Madhuca hainanensis is a rare, endemic tree species of Hainan Island, with considerable ecological and economic value. Its natural regeneration is severely limited by habitat fragmentation and environmental stress. To investigate its adaptive across...
Archaea comprise deeply rooted and phylogenetically diverse lineages that inhabit a wide range of environments and play essential roles in global biogeochemical cycles. However, the diversity of MATE (Multidrug and Toxic Compound Extrusion) family tr...
Castanea seguinii Dode is ecologically and economically significant in China, and its potential as a carbon sink and ability to adapt to varying climates have garnered considerable interest. In light of global warming, the geographical distribution o...
We modeled and combined outputs for 125 tree species for the eastern United States, using habitat suitability and colonization potential models along with an evaluation of adaptation traits. These outputs allowed, for the first time, the compilation...
In this brief article, the green toad (Bufotes sitibundus) and the Levant water frog (Pelophylax bedriagae) were compared to better understand the adaptations needed by amphibians, specifically the green toad, to survive in arid regions and to inhabi...
The technique of stable hydrogen and oxygen isotope tracing has become an important means to study the mechanism of water movement due to its high sensitivity and traceability. In this study, four dominant tree species in the karst forest of Maolan,...
Habitat and climate changes driven by human activities are altering the distribution of organisms globally. In South Korea, recent temperature increases have exceeded twice the global average, and habitats have markedly changed and shrunk due to urba...
Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens is often found in fermented dairy products. Many strains of this species have probiotic properties, contributing to the regulation of immune metabolism and intestinal flora. This species was added to the list of lactic a...
Habitat modeling is one of the most common practices in ecology today, aimed at understanding complex associations between species and an array of environmental, bioclimatic, and anthropogenic factors. This review of studies of seven species of terre...
Genetic diversity determines evolutionary potential. Without a variable genome, natural selection cannot act. Habitat fragmentation is the single largest threat to global biodiversity, as it reduces or eliminates gene flow among populations, thereby...
In recent years, frequent global climate change has led to extreme weather events, such as high temperatures and droughts. Under the backdrop of climate change, the potential distribution zones of plants will undergo alterations. Therefore, it is nec...
Habitat ecology of lichens (lichen-forming fungi) involves diverse adaptations to stressful environments where lichens use specific habitat conditions. Field observations confirm that such habitat ‘preferences’ can vary significantly acro...
Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim is a famous paper-making tree endemic to China with a wide distribution. Leaves of this tree growing in different habitats show a certain plasticity, which is important for their ecological adaption. Here, the photosynth...
The water-to-land transition is one of the most important events in evolutionary history of vertebrates. However, the genetic basis underlying many of the adaptations during this transition remains unclear. Mud-dwelling gobies in the subfamily Amblyo...
Understanding stream thermal heterogeneity patterns is crucial to assess and manage river resilience in light of climate change. The dual acquisition of high-resolution thermal infrared (TIR) and red–green–blue-band (RGB) imagery from unmanned aerial...
Coral reefs around Hainan Island in the northern South China Sea represent a marginal reef system exposed to interacting climatic and anthropogenic stresses. This study used an optimized MaxEnt model, remote-sensing-derived coral reef occurrence data...
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that enable vertebrate adaptation to deep-water environments remains a central goal in evolutionary biology. This study used comparative transcriptomics of skeletal muscle tissue to investigate these mechanisms...
Betula albosinensis serves as an important constructive and afforestation tree species in mountainous areas. Its suitable habitat and habitat quality are highly vulnerable to the climate. However, few studies have centered on the shrinkage, expansion...
Life history traits are heritable and evolve through natural selection to maximize organisms’ Darwinian fitness in their specific environments. The theory of life history evolution has developed during the last 100 years, and is rooted in the i...
Polyploidy has substantially contributed to successful plant evolution, and is often connected to a higher resilience to environmental stress. We test the hypothesis that polyploids tolerate light stress better than diploids. The Ranunculus auricomus...
Low-lying coastal areas are high-risk areas regarding sea-level rise (SLR) due to the combination of low elevation, subsidence and currently low sediment supply, on the one hand, and their high natural and socio-economic values, on the other. Because...
Broadleaved tree species in mountainous populations usually demonstrate high levels of diversity in leaf morphology among individuals, as a response to a variety of environmental conditions associated with changes in altitude. We investigated the par...
Climate adaptation in high-density cities requires equitable access to cooling and habitat benefits from blue–green infrastructure (BGI). However, the critical thresholds where human activity overwhelms these services remain unknown. Taking She...
Oceans play a vital role in socioeconomic and environmental development by supporting activities such as tourism, recreation, and food provision while providing important ecosystem services. However, concerns have been raised about the threat that cl...
In the karst habitats with nitrate-abundant and ammonium-rare soil, the bicarbonate supply plays a crucial role in both inorganic carbon and nitrogen assimilation in various plant species. Consequently, two carbon sources, carbon dioxide (CO2) and bi...
Variation in intraspecific functional traits is one of the important components of community variation, and has drawn the attention of researchers. Studying the variation of traits under different plant sizes and habitats helps to reveal the adaptati...
Microbial functional genes serve as the core genetic foundation driving microbial ecological functions; however, its microbial functional gene composition across varied habitats and its ecological adaptation interplay with plants remain understudied....
Climate change and altered hydrological regimes are restructuring wetland habitats globally, triggering cascading effects on colonial waterbirds. This study investigates how environmental drivers, including thermal anomalies, water-level fluctuations...
Efficient ventilation systems are of paramount importance for maintaining optimal air quality in indoor and enclosed environments, both on Earth and in space. Such environments include buildings, space habitats, international space station crew quart...
Understanding the genomic differentiation between marine and non-marine aquatic microbes remains a compelling question in ecology. While previous research has identified several lacustrine lineages within the predominantly marine Roseobacteraceae fam...
Understanding diet–health linkages in endangered oriental storks (Ciconia boyciana) occupying non-traditional overwintering habitats is imperative for conservation prioritization. Integrated high-throughput sequencing and microscopic analyses r...
The climate crisis poses a grave threat to numerous small island developing states (SIDS), intensifying risks from extreme weather events and sea level rise (SLR). This vulnerability heightens the dangers of coastal erosion, chronic water quality deg...
Cyanobacteria are the most abundant oxygenic photosynthetic organisms inhabiting various ecosystems on earth. As with all other photosynthetic organisms, cyanobacteria release oxygen as a byproduct during photosynthesis. In fact, some cyanobacterial...
Betula luminifera H. Winkler, a fast-growing broad-leaved tree species native to China’s subtropical regions, possesses significant ecological and economic value. The species’ adaptability and ornamental characteristics make it a crucial...
Three rodent species with similar characteristics coexist in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula (Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus, Algerian mouse Mus spretus and Common vole Microtus arvalis). This study examines if habitat segregation exists between...
R. platypodum (Rhododendron platypodum) is an endangered alpine species with a highly restricted distribution in the southwestern region of China, which possesses significant ornamental and horticultural value. In this study, the high-quality genome...
30 October 2024
Panax ginseng, a perennial medicinal plant, utilizes its dried roots and rhizomes for medicinal purposes. Currently, in China, ginseng cultivation employs two methods: under-forest and farmland planting. These methods create distinct habitats, signif...
6 February 2023
Forensic entomology includes the analysis of organisms colonizing various parts of the body in order to determine the circumstances of an incident, mainly the time, place, and cause of death. The presence of insects and other arthropods on carcasses...
Assessments of synergies and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and forest biodiversity conservation have focused on set-aside areas. We evaluated a more comprehensive portfolio of silvicultural management adaptations to climate change and...
The understanding of spatial distribution patterns of native riparian tree species in Europe lacks accurate species distribution models (SDMs), since riparian forest habitats have a limited spatial extent and are strongly related to the associated wa...
Understanding the stoichiometric traits of plants is critical for studying their ecological adaptation strategies. Facultative epiphytes (which can also live on the ground) are an important component of epiphytic flora of montane forest ecosystems. H...
Lagerstroemia suprareticulata, an endemic ornamental species in limestone karst ecosystems of Guangxi—a global biodiversity hotspot—holds significant ecological value. However, habitat degradation and anthropogenic pressures have driven t...
Camellia quephongensis Hakoda et Ninh is a yellow-flowered camellia that inhabits the Que Phong District, Nghe An Province, North-Central Vietnam, and its taxon includes approximately 50 species from South China and Vietnam. Researchers have primaril...
Golden Camellia species are highly specific to certain soil environments. Most species are only native to calcareous soils in karst regions, except for a few that grow only in acidic soils. Our aim is to elucidate the adaptation mechanisms of the spe...
Successful management of forest systems requires a deeper understanding of the role of ecophysiological traits in enabling adaptation to high temperature and water deficit under current and anticipated changes in climate. A key attribute of leaf wate...
Some fire ecology studies that have focused on garrigue-like vegetation suggest a weak selective pressure of fire in the Mediterranean Basin compared to other Mediterranean-type regions. However, fire-prone Mediterranean heathland from the western en...
Adaptive radiations are characterized by increases in rates of lineage and trait evolution, typically due to the opening of new ecological opportunities such as may follow from dispersal to a new region or the evolution of a trait that allows exploit...
The aim of this research is to study of eco-physiological adaptations of xylotrophic fungi (Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes) to hypoxia, anoxia and hypercapnia as the main environmental factors that determine the activity of fungi in woody habitat. The...
In this study, the InVEST model, GTWR, and the Geodetector were comprehensively employed to systematically assess the spatiotemporal dynamics of habitat quality in Wuyishan National Park and to reveal its response patterns to changes in precipitation...
Gut microbiota plays an important role in host metabolism, immunity, and environmental adaptation, yet its response to contrasting wintering habitats in migratory waterbirds remains poorly understood. We compared the gut microbiota of whooper swans (...
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