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Spatial and Seasonal Biodiversity Variation in a Large Mediterranean Lagoon Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Through Sponge Tissue Collection

Environmental DNA
Ecosystem monitoring is a fundamental tool to avert biodiversity loss, gathering valuable information that can be used to develop conservation policies, evaluate management outcomes, and guide science‐based decision‐making.
Andrea Corral‐Lou, Ana Ramón‐Laca, Lourdes Alcaraz, Robert Cassidy, Sergi Taboada, Stefano Mariani, Borja Mercado, Martin Vicente‐Ríos, Ángel Pérez‐Ruzafa, Ramón Gallego, Ana Riesgo   +10 more
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The Use of Cognition by Amphibians Confronting Environmental Change: Examples from the Behavioral Ecology of Crawfish Frogs (Rana areolata)

Animals
Amphibian conservation concerns frequently center on the idea of ‘saving’ them, with the underlying assumption they are the passive victims of anthropogenic environmental change.
Michael J. Lannoo, Rochelle M. Stiles
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Populus tremuloides seedling establishment: An underexplored vector for forest type conversion after multiple disturbances [PDF]

, 2017
Ecosystem resilience to climate change is contingent on post-disturbance plant regeneration. Sparse gymnosperm regeneration has been documented in subalpine forests following recent wildfires and compounded disturbances, both of which are increasing.
Buma, Brian, Gill, Nathan S., Kulakowski, Dominik, Sangermano, Florencia   +3 more
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Divergent Responses of Bacterial Communities to Permafrost Degradation and Their Associations With Carbon Across Vertical Profiles

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Bacterial α‐diversity decreases, but stochasticity and community stability increase across the 15 m‐depth vertical profiles and along the degraded gradient within the active layer. The abundance and interaction of core taxa mainly control community stability in the active and permafrost layers, respectively.
Shengyun Chen, Yuzheng Gu, Ali Bahadur, Enyan Liu, Tonghua Wu, Xiaofan Zhu, Yuanqiang Zou, Hewei Liang, Peijie Wei, Linwei Wu, Qingbai Wu, Peizhi Yang, Hongyan Yu, Yunfeng Yang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heuristically Adaptive Diffusion‐Model Evolutionary Strategy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Building on the mathematical equivalence between diffusion models and evolutionary algorithms, researchers demonstrate unprecedented control over evolutionary optimization through conditional diffusion. By training diffusion models to associate parameters with specific traits, they can guide evolution toward solutions exhibiting desired behaviors ...
Benedikt Hartl, Yanbo Zhang, Hananel Hazan, Michael Levin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water Purifying Capacity of Natural Riverine Wetlands in Relation to Their Ecological Quality

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020
Wetlands are among the crucial nature based solutions for river water purification. The ecological quality of these multi-purposed ecosystems could be disrupted due to overloading of nutrients and other pollutants.
Adey Sileshi, Adey Sileshi, Aymere Awoke, Abebe Beyene, Abebe Beyene, Iris Stiers, Ludwig Triest   +6 more
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Impacts of local human activities on the Antarctic environment [PDF]

, 2008
We review the scientific literature, especially from the past decade, on the impacts of human activities on the Antarctic environment. A range of impacts has been identified at a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
Agnew, Agnew, Ainley, Baker, Ballance, Bargagli, Barrera-Oro, Brown, C.A. Moreno, Chen, Clarke, Clarke, Constable, Constable, Constable, Convey, Convey, Convey, Convey, Cooney, Croxall, Croxall, D.G. Ainley, de Leeuw, de Poorter, Delord, DeVries, Duhamel, Edwards, Fraser, Frenot, Gon, Greenslade, Greenslade, Greenslade, Gremmen, Gröndahl, Hansom, Hee, Hemmings, Hofman, Holmes, Hughes, Huiskes, I. Snape, J. Scott, Jones, Jouventin, K.A. Hughes, Kennicutt, Kerry, Knox, Kock, Kock, Kock, Kohnen, Laws, McDonald, Moreno, Morris, Muller-Schwarze, Naveen, Naveen, Nicol, Ohtani, Olech, Otley, P. Convey, Pauly, Pauly, Peter, Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer, Rounsevell, S. Pfeiffer, Salwicka, Sjoling, Sladen, Smith, Smith, Snape, Snape, Summerson, T. Tin, Tejedo, Thor, Trathan, Weimerskirch, Wheeler, Willock, Woehler, Z.L. Fleming   +91 more
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Consensus Formation and Change are Enhanced by Neutrality

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Neutral agents are shown to enhance both the formation and overturning of consensus in collective decision‐making. A general mathematical model and experiments with locusts and humans reveal that neutrality enables robust consensus via simple interactions and accelerates consensus change by reducing effective population size.
Andrei Sontag, Janina A. Hoffmann, Tim Rogers, Christian A. Yates   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The biodiversity audit approach challenges regional priorities and identifies a mismatch in conservation [PDF]

, 2012
1. Despite a strong uptake of evidence-based approaches, conservation often proceeds from a grossly incomplete understanding of species priorities. To optimize conservation impact within a biogeographical region, quantitative knowledge is needed of the ...
Dolman, Paul, Mossman, Hannah, Panter, Christopher   +2 more
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Extracellular Vesicles of Streptococcus anginosus Mediate Gastritis via Epithelial Barrier Disruption and Macrophage‐driven Inflammation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Streptococcus anginosus extracellular vesicles (SA‐EVs) accumulate in gastric tissue, disrupt epithelial tight junctions, and induce gastritis characterized by neutrophil infiltration and elevated cytokines (TNF‐α, IL‐6, IL‐17A). Proteomics identifies TMPC and FBP62 as key SA‐EVs virulence factors; their genetic deletion attenuates inflammation ...
Ying Gong, Lina Duan, Jie Xiao, Yulu Deng, Hongxia Wang, Yajie Zhang, Xiumei Hu, Haifang Wang, Taixue An, Xin Li, Yurong Qiu, Lei Zheng, Haixia Li   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source