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Can manipulative parasites modify host‐mediated trophic effects? Experimental evidence from Schistocephalus solidus and three‐spined sticklebacks

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 1603-1618, June 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Parasites can alter host traits, thereby reshaping host interactions and modifying density‐ and trait‐mediated effects in trophic cascades. But despite increasing research in parasite ecology, the cascading effects of parasitism from individual hosts to population and ...
Maja Drakula, Lena Gerigk, Ella S. Rothe, Jacob‐Josef Brüning, Mats Reckert, Alexander Brinker, Beatriz Elias Ranelli, Joachim Kurtz, Jaime M. Anaya‐Rojas   +8 more
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When protection backfires: Contrasting states of macroalgal forests and sea urchin populations in a Mediterranean MPA

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 6, June 2026.
This study demonstrates that NTZs can be counterproductive, as they may exacerbate the decline of marine forests by protecting sea urchins that are not effectively controlled by predators. We therefore call for a reassessment of management policies, including the targeted harvesting of herbivores where natural top‐down control is absent.
Bastien Thouroude, Aurélie Blanfuné, Marie Borriglione, Dominique Boschetti, Charles‐François Boudouresque, Marie‐Catherine Santoni, Jean‐Michel Culioli, Thierry Thibaut   +7 more
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Non-indigenous macroinvertebrate species in Lithuanian fresh waters, Part 1: Distributions, dispersal and future

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2012
Biological invasions are of increasing global concern. They impact on biodiversity and may result in high economic loss. This demands improvement in knowledge of the dynamics of species dispersal with the goal of preventing future ...
Arbačiauskas K, Višinskienė G., Smilgevičienė S., Rakauskas V.   +3 more
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Duck Tales: Spatio‐temporal dynamics of habitat use and prey relationships of a diving duck and its implication for conservation management

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 6, June 2026.
Shows the spatiotemporal predictability of wintering eiders based on monitoring data from 1993–2023 with intertidal and subtidal Marine Protected Areas (yellow and green, respectively), and a depiction of the current mismatch between eider hotspots and protection measures. Abstract Migratory animals often follow predictable spatiotemporal distributions
Kasper J. Meijer, Oscar Franken, Allert Imre Bijleveld, Mennobart van Eerden, Tjisse van der Heide, Laura L. Govers, Han Olff   +6 more
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Conservation planning in the Weddell Sea (Antarctica): A comparative analysis of decision‐support tools

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 6, June 2026.
We compare simulated annealing (SA, Marxan) and integer linear programming (ILP, prioritizr) to evaluate their performance in developing spatial conservation priorities for the proposed Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area Phase 1. While both approaches identify largely overlapping priority areas, ILP consistently produces more compact and cost‐efficient ...
Katharina Teschke, Rebecca Konijnenberg, Flavia Carolina Bellotto Trigo   +2 more
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Phytoplankton growth and potential cyanotoxin production differ in response to nitrogen and phosphorus amendments in late summer communities from Kabetogama Lake (Minnesota, United States)

Journal of Phycology, Volume 62, Issue 3, Page 883-903, June 2026.
Abstract Cyanotoxins such as microcystin (MC), cylindrospermopsin, and saxitoxin are secondary metabolites that are rich in nitrogen (N). Most cyanobacteria grow best on reduced inorganic N (ammonium, NH4), but when NH4 is absent, cyanobacteria can activate physiological pathways to process other N forms (e.g., nitrate; NO3).
James H. Larson, Ryan P. Maki, Sean W. Bailey, Victoria G. Christensen, Keith A. Loftin, Erin A. Stelzer, James C. Smith, Seth A. McWhorter   +7 more
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Ecosystem Investigation of Zayanderood Dam Lake

علوم آب و خاک, 2020
Benthos play an important role in the transmission of primary production and organic material (detritus) accumulation of the substrate in the water ecosystems to the higher levels of food chain.
E. Ebrahimi, M. Zare Shahraki, O. Farhadian, Y. Keivany   +3 more
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Ancient and Recent Riverine Gene Flow Contributed to the Adaptive Radiation of Sailfin Silversides in Wallace's Dreampond

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 11, June 2026.
ABSTRACT While adaptive radiations significantly contribute to the world's biodiversity, much is unknown about the genetic and ecological factors underlying these rapid successions of speciation. It has been suggested that hybridisation can facilitate the speciation process by generating genetic diversity on which diversifying selection can act ...
Els Lea R. De Keyzer, Fabian Herder, Astrid Böhne, Francisco Campuzano Jiménez, Valentina Burskaia, Sandra Kukowka, Alan Tracey, Amy Louise Denton, Graeme Oatley, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life programme, Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: DNA Pipelines Collective, Tree of Life Core Informatics Collective, Daniel F. Mokodongan, Daisy Wowor, Hannes Svardal   +14 more
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Into the Wild: Farm‐Derived Energy and Nutrients Enter Marine Food Webs With Carrying Capacity Implications for Aquaculture Management

Reviews in Aquaculture, Volume 18, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Marine aquaculture is expanding globally, yet its interactions with surrounding ecosystems remain complex and insufficiently understood. This study reviews the fluxes of energy and nutrients from three major aquaculture systems: finfish cages, suspended bivalves, and seaweed farms and considers their implications for ecosystem functioning and ...
Myriam D. Callier, Ramon Filgueira, Carrie J. Byron, Daniele Brigolin, Dror L. Angel, Sophie J. I. Koch, Bobbi Hudson, Frank Kane, Heather Moore, Antonio Agüera, Lotta C. Kluger, Christopher W. McKindsey   +11 more
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MISS diversity from saline lakes of Brazilian Pantanal: Origin, potential of preservation and comparison with examples of the Ediacaran‐Cambrian shallow depositional settings

Sedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 945-964, June 2026.
ABSTRACT One of the largest wetlands on Earth, the Brazilian Pantanal contains roughly 10 000 natural lakes, about 1000 of which are hypersaline. In these environmentally stressful settings, animal life struggles to survive, while cyanobacteria form extensive mats.
Lucas V. Warren, Filipe G. Varejão, Lucas Inglez, Maria Julia Arrouy, Beatriz Christofoletti, Mario L. Assine   +5 more
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