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2. Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities

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Bruelheide, Helge, Dengler, Jürgen, Purschke, Oliver, Lenoir, Jonathan, Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja, Hennekens, Stephan M., Botta-Dukát, Zoltán, Chytrý, Milan, Field, Richard, Jansen, Florian, Kattge, Jens, Pillar, Valério D., Schrodt, Franziska, Mahecha, Miguel D., Peet, Robert K., Sandel, Brody, van Bodegom, Peter, Altman, Jan, Alvarez-Dávila, Esteban, Arfin Khan, Mohammed A. S., Attorre, Fabio, Aubin, Isabelle, Baraloto, Christopher, Barroso, Jorcely G., Bauters, Marijn, Bergmeier, Erwin, Biurrun, Idoia, Bjorkman, Anne D., Blonder, Benjamin, Čarni, Andraž, Cayuela, Luis, Černý, Tomáš, Cornelissen, J. Hans C., Craven, Dylan, Dainese, Matteo, Derroire, Géraldine, De Sanctis, Michele, Díaz, Sandra, Doležal, Jiří, Farfan-Rios, William, Feldpausch, Ted R., Fenton, Nicole J., Garnier, Eric, Guerin, Greg R., Gutiérrez, Alvaro G., Haider, Sylvia, Hattab, Tarek, Henry, Greg, Hérault, Bruno, Higuchi, Pedro, Hölzel, Norbert, Homeier, Jürgen, Jentsch, Anke, Jürgens, Norbert, Kącki, Zygmunt, Karger, Dirk N., Kessler, Michael, Kleyer, Michael, Knollová, Ilona, Korolyuk, Andrey Y., Kühn, Ingolf, Laughlin, Daniel C., Lens, Frederic, Loos, Jacqueline, Louault, Frédérique, Lyubenova, Mariyana I., Malhi, Yadvinder, Marcenò, Corrado, Mencuccini, Maurizio, Müller, Jonas V., Munzinger, Jérôme, Myers-Smith, Isla H., Neill, David A., Niinemets, Ülo, Orwin, Kate H., Ozinga, Wim A., Penuelas, Josep, Pérez-Haase, Aaron, Petřík, Petr, Phillips, Oliver L., Pärtel, Meelis, Reich, Peter B., Römermann, Christine, Rodrigues, Arthur V., Sabatini, Francesco Maria, Sardans, Jordi, Schmidt, Marco, Seidler, Gunnar, Silva Espejo, Javier Eduardo, Silveira, Marcos, Smyth, Anita, Sporbert, Maria, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Tang, Zhiyao, Thomas, Raquel, Tsiripidis, Ioannis, Vassilev, Kiril, Violle, Cyrille, Virtanen, Risto, Weiher, Evan, Welk, Erik, Wesche, Karsten, Winter, Marten, Wirth, Christian, and Jandt, Ute

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2018
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3. Publish openly but responsibly

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Lowe, Andrew J., Smyth, Anita K., Atkins, Ken, Avery, Ron, Belbin, Lee, Brown, Noleen, Budden, Amber E., Gioia, Paul, Guru, Siddeswara, Hardie, Mel, Hirsch, Tim, Hobern, Donald, La Salle, John, Loarie, Scott R., Miles, Matt, Milne, Damian, Nicholls, Miles, Rossetto, Maurizio, Smits, Jennifer, Sparrow, Ben, Terrill, Gregston, Turner, David, and Wardle, Glenda M.

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2017

4. A decision tree for assessing the risks and benefits of publishing biodiversity data

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Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Auerbach, Nancy, Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Butt, Nathalie, Dickman, Chris R., Ehmke, Glenn, Fisher, Diana O., Grantham, Hedley, Holden, Matthew H., Lavery, Tyrone H., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Nicholls, Miles, O’Connor, James, Roberson, Leslie, Smyth, Anita K., Stone, Zoe, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Turak, Eren, Wardle, Glenda M., and Watson, James E. M.

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2018
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8. Reply to ‘Consider species specialism when publishing datasets’ and ‘Decision trees for data publishing may exacerbate conservation conflict’

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Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Auerbach, Nancy, Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Dickman, Chris R., Fisher, Diana O., Grantham, Hedley, Holden, Matthew H., Lavery, Tyrone H., Leseberg, Nicholas P., O’Connor, James, Roberson, Leslie, Smyth, Anita K., Stone, Zoe, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Turak, Eren, Watson, James E. M., and Wardle, Glenda M.

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2019
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9. Ækos

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Turner, David J., primary, Smyth, Anita K., additional, Walker, Craig M., additional, and Lowe, Andrew J., additional

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2017
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14. A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Atorvastatin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Kitas, George D, Nightingale, Peter, Armitage, Jane, Sattar, Naveed, Belch, Jill JF, Symmons, Deborah PM, Williams, Hawys, Vasishta, Shobna, Storey, Rebecca, Bruce, Ian, Durrington, Paul, McInnes, Iain, Situnayake, Deva, Struthers, Allan, Lowe, Gordon, Fox, Keith, Haskard, Dorian, Dore, Caroline, Bosworth, Ailsa, Frenneaux, Michael, Edwards, Christopher, Emberson, Jonathan, Bax, Deborah, Cobbe, Stuart, Stott, David, Sturrock, Roger, Macfarlane, Peter, Klocke, Rainer, Pullar, Tom, Tan, Su, Knight, Susan, Rowe, Iain, Kumar, Pradeep, Goodson, Nicky, Mulherin, Diarmuid, Brzeski, Micheal, Gardiner, Philip, Walker, David, Callaghan, Rob, Allen, Margaret, McCarey, David, George, Emmanuel, Deighton, Chris, Kirkham, Bruce, Teh, Lee-Suan, Luqmani, Raashid, Chakravarty, Kuntal, Roussou, Euthalia, Nixon, Jenny, Richards, Selwyn, Scott, David, Woolf, Tony, Prouse, Peter, Packham, Jonathan, Davies, Martin, DeLord, Denise, O'Neill, Terence, Pande, Ira, Watts, Richard, Rankin, Elizabeth, Papasawas, George, Emery, Paul, Morgan, Ann, Sinha, Arvind, Dasgupta, Bhaskar, Creamer, Paul, Zoma, Asad, Walsh, David, Van-Laar, Jaap, Capps, Nigel, Cairns, Andrew, Marguerie, Christopher, Kumar, Namita, Abernethy, Rikki, Lillicrap, Mark, Ralston, Stuart, Makadsi, Raad, Hopkinson, Neil, Akil, Mohammed, Ahmad, Yasmeen, Adler, Matthew, Bukhari, Marwan, Sanders, Paul, Binymin, Khalid, Hassan, Alaa, Hughes, Rod, Irani, Mike, O'Reilly, David, Sainsbury, Paul, Richmond, Ruth, Malgorzata, Magliano, Nisar, Mohammed, McEntergart, Ann, Roy, Dipak, Marks, Jeffrey, Batley, Michael, Mahmud, Taher, McKenna, Frank, Harris, Helen, Smyth, Anita, Tunn, Eddie, Young, Adam, Baburaj, Krishnan, Thomas, Joegi, Hall, Frances, Marshall, Tarnya, Rao, Chandini, Dixey, Josh, Gendi, Nagui, Birrell, Fraser, Chelliah, Gladstone, Fishman, Daniel, Knights, Sally, Coady, David, Smith, Bill, Harrison, Beverley, Naz, Sophia, Siebert, Stefan, Chan, Anthony, Putchakayala, Kiran, Al-Ansari, Atheer, Gough, Andrew, Pyne, Dev, Patel, Yusaf, Isdale, Amanda, Harvie, John, Consortium, TRACERA, Comm, Trial Management, Comm, Trial Steering, Comm, Data Monitoring, Comm, Endpoints, and Principal, TRACERA Recruiting Ctr

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2019

15. A multicenter, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial of atorvastatin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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Kitas, George D., Nightingale, Peter, Armitage, Jane, Sattar, Naveed, Belch, Jill J. F., Symmons, Deborah P. M., Kitas, George, Belch, Jill, Symmons, Deborah, Williams, Hawys, Vasishta, Shobna, Storey, Rebecca, Bruce, Ian, Durrington, Paul, McInnes, Iain, Situnayake, Deva, Struthers, Allan, Lowe, Gordon, Fox, Keith, Haskard, Dorian, Dore, Caroline, Bosworth, Ailsa, Frenneaux, Michael, Edwards, Christopher, Emberson, Jonathan, Bax, Deborah, Cobbe, Stuart, Stott, David, Sturrock, Roger, Macfarlane, Peter, Klocke, Rainer, Pullar, Tom, Knight, Susan, Rowe, Iain, Kumar, Pradeep, Goodson, Nicky, Mulherin, Diarmuid, Brzeski, Micheal, Gardiner, Philip, Walker, David, Callaghan, Rob, Allen, Margaret, McCarey, David, George, Emmanuel, Deighton, Chris, Kirkham, Bruce, Teh, Lee‐Suan, Luqmani, Raashid, Chakravarty, Kuntal, Nixon, Jenny, Richards, Selwyn, Scott, David, Woolf, Tony, Prouse, Peter, Packham, Jonathan, Davies, Martin, DeLord, Denise, O’Neill, Terence, Pande, Ira, Harvie, John, Watts, Richard, Rankin, Elizabeth, Papasavvas, George, Emery, Paul, Sinha, Arvind, Dasgupta, Bhaskar, Creamer, Paul, Zoma, Asad, Walsh, David, Van‐Laar, Jaap, Capps, Nigel, Cairns, Andrew, Marguerie, Christopher, Kumar, Namita, Abernethy, Rikki, Lillicrap, Mark, Ralston, Stuart, Makadsi, Raad, Hopkinson, Neil, Tan, Su, Akil, Mohammed, Ahmad, Yasmeen, Adler, Matthew, Bukhari, Marwan, Sanders, Paul, Roussou, Euthalia, Binymin, Khalid, Hassan, Alaa, Hughes, Rod, O’Reilly, David, Sainsbury, Paul, Richmond, Ruth, Malgorzata, Magliano, Nisar, Mohammed, McEntergart, Ann, Roy, Dipak, Marks, Jeffrey, Batley, Michael, McKenna, Frank, Irani, Mike, Harris, Helen, Smyth, Anita, Tunn, Eddie, Young, Adam, Thomas, Joegi, Hall, Frances, Marshall, Tarnya, Rao, Chandini, Baburaj, Krishnan, Dixey, Josh, Gendi, Nagui, Birrell, Fraser, Chelliah, Gladstone, Morgan, Ann, Fishman, Daniel, Knights, Sally, Coady, David, Smith, Bill, Harrison, Beverley, Siebert, Stefan, Chan, Anthony, Putchakayala, Kiran, Al‐Ansari, Atheer, Gough, Andrew, Naz, Sophia, Pyne, Dev, Mahmud, Taher, Patel, Yusaf, and Isdale, Amanda

Abstract

Objective:\ud \ud Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular event (CVE) risk. The impact of statins in RA is not established. We assessed whether atorvastatin is superior to placebo for the primary prevention of CVEs in RA patients.\ud Methods:\ud \ud A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial was designed to detect a 32% CVE risk reduction based on an estimated 1.6% per annum event rate with 80% power at P < 0.05. RA patients age >50 years or with a disease duration of >10 years who did not have clinical atherosclerosis, diabetes, or myopathy received atorvastatin 40 mg daily or matching placebo. The primary end point was a composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or any arterial revascularization. Secondary and tertiary end points included plasma lipids and safety.\ud Results:\ud \ud A total of 3,002 patients (mean age 61 years; 74% female) were followed up for a median of 2.51 years (interquartile range [IQR] 1.90, 3.49 years) (7,827 patient‐years). The study was terminated early due to a lower than expected event rate (0.70% per annum). Of the 1,504 patients receiving atorvastatin, 24 (1.6%) experienced a primary end point, compared with 36 (2.4%) of the 1,498 receiving placebo (hazard ratio [HR] 0.66 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.39, 1.11]; P = 0.115 and adjusted HR 0.60 [95% CI 0.32, 1.15]; P = 0.127). At trial end, patients receiving atorvastatin had a mean ± SD low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level 0.77 ± 0.04 mmoles/liter lower than those receiving placebo (P < 0.0001). C‐reactive protein level was also significantly lower in the atorvastatin group than the placebo group (median 2.59 mg/liter [IQR 0.94, 6.08] versus 3.60 mg/liter [IQR 1.47, 7.49]; P < 0.0001). CVE risk reduction per mmole/liter reduction in LDL cholesterol was 42% (95% CI −14%, 70%). The rates of adverse events in the atorvastatin group (n = 298 [19.8%]) and placebo group (n = 292 [19.5%]) were similar.\ud Conclusion:\ud \ud Atorvastatin 40 mg daily is safe and results in a significantly greater reduction of LDL cholesterol level than placebo in patients with RA. The 34% CVE risk reduction is consistent with the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration meta‐analysis of statin effects in other populations.

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2019

16. Effects of avian mobbing on roost use and diet of powerful owls, Ninox strenua

Author

Pavey, Chris R. and Smyth, Anita K.

Subjects
Owls -- Behavior, Birds -- Behavior, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

Mobbing is a prey behavior wherein prey conspecifics gather around a predator and exhibit vocal and visual displays as an anti-predatory defense behavior. The effect of bird mobbing on the choice of roost and prey selection among the powerful owls Ninox strenua was investigated. Results indicate that these owls roost more often in rainforests which are relatively inaccessible to mobber avian species. Further, owls prey on non-mobbers more often than they do on mobbing species.

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1998

17. sPlot - A new tool for global vegetation analyses

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Bruelheide, Helge, Bruelheide, Helge, Dengler, Juergen, Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja, Purschke, Oliver, Hennekens, Stephan M., Chytry, Milan, Pillar, Valerio D., Jansen, Florian, Kattge, Jens, Sandel, Brody, Aubin, Isabelle, Biurrun, Idoia, Field, Richard, Haider, Sylvia, Jandt, Ute, Lenoir, Jonathan, Peet, Robert K., Peyre, Gwendolyn, Sabatini, Francesco Maria, Schmidt, Marco, Schrodt, Franziska, Winter, Marten, Aćić, Svetlana, Agrillo, Emiliano, Alvarez, Miguel, Ambarli, Didem, Angelini, Pierangela, Apostolova, Iva, Khan, Mohammed A.S.Arfin, Arnst, Elise, Attorre, Fabio, Baraloto, Christopher, Beckmann, Michael, Berg, Christian, Bergeron, Yves, Bergmeier, Erwin, Bjorkman, Anne D., Bondareva, Viktoria, Borchardt, Peter, Botta-Dukat, Zoltan, Boyle, Brad, Breen, Amy, Brisse, Henry, Byun, Chaeho, Cabido, Marcelo R., Casella, Laura, Cayuela, Luis, Cerny, Tomas, Chepinoga, Victor, Csiky, Janos, Curran, Michael, Custerevska, Renata, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, De Bie, Els, de Ruffray, Patrice, De Sanctis, Michele, Dimopoulos, Panayotis, Dressler, Stefan, Ejrnaes, Rasmus, El-Sheikh, Mohamed Abd El-Rouf Mousa, Enquist, Brian, Ewald, Joerg, Fagundez, Jaime, Finckh, Manfred, Font, Xavier, Forey, Estelle, Fotiadis, Georgios, Garcia-Mijangos, Itziar, de Gasper, Andre Luis, Golub, Valentin, Gutierrez, Alvaro G., Hatim, Mohamed Z., He, Tianhua, Higuchi, Pedro, Holubova, Dana, Hoelzel, Norbert, Homeier, Juergen, Indreica, Adrian, Gursoy, Deniz Isik, Jansen, Steven, Janssen, John, Jedrzejek, Birgit, Jirousek, Martin, Juergens, Norbert, Kacki, Zygmunt, Kavgaci, Ali, Kearsley, Elizabeth, Kessler, Michael, Knollova, Ilona, Kolomiychuk, Vitaliy, Korolyuk, Andrey, Kozhevnikova, Maria, Kozub, Lukasz, Krstonosić, Daniel, Kuehl, Hjalmar, Kuehn, Ingolf, Kuzemko, Anna, Kuzmić, Filip, Landucci, Flavia, Lee, Michael T., Levesley, Aurora, Li, Ching-Feng, Liu, Hongyan, Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela, Lysenko, Tatiana, Macanović, Armin, Mahdavi, Parastoo, Manning, Peter, Marceno, Corrado, Martynenko, Vassiliy, Mencuccini, Maurizio, Minden, Vanessa, Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold, Moretti, Marco, Mueller, Jonas V., Munzinger, Jerome, Niinemets, Ulo, Nobis, Marcin, Noroozi, Jalil, Nowak, Arkadiusz, Onyshchenko, Viktor, Overbeck, Gerhard E., Ozinga, Wim A., Pauchard, Anibal, Pedashenko, Hristo, Penuelas, Josep, Perez-Haase, Aaron, Peterka, Tomas, Petrik, Petr, Phillips, Oliver L., Prokhorov, Vadim, Rasomavicius, Valerijus, Revermann, Rasmus, Rodwell, John, Ruprecht, Eszter, Rusina, Solvita, Samimi, Cyrus, Schaminee, Joop H.J., Schmiedel, Ute, Sibik, Jozef, Silc, Urban, Skvorc, Željko, Smyth, Anita, Sop, Tenekwetche, Sopotlieva, Desislava, Sparrow, Ben, Stancić, Zvjezdana, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Swacha, Grzegorz, Tang, Zhiyao, Tsiripidis, Ioannis, Turtureanu, Pavel Dan, Ugurlu, Emin, Uogintas, Domas, Valachović, Milan, Vanselow, Kim Andre, Vashenyak, Yulia, Vassilev, Kiril, Velez-Martin, Eduardo, Venanzoni, Roberto, Vibrans, Alexander Christian, Violle, Cyrille, Virtanen, Risto, von Wehrden, Henrik, Wagner, Viktoria, Walker, Donald A., Wana, Desalegn, Weiher, Evan, Wesche, Karsten, Whitfeld, Timothy, Willner, Wolfgang, Wiser, Susan, Wohlgemuth, Thomas, Yamalov, Sergey, Zizka, Georg, Zverev, Andrei, Bruelheide, Helge, Bruelheide, Helge, Dengler, Juergen, Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja, Purschke, Oliver, Hennekens, Stephan M., Chytry, Milan, Pillar, Valerio D., Jansen, Florian, Kattge, Jens, Sandel, Brody, Aubin, Isabelle, Biurrun, Idoia, Field, Richard, Haider, Sylvia, Jandt, Ute, Lenoir, Jonathan, Peet, Robert K., Peyre, Gwendolyn, Sabatini, Francesco Maria, Schmidt, Marco, Schrodt, Franziska, Winter, Marten, Aćić, Svetlana, Agrillo, Emiliano, Alvarez, Miguel, Ambarli, Didem, Angelini, Pierangela, Apostolova, Iva, Khan, Mohammed A.S.Arfin, Arnst, Elise, Attorre, Fabio, Baraloto, Christopher, Beckmann, Michael, Berg, Christian, Bergeron, Yves, Bergmeier, Erwin, Bjorkman, Anne D., Bondareva, Viktoria, Borchardt, Peter, Botta-Dukat, Zoltan, Boyle, Brad, Breen, Amy, Brisse, Henry, Byun, Chaeho, Cabido, Marcelo R., Casella, Laura, Cayuela, Luis, Cerny, Tomas, Chepinoga, Victor, Csiky, Janos, Curran, Michael, Custerevska, Renata, Dajić-Stevanović, Zora, De Bie, Els, de Ruffray, Patrice, De Sanctis, Michele, Dimopoulos, Panayotis, Dressler, Stefan, Ejrnaes, Rasmus, El-Sheikh, Mohamed Abd El-Rouf Mousa, Enquist, Brian, Ewald, Joerg, Fagundez, Jaime, Finckh, Manfred, Font, Xavier, Forey, Estelle, Fotiadis, Georgios, Garcia-Mijangos, Itziar, de Gasper, Andre Luis, Golub, Valentin, Gutierrez, Alvaro G., Hatim, Mohamed Z., He, Tianhua, Higuchi, Pedro, Holubova, Dana, Hoelzel, Norbert, Homeier, Juergen, Indreica, Adrian, Gursoy, Deniz Isik, Jansen, Steven, Janssen, John, Jedrzejek, Birgit, Jirousek, Martin, Juergens, Norbert, Kacki, Zygmunt, Kavgaci, Ali, Kearsley, Elizabeth, Kessler, Michael, Knollova, Ilona, Kolomiychuk, Vitaliy, Korolyuk, Andrey, Kozhevnikova, Maria, Kozub, Lukasz, Krstonosić, Daniel, Kuehl, Hjalmar, Kuehn, Ingolf, Kuzemko, Anna, Kuzmić, Filip, Landucci, Flavia, Lee, Michael T., Levesley, Aurora, Li, Ching-Feng, Liu, Hongyan, Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela, Lysenko, Tatiana, Macanović, Armin, Mahdavi, Parastoo, Manning, Peter, Marceno, Corrado, Martynenko, Vassiliy, Mencuccini, Maurizio, Minden, Vanessa, Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold, Moretti, Marco, Mueller, Jonas V., Munzinger, Jerome, Niinemets, Ulo, Nobis, Marcin, Noroozi, Jalil, Nowak, Arkadiusz, Onyshchenko, Viktor, Overbeck, Gerhard E., Ozinga, Wim A., Pauchard, Anibal, Pedashenko, Hristo, Penuelas, Josep, Perez-Haase, Aaron, Peterka, Tomas, Petrik, Petr, Phillips, Oliver L., Prokhorov, Vadim, Rasomavicius, Valerijus, Revermann, Rasmus, Rodwell, John, Ruprecht, Eszter, Rusina, Solvita, Samimi, Cyrus, Schaminee, Joop H.J., Schmiedel, Ute, Sibik, Jozef, Silc, Urban, Skvorc, Željko, Smyth, Anita, Sop, Tenekwetche, Sopotlieva, Desislava, Sparrow, Ben, Stancić, Zvjezdana, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Swacha, Grzegorz, Tang, Zhiyao, Tsiripidis, Ioannis, Turtureanu, Pavel Dan, Ugurlu, Emin, Uogintas, Domas, Valachović, Milan, Vanselow, Kim Andre, Vashenyak, Yulia, Vassilev, Kiril, Velez-Martin, Eduardo, Venanzoni, Roberto, Vibrans, Alexander Christian, Violle, Cyrille, Virtanen, Risto, von Wehrden, Henrik, Wagner, Viktoria, Walker, Donald A., Wana, Desalegn, Weiher, Evan, Wesche, Karsten, Whitfeld, Timothy, Willner, Wolfgang, Wiser, Susan, Wohlgemuth, Thomas, Yamalov, Sergey, Zizka, Georg, and Zverev, Andrei

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Aims Vegetation-plot records provide information on the presence and cover or abundance of plants co-occurring in the same community. Vegetation-plot data are spread across research groups, environmental agencies and biodiversity research centers and, thus, are rarely accessible at continental or global scales. Here we present the sPlot database, which collates vegetation plots worldwide to allow for the exploration of global patterns in taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity at the plant community level. Results sPlot version 2.1 contains records from 1,121,244 vegetation plots, which comprise 23,586,216 records of plant species and their relative cover or abundance in plots collected worldwide between 1885 and 2015. We complemented the information for each plot by retrieving climate and soil conditions and the biogeographic context (e.g., biomes) from external sources, and by calculating community-weighted means and variances of traits using gap-filled data from the global plant trait database TRY. Moreover, we created a phylogenetic tree for 50,167 out of the 54,519 species identified in the plots. We present the first maps of global patterns of community richness and community-weighted means of key traits. Conclusions The availability of vegetation plot data in sPlot offers new avenues for vegetation analysis at the global scale.

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2019

18. Reply to ‘Consider species specialism when publishing datasets’ and ‘Decision trees for data publishing may exacerbate conservation conflict’

Author

Tulloch, Ayesha I.T., Auerbach, Nancy, Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Dickman, Chris R., Fisher, Diana O., Grantham, Hedley, Holden, Matthew H., Lavery, Tyrone H., Leseberg, Nicholas P., O’Connor, James, Roberson, Leslie, Smyth, Anita K., Stone, Zoe, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Turak, Eren, Watson, James E.M., Wardle, Glenda M., Tulloch, Ayesha I.T., Auerbach, Nancy, Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Dickman, Chris R., Fisher, Diana O., Grantham, Hedley, Holden, Matthew H., Lavery, Tyrone H., Leseberg, Nicholas P., O’Connor, James, Roberson, Leslie, Smyth, Anita K., Stone, Zoe, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Turak, Eren, Watson, James E.M., and Wardle, Glenda M.

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2019

22. sPlot – A new tool for global vegetation analyses

Author

Bruelheide, Helge, primary, Dengler, Jürgen, additional, Jiménez‐Alfaro, Borja, additional, Purschke, Oliver, additional, Hennekens, Stephan M., additional, Chytrý, Milan, additional, Pillar, Valério D., additional, Jansen, Florian, additional, Kattge, Jens, additional, Sandel, Brody, additional, Aubin, Isabelle, additional, Biurrun, Idoia, additional, Field, Richard, additional, Haider, Sylvia, additional, Jandt, Ute, additional, Lenoir, Jonathan, additional, Peet, Robert K., additional, Peyre, Gwendolyn, additional, Sabatini, Francesco Maria, additional, Schmidt, Marco, additional, Schrodt, Franziska, additional, Winter, Marten, additional, Aćić, Svetlana, additional, Agrillo, Emiliano, additional, Alvarez, Miguel, additional, Ambarlı, Didem, additional, Angelini, Pierangela, additional, Apostolova, Iva, additional, Arfin Khan, Mohammed A. S., additional, Arnst, Elise, additional, Attorre, Fabio, additional, Baraloto, Christopher, additional, Beckmann, Michael, additional, Berg, Christian, additional, Bergeron, Yves, additional, Bergmeier, Erwin, additional, Bjorkman, Anne D., additional, Bondareva, Viktoria, additional, Borchardt, Peter, additional, Botta‐Dukát, Zoltán, additional, Boyle, Brad, additional, Breen, Amy, additional, Brisse, Henry, additional, Byun, Chaeho, additional, Cabido, Marcelo R., additional, Casella, Laura, additional, Cayuela, Luis, additional, Černý, Tomáš, additional, Chepinoga, Victor, additional, Csiky, János, additional, Curran, Michael, additional, Ćušterevska, Renata, additional, Dajić Stevanović, Zora, additional, De Bie, Els, additional, de Ruffray, Patrice, additional, De Sanctis, Michele, additional, Dimopoulos, Panayotis, additional, Dressler, Stefan, additional, Ejrnæs, Rasmus, additional, El‐Sheikh, Mohamed Abd El‐Rouf Mousa, additional, Enquist, Brian, additional, Ewald, Jörg, additional, Fagúndez, Jaime, additional, Finckh, Manfred, additional, Font, Xavier, additional, Forey, Estelle, additional, Fotiadis, Georgios, additional, García‐Mijangos, Itziar, additional, de Gasper, André Luis, additional, Golub, Valentin, additional, Gutierrez, Alvaro G., additional, Hatim, Mohamed Z., additional, He, Tianhua, additional, Higuchi, Pedro, additional, Holubová, Dana, additional, Hölzel, Norbert, additional, Homeier, Jürgen, additional, Indreica, Adrian, additional, Işık Gürsoy, Deniz, additional, Jansen, Steven, additional, Janssen, John, additional, Jedrzejek, Birgit, additional, Jiroušek, Martin, additional, Jürgens, Norbert, additional, Kącki, Zygmunt, additional, Kavgacı, Ali, additional, Kearsley, Elizabeth, additional, Kessler, Michael, additional, Knollová, Ilona, additional, Kolomiychuk, Vitaliy, additional, Korolyuk, Andrey, additional, Kozhevnikova, Maria, additional, Kozub, Łukasz, additional, Krstonošić, Daniel, additional, Kühl, Hjalmar, additional, Kühn, Ingolf, additional, Kuzemko, Anna, additional, Küzmič, Filip, additional, Landucci, Flavia, additional, Lee, Michael T., additional, Levesley, Aurora, additional, Li, Ching‐Feng, additional, Liu, Hongyan, additional, Lopez‐Gonzalez, Gabriela, additional, Lysenko, Tatiana, additional, Macanović, Armin, additional, Mahdavi, Parastoo, additional, Manning, Peter, additional, Marcenò, Corrado, additional, Martynenko, Vassiliy, additional, Mencuccini, Maurizio, additional, Minden, Vanessa, additional, Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold, additional, Moretti, Marco, additional, Müller, Jonas V., additional, Munzinger, Jérôme, additional, Niinemets, Ülo, additional, Nobis, Marcin, additional, Noroozi, Jalil, additional, Nowak, Arkadiusz, additional, Onyshchenko, Viktor, additional, Overbeck, Gerhard E., additional, Ozinga, Wim A., additional, Pauchard, Anibal, additional, Pedashenko, Hristo, additional, Peñuelas, Josep, additional, Pérez‐Haase, Aaron, additional, Peterka, Tomáš, additional, Petřík, Petr, additional, Phillips, Oliver L., additional, Prokhorov, Vadim, additional, Rašomavičius, Valerijus, additional, Revermann, Rasmus, additional, Rodwell, John, additional, Ruprecht, Eszter, additional, Rūsiņa, Solvita, additional, Samimi, Cyrus, additional, Schaminée, Joop H.J., additional, Schmiedel, Ute, additional, Šibík, Jozef, additional, Šilc, Urban, additional, Škvorc, Željko, additional, Smyth, Anita, additional, Sop, Tenekwetche, additional, Sopotlieva, Desislava, additional, Sparrow, Ben, additional, Stančić, Zvjezdana, additional, Svenning, Jens‐Christian, additional, Swacha, Grzegorz, additional, Tang, Zhiyao, additional, Tsiripidis, Ioannis, additional, Turtureanu, Pavel Dan, additional, Uğurlu, Emin, additional, Uogintas, Domas, additional, Valachovič, Milan, additional, Vanselow, Kim André, additional, Vashenyak, Yulia, additional, Vassilev, Kiril, additional, Vélez‐Martin, Eduardo, additional, Venanzoni, Roberto, additional, Vibrans, Alexander Christian, additional, Violle, Cyrille, additional, Virtanen, Risto, additional, von Wehrden, Henrik, additional, Wagner, Viktoria, additional, Walker, Donald A., additional, Wana, Desalegn, additional, Weiher, Evan, additional, Wesche, Karsten, additional, Whitfeld, Timothy, additional, Willner, Wolfgang, additional, Wiser, Susan, additional, Wohlgemuth, Thomas, additional, Yamalov, Sergey, additional, Zizka, Georg, additional, and Zverev, Andrei, additional

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2019
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23. A decision tree for assessing the risks and benefits of publishing biodiversity data

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Tulloch, Ayesha I.T., Auerbach, Nancy, Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Butt, Nathalie, Dickman, Chris R., Ehmke, Glenn, Fisher, Diana O., Grantham, Hedley, Holden, Matthew H., Lavery, Tyrone H., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Nicholls, Miles, O’Connor, James, Roberson, Leslie, Smyth, Anita K., Stone, Zoe, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Turak, Eren, Wardle, Glenda M., Watson, James E.M., Tulloch, Ayesha I.T., Auerbach, Nancy, Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Butt, Nathalie, Dickman, Chris R., Ehmke, Glenn, Fisher, Diana O., Grantham, Hedley, Holden, Matthew H., Lavery, Tyrone H., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Nicholls, Miles, O’Connor, James, Roberson, Leslie, Smyth, Anita K., Stone, Zoe, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Turak, Eren, Wardle, Glenda M., and Watson, James E.M.

Abstract

Inadequate information on the geographical distribution of biodiversity hampers decision-making for conservation. Major efforts are underway to fill knowledge gaps, but there are increasing concerns that publishing the locations of species is dangerous, particularly for species at risk of exploitation. While we recognize that well-informed control of location data for highly sensitive taxa is necessary to avoid risks, such as poaching or habitat disturbance by recreational visitors, we argue that ignoring the benefits of sharing biodiversity data could unnecessarily obstruct conservation efforts for species and locations with low risks of exploitation. We provide a decision tree protocol for scientists that systematically considers both the risks of exploitation and potential benefits of increased conservation activities. Our protocol helps scientists assess the impacts of publishing biodiversity data and aims to enhance conservation opportunities, promote community engagement and reduce duplication of survey efforts.

Published
2018

33. FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs): A new family of peptides from amphibian defensive skin secretions

Author

Wang, Lei, Smyth, Anita, Johnsen, Anders, Zhou, Mei, Chen, Tianbao, Walker, Brian, Shaw, Chris, Wang, Lei, Smyth, Anita, Johnsen, Anders, Zhou, Mei, Chen, Tianbao, Walker, Brian, and Shaw, Chris

Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: 2009-Jun-5, Amphibian defensive skin secretions are known to contain a plethora of biologically-active peptides that are often structural and functional analogues of vertebrate neuropeptides. Here we report the structures of two invertebrate neuropeptide analogues, IPPQFMRF amide (IF-8 amide) and EGDEDEFLRF amide (EF-10 amide), from the defensive skin secretions of two different species of African hyperoliid frogs, Kassina maculata and Phylictimantis verrucosus, respectively. These represent the first canonical FMRF amide-related peptides (FaRPs) from a vertebrate source. The cDNA encoding IF-8 amide was cloned from a skin secretion library and found to contain a single copy of the peptide located at the C-terminus of a 58 amino acid residue open-reading frame. These data extend the potential targets of the defensive arsenal of amphibian tegumental secretions to parasitic/predatory invertebrates and the novel peptides described may represent the first vertebrate peptidic endectocides.

Published
2009

34. Management of total grazing pressure: Managing for biodiversity in the rangelands

Author

Fisher, Alaric, Hunt, Leigh, James, Craig, Landsberg, Jill, Phelps, David, Smyth, Anita, Watson, Ian, Fisher, Alaric, Hunt, Leigh, James, Craig, Landsberg, Jill, Phelps, David, Smyth, Anita, and Watson, Ian

Abstract

Improved management of total grazing pressure will ensure the sustainable capacity of rangelands are not exceeded as well as help maintain the proper functioning of ecosystems and survival of native species. By total grazing pressure, we mean the combined grazing pressure exerted by all stock – domestic and wild, native and feral – on the vegetation, soil and water resources of rangeland landscapes. This information has been prepared to provide an overview of guidelines, knowledge gaps and opportunities for managing total grazing pressure across the Australian rangelands. It was collated from the experience and knowledge of an expert panel drawn from the Desert Knowledge and Tropical Savannas Management Cooperative Research Centres. These experts reviewed present and past research projects relating to total grazing pressure and biodiversity conservation in the rangelands that were funded by Natural Heritage Trust, as well as drawing on other published and unpublished information. We used biophysical characteristics, land uses, land modification and stocking characteristics to create a framework for organising rangelands into ten regions, having similar total grazing pressure and biodiversity characteristics – termed grazing land management zones (GLMZs). Based on the review of scientific and resource management literature and past research projects, we described the major issues for management of total grazing pressure and biodiversity conservation in these 10 zones. We also identified major knowledge gaps and suggested priorities and opportunities for future investment and management action. This summary is part of a series of related reports on Managing for Biodiversity in the Rangelands intended to provide government agencies, land managers and others with relevant information on protecting biodiversity in the rangelands.

Published
2005

42. SMAD inhibition attenuates epithelial to mesenchymal transition by primary keratinocytes in vitro.

Author

O'Kane, Donal, Jackson, Megan V., Kissenpfennig, Adrien, Spence, Shaun, Damkat‐Thomas, Lindsay, Tolland, Julia P., Smyth, Anita E., Denton, Christopher P., Stuart Elborn, J., McAuley, Daniel F., and O'Kane, Cecilia M.

Subjects
EPITHELIAL cells, KERATINOCYTES, TRANSFORMING growth factors-beta, TUMOR necrosis factors, SCLERODERMA (Disease), HYPERTROPHIC scars, CYTOKINES
Abstract

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition ( EMT) is a process whereby epithelial cells undergo transition to a mesenchymal phenotype and contribute directly to fibrotic disease. Recent studies support a role for EMT in cutaneous fibrotic diseases including scleroderma and hypertrophic scarring, although there is limited data on the cytokines and signalling mechanisms regulating cutaneous EMT. We investigated the ability of TGF- β and TNF- α, both overexpressed in cutaneous scleroderma and central mediators of EMT in other epithelial cell types, to induce EMT in primary keratinocytes and studied the signalling mechanisms regulating this process. TGF- β induced EMT in normal human epidermal keratinocytes ( NHEK cells), and this process was enhanced by TNF- α. EMT was characterised by changes in morphology, proteome (down-regulation of E-cadherin and Zo-1 and up-regulation of vimentin and fibronectin), MMP secretion and COL1 α1 mRNA expression. TGF- β and TNF- α in combination activated SMAD and p38 signalling in NHEK cells. P38 inhibition with SB203580 partially attenuated EMT, whereas SMAD inhibition using SB431542 significantly inhibited EMT and also reversed established EMT. These data highlight the retained plasticity of adult keratinocytes and support further studies of EMT in clinically relevant in vivo models of cutaneous fibrosis and investigation of SMAD inhibition as a potential therapeutic intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2014
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44. Book reviews

Author

Jones, D., primary, Smyth, Anita K., additional, and Catterall, Carla, additional

Published
1996
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47. Consensus best practice pathway of the UK scleroderma study group: gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic sclerosis.

Author

Hansi N, Thoua N, Carulli M, Chakravarty K, Lal S, Smyth A, Herrick A, Ogunbiyi O, Shaffer J, Mclaughlin J, Denton C, Ong V, Emmanuel AV, and Murray CD

Subjects
Abdominal Pain etiology, Abdominal Pain therapy, Consensus, Constipation etiology, Constipation therapy, Diarrhea etiology, Diarrhea therapy, Esophageal Motility Disorders etiology, Esophageal Motility Disorders therapy, Fecal Incontinence etiology, Fecal Incontinence therapy, Gastroesophageal Reflux etiology, Gastroesophageal Reflux therapy, Gastrointestinal Diseases etiology, Humans, Malnutrition etiology, Malnutrition therapy, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Scleroderma, Systemic complications, United Kingdom, Gastrointestinal Diseases therapy, Scleroderma, Systemic therapy
Abstract

Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder, which can be progressive with multisystem involvement. Guidance on the management of complications is based on a limited data set and practice amongst clinicians can vary. The UK Scleroderma study group set up several working groups to agree some consensus pathways for the management of specific complications. Approximately nine out of ten patients with systemic sclerosis will have involvement of the gastrointestinal system and in this review article we explore the management of these complications in a symptom-based approach. The algorithms are a useful tool for clinicians, which we hope, will be a point of reference and highlight the need for further research in these areas.

Published
2014

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