cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.r9j7b
title: Data from: Structure of the epiphyte community in a tropical montane forest in SW China

description: Vascular epiphytes are an understudied and particularly important
 component of tropical forest ecosystems. However, owing to the
 difficulties of access, little is known about the properties of
 epiphyte-host tree communities and the factors structuring them,
 especially in Asia. We investigated factors structuring the vascular
 epiphyte-host community and its network properties in a tropical montane
 forest in Xishuangbanna, SW China. Vascular epiphytes were surveyed in six
 plots located in mature forests. Six host and four micro-site
 environmental factors were investigated. Epiphyte diversity was strongly
 correlated with host size (DBH, diameter at breast height), while within
 hosts the highest epiphyte diversity was in the middle canopy and epiphyte
 diversity was significantly higher in sites with canopy soil or a moss mat
 than on bare bark. DBH, elevation and stem height explained 22% of the
 total variation in the epiphyte species assemblage among hosts, and DBH
 was the most important factor which alone explained 6% of the variation.
 Within hosts, 51% of the variation in epiphyte assemblage composition was
 explained by canopy position and substrate, and the most important single
 factor was substrate which accounted for 16% of the variation. Analysis of
 network properties indicated that the epiphyte host community was highly
 nested, with a low level of epiphyte specialization, and an almost even
 interaction strength between epiphytes and host trees. Together, these
 results indicate that large trees harbor a substantial proportion of the
 epiphyte community in this forest.
description: Diversity of vascular
 epiphyte and related habitat factors collected in Bulong Nature Reserve,
 Xishuangbanna, SW Chinaepiphyte_data_surveyed_in_MS_BNR.csv
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.cq98678
title: Data from: Reciprocal transplantations reveal strong niche differentiation among ploidy-differentiated species of the Senecio carniolicus aggregate (Asteraceae) in the easternmost Alps

description: Phenotypic changes conferred by polyploidisation likely alter the
 ecological niche of polyploids, coming along with differences in
 performance compared to their diploid ancestors. However, it is largely
 unknown, whether these performance differences remain constant during the
 life history of plants. Diploid S. noricus, tetraploid S. disjunctus and
 hexaploid S. carniolicus s. str. of the autopolyploid species-complex of
 Senecio carniolicus (Asteraceae) from the easternmost Alps were
 reciprocally transplanted to address the following questions: Are there
 differences in species performances indicating niche differentiation? If
 so, does the resident or the higher-ploid species – which is
 taller-growing and possibly more tolerant against challenging abiotic and
 biotic conditions – show higher performance? Are performance differences
 consistent between early and late life history stages? Our data suggest
 that the hierarchy of species performance depends on the life-history
 stage. For early life history stages (seeds, seedlings) we mainly observed
 superior performance of S. carniolicus s. str. even on resident sites of
 the two other species. In contrast, vital rates of adults were
 predominantly highest for the resident species. The resident site of S.
 carniolicus s. str., which was expected to be environmentally least
 stressful (i.e. longest growing period, least affected by frost) turned
 out to be the most selective one, with high mortality and (nearly) no
 reproduction of the foreign species most likely due to top soil
 desiccation. Our study illustrates that there may be no clear-cut answer
 to the question if the resident or the higher-ploid species shows superior
 performance in polyploid complexes, but rather suggests that relative
 performance may depend on life-history stage.
description: Field data for
 adultsHuelber_etal_datadepository_adults.csvField data for seedlingsHuelber_etal_datadepository_seedlings.csv
DOI: 10.15468/dl.4kpw5d
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 2439 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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 "BasisOfRecord is one of (Human Observation, Specimen)",
 "CoordinateUncertaintyInMeters 0.0-500.0",
 "HasCoordinate is true",
 "HasGeospatialIssue is false",
 "TaxonKey is Acacia confusa",
 "Year 1980-2026"
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 The dataset includes 2439 records from 8 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0000836-260126135527185/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.mf19q
title: Data from: The same picture through different lenses: quantifying the effects of two preservation pathways on Green River Formation insects

description: Insects in the fossil record are generally preserved in lacustrine shales
 or in amber. For those in lacustrine shales, preservation is usually via
 keroginization or mineralization. Given the extended period of microbial
 decay required to generate ions for mineralization, there is a predicted
 inherent bias toward lower preservation quality for this pathway by most
 taphonomic indices compared with keroginization. This study tests this
 hypothesis by comparing multiple measures of preservation quality between
 sites with similar sedimentology in the Eocene Green River Formation of
 Colorado. Here, insects are either mineralized in iron oxides (likely
 after pyrite) at the Paleoburn site or keroginized at the Anvil Points
 site. Generally, the prediction that keroginization preserves soft-bodied
 fossils with higher preservational quality than mineralization is
 affirmed, but with some caveats. Beetles, known for their robust cuticles,
 are proportionately more abundant at the Paleoburn site, but eight of the
 nine orders recorded are shared between sites. As predicted, insects show
 lower preservation fidelity at the Paleoburn site, but they also show
 higher degrees of disarticulation. This second bias should be acquired
 primarily during the biostratinomy stage, and not early diagenesis.
 Nonetheless, higher-energy biostratinomic conditions may be compatible
 with taphonomic conditions that promote mineralization over
 keroginization. Comparing the inherent taphonomic bias of different
 preservation pathways is often difficult, since fossil deposits may be
 preserved millions of years or thousands of kilometers apart. By studying
 two different preservation pathways of insects within the same formation,
 we can affirm that keroginization does indeed preserve recalcitrant
 organic matter with higher quality than pyritization or iron-oxide
 mineralization. Additionally, some guidelines can be proposed concerning
 the body parts and taxa that can be compared, and for what purpose, when
 contrasting mineralized and keroginized soft-bodied deposits.
description: Anderson, E. P., and
 Smith, D. M. Supplementary TableThis table contains all
 the raw preservation quality data collected from the Paleoburn and Anvil
 Points sites. Tallies of insect order abundance, preservation fidelity
 scores, morphology quantity counts, individual morphological component and
 insect body completeness articulation counts, and the statistical tests
 analyzing these preservation quality measures are also included. Finally,
 measurements of insect body areas are included, as well as the statistical
 tests that analyze them.EPAaDSSupplementary_Table.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.8281
title: Data from: Patterns of colonization and spread in the fungal spruce pathogen Onnia tomentosa

description: The basidiomycetous fungus Onnia tomentosa is one of the most widespread
 root rot pathogens in North America. Although the disease is more severe
 on spruce and pine trees, this pathogen can infect several coniferous
 species. In order to study the population structure of O. tomentosa, we
 harvested 180 basidiocarps in a 45-year-old white spruce plantation in
 western Quebec in autumn 1997, and extracted DNA directly from individual
 basidiocarps. Using a combination of spatial coordinates and molecular
 data based on the analysis of two mitochondrial and three nuclear loci, we
 measured the average genet size and molecular diversity and assessed the
 relative contribution of basidiospores and vegetative growth to the stand
 colonization. Most of the sampled basidiocarps that clustered spatially
 belonged to the same genet. A total of thirty-seven discrete multilocus
 genets of an average size of 3.42 m were obtained. The genet size
 distribution was skewed toward smaller genets (&lt; 3 m) that
 displayed higher diversity than the larger genets (&gt; 3 m). The
 nuclear loci were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the larger genets, but
 not in the smaller genets, which displayed a deficiency of heterozygotes.
 This suggests a Wahlund effect, whereby different colonization events
 resulted in expected heterozygosity higher than observed heterozygosity.
 Using an estimate of the growth rate of the fungus, only a few of the
 largest genets were approximately the age of the plantation. These
 observations are consistent with the colonization by basidiospores
 subsequent to site preparation and tree planting followed by secondary
 colonization events and vegetative spread.
description: CLones_3_MJBMultilocus Genotypes of fungus, with size of clones in bins of 3 mIT_Act_MJBPhylip file of Actin gene sequence. No clone correction.IT_BT_MJBPhylip file of Beta-tubulin sequence, no clone-correctionIT_RPB1_MJBPhylip file of Onnia tomentosa, individual sequence of carpophores
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tb084
title: Data from: Evaluation of the first pharmacist-administered vaccinations in Western Australia: a mixed-methods study

description: Objectives This study evaluated the uptake of Western Australian (WA)
 pharmacist vaccination services, the profiles of consumers being
 vaccinated and the facilitators and challenges experienced by pharmacy
 staff in the preparation, implementation and delivery of services. Design
 Mixed-methods methodology with both quantitative and qualitative data
 through surveys, pharmacy computer records and immuniser pharmacist
 interviews. Setting Community pharmacies in WA that provided pharmacist
 vaccination services between March and October 2015. Participants
 Immuniser pharmacists from 86 pharmacies completed baseline surveys and 78
 completed exit surveys; computer records from 57 pharmacies; 25 immuniser
 pharmacists were interviewed. Main outcome measures Pharmacy and immuniser
 pharmacist profiles; pharmacist vaccination services provided and consumer
 profiles who accessed services. Results 15 621 influenza vaccinations were
 administered by immuniser pharmacists at 76 WA community pharmacies
 between March and October 2015. There were no major adverse events, and
 &lt;1% of consumers experienced minor events which were appropriately
 managed. Between 12% and 17% of consumers were eligible to receive free
 influenza vaccinations under the National Immunisation Program but chose
 to have it at a pharmacy. A high percentage of vaccinations was delivered
 in rural and regional areas indicating that provision of pharmacist
 vaccination services facilitated access for rural and remote consumers.
 Immuniser pharmacists reported feeling confident in providing vaccination
 services and were of the opinion that services should be expanded to other
 vaccinations. Pharmacists also reported significant professional
 satisfaction in providing the service. All participating pharmacies
 intended to continue providing influenza vaccinations in 2016. Conclusions
 This initial evaluation of WA pharmacist vaccination services showed that
 vaccine delivery was safe. Convenience and accessibility were important
 aspects in usage of services. There is scope to expand pharmacist
 vaccination services to other vaccines and younger children; however,
 government funding to pharmacists needs to be considered.
description: Pharmacy Immunisation
 Baseline and Exit Data1.Data from pharmacy
 baseline survey completed by pharmacy staff at the commencement of the
 project to gather information about pharmacy profiles; 2. Data from
 end-of-project pharmacy exit survey completed by pharmacy staff to obtain
 information about services provided, adverse events, facilitators and
 challengesPharmacyImmunisationBaselineData&Exit.savPatient Immunisation Computer RecordsData from participating pharmacy computer records were collected and compiled mid-October 2015, several weeks after the end of the flu season.PatientImmunisationComputerRecords.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.776ht
title: Data from: A lognormal distribution of the lengths of terminal twigs on self-similar branches of elm trees

description: Lognormal distributions and self-similarity are characteristics associated
 with a wide range of biological systems. The sequential breakage model has
 established a link between lognormal distributions and self-similarity and
 has been used to explain species abundance distributions. To date,
 however, there has been no similar evidence in studies of multicellular
 organismal forms. We tested the hypotheses that the distribution of the
 lengths of terminal stems of Japanese elm trees (Ulmus davidiana), the end
 products of a self-similar branching process, approaches a lognormal
 distribution. We measured the length of the stem segments of three elm
 branches and obtained the following results: (i) each occurrence of
 branching caused variations or errors in the lengths of the child stems
 relative to their parent stems; (ii) the branches showed statistical
 self-similarity; the observed error distributions were similar at all
 scales within each branch and (iii) the multiplicative effect of these
 errors generated variations of the lengths of terminal twigs that were
 well approximated by a lognormal distribution, although some statistically
 significant deviations from strict lognormality were observed for one
 branch. Our results provide the first empirical evidence that statistical
 self-similarity of an organismal form generates a lognormal distribution
 of organ sizes.
description: Data from: A lognormal
 distribution of the lengths of terminal twigs on self-similar branches of
 elm treesDatasetKoyama_et_al_dataset.csv
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.gh21j
title: Data from: Hybridization and invasion: an experimental test with diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa Lam.)

description: A number of studies have suggested a link between hybridization and
 invasion. In this study, we experimentally test the potential for
 hybridization to influence invasion through a greenhouse common garden
 study. Diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa Lam.) was introduced to North
 America with admixture from spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe subsp.
 stoebe L.). Comparisons between North American diffuse knapweed (including
 hybrid phenotypes) and native (European) diffuse knapweed in a common
 garden did not reveal enhanced performance or increased phenotypic
 variance, suggesting that pre-introduction hybridization or, more
 generally, post-introduction evolutionary change, has not significantly
 contributed to the invasion of diffuse knapweed. In contrast, early
 generation hybrids [artificially created Back Cross 1 (BC1) plants]
 exhibited increased variance for eight of the examined traits, and greater
 leaf and reproductive shoot production when compared to North American
 diffuse knapweed. Individual BC1 lines differed for several traits,
 suggesting the importance of the cross for drawing conclusions from such
 comparisons. When compared to the parental species (diffuse and spotted
 knapweed), the BC1 plants were not transgressive for any of the measured
 traits. Overall, these findings suggest that if diploid spotted knapweed
 is introduced to North America, interspecific hybridization has the
 potential to result in even more aggressive invaders.
description: Blair_EvoApps_2011A more detailed description of the populations included in the study with GPS coordinates can be found in Table 1 of the paper. The plant class column is as follows: DK EU = diffuse knapweed of European origin with no hybrids. DK NA = diffuse knapweed of North American origin with hybrids found in the population. DK UA = diffuse knapweed populations from the Ukraine with hybrids present. UA H was a hybrid swarm encountered in the Ukraine that was not included in the publication. SK = diploid spotted knapweed of European origin. BCC = the artificially created back cross lines (A, B, and C). Competition column: y = plant grown with western wheatgrass; n = plant grown alone; grass = the grass grown in the pot. The life history and morphological traits are fairly self-explanatory and explained in more detail in the paper and Table 2.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.t48p8c0
title: Data from: Biotic predictors complement models of bat and bird responses to climate and tree diversity in European forests

description: Bats and birds are key providers of ecosystem services in forests. How
 climate and habitat jointly shape their communities is well studied, but
 whether biotic predictors from other trophic levels may improve bird and
 bat diversity models is less known, especially across large bioclimatic
 gradients. Here, we achieved multi-taxa surveys in 209 mature forests
 replicated in six European countries from Spain to Finland, to investigate
 the importance of biotic predictors (i.e., the abundance or activity of
 defoliating insects, spiders, earthworms and wild ungulates) for bat and
 bird taxonomic and functional diversity. We found that 9 out of 12 bird
 and bat diversity metrics were best explained when biotic factors were
 added to models including climate and habitat variables, with a mean gain
 in explained variance of 38% for birds and 15% for bats. Tree functional
 diversity was the most important habitat predictor for birds, while bats
 responded more to understorey structure. The best biotic predictors for
 birds were spider abundance and defoliating insect activity, while only
 bat functional evenness responded positively to insect activity.
 Accounting for potential biotic interactions between bats, birds and other
 taxa of lower trophic levels will help to understand how environmental
 changes along large biogeographical gradients affect higher-level predator
 diversity in forest ecosystems.
description: dryad
 data_RSPB-2018-2193Data for ms
 RSPB-2018-2193 by Barbaro et al.: site-variables, site-bird species, bird
 species traits, site-bat species and bat species traits
 tables
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18376444
title: Snow or Rain? Hybrid AI Deciphers Surface Precipitation from Satellite
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18376445
title: Snow or Rain? Hybrid AI Deciphers Surface Precipitation from Satellite
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.bd2s0
title: Data from: Effects of large-scale releases on the genetic structure of red sea bream (Pagrus major, Temminck et Schlegel) populations in Japan

description: [No abstract filled]
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 dataRelease
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DOI: 10.5061/dryad.mc02p
title: Data from: Perception of contextual size illusions by honeybees in restricted and unrestricted viewing conditions

description: How different visual systems process images and make perceptual errors can
 inform us about cognitive and visual processes. One of the strongest
 geometric errors in perception is a misperception of size depending on the
 size of surrounding objects, known as the Ebbinghaus or Titchener
 illusion. The ability to perceive the Ebbinghaus illusion appears to vary
 dramatically among vertebrate species, and even populations, but this may
 depend on whether the viewing distance is restricted. We tested whether
 honeybees perceive contextual size illusions, and whether errors in
 perception of size differed under restricted and unrestricted viewing
 conditions. When the viewing distance was unrestricted, there was an
 effect of context on size perception and thus, similar to humans,
 honeybees perceived contrast size illusions. However, when the viewing
 distance was restricted, bees were able to judge absolute size accurately
 and did not succumb to visual illusions, despite differing contextual
 information. Our results show that accurate size perception depends on
 viewing conditions, and thus may explain the wide variation in previously
 reported findings across species. These results provide insight into the
 evolution of visual mechanisms across vertebrate and invertebrate taxa,
 and suggest convergent evolution of a visual processing solution.
description: Test data for the
 unrestricted viewing conditionThis file contains all
 bee choices for the 20 choices of each test (learning, transfer 1 and
 transfer 2) for bees in the unrestricted viewing condition (rotating
 screen apparatus).Screen_test_data.csvLearning phase data for the restricted and unrestricted viewing conditionsThis file contains all choices for each bee during the 80 conditioned choices of the learning phase for bees trained under both restricted and unrestricted viewing conditions.Learning_phase.csvTest data for the restricted viewing conditionThis file contains the 20 choices each bee made during all tests (learning, transfer 1 and transfer 2) in the restricted viewing condition using the y-maze.Ymaze_test_data.csv