☆Science vol. 333 (2011.8.12)☆
1. The Persistently Variable “Background” Stratospheric Aerosol Layer and Global Climate Change
S. Solomon, J. S. Daniel, R. R. Neely III, J.-P. Vernier, E. G. Dutton, L. W. Thomason
DOI: 10.1126/science.1206027
2. Archaeorhizomycetes: Unearthing an Ancient Class of Ubiquitous Soil Fungi
Anna Rosling, Filipa Cox, Karelyn Cruz-Martinez, Katarina Ihrmark, Gwen-Aëlle Grelet, Björn D. Lindahl, Audrius Menkis, Timothy Y. James
DOI: 10.1126/science.1206958
3. Viviparity and K-Selected Life History in a Mesozoic Marine Plesiosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia)
F. R. O’Keefe and L. M. Chiappe
DOI: 10.1126/science.1205689
☆Nature vol. 476 (2011.8.11)☆
1. Recent decreases in fossil-fuel emissions of ethane and methane derived from firn air
Murat Aydin, Kristal R. Verhulst, Eric S. Saltzman, Mark O. Battle2, Stephen A. Montzka3, Donald R. Blake, Qi Tang & Michael J. Prather
doi:10.1038/nature10352
2. Reduced methane growth rate explained by decreased Northern Hemisphere microbial sources
Fuu Ming Kai, Stanley C. Tyler, James T. Randerson & Donald R. Blake
doi:10.1038/nature10259
3. C4 grasses prosper as carbon dioxide eliminates desiccation in warmed semi-arid grassland
Jack A. Morgan, Daniel R. LeCain, Elise Pendall, Dana M. Blumenthal, Bruce A. Kimball, Yolima Carrillo, David G.Williams, Jana Heisler-White, Feike A. Dijkstra & Mark West
doi:10.1038/nature10274
☆PNAS vol. 108 (2011.8.9)☆
1. Comparing the role of absolute sea-level rise and vertical tectonic motions in coastal flooding, Torres Islands (Vanuatu)
Valérie Ballu, Marie-Noëlle Bouin, Patricia Siméoni, Wayne C. Crawford, Stephane Calmant, Jean-Michel Boré, Tony Kanas, and Bernard Pelletier
doi:10.1073/pnas.1018426108
2. Continued warming could transform Greater Yellowstone fire regimes by mid-21st century
Anthony L. Westerling, Monica G. Turner, Erica A. H. Smithwick, William H. Romme, and Michael G. Ryan
doi:10.1073/pnas.1110199108
3. Ultra-deep sequencing of foraminiferal microbarcodes unveils hidden richness of early monothalamous lineages in deep-sea sediments
Béatrice Lecroq, Franck Lejzerowicz, Dipankar Bachar, Richard Christen, Philippe Esling, Loïc Baerlocher, Magne Østerås, Laurent Farinelli, and Jan Pawlowski
doi:10.1073/pnas.1018426108
