2026 December - 23 articles
Body mass is a fundamental functional trait influencing mammalian biology, ecology, and conservation status. In Neotropical studies, species are conventionally classified into small (<1 kg), medium (1–44 kg), and large (>44 kg) mammals. H...
The results of a metabolomic profile analysis of subaerial biofilms (SABs) of varying taxonomic compositions formed under various conditions are presented. The temporal and spatial characteristics of the SAB metabolic profile within a single biotope...
Mistletoes, particularly members of the family Loranthaceae, are obligate hemiparasitic plants that influence host-tree physiology and ecosystem functioning. In Saudi Arabia, their ecological effects and management requirements may vary with host ide...
Latheticus oryzae has emerged as a notorious invasive insect species affecting stored products globally. In the present study, the effect of different types of flour (i.e., whole barley, chickpea, date, potato, white rice, and white soft wheat) on th...
The oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) is widespread in central Europe. The caterpillars’ fine stinging hairs contain a toxin that can trigger severe skin irritation and respiratory problems. The primary goal of this research is...
The nymph of the golden cicada, Cryptotympana atrata (Fabricius, 1775), is a highly valued edible and medicinal insect in China. However, wild populations have declined precipitously due to overharvesting and habitat degradation. Artificial breeding...
Sea beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima (L.) Arcang.) is the primary gene pool of breeding programs for sugar beet and cultivated beets (B. vulgaris subsp. vulgaris L.). It mainly inhabits the Mediterranean region, where anthropogenic activities and...
Freshwater ecosystems are often exposed to anthropogenic contaminants that can unbalance the aquatic fauna equilibrium and disrupt key ecological services naturally provided by aquatic organisms. Freshwater environments face increasing contamination...
Aims: Land-use types and soil salinization in arid desert–oasis ecotones are associated with differences in soil CO2 efflux, yet the combined effects of multiple environmental factors remain poorly understood. This study aims to characterise th...
Climate change and increasing climate extremes can jeopardise the stability of urban forest ecosystems, damage trees and cause their decline and death. The aim of this study was to analyse the intensity and causes of sanitary felling and their correl...
Alpine meadows in western Sichuan form a key ecological barrier along the eastern margin of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, yet belowground ecological variation associated with roads remains poorly resolved. Here, we examined soil physicochemical...
Metabarcoding is increasingly used for monitoring, but its usefulness for assessing benthic diatom diversity in mountain lakes is poorly understood, especially for Italy. We assessed benthic diatom diversity in Upper Lake Balma (2204 m asl; North-Wes...
Chlorophyll a fluorescence provides an integrated measure of photosynthetic functioning, but the extent to which species fluorescence signatures reflect evolutionary history and ecological differentiation remains poorly understood. Chlorophyll a fluo...
Almaciga (Agathis philippinensis Warb.) is an ecologically and economically important forest tree in the Philippines, yet regional information on its environmental suitability remains limited. This study modeled current relative environmental suitabi...
Elucidating plant-microbiome temporal dynamics is essential to forecast plant vulnerability under climate change, particularly for endangered tropical trees. Therefore, we investigated the assembly mechanisms of phylloplane and rhizoplane microbial c...
Leafcutter bees (Megachile spp.) are important pollinators, yet their nectar-foraging patterns and resource partitioning remain poorly understood in eastern India. This study investigated nectar sources, seasonal variation in floral resource use, for...
South Africa is a water-scarce country characterised by low and highly variable rainfall and strong spatial disparities in runoff generation, placing substantial pressure on already limited water resources. Although mountainous catchments occupy a sm...
Submesoscale eddies strongly regulate upper-ocean physical–biological interactions, yet their ecological impacts remain poorly observed because conventional satellite measurements lack sufficient spatial resolution. Here, we combine Surface Wat...
Non-native plants differ widely in their ecological effects, yet this variation does not diminish the harm caused by damaging invasions. This narrative review examines three related questions: how prior disturbance and subsequent plant impacts can be...
Moricandia DC. (Brassicaceae) is a Mediterranean genus of agronomic importance as a co-cenospecies of Brassica L., comprising eight recognized species. During spring 2022, white- and pink-flowered morphs were collected from five sympatric populations...
Amazonian forests store large amounts of carbon, but storage capacity varies widely with topography, hydrology and successional stage. We quantified aboveground biomass (AGB) and carbon stocks across four vegetation units in the Tacshitea sector, Sie...
Climate change poses an increasing threat to tropical montane conifer species, many of which persist in narrow elevational ranges with limited adaptive capacity. Pinus fenzeliana is an endangered pine endemic to montane forests of southern China and...
The Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) experienced a severe population decline in the latter half of the 20th century, leading to a U.S. harvest moratorium in 1990. Despite uncertainty surrounding the recovery of the species, some fishers...
