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Within the sagebrush steppe, fire has been shown to affect biogeochemical properties and the microbial community composition in soils. However, there is uncertainty about the magnitude and direction of these effects, since they vary by sites that differ in abiotic and biotic con…

The herbicide atrazine is one of the most commonly applied herbicides used worldwide, despite being shown to disrupt reproductive development in some animals. Atrazine is used for agriculture in Hawai‘i and potentially threatens marine organisms after it enters the ocean through…