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26 January 2016      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports               Earth & Environmental Sciences               Different hydrogen isotope fractionations during lipid formation in higher plants: Implications for paleohydrology reconstruction at a global scale ▶     Jinzhao Liu, Weiguo Liu, Zhisheng An et al.     Leaf wax δDn-alkane values have shown to differ significantly among plant life forms (e.g., among grasses, shrubs, and trees) in higher plants. However, the underlying causes for …             Carbon and nitrogen additions induce distinct priming effects along an organic-matter decay continuum ▶     Na Qiao, Xingliang Xu, Yuehua Hu et al.     Decomposition of organic matter (OM) in soil, affecting carbon (C) cycling and climate feedbacks, depends on microbial activities driven by C and nitrogen (N) availability. …             Accelerated soil carbon turnover under tree plantations limits soil carbon storage ▶     Guangshui Chen, Yusheng Yang, Zhijie Yang et al.     The replacement of native forests by tree plantations is increasingly common globally, especially in tropical and subtropical areas. Improving our understanding of the long-term …             Experimental evidence for drought induced alternative stable states of soil moisture ▶     David. A. Robinson, Scott B. Jones, Inma Lebron et al.     Ecosystems may exhibit alternative stable states (ASS) in response to environmental change. Modelling and observational data broadly support the theory of ASS, however evidence …             The Likelihood of Recent Record Warmth ▶     Michael E. Mann, Stefan Rahmstorf, Byron A. Steinman et al.     2014 was nominally the warmest year on record for both the globe and northern hemisphere based on historical records spanning the past one and a half centuries1,2. It was the …             Global effects of local food-production crises: a virtual water perspective ▶     Stefania Tamea, Francesco Laio, Luca Ridolfi     By importing food and agricultural goods, countries cope with the heterogeneous global water distribution and often rely on water resources available abroad. The virtual …             Atmospheric controls on the precipitation isotopes over the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal ▶     S. Chakraborty, N. Sinha, R. Chattopadhyay et al.     Isotopic analysis of precipitation over the Andaman Island, Bay of Bengal was carried out for the year 2012 and 2013 in order to study the atmospheric controls on rainwater …             Meristem maintenance, auxin, jasmonic and abscisic acid pathways as a mechanism for phenotypic plasticity in Antirrhinum majus ▶     Julia Weiss, Raquel Alcantud-Rodriguez, Tugba Toksöz et al.     Plants grow under climatic changing conditions that cause modifications in vegetative and reproductive development. The degree of changes in organ development i.e. its phenotypic …             Transition from freshwater to seawater reshapes the skin-associated microbiota of Atlantic salmon ▶     Jep Lokesh, Viswanath Kiron     Knowledge concerning shifts in microbiota is important in order to elucidate the perturbations in the mucosal barrier during the transitional life stages of the host. In the …             Growing sensitivity of maize to water scarcity under climate change ▶     Qingfeng Meng, Xinping Chen, David B. Lobell et al.     Climate change can reduce crop yields and thereby threaten food security. The current measures used to adapt to climate change involve avoiding crops yield decrease, however, the …             The classic EDCs, phthalate esters and organochlorines, in relation to abnormal sperm quality: a systematic review with meta-analysis ▶     Chao Wang, Lu Yang, Shu Wang et al.     The association between endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and human sperm quality is controversial due to the inconsistent literature findings, therefore, a systematic review …             Temporal Succession of Ancient Phytoplankton Community in Qinghai Lake and Implication for Paleo-environmental Change ▶     Gaoyuan Li, Hailiang Dong, Weiguo Hou et al.     Tibetan lake sediments in NW China are sensitive recorders of climate change. However, many important plankton members do not leave any microscopic features in sedimentary …             A framework for the assessment of the spatial and temporal patterns of threatened coastal delphinids ▶     Jingzhen Wang, Yingting Yang, Feng Yang et al.     The massively accelerated biodiversity loss rate in the Anthropocene calls for an efficient and effective way to identify the spatial and temporal dynamics of endangered species. …             Effect of simulated tillage on microbial autotrophic CO2 fixation in paddy and upland soils ▶     Tida Ge, Xiaohong Wu, Qiong Liu et al.     Tillage is a common agricultural practice affecting soil structure and biogeochemistry. To evaluate how tillage affects soil microbial CO2 fixation, we incubated and continuously …             Corrigendum: Reduced grazing pressure delivers production and environmental benefits for the typical steppe of north China ▶     Yingjun Zhang, Ding Huang, Warwick B. Badgery et al.                 Terpene arms race in the Seiridium cardinale – Cupressus sempervirens pathosystem ▶     Ander Achotegui-Castells, Gianni Della Rocca, Joan Llusià et al.     The canker-causing fungus Seiridium cardinale is the major threat to Cupressus sempervirens worldwide. We investigated the production of terpenes by canker-resistant and …             Reforestation in southern China: revisiting soil N mineralization and nitrification after 8 years restoration ▶     Qifeng Mo, Zhi’an Li, Weixing Zhu et al.     Nitrogen availability and tree species selection play important roles in reforestation. However, long-term field studies on the effects and mechanisms of tree species composition …             Effects of cycle duration of an external electrostatic field on anammox biomass activity ▶     Xin Yin, Sen Qiao, Jiti Zhou     In this study, the effects of different cycle durations of an external electrostatic field on an anammox biomass were investigated. The total application time per day was 12 h at …             Hydrophilic Mineral Coating of Membrane Substrate for Reducing Internal Concentration Polarization (ICP) in Forward Osmosis ▶     Qing Liu, Jingguo Li, Zhengzhong Zhou et al.     Internal concentration polarization (ICP) is a major issue in forward osmosis (FO) as it can significantly reduce the water flux in FO operations. It is known that a hydrophilic …             Effects of Chronic Low-Dose Radiation on Human Neural Progenitor Cells ▶     Mari Katsura, Hiromasa Cyou-Nakamine, Qin Zen et al.     The effects of chronic low-dose radiation on human health have not been well established. Recent studies have revealed that neural progenitor cells are present not only in the …             Ocean acidification increases cadmium accumulation in marine bivalves: a potential threat to seafood safety ▶     Wei Shi, Xinguo Zhao, Yu Han et al.     To date, the effects of ocean acidification on toxic metals accumulation and the underlying molecular mechanism remains unknown in marine bivalve species. In the present study, …             New insights into transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) formation from precursor materials at various Na+/Ca2+ ratios ▶     Shujuan Meng, Yu Liu     Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) are planktonic, organic microgels which play significant roles in cycling of carbon and trace elements, aggregation of particles, feeding …             Unique pioneer microbial communities exposed to volcanic sulfur dioxide ▶     Reiko Fujimura, Seok-Won Kim, Yoshinori Sato et al.     Newly exposed volcanic substrates contain negligible amounts of organic materials. Heterotrophic organisms in newly formed ecosystems require bioavailable carbon and nitrogen …             Tyrannosaurs as long-lived species ▶     Byung Mook Weon     Biodemographic analysis would be essential to understand population ecology and aging of tyrannosaurs. Here we address a methodology that quantifies tyrannosaur survival and …             Label-free SERS study of galvanic replacement reaction on silver nanorod surface and its application to detect trace mercury ion ▶     Yaohui Wang, Guiqing Wen, Lingling Ye et al.     It is significant to explore a rapid and highly sensitive galvanic replacement reaction (GRR) surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) method for detection of trace mercury ions. …             Toxicity of AMPA to the earthworm Eisenia andrei Bouché, 1972 in tropical artificial soil ▶     Anahí Domínguez, George Gardner Brown, Klaus Dieter Sautter et al.     Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) - one of glyphosate’s main metabolites - has been classified as persistent in soils, raising concern regarding the widespread use of glyphosate …             The Dilemma of Derelict Gear ▶     A. M. Scheld, D. M. Bilkovic, K. J. Havens     Every year, millions of pots and traps are lost in crustacean fisheries around the world. Derelict fishing gear has been found to produce several harmful environmental and …             Precisely Determining Ultralow level UO22+ in Natural Water with Plasmonic Nanowire Interstice Sensor ▶     Raekeun Gwak, Hongki Kim, Seung Min Yoo et al.     Uranium is an essential raw material in nuclear energy generation; however, its use raises concerns about the possibility of severe damage to human health and the natural …             Cd(II) Sorption on Montmorillonite-Humic acid-Bacteria Composites ▶     Huihui Du, Wenli Chen, Peng Cai et al.     Soil components (e.g., clays, bacteria and humic substances) are known to produce mineral-organic composites in natural systems. Herein, batch sorption isotherms, isothermal …             Increasing aridity, temperature and soil pH induce soil C-N-P imbalance in grasslands ▶     Feng Jiao, Xin-Rong Shi, Feng-Peng Han et al.     Due to the different degrees of controls exerted by biological and geochemical processes, climate changes are suggested to uncouple biogeochemical C, N and P cycles, influencing …             Temporal aspects of air pollutant measures in epidemiologic analysis: a simulation study ▶     Laura F White, Jeffrey Yu, Michael Jerrett et al.     Numerous observational studies have assessed the association between ambient air pollution and chronic disease incidence, but there is no uniform approach to create an exposure …             Polyhydroxyalkanoates in waste activated sludge enhances anaerobic methane production through improving biochemical methane potential instead of hydrolysis rate ▶     Qilin Wang, Jing Sun, Chang Zhang et al.     Anaerobic sludge digestion is the main technology for sludge reduction and stabilization prior to sludge disposal. Nevertheless, methane production from anaerobic digestion of …             First freshwater coralline alga and the role of local features in a major biome transition ▶     A. Žuljević, S. Kaleb, V. Peña et al.     Coralline red algae are significant components of sea bottom and up to now considered as exclusively marine species. Here we present the first coralline alga from a freshwater …             Long term repeated fire disturbance alters soil bacterial diversity but not the abundance in an Australian wet sclerophyll forest ▶     Ju-pei Shen, C. R. Chen, Tom Lewis     Effects of fire on biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystem are widely acknowledged, while few studies have focused on the bacterial community under the disturbance of …             The role of off-equatorial surface temperature anomalies in the 2014 El Niño prediction ▶     Jieshun Zhu, Arun Kumar, Bohua Huang et al.     The 2014 El Niño, anticipated to be a strong event in early 2014, turned out to be fairly weak. In early 2014, the tropical Pacific exhibited persistent negative SST anomalies in …             Experimental investigation of geochemical and mineralogical effects of CO2 sequestration on flow characteristics of reservoir rock in deep saline aquifers ▶     T. D. Rathnaweera, P. G. Ranjith, M. S. A. Perera     Interactions between injected CO2, brine, and rock during CO2 sequestration in deep saline aquifers alter their natural hydro-mechanical properties, affecting the safety, and …             Which risk scenarios can drive the emergence of costly cooperation? ▶     Kristin Hagel, Maria Abou Chakra, Benedikt Bauer et al.     In collective risk dilemmas, cooperation prevents collective loss only when players contribute sufficiently. In these more complex variants of a social dilemma, the form of the …             Analysis of bacterial diversity in two oil blocks from two low-permeability reservoirs with high salinities ▶     Meng Xiao, Shan-Shan Sun, Zhong-Zhi Zhang et al.     The community diversities of two oil reservoirs with low permeability of 1.81 × 10−3 and 2.29 × 10−3 μm2 in Changqing, China, were investigated using a high throughput sequencing …             Enantio-alteration of gene transcription associated with bioconcentration in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to chiral PCB149 ▶     Tingting Chai, Feng Cui, Pengqian Mu et al.     Enantioselective enrichment of chiral PCB149 (2,2’,3,4’,5’,6-hexachlorobiphenyl) was analysed in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to the racemate, (−)-PCB149, and (…             Transcriptome assembly and expression profiling of molecular responses to cadmium toxicity in hepatopancreas of the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense ▶     Min Sun, Yi Ting Li, Yang Liu et al.     Cadmium (Cd) pollution is a serious global problem, which causes irreversible toxic effects on animals. Freshwater crab, Sinopotamon henanense, is a useful environmental …             Semi-coke briquettes: towards reducing emissions of primary PM2.5, particulate carbon, and carbon monoxide from household coal combustion in China ▶     Qing Li, Xinghua Li, Jingkun Jiang et al.     Direct household use of unprocessed raw coals for cooking and heating without any air pollution control device has caused serious indoor and outdoor environment problems by …             Coupling of soil prokaryotic diversity and plant diversity across latitudinal forest ecosystems ▶     Jun-Tao Wang, Yuan-Ming Zheng, Hang-Wei Hu et al.     The belowground soil prokaryotic community plays a cardinal role in sustaining the stability and functions of forest ecosystems. Yet, the nature of how soil prokaryotic diversity …             Pre-sowing Seed Treatments in Direct-seeded Early Rice: Consequences for Emergence, Seedling Growth and Associated Metabolic Events under Chilling Stress ▶     Weiqin Wang, Qian Chen, Saddam Hussain et al.     Double direct-seeding for double rice cropping is a simplified, labor saving, and efficient cropping system to improve multiple-crop index and total rice production in central …             Operational resilience: concepts, design and analysis ▶     Alexander A. 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