cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.v9s4mw6zf
title: Abandoned pastures and restored savannahs have distinct patterns of plant-soil feedback and nutrient cycling compared with native Brazilian savannahs.

description: Around 40% of the original Brazilian savannah territory is occupied by
 pastures dominated by fast-growing exotic C4 grasses, which impact
 ecosystem nutrient cycling. The restoration of these areas depends on the
 re-establishment of soil processes. We assessed how restoration of
 abandoned pastures through direct seeding of native species and
 land-management practices (burning and ploughing) affect soil nutrient
 cycling dynamics compared to native savannahs. We compared the activity of
 soil enzymes related to carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)
 cycling, as well as soil microbial biomass and soil chemical properties,
 such as pH and the concentration of N, P, potassium (K) and soil organic
 matter, among abandoned pastures, native savannah and restored areas.
 Abandoned pastures had faster nutrient turnover than native savannah,
 dominated by slow-growing native species. This pattern was evident from
 the overall higher biomass-specific enzyme activity in abandoned pastures
 than in native savannah. Compared with native savannah, restored areas had
 similar levels of soil enzyme activity, but lower microbial biomass and
 soil organic matter. Synthesis and application: The low enzyme activity in
 restored areas was likely related to a reduced soil organic carbon
 concentration due to practices such as burning and ploughing, rather than
 plant-soil feedback. The lower immobilization of nutrients in microbial
 biomass and lower retention of nutrients in restored areas, compared with
 native savannah, is expected to favour the re-establishment of
 fast-growing exotic species. Furthermore, the modifications of soil
 chemical and microbial properties related to abandonment of pastures did
 not influence restoration outcomes, because land-management practices
 applied prior to direct seedling had a major impact on the soil microbial
 community and soil fertility. Therefore, restoration of abandoned pastures
 should consider a greater focus on restoring soil carbon and nutrient
 cycling.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5x69p8d5m
title: Extensive population-level sampling reveals clinal variation in (R)-(-)-linalool produced by the flowers of an endemic evening primrose, Oenothera harringtonii

description: The study of floral trait diversity has a long history due to its role in
 angiosperm diversification. While many studies have focused on visual
 traits including morphology and color, few have included floral scent
 despite its importance in pollination. Of the studies that have included
 floral scent, sampling has been limited and rarely explores variation at
 the population level. We studied geographic variation in the flowers
 of Oenothera harringtonii, a rare plant endemic to a vulnerable
 shortgrass prairie habitat, whose population structure and conservation
 status are well studied. The self-incompatible flowers of O.
 harringtonii open at dusk, produce nectar and a strong fragrance,
 and are pollinated by hawkmoths. We collected floral trait (morphology,
 scent chemistry and emission rates) data from 650 individuals from 19 wild
 populations to survey floral variation across the entire range of this
 species. Similarly, we collected floral data from 49 individuals grown in
 a greenhouse common garden, to assess whether variation observed in the
 field is consistent when environment factors (temperature, watering
 regime, soil) are standardized. We identified 35 floral volatiles
 representing 5 biosynthetic classes. Population differentiation was
 stronger for floral scent chemistry than floral morphology.
 (R)-(−)-linalool was the most important floral trait differentiating
 populations, exhibiting clinal variation across the distribution
 of O. harringtonii without any correlated shifts in
 floral morphology. Populations in the north and west produced
 (R)-(−)-linalool consistently, those in the east and south largely lacked
 it, and populations at the center of the distribution were polymorphic.
 Floral scent emissions in wild populations varied across four years but
 chemical composition was largely consistent over time. Similarly, volatile
 emission rates and chemical composition in greenhouse-grown plants were
 consistent with those of wild populations of origin. Our data set, which
 represents the most extensive population-level survey of floral scent to
 date, indicates that such sampling may be needed to capture potentially
 adaptive geographic variation in wild populations.
description: Data was collected in the field, detailed methods are in the
 <strong>Methods</strong> section of the manuscript: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031942222001017. Scripts to process the data are here: https://github.com/tjogesh/Oharry_phytochem
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.79cnp5hxs
title: Pleiotropy of UK Biobank metabolites

description: Pleiotropy and genetic correlation are widespread features in GWAS, but
 they are often difficult to interpret at the molecular level. Here, we
 perform GWAS of 16 metabolites clustered at the intersection of amino acid
 catabolism, glycolysis, and ketone body metabolism in a subset of UK
 Biobank. We utilize the well-documented biochemistry jointly impacting
 these metabolites to analyze pleiotropic effects in the context of their
 pathways. Among the 213 lead GWAS hits, we find a strong enrichment for
 genes encoding pathway-relevant enzymes and transporters. We demonstrate
 that the effect directions of variants acting on biology between
 metabolite pairs often contrast with those of upstream or downstream
 variants as well as the polygenic background. Thus, we find that these
 outlier variants often reflect biology local to the traits. Finally, we
 explore the implications for interpreting disease GWAS, underscoring the
 potential of unifying biochemistry with dense metabolomics data to
 understand the molecular basis of pleiotropy in complex traits and
 diseases.
description: The details of the dataset processing are provided in our
 manuscript: https://elifesciences.org/articles/79348 Briefly, we performed GWAS of technically-corrected metabolite levels from the Nightingale NMR Metabolomics dataset on 94,464 European-ancestry individuals and 98,189 individuals in our ancestry-inclusive analysis using BOLT-REML and integrated these results with a curated biochemical map connecting the 16 core metabolites spanning glycolysis, ketones, and amino acids. Files with names "*_step3.txt" and "*_step2.txt" are the local genetic correlation and local heritability estimates for each approximately independent LD block (Berisa et al. 2016) using rho-HESS (Shi et al. 2017) and HESS (Shi et al. 2016), respectively. These were derived from European-ancestry summary statistics. Files with names that start with a SNP identifier, "both," or "neither" are the conditional fine-mapping summary statistics from our example loci, generated with the PLINK2 "--condition" option. Please see the manucript for additional details.
description: These data are in standard compressed text format and specialty
 software is not necessary to open the files. For help with using these
 data, please reach out to the corresponding authors of the corresponding
 manuscript: https://elifesciences.org/articles/79348
DOI: 10.5518/1498
title: Appropriating the Real

description: Appropriating the ‘real’ is a practice-led investigation that researches the extent to which verbatim theatre techniques can be appropriated to create a fictional performance. Criticisms of verbatim theatre’s ‘truth claims’ – that it is a re-presentation of the ‘real’ – are both dramaturgical and ethical. Addressing these concerns, the practice presented here sets out to experiment with “indecidability” (Lehmann, 2006:101), heightening the audience’s perception of the gap between ‘truth’ and ‘fiction’, chiefly by drawing attention to the role of the theatre maker. The practice-led research is made up by this trilogy of performances: The Unsettling; Everybody Always Tells the Truth; and Is It Different Now? and an accompanying thesis.
DOI: 10.25338/b88h1h
title: Microstructure turbulence, conductivity-temperature-depth, and current velocity measurements of a submesoscale eddy in Terra Nova Bay (2018-2019)

description: Antarctica’s ice shelves buttress the continent’s terrestrial ice, helping
 slow the loss of grounded ice into the ocean and limiting sea level rise.
 Ice-ocean interaction plays a critical role ice shelf stability by driving
 basal melt rates. Consequently, improved prediction of the future state of
 ice shelves lies in understanding the coastal ocean mechanics that deliver
 heat to their cavities. Here, we present autonomous glider-based
 observations of a coherent structure at the calving front of a cold-water
 cavity ice shelf (Nansen Ice Shelf, East Antarctica). This ~10 km-wide
 eddy dominated the local ocean circulation, promoting an upwelling of cold
 ice shelf water and a deepening of warm surface water. Microstructure
 turbulence measurements show resulting vertical heat transport of ?(10 W
 m-2) at depths equivalent to the ice shelf draft. Similar eddy-driven heat
 transport further into the ice shelf cavity would support enhanced
 summertime melt in regions of shallower ice draft.
description: Microstructure turbulence measurements were made via a Slocum
 autonomous underwater glider with a Rockland Scientific Microrider and
 were processed using Rockland's Odas MATLAB library. Ocean
 conductivity, temperature, and depth measurements were made with both
 glider- and ship-based (RV Araon) Seabird CTDs, and further oceanographic
 parameters were derived using the Gibbs Seawater and MIT Seawater MATLAB
 libraries. Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data was also
 recorded from the RV Araon.
description: All of these data are .csv files and are able to be opened in
 Microsoft Excel or equivalent.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.31167985.v2
title: Characterisation of gas-liquid two-phase flow transition in horizontal to upward vertical pipe systems

description: The research focused on experimental investigation of behaviour of gas-liquid two-phase flow as it transitions from horizontal to vertical section of pipe.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.0cfxpnw51
title: Breeding status shapes territoriality and vocalization patterns in spotted owls

description: Vocal territory defense can vary within a species due to many factors such
 as sex and breeding status, influencing territory size and thus population
 density across a landscape. Therefore, understanding what influences
 variation in territorial vocalizations can help to illuminate trade-offs
 between territoriality and other life history demands, which benefits our
 general understanding of animal ecology as well as helps to inform
 emerging passive acoustic monitoring approaches. Here, we investigated how
 sex and breeding status affected territoriality and vocal behavior in the
 California spotted owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) in the Sierra
 Nevada, California, USA, using high-resolution acoustic/GPS tags. We
 discovered that territorial vocal behavior was related to breeding status
 and to a lesser extent sex. Breeding owls with fledged young had a less
 diverse vocal repertoire, produced fewer and quieter territorial calls,
 and typically called only when close to their nest. Males were also more
 likely to engage in territorial calling than females. Breeding spotted
 owls also maintained significantly smaller territories—but utilized larger
 home ranges—than non-breeding individuals. Our results suggest that
 breeding spotted owls may reduce their investment in territorial behaviors
 to mitigate the demands and risks associated with rearing young. Further,
 our results have important implications for the passive acoustic
 monitoring of spotted owls and, more broadly, highlight the utility of
 using multiple call types to detect species of interest.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.cfxpnvx7j
title: Bait uptake by scavengers in tropical waterbodies

description: In tropical Australia, conditioned taste aversion can buffer vulnerable
 native predators from the invasion of a toxic prey species (cane toads,
 Rhinella marina). Thus, we need to develop methods to deploy
 aversion-inducing baits in the field, in ways that maximize uptake by
 vulnerable species (but not other taxa). We constructed and field-tested
 baiting devices, in situ with wild animals. Apparatus were set next to
 waterbodies and baited concurrently at multiple locations (over water,
 water’s edge and on the bank). Baits were checked and replaced twice daily
 during the trial; remote cameras recorded visitation by native predators.
 Bait longevity was compared at sun-exposed and shaded locations over 12
 hours. The strength required to remove baits from apparatus was measured
 in varanids and crocodiles. The device promoted high rates of bait uptake
 by freshwater crocodiles (47% baits consumed), varanid lizards (19% baits
 consumed), and non-target taxa (34% baits consumed). Targeting specific
 predators can be achieved by manipulating bait location and time of
 deployment, as well as the force required to dislodge the bait. Crocodiles
 were best targeted with over-water baits, whereas varanid lizards
 preferred baits located at the edges of waterbodies. When testing bait
 longevity in ambient conditions, during the daytime baits desiccated fully
 within 12h, and faster in the sun than in the shade. Based on studies
 using captive animals, the ‘pulling force’ strength of reptilian predators
 scaled with body size and was greater in crocodiles than in varanid
 lizards. We present the first conservation baiting protocol designed
 specifically for reptiles. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of
 widespread and taxon-specific deployment of aversion-inducing baits to
 buffer the impacts of invasive cane toads, and our methods are applicable
 (with modification) to other research and management programs globally.
description:  We constructed and field-tested baiting devices,
 in situ with wild animals. Apparatus were set next to waterbodies and
 baited concurrently at multiple locations (over water, water’s edge and on
 the bank). Baits were checked and replaced twice daily during the trial;
 remote cameras recorded visitation by native predators. Bait longevity was
 compared at sun-exposed and shaded locations over 12 hours. The strength
 required to remove baits from apparatus was measured in varanids and
 crocodiles.
description: Missing data re shown by "no data" or "not
 applicable".
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.d7wm37q3h
title: Environment as a limiting factor of the historical global spread of mungbean

description: While the domestication process has been investigated in many crops, the
 detailed route of cultivation range expansion and factors governing this
 process received relatively little attention. Here using mungbean (Vigna
 radiata var. radiata) as a test case, we investigated the genomes of more
 than one thousand accessions to illustrate climatic adaptation’s role in
 dictating the unique routes of cultivation range expansion. Despite the
 geographical proximity between South and Central Asia, genetic evidence
 suggests mungbean cultivation first spread from South Asia to Southeast,
 East, and finally reached Central Asia. Combining evidence from
 demographic inference, climatic niche modeling, plant morphology, and
 records from ancient Chinese sources, we showed that the specific route
 was shaped by the unique combinations of climatic constraints and farmer
 practices across Asia, which imposed divergent selection favoring higher
 yield in the south but short-season and more drought-tolerant accessions
 in the north. Our results suggest that mungbean did not radiate from the
 domestication center as expected purely under human activity, but instead,
 the spread of mungbean cultivation is highly constrained by climatic
 adaptation, echoing the idea that human commensals are more difficult to
 spread through the south-north axis of continents.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.3r2280gjj
title: Spatiotemporal influences of climate and humans on muskox range dynamics over multiple millennia

description: Processes leading to range contractions and population declines of Arctic
 megafauna during the late Pleistocene and early-Holocene are uncertain,
 with intense debate on the roles of human hunting, climatic change, and
 their synergy. Obstacles to a resolution, have included an over reliance
 on correlative rather than process-explicit approaches for inferring
 drivers of distributional and demographic change. Using process-explicit
 macroecological models that integrate modern and fossil occurrence
 records, spatiotemporal reconstructions of past climatic change,
 speciesspecific population ecology and the growth and spread of
 anatomically modern humans, we disentangle the ecological mechanisms and
 threats that were integral in the decline and extinction of the muskox
 (Ovibos moschatus) in Eurasia, and in its expansion in North America. We
 show that accurately reconstructing inferences of past demographic changes
 for muskox over the last 21,000 years requires high dispersal abilities,
 large maximum densities, and a small Allee effect. Climatic change was the
 primary driver of muskox distribution shifts and demographic changes
 across its previously extensive (circumpolar) range, with populations
 responding negatively to rapid warming events. Regional analyses reveal
 that the range collapse and extinction of the muskox in Europe (~ 13
 thousand years ago) was caused by humans operating in synergy with
 climatic warming. In Canada and Greenland, climatic change and human
 activities combined to drive recent population sizes. The impact of past
 climatic change on the range and extinction dynamics of muskox during the
 Pleistocene-Holocene transition signals a vulnerability of this species to
 future increased warming. By disentangling the ecological processes that
 shaped the distribution of the muskox through space and time,
 process-explicit models have important applications for the future
 conservation and management of this iconic species in a warming
 Arctic. 
description: We built process-explicit
 macroecological models of muskox that simulate interactions between
 metapopulation dynamics, climate variability, and hunting by humans. We
 used calibrated fossils and modern occurrence records obtained from
 publicly available databases and published literature. Records were
 intersected with paleoclimate reconstructions accessed using PaleoView,
 and modern climate data from CRU TS v4. Niche hypervolumes and
 spatiotemporal projections of habitat suitability were built in R using
 the 'hypervolume' package. Process-explicit macroecological
 models were built in R using the 'poems' and
 'paleopop' package. Human abundance was modelled using a Climate
 Informed Spatial Genetics Model (CISGeM).
DOI: 10.26165/juelich-data/xqp64g
title: Python-Client für Zugriff auf API der Gebäudedatenbank "BUILDA"

description: GitHub
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.hqbzkh1jf
title: Two new synonyms for Chaerophyllum bulbosum based on morphological, anatomical and molecular data

description: The aim of the present study was to determine support for reducing
 Chaerophyllum karsianum and C. posofianum, both local endemic to northeast
 Anatolia, to the synonym C. bulbosum. Chaerophyllum karsianum is closely
 related to C. bulbosum but distinguished from it by its pink petals,
 ciliate bracteoles, entire leaf segments, and 12–16 rays according to the
 protologue and Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Chaerophyllum
 posofianum is also closely related to C. bulbosum but is distinguished
 from it by its entire leaf segments, ciliate bracteoles, and purple
 anthers. Flower color of C. bulbosum ranges from white to purple within
 the same populations or even within the same individuals. The bracteole
 margin ranges from entire to ciliate in C. bulbosum. Our field
 observations and examination of herbarium specimens showed that
 morphological characteristics overlap in all of the examined samples. We
 also investigated and compared the anatomical and micromorphological
 characteristics of C. bulbosum, C. karsianum, and C. posofianum fruit. The
 nucleotide sequence data reported in the present study showed that the
 internal transcribed spacersequences of C. karsianum and C. posofianum
 were identical to that of C. bulbosum. Our results strongly support that
 C. karsianum and C. posofianum be conspecific with C. bulbosum.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.30385303
title: Differences in Persistent Inward Current Contribution to Spinal Motor Neuron Behaviour Between Early Morning and Late Afternoon

description: This repository contains all the raw electromyographic (EMG) data and the edited motor unit spike trains. These data are associated with the following article (link). The repository has been updated following the publication of the associated article.<b>Abstract</b>: Despite the critical role of persistent inward currents (PICs) in modulating motor neuron output, and thus neuromuscular performance, it remains unknown whether their contribution to motor neuron discharge behaviour varies throughout the day. This study aimed to determine whether PIC-related effects on motor neuron activity during submaximal dorsiflexion tasks differ between the early morning and late afternoon. Eighteen healthy adults (4 females; 27.4±5.6 years) performed triangular isometric contractions at two randomized time-points on separate days: early morning (7:00–8:30a.m.) and late afternoon (5:00–7:30p.m.). Two conditions were tested: (1) a <i>relative</i> condition, where the target force corresponded to 40% of the maximal voluntary force (MVF) measured during that session, and (2) an <i>absolute</i> condition, where the target force was 40%MVF recorded during the first session. High-density surface electromyography signals were recorded from the <i>tibialis anterior</i> and decomposed into motor unit spike trains. The prolongation effect of PICs, estimated <i>via</i> ΔF, was significantly greater in the late afternoon in both the relative-absolute force conditions. The amplification effect of PICs, estimated by the acceleration phase of the discharge trajectory, was higher in the late afternoon, but only in the relative force condition. Brace height did not differ between morning and afternoon, but attenuation was lower in the late afternoon during the relative force condition. Collectively, these findings suggest a time-of-day modulation of PIC contribution to motor neuron discharge behaviour, likely mediated by a change in inhibitory–excitatory balance between early morning and late afternoon rather than by changes in neuromodulatory drive.<b>Contact</b>: Bastien Bontemps (<b>Bastien.Bontemps@univ-cotedazur.fr</b>)The original preprint version of this work: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.30.667593v1
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.30385303.v1
title: Diurnal Modulation of Persistent Inward Current Contribution to Spinal Motor Neuron Behaviour

description: This repository contains all the <b>edited</b> motor unit spike trains.The preprint can be found at: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.30.667593v1<b>Contact</b>: Bastien Bontemps (<b>Bastien.Bontemps@univ-cotedazur.fr</b>)<br>