This paper presents an educational experiment that merges art and science to deepen landscape architecture students' comprehension of scientific data. It explores tools and methodologies aimed at fostering more intuitive insights into data, bridging both analytical and artistic readings and expression. The study investigates techniques for representing landscapes and vegetation vitality using point ...

Polyploidy or whole-genome duplication (WGD) is a major event that drastically reshapes genome architecture and is often assumed to be causally associated with organismal innovations and radiations. The 2R hypothesis suggests that two WGD events (1R and 2R) occurred during early vertebrate evolution. However, the timing of the 2R event relative to the divergence of gnathostomes ( jawed vertebrates) ...

Extensive research has focused on exploring the range of genome sizes in eukaryotes, with a particular emphasis on land plants, where significant variability has been observed. Accurate estimation of genome size is essential for various research purposes, but existing sequence-based methods have limitations, particularly for low-coverage datasets. In this study, we introduce LocoGSE, a novel ...

Healthy ecosystems and species have some degree of resilience to changing conditions, however as the frequency and severity of environmental changes increase, resilience may be diminished or lost. In Sweden, one example of a species with reduced resilience is the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). This species has been subjected to overfishing, and with additional pressures such as habitat degradation and ...

Ecosystem response to climate change is complex. In order to forecast ecosystem dynamics, we need high-quality data on changes in past species abundance that can inform process-based models. Sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) has revolutionised our ability to document past ecosystems' dynamics. It provides time series of increased taxonomic resolution compared to microfossils (pollen, spores), and ...

When tracing vegetation dynamics over long timescales, obtaining enough floristic information to gain a detailed understanding of past communities and their transitions can be challenging. The first high-resolution sedimentary DNA (sedaDNA) metabarcoding record from lake sediments in Alaska—reported here—covers nearly 15,000 years of change. It shows in unprecedented detail the composition of ...

A new species of the amphipod family Stenothoidae found living in association with tubulariid hydroids in British Columbia, Canada is described. Stenula traudlae sp. nov., which has a rounded naked telson, a rounded posterodistal tooth on Ep3, and a heavily spinose P5, is described morphologically. We also include an updated key to world species of Stenula s.l. Associations of amphipods with tubulariids ...

Current practices of eco-conscious photography, informed by the ongoing climate crisis and post-humanist theory, share characteristics such as collectivity, co-creation, and pro- cess orientation. By way of examples from the UK and the Nordic region, we investigate how these aspects are made (in)visible within the framework of photographic institu- tions: artist-led organizations, photographic ...

PROSJEKTBESKRIVELSE Med utgangspunkt i drabantbyen og de sosialdemokratiske idealene som ligger bak denne type planlegging, vil jeg i mitt prosjekt la meg inspirere og bygge videre på ideene om lys, luft, nærhet til natur og gode møteplasser som alle kan bruke og på den måten ta del i nabolagets fellesskap. Med prosjektet ønsker jeg å sette fokus på viktigheten av gjennomtenkte, attraktive ...

Prosjektet ’Folkekaia’ tar for seg utbedringen av havna i Sørvær og kommer med forslag til utformingen av den nye industrikaien som planlegges her. Sørvær er et lite fiskevær langt til nord. Med sine 200 inbyggere er det store menneskelige ressurser og pådrivere, noe som gjør at Sørvær er et sted det skjer mye, og som tiltrekker seg masse mennesker på tross av sitt beskjedene inbyggertall. De ...