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Use of species’ responses to cryptic anthropogenic disturbances for monitoring biodiversity outcomes in tropical forests

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Measuring area‐based conservation outcomes in tropical forests is challenging due to cryptic human disturbances (e.g., hunting). As a result, comparative studies of management strategies providing quantitative outcomes remain scarce, especially in the Neotropics.
Lucy Perera‐Romero, Roan McNab, Rony Garcia‐Anleu, John Polisar, Chris Sutherland, Daniel Thornton   +5 more
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Nocturnal Gardeners: Dispersal of Large Seeds by Tent‐Roosting Bats in the Lacandon Rainforest, Mexico

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Tent‐roosting bats in the Lacandon Forest, Mexico, play a previously undocumented role in dispersing large seeds (> 5 mm) from mature forest species with important ecological and human uses. Sampling 21 feeding tents across two protected areas yielded 2137 seeds from 54 species, with seed deposition rates significantly higher under bat tents than in ...
Francisco Perera Rieder, Marina Rivero, Rodrigo A. Medellín   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenomics and biogeography of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Triepeolus Robertson (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with a revised subgeneric classification of Triepeolus and its sister genus, Epeolus Latreille Filogenómica y biogeografía del género de abejas cleptoparásitas Triepeolus Robertson (Hymenoptera: Apidae), con una clasificación subgenérica revisada para Triepeolus y su género hermano, Epeolus Latreille

Systematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.
A subgeneric classification is proposed for Triepeolus—the second‐largest genus of cleptoparasitic apid bees in the world—and its sister genus Epeolus, with support from a newly presented dated phylogeny. Phylogenomic analysis based on ultraconserved elements revealed strong support for the monophyly of Triepeolus, which diverged from Epeolus sometime ...
Thomas M. Onuferko, Sophie Cardinal, Laurence Packer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecologic Traits Analysis for Identifying Rodent Hosts for Arenavirus and Hepacivirus in the Americas

Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 6, November 2025.
Over half of emerging human pathogens originate from wildlife, with rodents serving as key zoonotic hosts. This study used ecological trait‐based models to identify rodent traits associated with arenavirus and hepacivirus infections and detect potential host species across the Americas, our models achieve high predictive accuracy (AUC = 0.92–0.96).
María del Carmen Villalobos‐Segura, Oscar Rico‐Chavéz, Gerardo Suzán, Andrea Chaves   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of hydrological seasonality and land use and cover on the relationship between dissolved organic carbon and carbon dioxide along a karst‐draining large tropical river

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 70, Issue 10, Page 2858-2871, October 2025.
Abstract The partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) in rivers is influenced by carbonate weathering, soil CO2, photosynthesis, and the mineralization of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). In tropical regions, elevated temperatures intensify these processes. However, their seasonal dynamics remain poorly understood in large karst‐draining rivers.
Daniel Cuevas‐Lara, Javier Alcocer, Felipe García‐Oliva, Salvador Sánchez‐Carrillo, Ismael Soria‐Reinoso, Luis A. Oseguera   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Range‐restricted species are poor proxies for functional diversity in the world's largest avifauna

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 9, September 2025.
We assessed the relationship between avian taxonomic richness (four metrics) and functional diversity (three metrics) across Colombia, the country with the most bird species. We found total species richness and threatened species richness to be suitable proxies for both functional richness and evenness. Protecting the eastern slope of the Eastern Andes
Montague H. C. Neate‐Clegg, Samuel Eberhard, Camila Gómez, Sean Siddens, Natalia Ocampo‐Peñuela   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flora das cangas da Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brasil: Selaginellaceae

Rodriguésia
Resumo Este estudo trata as espécies de Selaginellaceae registradas nas cangas da Serra dos Carajás, estado do Pará, trazendo descrições, ilustrações, distribuição geográfica e comentários sobre estas.
Luiz Armando de Araújo Góes-Neto, Julieta Pallos, Alexandre Salino   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Above‐ground competition by Nephrolepis brownii inhibits tree seedling recruitment in a tropical restoration experiment

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 62, Issue 8, Page 1968-1979, August 2025.
As Nephrolepis brownii primarily interferes through above‐ground competition, management of above‐ground tissues may mitigate its impact. However, additional research on the efficacy of this management strategy and potential allelopathic traits is needed.
Luis C. Beltrán, Karla M. Aguilar‐Dorantes, Lilia L. Roa‐Fuentes, Cristina Martínez‐Garza, Henry F. Howe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flora do Ceará, Brasil: Begoniaceae

Rodriguésia, 2020
Resumo Apresentamos o levantamento florístico de Begoniaceae no estado do Ceará, como parte do projeto Flora do Ceará: conhecer para conservar. O estudo baseou-se na análise de caracteres morfológicos de espécimes depositados nos herbários ALCB, EAC ...
Igor Gonçalves Lima, Natanael Costa Rebouças, Rayane de Tasso Moreira Ribeiro, Luciana Silva Cordeiro, Maria Iracema Bezerra Loiola   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

High extinction risk of the endemic tree flora in a hyper‐diverse region of the Amazon

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 4, Page 998-1010, July 2025.
The rapid global loss of biodiversity, especially in the Neotropics, underscores the need to understand how deforestation impacts endemic plant species' extinction risk and conservation status. Due to limited ranges and habitat specialization, endemics are particularly Vulnerable.
Juan Ernesto Guevara‐Andino, Daniel Navas‐Muñoz, María‐José Endara   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source