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Interspecific social contacts spread gut microbiota in wild rodent communities

This study shows that social interactions between different rodent species can spread gut microbiota, with stronger transmission from wood mice to yellow-necked mice.

Microscale nonrandomness revisited: An overlooked predictor of ecological change

The paper introduces a framework using microscale nonrandomness to predict short-term ecological changes across diverse systems, showing improved predictive performance compared to macroscale variables.

Primary vitamin B12 limitation and widespread stress in Antarctic phytoplankton

This study shows that vitamin B12, not iron, is the primary limiting nutrient for phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean, with implications for community composition and function.

Invasion analysis for structured populations: analytical principles and numerical workflows

The paper develops a framework for analyzing invasion in structured populations using analytical and numerical methods to determine invasion success across different ecological scenarios.

Examining urban weed response to elevated salt levels

This study examines urban weed response to elevated salt levels through garden experiments, finding some support for salt tolerance adaptation but highlighting environmental heterogeneity and plant variability.

Energetic and functional development of soil food webs along secondary succession

This study examines energy flux changes in soil food webs during secondary succession, finding shifts from herbivory to detritivory and differences between plantation and natural forest types.

Elevational filtering reshapes mountain understory communities through diversity decline, functional shifts, and species replacement

This study examines how elevation reshapes mountain understory communities through diversity loss, functional shifts, and species replacement across elevational zones.

Hidden infections: Linking parasite ecology, fish health and stakeholder perceptions in Nile tilapia aquaculture in central Kenya

The paper investigates parasite infections in Nile tilapia aquaculture, finding that monopisthocotylan parasites are prevalent and linked to gill lesions, while stakeholders rarely identify parasites as a health cause.

Human-caused ignitions and plant invasion drive fire-regime change in a dryland biodiversity hotspot

The paper quantifies how human ignitions and herbaceous fuels drive fire regime changes in the Sonoran Desert, showing human-caused fires dominate and spread more with increased vegetation cover.

Polymerase and primer biases in eukaryote ultra-long-read metabarcoding

This study evaluates polymerase and primer biases in ultra-long-read metabarcoding for soil eukaryotes, finding that certain polymerases and primer pairs improve data quality and biodiversity recovery.

A workflow to gather, clean, and standardize species occurrence records at scale for conservation applications

The paper develops an R-based workflow to aggregate, clean, and standardize species occurrence records for conservation, demonstrating its utility with Texas native bee data.

Seeing danger? Visual constraints and collision risk in the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus

This study identifies contrast sensitivity as a key perceptual constraint affecting collision risk for Bearded Vultures with human-made aerial structures.

High-density environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals fine-scale three-dimensional structure of a fish community in a semi-closed bay

The paper uses high-density eDNA metabarcoding to reveal three-dimensional fish community structure in a semi-closed bay, showing significant horizontal and vertical variation not fully explained by environmental variables.

Social copying drives spatial allocation in gregarious herbivores

The paper investigates resting patch selection in cattle using GPS data and a model showing social copying drives spatial allocation.

Atmospheric pollution contributed to destabilizing a small mammal community amid four decades of environmental changes

The paper uses Empirical Dynamic Modelling to show atmospheric pollution destabilized a small mammal community over 39 years in the Black Triangle of Europe.

Habitat degradation destabilizes complex metacommunities by disrupting dispersal

This study shows habitat degradation shifts metacommunities from stable to unstable regimes, increasing extinction risk, and highlights dispersal's role in stabilizing ecosystems.

Ecology of gene drives: Organism fitness under larval competition determines gene drive performance

This study investigates how larval competition affects gene drive performance in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using agent-based models and Bayesian optimization.

Plant-plant communication in tomato: mechanisms underpinning information transfer between plants

This study investigates plant-plant communication in tomato by analyzing metabolomic and volatile emissions changes in response to herbivory, showing mirror effects in immune system reprogramming between sender and receiver plants.

Joint effects of climate change and urbanization accelerate plant biodiversity loss across urban green spaces

This study shows that climate change and urbanization together reduce plant biodiversity in urban green spaces, with allotments and ruderal areas being most affected.

Algal turf sediment dynamics across the Florida Reef Tract

The paper quantifies algal turf and sediment dynamics across four reef positions in the Florida Reef Tract, finding higher sediment loads and longer turfs nearshore compared to offshore.