By using traditional bacterial culture methods, only less than 1% of bacteria from environmental samples can be cultivated for biodiversity and microbial ecology studies. In recent years, however, rapid development in molecular biology and ecology has enabled us to explore genetic diversity of bacteria in environmental samples using culture-independent approaches. For example, the recent emerge...

We determined the relationships between Grizzly Bear density and ultimate measures of ecosystem productivity and mortality at a landscape scale using multiple linear regression and field based density estimates from Grizzly Bear populations across western North America. We found that Grizzly Bear densities in non-coastal environments were positively related to the mean annual rainfall, to the p...

Due to strong improvements and developments achieved in the last decade, it is clear that applied research using remote sensing technology such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can provide a flexible, efficient, non-destructive, and non-invasive means of acquiring geoscientific data, especially aerial imagery. Simultaneously, there has been an exponential increase in the development of sensor...

INTRODUCTION: Flooding resulting from hurricanes and other extreme storm events is a prominent risk along the coasts. These coastal areas are typically of low elevation and relief, making land and infrastructure highly susceptible to inundation by storm surge and waves. The severity of this threat is exacerbated by sea level rise and a possible increase in storm frequency and strength due to cl...

Cyanobacterial photosynthesis occurs in radically diverse habitats and utilizes various forms of a CO(2)-concentrating mechanism (CCM) featuring multiple inorganic carbon (C(i)) transporters. Cyanobacteria from dynamic environments can transform CCM activity depending on C(i) availability, and yet the molecular basis for this regulation is unclear, especially in coastal strains. LysR family tra...