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Spider checklist for the Blouberg, in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2019
Background: The north-eastern mountainous region of South Africa has been identified as a spider diversity hotspot and centre of endemisim. The Blouberg is an isolated inselberg that forms part of the Soutpansberg geological complex, the northernmost ...
Stefan Foord, Anna S. Dippenaar-Schoeman, Charles R. Haddad, Colin Schoeman, Norbert Hahn, Robin Lyle   +5 more
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Estuarine benthic diversity declines with temperature across a tropical–temperate gradient

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 10, October 2026.
Estuarine benthic sediments are important habitats that support ecosystem health and productivity, but the drivers of large‐scale patterns in benthic diversity are not well documented. Using 18S amplicon sequencing of 425 sediment DNA samples from estuaries spanning 20° of latitude along Australia's east coast, we assessed tropical–temperate patterns ...
Sally A. Bracewell, Mariana Mayer‐Pinto, Katherine A. Dafforn, Sebastian Vadillo Gonzalez, Thayanne L. Barros, Emma L. Johnston   +5 more
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Insecticidal activity of the linear pseudoscorpion venom peptide Ammogarypin revealed by functional profiling

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Some pseudoscorpions produce venom to subdue prey and their venom components may be of translational interest in agronomy and beyond. However, only very few pseudoscorpion venom peptides have been functionally characterized as of yet.
Maurice Pierry, Ludwig Dersch, Jonas Krämer, Jonas Krämer, Lennart Schulte, Lennart Schulte, Kornelia Hardes, Kornelia Hardes, Tobias Kessel, Jens Grotmann, Maximilian Seip, Andreas Vilcinskas, Andreas Vilcinskas, Tim Lüddecke   +13 more
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Disparity in the distribution of suitable habitat as a metric for capturing responses to contrasting land‐use types

Ecological Applications, Volume 36, Issue 6, September 2026.
Abstract Global species observations from community science platforms offer an unprecedented opportunity to analyze large‐scale patterns of biodiversity. This holds great promise for developing data‐driven metrics to measure species' responses to landscape‐level environmental changes, essential for ameliorating the ongoing biodiversity crisis.
Joscha Beninde
wiley   +1 more source

South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA): Solifugae (sun-spiders) of the national parks and reserves of South Africa (Arachnida, Solifugae)

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2006
As part of the South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA) inventories are underway to determine the diversity of the South African Arachnida fauna (Dippenaar- Schoeman & Craemer 2000).
A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.X. González Reyes   +1 more
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Global threats, local opportunities: ice‐related landforms provide refugia for high‐elevation plants and arthropods

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 9, September 2026.
Ice‐related landforms in mountain areas have been hypothesized to play a key role in the survival of cold‐adapted species threatened by climate change. However, our understanding of such landforms acting as refugia remains speculative. Here we analyse occurrence data, collected through a standardized sampling at 471 sampling points across the European ...
Mauro Gobbi, Barbara Valle, Mattia Brambilla, Duccio Tampucci, Marco Caccianiga   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occurrence Records of Brazilian Spirostreptida (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) in the Atlantic Forest Are Biased Towards Proximity to State Highways and Urban Areas

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Diplopoda is one of the most diverse terrestrial arthropod groups in Brazil, with the order Spirostreptida Brandt, 1833 standing out for its species richness. Most of the ~180 Brazilian Spirostreptida species occur in the Atlantic Forest, primarily along its coastal region.
Luiz F. M. Iniesta, Rodrigo A. Castro‐Souza, Jackson C. Means, Kaloyan Ivanov, Antonio D. Brescovit, Mayara D. Faustino‐Magalhães, Rodrigo S. Bouzan   +6 more
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Invertebrate higher taxa diversity in managed and unmanaged green spaces in the urban environment of Metropolis GZM (Poland)

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies
The issue of urban biodiversity is an extensively studied subject due to the tremendous loss of biological diversity worldwide. Increasing urbanisation affects local habitats through various mechanisms and has become a point of interest in urban planning
Poźniak Aleksandra, Kowolik Wiktoria, Hibszer Anna, Linnert Jakub, Linnert Natalia, Olesiński Michał, Depa Łukasz   +6 more
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The Environmental Cost of Development in a Biodiversity Hotspot

Conservation Letters, Volume 19, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT Global infrastructure development is reshaping tropical environments, yet its biodiversity consequences remain poorly quantified. We assess the ecological implications of Mexico's Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT), a transcontinental megaproject linking transportation between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across a ...
Michela Pacifici, Claire Vincent, Milena M. Beekmann, Alessandra M. Bissattini, Alessandra D'Alessio, Marco Davoli, Claudia Fornarini, Vincenzo Buono, Andrea Cristiano, Andrea Lauta, Carlo Rondinini   +10 more
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Matt E. Braunwalder (2005): Scorpiones (Arachnida)

Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2006
book review: Matt E. Braunwalder (2005): Scorpiones (Arachnida)
Komposch, Christian
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