Search Results - "WILLIAMS, S. G"

High water users can be drought tolerant: using physiological traits for green roof plant selection by Farrell, Claire, Szota, Christopher, Williams, Nicholas S. G., Arndt, Stefan K.

“…Background and aims Green roofs are often installed to reduce urban stormwater runoff. To optimally achieve this, green roof plants need to use water when…”
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Beta diversity of urban floras among European and non‐European cities by La Sorte, Frank A, Aronson, Myla F. J, Williams, Nicholas S. G, Celesti‐Grapow, Laura, Cilliers, Sarel, Clarkson, Bruce D, Dolan, Rebecca W, Hipp, Andrew, Klotz, Stefan, Kühn, Ingolf, Pyšek, Petr, Siebert, Stefan, Winter, Marten

“…AIM: Cities represent an ideal study system for assessing how intensive land‐use change and biotic interchange have altered beta diversity at broad geographic…”
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Evaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded COVID-19 intensive care units by Charalampous, Themoula, Alcolea-Medina, Adela, Snell, Luke B, Williams, Tom G S, Batra, Rahul, Alder, Christopher, Telatin, Andrea, Camporota, Luigi, Meadows, Christopher I S, Wyncoll, Duncan, Barrett, Nicholas A, Hemsley, Carolyn J, Bryan, Lisa, Newsholme, William, Boyd, Sara E, Green, Anna, Mahadeva, Ula, Patel, Amita, Cliff, Penelope R, Page, Andrew J, O'Grady, Justin, Edgeworth, Jonathan D

“…Clinical metagenomics (CMg) has the potential to be translated from a research tool into routine service to improve antimicrobial treatment and infection…”
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Optimizing invasive species control across space: willow invasion management in the Australian Alps by Giljohann, Katherine M., Hauser, Cindy E., Williams, Nicholas S. G., Moore, Joslin L.

“…1. A key problem facing invasive species management is how best to allocate surveillance and control effort. Models of the establishment and spread of invasive…”
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A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers by Aronson, Myla F. J., La Sorte, Frank A., Nilon, Charles H., Katti, Madhusudan, Goddard, Mark A., Lepczyk, Christopher A., Warren, Paige S., Williams, Nicholas S. G., Cilliers, Sarel, Clarkson, Bruce, Dobbs, Cynnamon, Dolan, Rebecca, Hedblom, Marcus, Klotz, Stefan, Kooijmans, Jip Louwe, Kühn, Ingolf, MacGregor-Fors, Ian, McDonnell, Mark, Mörtberg, Ulla, Pyšek, Petr, Siebert, Stefan, Sushinsky, Jessica, Werner, Peter, Winter, Marten

“…Urbanization contributes to the loss of the world's biodiversity and the homogenization of its biota. However, comparative studies of urban biodiversity…”
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Green roofs for a wide brown land: Opportunities and barriers for rooftop greening in Australia by Williams, Nicholas S.G., Rayner, John P., Raynor, Kirsten J.

“…There is increasing public, industry and government interest in establishing green roofs in Australian cities due to their demonstrated environmental benefits…”
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A Research Agenda for Urban Biodiversity in the Global Extinction Crisis by Knapp, Sonja, Aronson, Myla F J, Carpenter, Ela, Herrera-Montes, Adriana, Jung, Kirsten, Kotze, D Johan, La Sorte, Frank A, Lepczyk, Christopher A, MacGregor-Fors, Ian, MacIvor, J Scott, Moretti, Marco, Nilon, Charles H, Piana, Max R, Rega-Brodsky, Christine C, Salisbury, Allyson, Threlfall, Caragh G, Trisos, Christopher, Williams, Nicholas S G, Hahs, Amy K

“…Abstract Rapid urbanization and the global loss of biodiversity necessitate the development of a research agenda that addresses knowledge gaps in urban ecology…”
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Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient by Williams, N.S.G, Morgan, J.W, McDonnell, M.J, McCarthy, M.A

“…1. The effect that the surrounding landscape matrix has on the loss of species from fragmented patches remains largely unknown. To determine whether there were…”
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Assessing functional diversity in the field – methodology matters by Lavorel, Sandra, Grigulis, Karl, McIntyre, Sue, Williams, Nick S. G., Garden, Denys, Dorrough, Josh, Berman, Sandra, Quétier, Fabien, Thébault, Aurélie, Bonis, Anne

“…Summary 1 Interpreting the functional diversity of vegetation is important in unravelling the relationship between environmental change, community composition…”
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The Carmarthenshire Glaucoma Referral Refinement Scheme, a safe and efficient screening service by Devarajan, N, Williams, G S, Hopes, M, O'Sullivan, D, Jones, D

“…Aim It has been previously shown that community refinement of glaucoma referrals is an efficient way to investigate and treat glaucoma suspects. The potential…”
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Expanding the genotypic spectrum of Perrault syndrome by Demain, L.A.M., Urquhart, J.E., O'Sullivan, J., Williams, S.G., Bhaskar, S.S., Jenkinson, E.M., Lourenco, C.M., Heiberg, A., Pearce, S.H., Shalev, S.A., Yue, W.W., Mackinnon, S., Munro, K.J., Newbury‐Ecob, R., Becker, K., Kim, M.J., O' Keefe, R.T., Newman, W.G.

“…Perrault syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in both sexes and primary ovarian insufficiency in…”
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Practicable methods for delimiting a plant invasion by Hauser, Cindy E, Giljohann, Katherine M, Rigby, Michael, Herbert, Karen, Curran, Iris, Pascoe, Charlie, Williams, Nicholas S. G, Cousens, Roger D, Moore, Joslin L, Wilson, John

“…AIM: Invasive populations are often irregularly distributed due to sporadic dispersal events and patchy distribution of suitable habitat, making it difficult…”
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Conserving urban biodiversity: Current practice, barriers, and enablers by Soanes, Kylie, Taylor, Lucy, Ramalho, Cristina E., Maller, Cecily, Parris, Kirsten, Bush, Judy, Mata, Luis, Williams, Nicholas S. G., Threlfall, Caragh G.

“…Urban biodiversity conservation is critical if cities are to tackle the biodiversity‐extinction crisis and connect people with nature. However, little…”
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Do green roofs help urban biodiversity conservation? by Williams, Nicholas S. G, Lundholm, Jeremy, Scott MacIvor, J, Fuller, Richard

“…Green roofs are novel ecosystems that are increasingly common in cities. While their hydrologic and energy saving benefits are well‐established, green roofs…”
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Hierarchical filters determine community assembly of urban species pools by Aronson, Myla F. J., Nilon, Charles H., Lepczyk, Christopher A., Parker, Tommy S., Warren, Paige S., Cilliers, Sarel S., Goddard, Mark A., Hahs, Amy K., Herzog, Cecilia, Katti, Madhusudan, La Sorte, Frank A., Williams, Nicholas S. G., Zipperer, Wayne

“…The majority of humanity now lives in cities or towns, with this proportion expected to continue increasing for the foreseeable future. As novel ecosystems,…”
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Peak exercise cardiac power output; a direct indicator of cardiac function strongly predictive of prognosis in chronic heart failure by Williams, S.G, Cooke, G.A, Wright, D.J, Parsons, W.J, Riley, R.L, Marshall, P, Tan, L-B

“…Objectives This study assessed the prognostic value of peak cardiac power output, measured non-invasively during maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing,…”
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effect of urban ground covers on arthropods: An experiment by Norton, Briony A, Thomson, Linda J, Williams, Nicholas S. G, McDonnell, Mark J

“…Changes to the ground layer in urban areas are extensive, but the effects on arthropod fauna are poorly understood. We undertook a manipulative experiment to…”
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Patterns of exotic plant invasions in fragmented urban and rural grasslands across continents by Cilliers, Sarel S, Williams, Nicholas S. G, Barnard, Francois J

“…Linear native grassland remnants in fragmented landscapes are usually at a great risk of exotic species invasion from their edges. Changes in species…”
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Response of Spontaneous Plant Communities to Sedum mexicanum Cover and Water Availability in Green Roof Microcosms by Schrieke, Dean, Williams, Nicholas S. G., Farrell, Claire

“…Lack of maintenance can lead to ‘weedy’ spontaneous vegetation on green roofs. Aspects of green roof design, including substrate depth and roof height, have…”
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Water and Meadow Views Both Afford Perceived but Not Performance-Based Attention Restoration: Results From Two Experimental Studies by Johnson, Katherine A, Pontvianne, Annabelle, Ly, Vi, Jin, Rui, Januar, Jonathan Haris, Machida, Keitaro, Sargent, Leisa D, Lee, Kate E, Williams, Nicholas S G, Williams, Kathryn J H

“…Attention Restoration Theory proposes that exposure to natural environments helps to restore attention. For sustained attention-the ongoing application of…”
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