Yindong Tong

Abstract The relative retention of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in lakes and their roles in nutrient cycling remain debated. Although the United States has implemented long-term P control measures in lakes, inexplicable eutrophication exacerbation still reoccurred over the past two decades. Here we geographically track and analyze the nutrient retention changes of 121 lakes in the USA during 2012-2022 using a combination of machine learning and Bayesian hierarchical methods.

Abstract Anthropogenic nutrient discharges drive lake eutrophication and can consequently enhance greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, amplifying climate change. Managing nutrient levels can substantially reduce GHG emissions from lakes, yet the climate benefits and the cost-effectiveness of managing diverse nutrient sources remain insufficiently quantified.

Abstract Mitochondrial genomes of some animals remained almost unchanged architecturally for over half a billion of years, while other lineages exhibit conspecific variability. The drivers underlying this disparity remain unknown. We analyse over 10,000 bilaterian mitogenomes to test whether locomotory capacity and parasitic lifestyle can explain the variability in architectural evolutionary rates, and attempt to answer multiple other evolutionary questions.