cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5v5fk4s
title: Data from: Human eutrophication drives biogeographic saltmarsh productivity patterns in China

description: Saltmarshes are important natural carbon sinks with a large capacity to
 absorb exogenous nutrient inputs. The effects of nutrients on
 biogeographic productivity patterns, however, have been poorly explored in
 saltmarshes. We conducted field surveys to examine how complex
 environments affect productivity of two common saltmarsh plants, invasive
 Spartina alterniflora and native Phragmites australis, along an 18,000-km
 latitudinal gradient on the Chinese coastline. We harvested peak
 aboveground biomass as a proxy for productivity, and measured leaf
 functional traits (e.g., leaf area, specific leaf area [SLA], leaf
 nitrogen [N] and phosphorus [P]), soil nutrients (dissolved inorganic N
 (DIN) and available P (AP)), and salinity. We compiled data on mean annual
 temperature (MAT) and exogenous nutrients (both N and P). Then, we
 examined how these abiotic factors affect saltmarsh productivity using
 both linear mixed effect models and structural equation modelling. Using a
 trait-based approach, we also examined how saltmarsh productivity responds
 to changing environments across latitude. Exogenous nutrients (both N and
 P) compared with temperature and other variables (e.g., DIN, AP, salinity)
 were the dominant factors in explaining the biogeographic productivity
 patterns of both S. alterniflora and P. australis. Leaf size-related
 traits (e.g., leaf area), rather than leaf economic traits (e.g., SLA,
 leaf N and P), can be used to indicate the positive effects of exogenous
 nutrients on the productivity of these two species. Our results
 demonstrated that human eutrophication surpassed temperature as the major
 driver of biogeographic saltmarsh productivity pattern, challenging
 current models in which biogeographic productivity pattern is primarily
 controlled by temperature. Our findings have potential broad implications
 for the management of S. alterniflora, which is a global invader, as it
 has benefited from coastal eutrophication. Furthermore, exogenous nutrient
 availability and leaf size need to be integrated into earth system models
 that are used to predict global plant productivity in saltmarshes.
description: Data from: Human
 eutrophication drives biogeographic saltmarsh productivity patterns in
 ChinaData.xlsx
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.90cj2pq
title: Modeling and forecasting art movements with CGANs

description: Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks~(CGANs) are a recent and
 popular method for generating samples from a probability distribution
 conditioned on latent information. The latent information often comes in
 the form of a discrete label from a small set. We propose a novel method
 for training CGANs which allows us to condition on a sequence of
 continuous latent distributions $f^{(1)}, \ldots, f^{(K)}$. This training
 allows CGANs to generate samples from a sequence of distributions. We
 apply our method to paintings from a sequence of artistic movements, where
 each movement is considered to be its own distribution. Exploiting the
 temporal aspect of the data, a vector autoregressive (VAR) model is fitted
 to the means of the latent distributions that we learn, and used for
 one-step-ahead forecasting, to predict the latent distribution of a future
 art movement $f^{{(K+1)}}$. Realisations from this distribution can be
 used by the CGAN to generate ``future'' paintings. In
 experiments, this novel methodology generates accurate predictions of the
 evolution of art. The training set consists of a large dataset of past
 paintings. While there is no agreement on exactly what current art period
 we find ourselves in, we test on plausible candidate sets of present art,
 and show that the mean distance to our predictions is small.
description: WikiArt_select_20_movementsZip file containing extracted and processed WikiArt data, code to produce such extracted/processed data, and code to obtain the results described in the manuscript.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5jn61nt
title: Data from: Testing the thermal limits: non-linear reaction norms drive disparate thermal acclimation responses in Drosophila melanogaster

description: Critical thermal limits are important ecological parameters for studying
 thermal biology and for modelling species’ distributions under current and
 changing climatic conditions (including predicting the risk of extinction
 for species from future warming). However, estimates of the critical
 thermal limits are biased by the choice of assay and assay conditions,
 which differ among studies. Furthermore, estimates of the potential for
 phenotypic plasticity (thermal acclimation) to buffer against future
 warming are usually based on single assay conditions and (usually linear)
 extrapolation from a few acclimation temperatures. We produced high
 resolution estimates of adult acclimation capacity for upper tolerance
 limits at different assay conditions (ramping rates and knock-down
 temperatures) using CTmax (dynamic) and knock-down (static) thermal assays
 in the model species Drosophila melanogaster. We found the reaction norms
 to be highly dependent on assay conditions. We confirmed that
 progressively lower ramping rates or higher knock-down temperatures led to
 overall lower tolerance estimates. More surprisingly, extended assays
 (lower ramping rates or lower knock-down temperatures) also led to
 increasingly non-linear reaction norms for upper thermal tolerance across
 adult acclimation temperatures. Our results suggest that the magnitude
 (capacity) and direction (beneficial or detrimental) of acclimation
 responses are highly sensitive to assay conditions. The results offer a
 framework for comparison of acclimation responses between different assay
 conditions and a potential for explaining disparate acclimation capacity
 theories. We advocate cautious interpretation of acclimation capacities
 and careful consideration of assay conditions, which should represent
 realistic environmental conditions based on species’ ecological niches.
description: CTmax_Rates_ATCTmax estimates.Knock-down_Temp_ATTime to knock-down estimates.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.71vk748
title: Data from: Evolution of the conodont Diplognathodus ellesmerensis from D. benderi sp. nov. at the Bashkirian-Moscovian (Lower-Middle Pennsylvanian) boundary in South China

description: Conodont assemblages from the Bashkirian-Moscovian boundary interval in
 the Naqing section, South China have been studied in detail. A
 landmark-based geometric morphometric analysis to study the evolution of
 Diplognathodus ellesmerensis is presented. This analysis helped recognize
 a distinct new species, D. benderi sp. nov., which represents the direct
 evolutionary ancestor of D. ellesmerensis. The potential of using the
 First Appearance Datum (FAD) of D. ellesmerensis as the
 Bashkirian-Moscovian boundary marker is re-evaluated via biostratigraphic
 correlations of conodonts and other fossil groups between different
 palaeogeographic basins. The FAD of D. ellesmerensis from within the D.
 benderi sp. nov.–D. ellesmerensis lineage is an excellent marker to
 recognize a global Bashkirian-Moscovian boundary because of its global
 distribution, an abundance of supplementary marker species at similar
 stratigraphic levels, and the close stratigraphic proximity of the FAD to
 the traditional Bashkirian-Moscovian boundary, thus largely preserving the
 original concept for the base of the Moscovian Stage.
description: Outcrops photo and
 numerical data   1. The 8-meter outcrops
 of the studied interval at the Naqing section, Guizhou, South
 China   2. Conodont numerical
 data    3. Information of
 analyzed specimens   Appendice_1_2_3.zip
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.6hb0063
title: Do introduced apex predators suppress introduced mesopredators? A multiscale spatiotemporal study of dingoes and feral cats in Australia suggests not

description: 1. The role of apex predators in structuring ecosystems through the
 suppression of mesopredator activity and abundance is receiving increasing
 attention, largely due to the potential benefits for biodiversity
 conservation. In Australia, invasive mesopredators such as feral cats
 (Felis catus) have been identified as major contributors to Australia’s
 mass mammal extinctions since European arrival. The introduced dingo
 (Canis familiaris) has been proposed as a novel way to suppress the
 impacts of feral cats, however scientific evidence of the dingo’s
 suppressive role is equivocal. 2. We used camera traps to investigate
 whether a large introduced predator (dingo) suppresses the activity of an
 established introduced mesopredator (feral cat) across a national park
 site conserving endangered species, and an agricultural site supporting
 cattle grazing enterprises. 3. Feral cats and dingoes exhibited marked
 overlap in both temporal and spatial activity, indicating coexistence.
 Some temporal separation was evident at the agricultural site, however
 this reflected higher diurnal activity by dingoes, not a responsive shift
 in cat activity. Cat activity times were unrelated to dingo presence and
 did not differ between areas occupied by dingoes and dingo-free areas.
 There was no evidence of dingoes excluding cats from patches at either
 site, nor was there evidence of within-night fine-scale spatiotemporal
 avoidance of dingoes by cats. 4. Species co-occurrence models revealed
 dingoes had no negative effect on the probability of cat presence. The
 probability of detecting a cat on the national park was significantly
 higher in areas with dingoes than in dingo-free areas, while on
 agricultural land, cat detectability did not differ between areas with and
 without dingoes. Cats remained active, abundant and widespread across both
 sites, with evidence of cats hunting and breeding successfully in areas
 occupied by dingoes. 5. Synthesis and applications. Our findings indicate
 that feral cats can coexist with dingoes, without apparent suppression of
 cat activity, abundance, or fitness. Proposals to reintroduce or restore
 dingoes and other large predators to suppress invasive mesopredators and
 conserve biodiversity should be carefully evaluated on a site-by-site
 basis, as their ability to suppress cats and protect species of
 conservation significance will likely be context dependent.
description: Cat and dingo detection
 dataTemporal and occupancy
 data for cats and dingoes
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.gg407h1
title: Data from: Comparison of long-term outcomes between enteral nutrition via gastrostomy and total parenteral nutrition in older persons with dysphagia: A propensity-matched cohort study

description: Background: The long-term outcomes of artificial nutrition in older people
 with dysphagia remain uncertain. Enteral nutrition via percutaneous
 endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is one of the major methods of artificial
 nutrition. Enteral feeding is indicated for patients with a functional
 gastrointestinal tract. However, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is often
 inappropriately chosen for artificial nutrition in Japan, even in patients
 with a functional gastrointestinal tract, as PEG has recently been viewed
 as an unnecessary life-prolonging treatment in Japan. This study aimed to
 compare the long-term outcomes between PEG and TPN. Methods: This
 single-center retrospective cohort study investigated long-term outcomes
 in older patients with dysphagia who received PEG or TPN between January
 2014 and January 2017. The primary outcome was survival time. Secondary
 outcomes were oral intake recovery, discharge to home, and the incidence
 of severe pneumonia and sepsis. We performed 1-to-1 propensity score
 matching using a 0.05 caliper. The Kaplan–Meier method, log-rank test, and
 Cox regression analysis were used to compare the survival time between
 groups. Results: We identified 253 patients who received PEG (n=180) or
 TPN (n=73). Older patients, those with lower nutritional states, and
 severe dementia were more likely to receive TPN. Propensity score matching
 created 55 pairs. Survival time was significantly longer in the PEG group
 (median, 317 vs 195 days; P=0.017). The hazard ratio for PEG relative to
 TPN was 0.60 (95% confidence interval: 0.39–0.92; P=0.019). There were no
 significant differences between the groups in oral intake recovery and
 discharge to home. The incidence of severe pneumonia was significantly
 higher in the PEG group (50.9% vs 25.5%, P=0.010), whereas sepsis was
 significantly higher in the TPN group (10.9% vs 30.9%, P=0.018).
 Conclusions: PEG was associated with a significantly longer survival time,
 a higher incidence of severe pneumonia, and a lower incidence of sepsis
 compared with TPN.
description: Dataset_PEG_TPN_DryadThis is the dataset of the manuscript entitled “Comparison of long-term outcomes between enteral nutrition via gastrostomy and total parenteral nutrition in older persons with dysphagia: A propensity-matched cohort study” in PLOS ONE.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tn63vr1
title: Data from: Inter-individual spacing affects the finder’s share in ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua)

description: Social foraging models are often used to explain how group size can affect
 an individual’s food intake rate and foraging strategies. The proportion
 of food eaten before the arrival of conspecifics, the finder’s share, is
 hypothesized to play a major role in shaping group geometry, foraging
 strategy, and feeding competition. The variables which affect the finder’s
 share in ring-tailed coatis were tested using a series of food trials. The
 number of grapes in the food trials had a strong negative effect on the
 finder’s share and the probability that the finder was joined. The effect
 of group size on the finder’s share and foraging success was not
 straightforward, and was mediated by socio-spatial factors. The finder’s
 share increased when the time to arrival of the next individual was
 longer, the group was more spread out, and the finder was in the back of
 the group. Similarly, the total amount of food eaten at a trial was higher
 when more grapes were placed, arrival time was longer, and number of
 joiners was smaller. Individuals at the front edge of the group found far
 more food trials, but foraging success was higher at the back of the group
 where there were fewer conspecifics to join them. This study highlights
 the importance of social spacing strategies and group geometry on animal
 foraging tactics and the costs and benefits of sociality.
description: Hirsch finders share
 Data archive for BE manuscriptCoati grape feeding
 trials. Finder = first coati to arrive at the food
 trial.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.82f33c2
title: Data from: Cooperative bird discriminates between individuals based purely on their aerial alarm calls

description: From an evolutionary perspective, the ability to recognize individuals
 provides great selective advantages, such as avoiding inbreeding
 depression during breeding. Whilst the capacity to recognize individuals
 for these types of benefits is well established in social contexts, why
 this recognition might arise in a potentially deadly alarm calling context
 following predator encounters is less obvious. For example, in most avian
 systems, alarm signals directed towards aerial predators represent higher
 predation risk and vulnerability than when individuals vocalize towards a
 terrestrial-based predator. While selection should favour simple, more
 effective alarm calls to these dangerous aerial predators, the potential
 of these signals to nonetheless encode additional information such as
 caller identity has not received a great deal of attention. We tested for
 individual discrimination capacity in the aerial alarm vocalizations of
 the noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala), a highly social honeyeater that
 has been previously shown to be able to discriminate between the
 terrestrial alarm signals of individuals. Utilising
 habituation-discrimination paradigm testing we found conclusive evidence
 of individual discrimination in the aerial alarm calls of noisy miners,
 that was surprisingly of similar efficiency to their ability to
 discriminate between less urgent terrestrial alarm signals. While the
 mechanism/s driving this behavior are currently unclear, it most likely
 occurs as a result of selection favouring individualism among other social
 calls in the repertoire of this cooperative species. This raises the
 intriguing possibility that individualistic signatures in vocalizations of
 social animals might be more widespread than currently appreciated,
 opening new areas of bioacoustics research.
description: HDP
 ResultsIndividual responses to
 the habituation-discrimination paradigm implemented to study individual
 differentiation in the aerial alarm calls of noisy miners (Manorina
 melanocephala).Aerial Data Farrow et al.
 .csv
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.k173v65
title: Data from: Warm temperatures during cold season can negatively affect adult survival in an alpine bird

description: Climate seasonality is a predominant constraint on the lifecycles of
 species in alpine and polar biomes. Assessing the response of these
 species to climate change thus requires taking into account seasonal
 constraints on populations. However interactions between seasonality,
 weather fluctuations, and population parameters remain poorly explored as
 they require long-term studies with high sampling frequency. This study
 investigated the influence of environmental covariates on the demography
 of a corvid species, the alpine chough Pyrrhocorax graculus, in the highly
 seasonal environment of the Mont Blanc region. In two steps, we estimated:
 1) the seasonal survival of categories of individuals based on their age,
 sex, etc., 2) the effect of environmental covariates on seasonal survival.
 We hypothesized that the cold season – and more specifically, the end of
 the cold season (spring) – would be a critical period for individuals, and
 we expected that weather and individual covariates would influence
 survival variation during critical periods. We found that while spring was
 a critical season for adult female survival, it was not for males. This is
 likely because females are dominated by males at feeding sites during
 snowy seasons (winter and spring), and additionally must invest energy in
 egg production. When conditions were not favourable, which seemed to
 happen when the cold season was warmer than usual, females probably
 reached their physiological limits. Surprisingly, adult survival was
 higher at the beginning of the cold season than in summer, which may
 result from adaptation to harsh weather in alpine and polar vertebrates.
 This hypothesis could be confirmed by testing it with larger sets of
 populations. This first seasonal analysis of individual survival over the
 full life cycle in a sedentary alpine bird shows that including
 seasonality in demographic investigations is crucial to better understand
 the potential impacts of climate change on cold ecosystems.
description: Raw individual
 capture/recapture history by seasoneach row is an
 individual, each column entitled with "H:" is a season, Winter
 1988 to summer 2014, from the left to the right.column
 "$COV:sexe" is: 1 : females; 2: males; column
 "$COV:TGG" informs about sex-size groups :A: small females, B
 large females, C: small males, D: large males; finally
 "COV:TAILLE" contains a standardized tarsus length measure for
 each individual.DATA_PYRR_GRAC_1988_2014_MONTBLANC.txt
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.612r4t8
title: Data from: Feeding increases the number of offspring but decreases parental investment of Red Sea coral Stylophora pistillata

description: 1. Successful reproductive output and recruitment is crucial to coral
 persistence and recovery following anthropogenic stress. Feeding is known
 to alter coral physiology and increase resilience to bleaching. 2. The
 goal of the study was to address the knowledge gap of the influence of
 feeding on reproductive output and offspring phenotype. 3. Colonies of
 Stylophora pistillata from the Northern Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea) were fed
 an Artemia diet or unfed for five months during gametogenesis,
 fertilisation, and brooding. In addition, time to settlement and mortality
 of planulae were assessed at water temperatures ranging from winter
 temperature (22°C) to three degrees above average peak summer temperature
 (31°C). A range of physiological parameters were measured in parents and
 offspring. 4. In brooding parents, feeding significantly increased protein
 concentration and more than tripled the number of released planulae.
 Planulae from unfed colonies had higher chlorophyll per symbiont
 concentration and concomitantly higher photosynthetic efficiency compared
 to planulae from fed parents. In settlement assays, planulae showed a
 similar thermal resistance as known for this Red Sea adult population.
 Mortality was greater in planulae from unfed parents at ambient and 3°C
 above ambient temperature despite higher per offspring investment in terms
 of total fatty acid content. Fatty acid profiles and relative abundances
 were generally conserved between different fed and unfed colonies but
 planulae were enriched in monounsaturated fatty acids relative to adults,
 i.e., 16:1, 18:1, 20:1, 22:1, and 24:1 isomers. 5. Ultimately the
 availability of zooplankton could influence population physiology and
 recruitment in corals.
description: Raw data
 files_Bellworthy2019_ParentAndPlanulaeData_FeedingEffectOnParentalInvestmentFile contains all raw data from this experiment: parent and planulae physiological data with normalisation. Observations of settlement and mortality in planulae. Full fatty acid profiles of coral tissue, symbionts, coral food, seawater, and offspring from fed and unfed colonies.