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Diversity and Potential Endemism of New Zealand Freshwater Rotifers Revealed Using Mitochondrial DNA Barcodes

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 60, Issue 1, March 2026.
Rotifers perform key functions in aquatic food webs and respond to environmental changes, thus providing sensitive indicators of water quality. However, rotifers are small, highly diverse, and difficult to identify for those lacking expertise. Monogononta are the largest taxonomic class of rotifers with over 1500 species described globally, and around ...
Gemma E. Collins, Ian D. Hogg, Jonathan C. Banks, Clare R. Beet, Matthew A. Knox, Stacey J. Meyer, Steve M. Woods, Ian C. Duggan   +7 more
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Streamflow Drought in the Larger Alpine Region

Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Streamflow droughts are spatial phenomena that are generally not restricted to individual rivers or catchments. However, many studies spatially limit their drought analysis, for example focusing on a specific country or catchment only, which makes it difficult to study spatiotemporal drought evolution in detail.
Joren Janzing, Niko Wanders, Marit van Tiel, Manuela I. Brunner   +3 more
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Adaptive Significance of Nickel Hyperaccumulation by Plants

Ecological Research, Volume 41, Issue 2, March 2026.
Metal hyperaccumulation may enhance plant fitness through multiple, non‐exclusive mechanisms, including elemental defense against herbivores and pathogens, altered pollinator interactions, and increased reproductive performance in metal‐rich soils. Metals may also affect plant–plant interactions via elemental allelopathy and improve stress tolerance ...
Molly E. Waddington, Robert S. Boyd, Nishanta Rajakaruna   +2 more
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Patterns and Determinants of Mortality in Grey Wolves (Canis lupus)

Mammal Review, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.
This systematic review reveals the global patterns and drivers of grey wolf mortality, highlighting the high mortality risk associated with human coexistence for this cursorial carnivore, and reshaping previous knowledge to guide management and conservation strategies.
Ana Morales‐González, Héctor Ruiz‐Villar, Mario Quevedo, Alberto Fernández‐Gil, Maria Paniw, Eloy Revilla   +5 more
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Variation in herbivore defense strategies among plant species differing in elevational distribution and the role of temperature in defense

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 6, Page 3091-3103, March 2026.
Summary Temperature influences the distribution and performance of both plants and insect herbivores. Consequently, plant–herbivore interactions are likely to vary across thermal gradients, which could affect the evolution of plant defense. Furthermore, temperature fluctuations may elicit immediate changes in defense.
Thomas Dorey, Janisse Deluigi, Alessio Maccagni, Sergio Rasmann, Gaétan Glauser, Yvonne Willi   +5 more
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Phenological Shifts in Wood Formation Tracked by Frost Rings Across Two Centuries. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Rapid warming is reshaping plant phenology across ecosystems. We present an indirect retrospective approach to infer cambial phenology by analysing the timing and occurrence of frost rings in three Alpine conifers. We found that the cold spells responsible for frost ring formation typically involve temperature dropping below freezing for an average of ...
Mantovani E, Prendin AL, Brunetti M, Frigo D, Dibona R, Carrer M.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Hydrochemical Characteristics of Four Retreating Glacier Forefields Off the Coast of Admiralty Bay (King George Island, Maritime Antarctic): Diverse Sources of Metals and Metalloids

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 4, Page 1330-1352, 28 February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of geological, marine and anthropogenic sources on metal and metalloid concentrations in the forefields of four glaciers (Ecology, Sphinx, Tower and Windy) on King George Island, Antarctic. Water samples were collected at the beginning and end of the hydrological season (austral summer, December 2021 to February ...
Joanna Potapowicz, Krystyna Kozioł, Joanna Plenzler, Robert Józef Bialik, Justyna Dudek, Marcin Frankowski, Anetta Zioła‐Frankowska, Sara Lehmann‐Konera, Żaneta Polkowska   +8 more
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Origins of Precipitation in the World's Water Towers

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 3, 16 February 2026.
Abstract High‐mountain systems act as the planet's vital water towers, sustaining freshwater supplies for billions of people. Climate change is exacerbating hydrological imbalances in these regions, yet the moisture sources maintaining their precipitation—the primary water input—remain poorly quantified.
Bomei Zhang, Hongkai Gao, Lan Wang‐Erlandsson, Yan Li   +3 more
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Hydrogravimetry Enables Quantification of Alpine Groundwater Dynamics

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 3, 16 February 2026.
Abstract Groundwater plays a critical role in the functioning of alpine hydrological systems, and its importance is expected to increase under climate change. However, quantification of groundwater processes in these systems remains highly uncertain. Terrestrial time‐lapse gravimetry (TLG) is a geophysical and geodetic technique whose measured variable
Landon J. S. Halloran, Antoine Carron, Nazanin Mohammadi, Ronny Figueroa, Marie Arnoux   +4 more
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Revisiting the Conservation Status of Cobitis taenia in Switzerland Using Environmental DNA

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Freshwater loaches of the genus Cobitis are small benthic fish inhabiting fine sediments in slow‐flowing rivers and vegetated lakes. Due to their small size, low economic value and inconspicuous behaviour, they are rarely studied, and their taxonomy and distribution remain poorly understood.
Sylvain Dubey, Manuel Pompini, Joaquim Golay   +2 more
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