Climate-driven distribution shifts and phytocoenological patterns of invasive and range-expanding aquatic macrophytes in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania

Aquatic macrophytes with invasive or range-expanding behaviour are a growing ecological concern, especially in vulnerable wetland habitats under pressure from climate change. The present study analyse...

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Molecular phylogenetics and insights into interspecific hybridization in Kohleria (Gesneriaceae) from the Central Andes of Colombia

Kohleria is a Neotropical genus comprising 23 species which taxonomy has historically been intrincate by extensive phenotypic plasticity and frequent interspecific hybridization. This study aimed to m...

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A meta-model approach for multi-scale species distribution models

Nested species distribution models (SDMs) can account for the multi-scale nature of species' niches yet typically combine only two spatial scales. Here, we present a novel meta-model approach for ...

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Amphipod distribution to define Europe’s marine biogeographic provinces

We classified European and adjacent seas into nine biogeographic realms and provinces (bioregions) based on a new compilation of over 17,000 records of the distribution of 1,182 native species of Amph...

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Successful bark-beetle biocontrol. A review of the only case in historyReleasing Rhizophagus grandis in Georgia, France, Britain and Türkiye against Dendroctonus micans

The bark beetle Dendroctonus micans (Kug.) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae), a pest of spruce and pine, probably originates from eastern Siberia. Its closest relative is the North American D. p...

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Mapping the climate-biodiversity knowledge system: a 35-year bibliometric analysis using OpenAlex (1990–2024)

Bibliometric analysis of the climate change and biodiversity literature has grown substantially over the past decade, yet no study has mapped this field as an evolving knowledge system across an exten...

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Human pressures and biodiversity hazards in an intensively used southern North Sea: a Bow-tie system approach

The southern North Sea is an intensively used marine region where multiple human activities and environmental pressures overlap. This case study applies a Bow-tie risk analysis to a broad belt transec...

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The Historical Biogeography of the New World Black Birds (Icteridae)

The New World blackbirds (Icteridae) are a widely distributed, ecologically diverse avian family whose biogeographic history remains poorly understood. Competing hypotheses have proposed Neotropical o...

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Operationalising Bow-tie analysis to assess main concerns about biodiversity change in European Seas

Marine biodiversity is adversely affected by many human activities and their pressures. As such, there is the need for a cause-consequence-response method to objectively address the risks associated w...

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Species delimitation and genetic diversity of the Eschweilera (Lecythidaceae) species complex in French Guiana and Ecuador using a sequence-based genomic microsatellite genotyping

Background and aims – The Eschweilera Mart. ex DC. genus (Lecythidaceae) is the most abundant tree genus in Amazonia, but its species identification is difficult due to sampling constraints and ...

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A georeferenced dataset of freshwater Malacostraca occurrences across Chile

We present a georeferenced dataset of freshwater Malacostraca occurrences across continental Chile, compiled from published literature, technical reports, and field studies. The dataset includes 625 o...

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Temporal dynamics and central species in a plant-hummingbird interaction network in an inter-Andean valley in the southern Peruvian Andes

Plant-hummingbird interactions are key components of Neotropical ecosystems, yet they remain poorly documented in arid inter-Andean valleys of southern Peru, where floral resources are strongly season...

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Reassessment of the aberrant brittle star genus Astrosombra (Ophiuroidea, Ophiopsilidae) based on an exceptionally preserved specimen from the Upper Cretaceous of Rügen, north-east Germany

Amongs the most extraordinary extinct ophiuroids is the genus Astrosombra from the Upper Cretaceous of Germany. Initially known from isolated ossicles only, the extremely expanded lateral arm plates s...

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Advancing Coastal Restoration through the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based SolutionsRunning the Standard in REST-COAST Pilot Sites

Nature restoration is becoming a central priority in global and European environmental agendas, including the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity F...

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Non-native aquatic species in the Taihu Lake Basin, China: patterns, impacts and management priorities

The Taihu Lake Basin, in the Yangtze River Delta, is one of China’s most densely populated freshwater landscapes and a major centre of aquaculture, trade and restoration. These conditions create...

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Adaptive responses to Ordovician-Silurian environmental changes shaped the morphological diversity and evolution of Osteostraci

Osteostracans are a Silurian-Devonian clade of jawless stem gnathostomes, and, as the putative sister group to jawed vertebrates, play a fundamental role in the study of the origin of jaws. Despite th...

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Combined strategies to evaluate fungal rhizosphere communities using Nanopore sequencing

Evaluating the diversity of soil fungal communities is critical to understanding their role in plant adaptation and ecology. Improving the resolution of fungal identification using new sequencing tech...

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Short-read genome skimming enables molecular barcoding of old myxomycete collections

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Illumina-based genome skimming for barcoding myxomycete herbarium collections ranging from 29 to 91 years in age. Despite significant DNA fragmentation, we su...

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Warming and photoperiod differentially mediate native and invasive alien predator effects on damselfly fitness traits

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Some light shed on stenoendemic Galium transcarpaticum (Rubiaceae) from the Ukrainian Carpathians

Galium transcarpaticum was described in 1979 as a stenoendemic occurring exclusively in the Ukrainian Carpathians. Since then, little has been contributed to its taxonomy and distribution, and only a ...

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Skeleton growth pattern of a late Cambrian - early Ordovician radiolarian species revealed by X-ray tomography; Paleobiological implications

Micro-computed tomography is increasingly important for the taxonomic analysis of early Palaeozoic radiolarians as it provides the opportunity to conduct detailed observations of the most internal par...

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Using digital technologies to minimize gender asymmetry in unpaid labour

This article analyzes the distribution of unpaid labor in Russian households based on 2024 data from the Federal State Statistics Service and a survey conducted by the authors. This article describes ...

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An annotated checklist and species accounts of the native terrestrial reptiles of the Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), an archipelago of more than 200 islands and islets at the southeastern terminus of the Lucayan Archipelago, support a native terrestrial reptile fauna of 11 species...

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Biomimetic Hybrid Optical Lens: A Multifasic Structure for High-Myopia Correction and Advanced Photonic Applications

Individuals with high myopia face not only visual challenges but also aesthetic and structural limitations in the optical solutions currently available. Even high-index lenses (up to n = 1.76) still e...

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Macrofungal diversity of Bhutan: A specimen-based assessment

A study was undertaken including systematic field surveys and specimen-based documentation of macrofungi across Bhutan to address longstanding inventory gaps in national fungal knowledge. Despite Bhut...

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Determinants of Fertility Rate in Türkiye: Empirical Evidence Regarding Economic, Social, and Health Indicators

The aim of this study is to identify the determinants of fertility dynamics in Türkiye by analyzing the main economic, social, and health indicators affecting the fertility rate within a holistic...

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Genetic Decline and Minimum Viable Population Estimates for the Finnish Wolf population

Effective management of the wolf (Canis lupus) population in Finland requires defining a genetics-based minimum viable population (MVP) to support the national Favourable Reference Population (FRP) re...

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