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Revealing the Discrepancy Between Ecosystem Service Flows and Public Perception in Heavily Impacted Lowland Rivers of Armenia

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT River ecosystems are increasingly vulnerable to intensified human pressures associated with population growth and rising living standards, leading to structural changes and altered ecosystem service (ES) provision. The lower course of the Hrazdan River (Armenia) exemplifies these impacts, as it flows through Yerevan, the capital city, and ...
Marine Dallakyan, Tigran Keryan, Verena Radinger‐Peer, Hermine Yepremyan, Hripsime Kobelyan, Nelli Barseghyan, Tigran Vardanyan, Liana Poghosyan, Lilit Stepanyan, Zhanna Mkrtchyan, Gayane Shahnazaryan, Varduhi Margaryan, Suren Chilingaryan, Vardan Asatryan   +13 more
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From Data to Discovery: Characterizing the Scope and Limitations of Seedling Trait Studies in the U.S. With the EPiC Database

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Our systematic review of 181 published studies investigated seedling traits of native grass, forb, and shrub species across diverse environmental conditions in the continental United States. We found that most studies focused on individuals younger than 90 days old, with only 24% of studies measuring seedling traits beyond this window.
Nia M. Johnson, Leah J. Lenzo, Amelia G. Renner, Sofia M. A. Al‐Shayeb, Julie E. Larson, Magda Garbowski, Mandy L. Slate, Agneray C. Alison, Sarah C. Barga, Tayah C. Carlisle, Andrew Currens, McKenzie Dorrell, Caroline A. Havrilla, Marina L. LaForgia, Amanda Paradis, Moira M. Newman, Samantha Rosa, Michaela Sershen, Daniel E. Winkler, Halo Wood, Alicia J. Foxx   +20 more
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Thermal Stress and Habitat Loss: Assessing the Vulnerability of Potamon fluviatile (Decapoda: Potamidae) to Climate Change in Italy

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Ensemble species distribution models indicate that Potamon fluviatile may experience a substantial reduction in climatically suitable habitat in Italy under future climate scenarios, particularly under high‐emission pathways. Comparison with the current protected area network suggests that some existing reserves may lose suitability, while a limited ...
Saman Ghasemian Sorboni, Sharareh Pourebrahim, Jit Ern Chen, Mehrdad Hadipour   +3 more
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Diversity and Species Richness of Lepidopteran Stemborers and Their Host Plants Across Major Vegetation Mosaics of East Africa

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Lepidopteran stemborer populations in wild habitats are increasingly influenced by anthropogenic disturbances, including urbanization and agricultural intensification in addition to climate change, which alter community composition and diversity within fragmented native ecosystems.
Elie Ntirenganya, Muluken Goftishu, Yoseph Assefa, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Simon Boniface Boni, Janvier Uwayezu, Hategekimana Athanase, Venuste Nsengimana   +7 more
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Seasonal Effect of a Small Hydropower Plant on Benthic Biofilm Microbial Community Structure and Predicted Functional Potential

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Biofilm microbial composition varies significantly; diversity is higher in spring and autumn. The dewatered reach shows the broadest niche and dominant stochastic assembly. Seasonal assembly shift: deterministic in summer, stochastic in winter. Nutrient cycling genes vary more among sites than seasons under SHP influence.
Huimin Gao, Sangar Khan, Xinxin Qi, Zongwei Lin, Guohao Liu, Yuanyuan Lv, Min Zhang, Zhijun Xia, Naicheng Wu   +8 more
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Ecological Context Constrains Host‐Associated Genetic Structure in the Common Cuckoo

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Host specialization is often expected to generate population genetic structure, yet this relationship remains unclear in highly mobile species. Using the common cuckoo in South Korea, we show that genetic structure is exceptionally weak across the mainland despite ecological heterogeneity and multiple host species, with differentiation emerging only ...
Jun‐Seo Go, Seongho Yun, Hae‐Ni Kim, Sue‐Jeong Jin, Myeong‐Chan Cha, Heesoo Lee, Jin‐Won Lee   +6 more
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Desert amphibian calling effort changes in response to monsoonal precipitation at constructed but not natural waters

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract The increasing frequency and intensity of droughts due to climate change poses a severe threat to the persistence of desert amphibians that require standing water to breed. In portions of the Sonoran Desert, tinajas (i.e., ephemeral rock pools that are filled by rain), which serve as the primary natural breeding sites for these amphibians, are
Sadie A. Roth, Matthew A. Barnes, Kerry Griffis‐Kyle   +2 more
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Compounding effects of cattle, wild ungulates, and beaver impede riparian restoration

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Planting native woody vegetation is a common restoration practice to increase stream shade, an important salmonid habitat recovery strategy in the interior Pacific Northwest (PNW, USA). Herbivory by domestic livestock and wild mammals, a ubiquitous disturbance in PNW riparian zones, is a common barrier to survival and growth of plantings ...
Joshua P. Averett, Michael J. Wisdom, Mary M. Rowland, Bryan A. Endress   +3 more
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A decade under lens: Characterizing wildlife mortality from disease and infection in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Mortality and health issues are becoming an emerging issue in the conservation and management of wildlife populations. Understanding the causes of mortality is necessary for proper management of wildlife and habitats. To address this, a mixed approach was employed: we conducted a longitudinal analysis of a decade (2010–2019) of observed ...
Prabin Poudel, Thakur Silwal, Kripa Pokhrel, Beeju Poudyal, Abiral Acharya, Pushkar Pal, Sandeep Timilsina, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari   +7 more
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Cost‐Effective Quantitative PCR Assays for the eDNA‐Based Detection of Three Sympatric Salmon Species

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 5, September‐October 2026.
We developed species‐specific dye‐based qPCR assays for three sympatric Northeast Asian salmonids (Oncorhynchus keta, O. masou, O. gorbuscha). After validating primer specificity, we used field eDNA to map their spatiotemporal distributions, offering cost‐effective, reliable tools for salmon conservation management.
Si‐Yu Zhang, Ziyuan Sun, Mi Wang, Xuwang Yin, Meng Yao   +4 more
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