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Humpback Highs and Lows Amid Shifting Seas and a Northeast Pacific Marine Heatwave: Whale Demographics in the Main Hawaiian Islands, 2002–2023

open access: yesMarine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT North Pacific humpback whales are a celebrated conservation success, rebounding from extensive commercial whaling. Yet they remain vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, a multifaceted stressor that can exacerbate existing threats. During 2013–2016, a Northeast Pacific marine heatwave severely reduced forage availability in their feeding
S. M. Barber‐Meyer   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing Drone and Vessel‐Based Imaging to Quantify Epibiont Coverage on Humpback Whales

open access: yesMarine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Cetacean epibionts offer noninvasive insights into host health, physiology, and spatial ecology, yet quantitative assessments in wild populations remain scarce. Although vessel‐based observations may be limited by field of view and analyst input, unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAVs; drones) are increasingly used to monitor cetacean health indices,
Isabel A. R. Taylor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

When propaganda resonates

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 5, October 2026.
Abstract Existing scholarship on propaganda in authoritarian regimes centers on whether it persuades or coerces. Within the persuasion camp, researchers have examined how factors such as message source, content, credibility, and audience demographics shape propaganda effectiveness. This study shifts attention to psychological needs. Drawing on evidence
Xiaoxiao Shen
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating habitat suitability, socioeconomics, and infrastructure to assess global biological invasion risk under climate change: A case study of the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis

open access: yesPest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 9, Page 9068-9086, September 2026.
We developed an invasion risk index framework that integrates socioeconomic and environmental data using an entropy‐weighting method. The case study highlights the need for region‐specific biosecurity measures for Chilo suppressalis. Abstract BACKGROUND Biological invasion risk is a multifaceted concept that, according to the Food and Agriculture ...
Jinsol Hong   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ski Tourism Shapes the Snow Microbiome on Ski Slopes in the Italian Central Alps. [PDF]

open access: yesEnviron Microbiol Rep
Dell'Acqua AN   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparative Quality of Garden Strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa Duch. cv. Albion) Produced in Soil and Soilless Sustainable Urban Systems

open access: yesJournal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Materials Modern agriculture faces the challenge of balancing high crop yields with sustainable resource management and nutritional quality. Here, soil and soilless systems (hydroponics and aquaponics) for cultivating the day‐neutral cultivar ‘Albion’ of the garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) were compared in terms of ...
Damariz Ushiña   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

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