $69.4 billion per year. These high returns conserving keystone species such as vultures. (JEL I12, O13, O15, Q53, Q57, Q58)

Язык: Английский

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