Search Results - "Watson, E."

Ce and Eu anomalies in zircon as proxies for the oxidation state of magmas by Trail, Dustin, Bruce Watson, E., Tailby, Nicholas D.

“…Chondrite normalized rare earth element (REE) patterns of zircons generally have enriched Ce values relative to La and Pr, and depleted Eu values relative to…”
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The oxidation state of Hadean magmas and implications for early Earth’s atmosphere by Trail, Dustin, Watson, E. Bruce, Tailby, Nicholas D.

“…Earth's mantle is likely to have reached its present-day oxidation state before 4 billion years ago, according to a determination of the oxidation state of…”
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Low-temperature crystallization of granites and the implications for crustal magmatism by Ackerson, Michael R., Mysen, B. O., Tailby, N. D., Watson, E. B.

“…The structure and composition of granites provide clues to the nature of silicic volcanism, the formation of continents, and the rheological and thermal…”
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TitaniQ under pressure: the effect of pressure and temperature on the solubility of Ti in quartz by Thomas, Jay B., Bruce Watson, E., Spear, Frank S., Shemella, Philip T., Nayak, Saroj K., Lanzirotti, Antonio

“…Quartz and rutile were synthesized from silica-saturated aqueous fluids between 5 and 20 kbar and from 700 to 940°C in a piston-cylinder apparatus to explore…”
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One-third of global protected land is under intense human pressure by Jones, Kendall R, Venter, Oscar, Fuller, Richard A, Allan, James R, Maxwell, Sean L, Negret, Pablo Jose, Watson, James E M

“…In an era of massive biodiversity loss, the greatest conservation success story has been the growth of protected land globally. Protected areas are the primary…”
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Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity by Sonter, Laura J., Dade, Marie C., Watson, James E. M., Valenta, Rick K.

“…Renewable energy production is necessary to halt climate change and reverse associated biodiversity losses. However, generating the required technologies and…”
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New thermodynamic models and revised calibrations for the Ti-in-zircon and Zr-in-rutile thermometers by Ferry, J. M., Watson, E. B.

“…The models recognize that ZrSiO4, ZrTiO4, and TiSiO4, but not ZrO2 or TiO2, are independently variable phase components in zircon. Accordingly, the equilibrium…”
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Diffusive fractionation of volatiles and their isotopes during bubble growth in magmas by Watson, E. Bruce

“…Bubbles grow in decompressing magmas by simple expansion and by diffusive supply of volatiles to the bubble/melt interface. The latter phenomenon is of…”
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Fertility preservation in cancer survivors: a national survey of oncologists’ current knowledge, practice and attitudes by Adams, E, Hill, E, Watson, E

“…Background: Around 1 in 10 of all cancer cases occur in adults of reproductive age. Cancer and its treatments can cause long-term effects, such as loss of…”
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Structure and Properties of Silica Glass Densified in Cold Compression and Hot Compression by Guerette, Michael, Ackerson, Michael R., Thomas, Jay, Yuan, Fenglin, Bruce Watson, E., Walker, David, Huang, Liping

“…Silica glass has been shown in numerous studies to possess significant capacity for permanent densification under pressure at different temperatures to form…”
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Zircon Thermometer Reveals Minimum Melting Conditions on Earliest Earth by Watson, E. B, Harrison, T. M

“…Ancient zircons from Western Australia's Jack Hills preserve a record of conditions that prevailed on Earth not long after its formation. Widely considered to…”
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Protected area targets post-2020 by Visconti, Piero, Butchart, Stuart H M, Brooks, Thomas M, Langhammer, Penny F, Marnewick, Daniel, Vergara, Sheila, Yanosky, Alberto, Watson, James E M

“…Outcome-based targets are needed to achieve biodiversity goals In 2010, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Strategic Plan for…”
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The performance and potential of protected areas by Watson, James E. M., Dudley, Nigel, Segan, Daniel B., Hockings, Marc

“…Originally conceived to conserve iconic landscapes and wildlife, protected areas are now expected to achieve an increasingly diverse set of conservation,…”
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A fully resolved backbone phylogeny reveals numerous dispersals and explosive diversifications throughout the history of Asteraceae by Mandel, Jennifer R., Dikow, Rebecca B., Siniscalchi, Carolina M., Thapa, Ramhari, Watson, Linda E., Funk, Vicki A.

“…The sunflower family, Asteraceae, comprises 10% of all flowering plant species and displays an incredible diversity of form. Asteraceae are clearly…”
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Wilderness areas halve the extinction risk of terrestrial biodiversity by Di Marco, Moreno, Ferrier, Simon, Harwood, Tom D., Hoskins, Andrew J., Watson, James E. M.

“…Reducing the rate of global biodiversity loss is a major challenge facing humanity 1 , as the consequences of biological annihilation would be irreversible for…”
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Just ten percent of the global terrestrial protected area network is structurally connected via intact land by Ward, Michelle, Saura, Santiago, Williams, Brooke, Ramírez-Delgado, Juan Pablo, Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur, Allan, James R., Venter, Oscar, Dubois, Grégoire, Watson, James E. M.

“…Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response,…”
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Global mismatch between greenhouse gas emissions and the burden of climate change by Althor, Glenn, Watson, James E. M., Fuller, Richard A.

“…Countries export much of the harm created by their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions because the Earth’s atmosphere intermixes globally. Yet, the extent to which…”
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Changes in human footprint drive changes in species extinction risk by Di Marco, Moreno, Venter, Oscar, Possingham, Hugh P., Watson, James E. M.

“…Predicting how species respond to human pressure is essential to anticipate their decline and identify appropriate conservation strategies. Both human pressure…”
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Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science by Sonter, Laura J., Ali, Saleem H., Watson, James E. M.

“…Mining poses serious and highly specific threats to biodiversity. However, mining can also be a means for financing alternative livelihood paths that, over the…”
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The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people by Scheffers, Brett R., De Meester, Luc, Bridge, Tom C. L., Hoffmann, Ary A., Pandolfi, John M., Corlett, Richard T., Butchart, Stuart H. M., Pearce-Kelly, Paul, Kovacs, Kit M., Dudgeon, David, Pacifici, Michela, Rondinini, Carlo, Foden, Wendy B., Martin, Tara G., Mora, Camilo, Bickford, David, Watson, James E. M.

“…Most ecological processes now show responses to anthropogenic climate change. In terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems, species are changing…”
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