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Partners or passengers? Revisiting the association between diatoms and aquatic animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Numerous studies have revealed the importance of research on the communities capable of colonizing animal surfaces (epibionts) and the animals on which they live (basibionts). Very few studies have considered epizoic diatoms, and there are gaps and biases in our knowledge, including the choice of basibionts, the methods used, and the habitats ...
Gianluca Vacca, Elisa Falasco, Francesca Bona   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citizen science deepens the ecological and climatic dimensions of mosquito surveillance

Ecography, EarlyView.
As mosquito‐borne diseases continue to expand worldwide, integrating citizen science into vector surveillance presents untapped potential. This study compares ecological models of Aedes albopictus, an invasive mosquito and global vector of dengue and other arboviruses, in Spain (2020–2022), using two contrasting data sources: traditional traps and ...
Catuxa Cerecedo‐Iglesias, John R. B. Palmer, Frederic Bartumeus   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occurrence and distribution of Perichaena (Trichiaceae, Myxomycetes) in the Brazilian Northeastern Region

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2016
The known distribution of Perichaena calongei, P. chrysosperma, P. corticalis, P. depressa, P. microspora, P. pedata and P. vermicularis in the nine states that comprise Brazil's Northeast Region (1,548,672 km2) is presented herein, enhancing our ...
Laise de Holanda Cavalcanti, Andrea Carla Caldas Bezerra, David Itallo Barbosa, Leandro de Almeida Neves Nepomuceno Agra, Nestor Valente Powell, Vitor Xavier de Lima, Antônia Aurelice Aurélio Costa   +6 more
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Disentangling controls on animal abundance: Prey availability, thermal habitat, and microhabitat structure

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
The question of what controls animal abundance has always been fundamental to ecology, but given rapid environmental change, understanding the drivers and mechanisms governing abundance is more important than ever. Here, we determine how multidimensional
Emma A. Higgins, Doreen S. Boyd, Tom W. Brown, Sarah C. Owen, Adam C. Algar   +4 more
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Macroecological relationships of ant diversity with increasing aridity in Australian tropical savannas: contrasting responses of epigaeic and hypogaeic assemblages

Ecography, EarlyView.
Studies using climatic gradients play a key role in our understanding of the importance of rainfall and temperature as factors regulating species diversity and distribution, and thus of likely responses to climate change. However, such studies currently consider above‐ground species only, ignoring the diverse hypogaeic (subterranean) invertebrate fauna.
François Brassard, Giovanny Destour, Tristan Klaftenberger, Alan N. Andersen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Macroevolution of arboreality in salamanders

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Evolutionary theory predicts that selection in distinct microhabitats generates correlations between morphological and ecological traits, and may increase both phenotypic and taxonomic diversity.
Erica K. Baken, Dean C. Adams
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Inverse sky islands: lowland river valleys drive microbial divergence while high elevations select for convergence in massive mountain ecosystems

Ecography, EarlyView.
Mountain ecosystems are often interpreted through the lens of the ‘sky island' model, where high‐elevation habitats function as isolated archipelagos. However, this model's applicability to massive, topographically complex mountain ranges where highlands are continuous and lowlands are fragmented remains untested.
Yazhou Zhang, J. Aaron Hogan, Jianjun Wang, Wenguang Sun, Yaojun Ye, Xin Liu, Minshu Song, Hang Sun   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Highly compartmentalized microbiomes in blueberry microhabitats

Frontiers in Microbiology
Introduction Blueberries are considered a superfood because of their rich content of vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber, supporting multiple health benefits. Plants host complex microbiomes that play crucial roles in resistance to pathogens, productivity, and stress tolerance.
Giese, M., Stefani, E., Larger, S., Pindo, M., Farneti, B., Ajelli, M., Cattani, M., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Coleine, C., Donati, C.   +9 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Standardized Protocol for Isolation and Cryopreservation of Cultivable Endophytes From Fresh and Dried Citrus aurantium Peels

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
A protocol for converting Citrus aurantium peel—from both fresh fruit and dried Zhike—into a curated endophytic microbial library through standardized surface sterilization, tissue homogenization, and multi‐medium culturing, followed by 16S/ITS‐based identification and −80°C cryopreservation, enabling reproducible exploration of citrus peel microbiota ...
Hujing Cao, Xinlin Huang, Han Yang, Manxi Wu, Jingping Cao, Chongde Sun, Yue Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Macrobenthic Assemblages and the Influence of Microhabitat in a High-Mountain Lake (Northwest Italy)

Diversity
High-mountain lakes are freshwater ecosystems situated above the tree line which are known for their remote locations and limited accessibility. These ecosystems host simplified biotic communities primarily concentrated in the littoral zone and dominated
Alice Gabetti, Alessandra Maganza, Camilla Mossotto, Barbara Rizzioli, Giuseppe Esposito, Marco Bertoli, Elisabetta Pizzul, Elena Bozzetta, Marino Prearo, Paolo Pastorino   +9 more
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