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eDNA signals improve local predictions of fish abundances in Mediterranean coastal ecosystems

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 6, June 2026.
This study demonstrates that integrating eDNA metabarcoding data into species distribution models can improve fish abundance predictions, especially for site‐attached and reef‐associated species. This approach provides a scalable and cost‐effective tool for monitoring, impact assessment, spatial planning and adaptive management of marine resources ...
Noémie Coulon, Ulysse Flandrin, Lisandro Benedetti‐Cecchi, Iacopo Bertocci, Pierre Boissery, Letizia Lamperti, Anthony Maire, Stéphanie Manel, Caterina Mintrone, Baptiste Mulot, José A. Sanabria‐Fernández, Rick D. Stuart‐Smith, Alice Valentini, Laure Velez, David Mouillot   +14 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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The Wind of Change: Mapping Wind Energy Growth and Multi‐Species Vulnerability in Sardinia, Mediterranean

Animal Conservation, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 285-297, June 2026.
The rapid expansion of wind energy across the Mediterranean region calls for more advanced tools to assess and mitigate its impacts on biodiversity. In this study, we present an innovative approach combining 13‐year satellite imagery analysis and ecological modelling, to assess the spatiotemporal overlap between wind energy development and habitat ...
Chiara Costantino, Jacopo Cerri, Ilaria Fozzi, Davide De Rosa, Fiammetta Berlinguer   +4 more
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Leveraging Roadless Areas to Support Strict Protection in the EU

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Strictly protected areas exhibit lower levels of disturbance to habitats and species and are central to biodiversity conservation. Yet only 4% of the EU's land is currently placed under strict protection, far below the 10% target set by the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. This study examines the potential of roadless areas to contribute
Riccardo Testolin, Georg Hähn, Michele Di Musciano, Francesco Maria Sabatini, Alessandro Chiarucci   +4 more
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Modulating Chikungunya and Mayaro virus-induced disease severity in mice using low concentrations of anti-IFNAR1 antibodies

Emerging Microbes and Infections
The laboratory mouse (Mus musculus) is the most widely used animal model for preclinical research, with numerous wild-type and genetically modified mouse strains available. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne arthritogenic alphavirus, has emerged
Konrad Wesselmann, Léa Luciani, Gregory Moureau, Jean-Selim Driouich, Ornellie Bernadin, Magali Gilles, Xavier de Lamballerie, Antoine Nougairède   +7 more
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In Search of the Lost Brown Trout (Salmo trutta Complex) Using DNA of Ancient and Modern Samples From the Southern Italian Peninsula

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The current diversity and distribution of species and populations have been shaped by the major climatic oscillations during the Quaternary. The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a striking example of the strong effect of past climate changes on the evolutionary history of species, in fact, the alternation of glacial/interglacial cycles has led to
Tatiana Fioravanti, Andrea Splendiani, Tommaso Righi, Antonio Tagliacozzo, Daniele Albertini, Vincenzo Caputo Barucchi   +5 more
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Exploring cell-free assays for COVID-19 serosurvey

Scientific Reports
Serosurveys to monitor immunity toward COVID-19 in the population are primarily performed using an ELISA to screen samples for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, followed by confirmation by a virus neutralization test, which is considered the Gold Standard. However,
Lucia Inchauste, Elif Nurtop, Nadège Brisbarre, Laetitia Ninove, Pierre Gallian, Xavier de Lamballerie, Stéphane Priet   +6 more
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Cities at Sea: Coastal Urbanization Generates Local Biodiversity Hotspots but Homogenizes Marine Fish Communities Regionally

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 6, June 2026.
We investigated whether coastal urbanization drives marine communities toward greater similarity, a process well‐documented as urban biotic homogenization in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems but largely unexplored in the marine realm. From seawater environmental DNA samples collected along the French Mediterranean coastline targeting fish ...
Bastien Macé, Erwan Delrieu‐Trottin, David Mouillot, Alice Valentini, Morgane Bruno, Laure Velez, Amandine Avouac, Julie Deter, Thomas Bockel, Marie Orblin, Pierre Boissery, Gwénolé Le Roux, Stéphanie Manel   +12 more
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Discrete Isolation and Continuous Area Drive Genetic Divergence Across Mediterranean Islands

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 35, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Comparison between islands and equivalent mainland areas to dissect the effect of area, isolation and species traits in determining island genetic endemicity and genetic differentiation. Location The Western Mediterranean region. Time Period Current. Major Taxa Studied Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea).
Leonardo Dapporto, Claudia Bruschini, Adele Bordoni, Alessandro Cini, Vlad Dincă, Luca Di Nuzzo, Alessio Iannucci, Mattia Menchetti, Lorenzo Pasquali, Vania Salvati, Loukia Spilani, Gerard Talavera, Chiara Vergata, Raluca Vodă, Sara Fratini, Roger Vila   +15 more
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Analytical and clinical evaluation of a duplex RT-qPCR assay for the detection and identification of o’nyong-nyong and chikungunya virus

Emerging Microbes and Infections
The mosquito-borne alphavirus o’nyong-nyong virus (ONNV) has proven its potential to cause major human outbreaks. On the African continent, ONNV causes unspecific febrile illness and co-circulates with the close relative chikungunya virus (CHIKV).
Konrad M. Wesselmann, Lea Luciani, Laurence Thirion, Xavier de Lamballerie, Remi Charrel, Laura Pezzi   +5 more
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