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Mega Mounders: Burrowing Talitrids (Megalorchestia spp.) Excavate Large Quantities of Sand on California Beaches

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, Volume 131, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract High densities of burrowing talitrid amphipods inhabit beaches around the world. This includes California, where densities of more than 1,000 individuals m−2 are regularly recorded. Here, we provide evidence of Megalorchestia spp. excavating up to 10.38 kg dry sand m−2 d−1 on a beach in southern California, one of the highest mounding rates ...
T. I. Baxter, D. M. Hubbard, K. A. Emery, J. D. Dugan, W. Adams, S. Alvarez, I. J. Walker   +6 more
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Global meta‐analysis reveals urban‐associated behavioural differences among wild populations

Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 9, Page 1539-1557, September 2026.
Urbanization drives rapid phenotypic change, yet broad patterns of behavioural responses remain unclear. Using a global phylogenetic meta‐analysis, we show urban populations exhibit increased boldness, aggression, exploration and activity—especially in birds—highlighting consistent behavioural shifts and revealing major taxonomic gaps that limit our ...
Tracy T. Burkhard, Ned A. Dochtermann, Anne Charmantier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of microbiology in balancing nature during the Anthropocene. [PDF]

Microlife
Baquero F, Kolter R, Timmis K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Native habitat affinities predict fish invasions with post‐invasion habitat shifts

Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 9, Page 1762-1777, September 2026.
Initial invasion success is gated by native pre‐adaptations, but post‐invasion establishment is characterized by habitat shifts. We demonstrate that forecasting risk based solely on native niches severely underestimates future ecological impacts, and we provide an empirically validated watchlist of future invaders.
Shahar Chaikin, Tal Gavriel, Avery Deveto, Shahar Malamud, Jonathan Belmaker   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant population responses to environmental variability are primarily driven by survival-reproduction trade-offs and mediated by aridity. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Santos GS, Yang X, Gascoigne SJL, Compagnoni A, Dias ATC, Tuljapurkar S, Kajin M, Salguero-Gómez R.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Human hunters are no substitute for vanishing apex predators

Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 9, Page 1807-1819, September 2026.
Our study reveals that human hunters fail to replicate the collective and individual ecological functions of natural apex predators in sustaining biodiversity and promoting stable spatial patterns. These insights are vital for rethinking predator conservation and wildlife management in human‐dominated landscapes.
Ying Geng, Christos Mammides, Ru‐Chuan He, Lin Wang, Kang Luo, Zhong‐Yuan Zhang, Bo Wang, Rui‐Chang Quan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degradation of fish food webs in the Anthropocene. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Carvajal-Quintero JD, Dornelas M, Comte L, Herrera-Pérez J, Tedesco PA, Giam X, Brose U, Chase JM.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Atmospheric Microbial Transport to Antarctica and Its Ecological Implications: A Systematic Review

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 28, Issue 9, September 2026.
Atmospheric transport to Antarctica operates via long‐range advection, marine aerosolization, and local resuspension, acting as a strict ecological filter. This selective barrier could actively shape local ecosystems by seeding them with functionally distinct, stress‐adapted microbial pioneers capable of surviving extreme conditions.
Rodrigo Goldenberg‐Barbosa, Anna Donato, Dafne Anjos, Letícia Eller, Heitor Evangelista, Cesar Amaral   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Natural" fibers in lakes: A 150-year sedimentary perspective on persistence. [PDF]

iScience
Stanton T, Law A, Somers C, Worne S, Sheridan KJ, Kechi-Okafor C, Wheat A, Wood A, Bateman A, Richardson N, Baynes E, Ryves DB, Gaca P, Cundy A, McKay D.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Editorial: Forest microbiome: dynamics and interactions in the anthropocene era. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Chakraborty A, Roy A, He S, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Asiegbu FO, Coutinho TA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source