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Elevation Filters Lizard Species Occurrences and Assemblages in Chitwan Annapurna Landscape, Nepal

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
We investigated lizard species richness,assemblage patterns, and environmental drivers along the elevational gradient in the Chitwan Annapurna Landscape during 2018–2019. We recorded 23 lizard species and found that species richness varied significantly and non‐linearly with elevation, peaking at mid elevation. Species turnover dominated beta diversity,
Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, Sandeep Regmi, Bishnu Aryal, Pradip Kandel, Jagan Nath Adhikari   +4 more
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Heterogeneous Stress Driven by Environmental Filtering Maintains Plant Diversity Along an Arid Riparian Gradient

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
Environmental stress is generally expected to reduce biodiversity, yet its effects under spatially heterogeneous conditions remain unclear. Along an arid riparian gradient of the Ulungur River, we show that local herbaceous plant diversity peaks in downstream reaches despite severe salinization–alkalization and phosphorus limitation, driven by ...
Zidong Zhang, Zhifang Xue, Tiantian Qin, Shengtianzi Dong, Hanyue Wang   +4 more
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Species Distribution Models and Abundance Estimates Enhance Breeding Bird Atlas Data

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
Our primary goal was to leverage the large amount of systematic and volunteer‐based data produced by the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas to develop species distribution models and population estimates for as many breeding bird species as possible. We utilized three complementary techniques to develop species distribution models and maps for 136 breeding ...
Nicholas G. Walton, Edmund J. Zlonis, Péter Sólymos, Alexis R. Grinde, Gerald J. Niemi   +4 more
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Wood Decomposition in European Rivers Increases With Temperature but Decreases With Human Population Density

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
We investigated wood decomposition in rivers across seven catchments and 72 river locations in Europe and found that temperature was the main driver of decomposition rate, with a predicted 4.3% increase per 1°C rise in mean annual temperature. However, climate‐change induced increases in mean annual precipitation and an increased human population ...
Micael Jonsson, Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri, Maria Cristina Bruno, Fernanda Cássio, Giulia Cesarini, Luca Gallitelli, Stefano Larsen, Monika Laux, Giorgio Pace, Cláudia Páscoal, Massimiliano Scalici, Ralf Schulz, José Barquín   +12 more
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Upland Afforestation Desiccates Downslope Wetlands on Sandy Soil

Ecohydrology, Volume 19, Issue 4, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Afforestation of formerly open, water‐limited habitats is a globally widespread form of land conversion, driven by the need for timber and non‐timber forest products, and capturing atmospheric carbon. However, increased tree cover can adversely affect hydrological cycles by increasing evapotranspiration and reducing downslope water yield ...
Csaba Tölgyesi, László Szél, Luca Sára Kukla, Alida Anna Hábenczyus, András Kelemen, Kata Frei, Zoltán Bátori, Viktória Tóth, László Erdős, Péter Török   +9 more
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biomass production, broadleaves

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Crow, T.R.
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Spatial distribution of acoustic traits in bird assemblages along regional bioclimatic gradients

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 6, June 2026.
Environmental variation shapes acoustic interactions among birds, creating spatial structures in the sonic signature of local species assemblages. Exploring these patterns at regional scales can reveal processes that segregate acoustic strategies along environmental gradients.
Michela Busana, Frédéric Sèbe, Luc Barbaro, Jonathan Carruthers‐ Jones, Solène Croci, Alice Eldridge, Almo Farina, Amandine Gasc, Charlène Gemard, Sylvain Haupert, Sandra Müller, Jean‐Yves Barnagaud   +11 more
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Glacial refugia, postglacial dynamics, and hybrid zones of Pinaceae in Eurasia captured from sedimentary ancient DNA

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Boreal forests cover nearly one‐third of global forest area. Glacial cycles have shaped the distribution and connectivity of modern Pinaceae genera, yet species‐level refugia, postglacial migrations, and hybridization patterns remain unclear due to limited high‐resolution taxonomic and temporal data. We applied a hybridization capture approach
Stefano Meucci, Kathleen R. Stoof‐Leichsenring, Yanrong Zhang, Andrei A. Andreev, Konstantin V. Krutovsky, Boris K. Biskaborn, Inger G. Alsos, Laura Parducci, Kevin Nota, Sandra Garcés‐Pastor, Petr Kuneš, Walter Finsinger, Eleonora Cagliero, Daniel Vondrák, Jaroslav Kukla, Darrell Kaufman, Barbara Wohlfarth, Heikki Seppä, Ulrike Herzschuh   +18 more
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The role of tree traits in explaining throughfall variability in US forests

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Throughfall, precipitation that passes through the plant canopy or drips from canopy surfaces, represents the dominant input of water to most forests and is extremely spatially and temporally variable. Many plant traits can influence throughfall, but because measuring throughfall and a wide variety of plant traits is labor intensive, most ...
Edward Ayres
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Revisiting the predation paradox for the Wood Thrush, a declining Neotropical migrant

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Despite an increased density of mid‐trophic level predators in urban and suburban areas compared to rural areas, the survival of smaller prey animals, including the eggs and chicks of nesting songbirds, often remains relatively high in these areas.
Melanie L. Klein, David I. King, Katherine Straley, Paige S. Warren   +3 more
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