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Plants in the Light of Ionizing Radiation: What Have We Learned From Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Other "Hot" Places? by Mousseau, Timothy A, Møller, Anders Pape

“…Perhaps the main factor determining success of space travel will be the ability to control effects of ionizing radiation for humans, but also for other living…”
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The effects of natural variation in background radioactivity on humans, animals and other organisms by Møller, Anders P., Mousseau, Timothy A.

“…Natural levels of radioactivity on the Earth vary by more than a thousand‐fold; this spatial heterogeneity may suffice to create heterogeneous effects on…”
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Evolution of maternal effects: past and present by Mousseau, Timothy A, Uller, Tobias, Wapstra, Erik, Badyaev, Alexander V

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The successes and pitfalls: Deep‐learning effectiveness in a Chernobyl field camera trap application by Maile, Rachel E., Duggan, Matthew T., Mousseau, Timothy A.

“…Camera traps have become in situ sensors for collecting information on animal abundance and occupancy estimates. When deployed over a large landscape, camera…”
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Highly reduced mass loss rates and increased litter layer in radioactively contaminated areas by Mousseau, Timothy A, Milinevsky, Gennadi, Kenney-Hunt, Jane, Møller, Anders Pape

“…The effects of radioactive contamination from Chernobyl on decomposition of plant material still remain unknown. We predicted that decomposition rate would be…”
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Abundance of birds in Fukushima as judged from Chernobyl by Møller, Anders Pape, Hagiwara, Atsushi, Matsui, Shin, Kasahara, Satoe, Kawatsu, Kencho, Nishiumi, Isao, Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Ueda, Keisuke, Mousseau, Timothy A.

“…The effects of radiation on abundance of common birds in Fukushima can be assessed from the effects of radiation in Chernobyl. Abundance of birds was…”
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Individual quality and phenology mediate the effect of radioactive contamination on body temperature in Chernobyl barn swallows by Boratyński, Zbyszek, Mousseau, Timothy A., Møller, Anders Pape

“…Anthropogenic stressors, such as radioactive contaminants released from the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi accidents, deteriorate ecological and evolutionary…”
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Differences in effects of radiation on abundance of animals in Fukushima and Chernobyl by Møller, Anders Pape, Nishiumi, Isao, Suzuki, Hiroyoshi, Ueda, Keisuke, Mousseau, Timothy A.

“…► We censused animals at 1198 sites in Chernobyl and Fukushima varying in level of radiation. ► Abundance of more animals declined with radiation in Chernobyl…”
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Dose reconstruction supports the interpretation of decreased abundance of mammals in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone by Beaugelin-Seiller, Karine, Garnier-Laplace, Jacqueline, Della-Vedova, Claire, Métivier, Jean-Michel, Lepage, Hugo, Mousseau, Timothy A., Møller, Anders Pape

“…We re-analyzed field data concerning potential effects of ionizing radiation on the abundance of mammals collected in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) to…”
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Elevated mortality among birds in Chernobyl as judged from skewed age and sex ratios by Møller, Anders Pape, Bonisoli-Alquati, Andrea, Rudolfsen, Geir, Mousseau, Timothy A

“…Radiation has negative effects on survival of animals including humans, although the generality of this claim is poorly documented under low-dose field…”
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Aspermy, sperm quality and radiation in Chernobyl birds by Møller, Anders Pape, Bonisoli-Alquati, Andrea, Mousseau, Timothy A, Rudolfsen, Geir

“…Following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, large amounts of radionuclides were emitted and spread in the environment. Animals living in such…”
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Reduced abundance of insects and spiders linked to radiation at Chernobyl 20 years after the accident by Moeller, Anders Pape, Mousseau, Timothy A

“…Effects of low-level radiation on abundance of animals are poorly known. We conducted standardized point counts and line transects of bumble-bees, butterflies,…”
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Chernobyl birds have smaller brains by Møller, Anders Pape, Bonisoli-Alquati, Andea, Rudolfsen, Geir, Mousseau, Timothy A

“…Animals living in areas contaminated by radioactive material from Chernobyl suffer from increased oxidative stress and low levels of antioxidants. Therefore,…”
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Efficiency of bio-indicators for low-level radiation under field conditions by Møller, Anders Pape, Mousseau, Timothy A.

“…Relatively little is known about biological consequences of natural variation in background radiation, and variation in exposure due to nuclear accidents, or…”
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Assessing effects of radiation on abundance of mammals and predator–prey interactions in Chernobyl using tracks in the snow by Møller, Anders Pape, Mousseau, Timothy A.

“…To test whether radioactive contamination reduced the abundance of mammals, and whether species differed in susceptibility to radiation, we censused mammals by…”
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The Biology of Chernobyl by Mousseau, Timothy A

“…Environmental disasters offer the unique opportunity for landscape-scale ecological and evolutionary studies that are not possible in the laboratory or small…”
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IONIZING RADIATION FROM CHERNOBYL AND THE FRACTION OF VIABLE POLLEN by Møller, Anders Pape, Shyu, Jienn Chiang, Mousseau, Timothy A.

“…Pollen viability is an important component of reproductive success, with inviable pollen causing failure of reproduction. Pollen grains have evolved mechanisms…”
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Ecological mechanisms can modify radiation effects in a key forest mammal of Chernobyl by Mappes, Tapio, Boratyński, Zbyszek, Kivisaari, Kati, Lavrinienko, Anton, Milinevsky, Gennadi, Mousseau, Timothy A., Møller, Anders P., Tukalenko, Eugene, Watts, Phillip C.

“…Nuclear accidents underpin the need to quantify the ecological mechanisms which determine injury to ecosystems from chronic low‐dose radiation. Here, we tested…”
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Anther‐smut fungi from more contaminated sites in Chernobyl show lower infection ability and lower viability following experimental irradiation by Arnaise, Sylvie, Shykoff, Jacqui A., Møller, Anders P., Mousseau, Timothy A., Giraud, Tatiana

“…The long‐term contamination that followed the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl provides a case study for the effects of chronic ionizing radiation on living…”
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An approach to rapid processing of camera trap images with minimal human input by Duggan, Matthew T., Groleau, Melissa F., Shealy, Ethan P., Self, Lillian S., Utter, Taylor E., Waller, Matthew M., Hall, Bryan C., Stone, Chris G., Anderson, Layne L., Mousseau, Timothy A.

“…Camera traps have become an extensively utilized tool in ecological research, but the manual processing of images created by a network of camera traps rapidly…”
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