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    Foliar pine pathogens from different kingdoms share defence-eliciting effector proteins
    (British Society for Plant Pathology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2025-03) Tarallo, Mariana; Mesarich, CH; McDougal, RL; Bradshaw, RE
    Dothistroma needle blight, Cyclaneusma needle blight and red needle cast are devastating foliar pine diseases caused by the fungi Dothistroma septosporum and Cyclaneusma minus and the oomycete Phytophthora pluvialis, respectively. These pathogens colonise the host apoplast, secreting effector proteins to promote infection and disease. If these effectors are recognised by corresponding host resistance proteins, they activate the plant immune system to stop pathogen growth. We aimed to identify and characterise effectors that are common to all three pathogens. Using D. septosporum as a starting point, three candidate effectors (CEs) were investigated: Ds69335 (a CAP protein) and Ds131885, both of which have sequence and structural similarity to CEs of C. minus and P. pluvialis, and Ds74283, which adopts a β-trefoil fold and has structural rather than sequence similarity to CEs from all three pathogens. Notably, of the CEs investigated, Ds74283 and Ds131885, as well as their homologues from C. minus and P. pluvialis, elicited chlorosis or cell death in Nicotiana species, with Ds131885 and its homologues also triggering cell death in Pinus radiata. In line with these observed responses being related to activation of the plant immune system, the chlorosis triggered by Ds131885 and its homologues was compromised in a Nicotiana benthamiana mutant lacking the extracellular immune system co-receptor, SOBIR1. Such cross-kingdom, plant immune system-activating effectors, whether similar in sequence or structure, might ultimately enable the selection or engineering of durable, broad-spectrum resistance against foliar pine pathogens
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    Urban seascaping: dos and don’ts of integrating a marine nature-based approach to waterfront development
    (Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., 2025) Ryu, Soo J.
    This paper presents design explorations for coastal cities to re-envision the current dualistic boundary between city and sea, human and nonhuman, in light of the sea-level rise and storm surges. As the water enters our cities, there is an increased need to go beyond the traditional defence-driven handling of water and to engage more meaningfully with the marine world. Therefore, this paper explores coastal ecosystems, focusing especially on their capacity to support life, mitigate climate change, strengthen coastal resilience and impact the local culture due to their ecosystem services. The paper analyses a case study from the city of Vejle, Denmark, where a design competition explored alternative waterfront development and coastal adaptation strategies in the form of marine nature-based solutions. However, findings from Vejle indicated that there was a tendency for many design proposals to resort to business-as-usual spatial typology using concrete bulkhead edges seen in many coastal cities with a bias for land-based plantings over marine nature. The findings demonstrate how urban designers and landscape architects exhibit a lack of understanding of the aquatic realm, proposing designs that are not conducive to marine life by inhibiting the flow of the water and hindering sunlight for marine vegetation to grow. In response to this tendency, the paper highlights a small built project in Wellington New Zealand that exhibited a novel approach to re-envisioning waterfront development that after 20 years, it has reported a surprising increase in biodiversity and transformed this area into a more hybrid, interconnected, and dynamic zone
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    Kysten nu: perspektiver på baggrund af 19 kommuners arbejde med kystbyer og stigende havvand
    (Københavns Universitet, 2023-12) Fryd, O; Wiberg, K; Löwe, R; Arnbjerg-Nielsen, K; Eggert, AL; Lund, AA; Nielsen, T; Ryu, SJ; Jørgensen, G; Fryd, O
    Open source rapport baseret på netværksaktiviteten ´Rejsehold´i regi af indsatsen ´Byerne og det stigende havvand´som er støttet af Realdania. I perioden 2018-2022 har Realdania og Kystdirektoratet indgået partnerskab om projektet Byerne og det stigende havvand. I alt 19 kommuner har modtaget støtte fra partnerskabet til udvikling af pilotprojekter, der relaterer sig til kystbyers tilpasning til oversvømmelser fra havet. Pilotprojekterne ligger i såvel store kommuner og bye som København, Aalborg og Randers, mellemstore byer som Svendborg, Skive og Nykøbing Falster, samt mindre byer som Taarbæk, Strøby Egede og Juelsminde. Sideløbende er der kørt et netværks- og forskningsspor, som haft til formål at bygge bro mellem forskning og praksis, og som samtidig har bidraget til, at forskerne har kunne høste erfaringer på tværs af kommunerne fra deres arbejde med kystbyer og klimaforandringer. Det er der kommet en tværgående opsamlingsrapport ud af. Rapporten ’Man vil jo gerne en by – indsigter fra 19 pilotkommuners arbejde med udvikling af kystbyer i lyset af det stigende havvand’ formidler de tværgående emner, der fylder i de kommunale forvaltninger, når det gælder tilpasning til oversvømmelser fra havet. Der er fire hovedkonklusioner i rapporten. For det første, at der i kommunerne er fokus på beskyttelse, hvilket sker på bekostning af imødekommelse og især tilbageføring og friholdelse af bebyggelse som løsningsmuligheder i forhold til oversvømmelser fra havet. For det andet er der fokus på stormflod, mens de meget langsigtede, permanente og løbende stigninger i havniveauet ikke for alvor tages med i overvejelserne om byens udvikling og tilpasning til klimaforandringerne. For det tredje er der i de fleste kommuner konsensus om, at de lavtliggende kystområder, herunder særligt havneområderne, er vigtige byudviklingsarealer. Og endelig for det fjerde, viser undersøgelsen, at de danske kommuner er meget forskellige steder rent modningsmæssigt i deres arbejde med udvikling af kystbyer i lyset af det stigende havvand. Konsekvenserne af dette er, at det er svært for kommunerne at tænke langsigtet og dynamisk i planlægningen af kystbyerne. Samtidig har det den konsekvens, at byudviklingen på havnefronterne og i de andre lavtliggende kystområder fortsætter relativt ukritisk i store såvel som små danske byer. Klimatilpasningsindsatsen bliver reduceret til en diskussion om stormflodskoter og et valg mellem forskellige beskyttelsesteknologier, mens muligheden for at ’løfte blikket’ og tage en mere grundlæggende diskussion om byernes relation til havet på kort, mellemlangt og lang sigt til en vis grad forpasses. Partnerskabet mellem Miljøministeriet og Realdania og kommunernes arbejdet med pilotprojekter har bidraget til en udvikling af videnniveauet i kommunerne. Det er tydeligt, at der sker en modning og nuancering af problemstillingen over tid, men samtidig viser undersøgelsen, at kommunernes indhentning f viden generelt sker ret sporadisk. Danmarks samlede kompetence på kystområdet kan derfor hjælpes på vej af en mere systematisk vidensopbygning på tværs af kommuner og på tværs af landets geografi.
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    Towards urban resilience: Urban gardening in post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand
    (CRC Press, 2025-08-01) Wesener, Andreas; Morris, M; Kingsley, Jonathan
    The chapter looks at urban gardening in Christchurch since the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes through the lens of resilience, specifically focusing on disaster resilience, community resilience, food resilience and the overarching notion of urban resilience. Following a discussion of urban gardening projects in post-earthquake Christchurch, it shows that notions of food resilience are contextually interwoven with the disaster history of a region that went through a major earthquake. However, recent initiatives exemplify that discussions around food resilience have broadened and become inclusive of a range of environmental, socio-economic and cultural challenges. Urban gardens in Christchurch have become part of a wider resilience narrative responding to more diverse crisis scenarios and related concepts of urban resilience. The chapter argues that such a broadening of discussion and focus provides new opportunities to increase the impact and benefits of urban gardening beyond food resilience narratives, including new funding opportunities, research and strategic investment into urban gardening.
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    On the monophyly of Porrhothele antipodiana (Porrhothelidae: Mygalomorphae) and a new species of Porrhothele from Banks Peninsula
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd. on behalf of Entomological Society of New Zealand, 2025-09-11) Thompson, Shaun; Morgan-Richards, M; Trewick, SA; Sirvid, PJ
    Porrhothele (Mygalomorphae: Porrhothelidae) is a genus of tunnelweb spider endemic to New Zealand. The most frequently encountered species, Porrhothele antipodiana, is widespread throughout New Zealand and it has been suggested that it might represent a cryptic species complex. A phylogenetic hypothesis was generated using sequences of mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase 1 from specimens collected throughout New Zealand. The genetic evidence suggests that P. antipodiana comprises a single widespread species consistent with morphological evidence. However, additional novel lineages were revealed by the analysis for which morphology suggests the presence of undescribed species. One of these, Porrhothele peninsularis sp. nov. is described.
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