Current projections of rising sea surface temperatures (SST) pose a threat to marine macroalgae, particularly those living in shallow coastal areas. The giant Irish moss, a unique strain of the common red alga Chondrus crispus, is found solely in a coastal lagoon in Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada, and has undergone a two-decade population decline. Despite protection efforts, this alga has not recovered to its pre-decline abundance, which may be due to, among other factors, warming ocean temperatures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: International health care students encounter unique hurdles as they pursue education in foreign countries. These challenges, stemming from adjustment to new cultural environments and stressful academic programs, significantly impact their well-being. Understanding the barriers and facilitators experienced by international health care students is crucial for ensuring their successful integration into academic and professional spheres.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite the prevalence of research on the consequences of collective turnover (TO), we lack an understanding of how, when, and why changes in the external environment influence collective turnover. The present study extends context emergent turnover and threat-rigidity theories to consider temporal changes in rates of collective turnover brought on by an external disruption. We also conduct variance decomposition to evaluate the relative influence of internal and external factors on collective turnover and examine how changes in the external environment impact relative influences.
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