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Diversity, Volume 11, Issue 12

December 2019 - 28 articles

Cover Story: Underground ecosystems are one of the most inhospitable places for microorganism development. Therefore, any organic matter located in these areas can stimulate fungal growth. Our research object is evidence of these observations. Paleolithic bones of cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) were exhibited for tourists in the Niedźwiedzia Cave, and mycelium growth was visible on their surface. Our studies allowed us to identify fungal species colonizing the bones and to determine susceptibility profiles to three commercially available fungicidal preparations. We also prepared recommendations that allowed us to resolve a pressing problem and effectively preserve priceless museum objects for the future. View this paper
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Articles (28)

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,996 Views
20 Pages

Native and Invasive Small Mammals in Urban Habitats along the Commercial Axis Connecting Benin and Niger, West Africa

  • Karmadine Hima,
  • Gualbert Houémenou,
  • Sylvestre Badou,
  • Madougou Garba,
  • Henri-Joel Dossou,
  • Jonas Etougbétché,
  • Philippe Gauthier,
  • Emma Artige,
  • Odile Fossati-Gaschignard and
  • Sama Gagaré
  • + 2 authors

10 December 2019

Based on compiled small mammal trapping data collected over 12 years from Benin and Niger (3701 individual records from 66 sampling sites), located in mainland Africa, we here describe the small mammal community assemblage in urban habitats along the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,469 Views
16 Pages

Crypsis Decreases with Elevation in a Lizard

  • Gregorio Moreno-Rueda,
  • Laureano G. González-Granda,
  • Senda Reguera,
  • Francisco J. Zamora-Camacho and
  • Elena Melero

7 December 2019

Predation usually selects for visual crypsis, the colour matching between an animal and its background. Geographic co-variation between animal and background colourations is well known, but how crypsis varies along elevational gradients remains unkno...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,736 Views
16 Pages

6 December 2019

Aims of the study: The most important trends of the current climate variability is the scarcity of rains that affects arid ecosystems. The aim of this study was to explore the variability of leaf functional traits by which grassland species survive a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,722 Views
20 Pages

Tree Diversity Reduces Fungal Endophyte Richness and Diversity in a Large-Scale Temperate Forest Experiment

  • Eric A. Griffin,
  • Joshua G. Harrison,
  • Melissa K. McCormick,
  • Karin T. Burghardt and
  • John D. Parker

6 December 2019

Although decades of research have typically demonstrated a positive correlation between biodiversity of primary producers and associated trophic levels, the ecological drivers of this association are poorly understood. Recent evidence suggests that t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,884 Views
19 Pages

Organization and Management of Conservation Programs and Research in Domestic Animal Genetic Resources

  • Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo,
  • María Amparo Martínez Martínez,
  • Guadalupe Rodríguez Galván,
  • Angélika Stemmer,
  • Francisco Javier Navas González and
  • María Esperanza Camacho Vallejo

6 December 2019

Creating national committees for domestic animal genetic resources within genetic resource national commissions is recommended to organize in situ and ex situ conservation initiatives. In situ conservation is a high priority because it retains tradit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,663 Views
18 Pages

5 December 2019

Species of Argulus (Branchiura Thorell, 1864) are common ectoparasites of freshwater, estuarine, and marine fishes. Argulid identification and taxonomy is often confusing because many species are reported to parasitize multiple host species, have sim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,078 Views
11 Pages

Nitrogen Fixing and Phosphate Mineralizing Bacterial Communities in Sweet Potato Rhizosphere Show a Genotype-Dependent Distribution

  • Joana Montezano Marques,
  • Jackeline Rossetti Mateus,
  • Thais Freitas da Silva,
  • Camila Rattes de Almeida Couto,
  • Arie Fitzgerald Blank and
  • Lucy Seldin

3 December 2019

We hypothesize that sweet potato genotypes can influence the bacterial communities related to phosphate mineralization and nitrogen fixation in the rhizosphere. Tuberous roots of field-grown sweet potato from genotypes IPB-149, IPB-052, and IPB-137 w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,183 Views
15 Pages

Geographical Range Extension of the Spotfin burrfish, Chilomycterus reticulatus (L. 1758), in the Canary Islands: A Response to Ocean Warming?

  • Fernando Espino,
  • Fernando Tuya,
  • Armando del Rosario,
  • Néstor E. Bosch,
  • Josep Coca,
  • Antonio J. González-Ramos,
  • Francisco del Rosario,
  • Francisco J. Otero-Ferrer,
  • Ángel C. Moreno and
  • Ricardo Haroun

29 November 2019

In recent decades, numerous marine species have changed their distribution ranges due to ocean warming. The Spotfin burrfish, Chilomycterus reticulatus, is a reef fish with a global distribution along tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,051 Views
7 Pages

First Record of Amphioxus Branchiostoma californiense (Amphioxiformes: Branchiostomatidae) Adjacent to a Shallow Submarine Hydrothermal System at Banderas Bay (Mexico)

  • María Carolina Rodríguez-Uribe,
  • Rosa María Chávez-Dagostino,
  • Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores and
  • Myrna Leticia Bravo-Olivas

28 November 2019

Shallow submarine hydrothermal vent systems assume differentiated environmental conditions. Some specimens of Branchiostoma californiense were found in the sediments of the influence area of the shallow hydrothermal venting in Punta Mita. This is the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
9,296 Views
13 Pages

Microplastic Contamination Has Limited Effects on Coral Fertilisation and Larvae

  • Kathryn L. E. Berry,
  • Hannah E. Epstein,
  • Phoebe J. Lewis,
  • Nora M. Hall and
  • Andrew P. Negri

28 November 2019

Microplastics are ubiquitous throughout the world’s oceans and contaminate coral reef ecosystems. There is evidence of microplastic ingestion by corals and passive contact with coral tissues, causing adverse health effects that include energy e...

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