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  • Biology & Life Sciences A PLOS Collection Sauropod Gigantism: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach
    Published May 25, 2018 Partnered Collections, Special Issues

    Sauropod dinosaurs were the largest terrestrial animals to roam the Earth, exceeding all other land-dwelling vertebrates in both mean and maximal body size. While convergently evolving many features…

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  • Biology & Life Sciences A PLOS Collection Biodiversity of Saba Bank
    Published May 25, 2018 Partnered Collections, Special Issues

    Saba Bank is the largest submarine atoll in the Atlantic Ocean, adjacent to the nearby island of Saba, in the Netherlands Antilles. The submerged platform is ~2200 sq km, with a 50 km fringing reef…

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  • Biology & Life Sciences A PLOS Collection The World Register of Marine Species
    Published May 25, 2018 Partnered Collections, Special Issues

    This collection has been created by the editors of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), an open-access online database which holds information on all marine species, and some of their…

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  • Computer & Information Sciences A PLOS Collection Proceedings of the Third International Barcode of Life Conference Mexico City
    Published May 25, 2018 Partnered Collections, Special Issues

    "DNA barcoding" was proposed formally in 2003 as a technique for species diagnosis and identification using short standardized gene regions. Early conferences focused on the degree to which…

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  • Earth & Environment A PLOS Collection Oil Spills
    Published May 25, 2018 Curated Collections

    Oil Spills cause catastrophic and persistent damage on enormous scales, and have dramatic consequences for both humans and the environment. Research into the consequences of oil spills is multifaceted…

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  • Earth & Environment A PLOS Collection Editor’s Picks: Ocean Sciences
    Published May 25, 2018 Curated Collections

    Ocean Science or Oceanography covers a wide range of scientific topics, including complex ecosystems, sustainability, marine organisms, ocean currents, climate change and the geology of the sea…

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  • Earth & Environment A PLOS Collection Responding to Climate Change
    Published May 25, 2018 Curated Collections

    Few areas can benefit as much from the force of Open Access as climate change research: the combination of public, scientific, and governmental interest with the mounting misinformation…

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  • Biology & Life Sciences A PLOS Collection Paleontology
    Published May 25, 2018 Curated Collections

    This collection represents those articles published in PLOS journals on the general topic of Paleontology (the study of fossils and of life forms that existed in past geological periods). The…

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  • Biology & Life Sciences A PLOS Collection Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
    Published May 25, 2018 Curated Collections

    The ecological impacts of climate change are broad and diverse, altering species' range limits, plant phenology and growth, carbon and nutrient cycling, as well as biodiversity and extinction risk…

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  • Earth & Environment A PLOS Collection Participatory Monitoring for Forests, Climate and REDD+
    Published May 25, 2018 Partnered Collections, Special Issues

    The studies in this PLOS ONE collection investigate community participation in measuring, reporting and verifying (PMRV) initiatives as a contribution to international, national and project level…

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