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To understand the spatial and seasonal variations of fish communities in Taiwanese estuaries, this study collected environmental DNA (eDNA) water samples and assessed environmental parameters from four estuaries in northeastern, southeastern, northwe...
Coastal wetlands can serve different ecological functions across the non-breeding season, so a fixed midwinter survey period may not fully represent seasonal bird use. We evaluated how much information from an extended October–March window was...
Biological specimens collected and deposited in museum collections are a valuable resource for ecological and evolutionary research and species conservation, especially in species-rich but poorly documented tropical areas. The utility of these collec...
One of the unresolved issues in modern fungal molecular systematics is the lack of criteria for distinguishing intraspecific from interspecific variability of genetic markers. This paper discusses the results of an analysis of 69 original ITS sequenc...
Estimates of total diversity within the Class Insecta have ranged from 5 [...]
Mediterranean floodplain wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems, yet they are increasingly threatened by agricultural intensification and hydrological modifications. In North Africa, most of these wetlands have been converted to agricultur...
Polyopisthocotylans of the Diplozoidae are hematophagous gill parasites of freshwater cyprinoids; however, their diversity in East African river systems remains poorly characterised. In this study, we describe Paradiplozoon gladysae n. sp., a novel d...
Climate change shifts bird migration timing, but its influence on medium-distance migrants is understudied. We investigated how temperatures across Europe influence the dunnock’s spring passage timing, using daily standardised ringing data from...
Infaunal organisms may be less exposed to predation and physical disturbance than epifaunal organisms, potentially affecting lineage survival and diversification. We compare 188,883 fossil occurrences of 4735 marine benthic genera in five classes tha...
Denitrification is a major pathway of reactive nitrogen loss from cold-temperate farmland, but how mineral N form and rate interact with temperature to shape the nirS-type denitrifying bacterial community under straw addition is poorly resolved. Maiz...
Filter-feeding bivalves can reshape particle-associated microbial communities, yet differences between depuration biodeposits and shell-associated particulates remain unclear. We compared Ruditapes philippinarum and Paratapes undulatus using a paired...
Wildlife damage can impose both material and non-monetary burdens on residents living near protected areas. Although associations between perceived wildlife damage and conservation attitudes are well documented, less is known about whether threat- an...
Subalpine conifer forests in South Korea are increasingly exposed to climate-related stress, yet simple and repeatable field criteria for describing tree decline remain limited. Here, we propose a field-based scoring framework for assessing observed...
Urban biodiversity monitoring increasingly combines field surveys with automated technologies, but species detected by only one approach may represent ecologically structured subsets rather than random omissions. We integrated 2025 bird records from...
Worldwide, three-quarters of food crops and approximately 85% of medicinal plant species depend on insect pollination for successful reproduction, seed set, and genetic diversity. Amidst an ongoing global biodiversity crisis, the pollinator decline i...
Avian brood parasites occasionally interact with alternative hosts, providing valuable insights into their behavioral flexibility under atypical environmental conditions. The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) typically targets medium-sized t...
The Anatolian chamois (Rupicapra r. asiatica) has a restricted distribution, and population-specific demographic information remains limited. This study assessed temporal population patterns and long-term viability of the Anatolian chamois population...
Coastal elasmobranchs play key functional roles in Caribbean reef ecosystems, yet their populations have declined markedly across the region. To address major knowledge gaps in the French West Indies (FWI), we characterised recorded coastal elasmobra...
The efficacy of microbial inoculants in enhancing plant drought tolerance is context-dependent, varying with drought severity and the dynamic interactions within the plant–soil microbe system. We conducted a two-factor pot experiment using Achn...
The geographic pattern of the number of species in functional or phyletic groups is simultaneously highly derivative and fundamental to our understanding of community ecology [...]
The tropical Andes are a global biodiversity hotspot, yet extensive areas of the Peruvian western slope, such as the district of Sumbilca (Huaral province, Lima), remain floristically understudied despite mounting pressure from agricultural expansion...
National occurrence databases combine sources with different objectives and spatiotemporal coverage, complicating the interpretation of changes in recorded locations. We evaluated the sensitivity of species-level shifts in mean recorded latitude and...
Currently, the degradation of global ecosystem services and the decline in biodiversity are pressing issues, and the conflict between ecological conservation and economic development in old industrial bases is intensifying. This study takes Liaoning...
Empirical evidence integrating multiple biological levels on freshwater biodiversity persistence in regulated river basins remains scarce for Neotropical systems. We evaluated fish assemblage structure, reproductive strategies, and life-cycle support...
Freshwater crabs are important biological resources in northern Thailand, yet their diversity remains poorly documented in many areas. This study investigated freshwater crab diversity in Ban Tham Subdistrict, Dok Khamtai District, Phayao Province, u...
Global biodiversity is declining, while tropical regions remain disproportionately understudied despite their richness. Nigeria exemplifies one of Africa’s complex and rich ecological zones, yet it remains poorly represented by molecular data,...
Catching birds is a common and well-established practice that is valuable for research, management, conservation and animal welfare. The most appropriate technique varies among species, and some taxa, including owls, can be particularly challenging t...
Urban ponds are increasingly recognised as important refuges for freshwater biodiversity within human-dominated landscapes. However, phytoplankton and zooplankton are often studied separately, leaving unresolved whether different plankton components...
Coralline algae are important calcifying red algae that contribute substantially to marine ecosystem structure and biogenic reef formation. However, their species diversity and geographic distribution in China remain poorly documented due to their ex...
At Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, hard coral communities consisting of Alveopora, Montipora, and Psammocora represent some of the northernmost photosymbiotic Scleractinia in the Northwest Pacific. Here, we document taxon-specific, depth-specific ble...
Sampling design strongly influences which components of biodiversity are recovered in regional inventories. We evaluated a spatially extensive snapshot survey of Drosophilidae assemblages in southern Brazil and compared it with temporally repeated da...
Fully mycoheterotrophic orchids provide a powerful system for examining plastome degradation following the loss of dependence on photosynthesis. Here, we assembled and characterized the complete plastome of Neottia kiusiana and compared its structure...
Zeugodacus (Bactrocera) tau (Walker) (Z. tau) is an economically important tephritid pest in Asia. We modelled its climate-associated habitat suitability in China under current and future scenarios using an optimized MaxEnt model, global occurrence r...
This study aimed to determine ectoparasite diversity and document host–ectoparasite associations in wild birds and mammals admitted to the Kafkas University Wildlife Conservation, Rescue, Rehabilitation, Application and Research Center in north...
Local floristic inventories provide baseline data for biodiversity monitoring and conservation in protected areas. This study presents an annotated checklist of vascular plants in the Arykbalyk Branch of Kokshetau State National Natural Park, Kazakhs...
Surviving ancient paintings themed on fish constitute a type of documentary source that has not yet been fully exploited in ichthyological research. In this study, 101 Chinese paintings dating back to the Song–Qing dynasties were examined. Fish...
Historical occurrence records combine floristic patterns with uneven survey histories. We analyzed 69,707 vascular-plant records representing 2209 standardized taxa from limestone-bearing areas of South Korea in 10 km × 10 km grids. Observed ri...
Marine tardigrade ecology is traditionally studied using species-based metrics. Due to the taxonomic impediment prevalent within the phylum, ecological research on these organisms remains relatively underdeveloped. Therefore, exploring new methodolog...
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. is a valuable perennial medicinal legume with multiple pharmacological activities. G. uralensis from the Ordos Plateau is widely recognized for its high quality, with flavonoids serving as its primary bioactive components...
The genus Trypanosoma includes several protozoans that cause infections of both medical and veterinary importance. Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, and human...
Identifying seed dispersal mechanisms is key to understanding plant responses to global change and, ultimately, ecosystem resilience. New World Oropendolas (Icteridae) are widespread frugivorous birds traditionally regarded as seed dispersers through...
Managing wintering sites for migratory birds requires an understanding of group-specific space use and its temporal variation, in addition to population-level distributions. We compared spatial overlap, the environmental characteristics of used locat...
Ant diversity and community structure in Greek olive orchards are under-researched, with only one study conducted to date, despite the extensive area occupied by olive orchards and their agronomic, ecological, and socioeconomic importance. In this st...
Urban biodiversity planning depends on whether terrestrial and aquatic habitats retain the same species or make non-redundant contributions to the observed species pool. We surveyed 14 urban parks and four transects nested within two wetlands in Huai...
Dryland agroecosystems can sustain soil arthropod communities, yet their detritivore faunas remain poorly documented in hyperarid regions. Terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea) are important macrodetritivores whose assemblages in northe...
We report an adult male Chinese water deer Hydropotes inermis repeatedly observed at Jiamusi University, Heilongjiang Province, northeastern China (130°22′02″ E, 46°46′56″ N). Clear photographs documented diagnostic ex...
Insects are sensitive indicators of environmental change, but their responses to large hydropower landscapes remain insufficiently understood because dam areas combine hydrological regulation, shoreline modification, artificial surfaces, vegetation m...
Corals of the genus Porites Link, 1807 are often considered difficult to identify to species level, largely due to their complex and historically unstable taxonomy. Much of this uncertainty stems from a long history of inconsistent species descriptio...
Wetland restoration has become increasingly important for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem-function recovery, and climate resilience. However, global restoration evidence remains fragmented across geographical regions, wetland systems, restoratio...
Among salmonids, the marble trout Salmo marmoratus is endemic to the Adriatic River Basin of northern Italy and the Adriatic River system of the Western Balkans. It is an iconic fish of angling and conservation interest but, despite this, the species...
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