Diversity, Volume 17, Issue 12

Microbial mutualisms are still commonly described as obligate or facultative, but this dichotomy is insufficient to describe the complexity of host–microbe interactions. A multi-dimensional conceptual framework that accounts for asymmetry in de...

The interaction between humans and the environment often entails the deterioration of the latter triggered by the actions of the former [...]

Accurate species identification in blackberries (Rubus spp.) is difficult because of morphological similarity and frequent hybridization. We studied 56 wild accessions from the Sirius Federal Territory (Russia), representing coastal and foothill ecos...

Crayfish often become invasive when introduced to new waters. From the late 19th to the late 20th century, the commercial import of North American species (e.g., Faxonius limosus, Pacifastacus leniusculus, Procambarus clarkii) into Europe for food, o...

To investigate the seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton community structure and its relationship with environmental factors in the coastal waters of the Leizhou Peninsula, China, surveys were conducted at 21 stations during four seasonal cruises: autum...

Habitat fragmentation profoundly alters ecological processes such as seed predation and dispersal. Ants play a central role as seed removers and dispersers, yet the effects of fragmentation on seed-carrying ant assemblages in dry tropical forests rem...

Beetles (Coleoptera) represent one of the most diverse insect groups and play vital ecological roles, yet their accurate identification is often challenging due to morphological similarities among taxa. DNA barcoding has emerged as a powerful and rel...

Understanding the processes that shape parasite community structure across spatial scales is essential for linking ecological theory with host–parasite dynamics. Using a metacommunity framework, we examined the metacommunity of helminth parasit...

Vietnam, a coastal and tropical country, harbors a high diversity of marine mollusks, particularly gastropods and bivalves. However, the taxonomy of these groups is frequently confounded by their morphological similarities and pronounced plasticity....

The Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) model, integrated with ArcGIS (a geographic information system), was employed to project potential species distribution under current conditions and future climate scenarios (SSP1–2.6, SSP2–4.5, SSP5–8.5...

Invasive species and changing thermal structure are widely recognized as drivers of change to freshwater ecosystems, yet the interactions of these two drivers have rarely been studied. This study conducted a secondary analysis of a large federal data...

The paper assesses brown seaweed diversity following the catastrophic events of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in offshore deep bank habitats at 45–90 m depth in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, and their potential regeneration and...

Octacnemid ascidians inhabit the deep-sea and have evolved traits that facilitate the consumption of large prey (macrophagy). The deep ocean is difficult to sample, but with the combined efforts of several research cruises, supplemented by submersibl...

The systematics of the polychaete family Ampharetidae in Korean waters have been marked by long-standing confusion and potential misidentifications of key species. This study presents a critical systematics re-assessment of Korean ampharetids, based...

The Gentianaceae family, particularly the genus Gentiana, is predominantly distributed across the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and its adjacent regions. As a widely used traditional medicinal resource in Tibetan medicine, these plants possess diverse...

The Krabi mouth-brooding fighting fish, Betta simplex Kottelat, 1994, is a critically endangered and endemic fish species in Krabi province, Southern Thailand. Little information is available on its reproductive ecology and early developmental morpho...

Freshwater mussels (Unionida) perform important functions that are integral to keeping streams, rivers, and lakes operating as holistic ecosystems. Some of these functions improve water quality for humans through their filtration activities such as n...

The genus Pavona includes massive to submassive hermatypic corals and represents one of the main reef builders of the coral reefs in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP). However, its development and specific ecological role, particularly on offshore r...

The re-identification of endangered felines is critical for species conservation and biodiversity assessment. This paper proposes the Pose-Guided Network with the Adaptive L2 Regularization (PGNet-AL2) framework to overcome key challenges in wild fel...

Pseudoscorpions collected from the remote southeast Pacific Island of Motu Motiro Hiva (also known as Isla Salas y Gómez) yielded two different species. A juvenile specimen of the genus Garypus (Garypidae) was found near the seashore, which re...

Climate change accelerates biodiversity loss, threatening ecosystems worldwide. Using predictive models, such as the maximum entropy model (Maxent), allows us to identify changes in species distribution and guide conservation strategies. This study a...

This study analyzed the relationships between land-cover types and the distribution of alien and invasive plant species using data from the 5th National Ecosystem Survey of Korea (2019–2023). A total of 711,557 plant occurrence records were col...

Diatoms are of major importance in marine and freshwater systems, but their occurrence in terrestrial situations is generally thought to be exceptional. Following up on the accidental discovery of epiphytic diatoms on bark samples in an unrelated stu...

This study examined the sediment microbial communities at 12 stations within the Meretrix meretrix farming area in Rudong, Jiangsu Province, utilising high-throughput sequencing. It elucidates the ecological relationships between the sediment microbi...

For the first time, the same fish species is recorded from Triassic rocks at both ends of the Tethys, namely, Thoracopterus wushaensis Tintori et al., 2012. First described from the southwestern China Xingyi Fauna (late Ladinian, Middle Triassic), it...

Edible underground storage organ (EUO) plants, including tubers, rhizomes, corms, and root tubers, play a crucial role in food security, nutrition, traditional medicine, and local livelihoods, yet many regions of northeastern Thailand, including Maha...

Accurate estimation of population size and identification of key habitat factors are fundamental for the conservation of endangered species. This study demonstrates the application of advanced methods for estimating wildlife abundance and evaluating...

Macroevolutionary studies which focus on the development of traits in a phylogenetic context are increasingly used to explore the evolutionary mechanisms and processes that have led to the diversity in species we see today. This includes the study of...

In Sicily, many natural water bodies were reclaimed over the last two centuries for malaria control and agricultural expansion, causing widespread habitat loss. Some of these former ponds (still locally called “lakes”) reappear occasional...

The Volga is the largest river in Europe and its headwaters comprise reference or least disturbed conditions. In the headwaters of the Volga (445 km) upstream of Tver, 27 diatom samples (18 from the Volga and nine from selected tributaries) were coll...

Foraminifera are unicellular protists with external shells (tests) that may be calcareous (porcelaneous or hyaline), agglutinated, or organic-walled. Their test morphology and as-assemblage composition closely track environmental forcing, making them...

This study investigates hydroid species distribution across the western Atlantic coastline, focusing on biogeographic patterns, comparing them with Caribbean assemblages, and assess the influence of environmental variables—including salinity, t...

The reproductive biology of the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the world’s largest fish, remains poorly understood, in large part due to the rarity of observations of neonates and of breeding behaviours. Although several regions in Indonesia, i...

The Fabaceae family plays a vital role in tropical ecosystems and human livelihoods due to its ecological, nutritional, and medicinal significance. This study provides a comprehensive ethnobotanical assessment of Fabaceae in Maha Sarakham Province, N...

Community-sourced biodiversity imagery has expanded rapidly in the past decade, facilitating analyses of ecology on unprecedented spatial scales. Proliferation of these databases has also helped to reveal understudied or previously overlooked aspects...

The Silver pheasant, a species in the Phasianidae family, is a widely distributed ground-dwelling bird in southern China and a national Class II protected animal. Global climate change and land use and land cover change are recognized as major driver...

Habitat fragmentation poses a serious threat to bee communities, which are essential for pollination and biodiversity conservation. This study evaluated how habitat fragmentation in an oak forest in Zapopan, Mexico affected bee diversity, abundance,...

Orchids play an important role in nature conservation and are often used for monitoring purposes. However, interpreting orchid monitoring data can be challenging for several reasons. We present here the first monitoring data of Orchis mascula subsp....

Understanding the diversity patterns within a region is helpful for the implementation of conservation management. Xishuangbanna, located in southwestern China, is notable for its diverse plant species and belongs to a tropical–subtropical tran...

Restoration in coastal settings by reconstructing seagrass coverage after widespread loss has generally been monitored over a short time, with few studies extending ≥5 years. We assemble monitoring data available from two seagrass restoration area...

Substratum preference is shown to be the most important factor influencing crab distribution. Characterizing habitat selection of the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus provides crucial information for the successful management of this commercial...

Ongoing urbanization, biodiversity decline, and intensifying climate change increasingly challenge the sustainability of urban green spaces (UGS) dominated by conventional, intensively maintained lawns. Although widespread across cities worldwide, la...

Shrikes (Lanius spp.) are predatory passerines with a diverse diet that often includes lizards, yet their feeding ecology in Greece remains poorly documented. Here, we report the first case of the great grey shrike Lanius excubitor Linnaeus, 1758 pre...

This study analyzed the spatial patterns of species composition and biodiversity according to elevation on Mt. Gyebangsan, a representative protected ecosystem and the national park in Korea. Based on existing vegetation survey data, differences in s...

Severely understudied and poorly known ultra-abyssal (hadal) brittle-stars of the genus Abyssura were collected during a recent expedition to the Japan Trench at depths between 6183 and 6539 m and were examined for the first time for both their molec...

This perspective paper examines the multifaceted cultural ecosystem services (CESs) provided by wild bees with particular attention to the spiritual, medicinal, and traditional knowledge-based dimensions associated with Afrotropical stingless bees. W...

Excessive nitrogen (N) fertilization in rice systems has caused soil degradation and reduced N use efficiency. Green manure, especially Astragalus sinicus (Chinese milk vetch), provides a sustainable alternative, but the microbial and functional gene...

Chrysastrella is a small genus of the Ochromonas-like chrysophytes, taxonomy and phylogenetic placement of which remained unclear. For a long time Chrysastrella was considered a cyst genus, i.e., a morphogenus based on the structure of stomatocysts,...

To recast Theodosius Dobzhansky’s famous 1973 quote: ‘nothing in coral taxonomy makes sense except in light of reticulate evolution’. Coral species evolve through the continual intermixing of ancestral lineages forming a network of...

Ornamental plants in rural household gardens provide esthetic, cultural, and practical value, yet their ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological roles remain understudied. This study aimed to identify culturally significant ornamental species in Kham...