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When honeybees come to town: Critical aspects of urban beekeeping and opportunities for regulation

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 528-540, March 2026.
Abstract Urban areas are increasingly valued for their role in conserving wild pollinators. Honeybees are often regarded as ambassador species for pollinator conservation, and beekeeping is frequently perceived as a pro‐biodiversity activity, which has become highly popular in urban areas.
Joan Casanelles‐Abella, Katherine Baldock, Sara Diana Leonhardt, Marco Moretti, Mark Patterson, Monika Egerer   +5 more
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Orchids in the Open: Understanding Biodiversity Beyond Madagascar's Forests

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Orchids make up 8% of Madagascar's vascular plant species richness and are typically associated with the island's forests. Yet most of the island is covered by open ecosystems, long dismissed as degraded. This perception has contributed to their neglect, limiting our understanding of species ecology and hindering conservation action in ...
Jakub D. Wieczorkowski, Landy R. Rajaovelona, Johan Hermans, Tariq Stévart, Henintsoa Razanajatovo, Vincent Droissart, R. Toby Pennington, Alexander Zizka, Caroline E. R. Lehmann   +8 more
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Ecological factors shaping post‐fire resilience in mature black spruce forests of eastern North America

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 2, February 2026.
Our study provides an assessment of the fire resilience of mature black spruce (BS) forests. A third of pre‐fire mature closed‐canopy stands are expected to transition into open woodlands. While mature BS‐dominated forests are considered more fire‐resilient than younger stands, our study raises concerns about their capacity to persist under the ...
Stelsa Fortin, Yan Boucher, Yves Bergeron, Martin Simard, Dominique Arseneault, Hugo Asselin, Martin Barrette, Victor Danneyrolles, Sylvie Gauthier, Francois Girard, Martin Girardin, Marc‐André Parisien, Nelson Thiffault, Osvaldo Valeria   +13 more
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A pan‐European citizen science study shows population size, climate and land use are related to biased morph ratios in the heterostylous plant Primula veris

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 1, January 2026.
A large‐scale citizen science study involving thousands of cowslip (Primula veris) observations from all over Europe revealed an unexpected prevalence of S‐morphs over L‐morphs, which was influenced by climatic as well as land use factors. Furthermore, general morph ratios were often unbalanced with the strongest shifts occurring in smaller populations.
Tsipe Aavik, Triin Reitalu, Marianne Kivastik, Iris Reinula, Sabrina Träger, Evelyn Uuemaa, Marta Barberis, Arjen Biere, Sílvia Castro, Sara A. O. Cousins, Anikó Csecserits, Eleftherios Dariotis, Živa Fišer, Grzegorz Grzejszczak, Cuong Nguyen Huu, Kertu Hool, Hans Jacquemyn, Margaux Julien, Marcin Klisz, Alexander Kmoch, Nikos Krigas, Attila Lengyel, Michael Lenhard, Desalew M. Moges, Zuzana Münzbergová, Ülo Niinemets, Baudewijn Odé, Hana Pánková, Meelis Pärtel, Ricarda Pätsch, Theodora Petanidou, Jan Plue, Radosław Puchałka, Froukje Rienks, Ioulietta Samartza, Julie K. Sheard, Bojana Stojanova, Joachim P. Töpper, Georgios Tsoktouridis, Spas Uzunov, Martin Zobel   +40 more
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Habitat Selection and Seed Dispersal by the Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) in the Rainforests of Southern Cameroon

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.
This study is the first to use telemetry to document the movements of the great blue turaco, a bird that plays an important role in seed dispersal throughout Africa's Congo Basin. We show how 3D vegetation structure influences the movements of four turacos and the resulting spatial patterns of seed dispersal.
Antoine S. A. Tekam, Nicholas J. Russo, Bonaventure Sonké, Vincent Deblauwe, Docas L. Nshom, Nicolas Barbier, António Ferraz, Sassan Saatchi, Martin Wikelski, Elsa M. Ordway, Thomas B. Smith   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing hedgerows for biodiversity: Disentangling the effects of trimming, structure and connectivity on the use of linear features by bats

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 62, Issue 12, Page 3300-3313, December 2025.
Our findings underscore the value of extensive hedgerow management in promoting on‐farm bat activity and support the integration of simple hedgerow quality assessment protocols into agri‐environment schemes. Consistent with previous research, we confirm the importance of tall, tree‐filled hedgerows and emphasise the need to preserve mature trees.
Noé Tarcy, Jérémy S. P. Froidevaux, Christian Kerbiriou, Camille Leroux, Florence Matutini   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Swiss Pursuit of Environmental Sustainability in Farming La quête d’une agriculture durable en Suisse Das Schweizer Bestreben nach ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit in der Landwirtschaft

EuroChoices, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 35-40, December 2025.
Summary Switzerland introduced results‐based payment schemes for farmers at an early stage, specifically in the area of biodiversity. When an ecological focus area (e.g. extensive meadow) reaches a certain level of plant species diversity, it receives more monetary reimbursements.
Anina Gilgen, Stefan Mann
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological factors underlying the spatiotemporal dynamics in a key forest beetle pollinator Facteurs écologiques à la base de la dynamique spatio‐temporelle d'un important coléoptère forestier pollinisateur

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 590-599, November 2025.
Eusphalerum, an understudied beetle pollinator in North America, comprises over 50% of beetle specimens collected using flight‐intercept traps in forests across New Brunswick, Canada. In a study investigating its phenology, congeneric aggregation and population dynamics, we demonstrated that Eusphalerum exhibits unique phenology distinct from other ...
Mélodi Lagacé, Denis R. Boudreau, Louka Tousignant, Gaétan Moreau   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conserved areas: Obligations, challenges, risks and opportunities for successful implementation of other effective area‐based conservation measures (OECMs) in France

People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 9, Page 2154-2171, September 2025.
Abstract Other effective area‐based conservation measures (OECMs) are a promising tool to conserve biodiversity in human‐dominated land‐ and seascapes, but their implementation still raises some challenges. Addressing those challenges is necessary to ensure potential OECMs are well‐designed, fitted to the local social‐ecological context and effective ...
Anna Stier, Erwan Cherel, Joachim Claudet, Laure Debeir   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The surrounding landscape affects ecosystem multifunctionality in oilseed rape fields

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 62, Issue 9, Page 2283-2295, September 2025.
Our findings suggest that diverse landscapes are required to ensure the simultaneous delivery of a bundle of ecosystem functions in oilseed rape fields. Altogether, our findings indicate that landscape management should not only promote different semi‐natural elements but also should target limitation of dilution effects.
Ambroise Leroy, Olivier Martin, Jean‐Luc Gautier, Vincent Bretagnolle, Sabrina Gaba   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source