Biology and fishery of the arched box crab Calappa convexa de Saussure (Crustacea, Brachyura, Calappidae) In the Southeastern Gulf of California, Mexico by M Ayón-Parente, ME Hendrickx

“…Crabs were caught on sand, rock and boulders, with 43% of the CPUE corresponding to rocky substrate. Mean size, based on carapace length (CL), was 72.5 ± 5.8 mm for males and 74.5 ± 7.2 mm for females. …”
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A qualitative study assessing allied health provider perceptions of telepractice functionality in therapy delivery for people with disability by Cloe Benz, Jaya Dantas, Mai Welsh, Richard Norman, Suzanne Robinson, Delia Hendrie

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New Records of the Cryptogenic Soft Coral Genus <i>Stragulum</i> (Tubiporidae) from the Eastern Caribbean and the Persian Gulf by Kaveh Samimi-Namin, Leen P. van Ofwegen, Bert W. Hoeksema, Lucy C. Woodall, Melanie Meijer zu Schlochtern, Catherine S. McFadden

“…Interestingly, the species has not shown any invasive behaviour in the Persian Gulf, where it has been found only on natural, rocky substrates. The aim of the present report is to create awareness of this taxon with the hope that this will lead to new records from other localities and help to establish its native range.…”
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Elevated Nitrogen Deposition to Fire‐Prone Forests Adjacent to Urban and Agricultural Areas, Colorado Front Range, USA by Ruth C. Heindel, Sheila F. Murphy, Deborah A. Repert, Gregory A. Wetherbee, Alexander E. Liethen, David W. Clow, Toby A. Halamka

“…Abstract As humans increasingly dominate the nitrogen cycle, deposition of reactive nitrogen (Nr) will continue to have adverse consequences for ecosystems. In the Rocky Mountains, Nr deposition remains elevated and has become increasingly dominated by ammonium, despite efforts to reduce emissions. …”
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A framework for inferring and analyzing pharmacotherapy treatment patterns by Everett Rush, Ozgur Ozmen, Minsu Kim, Erin Rush Ortegon, Makoto Jones, Byung H. Park, Steven Pizer, Jodie Trafton, Lisa A. Brenner, Merry Ward, Jonathan R. Nebeker

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Increasing the risk of severe wildfires in San Dimas, Durango, Mexico caused by fire suppression in the last 60 years by Julián Cerano-Paredes, Jose M. Iniguez, José L. González-Castañeda, Rosalinda Cervantes-Martínez, Víctor H. Cambrón-Sandoval, Gerardo Esquivel-Arriaga, Juan A. Nájera-Luna

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Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Viburnum chinshanense by Haoxiang Zhu, Yuanyu Shan, Jingling Li, Xue Zhang, Jie Yu, Haiyang Wang

“…This species is a lush garden ornamental tree and is extensively utilized for vegetation restoration in rocky desertification areas. Results In this study, we obtained 13.96 Gb of Oxford Nanopore data for the whole genome, and subsequently, by combining Illumina short-reads, we successfully assembled the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the V. chinshanense using a hybrid assembly strategy. …”
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Model and remote-sensing-guided experimental design and hypothesis generation for monitoring snow-soil–plant interactions by Haruko M. Wainwright, Baptiste Dafflon, Erica R. Siirila-Woodburn, Nicola Falco, Yuxin Wu, Ian Breckheimer, Rosemary W. H. Carroll

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First ex situ outplanting of the habitat-forming seaweed Cystoseira amentacea var. stricta from a restoration perspective by Gina De La Fuente, Mariachiara Chiantore, Valentina Asnaghi, Sara Kaleb, Annalisa Falace

“…A total of 400 clay tiles, hosting approximately three mm-long germlings of C. amentacea, were fixed to the rocky shore with screws: the tiles were monitored for the next 2 months by photographic sampling, and survival (presence/absence of juveniles on the tiles), cover and growth were assessed. …”
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Effects of different grassland use patterns on soil bacterial communities in the karst desertification areas by Yongkuan Chi, Yongkuan Chi, Shuzhen Song, Kangning Xiong, Kangning Xiong

“…A large number of artificial grasslands have been established to control rocky desertification in the karst areas of southern China, but the influence of different use patterns on the soil bacterial community in artificial grasslands is not clear. …”
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Genetic Divergence and Polyphyly in the Octocoral Genus <i>Swiftia</i> [Cnidaria: Octocorallia], Including a Species Impacted by the <i>DWH</i> Oil Spill by Janessy Frometa, Peter J. Etnoyer, Andrea M. Quattrini, Santiago Herrera, Thomas W. Greig

“…In the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoMx), MCEs are rocky reefs with abundant black corals and octocorals, including the species <i>Swiftia exserta</i>. …”
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Phylogenetic analyses allow species-level recognition of Leptographium wageneri varieties that cause black stain root disease of conifers in western North America by Daram Choi, Daram Choi, Thomas C. Harrington, David C. Shaw, Jane E. Stewart, Ned B. Klopfenstein, Duncan R. Kroese, Mee-Sook Kim

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A new approach to the problem of assessing the radon hazard of building sites by N. K. Ryzhakova, K. O. Stavitskaya, A. A. Udalov

“…The paper presents the measuring results of the radon flux density on the surface of loess loams, porcelain clay, argillaceous slate, sand-and-gravel sediment, rocky limestone, clayey limestone, andesite-basalt porphyrite and quartzrock. …”
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A brief pre-visit educational video improved patient engagement after telehealth visits; results from a randomized controlled trial by Howard S. Gordon, Oksana Pugach, Pooja Solanki, Ravi K. Gopal

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A Dataset of Amphibian Species in U.S. National Parks by Benjamin J. LaFrance, Andrew M. Ray, Robert N. Fisher, Evan H. Campbell Grant, Charles Shafer, David A. Beamer, Stephen F. Spear, Todd W. Pierson, Jon M. Davenport, Matthew L. Niemiller, R. Alexander Pyron, Brad M. Glorioso, William J. Barichivich, Brian J. Halstead, Kory G. Roberts, Blake R. Hossack

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Late Pleistocene glaciation in the southernmost Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico – Chronology and paleoclimate by Eric M. Leonard, Benjamin J.C. Laabs, Alexander Robertson, Mitchell A. Plummer, Daniel E. Ibarra, Marc W. Caffee

“…Surface-exposure dating of moraine boulders and numerical paleoglacier modeling yield the first numerical ages for the local Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in the state of New Mexico and the southernmost Rocky Mountains, and the first glacier-based paleoclimate estimates for that region. …”
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Spatial distributions, feeding ecologies, and behavioral interactions of four rabbitfish species (Siganus unimaculatus, S. virgatus, S. corallinus, and S. puellus) by Atsushi Nanami

“…All four species had a size-specific spatial distribution, whereby small individuals were found in sheltered areas that were covered by branching and bottlebrush Acropora spp. and large individuals were found in both sheltered and exposed rocky areas. However, no clear species-specific spatial distribution was observed. …”
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Association of Ischemic Evaluation and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Admitted With New‐Onset Heart Failure by Erin McGuinn, Theodore Warsavage, Mary E. Plomondon, Javier A. Valle, P. Michael Ho, Stephen W. Waldo

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Study on the Ecosystem Service Supply–Demand Relationship and Development Strategies in Mountains in Southwest China Based on Different Spatial Scales by Yahui Wang, Erfu Dai, Yue Qi, Yao Fan

“…The low supply and high demand (L-H) region is located in the southeast, where the protection of cultivated land, along with comprehensive control of rocky desertification and debris flow, should be prioritized. …”
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Effect of statin add-on therapy on cardiovascular mortality by John R. Nelson, Viet Le, Viet Le, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Nicole Ciffone

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