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  Biotic resistance to invasion is ubiquitous across ecosystems of the United States

  Evelyn M. Beaury, John T. Finn, Jeffrey D. Corbin, Valerie Barr, and Bethany A. Bradley

  The biotic resistance hypothesis predicts that diverse native communities are more resistant to invasion. However, past studies vary in their support for this hypothesis due to an apparent contradiction between experimental studies, which support biotic resistance, and observational studies, which find that native and non-native species richness are positively related at broad scales (small scale studies are more variable). Here, we present a novel analysis of the biotic resistance hypothesis using 24,456 observations of plant richness spanning four community types and seven ecoregions of the United States. Non-native plant occurrence was negatively related to native plant richness across all community types and ecoregions, although the strength of biotic resistance varied across different ecological, anthropogenic, and climatic contexts. Our results strongly support the biotic resistance hypothesis, thus reconciling differences between experimental and observational studies and providing evidence for the shared benefits between invasive species management and native biodiversity conservation.

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  Ionoelastomer Junctions Between Polymer Networks of Fixed Anions and Cations

  Hyeongjun Kim, Baohong Chen, Zhigang Suo, and Ryan C. Hayward

  Readme file included in ZIP file.

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  Source data for "Writing with librarians: Reporting back on turning your poster or presentation into an article."

  Kristin Lee and Thea P. Atwood

  Data set includes a README file.

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  Source data for "Invasive grasses increase fire occurrence and frequency across U.S. ecoregions."

  Emily J. Fusco, John T. Finn, Jennifer K. Balch, R. Chelsea Nagy, and Bethany A. Bradley

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  Source data for "Accounting for aboveground carbon storage in shrubland and woodland ecosystems in the Great Basin"

  Emily J. Fusco, Benjamin M. Rau, Michael Falkowski, Steven Filippelli, and Bethany A. Bradley

  ESRI File Geodatabase contains 15 raster files for the Great Basin region.

  Compiled using data from years 2011-2014.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Subsysland

  Kevin McGarigal, Brad Compton, Ethan B. Plunkett, William V. DeLuca, and Joanna Grand

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)

  William V. DeLuca

  Prairie Warbler was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise of xeric early successional forests and shrublands. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability, prevalence and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)

  William V. DeLuca

  Piping Plover was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). Piping Plover was selected as an additional species to the originally selected 30 representative species as part of the Coastal Resiliency, Hurricane Sandy Project. The associated wildlife species that it represents are marine and estuarine beaches throughout the NA LCC. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)

  William V. DeLuca

  Ovenbird was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise moist hardwood and mixed forests, including northern hardwood forests (both Laurentian-Acadian and Appalachian), pine-hemlock-hardwood forest, and piedmont mesic forest.. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)

  William V. DeLuca

  Northern Waterthrush was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise of northern forest wetlands. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Moose (Alces alces)

  William V. DeLuca

  Moose was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally consist of early successional forests, coniferous forests and wetlands. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability, prevalence and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)

  William V. DeLuca

  Marsh Wren was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise of fresh, brackish and salt emergent marshes. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability, prevalence and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)

  William V. DeLuca

  Louisiana Waterthrush was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise of riparian deciduous forests. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)

  William V. DeLuca

  Eastern Meadowlark was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise of grasslands. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: American Black Duck, Non-breeding (Anas rubripes)

  William V. DeLuca

  American Black Duck (non-breeding) was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally consist of estuarine and freshwater coastal marsh and open water. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)

  William V. DeLuca

  Wood Turtle was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise of slow-moving moderately sized streams and forest and wetland systems near those streams. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)

  William V. DeLuca

  Wood Thrush was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC. The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise moist hardwood forests. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability, climate suitability and prevalence into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/).

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  Source Data for "Seeing mesoatomic distortions in soft-matter crystals of a double-gyroid block copolymer"

  Xueyan Feng, Christopher Burke, Mujin Zhou, Hua Gao, Kaiqi Yang, Abhiram Reddy, Ishan Prasad, Rong-Ming Ho, Apostolos Avgeropoulos, Greg Grason, and Edwin Thomas

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

  William V. DeLuca

  Wood duck was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally consist of floodplain forests, forested wetlands and other forested riparian areas. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability, prevalence and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)

  William V. DeLuca

  Virginia Rail was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents are freshwater marshes and oligohaline tidal marshes. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

  William V. DeLuca

  Snowy egret was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents are shallow estuarine habitats for all of the subregions throughout the NA LCC. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)

  William V. DeLuca

  Snowshoe Hare was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project at the Northern workshop of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise of the boreal and mixed forests of northern New England and at the highest elevations of the Appalachian mountain range. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Sanderling (Calidris alba) –migratory period

  William V. DeLuca

  Sanderling was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project at the Mid-Atlantic region workshop of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise of intertidal marine and estuarine habitats. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates only habitat capability and reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus)

  William V. DeLuca

  Saltmarsh sparrow was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally of estuarine emergent marshes. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability, prevalence and climate suitability into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.

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  Designing Sustainable Landscapes: Representative Species Model: Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

  William V. DeLuca

  Ruffed grouse was selected as a representative species for the Designing Sustainable Landscapes project of the North Atlantic LCC (https://scholarworks.umass.edu/designing_sustainable_landscapes/). The habitat clusters (ecological systems) and associated wildlife species that it represents generally comprise mixed-aged forests within close proximity to open habitat. The Landscape Capability (LC) index integrates habitat capability, climate suitability and prevalence into a single index that reflects the relative capacity of a site to support the species.