Search Results - "SMITH, Stuart"

Statistical solutions for error and bias in global citizen science datasets by Bird, Tomas J., Bates, Amanda E., Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Hill, Nicole A., Thomson, Russell J., Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Wotherspoon, Simon, Krkosek, Martin, Stuart-Smith, Jemina F., Pecl, Gretta T., Barrett, Neville, Frusher, Stewart

“…•Citizen-scientist (CS) datasets offer unique opportunities and challenges to the study of global conservation priorities.•Fortunately, issues of error and…”
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Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity by Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Bates, Amanda E., Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Duffy, J. Emmett, Baker, Susan C., Thomson, Russell J., Stuart-Smith, Jemina F., Hill, Nicole A., Kininmonth, Stuart J., Airoldi, Laura, Becerro, Mikel A., Campbell, Stuart J., Dawson, Terence P., Navarrete, Sergio A., Soler, German A., Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Willis, Trevor J., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Global reef fish diversity is studied with metrics incorporating species abundances and functional traits; these identify diversity hotspots corresponding to…”
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Population parameters and conservation implications for one of the world's rarest marine fishes, the red handfish (Thymichthys politus) by Bessell, Tyson J., Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Johnson, Olivia J., Barrett, Neville S., Lynch, Tim P., Trotter, Andrew J., Stuart‐Smith, Jemina

“…Population estimates are required for effective conservation of many rare marine species, but can be difficult to obtain. The critically endangered red…”
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Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching by Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Brown, Christopher J., Ceccarelli, Daniela M., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Global warming is markedly changing diverse coral reef ecosystems through an increasing frequency and magnitude of mass bleaching events 1 – 3 . How local…”
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The shape of abundance distributions across temperature gradients in reef fishes by Waldock, Conor, Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Edgar, Graham J., Bird, Tomas J., Bates, Amanda E., Mouillot, David

“…Improving predictions of ecological responses to climate change requires understanding how local abundance relates to temperature gradients, yet many factors…”
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A randomized controlled pilot study of home-based step training in older people using videogame technology by Schoene, Daniel, Lord, Stephen R, Delbaere, Kim, Severino, Connie, Davies, Thomas A, Smith, Stuart T

“…Stepping impairments are associated with physical and cognitive decline in older adults and increased fall risk. Exercise interventions can reduce fall risk,…”
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Rarity mediates species‐specific responses of tropical reef fishes to protection by Sanchez, Loïc, Loiseau, Nicolas, Edgar, Graham J., Hautecoeur, Cyril, Leprieur, Fabien, Manel, Stéphanie, McLean, Matthew, Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Velez, Laure, Mouillot, David

“…Marine protected areas (MPAs) are the most widely applied tool for marine biodiversity conservation, yet many gaps remain in our understanding of their…”
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Globally consistent reef size spectra integrating fishes and invertebrates by Heather, Freddie J., Blanchard, Julia L., Edgar, Graham J., Trebilco, Rowan, Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Mouillot, David

“…The frequency distribution of individual body sizes in animal communities (i.e. the size spectrum) provides powerful insights for understanding the energy flux…”
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The Molecular and Phenotypic Basis of the Glioma Invasive Perivascular Niche by Diksin, Mohammed, Smith, Stuart J, Rahman, Ruman

“…Gliomas are devastating brain cancers that have poor prognostic outcomes for their patients. Short overall patient survival is due to a lack of durable,…”
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Using eDNA and SCUBA surveys for detection and monitoring of a threatened marine cryptic fish by Bessell, Tyson J., Appleyard, Sharon A., Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Johnson, Olivia J., Ling, Scott D., Heather, Freddie J., Lynch, Tim P., Barrett, Neville S., Stuart‐Smith, Jemina

“…Quantification of species’ spatial distributions and population trends is crucial for successful conservation efforts. Obtaining sufficient population data,…”
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Mean reef fish body size decreases towards warmer waters by Coghlan, Amy Rose, Blanchard, Julia L., Wotherspoon, Simon, Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Edgar, Graham J., Barrett, Neville, Audzijonyte, Asta

“…Aquatic ectotherms often attain smaller body sizes at higher temperatures. By analysing ~15,000 coastal‐reef fish surveys across a 15°C spatial sea surface…”
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Climate change: Large-scale abundance shifts in fishes by Stuart-Smith, Rick D.

“…Warming seas are driving a mass-scale restructuring of marine life, with observed responses expanding beyond species’ range shifts. New evidence highlights…”
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Interactive Cognitive-Motor Step Training Improves Cognitive Risk Factors of Falling in Older Adults - A Randomized Controlled Trial by Schoene, Daniel, Valenzuela, Trinidad, Toson, Barbara, Delbaere, Kim, Severino, Connie, Garcia, Jaime, Davies, Thomas A, Russell, Frances, Smith, Stuart T, Lord, Stephen R

“…Interactive cognitive-motor training (ICMT) requires individuals to perform both gross motor movements and complex information processing. This study…”
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Fishing-gear restrictions and biomass gains for coral reef fishes in marine protected areas by Campbell, Stuart J., Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Soler, German, Bates, Amanda E.

“…Considerable empirical evidence supports recovery of reef fish populations with fishery closures. In countries where full exclusion of people from fishing may…”
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Direct and indirect effects of heatwaves on a coral reef fishery by Brown, Christopher J., Mellin, Camille, Edgar, Graham J., Campbell, Max D., Stuart‐Smith, Rick D.

“…Marine heatwaves are increasing in frequency and intensity, and indirectly impacting coral reef fisheries through bleaching‐induced degradation of live coral…”
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Biodiversity enhances reef fish biomass and resistance to climate change by Duffy, J. Emmett, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Navarrete, Sergio A., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates, play key functional roles in aquatic ecosystems, and provide protein for a billion people, especially in the…”
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Persistent thermally driven shift in the functional trait structure of herbivorous fishes: Evidence of top‐down control on the rebound potential of temperate seaweed forests? by Bosch, Nestor E., McLean, Matthew, Zarco‐Perello, Salvador, Bennett, Scott, Stuart‐Smith, Rick D., Vergés, Adriana, Pessarrodona, Albert, Tuya, Fernando, Langlois, Tim, Spencer, Claude, Bell, Sahira, Saunders, Benjamin J., Harvey, Euan S., Wernberg, Thomas

“…Extreme climatic events can reshape the functional structure of ecological communities, potentially altering ecological interactions and ecosystem functioning…”
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Defective heart chamber growth and myofibrillogenesis after knockout of adprhl1 gene function by targeted disruption of the ancestral catalytic active site by Smith, Stuart J, Towers, Norma, Demetriou, Kim, Mohun, Timothy J

“…ADP-ribosylhydrolase-like 1 (Adprhl1) is a pseudoenzyme expressed in the developing heart myocardium of all vertebrates. In the amphibian Xenopus laevis,…”
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Increased outburst flood hazard from Lake Palcacocha due to human-induced glacier retreat by Stuart-Smith, R. F., Roe, G. H., Li, S., Allen, M. R.

“…A potential glacial lake outburst flood from Lake Palcacocha (Cordillera Blanca, Peru) threatens Huaraz, a city of 120,000 people. In 1941, an outburst flood…”
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Trait similarity in reef fish faunas across the world’s oceans by McLean, Matthew, Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Villéger, Sébastien, Auber, Arnaud, Edgar, Graham J., MacNeil, M. Aaron, Loiseau, Nicolas, Leprieur, Fabien, Mouillot, David

“…Species’ traits, rather than taxonomic identities, determine community assembly and ecosystem functioning, yet biogeographic patterns have been far less…”
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