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Tracking the impact of bottom trawling on benthic habitat status

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Bottom trawling is the most widespread physical disturbance to marine benthic habitats, yet broadscale assessments of its impact remain limited. We developed a quantitative framework to evaluate trawling effects on benthic habitats at broad spatial scales based on the sentinels of seabed (SoS) indicator.
Maider Plaza‐Morlote, Ana García‐Alegre, Alberto Serrano, Ulla Fernández‐Arcaya, Antonio Punzón, Ana Rodríguez‐Rúa, Sara Roman, Ana Magro, Marina Delgado, Juan Gil, José Manuel González‐Irusta   +10 more
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Beyond the breeding grounds: identifying post‐breeding staging areas, corridors and ecological niche of the Lesser Kestrel

Ibis, EarlyView.
The post‐breeding period is a critical yet overlooked phase in the annual cycle of migratory birds, where individuals must resolve competing bioenergetic trade‐offs between recovery from breeding, moult and migratory fuelling. Using GPS data from 54 adult Lesser Kestrels Falco naumanni tracked across Spain, we analysed 76 post‐breeding tracks to ...
Javier Hernández‐Cabello, Beatriz Rodríguez‐Moreno, Manuel B. Morales, Fernando Garcés‐Toledano, Juan Martínez‐Dalmau, Pedro P. Olea   +5 more
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First Mediterranean record and north‐eastern range extension of the African seahorse Hippocampus algiricus

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The African seahorse Hippocampus algiricus has been considered restricted to the eastern Atlantic coast of Africa, with occasional records in Macaronesian archipelagos. The species is currently classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Jorge Hernández‐Urcera, Sira Pereira, Antonio A. Ocaña, Miquel Planas   +3 more
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BIMr2: Inference of migration rates and their drivers from multilocus genotypes

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 17, Issue 8, Page 2330-2342, August 2026.
Abstract Understanding how environmental factors drive recent migration is crucial for predicting species' responses to habitat change and for informing conservation strategies. There is one method available (BIMr) aimed at identifying the environmental factors associated with migration patterns using genetic data.
Igor J. Chybicki, Juan J. Robledo‐Arnuncio, Oscar E. Gaggiotti   +2 more
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Past and Future Shifts in Marine Species Distributions Across Two South American Large Marine Ecosystems

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To quantify temporal (Middle Holocene, historical and future) and spatial changes in habitat suitability for marine species in two South American Large Marine Ecosystems, and to evaluate the ecological consistency of long‐term Species Distribution Model projections using archaeological records as independent evidence of past species ...
Maria Bas, Sofía Diéguez Díaz, Jazel Ouled‐Cheikh, Marta Coll   +3 more
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Non‐Stationary Dry‐Spell Hazard Probabilities for Spain

International Journal of Climatology, Volume 46, Issue 8, 30 June 2026.
This study assesses long‐term changes in dry‐spell hazard probabilities across Spain (1961–2024) using a novel non‐stationary extreme value framework applied to daily precipitation records from a dense observational network. Results show that dry‐spell duration and associated return levels are dominantly stationary, with non‐stationary models providing
S. M. Vicente‐Serrano, S. Beguería, A. Royo, A. El Kenawy, M. Franquesa, A. Halifa‐Marin, M. Adell‐Michavila, A. Crespillo, D. Pérez‐Pajuelo, F. Domínguez‐Castro, C. Azorin‐Molina, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno‐Sotelo   +13 more
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Varied motivations for secondary forest reclearing among landholders make forest persistence challenging

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1943-1956, June 2026.
Abstract Remote sensing studies show that ephemeral forest regeneration is widespread in the tropics, limiting the climate and biodiversity benefits from net increases in forest cover. Socioeconomic, biophysical and landscape variables can help explain the spatial distribution of reforestation reversals.
Francis H. Joyce
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Preconditioning of Local Convective Initiation in Central Europe by Land–Atmosphere Coupling: Heated Condensation Framework Diagnostics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 10, 28 May 2026.
Abstract This study investigates the role of land‐atmosphere coupling in favorable conditions for locally triggered convection in central Europe. The region is in so‐called transitional zones located between wet and dry climates, which favor land‐atmosphere coupling in summer.
Kirsten Warrach‐Sagi, Noah Breuninger, Josipa Milovac   +2 more
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Modeling of water infiltration in hydrophobic‐over‐wettable two‐layer columns

Soil Science Society of America Journal, Volume 90, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
Abstract This paper presents a new piecewise model for simulating one‐dimensional infiltration curves in two‐layer finite columns consisting of a hydrophobic layer overlaying wettable soil. The model combines a physics‐based equation for infiltration in water‐repellent substrates with an analytical framework for ponded conditions.
D. Moret‐Fernández, B. Latorre, D. Yilmaz, S. Di Prima, R. Gracia, L. Lassabatere   +5 more
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Long‐term trends of epibionts reflect Mediterranean striped dolphin abundance shifts caused by morbillivirus epidemics

Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 3, Page 553-569, March 2026.
This original research piece demonstrates, through empirical and theoretical modelling approaches, that the epibionts of striped dolphins indicate dolphin abundance shifts caused by epidemics of dolphin morbillivirus (DMV). In addition, we provide the first SIR model to investigate the epidemiology of DMV in western Mediterranean striped dolphins ...
Sofía Ten, Gates Dupont, Juan Antonio Raga, Andy P. Dobson, Francisco Javier Aznar   +4 more
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