Institution
Oregon State University
Education•Corvallis, Oregon, United States•
About: Oregon State University is a education organization based out in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Gene. The organization has 28192 authors who have published 64044 publications receiving 2634108 citations. The organization is also known as: Oregon Agricultural College & OSU.
Topics: Population, Gene, Context (language use), Climate change, Soil water
Papers published on a yearly basis
Papers
More filters
••
TL;DR: This paper examined the efficiency and value of founding family controlled firms (FFCFs), firms whose CEOs are either the founder or a descendant of the founder, and found that FFCFs are more efficient and valuable than non-FFCF that are similar with respect to industry, size, and managerial ownership.
505 citations
••
University of Cambridge1, Florida Institute of Technology2, Fauna & Flora International3, Zoological Society of London4, National Autonomous University of Mexico5, Simon Fraser University6, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University7, World Wide Fund for Nature8, Georgia State University9, State Street Corporation10, Conservation International11, University of Maine12, United Nations Environment Programme13, The Nature Conservancy14, University of Oxford15, World Bank16, Wetlands International17, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources18, Imperial College London19, Natural Environment Research Council20, Clemson University21, George Mason University22, University of Queensland23, Bangor University24, BirdLife International25, World Resources Institute26, Wildlife Conservation Society27, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research28, Center for International Forestry Research29, Ocean Conservancy30, National University of Singapore31, Temple University32, Oregon State University33, University of East Anglia34
TL;DR: 100 scientific questions that, if answered, would have the greatest impact on conservation practice and policy are identified and are expected to help identify new directions for researchers and assist funders in directing funds.
Abstract: We identified 100 scientific questions that, if answered, would have the greatest impact on conservation practice and policy. Representatives from 21 international organizations, regional sections and working groups of the Society for Conservation Biology, and 12 academics, from all continents except Antarctica, compiled 2291 questions of relevance to conservation of biological diversity worldwide. The questions were gathered from 761 individuals through workshops, email requests, and discussions. Voting by email to short-list questions, followed by a 2-day workshop, was used to derive the final list of 100 questions. Most of the final questions were derived through a process of modification and combination as the workshop progressed. The questions are divided into 12 sections: ecosystem functions and services, climate change, technological change, protected areas, ecosystem management and restoration, terrestrial ecosystems, marine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, species management, organizational systems and processes, societal context and change, and impacts of conservation interventions. We anticipate that these questions will help identify new directions for researchers and assist funders in directing funds.
505 citations
••
TL;DR: Pattern in ecological communities - the distribution, abundance and diversity of species - depends on a complex interplay between large - and local-scale processes, which requires increased effort to understand the specific means by which large-scale factors cause variation among communities.
Abstract: Pattern in ecological communities - the distribution, abundance and diversity of species - depends on a complex interplay between large - and local-scale processes. Large-scale variation in factors such as environmental stress, dispersal or productivity sets the stage for local-scale ecological processes such as predation or competition. Until recently, most research focused on local-scale explanations of community pattern. Current models attempt to integrate the role of individual large-scale factors with local-scale processes. This trend will continue, with increased effort to understand the specific means by which large-scale factors cause variation among communities.
504 citations
••
European Bioinformatics Institute1, Newcastle University2, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust3, Oregon Health & Science University4, Istituto Giannina Gaslini5, University of Genoa6, University of Western Australia7, King Edward Memorial Hospital8, American College of Medical Genetics9, Anschutz Medical Campus10, Johns Hopkins University11, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich12, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia13, Austrian Academy of Sciences14, University of Connecticut15, French Institute of Health and Medical Research16, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory17, University of Michigan18, University of Freiburg19, University of Luxembourg20, Oregon State University21, Chestnut Hill College22, Medical University of Graz23, Queen Mary University of London24, Hebrew University of Jerusalem25, University of Pennsylvania26
TL;DR: Recent major extensions of the Human Phenotype Ontology for neurology, nephrology, immunology, pulmonology, newborn screening, and other areas are presented and new efforts to harmonize computational definitions of phenotypic abnormalities across the HPO and multiple phenotype ontologies used for animal models of disease are presented.
Abstract: The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO, https://hpo.jax.org) was launched in 2008 to provide a comprehensive logical standard to describe and computationally analyze phenotypic abnormalities found in human disease. The HPO is now a worldwide standard for phenotype exchange. The HPO has grown steadily since its inception due to considerable contributions from clinical experts and researchers from a diverse range of disciplines. Here, we present recent major extensions of the HPO for neurology, nephrology, immunology, pulmonology, newborn screening, and other areas. For example, the seizure subontology now reflects the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) guidelines and these enhancements have already shown clinical validity. We present new efforts to harmonize computational definitions of phenotypic abnormalities across the HPO and multiple phenotype ontologies used for animal models of disease. These efforts will benefit software such as Exomiser by improving the accuracy and scope of cross-species phenotype matching. The computational modeling strategy used by the HPO to define disease entities and phenotypic features and distinguish between them is explained in detail.We also report on recent efforts to translate the HPO into indigenous languages. Finally, we summarize recent advances in the use of HPO in electronic health record systems.
503 citations
••
TL;DR: This report proposes uniting warm-temperate and tropical regions into a single warm region within each ocean basin, while still recognizing provinces within the warm- Temperate and Tropical zones.
Abstract: Marine provinces, founded on contrasting floras or faunas, have been recognized for more than 150 years but were not consistently defined by endemism until 1974. At that time, provinces were based on at least a 10% endemism and nested within biogeographic regions that covered large geographic areas with contrasting biotic characteristics. Over time, some minor adjustments were made but the overall arrangement remained essentially unaltered. In many provinces, data on endemism were still not available, or were available only for the most widely studied vertebrates (fishes), a problem that is ongoing. In this report we propose a realignment for three reasons. First, recent works have provided new information to modify or redefine the various divisions and to describe new ones, including the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Southern Ocean, Tropical East Pacific and Northeast Pacific. Second, phylogeographic studies have demonstrated genetic subdivisions within and between species that generally corroborated provinces based on taxonomic partitions, with a notable exception at the Indian–Pacific oceanic boundary. Third, the original separation of the warm-temperate provinces from the adjoining tropical ones has distracted from their close phylogenetic relationships. Here we propose uniting warm-temperate and tropical regions into a single warm region within each ocean basin, while still recognizing provinces within the warm-temperate and tropical zones. These biogeographic subdivisions are based primarily on fish distribution but utilize other marine groups for comparison. They are intended to demonstrate the evolutionary relationships of the living marine biota, and to serve as a framework for the establishment of smaller ecological units in a conservation context.
503 citations
Authors
Showing all 28447 results
Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Stone | 160 | 1756 | 167901 |
Menachem Elimelech | 157 | 547 | 95285 |
Thomas J. Smith | 140 | 1775 | 113919 |
Harold A. Mooney | 135 | 450 | 100404 |
Jerry M. Melillo | 134 | 383 | 68894 |
John F. Thompson | 132 | 1420 | 95894 |
Thomas N. Williams | 132 | 1145 | 95109 |
Peter M. Vitousek | 127 | 352 | 96184 |
Steven W. Running | 126 | 355 | 76265 |
Vincenzo Di Marzo | 126 | 659 | 60240 |
J. D. Hansen | 122 | 975 | 76198 |
Peter Molnar | 118 | 446 | 53480 |
Michael R. Hoffmann | 109 | 500 | 63474 |
David Pollard | 108 | 438 | 39550 |
David J. Hill | 107 | 1364 | 57746 |