2026 April - 45 articles
Observations suggest that headwater streams have lower species diversity within a site than larger streams, but higher beta diversity, and thus gamma diversity, across a catchment. This pattern of diversity includes taxonomic richness and genetic div...
Marine mucilage events are intensifying in semi-enclosed seas under accelerating climate- and nutrient-driven pressures, yet their ecosystem-level consequences for aquaculture-linked coastal habitats remain insufficiently documented. This study provi...
Sexual dimorphism in morphological traits is widespread across animals and can result from differing life-history strategies, sex-specific competition, and ecological interactions influenced by habitat structure. For epifaunal organisms such as amphi...
The actinobacterial strain DEC002 was isolated recently from volcanic soils of Deception Island. Its taxonomic identity was resolved through a polyphasic strategy integrating morphology, physiological profiling, multilocus phylogeny, and genome-wide...
Genetic diversity and population connectivity of brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta) from different petroleum platforms located in the north (N1, N2, N3, and N4), central, and south regions and two coastal locations, Songkhla and Samaesarn (Gulf...
Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth (Fabaceae) is a food legume of considerable nutritional and functional significance. This study examined the comparative effects of salt stress on seed germination, hydroponic growth, and phytochemical accumulation across two...
During a survey of myxozoan diversity in fishes from Hunan Province, two new Myxidium species were discovered infecting the gallbladder of Sarcocheilichthys kiangsiensis Nichols, 1930 and Sarcocheilichthys parvus Nichols, 1930, in Dongting Lake, Chin...
Coastal nurseries are critical for the early stages of many elasmobranchs, and understanding spatial ecology during these periods is essential for effective population management. Here, we investigated the environmental drivers shaping shark presence...
As one of the busiest airports in East China, effective bird-strike prevention is of paramount importance for Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. Ground-dwelling insects in airport grasslands serve as a critical food source for insectivorous bir...
Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) is the only extant cetacean species in the Yangtze River, a national first-class protected wild animal in China, and a key indicator reflecting the health status of the Yangtze River ecosystem. E...
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This study investigates plant species diversity, regeneration patterns, and the ecological drivers influencing endangered plant species in the Than Sa–Phuong Hoang Nature Reserve, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam. Although tropical forest ecosyste...
Grazing is a widespread land use practice with significant implications for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Wild ungulates, as key components of terrestrial ecosystems, play a vital role in maintaining ecosystem health. Dietary overlap expose...
Understanding the mechanisms driving patterns of alpha and beta-diversity through temporal variation in taxonomic diversity remains a fundamental question in community ecology surveys. Insects represent a species-rich group playing several roles in e...
The Mediterranean Sea is a major biodiversity hotspot increasingly affected by biological invasions, climate warming, and habitat degradation. Among the most successful invaders are the rabbitfish species Siganus luridus and Siganus rivulatus, Lessep...
Fluorescence is known to occur on varying surfaces across crustacea but is only cited in sporadic reports, despite being a potentially important visual signal and changing with development and within moult cycles. Here, we present the occurrence of f...
Silverfish (order Zygentoma) comprise a diverse group of primitively wingless insects, several of which have evolved myrmecophilous associations with ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). However, the diversity and host relationships of ant-associated Zyge...
The evaluation of biodiversity is an essential tool for conservation, management of natural resources, and assessment of ecosystem functioning. Choosing an appropriate and understandable diversity metric is critical to ultimately make better decision...
The identity of oregano used as a medicinal plant and culinary spice remains controversial due to frequent confusion between Origanum vulgare L., native to the spontaneous flora of Romania (mainly subsp. vulgare), and chemically distinct oregano taxa...
Continental freshwater ecosystems occupy only a small fraction of the Earth’s surface, yet they sustain an exceptionally high share of global biodiversity and are among the most rapidly degrading habitats [...]
The Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) comprises several coral ecosystems, which are distributed across a variety of coastal zones and oceanic islands. In these ecosystems, reef fish play key roles in their functioning. In ETP, there is a paucity of stud...
Coal-mining subsidence lakes are an expanding artificial wetland type in China, yet the relationships between waterbird diversity components and water-quality and landscape gradients remain unclear. We conducted monthly point-count surveys from Janua...
Habitat destruction is a major driver of biodiversity decline, yet how it reshapes multispecies coexistence by altering interaction structure remains unclear. We adopt a spatially explicit metacommunity model framework under a homogeneity assumption...
In Europe, the most valuable grasslands are semi-natural ecosystems maintained by long-term extensive human management, particularly pastoralism, and therefore do not represent climax vegetation. According to the Natura 2000 habitat interpretation ma...
Postglacial expansion dynamics strongly influence the genetic structure of temperate species; however, mitochondrial data from the Baltic region are limited. To assess diversity, phylogenetic origins, and regional structuring, we analyzed mitochondri...
Urban coastal wetlands along the Peruvian Pacific coast are increasingly affected by urban expansion, pollution, and hydrological alterations, compromising their ecological integrity. In this context, the spatiotemporal variation of the aquatic macro...
Kazakhstan harbors the richest flora in Central Asia. However, its current plant diversity faces significant challenges. We present an updated checklist of vascular plants for Kazakhstan, comprising 6035 taxa from 134 families and 1016 genera. This i...
The interaction between environmental variables influences patterns of diversity and the composition of communities along the elevational gradient. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding how these diversity patterns in Scolytinae change in re...
Invasion by Spartina alterniflora has detrimental effects on existing ecosystems. Studies have shown that microorganisms can control plant growth and development. However, the root-associated community structures of bacteria, archaea, and fungi of S....
(1) Background: The acceleration of urbanization poses an increasingly serious threat to avian diversity. Consequently, accurate species identification of avian remains is essential for biodiversity monitoring, bird rescue operations, and conservatio...
The Veracruzan biogeographic province is a central part of the Gulf of Mexico slope and serves as an interface between the Neotropical Region, the Mexican Transition Zone, and the Nearctic Region. We provide an overview of amphibian and reptile diver...
Mitochondrial genomes provide powerful insights into evolutionary history, population structure, and conservation genetics. Here, we analyzed complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) from 38 Chinese giant salamanders (Andrias davidianus, CGSs) sa...
A comprehensive understanding of plant diversity is essential for ecological research, conservation planning, and sustainable resource management. Advances in genetic technologies have transformed the assessment of plant biodiversity, enabling more p...
Soil microorganisms, as a crucial component of the soil ecosystem, play an essential role in maintaining soil health, promoting nutrient cycling, and ensuring ecological stability. Nevertheless, with the rapid progress of industrialization, crude oil...
Although central reference units in biology, taxa remain difficult to integrate coherently across scientific and digital frameworks because they are repeatedly created, destroyed, or redefined through taxonomic revisions. To address this problem, we...
The increasing exploitation of sea cucumbers has driven widespread population declines, highlighting the need to improve knowledge and understanding of the early life history stages of exploited species such as Holothuria tubulosa, one of the most co...
Climate change threatens the stability of temperate grassland ecosystems in Inner Mongolia, a core part of the Eurasian Steppe, by driving widespread shifts in plant species distributions. Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn., a dominant native perennial...
Reliable individual identification and minimally invasive tracking are essential for monitoring threatened snake populations. A relict high-altitude population of Vipera ursinii ursinii was studied in the Maiella National Park (Central Apennines, Ita...
Lake Balkhash is a large endorheic lake experiencing ongoing hydrological and climatic variability. This study aimed to evaluate the species composition and structure of the forage base across three trophic levels—phytoplankton, zooplankton, an...
The protection of landscape and biological diversity on small Mediterranean islands represents a significant challenge in the context of intensive anthropogenic pressure and land-use change. The aim of this study was to determine the composition of o...
Amphibians are threatened globally by habitat loss and emerging diseases, yet information on their diversity and distribution remains scarce in many regions. Ethiopia is renowned for its rich anuran diversity, but little is known about the diversity...
Long-term monitoring is essential for understanding how recurring disturbances, such as hurricanes and coral bleaching, affect reef fish communities and ecosystem processes. This study evaluates temporal trends (2013–2025) in fish assemblage co...
Ports and recreational marinas are established hotspots for the introduction and secondary spread of non-indigenous species (NIS), mainly via vessel transport and biofouling on artificial substrates. In the AlienPorts project, we surveyed fouling and...
Traditional markets play an important role in the exchange of plant resources and the preservation of traditional food knowledge. This study documents the diversity of food plants traded in Renmin Market, located in Youjiang District, Baise City, Gua...
Pinus oocarpa Schiede ex Schltdl. is the most important resin-producing conifer in Mexico, yet its morphological variation and seed transfer guidelines remain poorly defined for the Sierra Madre del Sur (SMS). This study evaluated variation in cone,...
