cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.17031/cpxuba
title: Infaunal abundance & biomass from sediment grabs in Belfast Lough as part of a habitat mapping project in 2018

description: This dataset contains information on infaunal abundance & biomass from sediment grabs in Belfast Lough as part of a larger & ongoing habitat mapping project. The sediment & infaunal survey was carried out in January 2018 by AFBI and this dataset was integrated into the larger mapping project since 2012. The project is joint with the British Geological Society and Belfast Harbour with the aim of mapping the seabed floor and updating it from more historical information. The seabed mapping was carried out on the White Ribbon vessel (British Geological society) using Kongsberg EM3002D multibeam and on the FPV Banríon Uladh using the same multibeam system. The benthic sampling in 2018 (this dataset) was carried out on board the RV Corystes using a day grab. Particle size analysis (PSA) was carried out and the infaunal samples were sent away to accredited taxonomic laboratories to be indentified. The most abundant species recorded was the echinoderm Amphiura filiformis and the most frequently recorded (present in all samples) was the hydrozoan sertulariidae.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21331059.v2
title: Comparative Analysis of the Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Six Berberis Species and Development of Specific DNA Barcode and its Application in Chinese Medicinal Material Berberidis Radix

description: Chloroplast genomes have been widely considered as a valuable resource for phylogenetic reconstruction and molecular marker development in plant species. In this study, for the first time, we systematically compared the complete chloroplast genome sequences of the six <em>Berberis</em> species (<em>B. julianae</em>, <em>B. tsienii</em>, <em>B. pruinose</em>, <em>B. thunbergii</em>, <em>B. poiretii</em> and <em>B. wilsoniae</em>), which commonly were used as medicinal herb Berberidis Radix. The <em>ndhD-ccsA</em> as highly divergent region was found and taken as a potential marker for species identification. Combined with DNA metabarcoding technology, the barcode was applied to the Chinese patent medicine containing Berberidis Radix (Sankezhen). The results showed that the six complete chloroplast genomes exhibited a typical quadripartite structure which ranging from 165,934 to 168,828 bp in length. A total of 147 unique genes were identified in each chloroplast genome, comprising 101 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Comparative genome analysis demonstrated that the six chloroplast genomes were highly conserved in genome size, GC contents, and gene organization. The phylogenetic relationships of six <em>Berberis</em> plants were revealed and the results showed that <em>Mahonia</em> was supported as separate clade in the <em>Berberis</em> genera tree, which was coincident with previous studies. The nucleotide diversity analysis revealed seven variable loci in protein coding regions, and four variable loci in gene spacer regions, respectively. The primer pair 1508F-1864R on <em>ndhD-ccsA </em>region was proven to precisely discriminate the six studied <em>Berberis</em> species and recovered the biodiversity of <em>Berberis</em> species in Chinese patent medicines. In general, this study provides meaningful genetic information for <em>Berberis</em> plants, and establishes a method to realize the identification of Berberidis Radix as multi-origin Chinese medicinal materials, which can be applied to Chinese patent medicines containing Berberidis Radix.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7220093
title: Replication package for: "Finance and Green Growth"

description: De Haas, R. and A. Popov (2022), <em>Finance and Green Growth</em>, The Economic Journal, forthcoming.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7220094
title: Replication package for: "Finance and Green Growth"

description: De Haas, R. and A. Popov (2022), <em>Finance and Green Growth</em>, The Economic Journal, forthcoming.
DOI: 10.5519/qd.l0uscaxy
title: Query on the Natural History Museum Data Portal (data.nhm.ac.uk) (5302051 records)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7185769
title: Replication package for "Finance and Green Growth"

description: De Haas, R. and A. Popov (2022), "Finance and Green Growth", The Economic Journal, forthcoming.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7185770
title: Replication package for "Finance and Green Growth"

description: De Haas, R. and A. Popov (2022), "Finance and Green Growth", The Economic Journal, forthcoming.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21353749
title: Table S2: Mediterranean onshore–offshore gradient in the composition and temporal turnover of benthic molluscs across the middle Piacenzian Warm Period (mPWP)

description: Time bins associated with studied samples
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21353749.v1
title: Table S2: Mediterranean onshore–offshore gradient in the composition and temporal turnover of benthic molluscs across the middle Piacenzian Warm Period (mPWP)

description: Time bins associated with studied samples
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21353755
title: Table S1: Mediterranean onshore–offshore gradient in the composition and temporal turnover of benthic molluscs across the middle Piacenzian Warm Period (mPWP)

description: List of samples subdivided by locality, with relevant reference for each locality
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21353755.v1
title: Table S1: Mediterranean onshore–offshore gradient in the composition and temporal turnover of benthic molluscs across the middle Piacenzian Warm Period (mPWP)

description: List of samples subdivided by locality, with relevant reference for each locality
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21353761.v1
title: Table S3: Mediterranean onshore–offshore gradient in the composition and temporal turnover of benthic molluscs across the middle Piacenzian Warm Period (mPWP)

description: Species-level Mediterranean Pliocene dataset used in the present study
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21353761
title: Table S3: Mediterranean onshore–offshore gradient in the composition and temporal turnover of benthic molluscs across the middle Piacenzian Warm Period (mPWP)

description: Species-level Mediterranean Pliocene dataset used in the present study
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19382193
title: Sporoderm ultrastructure of some Devonian and Permian representatives of <i>Biharisporites</i> and their botanical affinity

description: The megaspore genus <i>Biharisporites</i> has a very wide stratigraphic range, being recorded from the Devonian to the Cretaceous. However, <i>in situ</i> these megaspores are known only from the Middle–Upper Devonian, from archaeopteridalean sporangia. Post-Devonian producers of <i>Biharisporites</i> are so far unknown; the parent group can only be hypothesized from the spore morphology and ultrastructure, and from the composition of contemporaneous assemblages of macroremains. To contribute to the understanding of the botanical affinity of dispersed megaspores of the genus, we undertook a comparative ultrastructural study of several <i>Biharisporites</i> species from the Middle Devonian of Russia and the Lower Permian of India. Surprisingly, we found exclusively lycopsid variants of the sporoderm ultrastructure not only in the Permian spores, but also in the Devonian. Therefore, some megaspores of <i>Biharisporites</i> were produced by lycopsids even in the Middle Devonian. Megaspores of <i>Biharisporites</i> morphology have been produced by different groups of spore-bearing plants since the Middle Devonian, and the genus <i>Biharisporites</i> is heterogeneous.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19382193.v1
title: Sporoderm ultrastructure of some Devonian and Permian representatives of <i>Biharisporites</i> and their botanical affinity

description: The megaspore genus <i>Biharisporites</i> has a very wide stratigraphic range, being recorded from the Devonian to the Cretaceous. However, <i>in situ</i> these megaspores are known only from the Middle–Upper Devonian, from archaeopteridalean sporangia. Post-Devonian producers of <i>Biharisporites</i> are so far unknown; the parent group can only be hypothesized from the spore morphology and ultrastructure, and from the composition of contemporaneous assemblages of macroremains. To contribute to the understanding of the botanical affinity of dispersed megaspores of the genus, we undertook a comparative ultrastructural study of several <i>Biharisporites</i> species from the Middle Devonian of Russia and the Lower Permian of India. Surprisingly, we found exclusively lycopsid variants of the sporoderm ultrastructure not only in the Permian spores, but also in the Devonian. Therefore, some megaspores of <i>Biharisporites</i> were produced by lycopsids even in the Middle Devonian. Megaspores of <i>Biharisporites</i> morphology have been produced by different groups of spore-bearing plants since the Middle Devonian, and the genus <i>Biharisporites</i> is heterogeneous.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19704632
title: Pollen micro-morphometry of two endangered species of <i>Rauvolfia</i> L. (Apocynaceae) from the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Central India using LM, CLSM and FESEM

description: <i>Rauvolfia</i> belongs to the family Apocynaceae and encompasses herbs or shrubs with leaves in whorls of three or four. It is an endangered plant of the tropics and subtropics. We present a preliminary study and analysis of the morphological details of the pollen of two extant species of <i>Rauvolfia</i> (<i>R. serpentina</i> (L.) Benth. ex Kurz and <i>R. tetraphylla</i> L.) from the Ganga Plain using light microscopy (LM), confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The critical point drying method (CPD) was adopted to test the pollen size difference from the conventional acetolysis method (ACE). The pollen morphology of <i>R. tetraphylla</i> differs from that of <i>R. serpentina</i> in several specific traits. Its pollen grain is 3-colporate; it is oblate to oblate-spheroidal; sexine is punctate to obscure and mostly as thick as nexine; and a distinct thickening is present around the ectocolpi. The study shows that <i>R. serpentina</i> can be distinguished from <i>R. tetraphylla</i> by its pollen shape, size, sexine ornamentation (particularly the presence and absence of punctae/perforations in the mesocolpial region) and length of the ectocolpi thickening. The pollen shape and aperture number are more or less common features in <i>Rauvolfia</i> spp., but the presence and absence of a punctate pattern at the mesocolpial position marks the primary difference between the two species. The <i>t</i>-test was applied to determine the statistical significance of pollen morphological data of both species. This study provides a source of information for systematic and conservation purposes and provides a baseline to facilitate palynological studies of past vegetation and palaeoenvironments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19704632.v2
title: Pollen micro-morphometry of two endangered species of <i>Rauvolfia</i> L. (Apocynaceae) from the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Central India using LM, CLSM and FESEM

description: <i>Rauvolfia</i> belongs to the family Apocynaceae and encompasses herbs or shrubs with leaves in whorls of three or four. It is an endangered plant of the tropics and subtropics. We present a preliminary study and analysis of the morphological details of the pollen of two extant species of <i>Rauvolfia</i> (<i>R. serpentina</i> (L.) Benth. ex Kurz and <i>R. tetraphylla</i> L.) from the Ganga Plain using light microscopy (LM), confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The critical point drying method (CPD) was adopted to test the pollen size difference from the conventional acetolysis method (ACE). The pollen morphology of <i>R. tetraphylla</i> differs from that of <i>R. serpentina</i> in several specific traits. Its pollen grain is 3-colporate; it is oblate to oblate-spheroidal; sexine is punctate to obscure and mostly as thick as nexine; and a distinct thickening is present around the ectocolpi. The study shows that <i>R. serpentina</i> can be distinguished from <i>R. tetraphylla</i> by its pollen shape, size, sexine ornamentation (particularly the presence and absence of punctae/perforations in the mesocolpial region) and length of the ectocolpi thickening. The pollen shape and aperture number are more or less common features in <i>Rauvolfia</i> spp., but the presence and absence of a punctate pattern at the mesocolpial position marks the primary difference between the two species. The <i>t</i>-test was applied to determine the statistical significance of pollen morphological data of both species. This study provides a source of information for systematic and conservation purposes and provides a baseline to facilitate palynological studies of past vegetation and palaeoenvironments.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19521708
title: Methods in melissopalynology: colour determination of pollen pellets for colour vision deficient individuals

description: Colour is commonly used as an initial proxy for the determination of botanical origin for pollen pellets collected by honeybees. However, individuals with Colour Vision Deficiency (colour blindness) will struggle with this determination. Here we present a simple and reproducible technique to enable inclusive participation of all individuals in the determination of pollen pellet colour. The proposed method makes use of colour determination applications on smartphones and is therefore appropriate to use in large scale citizen science projects. We also highlight the need to think inclusively when reporting and presenting colour-based research findings in melissopalynology and honeybee research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20141229
title: Palynomorphological and taxonomical investigations of some Apiaceae taxa from Bilecik, Turkey

description: The objective of the present study is to investigate pollen morphology and taxonomy of some Apiaceae species in Bilecik, Turkey. The study area is restricted to Vezirhan in the south (Bilecik), Pamukova and Geyve in the north (Sakarya), İznik in the west (Bursa), Gölpazarı in the south-east (Bilecik) and Taraklı in the east (Sakarya). Apiaceae species were collected from the study area by visiting there in all four seasons. In this study, the pollen morphology of 22 taxa belonging to different genera of the Apiaceae family was investigated for the first time in detail using light microscope and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The pollen is radially symmetrical, isopolar and tricolporate in all examined species. Pollen grains are perprolate, prolate and subprolate with the polar axis ranging from 17.53 µm (Non-acetolysed: N) and 18.28 µm (Acetolysed: A) to 39.71 µm (N) and 39.72 µm (A) and the equatorial axis from 11.77 µm (N) and 12.2 µm (A) to 23.77 µm (N) and 23.54 µm (A). The polar shapes of the studied taxa are triangular. Exine ornamentations of four pollen types have been observed by SEM. Two main groups were revealed in the dendrogram which was constructed by using Average Linkage from the examined data. It was determined that some pollen characteristics of investigated Apiaceae taxa are supporters of the classification of taxa with other taxonomical characteristics. Also, three components of investigated palynological characteristics were identified with principal component analysis. Polar axis (P), equatorial axis (E), the ratio of polar axis to equatorial axis (P/E) (pollen shape) and ornamentation in the polar and equatorial views are determined as the most important palynological characteristics for discrimination of the Apiaceae taxa.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20141229.v2
title: Palynomorphological and taxonomical investigations of some Apiaceae taxa from Bilecik, Turkey

description: The objective of the present study is to investigate pollen morphology and taxonomy of some Apiaceae species in Bilecik, Turkey. The study area is restricted to Vezirhan in the south (Bilecik), Pamukova and Geyve in the north (Sakarya), İznik in the west (Bursa), Gölpazarı in the south-east (Bilecik) and Taraklı in the east (Sakarya). Apiaceae species were collected from the study area by visiting there in all four seasons. In this study, the pollen morphology of 22 taxa belonging to different genera of the Apiaceae family was investigated for the first time in detail using light microscope and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The pollen is radially symmetrical, isopolar and tricolporate in all examined species. Pollen grains are perprolate, prolate and subprolate with the polar axis ranging from 17.53 µm (Non-acetolysed: N) and 18.28 µm (Acetolysed: A) to 39.71 µm (N) and 39.72 µm (A) and the equatorial axis from 11.77 µm (N) and 12.2 µm (A) to 23.77 µm (N) and 23.54 µm (A). The polar shapes of the studied taxa are triangular. Exine ornamentations of four pollen types have been observed by SEM. Two main groups were revealed in the dendrogram which was constructed by using Average Linkage from the examined data. It was determined that some pollen characteristics of investigated Apiaceae taxa are supporters of the classification of taxa with other taxonomical characteristics. Also, three components of investigated palynological characteristics were identified with principal component analysis. Polar axis (P), equatorial axis (E), the ratio of polar axis to equatorial axis (P/E) (pollen shape) and ornamentation in the polar and equatorial views are determined as the most important palynological characteristics for discrimination of the Apiaceae taxa.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19521708.v1
title: Methods in melissopalynology: colour determination of pollen pellets for colour vision deficient individuals

description: Colour is commonly used as an initial proxy for the determination of botanical origin for pollen pellets collected by honeybees. However, individuals with Colour Vision Deficiency (colour blindness) will struggle with this determination. Here we present a simple and reproducible technique to enable inclusive participation of all individuals in the determination of pollen pellet colour. The proposed method makes use of colour determination applications on smartphones and is therefore appropriate to use in large scale citizen science projects. We also highlight the need to think inclusively when reporting and presenting colour-based research findings in melissopalynology and honeybee research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19582644
title: A reconstruction of the early Palaeocene palaeovegetation of Turtle Mountain, south-western Manitoba, Canada

description: The lower Goodlands Member of the Turtle Mountain Formation is exposed in a streambank outcrop on the western flank of Turtle Mountain, south-western Manitoba, Canada (49°0′2″N, 100°14′51″W). This outcrop was sampled for a 1.5 m section of microfossil-rich non-marine clay and coal-rich sediments deposited in a coastal plain environment during the early Palaeocene. These sediments were deposited 65.4–65 Ma and thus offer an opportunity to reconstruct terrestrial palaeoecology 0.6 to 1 Ma after the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (K–Pg) extinction event. We use quantitative palynology to reconstruct terrestrial plant ecology and explore ecological patterns of recovery and succession of these communities on a millennial time scale. Quantitative palynological analyses shows that at the time of deposition of the Goodlands Member the landscape on the coastal plain of the Western Interior Seaway – in what is now south-western Manitoba – was covered in a forested canopied swamp with tall standing swamp cypress and other conifers, Juglandaceae (walnut family), birch, alder, elms and other angiosperms, with an understory of ferns and ground cover of <i>Sphagnum</i> moss. Notably, palms were present but scarce, indicating a relatively warm climate. No successional pattern of diversity and community composition is evident in the samples; all samples showed high plant diversity (33–54 taxa/sample, <i>H′</i> 2–3). Vegetation in Manitoba recovered within 0.6 to 1 Ma following the K–Pg extinction event or was predominantly influenced by local environmental patterns independent of time.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19582644.v2
title: A reconstruction of the early Palaeocene palaeovegetation of Turtle Mountain, south-western Manitoba, Canada

description: The lower Goodlands Member of the Turtle Mountain Formation is exposed in a streambank outcrop on the western flank of Turtle Mountain, south-western Manitoba, Canada (49°0′2″N, 100°14′51″W). This outcrop was sampled for a 1.5 m section of microfossil-rich non-marine clay and coal-rich sediments deposited in a coastal plain environment during the early Palaeocene. These sediments were deposited 65.4–65 Ma and thus offer an opportunity to reconstruct terrestrial palaeoecology 0.6 to 1 Ma after the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (K–Pg) extinction event. We use quantitative palynology to reconstruct terrestrial plant ecology and explore ecological patterns of recovery and succession of these communities on a millennial time scale. Quantitative palynological analyses shows that at the time of deposition of the Goodlands Member the landscape on the coastal plain of the Western Interior Seaway – in what is now south-western Manitoba – was covered in a forested canopied swamp with tall standing swamp cypress and other conifers, Juglandaceae (walnut family), birch, alder, elms and other angiosperms, with an understory of ferns and ground cover of <i>Sphagnum</i> moss. Notably, palms were present but scarce, indicating a relatively warm climate. No successional pattern of diversity and community composition is evident in the samples; all samples showed high plant diversity (33–54 taxa/sample, <i>H′</i> 2–3). Vegetation in Manitoba recovered within 0.6 to 1 Ma following the K–Pg extinction event or was predominantly influenced by local environmental patterns independent of time.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19640816
title: High-resolution Bronze Age palaeoenvironmental change in the Eastern Mediterranean: exploring the links between climate and societies

description: Bronze Age archaeological records from the eastern Mediterranean identify two periods of widespread so-called societal ‘collapse’ between ca. 4.50–ca. 4.20 cal ka BP and ca. 3.50–ca. 2.80 cal ka BP, respectively, which have been linked to a number of proposed causes, including climate change. However, the role of climate change in the ‘collapse’ of eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age societies has been questioned due to the resolution of climate proxy records. In this paper we present a regional synthesis of the highest resolution palaeoclimate records and compare these to archaeological evidence. By recalibrating radiocarbon dates onto a consistent timescale and using pollen, oxygen and carbon isotopes from both marine and terrestrial deposits, we reconstruct aridity at a 50-year resolution. Our results challenge a simple ‘climate destroyed society’ hypothesis. Instead, we find a more complex record of changing aridity and societal response and provide a nuanced perspective on climate versus non-climate causes of Bronze Age societal ‘collapse’ events. Our results have implications for the generation of palaeoclimate records aimed at exploring links between climate and societal change, emphasising the need for high resolution records proximal to archaeological sites.