Mycoplasma leachii strain PG50 shows reduced adherence and invasion compared to M. bovis strains 428E and PG45 - Daniel W. Nielsen; Samantha J. Hau; David J. Holthausen; Rohana P. Dassanayake; Bryan S. Kaplan (Veterinary Research Communications, 2025)
Mycoplasma leachii is a member of the “ Mycoplasma mycoides cluster”, which includes the causative agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia ( Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides ). Mycoplasma leachii has been associated with severe outbreaks of polyarthritis, mastitis, and abortion in dairy cattle in Australia, Argentina, and China. As M. leachii has veterinary implications and is related to other foreign animal diseases of economic importance, we sought to investigate differences in adherence to and invasion of different bovine cells between M. leachii type strain PG50 and M. bovis strains (type strain PG45 and field strain 428E). Specifically, we tested the strains with Madin-Darby bovine kidney (MDBK), bovine turbinate (BTu), and the carticular progenitor 5 (CP5) cells for 2 and 24 h. Additionally, we tested the MDBK and BTu cells with both non-cytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV-1b) positive and BVDV negative fetal bovine serum. Mycoplasma leachii strain PG50 adhered and invaded less efficiently than M. bovis strains 428E and PG45 with a log 10 reduction in adherence and invasion ranging from 1.5 to 2.9 CFU/mL. The reduced adherence and invasion of M. leachii type strain PG50 was observed regardless of the incubation time (2 h vs. 24 h), tested cells (MDBK, BTu, or CP5), cell type (epithelial or fibroblast), or presence of BVDV. Future work should further characterize M. leachii to further assess its risk to animal health and compare it phenotypically to other members of the M. mycoides cluster.

How Do Patient Outcomes in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large-Core Stroke Vary Based on Neuroimaging Modalities Used for Patient Selection? A Multicenter Multinational Study - Omar Alwakaa; Rahim Abo Kasem; Felipe Ramirez-Velandia; Aryan Wadhwa; Kimberly Han; Michael R. Levitt; Ali Alaraj; Pascal Jabbour; Joon-Tae Kim; Brian Howard; Ali Alawieh; Stacey Quintero Wolfe; et al. (Translational Stroke Research, 2025)

Effect of Probiotics on Sperm Quality in the Adult Mouse - Ana Sanchez-Rodriguez; Ingrid I. D. Idrovo; Rocío Villafranca; Nerea Latorre; Juan Antonio Rielo; Ane Laburu; Sandra Nieto-Román; Daniel Heredia; Rubén González; Virginia García-Cañas; Diego Laxalde; Carolina Simó; et al. (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2025)
The administration of probiotics for the treatment of different diseases has gained interest in recent years. However, few studies have evaluated their effects on reproductive traits. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of two mixtures of probiotics, a commercial probiotic (Vivomixx®) and a mix of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG and Faecalibacterium duncaniae A2-165, on sperm quality in a mouse model. Adult male mice (8 months old) were used for two experimental and one control groups ( n = 5 each). The probiotics or physiological serum (control) was administered orally, twice a week, during 5 weeks. Sperm were collected from the cauda epididymis, and their total number, motility, kinematics, morphology, and acrosome integrity were assessed in recently collected samples and after a 60-min in vitro incubation. Results showed a higher percentage of normal sperm in both experimental groups, with fewer head abnormalities than in the control. Differences were found among groups in the morphometry of sperm heads, being more elongated in mice treated with probiotics. Sperm from probiotic-treated mice showed similar total motility when compared to the controls, although the proportion of progressively moving sperm and their vigor of motility were lower. Sperm swimming descriptors were measured with a CASA system. Velocity parameters were similar among groups whereas linearity was higher in mice treated with the commercial probiotic. These results suggest that the administration of probiotics may increase the proportion of sperm with normal morphology and lead to modifications in sperm head shape that may enhance sperm swimming. Studies using a longer administration period would be useful in further characterizing the effect of these probiotic mixtures on sperm quality and fertilization capacity.

Cr-rich megacrysts in kimberlite - Daniel J. Schulze; David H. Eggler; Malcolm E. McCallum (Mineralogy and Petrology, 2025)

The last of Europe: systematics and palaeoecology of the ictitheres (Hyaenidae) from Venta del Moro (Spain) - Nikolaos Kargopoulos; David Morales Flores; Plini Montoya; Alberto Valenciano; Daniel DeMiguel; Jorge Morales; Juan Abella (Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2025)
Venta del Moro is one of the most exceptional localities in the Miocene of Europe due to its chronostratigraphic position and its unusual fauna, which includes taxa of African and Asian origin. The hyaenids of this locality belong to the group of ictitheres, dog-like hyenas that roamed Eurasia and Africa until their sudden decline at the latest Miocene and their subsequent ecological replacement by the canids. The ictithere record of Venta del Moro is crucial to our understanding of hyaenid evolution, since it represents the last accurately dated occurrence of ictitheres in Europe, and one of the very few cases of coexistence between ictitheres and canids. The bulk of the discovered craniodental material is identified as Hyaenictitherium wongii , an abundant species with a wide distribution and morphometric range in the Turolian of Eurasia. However, four isolated teeth correspond to a larger, unidentified ictithere that may represent one of the Asian immigrants present at the locality. A preliminary review of the genus Hyaenictitherium is conducted, emphasising the importance of intraspecific variability throughout its temporospatial range. This allows us to discuss the validity of several species, noting that a thorough review with firsthand study of old material is required. In palaeoecological terms, H . wongii was, according to our current knowledge, a coyote-like, cursorial animal, with advanced adaptations for durophagy, larger and more robust than the coexisting Eucyon debonisi . This relationship between canids and ictitheres is seen in other localities in Eurasia and Africa, showing that the dynamics of the aforementioned transition are complex and cannot be explained solely by the Eurasian dispersal of canids.

Understanding the Foraging Behavior of Sweat Bees, Bumble Bees, and Honey Bees on Centipedegrass for Conservation Strategies - Daniel Ibiyemi; Karen Harris-Shultz; David Jespersen; Shimat V. Joseph (Journal of Insect Behavior, 2025)
Bees, primarily including Lasioglossum spp. (sweat bees), Bombus spp. (bumble bees), and Apis mellifera (honey bees), have been recently reported to forage on centipedegrass spikes. However, the specific interactions between these different bee groups and the spikes during foraging have not been fully understood. This information is critical for optimizing pollination services and guiding conservation efforts of bees in managed landscapes. Thus, the objective of this study was to characterize the foraging behaviors of bee species on centipedegrass spikes. A total of 181 video recordings collected during the summer of 2022 and 2023 were examined, focusing on behaviors such as crawling, clinging, dangling, dangling tongue protrusion, and wing buzzing. Bumble bees were observed to exhibit more frequent crawling behavior across spikes compared to honey bees and Lasioglossum . Clinging behavior, where bees held onto spikes with their legs to collect pollen, was more commonly observed in both bumble bees and honey bees than in Lasioglossum . Lasioglossum dangled on the spikes while foraging, but this behavior was not observed in other bee species. Bumble bees were the only group to exhibit tongue protrusion and wing buzzing than the other bee groups. Lasioglossum spent more time on individual inflorescences and visited fewer spikes than Apis mellifera and Bombus . This suggests that various bee species exhibit unique or multiple behaviors when foraging on centipedegrass spikes and collecting pollen. Implications of these foraging behaviors on conservation strategies and pollination are discussed.

Correction to: Do peak ground reaction forces, postural stability and decision-making success during unanticipated jump-landings differ between individuals with ACL-reconstruction and healthy controls? - Evans Yayra Kwaku Ashigbi; Florian Giesche; Daniel Niederer; Lena Weßler; David Friebe; David Alexander Groneberg; Winfried Banzer (German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 2025)

Systematic evaluation of CrRNA design parameters for optimized Cas13d-mediated RNA targeting in chicken cells - Emily Hann; Debolina Majumdar; Daniel Layton; Mohamed Fareh; David M. Cahill; Mark Ziemann; Beata Ujvari; Karel A. Schat; Arjun Challagulla (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2025)
The CRISPR-Cas13 system has emerged as a powerful platform for programmable RNA targeting, offering efficient and sequence-specific silencing of coding and non-coding transcripts. The RNA-targeting capabilities of CRISPR-Cas13 have been harnessed to silence transcripts harbouring pathogenic mutations and combat infectious diseases. However, the molecular basis of on-target and collateral activity are not completely understood, limiting the utility of Cas13 systems. In this study, we delineate the principles for the development of effective crRNAs by targeting DsRed fluorescence reporter and synthetic influenza mRNA in chicken fibroblast DF1 cells. To systematically determine the optimal design for RfxCas13d crRNA, we investigated the minimum length of the crRNA, importance of protospacer flanking sequence, degree of mismatch tolerance, and off target effects. Our data reveal variable knockdown levels between crRNAs, in which several crRNAs achieved over 95% target knockdown. We show that crRNAs exhibit a high degree of tolerance to single-nucleotide mismatches, regardless of their position in the spacer sequence. However, 4-nt mismatches between the spacer and the target significantly reduces targeting efficacy, whereas eight nucleotide mismatches completely abolish the activity of RfxCas13d. Finally, we compared targeting efficiency and collateral activity of two widely used RfxCas13d and HfCas13d variants. Our data extend current understanding of Cas13d-mediated RNA targeting and offer a framework for rational crRNA design to enhance effectiveness in diverse applications, including antiviral strategies.

Nitrogen-limitation Overrides Impacts of Wildfire Ash on Primary Production in Naturally Eutrophic, Grassland Lakes - Daniel Gschwentner; Lindsey Blehm; Janice Brahney; David Wedin; Jessica R. Corman (Ecosystems, 2025)

First record of multi-species synchronized sea cucumber spawning in the Mariana Islands - Yara Tibiriçá; Daniel Eisenhauer; David Burdick; Robert M. Lasley (Marine Biodiversity, 2025)

Global complexity signatures of solar cycles: A unified Entropy-Fractal survey of OMNI solar wind data (1964–2025) - D. Sierra-Porta; Maximiliano Cañedo Verdugo; Daniel David Herrera Acevedo (Advances in Space Research, 2025)

Human‐Mediated Dispersal Routes Structure Sahara Mustard Genomics - Daniel E. Winkler; Kenneth J. Chapin; Waffa M. Amer; Matthew Augé; Marie‐Claude Bon; Massimo Cristofaro; Olivier François; J. David Garmon; Brandon S. Gaut; Javid Kashefi; Francesca Marini; René Sforza; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2025)
Humans have facilitated the spread and evolution of invasive species, a pattern that has accelerated with the globalisation of trade and societal development. Consequently, the invasiveness of a species may be determined not only by how many propagules and which genotypes are introduced, but also by its evolutionary history and how humans have interacted with it. Here, we document the population structure and movement of Sahara mustard ( Brassica tournefortii ) within its native range and its invaded U.S. and Australian ranges. We evaluated 312 individuals spanning 31 sites. We found that Sahara mustard has likely undergone substantial mixing within its native range, with genotypes from Egypt potentially representing a human‐created connection between North African, European and West Asian genotypes. Our results suggest Egypt—and perhaps closely related populations in Morocco and France—as the likely origin of invasive U.S. populations. Australian accessions appear most closely related to those from Qatar and may have acted as a bridgehead and potential source of the most‐recently introduced U.S. population. Further, agricultural varieties from Pakistan and India represent a mix of genotypes from the western part of the species' native range and the eastern site in Qatar. We also identified evidence of mixing of some accessions of crop wild relatives. Nearly all populations sampled display excess heterozygosity and negative inbreeding coefficients, likely indicative of selection and potential admixture with other cultivated Brassica species. Overall, we reconstructed the probable invasion history of Sahara mustard, inferring significant human‐mediated movement of the species within and beyond its native distribution.

Integrative taxonomy suggests hidden diversity within the fish genus Cyttopsis (Zeiformes, Parazenidae) - Rafael Bañón; Francisco Baldó; Juan Carlos Arronte; Alejandro de Carlos; José‐ Daniel Barreiro‐Vázquez; Ángel Sebastián Comesaña; David Barros‐García (Journal of Fish Biology, 2025)
Nine specimens of Cyttopsis rosea (Zeiformes: Parazenidae) were collected during scientific surveys at three different locations in the northeast Atlantic. All nine specimens were included in the molecular analysis, adding new cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequences to public databases. Of these, six specimens were retained for detailed morphological examination. Morphological measurements and counts agree with previous descriptions and confirm the identification of C. rosea . However, molecular species delimitation analyses suggested cryptic diversity, identifying three molecular operational taxonomic units, contrary to the current status of a single species with a worldwide distribution. The integration of classical and molecular taxonomy proved essential for accurately delimiting and characterizing this species, enhancing our understanding of its intraspecific morphological and molecular variability. A literature review of the available morphological data of Cyttopsis rosea between Atlantic and Pacific specimens showed differences in the caudal peduncle length, number of vertebrae and the number of scales in the lateral line, which could support the existence of different species. Based on the resulting data and the available literature, an updated key of the accepted members of the family Parazenidae is provided.

Crown Exposure Regulates Aboveground Wood Productivity Responses to Soil Fertility in Lowland Tropical Forests - José A. Medina‐Vega; Álvaro Duque; Daniel Zuleta; Nicolás Castaño; Renato Valencia; Salomón Aguilar; David Mitre; Rolando Pérez; Shawn K. Y. Lum; David F. R. P. Burslem; Michael J. O'Brien; Glen Reynolds; et al. (Ecology Letters, 2025)
Understanding the drivers of aboveground wood productivity (AWP) in tropical forests is crucial for explaining ecosystem functioning and predicting their responses to environmental change. While climatic water availability is a well‐established driver, the role of soil nutrients and their interaction with other resources remains uncertain. We investigated how soil nutrients and light interactions shape AWP in lowland tropical forests using fine‐scale soil and tree (≥ 1 cm DBH) data from 15 large forest plots. Canopy‐exposed trees are nutrient‐limited, with AWP increasing more with phosphorus (P) than with potassium (K), indicating P's greater role in plant growth and productivity. Conversely, understory AWP declined in fertile areas, likely due to intensified size‐asymmetric competition. At the population level (mean across canopy layers), no relationship between soil nutrients and AWP emerged because contrasting responses among layers offset any overall association. Our results suggest that fine‐scale heterogeneity and canopy stratification drive nutrient effects on tropical forest productivity.

Thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) species associated with avocado orchards in central Veracruz, Mexico - David Alarcón-Utrera; Daniel López-Lima; Carlos R. Cerdán-Cabrera; Gerardo Alvarado-Castillo; Alejandro Salinas-Castro; Gloria Carrión (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2025)

Crystal-mush remobilization timescales and magma storage depth in the Snæfellsnes Volcanic Zone (W-Iceland): insights from olivine Fe-Mg diffusion chronometry and fluid inclusion barometry - Maren Kahl; Daniel J. Morgan; Penny E. Wieser; Enikő Bali; Guðmundur H. Guðfinnsson; David A. Neave; Richard Walshaw (Bulletin of Volcanology, 2025)
Constraining the conditions and timescales of magma storage, mixing, and transfer—and understanding how deep-seated unrest progresses towards eruption—is key to deciphering early stages of magma system reactivation. While these processes are increasingly well-resolved in Iceland’s on-rift zones, magma dynamics in off-rift flank zones remain poorly understood, despite their potential for hazardous explosive eruptions after long periods of dormancy. We investigate magma storage depths and pre-eruptive timescales of magma mobilization and crystal-mush erosion in the Snæfellsnes Volcanic Zone (SNVZ), a relict Tertiary volcanic belt hosting the most extensive off-rift volcanism in Iceland. Integrating olivine Fe-Mg diffusion chronometry with fluid inclusion and clinopyroxene barometry, we reconstruct storage conditions preceding the Holocene Búðahraun and Berserkjahraun eruptions. Our results identify a key magma storage zone at ~ 11–15 km depth. The absence of fluid inclusions recording shallow magma storage suggests rapid olivine entrainment and swift magma ascent from mid-crustal depths to the surface. These storage depths broadly align with deep (15–20 km, median depth: 17 km) seismicity detected in the SNVZ since August 2024, consistent with potential reactivation of a mid-crustal magma domain by ongoing mantle-derived melt intrusions. Olivine diffusion chronometry indicates mush erosion began ~ 4.9 and ~ 1.8 years before the Búðahraun and Berserkjahraun eruptions, respectively, with final mobilization occurring within ~ 1.5 months. Re-modelling reversely zoned olivines with a Combined Diffusion-and-Growth (CDG) model shortens timescale estimates by ~ 60% compared to isothermal approaches, yielding refined durations of 7 days to 1.8 years (median ~ 22.5 days). Across the full dataset, however, median timescales cluster at 39–47 days. These records are broadly comparable to those in on-rift systems, suggesting off-rift and on-rift volcanoes may mobilize magma in more similar ways than previously thought. Given ongoing seismicity in the SNVZ, our findings highlight the need for enhanced monitoring and provide a framework for comparing magma dynamics in on- and off-rift settings, improving hazard assessment for systems without historical eruption records.

Life-extending interventions do not necessarily result in compression of morbidity: a case example offering a robust statistical approach - Deependra K. Thapa; Wasiuddin Najam; Erik S. Parker; Xi Rita Wang; Daniel L. Smith; Ufuk Beyaztas; James F. Nelson; Steven N. Austad; Gary A. Churchill; David B. Allison (GeroScience, 2025)
Despite extensive research on life-extending interventions, rigorous statistical techniques to determine their impact on compression of morbidity (CoM) are rarely used. We present a case example of an analytical method for examining the effect of life-extending dietary interventions on CoM by comparing the rates of decline in vitality and survival toward the end of life. Using data from previous experimental studies in mice, we calculated the average rate of vitality decline by fitting exponential decay models to individual vitality trajectories and compared this rate with the rate of survival decline estimated from Cox proportional hazards model. The results showed that, surprisingly, the life-extending interventions failed to compress morbidity. Instead, the models suggested a potential expansion of morbidity with the interventions, particularly for chronic caloric restriction, as evidenced by a greater difference between the rates of vitality decline and survival decline in the intervention group than in the control group. The results further showed age-dependent effects, with interventions likely to demonstrate CoM at very old ages. These findings challenge the assumption that lifespan extension necessarily compresses morbidity, highlighting the need to consider lifespan, healthspan, and CoM as endpoints when evaluating anti-aging interventions. We do not claim that life-extending interventions categorically fail to achieve CoM; rather, we demonstrate how a rigorous statistical approach can be applied to test the CoM hypothesis. Our framework offers a valuable tool for future studies, and further refining this method will be crucial to determine under which circumstances lifespan extension leads to CoM. The potential to choose from multiple analyses of CoM calls for leadership in the geroscience community both to standardize the nomenclature so that different CoM analysis approaches can be communicated clearly and to establish a “default” CoM analysis for everyone to use in addition to their analyses of choice, thus facilitating comparisons and meta-analyses across studies.

Urban forestry practices to improve heat-related human health: Exploring the practicalities and concerns with U.S. urban tree professionals - Olivia J. Keenan; Alexander R. Young; Gayle Kouklis; Sarah Brown; Aalayna Rae Green; Daniel S.W. Katz; David L. Miller; Qi Li; Wenna Xi; Fiona Lo; Sarah R. Young; Arnab K. Ghosh (Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2025)

Shore power deployment strategies and policies including alternative fuels - Hugo Daniel; João Pedro F. Trovão; Loïc Boulon; David Williams (Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2025)

When venom calms the storm: Stonefish venoms suppress LPS-induced Th1 cytokine expression and secretion in human PBMCs - Silvia Luiza Saggiomo; Daniel Browne; Yide Wong; John J. Miles; Denise Doolan; Norelle L. Daly; David Thomas Wilson (Toxicon, 2025)

New candidate cave entrances on the Moon found using deep learning - Daniel Le Corre; Nigel Mason; Jeronimo Bernard-Salas; David Mary; Nick Cox (Icarus, 2025)

Economic and policy assessment on nuclear energy for Latin America’s energy transition - José Alejandro Barrera Giraldo; David Galeano; Daniel Morales; Alfredo Trespalacios (Energy Policy, 2025)

Alarming conservation status of Western European steppe birds and their habitats: An expert-based review of current threats, traits and knowledge gaps - Julia Gómez-Catasús; Ana Benítez-López; Mario Díaz; David González del Portillo; Cristian Pérez-Granados; Juan Carlos Alonso; Beatriz Arroyo; Inmaculada Abril-Colón; Adrián Barrero; Rafael Barrientos; Luis Bolonio; Gerard Bota; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2025)

Influence of traffic volume on mammal beta diversity within the road effect zone - Thomas J. Yamashita; David B. Wester; Zachary M. Wardle; Daniel G. Scognamillo; Landon R. Schofield; Michael E. Tewes; John H. Young; Jason V. Lombardi (Biological Conservation, 2025)

Discovery of Latissimia ningalooensis: a new invasive soft coral species in Puerto Rico - Daniel A. Toledo-Rodriguez; Catherine S. McFadden; Nilda M. Jimenez Marrero; J. David Muñoz-Maravilla; Alex J. Veglia; Ernesto Weil; Nikolaos V. Schizas (Biological Invasions, 2025)

How is Gaia doing? Trends in global land degradation and improvement - Zhanguo Bai; Jason Daniel Russ; Kentaro Florian Mayr; David Dent (Ambio, 2025)
Land degradation is holding back attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals and exacerbating global heating. Land degradation and improvement since 1981 have been assessed by proxy using remotely sensed Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), translated into net primary productivity. The quantitative data show the extent and trends of changes over four decades and identify where further action is needed. During 1981–2021, 28.5% of land was degrading—most notably through megafires in boreal forests, land clearance and cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa and the East Indies and across the steppes. The degraded area increased by 4.5% compared to 1981–2003 yet affected fewer people—1.2 billion compared to 1.5 billion. Consistent policies on sustainability increased biological productivity on 26% of land (10.5% more than 1981–2003), particularly cropland in China, India and the European Union; 2.9 billion people now live in the improved areas compared with 0.8 billion in the improving areas of 1981–2003.

Intraspecific Variation in Thermal Performance Suggests the Presence of Range‐Edge Divergence and Phenotypic Compensation of Northern Individuals in an Introduced Species - Giuseppe Garlaschè; David Drolet; Cyrena Riley; Daniel Small; Kimberly L. Howland; Christopher W. McKindsey; Piero Calosi (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Aim Intraspecific variation in functional traits may indicate adaptation to environmental gradients and is crucial to understanding species distributions and range dynamics. We tested the hypotheses that: (1) thermal performance of Littorina littorea follows a countergradient cline, reflecting compensation in northern individuals and (2) local differentiation occurs at the range limits of its non‐native Atlantic distribution. Location Atlantic coast of North America, 46 to 51°N. Time Period 2022. Major Taxa Studied Intertidal gastropods (Littorinidae). Methods Snails from 10 locations, spanning 10° of latitude and approximately 1700 km, were exposed to a gradient of 12 temperatures in the laboratory, and survival, growth, feeding, metabolic rate and heat tolerance were measured. Thermal performance curves obtained were compared and used to calculate performance parameters: that is, thermal optimum, maximum performance and thermal breadth. Results Snails from the northern and southern range edges exhibited a gradual divergence in growth performance parameters relative to central populations. Snails from colder northern locations exhibited greater survival, feeding rate and heat tolerance when exposed to higher temperatures. Main Conclusions The divergent local variation in the growth of individuals from range edges may reflect a stronger selective pressure occurring at the species range limits. In contrast, the clinal countergradient patterns observed for survival, feeding rate and heat tolerance suggest that individuals from northern locations have a greater acclimation capacity to compensate for stronger environmental fluctuations associated with higher latitudes. Our findings suggest that the greater acclimation capacity of northern populations could give them an advantage with the progression of climate changes, supporting the likelihood of a poleward range shift. By revealing trait‐specific trends of variation, our study demonstrates the importance of investigating multiple traits along a wide range of acclimation temperatures in individuals from locations across broad latitudinal gradients to uncover patterns of phenotypic change that would otherwise remain unexplored.

Extreme Heatwave Causes Immediate, Widespread Mortality of Forest Canopy Foliage, Highlighting Modes of Forest Sensitivity to Extreme Heat - Adam Sibley; Christopher Still; Matthew Gregory; Constance Harrington; David Shaw; Nina Ferrari; Alex Dye; Mark Schulze; Glenn Howe; David E. Rupp; Christopher Daly; Daniel DePinte; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2025)
In late June 2021, multiple days of record‐breaking heat caused an unprecedented amount of foliage death in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA. Portions of tree canopies with healthy green foliage prior to the heat changed to red or orange shortly after the event. The change in foliage color could be readily seen in satellite imagery and was corroborated as foliar death (heat scorch) by aerial surveys and extensive observations on the ground. To better understand the patterns and processes driving foliar death, we used satellite imagery to identify 293,546 ha of forest, or ~4.7% of forest area, that were damaged in western Oregon and Washington by this extreme heat event. Analysis of underlying drivers of the observed heat damage indicated greater sensitivity was related to abiotic factors such as sun exposure, aspect, and microclimate, as well as biotic factors like tree species and stand age, budburst phenology, and foliar pathogens impacting tree health. Iconic, culturally and economically significant species like western redcedar, western hemlock, and Sitka spruce were disproportionately sensitive to heat damage, including in old‐growth stands where they are canopy dominants. These findings highlight the multifaceted challenges posed to forests by extreme heat waves, and the need to better understand their impact on forest ecosystems in a rapidly warming climate.

Effects of Biodiversity Loss on Freshwater Ecosystem Functions Increase With the Number of Stressors - Ralf B. Schäfer; Daria Baikova; Helena S. Bayat; Arne J. Beermann; Stella A. Berger; Jens Boenigk; Mario Brauns; Andrea Burfeid‐Castellanos; Bradley J. Cardinale; Gwendoline M. David; Alexander Feckler; Christian K. Feld; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2025)
A multitude of anthropogenic stressors drive biodiversity loss and alter ecosystem functioning. Freshwaters, which contribute disproportionally to global biodiversity and biogeochemical cycles, are particularly threatened. Although the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functions (BEF) is generally well‐established, especially in terrestrial ecosystems, the role of multiple, co‐occurring stressors in modulating the relationship remains unclear. We conducted a meta‐analysis to address this knowledge gap by assessing the effect of multiple stressors on the relationship between taxon richness and four measures of ecosystem function. The relationship was generally positive, with the slope becoming steeper as the number of stressors increased, suggesting that exposure to multiple stressors exacerbates impacts of biodiversity loss on ecosystem function. Multiple stressor effects on both taxon richness and ecosystem functions were largely predictable from individual stressor effects, although antagonistic effects on ecosystem functions emerged in 14% of the considered cases. The type of stressor and ecosystem function, along with taxonomic group, exerted no influence on the BEF relationship, contrary to our expectations. Microbial production and biomass declined most strongly in response to stressors, despite notable variability. Overall, our findings imply that functional consequences of freshwater biodiversity loss are more severe under multifaceted environmental change than previously assumed.

Publisher Correction: On-field Head Acceleration Exposure Measurement Using Instrumented Mouthguards: Missing Data Imputation for Complete Exposure Analysis - David Luke; Zaryan Masood; Daniel Bondi; Chaokai Zhang; Rebecca Kenny; Adam Clansey; Paul van Donkelaar; Alexander Rauscher; Songbai Ji; Lyndia Wu (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2025)

A holistic approach for multi-spectral Sentinel-2 super-resolution and spectral evaluation - David Major; Zsolt Horváth; Felix Kröber; Hannah Augustin; Martin Sudmanns; Petr Ševčík; Andrea Baraldi; Astrid Berg; Daniel Cornel; Dirk Tiede (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2025)

In vitro maintenance of the avian ectoparasite, Dermanyssus gallinae and its ability to subsequently feed on hen hosts - Francesca Nunn; David A. Ewing; Kathryn Bartley; Javier Palarea-Albaladejo; Giles Innocent; Eliezer Ramos; Wan Chen; Daniel R.G. Price; Alasdair J. Nisbet (Veterinary Parasitology, 2025)

Beyond the cost: Electric vehicle ownership and adoption intent in U.S. households - John D. Kim; Joe F. Bozeman; Sanya Carley; David M. Konisky; Daniel C. Matisoff; Jeremy J. Michalek; Destenie Nock (Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2025)

Assessing the structural interaction profile differences between natural products and synthetics, a data-driven approach - Yojana Gadiya; António José Preto; Christoph A. Krettler; David Healey; Daniel Domingo- Fernández; Viswa Colluru (Phytochemistry Letters, 2025)

Morphologically adaptive modelling of sea level rise induced coastal erosion impacts for south-east Australia - Robert Jak McCarroll; David M. Kennedy; Daniel Ierodiaconou (Marine Geology, 2025)

Thermal structure of the Barreirinhas Basin, Brazilian equatorial margin - Chayane Vitória Félix Fonseca; David Lopes de Castro; Diógenes Custódio de Oliveira; Daniel Teixeira dos Santos; Heriscarth Marcell Dantas Pinheiro; Lívian Rafaely de Santana Gomes Pinheiro (Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 2025)

Friends or foes: Can large-scale mining companies partner with small-scale miners? Yes, they can? - George Ofosu; Francis Arthur-Holmes; Daniel Siaw; David Sarpong (Journal of Rural Studies, 2025)

Fault zone deformation and fracture intensity in chalk-dominated carbonates - David A. Ferrill; Adam J. Cawood; Kevin J. Smart; Daniel J. Lehrmann; Mark A. Evans; Lisa D. Stockli; Daniel F. Stockli (Journal of Structural Geology, 2025)

Enhancing tree-ring visibility: A comparative study of sample and imaging techniques for 62 temperate tree species - Nela Altmanová; Martina Hrádková; Eva Návratová; Vít Pejcha; Václav Bažant; Savannah Collins-Key; Jiří Doležal; Daniel Druckenbrod; Tsutomu Enoki; Keyan Fang; Pavel Fibich; Grant L. Harley; et al. (Dendrochronologia, 2025)

Molecular architecture strategies for UV-enhanced NO2 sensors under ambient conditions - Berta Pérez-Román; Jesús López-Sánchez; M. Alejandra Mazo; Álvaro Peña; David G. Calatayud; Pilar Marín; Laura Pascual; Rocío E. Rojas-Hernández; Daniel Matatagui; Fernando Rubio-Marcos (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Priorities, concerns, and potential compromises amongst urban forest stakeholders: international lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand - Thomas F. Carlin; Tim Barnard; Toby Chapman; Justin Morgenroth; Daniel R. Richards; Robyn Simcock; Jonathon Avery; Zoë Avery; Yvette Dickinson; Kate Elliot; Claire Freeman; Derek Hayes; et al. (Urban Ecosystems, 2025)
Urban forests provide numerous benefits including habitat for wildlife, improving human health, purifying air and water, and preventing and mitigating the effects of climate change. The need to protect and improve our urban forests will only increase as populations increase and cities densify and expand over time. However, urban forest establishment and maintenance is challenging due to a lack of effective policies, delays, lack of communication, inappropriate targets, and lack of recognition, disunity, or resourcing amongst stakeholders. Here we present the results from a joint urban forest symposium-workshop that sought to determine the priorities and challenges of different stakeholder groups in New Zealand, including arborists, ecologists, non-ecologist researchers, indigenous peoples, and planners. We synthesise these lessons as recommendations to improve urban forest planning, design, establishment, and minimise conflicts between stakeholder groups. While the highest priorities of each stakeholder group are fairly distinct, there are high levels of overlap in the general priorities and challenges they face in working towards advancing those priorities. We suggest a 3-phase framework to deliver progress that broadly considers (1) data collection, (2) policy development, and (3) resource development. We suggest this framework should be supported by continual monitoring and data sharing, an increased investment in green employment and education, and further recognition of urban foresters, indigenous communities, and ecologists. We suggest that an inclusive approach based on a shared understanding of forest values and removing barriers is most likely to result in long-term success.

Perceptions of coastal vegetated ecosystems: A systematic review across geographical and sectoral dimensions - Jay Mar D. Quevedo; Michelle Ann Miller; Dixon T. Gevaña; Danny Marks; Daniel A. Friess; Prayoto Tonoto; David Taylor (Ambio, 2025)
Coastal vegetated ecosystems such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and tidal marshes provide a wide array of ecosystem services. They also play a vital role in climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. However, they are among the most threatened ecosystems globally. This study addresses a key knowledge gap by conducting a systematic review of academic literature on sectoral perceptions of these ecosystems. Through content analysis, we identified common research themes across regions and examined how members of the public, private, and civil society sectors perceive coastal vegetated ecosystems. The results reveal regional differences: Asian countries tend to emphasize utilization and economic benefits, while North America and Europe focus more on conservation and management. Several studies explored perceptions of climate change mitigation. Our findings highlight gaps in perception between the private and government agencies. Understanding these diverse sectoral perspectives can inform policy interventions to enhance conservation efforts and strengthen governance strategies.

Nutrients on the move: Investigating large scale fatty acid exports from European ponds via emerging insects - Lena Fehlinger; Fernando Chaguaceda; Pietro Tirozzi; Marina Tomás‐Martín; Ellinor Jakobsson; Teofana Chonova; Benjamin Misteli; Alberto Scotti; Jorge F. Henriques; Juan Rubio‐Ríos; Daniel Morant; Pierre Marle; et al. (Limnology and Oceanography, 2025)
Permanent ponds are key landscape units that supply various ecosystem services. Notably, the export of aquatic subsidies to land via emerging insects may significantly influence terrestrial food webs. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), which enhance consumer fitness, are among the essential exported components. The patterns and drivers of dietary exports from ponds via insects remain poorly known, particularly at continental scales. We analyzed the exports of biomass, lipid, and fatty acid contents from emerging insects, sampled in 36 ponds across 11 European countries, from 36°N to 59°N and from 26°W to 19°E, over four seasons. We found that biomass and fatty acid exports decreased with increasing latitude and were higher in spring and summer. Seasonal effects also increased with higher latitudes. Temperature was the most important predictor of insect biomass, explaining 27.6% of the total variation and showing an unimodal response. Thus, increasing temperature may promote exports in colder regions and seasons but may negatively influence biomass exports in already warm regions. The exports of total lipids, PUFA, and eicosapentaenoic acid were correlated to exported biomass, while those of docosahexaenoic acid were linked to the emergence of Chaoboridae. Our findings indicated that PUFA contents were affected by taxonomic insect community composition and pond trophic state (indicated by chlorophyll a ). Two of the correlates identified here (temperature and trophic state) are influenced by anthropogenic activity via climate and land use change, respectively. Thus, human activity impacts the food webs in and around ponds by influencing the quantity and quality of nutritional exports.

Mapping Plant Functional Traits Using Gap‐Filled Datasets to Inform Management and Modelling - Samuel C. Andrew; Irene Martín‐Forés; Greg R. Guerin; David Coleman; Daniel S. Falster; Elizabeth Wenk; Ian J. Wright; Rachael V. Gallagher (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Aim Plant traits are used to describe the functional properties of vegetation that are critical to terrestrial ecosystem services. Functional trait metrics for plant communities can be valuable for modelling important ecosystem properties such as fuel loads and nutrient cycling, future plant diversity and responses to global change. However, the vast scale of plant diversity means collecting trait and distribution data for all species globally is logistically challenging. Here, we evaluate the utilisation of gap‐filling methods for providing more comprehensive functional trait metrics for plant communities. Location Australia. Time Period Current. Major Taxa Studied Australian native plants. Methods Here we use gap‐filled species‐level functional trait data and species distributions for Australia to map continental scale averages and variability in four core traits related to resource competition, energy budgeting and reproductive investment (maximum height, seed mass, leaf area and leaf mass per area [LMA]). We explore how trait patterns relate to climate (temperature and precipitation) and validate our mapping using comparable trait metrics derived from a network of 747 plot‐based plant species inventories across the continent (AusPlots). Results Trait maps for maximum height, seed mass and leaf area were strongly and positively correlated, while mean LMA and LMA variability were negatively correlated with other trait means. Biogeographic patterns of trait averages and variability could be mostly explained (78% to 92% of variance) by annual precipitation and mean annual temperature, and their interaction. LMA was an exception, with only 46% of variance in spatial patterns explained. Main Conclusions Similar trait‐climate trends from trait maps and plot‐based inventories give clarity to an outstanding question of whether trait mapping captures patterns also evident in higher‐resolution field‐based studies. Our results indicate that trait maps reliably recreate known patterns, albeit at a greater scale, and can be applied to ecosystem dynamics modelling and other pursuits such as conservation prioritisation.

Mosaic of Size‐Dependent Mortality in Three Ecologically and Economically Important Pine Species Reveals Patterns Across Space and Time - David Bauman; Sean M. McMahon; Daniel J. Johnson (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Aim Global forests face increasing stresses from novel climate states, altered disturbance regimes and the spread of pests and pathogens. Understanding where and when mortality occurs across species' ranges—and identifying associated mortality agents—can improve predictions of forest shifts, inform management and enhance vegetation model carbon cycle components. Location USA. Time Period 2003–2023. Taxa Studied Pinus elliottii , Pinus palustris and Pinus taeda . Methods Using inventory data on 129,970 trees from 14,517 forest plots censused two to five times, recorded agents of mortality (competition, weather events, fire, animals, insects and pathogens), and applied Bayesian size‐dependent survival models, multinomial regressions and spatial eigenvector‐based analyses to assess spatial and temporal variation in the survival of three major US pine species. Results Species varied ontogenetically, spatially and temporally in survival. Most interspecific differences occurred in saplings and small trees ( Pinus taeda showed a marked decline in survival across the natural populations over the last two decades. Spatially, survival patterns were significant for all three species; P. taeda showed consistent spatial structuring at all three spatially examined resolutions, with mortality associated primarily with weather, insects and competition. Pinus elliottii and P. palustris showed spatial structures at one resolution each. As expected, competition dominated in low‐mortality areas, consistent with background mortality from succession and gap‐phase dynamics. High mortality patches were dominated by disturbance agents such as weather events and insects. Main Conclusions Exploring range‐wide demography while jointly accounting for ontogenetic, spatial and temporal variations is essential in determining species vulnerability to environmental and anthropogenic changes. Models to predict future trends in mortality need to include mechanisms beyond climate envelopes (such as fire, storms, pests and pathogens) in order to properly capture species' whole‐range responses to global change.

Memories of Trees Past: Coexistence Implications of Legacy Conspecific Density Dependence - Lukas J. Magee; Daniel J. B. Smith; David Bauman; Po‐Ju Ke; Helene C. Muller‐Landau; Kristina J. Anderson‐Teixeira; Jessica Shue; David A. Orwig; Sean McMahon; Stephanie Bohlman; Raelene M. Crandall; Ben Weinstein; et al. (Ecology Letters, 2025)
The Janzen‐Connell Hypothesis posits that plant species diversity is maintained by a reduction in seedling survival near living conspecific trees relative to heterospecifics–known as negative conspecific density dependence (CDD). CDD facilitates coexistence if stronger than heterospecific density dependence (HDD). However, whether and how long CDD persists after trees die is unknown. In a three‐year study across three forests, we monitored seedling survival near living and dead trees, both conspecific and heterospecific, across a seven‐year chrono‐sequence since tree death. CDD persisted for at least 5 years after tree death (‘legacy CDD’), and most species showed stronger CDD relative to HDD through time. We used our empirical findings to parametrize a theoretical community dynamics model. Our model suggests that both stabilising niche differences and fitness differences persist after tree death. While legacy CDD can facilitate coexistence, fitness differences often overwhelmed niche differences, making competitive exclusion the most likely outcome.

Assessing the Corn Belt as an anthropogenic barrier to migrating landbirds in the United States - Fengyi Guo; Jeffrey J. Buler; Adriaan M. Dokter; Kyle G. Horton; Emily B. Cohen; Daniel Sheldon; Jaclyn A. Smolinsky; David S. Wilcove (Conservation Biology, 2025)
Migrating landbirds adjust their flight and stopover behaviors to efficiently cross inhospitable geographies, such as the Gulf of Mexico and the Sahara Desert. In addition to these natural barriers, birds may increasingly encounter anthropogenic barriers created by large‐scale changes in land use. One such barrier could be the Corn Belt in the Midwest United States, where 76.4% of precolonial vegetation (forest and grassland combined) has been replaced by agricultural and urban areas, primarily corn fields. We used 5 years of data from 47 weather radar stations in the United States to compare the population‐level flight patterns of migrating landbirds crossing the Corn Belt and the forested landscapes south and north of it in spring and autumn. We also examined the impacts of the Corn Belt relative to the Gulf of Mexico on the stopover behavior of migrating birds by comparing changes in the proportion of migrants that stop to rest (stopover‐to‐passage ratio [SPR]) relative to distance from both barriers. Birds showed increased meridional airspeeds and stronger selection for tailwinds when crossing the Corn Belt compared with forested landscapes. For birds crossing the Gulf of Mexico, the highest proportion of migrants stopped to rest after crossing the Gulf, and SPR decreased sharply as distance from the shoreline increased. We did not find this pattern after migrants crossed the Corn Belt, although the SPR increased in the Corn Belt as birds approached the down‐route forest boundary in both seasons. This weaker pattern for stopover propensity after crossing the Corn Belt is likely due to its narrower width, the availability of small forest patches throughout the Corn Belt, and the subset of species affected, compared with the gulf. We recommend restoring stepping stones of forest in the Corn Belt and protecting woodlands along the Gulf Coast to help landbirds successfully negotiate both barriers.

Surface-based morphometry reveals divergent aging trajectories in veterans with and without traumatic brain injury - Michelle C. Eliason; Amrutha Bindu Nagella; Cristian Cuadra; David S. Wack; Ghazala T. Saleem; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; John Q. Trojanowki; Arthur W. Toga; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)

Glucagon receptor signaling is indispensable for the healthspan effects of caloric restriction in aging male mice - Kassandra R. Bruner; Isabella R. Byington; Tyler J. Marx; Anastasiia Vasileva; Temara Fletcher; Susma Ghimire; India J. Zappia; Yashika Shaju; Janan Zeng; Hallie R. Wachsmuth; Thadeus W. Carlyon; David G. Besselsen; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)
Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus accelerate aging, shortening the duration of healthspan. Conversely, chronic calorie restriction (CR) extends healthspan. Research aimed at understanding the mechanism by which CR slows aging has focused heavily on insulin and downstream signaling cascades. Glucagon, a hormone that counter-regulates insulin, is commonly affected by these same interventions. To investigate the role of glucagon in aging, we used dietary manipulation, global and liver-specific glucagon receptor knockout, and pharmacological glucagon receptor activation. We found that globally eliminating glucagon receptor signaling (Gcgr KO) decreases median lifespan by 35% in lean mice. Extending these findings to metabolic health, we found that glucagon receptor signaling is indispensable to the metabolic response to chronic CR in young and aged mice. While CR decreased liver fat, serum triglyceride, and serum cholesterol in WT mice, these metabolic benefits were absent in Gcgr KO mice. In line with these observations, we found that critical nutrient-sensing pathways known to improve aging are dysregulated in mice lacking glucagon receptor signaling at the liver (Gcgr hep−/− ). Liver-specific deletion of the glucagon receptor decreases hepatic AMP kinase activation in aging mice, regardless of diet. Further, CR decreases hepatic mTOR activity in WT mice but not in Gcgr hep−/− mice. Together, these findings propose that glucagon signaling plays a critical role in both normal aging and the lifespan and healthspan extension driven by caloric restriction. Graphical Abstract

Functional assessments of short-term spatial memory in the Dog Aging Project identify strong associations with age that are not moderated by body mass - Stephanie H. Hargrave; Amber J. Keyser; Emma Kristal; Gene E. Alexander; Theadora A. Block; Emily E. Bray; Laura E. L. C. Douglas; Brenda S. Kennedy; Daniel E. L. Promislow; David A. Raichlen; Dog Aging Project Consortium; Evan L. MacLean (GeroScience, 2025)

Twenty years of change in a southeast Florida Acropora cervicornis thicket - Daniel M. Perez; Nicholas P. Jones; Elizabeth A. Goergen; David S. Gilliam (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025)
Acropora cervicornis historically exists in large, dense thickets that provide a functionally unique habitat. However, populations in the Caribbean have declined by up to 98%, frequently isolating extant colonies. Remnant thickets are valuable research areas as they provide opportunities to assess community dynamics, resilience, succession, and the response to disturbances. BCA (Broward County Acropora) is a 10,000-m 2 A. cervicornis thicket located offshore Broward County in the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area (Coral ECA), which has been monitored since 2003. The objective of this study was to analyze temporal changes in the thicket, specifically assessing the impact of disturbances and community dynamics that corresponded with fluctuations in the ratio between living and dead A. cervicornis . Photographic data were collected along 12 permanent transects to assess temporal changes in the percent benthic cover from 2003 to 2022. Demographic data on non- A. cervicornis corals were collected along four belt transects from 2012 to 2022. Live A. cervicornis cover declined from 34.8% ± 2% SE in 2003 to 2.4% ± 0.6% SE in 2022. The most severe declines corresponded with heat stress events and two hurricanes in 2005; a cold stress event in 2010; and heat stress, disease, and predation outbreaks between 2014 and 2016. As A. cervicornis died, other taxa utilized the remaining dead structure, with increases in the encrusting, weedy coral species Agaricia agaricites and the macroalgal and crustose coralline algal cover. However, the structural decline in later years suggests complete loss of this unique and complex habitat in the coming years. Thicket recovery will likely require active restoration and a reduction in local and global stressors.

Hygrothermal Aging and Thermomechanical Characterization of As-Manufactured Tidal Turbine Blade Composites - Paul Murdy; Robynne E. Murray; David Barnes; Ariel F. Lusty; Erik G. Rognerud; Peter J. Creveling; Daniel Samborsky (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2025)
This study investigates the hygrothermal aging behavior and thermomechanical properties of as-manufactured glass fiber-reinforced epoxy and thermoplastic composite tidal turbine blades. The blades were previously deployed in a marine environment and subsequently analyzed through a comprehensive suite of material characterization techniques, including hygrothermal aging, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), tensile testing and X-ray computed tomography (XCT). Hygrothermal aging experiments revealed that while thermoplastic composites exhibited lower overall water absorption (0.78% vs. 0.47%), they had significantly higher diffusion coefficients than epoxy (2.1 vs. 12.1 × 10−13 m2s−1), suggesting faster saturation in operational environments. DMA results demonstrated that water ingress caused plasticization in epoxy matrices, reducing the glass transition temperature and increasing damping (112 °C to 104 °C), while thermoplastic composites showed more stable thermal behavior (87 °C glass transition temperature). Tensile testing revealed substantial reductions in ultimate strength (>40%) for both materials after prolonged water exposure, with minimal change in elastic modulus, highlighting the role of matrix degradation over fiber reinforcement. XCT image analysis showed that both composites were manufactured with high quality: no large voids or cracks were present, and the degree of misalignment was low. These findings inform future marine renewable energy composite designs by emphasizing the critical influence of moisture on long-term structural integrity and the need for optimized material systems in harsh marine environments. This work provides a rare real-world comparison of epoxy and recyclable thermoplastic tidal turbine blades, showing how laboratory aging tests and advanced imaging reveal the influence of material and manufacturing choices on long-term marine durability.

Ocular Motor and Vestibular Profile in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 27B: Toward a Practical Bedside Diagnostic Framework - Leonardo Eleuterio Ariello; Daniel R. Gold; Weiyi Mu; Michael C. Schubert; Claire Allen; Ashley Paul; David P.W. Rastall (The Cerebellum, 2025)

Adsorption of PFCAs using polyethyleneimine modified Biochar: Role of chain length and effects of water matrices - Anusha Imran; Xiaobo Lei; David J. Shoemaker; William E. Holmes; Hui Yan; Mark E. Zappi; Daniel D. Gang (Chemosphere, 2025)

Accuracy assessment of PlanetScope SuperDove products for aquatic reflectance retrieval over Brazilian inland and coastal waters - Rafael G. Chasles; Daniel A. Maciel; Claudio C.F. Barbosa; Evlyn M.L.M Novo; Vitor S. Martins; Rejane Paulino; Raianny Wanderley; Rogério F. Júnior; Thainara M. Lima; Pedro Bacellar; Julio C.P. dos Santos; Ana Clara da C. Silva; et al. (ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2025)

Caprock integrity: A critical factor for carbon capture and storage in the Vienna Basin - Lukas Skerbisch; David Misch; Michael Drews; Klaus Arnberger; Volker Schuller; Andras Zamolyi; Thomas Hantschel; Daniel Palmowski; Adrian Kleine (International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2025)

Grazing control and revegetation increases bird biodiversity at farm dams - David G. Smith; Maldwyn J. Evans; Ben C. Scheele; Daniel Florance; Angelina Siegrist; Eleanor Lang; Clare Crane; Martino Malerba; Kristian Bell; Mason Crane; David B. Lindenmayer (Biological Conservation, 2025)

Nature’s cracks: the destructive force of forest fragmentation in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Eastern DR Congo - Serge Mugisho Mukotanyi; Stéphanie Wambili; David Bawela Mulungula; Daniel Muhindo Iragi; Eli Mutwedu Mwishingo; Janvier Bashagaluke; Aimé Heri-Kazi; Andrew Ogolla Egesa; Dieudonné Bahati Shamamba (Regional Environmental Change, 2025)

Fine-root traits coordinate with aboveground strategies yet poorly predict species’ response to spruce mortality - Trevor A. Carter; Alice E. Stears; Paula J. Fornwalt; David H. Atkins; Kathleen A. Dwire; Jesse R. Fleri; Katherine R. Hayes; Hailey E. Mount; Erin M. Twaddell; Sienna A. Wessel; Brian Buma; Daniel C. Laughlin (Plant and Soil, 2025)

A Blueprint to Greener Shorelines: Advancing the Effectiveness, Sustainability, and Widespread Adoption of Coastal Nature-Based Solutions Through Transdisciplinary Research - Taylor M. Sloey; Sierra Hildebrandt; Rebecca L. Morris; Matthew V. Bilskie; Aaron Bland; David Bushek; Gabriella DiPetto; Daniel Elefant; Vincent Encomio; Ramin Familkhalili; Christine Hladik; Danielle Kreeger; et al. (Estuaries and Coasts, 2025)
Coastal nature-based solutions (NbS) have emerged as powerful tools to enhance sustainable development and ecological restoration goals. As a rapidly growing field spanning across social, political, ecological, economic, and engineering disciplines, it is critical that researchers working in coastal NbS regularly attempt to identify emerging focal areas for scientific inquiry. Following the 27th Biennial meeting of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, we provide a transdisciplinary perspective (including biologists, engineers, oceanographers, geoscientists, economists, and facilitators of workforce training programs) of pertinent research questions that, if answered, will advance the effectiveness, sustainability, and widespread adoption of coastal NbS. These suggestions for future research highlight the necessity for diverse expertise and perspectives at every stage in planning, design, implementation, and monitoring coastal NbS.

Insights Into Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Dynamics of Enteric Viruses in a Middle-Size City—Burgos, Spain—Using a Long-Term Wastewater Surveillance - Lorena Casado-Martín; Marta Hernández; Daniel Pérez-Alonso; Nadine Yeramian; Mariana Alves-Elois; Rafael Dorighello-Cadamuro; Gislaine Fongaro; José María Eiros; David Rodríguez-Lázaro (Food and Environmental Virology, 2025)

Network of networks: Time series clustering of AmeriFlux sites - David E Reed; Housen Chu; Brad G. Peter; Jiquan Chen; Michael Abraha; Brian Amiro; Ray G. Anderson; M. Altaf Arain; Paulo Arruda; Greg A. Barron-Gafford; Carl Bernacchi; Daniel P. Beverly; et al. (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2025)

On-field Head Acceleration Exposure Measurement Using Instrumented Mouthguards: Missing Data Imputation for Complete Exposure Analysis - David Luke; Zaryan Masood; Daniel Bondi; Chaokai Zhang; Rebecca Kenny; Adam Clansey; Paul van Donkelaar; Alexander Rauscher; Songbai Ji; Lyndia Wu (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2025)

Evolution of Haplosyllis (Syllidae, Annelida) With Emphasis on the Indo‐Pacific Region and the djiboutiensis Species Complex - Patricia Álvarez‐Campos; Patricia Lattig; Marta Turon; Guillermo San Martín; David Buckley; Temir A. Britayev; Daniel Martin; Annie Machordom (Zoologica Scripta, 2025)
Haplosyllis is a worldwide distributed genus of marine annelids, commonly associated with other invertebrates. Its characteristic simple bidentate chaetae have often led to mistakes in estimating the real diversity of the genus. Currently, Haplosyllis includes 38 species, nearly half of which inhabit the Indo‐West Pacific (IPW). Nevertheless, this number might be much higher given that some of the most common species in this area, such as H. djiboutiensis , have been proposed to constitute complexes of several species. To investigate the diversity and evolutionary history of Haplosyllis in the IWP, we examined the morphology of 158 specimens from this area. In addition, we inferred phylogenies through Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian analyses using a multilocus molecular dataset from all Haplosyllis specimens and related genera. Our results indicate that: (1) Haplosyllis , Haplosyllides , and Parahaplosyllis are non‐sister clades, (2) Haplosyllis is a polyphyletic genus, as Branchiosyllis , Alcyonosyllis , and Megasyllis are nested within it, and (3) there are four main well‐supported clades including species of Haplosyllis that can be considered as different genera. However, robust morphological synapomorphies were only found for two of them, which we are describing as Haplosyllis sensu stricto and Paralcyonosyllis gen. nov. In addition, our detailed morphological study of the H. djiboutiensis complex, combined with a coalescence‐based species delimitation analysis, confirmed that it is a complex of both cryptic and pseudo‐cryptic complexes, with at least three distinct lineages/species.

A Comprehensive Database of Expert‐Curated Occurrences for the Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) - María Sanz‐Arnal; Pablo García‐Moro; Carmen Benítez‐Benítez; Marina Coca‐de‐la‐Iglesia; Angélica Gallego‐Narbón; Consolación Barciela; Fabrizio Bartolucci; Prabin Bhandari; Matthew Bradley; Asunción Cano; Antoine Derouaux; Sabina Donadío; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Motivation Geographic occurrences are essential for biodiversity studies, but publicly available repositories like GBIF often contain errors and biases, especially for taxonomically complex groups like Carex L. (Cyperaceae). This work provides an expert‐curated global dataset of occurrences compiled from different sources to enhance data accuracy and usability. The final dataset includes 384,067 occurrences of 1790 Carex species. Main Types of Variables Contained The dataset includes species occurrence records with geographic coordinates, taxonomic identifications, and curation flags (e.g., introduced, erroneous records). Spatial Location and Grain The dataset covers a global scale, using the WGS84 projection. Spatial resolution is standardised to a minimum of three decimal degrees (~1 km, if possible). Time Period and Grain Online records span from 1950 to 2020, but some manually georeferenced records are earlier (1850). There is also fieldwork data after 2020, specifically up to 2023. Major Taxa and Level of Measurement Cyperaceae: Carex . Most records have species‐level identification, and some of them are identified at subspecies or variety levels. Software Format Data are supplied as comma‐separated values files with UTF‐8 encoding.

Enhanced Rock Weathering Promotes Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation: A Global Meta‐Analysis Based on Experimental Evidence - Tongtong Xu; Huiwen Li; Sara Vicca; Daniel S. Goll; David J. Beerling; Qiong Chen; Boyuan Bi; Zhichun Yang; Xing Wang; Zuoqiang Yuan (Global Change Biology, 2025)
Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) has emerged as a promising carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategy with the potential to modulate soil carbon sequestration, yet empirical assessments of its impacts remain limited. Here, we address this knowledge gap through a global meta‐analysis synthesizing 74 publications. Synthesized results from field experiments showed that crushed rock amendment increased soil organic carbon (SOC), mineral‐associated organic carbon, and particulate organic carbon by an average of up to 3.8%, 6.1%, and 7.5%, respectively, with no significant impact on dissolved organic carbon and soil inorganic carbon. SOC accrual was driven by elevated soil exchangeable Ca, increased microbial biomass, and improved soil structure, with local climate regulating these responses. Machine learning simulations of global croplands revealed pronounced site dependency in ERW impacts on SOC, which was positive in low‐latitude (warm and humid) regions (40° N–30° S) but negative in high‐latitude (cold and dry) regions. Additionally, the effects of ERW on SOC are dose‐ and duration‐dependent. Our simulations indicated that application amounts of 50–500 g m −2 are optimal for maximizing SOC sequestration, with positive effects diminishing and negative impacts intensifying beyond this range. This empirical synthesis confirms the efficacy of ERW—particularly when Ca‐rich silicate rocks in—promoting SOC sequestration and long‐term CO 2 sequestration. Maximizing the CDR potential of ERW requires integrating site‐specific climatic and edaphic characteristics with optimized application amounts and duration. Our findings provide insights critical for balancing the costs and benefits of rock weathering for CDR and highlight the importance of ERW as a sustainable strategy for soil carbon management and climate change mitigation.

Incorporating Climate Change Impacts Within Harvest Strategies: An Overview of Approaches - Pia Bessell‐Browne; André E. Punt; David C. Smith; Elizabeth Fulton; Alice McDonald; Mark Dickey‐Collas; Daniel E Duplisea; Melissa A. Haltuch; Pamela Mace; Andrew Penney; Éva Plagányi; Robert Scott (Fish and Fisheries, 2025)
Ensuring that harvest strategies are robust to climate change is a top priority for many fisheries jurisdictions globally. This is because climate change is altering ecosystem structure and the productivity of marine species. We outline a range of approaches for incorporating climate change impacts within harvest strategies, including how a harvest strategy is specified and changes to monitoring requirements. Approaches evaluated include the use of extended stock assessments, multi‐species and ecosystem models, revised management reference points, implementing regime shifts in model parameters, the provision of climate‐sensitive catch advice, projections under alternative climate change scenarios and expanded use of management strategy evaluation. We evaluate the utility of these approaches against cost, data needs and uncertainty criteria; highlight key learnings from a range of global jurisdictions and demonstrate the broad array of options available outside of direct incorporation of climate variables within stock assessments. We identify approaches that have been successfully implemented and show that the most complex responses are not always the most successful. While there is no one‐size‐fits‐all way to incorporate climate change within harvest strategies, we outline the need for flexible management arrangements. We also provide examples of approaches that have been successfully implemented, demonstrating that many of the most data‐intensive responses will only be applicable in a few cases, necessitating the application of cheaper, less data‐intensive approaches that are associated with greater uncertainty.

Chronic inflammation mediates the relationship between physical activity and telomere length - Anamika Nanda; Daniel H. Aslan; M. Katherine Sayre; Pradyumna K. Bharadwaj; Madeline Ally; Hyun Song; Amit Arora; Silvio Maltagliati; Mark H. C. Lai; Rand R. Wilcox; Yann C. Klimentidis; Gene E. Alexander; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)
A physically active lifestyle benefits cellular aging, however the mechanisms linking physical activity (PA) with longevity remain unclear. PA is associated with longer telomere length (TL), while shorter TL has been associated with increased cellular aging. Some research suggests increased levels of inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), are associated with telomere dysfunction. We tested the hypothesis that CRP levels mediate the association between PA and TL. Using data from the UK Biobank, we analyzed adjusted leukocyte T/S ratio (relative telomere to single gene copy), serum CRP, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) data via device-measured actigraphy. We applied general linear regressions and a causal mediation analysis with 10,000 bootstraps while controlling for a range of covariates (age, BMI, smoking status, sex, ethnicity, time between data collection, time wearing the accelerometer, and the Townsend Deprivation Index). Variables of interest were transformed to approximate normality. A total of 79,873 participants were included in the final analytic sample. MVPA and CRP were both significant predictors of TL (β MVPA = 3.03e − 03 [95%CI = 1.58e − 03, 4.47e − 03], p MVPA = 4.10e − 05; β CRP = − 1.36e − 03 [95%CI = − 1.87e − 03, − 8.40e − 04], p CRP = 2.52e − 07, respectively). The association between MVPA and TL was mediated by CRP, accounting for 8.65% [95% CI: 4.77%, 16.0%] of the total effect (β [95%CI] = 3.31e − 03 [1.84e − 03, 4.75e − 03], p < 2e − 16). Our analysis supports the hypothesis that CRP mediates the relationship between MVPA and TL. These novel findings suggest a potential pathway where PA is associated with lower CRP concentrations, which in turn is associated with longer average TL. Graphical abstract

Marine data assimilation in the UK: the past, the present, and the vision for the future - Jozef Skákala; David Ford; Keith Haines; Amos Lawless; Matthew J. Martin; Philip Browne; Marcin Chrust; Stefano Ciavatta; Alison Fowler; Daniel Lea; Matthew Palmer; Andrea Rochner; et al. (Ocean Science, 2025)
In the last 2 decades, UK research institutes have led a wide range of developments in marine data assimilation (MDA), covering areas from operational applications in physics and biogeochemistry to fundamental theory. We highlight the emergence of strong collaboration in the UK MDA community over this period and the increasing unification of its tools. We focus on identifying the MDA stakeholder community and current/future areas of impact, as well as current trends and future opportunities. This includes the rapid growth of machine learning (ML)/artificial intelligence (AI) and digital-twin applications. We articulate a vision for the future, including the need for future types of observational data (whether planned missions or hypothetical) and how the community should respond to increases in computational power and new computer architectures (e.g. exascale computing). We contrast the requirements of different MDA areas, including physics, biogeochemistry, and coupled data assimilation (DA). Although the specifics of the vision depend on each area, common themes emerge. We advocate for balanced redistribution of new computational capability among increased model resolution, model complexity, more sophisticated DA algorithms, and uncertainty representation (e.g. ensembles). We also advocate for integrated approaches, such as strongly coupled DA (ocean–atmosphere, physics–biogeochemistry, and ocean–sea ice) and the use of ML/AI components (e.g. for multivariate increment balancing, bias correction, model emulation, observation re-gridding, or fusion).

Body mass index and prognosis of infective endocarditis - Raquel Frías-García; Patricia Muñoz García; Marina Machado Vilchez; Gregorio Cuerpo Caballero; Raquel Rodríguez-García; M Ángeles Rodríguez-Esteban; M Carmen Fariñas-Álvarez; José M. Miró Meda; Andrea Gutiérrez Villanueva; Guillermo Ojeda-Burgos; Ane Josune Goikoetxea-Agirre; Marina Bernal Palacios; et al. (Infectious Diseases, 2025)

Coupling of chemical deconstruction and pyrolysis to upcycle metallized multilayer plastic films - Daniel Kulas; Sulihat Aloba; Adrian Noecker; Lindsay Putman; Colin Meinholz; Kevin Garland; JoAnn Henry; Holly Flores; Sarvada Chipkar; Ali Zolghadr; Steve Techtmann; Rebecca Ong; et al. (Waste Management, 2025)

Oral fluid collection in wild boar: A field protocol - David Relimpio; Aleksandra Kosowska; Sandra Barroso-Arévalo; Daniel De Antonio-Gómez; Christian Gortázar; Jose A. Barasona (The Veterinary Journal, 2025)

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection methods for wild Cervidae - Joshua Hewitt; Grete Wilson-Henjum; Jeffrey C. Chandler; Aaron T. Phillips; Diego G. Diel; W. David Walter; Alec Baker; Jennifer Høy-Petersen; Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau; Tadao Kishimoto; George Wittemyer; Jeremy Alder; et al. (Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2025)

Predicting potential climate-driven changes in activity time for the critically endangered Kaputar rock skink (Egernia roomi) - Daniel T. Roberts; Martín Iglesias; Jules E. Farquhar; David G. Chapple (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2025)

A novel zooplankton-based environmental monitoring tool for coastal impacted areas: The case of the Doce River dam rupture - Gustavo Martins Rocha; Bianca Salvador; Gabriel Harley Costa Santos; Laura Rodrigues da Conceição; Priscila Teixeira-Amaral; Maikon Di Domenico; Diego de Arruda Xavier; Eduardo Schettini Costa; Renata Caiado Cagnin; Cesar Alexandro da Silva; Mayara Bandeira; Mônica de Souza Mendes; et al. (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2025)

Rapamycin Treatment Reduces Brain Pericyte Constriction in Ischemic Stroke - Daniel J. Beard; Lachlan S. Brown; Gary P. Morris; Yvonne Couch; Bryan A. Adriaanse; Christina Simoglou Karali; Anna M. Schneider; David W. Howells; Zoran B. Redzic; Brad A. Sutherland; Alastair M. Buchan (Translational Stroke Research, 2025)
The contraction and subsequent death of brain pericytes may play a role in microvascular no-reflow following the reopening of an occluded artery during ischemic stroke. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibition has been shown to reduce motility/contractility of various cancer cell lines and reduce neuronal cell death in stroke. However, the effects of mTOR inhibition on brain pericyte contraction and death during ischemia have not yet been investigated. Cultured pericytes exposed to simulated ischemia for 12 h in vitro contracted after less than 1 h, which was about 7 h prior to cell death. Rapamycin significantly reduced the rate of pericyte contraction during ischemia; however, it did not have a significant effect on pericyte viability at any time point. Rapamycin appeared to reduce pericyte contraction through a mechanism that is independent of changes in intracellular calcium. Using a mouse model of middle cerebral artery occlusion, we showed that rapamycin significantly increased the diameter of capillaries underneath pericytes and increased the number of open capillaries 30 min following recanalisation. Our findings suggest that rapamycin may be a useful adjuvant therapeutic to reduce pericyte contraction and improve cerebral reperfusion post-stroke.

Differential gene expression analysis identifies a group of defensin-like peptides from Solanum chacoense ovules with in vitro pollen tube attraction activity - Yang Liu; Valentin Joly; Mohamed Sabar; Daniel P. Matton; David Morse (Plant Molecular Biology, 2025)

Preserving Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity in Ischemic Stroke: a Review on MSCs-sEVs Content and Potential Molecular Targets - David Arturo Lozano-López; Luis Daniel Hernández-Ortega; Lorenza González-Mariscal; Mónica Díaz-Coránguez; Diana Cristina Pinto-Dueñas; Rolando Castañeda-Arellano (Molecular Neurobiology, 2025)

Coexistence, Extinction and Survival—The Evolutionary History of Bison Species in Western Eurasia - Bastien Llamas; Ayla L. van Loenen; Kieren J. Mitchell; Emilia Hofman‐Kamińska; Hervé Bocherens; Holly Heiniger; Martina Pacher; Daniel Makowiecki; Giedrė Piličiauskienė; Dorothée G. Drucker; David Brown; Zoe A. Thomas; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2025)
European bison ( Bison bonasus ) are one of the few European megafaunal species to survive the Late Pleistocene mass megafaunal extinction. Current conservation management efforts have proceeded in the absence of information about their evolutionary history, which has been obscured by recent severe population bottlenecks. We characterized mitochondrial genomes from 135 ancient bison samples spanning > 50,000 years (> 50 ka) across the Eurasian continent and detected three distinct phylogenetic groups: two distinct clades of European bison and the extinct steppe bison ( Bison priscus ). The geographical distributions and dietary/ecological signatures of the three groups overlapped during the Late Pleistocene climate cycles and tracked environmental changes including vegetation cover and human impacts. The abundance of European bison specimens responded negatively to the extent of forest cover, including Holocene cycles of abrupt atmospheric‐ocean circulation changes originating in the North Atlantic. European bison remain preferentially adapted to an open environment, but with today's anthropogenic landscapes, are now largely restricted to forest habitats with negative implications under scenarios of future environmental change.

Conservation benefits of a large marine protected area network that spans multiple ecosystems - Joshua G. Smith; Cori Lopazanski; Christopher M. Free; Julien Brun; Clarissa Anderson; Mark H. Carr; Joachim Claudet; Jenifer E. Dugan; Jacob G. Eurich; Tessa B. Francis; David A. Gill; Scott L. Hamilton; et al. (Conservation Biology, 2025)
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely implemented tools for long‐term ocean conservation and resource management. Assessments of MPA performance have largely focused on specific ecosystems individually and have rarely evaluated performance across multiple ecosystems either in an individual MPA or across an MPA network. We evaluated the conservation performance of 59 MPAs in California's large MPA network, which encompasses 4 primary ecosystems (surf zone, kelp forest, shallow reef, deep reef) and 4 bioregions, and identified MPA attributes that best explain performance. Using a meta‐analytic framework, we evaluated the ability of MPAs to conserve fish biomass, richness, and diversity. At the scale of the network and for 3 of 4 regions, the biomass of species targeted by fishing was positively associated with the level of regulatory protection and was greater inside no‐take MPAs, whereas species not targeted by fishing had similar biomass in MPAs and areas open to fishing. In contrast, species richness and diversity were not as strongly enhanced by MPA protection. The key features of conservation effectiveness included MPA age, preimplementation fisheries pressure, and habitat diversity. Important drivers of MPA effectiveness for single MPAs were consistent across MPAs in the network, spanning regions and ecosystems. With international targets aimed at protecting 30% of the world's oceans by 2030, MPA design and assessment frameworks should consider conservation performance at multiple ecologically relevant scales, from individual MPAs to MPA networks.

Peak oxygen uptake in older adults with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Veronika Schmid; Sarah Paterson; Christopher Weinkauf; Jing Wang; Corey R. Tomczak; David Niederseer; Jan Vontobel; Daniel E. Forman; Martin Halle; Michael D. Nelson; Stephen J. Foulkes; Mark J. Haykowsky (GeroScience, 2025)

Moisture sources and rainfall water stable isotopes during the recent triple-dip La Niña in coastal Argentina - Orlando M. Quiroz Londoño; Asunción Romanelli; Ana María Durán Quesada; Jesús David Gómez Gutiérrez; Camilo Vélez Agudelo; Karina Miglioranza; Oliver Kracht; Daniel E. Martinez (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2025)

Evaluation of sampling and sample preparation methodologies for determination of mercury concentrations and stable mercury isotopes in foliage samples - Saeed Waqar Ali; Dominik Božič; Sreekanth Vijayakumaran Nair; Igor Živković; Teodor-Daniel Andron; Stefan Marković; Marta Jagodic Hudobivnik; Milena Horvat; David Kocman (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2025)
Globally, foliar uptake of atmospheric mercury (Hg) is a key deposition pathway for terrestrial surfaces. However, diverse sampling and pre-treatment methods across studies can influence the comparability of foliar Hg concentrations and isotopic measurements, leading to biases that impact our understanding of Hg inter-compartmental exchanges at regional and global scale. In this study, we tested the effect of different sample drying and rinsing methods on foliage samples collected from three distinct locations on the tree crown of a European hornbeam ( Carpinus Betulus L. ). Samples were taken from Ljubljana, an urban area, and Idrija, a historically Hg-contaminated mining site, representing contrasting environments. Vertical crown stratification significantly influenced Hg concentrations, with inner canopy foliage in Ljubljana containing 46–50% higher Hg than outer and upper positions due to reduced solar exposure and enhanced throughfall deposition. Drying methods did not alter Hg concentrations ( p > 0.05), validating cross-study comparability for low-Hg environments. Conversely, rinsing removed 24–60% of Hg in Idrija samples ( p < 0.01), attributable to particulate-bound Hg (PBM) enriched in heavier isotopes (δ 20 2 Hg: -1.9 ± 1.5‰ unrinsed vs. -3.2 ± 1.0‰ rinsed). We recommend that rinsing be applied when studying internal plant Hg cycling, but omitted when total foliage-associated Hg, including surface-bound fractions, is of interest. Future studies should investigate inter-species differences, seasonal variability in foliar Hg dynamics, and the effects of drying methods on Hg isotopic fractionation to improve methodological consistency and understanding of Hg cycling.

Did the Aleutian basin form by Plate Capture or backarc basin opening? - Robert J. Stern; David W. Scholl; Matthew A. Malkowski; Kylara M. Martin; Ginger A. Barth; Daniel S. Scheirer (International Geology Review, 2025)

Toxicity of six representative polycyclic aromatic compounds in five marine test species - Benjamin P. de Jourdan; David L. Daniel; Piero R. Gardinali; Cesar Ramirez; Chris J. Langdon; Emily Stefansson; Thomas F. Parkerton; William A. Stubblefield (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Palynology from the Foura Sandstone type section, Timor-Leste, and late Ladinian–Carnian (Middle–Upper Triassic) vegetation reconstruction from NW Australia - Daniel Peyrot; David W. Haig; Daniel Mantle; Peter Baillie; Arthur Mory; Myra Keep; Jacinto Soares; Joe Scibiorski; John Backhouse (Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 2025)

Eocene liverwort and moss species preserved in Anglesea amber from Australia - Maria Paulsen; Daniel Ohlsen; David J. Cantrill; Jeffrey D. Stilwell (Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 2025)

Fracturing in basinal siliciclastic deposits of the Wolfcampian Alta Formation, Marfa Basin, west Texas - David A. Ferrill; Kevin J. Smart; Adam J. Cawood; Daniel J. Lehrmann; Giovanni Zanoni; R. Ryan King (Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2025)

The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Reported Nutrient Intake Among Pregnant Individuals of Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups - Tatyana Johnson; Ann K. Kan; Lauren B. Bonner; Linda Van Horn; Kiarri N. Kershaw; William A. Grobman; Karen L. Lindsay; Michelle P. Debbink; Brian M. Mercer; David M. Haas; George R. Saade; Uma Reddy; et al. (Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2025)

Reconciling scale using the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework to improve management of woody encroachment in grasslands - Rheinhardt Scholtz; Daniel R. Uden; Brady W. Allred; Victoria M. Donovan; Jeremy D. Maestas; Scott L. Morford; Matthew O. Jones; David E. Naugle; Samantha M. Cady; Dillon T. Fogarty; Alexander L. Metcalf; Brian Chaffin; et al. (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Microbial ecology in hypersaline coastal lagoons: A model for climate-induced coastal salinisation and eutrophication - Christopher Keneally; Virginie Gaget; Daniel Chilton; Stephen P. Kidd; Luke Mosley; David T. Welsh; Yongqiang Zhou; Lei Zhou; Justin Brookes (Earth-Science Reviews, 2025)

The Cost of Antivenom: A Cost Minimization Study using the North American Snakebite Registry - Benjamin Herzel; Neev Batavia; Paul Gavaza; Tammy Phan; Emmelyn Samones; Anne-Michelle Ruha; Jakub Furmaga; Christopher Hoyte; Brian J. Wolk; Peter Akpunonu; Adam Algren; Alexandra Amaducci; et al. (Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2025)
Envenomation is a global health issue, with over 9,000 encounters managed in the United States yearly. The introduction of immunoglobulin fragment antivenom has reduced the risk of hypersensitivity. This study compares treatment costs of crotaline envenomation using the Fab and F(ab’) 2 antivenoms as reported to the North American Snakebite Registry (NASBR), a nationwide surveillance tool. Methods This was a retrospective analysis of NASBR data between 2018 and 2020. The following data points were assessed: patient demographics (age, gender, race), snake species, type of antivenom used, and treatment costs. Unit costs were estimated based on United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data. Average (mean) per patient costs from the payer perspective were calculated by multiplying resources by the unit costs. Sensitivity analyses were performed regarding cost variance and snake species. All costs reported in this study are in U.S. dollars. Results The average total cost of treatment was $31,343 per person, with medications contributing 72% of the total. Average total cost among patients who received Fab treatments was $33,347 per person compared to $19,747 among patients who received F(ab’) 2 . Antivenom costs accounted for 75% of the total cost in the Fab group and 42% in the F(ab’) 2 group. F(ab’) 2 required more vials than Fab (median 18 versus 10). Non-antivenom costs such as hospitalizations were higher in the F(ab’) 2 group. Using average sale prices increased average total cost to $52,572; Fab remained more expensive. Conclusion Antivenom is the primary cost driver in snakebite treatment in North America. Treatment with F(ab’) 2 resulted in lower overall costs, driven by lower cost of antivenom. F(ab’) 2 did not significantly lower overall resource use except for blood product administration.

Ecogenomics and limnological dynamics of a new Thiocapsa species blooming in the whole water column of a karstic lake - Pedro J. Cabello‐Yeves; Antonio Picazo; Carlos Rochera; Daniel Morant; Eduardo Vicente; David J. Scanlan; Richard J. Puxty; Antonio Camacho (Limnology and Oceanography, 2025)
Purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) of the family Chromatiaceae (Gammaproteobacteria) can perform chemo‐ and photo‐lithoautotrophy (through anoxygenic photosynthesis) in anoxic layers of freshwater stratified (including meromictic) lakes. This group has been extensively studied via physiological and ecological approaches, albeit their genomics has lagged behind. Here, we monitored a small, shallow, karstic lake, Lagunillo de Cardenillas, that developed a pink coloration throughout the whole water column and prevailed for ca. 2 years across seasons of the limnological cycle. Combining the study of physical/chemical parameters, amplicon sequencing, metagenomics, genomics, and microscopy, we observed this phenomenon was caused by blooms of a novel Thiocapsa species, which represented ca. 40% of the total microbial biomass of the lake's water column during the autumn/winter mixing period, and ca. 36% in the anoxic layers during spring/summer stratification. The dominance of this microbe was attributed to the high sulfur concentrations and biogeochemical features of the lake combined with various genomic footprints/abilities of this microbe to utilize different nutrient sources under anoxic and oxic/microaerophilic conditions. The latter included nitrogen (cyanate and ethanolamine hydrolysis, N fixation, dissimilatory nitrate reduction, ammonia assimilation, denitrification), carbon (anoxygenic photosynthesis and the presence of α‐carboxysomes and type IA RuBisCOs) and sulfur (dimethylsulfide [DMS] and thiosulfate oxidation, dimethylsulfoxide [DMSO] reduction). In addition, this novel species possessed genes for gas vesicle formation, anoxic/oxic respiration pathways, hydrogenases, oxic stress response, and a CRISPR‐Cas array. Thus, its extensive genomic repertoire helped explain its versatility and success in colonizing both the anoxic layers and the oxic/anoxic interphase in this lake.

Ecological resources of a heavily modified and utilised temperate coastal embayment: Cockburn Sound - Peter J. Mitchell; Daniel E. Yeoh; Kurt N. Krispyn; Claire N. Greenwell; Sorcha Cronin-O’Reilly; Delphine B.H. Chabanne; Glenn A. Hyndes; Danielle Johnston; David V. Fairclough; Claire Wellington; Alan Cottingham; Gary Jackson; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025)
Coastal environments and their associated biota provide numerous environmental, economic and societal services. Cockburn Sound, a temperate embayment on the lower west coast of Western Australia, is immensely important for the State and adjacent capital city of Perth. However, urbanisation and associated terrestrial and marine development has the potential to threaten this important ecosystem. This study collated published and unpublished data to review the current state of the ecological resources of Cockburn Sound and describe how they have changed over the past century. Post-WWII, the embayment began undergoing pronounced anthropogenic changes that limited oceanic water exchange, increased nutrient load, modified benthic habitats and increased fishing pressure. The most visual outcome of these changes was substantial eutrophication and the loss of 77% of seagrass habitats. However, the increased primary productivity from elevated nutrient inputs produced high commercial fishery yields of up to ~1,700 t in the early 1990s before improved wastewater regulation and restricted fishing access steadily reduced commercial catches to ~300 t in recent years. Despite substantial anthropogenic-induced changes, Cockburn Sound has remained a diverse and ecologically important area. For example, the embayment is a key spawning area for large aggregations of Snapper, is a breeding and feeding site for seventeen marine bird species (including Little Penguins) and, is frequented by numerous protected species such as pinnipeds, dolphins, and White and Grey Nurse sharks. In recent decades, numerous projects have been initiated to restore parts of Cockburn Sound with mixed success, including seagrass transplantation, deployment of artificial reefs and stocking of key fish species, mainly Snapper. Nevertheless, while still biodiverse, there are signs of considerable ecological stress from escalating anthropogenic pressures and the cumulative impacts of ongoing and future developments, including climate change, which may severely impact the functioning of this important ecosystem.

Chemical emissions from offshore wind farms: From identification to challenges in impact assessment and regulation - Elena Hengstmann; Pablo Zapata Corella; Katharina Alter; Maria J. Belzunce-Segarra; Andy M. Booth; Javier Castro-Jiménez; Niklas Czerner; Karien De Cauwer; Geneviève Deviller; Alessio Gomiero; Nils Goseberg; Simone Hasenbein; et al. (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025)

A global assessment of microplastic abundance and characteristics on marine turtle nesting beaches - Zara L.R. Botterell; Jed Ardren; Elly Dove; Ellen McArthur; David S. Addison; Oyeronke M. Adegbile; Pierre Didier Agamboue; Andrews Agyekumhene; Phil Allman; Alexandra Alterman; Adren Anderson; Theresa Arenholz; et al. (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025)

Associations of anthropogenic activity and tributaries with the physicochemical, nutrient and microbial composition of the Ganga (Ganges) River, India - Gillian E. Clayton; Laura A. Richards; Bethany G. Fox; Robin M.S. Thorn; Michael J. Bowes; Daniel S. Read; Holly J. Tipper; Kieran Khamis; Tapan K. Dutta; Arun Kumar; Moushumi Hazra; Ben Howard; et al. (Water Research, 2025)

Environmental exposure assessment in the international prospective study of Chronic Kidney Disease of UnceRtain Etiology (CKDu) in Agricultural Communities (CURE) research consortium: Design and protocol development - Marvin González-Quiroz; Anna Aceituno; Shuchi Anand; Alexander van Geen; Lawrence S. Engel; Emmanuel Jarquin; Clemens Ruepert; Nicole Villegas-González; Mariela Arias-Hidalgo; Nora Franceschini; Daylin Anchía-Pastrán; Karla Solano-Diaz; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

A reassessment of the history of the temporal resolution of rainfall data at the global scale - Renato Morbidelli; Alessia Flammini; Odinakachukwu Echeta; Raffaele Albano; Gabriel Anzolin; David Zumr; Wafae Badi; Nicola Berni; Miriam Bertola; José María Bodoque; Theo Brandsma; Arianna Cauteruccio; et al. (Journal of Hydrology, 2025)

Understory plant community responses following herbicide application in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) stands - Emma L. Briggs; Daniel U. Greene; Christine C. Fortuin; David C. Clabo; Brittany F. Barnes; Kamal J.K. Gandhi (Forest Ecology and Management, 2025)

Vulnerability and psychosocial impacts of extreme weather events among young people in Australia - Myriam Ziou; Daniel Z.Q. Gan; Bronwyn Boon; Shu Mei Teo; Jana M. Menssink; Wenhua Yu; Catherine L. Smith; Rebecca Patrick; Hasini Gunasiri; Nicholas J. Fava; David G. Baker; Vivienne Browne; et al. (Environmental Research, 2025)

Utility of the B/Ga salinity proxy in carbonate and marly sediments - Wei Wei; Thomas J. Algeo; David Meyer; Jiangsi Liu; Katherine N. Snihur; Cody Lazowski; Zhiquan Li; Daniel S. Alessi; Kurt O. Konhauser; Yuansheng Du; Wenchao Yu (Chemical Geology, 2025)

Continuous Flowering of Different Strata Enables Resource Stability in a Tropical Vereda Wetland - Raissa Tais dos Santos; Daniel Maximo Correa Alcantara; Gudryan Jackson Barônio; Suzana Neves Moreira; David Isac da Silva Romão; Camila Aoki; Maria Rosângela Sigrist; Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes; Camila Silveira Souza (Wetlands, 2025)

Detection and molecular characterisation of subtype B avian metapneumovirus in commercial chickens and co-infection with bacteria pathogens in Nigeria - Adetolase Azizat Bakre; Omolade Abodunrin Oladele; Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu; Clement Meseko; Ismaila Shittu; Bitrus Inuwa; Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola; David Olayinka Ishola; Hauwa’u Umar Mungadi (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2025)

Neuropsychological and Anatomical-Functional Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Post-Stroke Patients with Cognitive Impairment and Aphasia: A Systematic Review - Ignacio Pezoa–Peña; Teresa Julio–Ramos; Igor Cigarroa; Diana Martella; Daniel Solomons; David Toloza–Ramirez (Neuropsychology Review, 2025)

Do peak ground reaction forces, postural stability and decision-making success during unanticipated jump-landings differ between individuals with ACL-reconstruction and healthy controls? - Evans Yayra Kwaku Ashigbi; Florian Giesche; Daniel Niederer; Lena Weßler; David Friebe; David Alexander Groneberg; Winfried Banzer (German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 2025)
Background Time-constrained decision-making during athletic movement can impair knee mechanics, potentially increasing risk for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. This study compared the effects of unanticipated single-leg landings on landing stability, safety, and decision-making success in ACLR and uninjured athletes. Methods Matched-pair cross-sectional data from 14 ACLR (females: n = 6, age: 23 ± 5, BMI: 23 ± 4 kg/m 2 , Tegner activity score: 8 ± 1; time since surgery: < 2 years) and 14 healthy controls (females: n = 6, age: 26 ± 3, BMI: 22 ± 2 kg/m 2 , TAS: 8 ± 2) were analysed using a two-factorial ANOVA. Participants performed countermovement-jumps with unanticipated (landing side shown after take-off, time-constrained) and anticipated (landing side displayed before take-off, no time-constraints) single-leg landings on HUMAC force plates. Landing stability and safety were assessed via center of pressure path length (CoP), time to stabilization (TTS), vertical peak ground reaction force (pGRF) and time to pGRF. Unanticipated decision-making success was measured using erroneous landings (wrong foot/both feet). Results Significant effects for group were found for CoP ( p = 0.011) and pGRF ( p = 0.020). Post-hoc tests showed lower values for the ACLR-group compared to controls during the unanticipated condition for both CoP ( p = 0.012) and pGRF ( p = 0.049). No significant effects were observed for landing condition, the group x landing condition interaction, or for TpGRF and TTS. Conclusions These findings suggest that the ACLR-group used a more cautious landing technique, likely to protect the knee joints, especially under unanticipated conditions, potentially compensating for loads. Future studies should explore how unanticipated tasks impact knee kinematics and kinetics to better understand their role in ACL (re-)injury prevention.

Unveiling population dynamics and diversity in two European brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations through non-invasive SNP genotyping - Natalia Sastre; Olga Francino; Anna Mercadé; Marina Cabases; David Cubero; Santiago Palazón; Daniel Pinto; Armand Sanchez; Joaquim Casellas (Conservation Genetics, 2025)
Non-invasive genetic analyses enable monitoring and understanding of population dynamics without disturbing wild animals. We present a non-invasive genetic method to identify and characterize the brown bear populations of Cantabrian and Pyrenean (of Slovenian origin). We selected an efficient 61-SNP panel to genotype more than 2,000 non-invasive samples from both populations. Results showed successful genotyping of 1,639 bear samples, revealing 400 distinct individuals. Genetic diversity was similar in both populations, and differentiation between populations was highly significant. The Pyrenean population did not show genetic substructuring despite the influence of the breeding male “Pyros”. In contrast, two subpopulations were observed in the Cantabrian population. Furthermore, analyses indicated a sex ratio bias in the Cantabrian population, potentially influenced by male dispersal and landscape features. Overall, the study demonstrates the utility of non-invasive genetic methods for monitoring and understanding bear populations, highlighting differences between the Pyrenean and Cantabrian populations, and providing insights into their genetic diversity, structure, and demographic trends.

Soil health responses to long-term grazing intensity gradients in two semiarid rangelands - Kalyn Taylor; Justin D. Derner; Daniel Liptzin; Lauren M. Porensky; Jocelyn M. Lavallee; David J. Augustine; David L. Hoover (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2025)

Which Body Size Metrics Should Be Used for Assessing Temperature Impacts on Fish Growth and Size? - Asta Audzijonyte; Ken H. Andersen; David Atkinson; Jennifer S. Bigman; Julia L. Blanchard; Amy R. Coghlan; Freddie Heather; Max Lindmark; John R. Morrongiello; Daniel Pauly (Global Change Biology, 2025)
An extensive literature and debate exist on how and why temperature impacts animal, and especially ectotherm, body sizes. However, there remain considerable discrepancies and misunderstandings in the key definitions and concepts of body size used to describe observed temperature impacts across studies. For fish and other animals that continue growing throughout life, body size can be defined as size‐at‐maturity, adult size, asymptotic size, maximum observed size, population‐averaged length or mass, or average size‐at‐(arbitrary)‐age. These concepts of size are not equivalent, and temperature is likely to affect each in different ways. Some disagreement about temperature impacts on fish body sizes might relate to the different body size and growth metrics used, especially when combined with different biological scales (individual, population, or community) and empirical contexts (laboratory, field). Here, we review six common confusions associated with the measurement of “size” in fish and other water‐breathing ectotherms and recommend consistent and accurate use of terms and methodology to ensure that studies of global warming impacts on fish sizes can be compared and interpreted unequivocally.

Bird–window collisions: A comprehensive dataset for the Neotropical region - Augusto João Piratelli; Bianca Costa Ribeiro; Wesley Dáttilo; Luis‐Bernardo Vázquez; Anelisa Ferreira de Almeida Magalhães; Edna Maria Gomes Cavalcante; Eric Silva; Giovanna Viana Cruz; Gisele Regina Ruy; Juliana Laurito Summa; Júlia Milan; Leila Pedrosa; et al. (Ecology, 2025)
Our primary objective was to compile a comprehensive dataset on bird–window collisions throughout the Neotropical region, including both published and unpublished sources. On May 12, 2020, we extensively disseminated invitations to provide data via email and social media platforms. By providing a template worksheet, we required standardized information from collaborators to complete and register their data. To better understand how these data were acquired (e.g., incidental observations and systematic procedures), we sent out a survey to all collaborators. We established rigorous validation criteria for data inclusion and conducted thorough curation procedures to ensure accuracy. After the filtering process, we compiled a total of 4103 bird–window collision reports. These came from 11 Neotropical countries, dating from 1946 to 2020, and revealing distinct regional patterns and potential seasonal patterns. The five most frequent orders were Passeriformes (2451), Columbiformes (520), Apodiformes (377), Psittaciformes (202), and Piciformes (186). Data on bird–window collisions were collected through a local specific systematic protocol (1419), by chance (1252), by government agencies (742), and by other approaches (632), while a few reports were collected by unknown procedures (58). The volume of records across months in our dataset suggests that there may be temporal patterns, with peaks: the first one in March–April and the second one in October–November, which seem to align with the major migration and reproduction seasons. This dataset represents the first comprehensive effort in the Neotropical region focused on bird–window collision data, providing valuable insights for further scientific advancements and conservation policies. The data are free from copyright or proprietary restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications or scientific presentations.

Cyanobacteria fouling in photobioreactors: current status and future perspectives for prevention - Suvarna N. L. Talluri; Daniel Rittschof; Robb M. Winter; David R. Salem (Biofouling, 2025)

Panta Rhei: a decade of progress in research on change in hydrology and society - Heidi Kreibich; Murugesu Sivapalan; Amir AghaKouchak; Nans Addor; Hafzullah Aksoy; Berit Arheimer; Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen; Cynthia Vail-Castro; Christophe Cudennec; Mariana Madruga de Brito; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; David C. Finger; et al. (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2025)

Antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of Gossypium barbadense L. leaves using in vitro, and in silico methods - Adesoji Alani Olanrewaju; Akingbolabo Daniel Ogunlakin; Deborah Olayinka Ogundele; Abel Kolawole Oyebamiji; Oluwafemi Adeleke Ojo; Omowumi Temitayo Akinola; Olayemi Elizabeth Arigbede; David Gbenga Oke (Vegetos, 2025)

Environmental contamination by metals, metalloids, and cyanides in the historic and active ASGM area of Kokumbo in Côte d’Ivoire - Konan Bertin Kouadio; Eléonore Resongles; Kouassi Ernest Ahoussi; Zié Ouattara; Ibrahim Konaté; Noémie Fayol; Daniel Borschneck; David Baratoux; Sophie Delpoux; Aurélien Domeau; Mylène Marie; Kouakou Alphonse Yao; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025)

Trends and drivers of French tropical tuna purse-seine vessel behavior in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, 2004–2020 - Wencheng Lau-Medrano; Daniel Gaertner; Francis Marsac; David M. Kaplan (Fisheries Research, 2025)

Climate mediates the predictability of threats to marine biodiversity - Kylie L. Scales; Jessica A. Bolin; Daniel C. Dunn; Elliott L. Hazen; Lee Hannah; David S. Schoeman (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2025)

Aquatic macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality in the wetlands of the Chimborazo Wildlife Reserve – Ecuador - Juan Carlos Carrasco-Baquero; Veronica Caballero-Serrano; Daisy Carolina Carrasco-López; Fernando Romero-Cañizares; David Alejandro León-Gualán; Jorge Daniel Córdova-Lliquin; Rufino Vieira-Lanero; Fernando Cobo-Gradín (Limnologica, 2025)

Sex pheromone biosynthesis in the Oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta involves Δ8 desaturation - Marie Inger Dam; Bao-Jian Ding; Kristina Brauburger; Hong-Lei Wang; Daniel Powell; Astrid T. Groot; David G. Heckel; Christer Löfstedt (Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2025)

Moderate-resolution mapping of aboveground biomass stocks, forest structure, and composition in coastal Alaska and British Columbia - James Lamping; Melissa Lucash; David M. Bell; Daniel R. Irvine; Matt Gregory (Forest Ecology and Management, 2025)

Downstream guidance performance of a bubble curtain and a net barrier for the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, in an experimental flume - Velizara Stoilova; Eva Bergman; David Aldvén; Rachel E. Bowes; Olle Calles; Nils Nyquist; Daniel Nyqvist; Piotr Rowinski; Larry Greenberg (Ecological Engineering, 2025)

Impact of cloud presence on sky radiances and the retrieval of aerosol properties - Sara Herrero-Anta; Roberto Román; Daniel González-Fernández; Claudia Emde; David Mateos; Celia Herrero del Barrio; Ramiro González; Oleg Dubovik; Carlos Toledano; Abel Calle; Victoria E. Cachorro; Bernhard Mayer; et al. (Atmospheric Research, 2025)

CORBES: Radiation belt survey with international small satellite constellation - Ji Wu; Li Deng; Jaan Praks; Marius Anger; Philipp Oleynik; Wojciech Hajdas; Jin-Dong Wang; Shen-Yi Zhang; Bin Zhou; Li Zeng; Jinbin Cao; David Fischer; et al. (Advances in Space Research, 2025)

BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and Improving a Database of Biodiversity Time Series - Maria Dornelas; Laura H. Antão; Amanda E. Bates; Viviana Brambilla; Jonathan M. Chase; Cher F. Y. Chow; Ada Fontrodona‐Eslava; Anne E. Magurran; Inês S. Martins; Faye Moyes; Alban Sagouis; Samuel Adu‐Acheampong; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Motivation Here, we make available a second version of the BioTIME database, which compiles records of abundance estimates for species in sample events of ecological assemblages through time. The updated version expands version 1.0 of the database by doubling the number of studies and includes substantial additional curation to the taxonomic accuracy of the records, as well as the metadata. Moreover, we now provide an R package (BioTIMEr) to facilitate use of the database. Main Types of Variables Included The database is composed of one main data table containing the abundance records and 11 metadata tables. The data are organised in a hierarchy of scales where 11,989,233 records are nested in 1,603,067 sample events, from 553,253 sampling locations, which are nested in 708 studies. A study is defined as a sampling methodology applied to an assemblage for a minimum of 2 years. Spatial Location and Grain Sampling locations in BioTIME are distributed across the planet, including marine, terrestrial and freshwater realms. Spatial grain size and extent vary across studies depending on sampling methodology. We recommend gridding of sampling locations into areas of consistent size. Time Period and Grain The earliest time series in BioTIME start in 1874, and the most recent records are from 2023. Temporal grain and duration vary across studies. We recommend doing sample‐level rarefaction to ensure consistent sampling effort through time before calculating any diversity metric. Major Taxa and Level of Measurement The database includes any eukaryotic taxa, with a combined total of 56,400 taxa. Software Format csv and. SQL.

Worldwide Soundscapes: A Synthesis of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Across Realms - Kevin F. A. Darras; Rodney A. Rountree; Steven L. Van Wilgenburg; Anna F. Cord; Frederik Pitz; Youfang Chen; Lijun Dong; Agnès Rocquencourt; Camille Desjonquères; Patrick Mauritz Diaz; Tzu‐Hao Lin; Théophile Turco; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Aim The urgency for remote, reliable and scalable biodiversity monitoring amidst mounting human pressures on ecosystems has sparked worldwide interest in Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM), which can track life underwater and on land. However, we lack a unified methodology to report this sampling effort and a comprehensive overview of PAM coverage to gauge its potential as a global research and monitoring tool. To address this gap, we created the Worldwide Soundscapes project, a collaborative network and growing database comprising metadata from 416 datasets across all realms (terrestrial, marine, freshwater and subterranean). Location Worldwide, 12,343 sites, all ecosystem types. Time Period 1991 to present. Major Taxa Studied All soniferous taxa. Methods We synthesise sampling coverage across spatial, temporal and ecological scales using metadata describing sampling locations, deployment schedules, focal taxa and audio recording parameters. We explore global trends in biological, anthropogenic and geophysical sounds based on 168 selected recordings from 12 ecosystems across all realms. Results Terrestrial sampling is spatially denser (46 sites per million square kilometre—Mkm 2 ) than aquatic sampling (0.3 and 1.8 sites/Mkm 2 in oceans and fresh water) with only two subterranean datasets. Although diel and lunar cycles are well sampled across realms, only marine datasets (55%) comprehensively sample all seasons. Across the 12 ecosystems selected for exploring global acoustic trends, biological sounds showed contrasting diel patterns across ecosystems, declined with distance from the Equator, and were negatively correlated with anthropogenic sounds. Main Conclusions PAM can inform macroecological studies as well as global conservation and phenology syntheses, but representation can be improved by expanding terrestrial taxonomic scope, sampling coverage in the high seas and subterranean ecosystems, and spatio‐temporal replication in freshwater habitats. Overall, this worldwide PAM network holds promise to support cross‐realm biodiversity research and monitoring efforts.

Designing Sortable Guilds for Multispecies Selective Fish Passage - David M. Benoit; Daniel P. Zielinski; Reid G. Swanson; Donald A. Jackson; Robert L. McLaughlin; Theodore R. Castro‐Santos; R. Andrew Goodwin; Thomas C. Pratt; Andrew M. Muir (Fish and Fisheries, 2025)
The importance of connectivity for freshwater organisms is widely recognised, yet in‐stream barriers associated with population declines and increased risk of extinction remain globally ubiquitous. Despite their negative consequences, these barriers can protect aquatic communities by limiting the spread of invasive species, leading to conflicting management goals in some regions. Selective fish passage is a solution for the conflicting goals of passing native, desirable species while restricting the spread of invasives. Approaches that can target groups of species sharing similar attributes (i.e. guilds) are likely to be more efficient than those that target species individually, particularly in taxonomically diverse systems. We explored the guild structure of 220 Great Lakes freshwater fishes based on morphological, phenological, physiological and behavioural attributes associated with passage and movement. We identified five distinct guilds as well as the attributes most important for defining these groupings: maximum total length, trophic level, relative eye size, spawning temperature, spawning season, presence/absence of ampullary electroreceptors and the presence/absence of hearing specialisations. The approaches outlined in this work can be generalised to enhance selective fish passage in aquatic ecosystems worldwide.

Predicting the progression of MCI and Alzheimer’s disease on structural brain integrity and other features with machine learning - Marthe Mieling; Mushfa Yousuf; Nico Bunzeck; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; Susan Landau; Monica Rivera-Mindt; Leslie M. Shaw; Edward B. Lee; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)
Machine learning (ML) on structural MRI data shows high potential for classifying Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression, but the specific contribution of brain regions, demographics, and proteinopathy remains unclear. Using Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) data, we applied an extreme gradient-boosting algorithm and SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) values to classify cognitively normal (CN) older adults, those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD dementia patients. Features included structural MRI, CSF status, demographics, and genetic data. Analyses comprised one cross-sectional multi-class classification (CN vs. MCI vs. AD dementia, n = 568) and two longitudinal binary-class classifications (CN-to-MCI converters vs. CN stable, n = 92; MCI-to-AD converters vs. MCI stable, n = 378). All classifications achieved 70–77% accuracy and 61–83% precision. Key features were CSF status, hippocampal volume, entorhinal thickness, and amygdala volume, with a clear dissociation: hippocampal properties contributed to the conversion to MCI, while the entorhinal cortex characterized the conversion to AD dementia. The findings highlight explainable, trajectory-specific insights into AD progression.

Modelling the long-term dynamics and inhibitory effects of crude glycerol impurities in a methanogenic and sulfidogenic UASB bioreactor - Eric Valdés; David Gabriel; Daniel González; Giulio Munz (Water Research, 2025)

Practical considerations for the optimization of in situ mineralization of perfluorocarboxylic acids and polyfluoroalkyl substances using persulfate oxidation - Emily K. Cook; Christopher I. Olivares; Yilu Sun; Fuhar Dixit; Daniel Ocasio; Shan Yi; David L. Sedlak; Lisa Alvarez-Cohen (Water Research, 2025)

Impact of distribution locational marginal pricing and cost-sharing pricing mechanisms on fairness, efficiency, and voltage quality in transactive energy systems - Daniel Galeano-Suárez; David Toquica; Nilson Henao; Kodjo Agbossou; JC Oviedo-Cepeda (Utilities Policy, 2025)

Resilient plants, sustainable future - Seung Y. Rhee; Daniel N. Anstett; Edgar B. Cahoon; Alejandra A. Covarrubias-Robles; Eric Danquah; Natalia Dudareva; Hiroshi Ezura; Kadeem J. Gilbert; Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez; Michelle Heck; David B. Lowry; Ron Mittler; et al. (Trends in Plant Science, 2025)

Systemic toxicity after rattlesnake envenomation in patients using angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors: A North American Snakebite Registry study - A.M. Ruha; M.B. Spyres; R. Culbreth; B. Wolk; C. Hoyte; S. Campleman; Peter Akpunonu; Adam Algren; Alexandra Amaducci; Sukhshant Atti; Connie Aubin; Kevin Baumgartner; et al. (Toxicon, 2025)

Decellularization of human iliac artery: A vascular scaffold for peripheral repairs with human mesenchymal cells - David E. Abad-Contreras; Ana K. Martínez-Ortiz; Valentín Martínez-López; Hugo Laparra-Escareño; Francisco Drusso Martínez-García; Daniel Pérez-Calixto; Genaro Vazquez-Victorio; Omar Sepúlveda-Robles; Haydeé Rosas-Vargas; Cristina Piña-Barba; Leonardo A. Rodríguez-López; David M. Giraldo-Gomez; et al. (Tissue and Cell, 2025)

Exploring the frontier of bovine protein production within territorial net zero emission targets - Daniel Henn; Colm Duffy; James Humphreys; James Gibbons; Emma Buckley; Kenneth A. Byrne; David Styles (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Recycling of lignin-based biocomposites: Improving sustainability and enhancing material strength - Barney H. Miao; Daniel Woo; Darius Javan; Edward J. Garboczi; Robert J. Headrick; Andrew C. Lesh; Zhiye Li; David J. Loftus; Michael D. Lepech (Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2025)

Advances in postharvest nanotechnology: Enhancing fresh produce shelf life and quality to reduce losses and waste - Yuru Chang; Marcos David Ferreira; Daniel Souza Correa; Kelcilene Bruna Ricardo Teodoro; Fernanda Ramalho Procopio; Ramon Peres Brexó; Ali Sarkhosh; Jeffrey K. Brecht (Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2025)

Assessing the impact of homeowner associations’ pro-environmental codes, covenants, and restrictions on member yards - Madeline F. Carr; Daniel Boyd Kramer; David Drake (Landscape and Urban Planning, 2025)

Can recovered road sweeping wastes provide a soil or soil amendment alternative? An investigation of temporal variability of physico-chemical parameters - Daniel Niepsch; Edward Randviir; Rebecca Murphy-Peers; Emma Coulthard; David Hackett; David McKendry; David Megson (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Time Dimension Influences Severity of Stroke and Heightened Immune Response in Mice - Pradip K. Kamat; Mohammad Badruzzaman Khan; Shahneela Siddiqui; Dylan Williams; Evila da Silva Lopes Salles; Sahar Emami Naeini; Ali S. Arbab; Daniel R. Rudic; Babak Baban; Krishnan M. Dhandapani; David C. Hess (Translational Stroke Research, 2025)

Phytomedicine approach for management of diabetes mellitus: an overview of scientifically confirmed medicinal plants with hypoglycaemic properties and their probable mechanism of action - Stanley I. R. Okoduwa; Daniel H. Mhya; Ibrahim Abdulwaliyu; Bernard E. Igiri; Ugochi J. Okoduwa; David E. Arthur; Aderinsola O. Laleye; Gerrard J. Osang; Oluwatimilehin L. Onaleye; Emmanuella Nathyns-Pepple (Phytochemistry Reviews, 2025)

World-class amethyst-agate geodes from Los Catalanes, Northern Uruguay: genetic implications from fluid inclusions and stable isotopes - Fiorella Arduin-Rode; Graciela Sosa; Alfons van den Kerkhof; Yves Krüger; David Bajnai; Andreas Pack; Tommaso Di Rocco; Pedro Oyhantçabal; Klaus Wemmer; Daniel Herwartz; Swea Klipsch; Bettina Wiegand; et al. (Mineralium Deposita, 2025)
The amethyst and agate geodes from the Los Catalanes Gemmological District in Uruguay represent one of the main deposits of its kind worldwide. The geometry of the deposit is horizontal, with an irregular distribution of amethyst geodes within the upper level of the basalt lava flows and shows strong variations in their abundance, as well as quality, geometry, and shape. Reliable exploration guides are scarce, and the limited knowledge of the geological parameters controlling its occurrence makes exploration unpredictable, leading to inaccurate reserve estimation. Based on cutting-edge methods including nucleation-assisted microthermometry of one-phase fluid inclusions and determination of triple oxygen isotope in silicates and carbonates, as well as analysis of geode-hosted water and groundwater, we estimate the crystallisation temperatures in the range between 15 and 60 °C. These low temperatures point to amethyst crystallisation after the emplacement of the complete basalt pile. The mineralising fluid shows isotopic signatures consistent with meteoric water and very low salinities from pure water up to rarely over 3 wt% NaCl-eq., likely sourced from the groundwater hosted in the aquifers in the basaltic sequence and underlying units. Based on the insights provided by the new data, we propose the combination of open- and closed-system crystallisation inside pre-existing cavities due to the episodic infiltration of meteoric water in a rather stable geological context.

Voxel-wise insights into early Alzheimer’s disease pathology progression: the association with APOE and memory decline - Maha Wybitul; Nicolas Langer; Christoph Hock; Anton Gietl; Valerie Treyer; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald-Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; John Q. Trojanowski; Arthur W. Toga; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)
Longitudinal investigation of the Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype’s impact on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarker progression, focusing on amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation and gray matter (GM) atrophy, integrating cognitive decline and baseline levels. Longitudinal florbetapir-PET and T1-weighted MRI data from 100 cognitively normal (CN) and mild cognitive impaired (MCI) participants both with considerable global Aβ accumulation (“high Aβ accumulators”) were analyzed using a voxel-wise approach. Associations of APOE genotype and memory decline with Aβ accumulation and GM atrophy were examined separately for each neuroimaging modality, controlling for baseline Aβ levels and diagnosis. Alternatively, the effect of baseline diagnosis, while controlling for memory decline, was investigated. A multimodal analysis evaluated interactions between genotype, memory decline, and GM atrophy on Aβ accumulation. High Aβ accumulators displayed extensive Aβ pathology predominantly in the medial orbito-frontal cortex, cingulate cortex, and precuneus, along with GM atrophy in temporal, occipital, orbito-frontal, and parietal areas. ɛ4 carriers with memory decline exhibited greater Aβ accumulation and GM atrophy in selective regions compared to non-carriers with memory decline, while no genotype difference was observed in individuals without decline. No interaction effect was observed for MCI diagnosis. Regional associations between the two biomarkers were similarly dependent on genotype and memory decline. ɛ4 carriers exhibiting memory decline present an accelerated neurobiological pattern at predementia stages, supporting early ɛ4 carrier monitoring and interventions in this at-risk group. Importantly, memory decline might be more informative than MCI regarding AD pathology progression emphasizing the importance of repeated cognitive assessments.

Impacts of Solar Energy Development On Breeding Birds in Desert Grasslands In South Central New Mexico - Aaron C. Young; DeeAnne Meliopoulos; Martha J. Desmond; David Daniel; Fitsum Abadi (Environmental Management, 2025)
Solar energy is growing at unprecedented rates, with the most development projected to occur in areas with high concentrations of threatened and endangered species, yet its effects on wildlife remain largely unexplored. In 2014 and 2015 we examined the influence of a solar facility on avian community occupancy in the Nutt grasslands of south-central New Mexico. We examined the effect of distance to solar facility as well as other habitat covariates, including vegetation structure and orthopteran abundance, on community occupancy and occupancy trends for individual species. We did not find a significant effect of distance to solar facility on occupancy probability for the songbird community. Instead, orthopteran abundance had a significant positive effect on occupancy probability for the community. Two synanthropic species, Eurasian-collared dove ( Streptopelia decaocto ), and house finch ( Haemorhous mexicanus ), were found almost exclusively within the solar facility and both species increased between years, suggesting that developments in natural habitats may facilitate populations of synanthropic species. These results demonstrate the variability in responses of different species to a solar facility and the interacting influence of habitat characteristics and disturbance associated with development.

Machine Learning Predicts Non-Preferred and Preferred Vertebrate Hosts of Tsetse Flies (Glossina spp.) Based on Skin Volatile Emission Profiles - Olabimpe Y. Orubuloye; David P. Tchouassi; Abdullahi A. Yusuf; Christian W. W. Pirk; Daniel K. Masiga; Edward Kariuki; Baldwyn Torto (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2025)
Tsetse fly vectors of African trypanosomosis preferentially feed on certain vertebrates largely determined by olfactory cues they emit. Previously, we established that three skin-derived ketones including 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, acetophenone and geranyl acetone accounted for avoidance of zebra by tsetse flies. Here, we tested the hypothesis that these three ketones serve as biomarkers for tsetse flies to distinguish between non-preferred- and preferred-vertebrate hosts. We used coupled gas chromatography/mass spectrometry to analyze and compare the skin volatile emissions of two non-preferred- (waterbuck and zebra) and four preferred- (buffalo, donkey, horse, warthog) vertebrate hosts in two wildlife parks in Kenya. We detected a total of 96 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the skin emissions composed mainly of aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, phenols and alkanes, which varied with the vertebrate host. Using random forest analysis, we found a weak correlation between the three skin-odor repellent ketones and non-preferred and preferred vertebrate hosts. However, we found that the three repellent ketones plus skin background odors may be more sensitive chemical signals for tsetse flies to discriminate vertebrate hosts. These results contribute to understanding tsetse fly vertebrate host preferences in their natural habitat across geographic scales.

DNA data (genome skims and metabarcodes) paired with chemical data demonstrate utility for retrospective analysis of forage linked to fatal poisoning of cattle - Daniel Cook; Brandon Kocurek; Clint Stonecipher; Kevin D. Welch; Dale R. Gardner; Mark Mammel; Elizabeth Reed; Padmini Ramachandran; David Erickson; Seth Commichaux; Andrea Ottesen (Toxicon, 2025)

HADAD: Hexagonal A-Star with Differential Algorithm Designed for weather routing - Javier Jiménez de la Jara; Daniel Precioso; Louis Bu; M. Victoria Redondo-Neble; Robert Milson; Rafael Ballester-Ripoll; David Gómez-Ullate (Ocean Engineering, 2025)

Poleward expansion of North Pacific gyre circulation during the warm early Eocene inferred from inter-model comparisons - Yurui Zhang; Agatha M. de Boer; Guojin Qin; Daniel J. Lunt; David K. Hutchinson; Sebastian Steinig; Igor Niezgodzki; Bridget S. Wade; Xiaoqing Liu; Christopher J. Poulsen; Gerrit Lohmann (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2025)

Prospecting the first Chilean Martian simulants from the Atacama Desert for ISRU and potential applications - José San Martin; Giovanni Leone; Karl Riveros-Jensen; Mohammad Ayaz Alam; Ricardo Cabrera; Diego San Martin; Rómulo Oses; Jenny M. Blamey; Cecilia Demergasso; Ximena C. Abrevaya; Nicolas Guiliani; Daniel T. Britt; et al. (Icarus, 2025)

Alongshore runup variability across contrasting beach states: Insights from field observations - Ashley David Gracia-Barrera; Amaia Ruiz de Alegría-Arzaburu; Giovanni Coco; Gonzalo Simarro; Daniel Calvete (Geomorphology, 2025)

The function of love: A signaling-to-alternatives account of the commitment device hypothesis - Benjamin Gelbart; Kathryn V. Walter; Daniel Conroy-Beam; Casey Estorque; David M. Buss; Kelly Asao; Agnieszka Sorokowska; Piotr Sorokowski; Toivo Aavik; Grace Akello; Mohammad Madallh Alhabahba; Charlotte Alm; et al. (Evolution and Human Behavior, 2025)

Immediate effects of propofol on mood: a randomized comparison of two doses in a cohort with depression - Daniel A. Feldman; Keith G. Jones; Lily C. Vonesh; Rebecca Jacobs; Nathan Hoffman; Carter Lybbert; Jason Huang; Kai Kuck; David Odell; Scott C. Tadler; Brian J. Mickey (Psychopharmacology, 2025)

Virtual Reality and Serious Videogame-Based Instruments for Assessing Spatial Navigation in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties - Juan Pablo Sánchez-Escudero; Ana María Galvis-Herrera; David Sánchez-Trujillo; Laura Cristina Torres-López; Cole J. Kennedy; Daniel Camilo Aguirre-Acevedo; Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera; Natalia Trujillo (Neuropsychology Review, 2025)
Over the past decade, research using virtual reality and serious game-based instruments for assessing spatial navigation and spatial memory in at-risk and AD populations has risen. We systematically reviewed the literature since 2012 to identify and evaluate the methodological quality and risk of bias in the analyses of the psychometric properties of VRSG-based instruments. The search was conducted primarily in July–December 2022 and updated in November 2023 in eight major databases. The quality of instrument development and study design were analyzed in all studies. Measurement properties were defined and analyzed according to COSMIN guidelines. A total of 1078 unique records were screened, and following selection criteria, thirty-seven studies were analyzed. From these studies, 30 instruments were identified. Construct and criterion validity were the most reported measurement properties, while structural validity and internal consistency evidence were the least reported. Nineteen studies were deemed very good in construct validity, whereas 11 studies reporting diagnostic accuracy were deemed very good in quality. Limitations regarding theoretical framework and research design requirements were found in most of the studies. VRSG-based instruments are valuable additions to the current diagnostic toolkit for AD. Further research is required to establish the psychometric performance and clinical utility of VRSG-based instruments, particularly the instrument development, content validity, and diagnostic accuracy for preclinical AD screening scenarios. This review provides a straightforward synthesis of the state of the art of VRSG-based instruments and suggests future directions for research.

Predicting the impact of rare variants on RNA splicing in CAGI6 - Jenny Lord; Carolina Jaramillo Oquendo; Htoo A. Wai; Andrew G. L. Douglas; David J. Bunyan; Yaqiong Wang; Zhiqiang Hu; Zishuo Zeng; Daniel Danis; Panagiotis Katsonis; Amanda Williams; Olivier Lichtarge; et al. (Human Genetics, 2025)
Variants which disrupt splicing are a frequent cause of rare disease that have been under-ascertained clinically. Accurate and efficient methods to predict a variant’s impact on splicing are needed to interpret the growing number of variants of unknown significance (VUS) identified by exome and genome sequencing. Here, we present the results of the CAGI6 Splicing VUS challenge, which invited predictions of the splicing impact of 56 variants ascertained clinically and functionally validated to determine splicing impact. The performance of 12 prediction methods, along with SpliceAI and CADD, was compared on the 56 functionally validated variants. The maximum accuracy achieved was 82% from two different approaches, one weighting SpliceAI scores by minor allele frequency, and one applying the recently published Splicing Prediction Pipeline (SPiP). SPiP performed optimally in terms of sensitivity, while an ensemble method combining multiple prediction tools and information from databases exceeded all others for specificity. Several challenge methods equalled or exceeded the performance of SpliceAI, with ultimate choice of prediction method likely to depend on experimental or clinical aims. One quarter of the variants were incorrectly predicted by at least 50% of the methods, highlighting the need for further improvements to splicing prediction methods for successful clinical application.

Correlates of gait speed changes during uneven terrain walking in older adults: differential roles of cognitive and sensorimotor function - Valay A. Shah; Yenisel Cruz-Almeida; Arkaprava Roy; Erta Cenko; Ryan J. Downey; Daniel P. Ferris; Chris J. Hass; Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz; David J. Clark; Todd M. Manini; Rachael D. Seidler (Experimental Brain Research, 2025)

Mobility of Sediment and Phosphorus in a Small Stream During Artificial Flood Wave - Martin Neumann; Barbora Jáchymová; Petr Koudelka; Tomáš Dostál; Miroslav Bauer; Josef Krása; Tomáš Laburda; Pavel Rosendorf; Daniel Fiala; Karina Bynum; John S. Schwartz; David Zumr (Environmental Processes, 2025)
This study investigates the dynamics of sediment and phosphorus transport in small streams affected by recurrent flood waves. The experiments were carried out in two streams with contrasting conditions: one in an agricultural headwater section, which serves as a sediment source, and the other in a mid-water section influenced by fish ponds. High-frequency data on suspended sediment and phosphorus concentrations were collected during several flood waves to assess how floods affect the transport regime, including the role of small reservoirs. The results showed that even initially clear water can mobilize significant amounts of sediment from the riverbed when discharge increases. Sediment mobilization was strongest at the beginning of the flood wave, with concentrations peaking early and then decreasing. Successive floods without additional sediment input led to a decrease in sediment concentrations, as the stream had already flushed out the available sediments. Hysteresis loops showed that most of the sediment transport occurred during the rising part of the flood wave, indicating that the sediment originated from the nearby streambed areas. Phosphorus was mobilized simultaneously with the sediment, and an almost linear relationship was observed between sediment concentration and total phosphorus ( r = 0.979, p < 0.0001). However, only a fraction of the phosphorus was dissolved, so most of the phosphorus was bound to the sediment particles. Soluble reactive phosphorus showed a weaker correlation with sediment concentration ( r = 0.272, p = 0.047). This shows how important it is to consider both sediment dynamics and phosphorus mobilization in event-based flood models.

Key conservation actions for European steppes in the context of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - Cristian Pérez-Granados; Ana Benítez-López; Mario Díaz; João Gameiro; Bernd Lenzner; Núria Roura-Pascual; Julia Gómez-Catasús; Rocío Tarjuelo; Adrián Barrero; Luis Bolonio; Gerard Bota; Mattia Brambilla; et al. (Sustainability Science, 2025)
The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM–GBF) envisions a world living in harmony with nature by 2050, with 23 intermediate targets to be achieved by 2030. However, aligning international policy and national and local implementation of effective actions can be challenging. Using steppe birds, one of the most threatened vertebrate groups in Europe, as a model system, we identified 36 conservation actions for the achievement of the KM–GBF targets and we singled out—through an expert-based consensus approach—ten priority actions for immediate implementation. Three of these priority actions address at least five of the first eight KM–GBF targets, those related to the direct causes of biodiversity loss, and collectively cover all the targets when implemented concurrently. These actions include (i) effectively protecting priority areas, (ii) implementing on-the-ground habitat management actions, and (iii) improving the quality and integration of monitoring programmes. Our findings provide a blueprint for implementing effective strategies to halt biodiversity loss in steppe-like ecosystems. Our approach can be adapted to other taxonomic groups and ecosystems and has the potential to serve as a catalyst for policy-makers, prompting a transition from political commitment to tangible actions, thereby facilitating the attainment of the KM–GBF targets by 2030.

Doing more with less: Strategic agricultural land retirement during drought improves environmental and social outcomes - David Hyon; Amy Quandt; Daniel Sousa; Ashley E. Larsen (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2025)

How to promote spider diversity of heathlands: impact of management intensity - Dragan Matevski; Vicky M. Temperton; David Walmsley; Werner Härdtle; Jelena Daniels; Esteve Boutaud (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2025)
Heathland health is deteriorating across Northwestern Europe due to various threats which commonly are the result of global change drivers and inadequate management. Varying traditional management practices have been modified to counteract this development, all of which have inevitable trade-offs in terms of promoting associated biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services. These trade-offs are mainly between low (low biomass/soil removal) and high (large biomass/soil removal) intensity management practices. Here we analysed the impacts of low (mowing) versus a newly developed high intensity (scarification, i.e. mowing with subsequent moss removal) management practice on spider diversity, as an excellent bioindicator for habitat quality shifts due to environmental change. We sampled spiders at 15 plots, 5 replicates of the two management practices each, as well as 5 unmanaged controls in the Lüneburg Heath, Northern Germany, one year after the management was implemented. No spider species showed aversion to mowed plots likely due to the increased habitat heterogeneity provided by mowing, while spider abundance and functional richness responded negatively to the increased homogeneity induced by scarification. However, scarification benefited some critically endangered specialists such as Psimmitis sabulosa due to their preference for high bare soil cover. Therefore, managing heathlands with a mosaic of mowed and scarified patches could likely promote spider diversity and protect threatened species while limiting negative effects on functional diversity. Since our results apply to the effect of management on spider biodiversity only one year after the management has been implemented, future research should focus on how these effects change over time.

Drought propagation in an Andean basin in South America: a spatio-temporal analysis approach with monitoring indices - Camilo Ocampo-Marulanda; Julián David Mera-Franco; Víctor Augusto Lizcano; Yesid Carvajal-Escobar; Teresita Canchala; Daniel Felipe Zorrilla-Millan; Eduardo Caicedo-Bravo (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2025)
Drought is a climatic phenomenon that has increased in severity over time. This study analyzed drought spread in the Alto Patía basin (13,047 km 2 ) in South America, applying the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), Vegetation Health Index (VHI), and Streamflow Drought Index (SDI) to assess meteorological, agricultural, and hydrological drought, respectively. Synchronous and asynchronous correlations were estimated, and Wavelet analysis was conducted to verify relationships among drought types. Results show that the lag between drought types varies based on the intensity, temporal continuity, and spatial extent of meteorological drought. A lag of zero months (1–2 months) was observed between meteorological and hydrological drought when moderate (severe) meteorological drought partially (fully) covers the basin. Agricultural drought, however, does not always correspond to meteorological drought during isolated rainfall events. As the first study in Colombia to systematically connect these drought types, this research addresses a gap in understanding how drought impacts progress across systems in regions with complex rainfall patterns. These findings offer critical insights into the interdependencies among drought types, supporting enhanced drought monitoring and early warning systems in similar climatic regions. By identifying specific lags between meteorological and hydrological droughts, this study provides practical guidance for land management, water conservation, and crop planning, offering a foundation for future research on drought resilience strategies.

Using Plant Invasions to Compare Occurrence‐ and Abundance‐Based Calculations of Biotic Homogenisation: Are Results Complementary or Contradictory? - D. M. Buonaiuto; David Barnett; Dana M. Blumenthal; Andrea N. Nebhut; Ian S. Pearse; Helen R. Sofaer; Cascade J. B. Sorte; Jeffrey D. Corbin; Regan Early; Magda Garbowski; Ines Ibanez; Daniel C. Laughlin; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Aim Beta diversity quantifies the similarity of ecological assemblages. Its increase, known as biotic homogenisation, can be a consequence of biological invasions. However, species occurrence (presence/absence) and abundance‐based analyses can produce contradictory assessments of the magnitude and direction of changes in beta diversity. Previous work indicates these contradictions should be less frequent in nature than in theory, but a growing number of empirical studies report discrepancies between occurrence‐ and abundance‐based approaches. Understanding if these discrepancies represent a few isolated cases or are systematic across a diversity of ecosystems would allow us to better understand the general patterns, mechanisms and impacts of biotic homogenisation. Location United States. Time Period 1963–2020. Major Taxa Studied Vascular plants. Methods We used a dataset of more than 70,000 vegetation survey plots to assess differences in biotic homogenisation with and without invasion using both occurrence‐ and abundance‐based metrics of beta diversity. We estimated taxonomic biotic homogenisation by comparing beta diversity of invaded and uninvaded plots with both classes of metrics and investigated the characteristics of the non‐native species pool that influenced the likelihood that these metrics disagree. Results In 78% of plot comparisons, occurrence‐ and abundance‐based calculations agreed in direction, and the two metrics were generally well correlated. Our empirical results are consistent with previous theory. Discrepancies between the metrics were more likely when the same non‐native species was at high cover at both plots compared for beta diversity, and when these plots were spatially distant. Main Conclusions In about 20% of cases, our calculations revealed differences in direction (homogenisation vs. differentiation) when comparing occurrence‐ and abundance‐based metrics, indicating that the metrics are not interchangeable, especially when distances between plots are high and invader diversity is low. When data permit, combining the two approaches can offer insights into the role of invasions and extirpations in driving biotic homogenisation/differentiation.

GLOSSAQUA : A global dataset of size spectra across aquatic ecosystems - Zeynep Ersoy; Charlotte Evangelista; Aitor Larrañaga; Daniel M. Perkins; Javier Sánchez‐Hernández; Teofana Chonova; David Cunillera‐Montcusí; Carmen García‐Comas; Jorge García‐Girón; Ioar de Guzman; Justin Pomeranz; Victor Saito; et al. (Ecology, 2025)
Body size is a key trait in ecology due to its influence on metabolism and many other life‐history traits that affect population and community responses to environmental variation as well as ecosystem properties. The size spectrum represents the relationship between abundance (or biomass) and body size, independent of species identity. Size spectrum parameters, such as the slope or intercept, have been applied extensively as indicators of ecological status across multiple ecosystem types. The GLOSSAQUA dataset includes data from mainly heterotrophic communities composed of single (e.g., zooplankton, macroinvertebrates, or fish) to multiple taxonomic groups (e.g., from primary consumers to apex predators, and phytoplankton to large zooplankton), across diverse spatial and temporal scales, from surveys in freshwater (43% studies), marine (52% studies) and brackish (5% studies) ecosystems. In total, we compiled a unique global dataset of 8459 size spectrum slopes or exponents, 5237 intercepts, and 4,497 linearity coefficients (i.e., defined by the R 2 of the linear fit of the size spectrum) from 127 articles and gray literature (i.e., unpublished datasets). The current dataset aims to help identify the main drivers shaping aquatic size spectrum parameters at a global scale and contribute to cross‐ecosystem comparisons. GLOSSAQUA can serve to explore questions such as factors influencing spatial and temporal dynamics of community size structure, comparing the response of community size structure between natural versus human‐impacted sites, and comparing global patterns in different aquatic ecosystems. We encourage researchers, especially those from underrepresented geographical areas (e.g., South Hemisphere and Asia) to fuel this dataset in the future. The dataset is provided under a CC‐BY‐NC‐S4 4.0 license, and users are encouraged to cite this data paper when using the data.

Viral Pathogens in Free‐Living Salmonids: Aquaculture and Ecosystem Implications - David Tapia; Daniel Gomez‐Uchida; Ale Garin‐Fernandez; José M. Yáñez; Yoanna Eissler; Cristian B. Canales‐Aguirre (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2025)
Salmonids play vital ecological and economic roles and have been introduced to many regions worldwide. When not held captive in farms, they can be classified as free‐living salmonids, a group that includes native, feral, and naturalized populations, as well as fish that have escaped from aquaculture facilities. Compared to farmed salmonids, knowledge of viral infections affecting free‐living populations remains limited, creating a significant gap in understanding the ecological impacts of interactions between aquaculture and natural ecosystems. To address this knowledge gap, we reviewed global reports and summarized the information on viruses infecting free‐living salmonids. Most viral detections reported in the reviewed studies were found in native wild salmonids, with escaped salmon ranking second in detection frequency. Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ), sockeye salmon ( Oncorhynchus nerka ), and brown trout ( Salmo trutta ) were the most commonly reported host species. The most frequently reported viruses included infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV), piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV), and infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV). Evidence from some studies suggests a bidirectional transmission of viruses between farmed and free‐living salmonids, highlighting the complex interplay between these groups. Beyond their potential role as reservoirs for aquaculture pathogens, free‐living salmonids may also be negatively impacted by viruses from farmed fish, contributing to the decline of native populations. By enhancing our understanding of the prevalence and impacts of viral infections in free‐living salmonids, we can inform future research and management strategies to protect the health of both farmed and wild fish populations.

Elevated vascular endothelial growth factor a is associated with disruption of default network connectivity in older adults - Arunima Kapoor; Jung Yun Jang; Allison C. Engstrom; Trevor Lohman; Shubir Dutt; John Paul M. Alitin; Isabel J. Sible; Anisa Marshall; Fatemah Shenasa; Aimee Gaubert; Amy Nguyen; David Robert Bradford; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2025)
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGF-A) is an angiogenic signaling protein involved in the maintenance of the cerebral vasculature. No prior study has explored whether plasma VEGF-A levels may be associated with brain functional connectivity changes, such as disruption of the default mode network (DMN), which often precedes the development of cognitive changes in aging. Seventy-six independently living older adults (mean age = 70.3 years; SD = 7.5; 31.6% male) free of dementia or clinical stroke underwent venipuncture and brain MRI. Plasma was assayed for VEGF-A. Using resting state functional MRI, region of interest (ROI) to ROI connectivity and graph theory analysis were conducted to determine average connectivity and global efficiency between each of the following ROIs comprising the DMN: medial prefrontal cortex, lateral parietal cortex and precuneus cortex. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed a significant negative association between VEGF-A levels and DMN connectivity (B = − 0.14, 95% CI (-0.26, − 0.01), p =.038), accounting for age, sex, education, and vascular risk factors. Graph theory analysis similarly revealed that VEGF-A levels are associated with global efficiency of the entire network (B = − 0.18, p =.004). These findings suggest that VEGF-A may be elevated early in the progression of neurocognitive disorders. Whether higher levels of VEGF-A contribute to the pathogenesis of neurocognitive disorders or play a protective role in preserving cognitive function warrants further investigation. Clinical Trial Number: N/A; None.

Source specific fine particles and rates of asthma and COPD healthcare encounters pre- and post-implementation of the Tier 3 vehicle emissions control regulations - Shao Lin; Yukang Xue; Sathvik Thandra; Quan Qi; Sally W. Thurston; Daniel P. Croft; Mark J. Utell; Philip K. Hopke; David Q. Rich (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Toxicity of additives present in conventional and biodegradable plastics on soil fauna: a case study of the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus neglectus - Samantha J. Viljoen; Francesca L. Brailsford; Daniel V. Murphy; Frances C. Hoyle; Davey L. Jones; David J. Henry; John Fosu-Nyarko (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Global vegetation zonation and terrestrial climate of the warm Early Eocene - Nick Thompson; Ulrich Salzmann; David K. Hutchinson; Stephanie L. Strother; Matthew J. Pound; Torsten Utescher; Julia Brugger; Thomas Hickler; Emma P. Hocking; Daniel J. Lunt (Earth-Science Reviews, 2025)

Enhanced production of jet fuel precursors via furfural/cyclopentanone aldol condensation by synergistic pairing TiO2 with nano-ZSM-5 zeolite - Jennifer Cueto; Daniel de la Calle; María del Mar Alonso-Doncel; Elena A. Giner; Rafael A. García-Muñoz; David P. Serrano (Bioresource Technology, 2025)

Corrigendum to “Troubled waters in the land down under: Pervasive threats and high extinction risks demand urgent conservation actions to protect Australia's native freshwater fishes” [Biol. Conserv. 300 (2024), 110843] - Mark Lintermans; Maiko Lutz; Nick S. Whiterod; Bernd Gruber; Michael P. Hammer; Mark J. Kennard; David L. Morgan; Tarmo A. Raadik; Peter Unmack; Steven Brooks; Brendan C. Ebner; Dean Gilligan; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2025)

The Effect of the Seasonal Variations on the Structure of the Fish Community in Karstic Wetlands - David Arturo Espinosa-Mendoza; Daniel Arceo-Carranza; Xavier Chiappa-Carrara (Wetlands, 2025)
In Mexico, “petenes” are permanent aquatic systems sustained by aquifer discharges. They are encircled by tree vegetation and are prevalent in the coastal wetlands of the Yucatan Peninsula. Owing to the karstic nature of the substratum, these floodable systems exhibit a diverse range of dynamics, primarily influenced by precipitation, the extent of swamps and marshes, and sea water intrusion. The seasonal variation in precipitation and wetland inflow significantly impacts the physical and chemical characteristics of the water, thereby affecting species abundance and diversity. This study investigated fish communities in four petenes over two years, with bimonthly sampling encompassing the three typical seasons. A total of 12 fish species were identified, including a new record for the region. The sites displayed high spatial and seasonal variation in physical, chemical and hydrological parameters. We conclude that seasonal abiotic variation and habitat characteristics are fundamental in structuring fish communities and maintaining their diversity.

Hooding cobras can get ahead of other snakes in the ability to evoke human fear - Daniel Frynta; Iveta Štolhoferová; Hassan Sh Abdirahman Elmi; Markéta Janovcová; Veronika Rudolfová; Kateřina Rexová; David Sommer; David Král; Daniel Alex Berti; Eva Landová; Petra Frýdlová (The Science of Nature, 2025)
Fear of snakes is common not only in humans but also in other primates. Consequently, snakes are salient stimuli associated with prioritized attention, early detection and emotional significance. This has been interpreted as an adaptive evolutionary response of the primate brain to a risk of envenoming by a hidden snake. However, the struggle between mammals and snakes is not one-sided. Humans and carnivores regularly kill snakes, and thus snakes develop deterring defensive behaviour that may directly evoke enhanced fear. Here, we show that snakes depicted in threatening posture evoked on average more fear than those in resting posture. Significantly, African (Somali) and European (Czech) respondents considerably agreed on the relative fear elicited by various snakes. Nonetheless, not all defensive postures are equally efficient. Threatening cobras were perceived as top fear-evoking stimuli, even though most of them are not considered very frightening in resting posture. This effect can be attributed to their conspicuous hooding posture which evolved into an efficient warning signal for mammalian predators. Our result demonstrates that cobras are more effective than other snakes in the ability to evoke human fear by a simple behavioural display—hooding. This can be primarily explained by the behavioural evolution of cobras which successfully exploited pre-existing cognitive mechanisms of mammals. Whether human ancestors cohabiting with deadly venomous cobras further improved their fear response to hooding is uncertain, but likely.

Metastasis-directed stereotactic radiotherapy in patients with breast cancer: results of an international multicenter cohort study - Alexander Fabian; Daniel Buergy; Fabian Weykamp; Juliane Hörner-Rieber; Denise Bernhardt; Judit Boda-Heggemann; Montserrat Pazos; Nora Mehrhof; David Kaul; Alicia S. Bicu; Eugenia Vlaskou Badra; Susanne Rogers; et al. (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2025)
Metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) for oligometastatic breast cancer (≤ 5 metastases) has shown little effect in specific scenarios of randomized trials. Therefore, we aimed to assess outcomes after metastasis-directed stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) in various clinical scenarios. We conducted an international retrospective cohort study in thirteen centers including breast cancer patients receiving SRT to any metastatic site. Outcomes included local recurrence (LR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Cumulative incidence analysis was used for LR, Kaplan–Meier estimates for PFS and OS. Covariables included patient, disease, and SRT characteristics. We performed univariable and multivariable analyses (MVA). Among 444 patients, 751 metastases were treated with SRT. Of these, 73% were intracranial and 27% extracranial lesions. Oligometastatic disease (OMD) was present in 66% of the patients. LR after two years occurred significantly more often in intracranial (25%) versus extracranial lesions (7%). In MVA of patients with OMD treated for intracranial sites, higher performance status was significantly associated with longer PFS. Further, higher performance status, biologic subtype (HR-pos./HER2-pos.), and MDT to all sites were significantly associated with longer OS. In MVA of oligometastatic patients treated for extracranial sites, biologic subtype (HR-neg./HER2-pos.) and synchronous metastasis were associated with significantly longer PFS, whereas higher grading was associated with significantly shorter PFS. Moreover, biologic subtype (HR-neg./HER2-neg.) was associated with significantly shorter OS. In conclusion, the role of MDT for breast cancer may vary per clinical scenario. Patients with OMD treated for intracranial lesions who had MDT to all sites showed superior OS. Our results should be validated prospectively.

Differential Attraction of Summer and Winter Morphs of Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, to Yeasts - Rory Jones; Matthew R. Goddard; Paul E. Eady; David R. Hall; Daniel P. Bray; Dudley I. Farman; Michelle T. Fountain (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2025)
Drosophila suzukii is a pest of soft and stone fruits that is attracted to yeast volatile metabolites. Drosophila suzukii has distinct summer and winter morphs which are found in different habitats. Complex communities of yeasts likely differ between habitats and thus we hypothesized morphs differ in their attraction to yeast volatiles from different species and combinations of species. We presented D. suzukii with yeast species in isolation and in combinations, as either post-culture mixes or co-cultured, and measured activity of the flies in laboratory choice tests with a Locomotor Activity Monitor as a proxy for attraction. Candida zemplinina was more attractive to winter than summer morphs when cultured in both sterile strawberry juice (SSJ) and artificial culture media (YPD). No significant correlations were found between principle component scores derived from single yeast volatile profiles and fly activity. There was also differential attraction of morphs to certain yeast mixes, most notably post SSJ culture mixes of Hanseniaspora uvarum and C. zemplinina were consistently more attractive to winter morphs. Mixtures of Metschnikowia pulcherrima + Pichia pijperi + H. uvarum in SSJ and M. pulcherrima + P. pijperi yeasts in YPD were also preferred by winter morphs, whilst summer morphs were attracted to SSJ co-cultures of M. pulcherrima + H. uvarum . However, co-culturing yeasts did not enhance attraction compared to post-culture mixes of constituent yeasts for either morph. Differential attraction of morphs to certain yeasts suggests options for new bait formulations in integrated pest management strategies may be tailored to better target morphs.

Host Species–Microbiome Interactions Contribute to Sphagnum Moss Growth Acclimation to Warming - Tatjana Živković; Alyssa A. Carrell; Gustaf Granath; A. Jonathan Shaw; Dale A. Pelletier; Christopher W. Schadt; Dawn M. Klingeman; Mats B. Nilsson; Manuel Helbig; Denis Warshan; Ingeborg J. Klarenberg; Daniel Gilbert; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2025)
Sphagnum moss is the dominant plant genus in northern peatlands responsible for long‐term carbon accumulation. Sphagnum hosts diverse microbial communities (microbiomes), and its phytobiome (plant host + constituent microbiome + environment) plays a key role in nutrient acquisition along with carbon cycling. Climate change can modify the Sphagnum ‐associated microbiome, resulting in enhanced host growth and thermal acclimation as previously shown in warming experiments. However, the extent of microbiome benefits to the host and the influence of host–microbe specificity on Sphagnum thermal acclimation remain unclear. Here, we extracted Sphagnum microbiomes from five donor species of four peatland warming experiments across a latitudinal gradient and applied those microbiomes to three germ‐free Sphagnum species grown across a range of temperatures in the laboratory. Using this experimental system, we test if Sphagnum 's growth response to warming depends on the donor and/or recipient host species, and we determine how the microbiome's growth conditions in the field affect Sphagnum host growth across a range of temperatures in the laboratory. After 4 weeks, we found that the highest growth rate of recipient Sphagnum was observed in treatments of matched host–microbiome pairs, with rates approximately 50% and 250% higher in comparison to maximum growth rates of non‐matched host–microbiome pairs and germ‐free Sphagnum , respectively. We also found that the maximum growth rate of host–microbiome pairs was reached when treatment temperatures were close to the microbiome's native temperatures. Our study shows that Sphagnum 's growth acclimation to temperature is partially controlled by its constituent microbiome. Strong Sphagnum host–microbiome species specificity indicates the existence of underlying, unknown physiological mechanisms that may drive Sphagnum 's ability to acclimatize to elevated temperatures. Together with rapid acclimation of the microbiome to warming, these specific microbiome–plant associations have the potential to enhance peatland resilience in the face of climate change.

Reducing Fire Severity and Extent Bolsters Subalpine Forest Resilience to Global Change Through Key Demographic Pathways - Daniel L. Perret; David M. Bell; Harold S. J. Zald (Global Change Biology, 2025)
High‐elevation subalpine forests are experiencing rapid changes in climatic conditions, biological disturbances, and wildfire regimes. Despite this, evidence is mixed as to whether they will undergo major ecological transformation or be resilient to a confluence of global change drivers. Here we use subalpine fir ( Abies lasiocarpa ) and Englemann spruce ( Picea engelmannii ), which form co‐dominant forests through much of the western United States, to investigate how species' demographic responses to global change influence forest community‐wide resilience. We do this by adapting and building on an existing framework for post‐disturbance ecological reorganization. With forest inventory data from the United States Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program, we quantify population trends for subalpine fir and Engelmann spruce across their joint distribution and organize them in a new conceptual framework for categorizing forest community trajectories. We then build hierarchical Bayesian demographic models of subalpine fir and Engelmann spruce mortality, regeneration, and recruitment as functions of climate, disturbance extent and severity, and forest structural predictors. We bring demographic predictions together in a multinomial classification model to quantify how combinations of demographic rates influence overall forest community trajectories. Finally, we apply future climate and disturbance scenarios to our demographic models to explore how subalpine forest resilience may change in the future. We found strong negative relationships between the demography of both species and disturbance extent and severity, and climatic responses in line with an energy‐limited forest system. Future scenario model predictions indicate that reducing wildfire extent and severity can greatly bolster overall subalpine forest resilience; the preferred way to do this will vary according to fire history, forest type, biophysical setting, and land tenure. Opportunities for high‐impact management interventions are concentrated in the northern Rocky Mountains, with centers of ongoing resilience in parts of the Oregon and Washington Cascades.

The need for carbon finance schemes to tackle overexploitation of tropical forest wildlife - Caroline E. Milson; Jun Ying Lim; Daniel J. Ingram; David P. Edwards (Conservation Biology, 2025)
Defaunation of tropical forests, particularly from unsustainable hunting, has diminished populations of key seed dispersers for many tree species, driving shifts in forest community composition toward small‐fruited or wind‐dispersed trees with low wood density. Such shifts can reduce aboveground biomass, prompting calls for overexploitation to be included in bioeconomic policy, but a synthesis of existing literature for wildlife impacts on carbon stores is lacking. We evaluated the role of wildlife in tropical forest tree recruitment and found that it was critical to tropical forest carbon dynamics. The emerging financial value of ecosystem services provided by tropical forest fauna highlights the need for carbon‐based payments for ecosystem services schemes to include wildlife protection. We argue for three cost‐effective actions within carbon finance schemes that can facilitate wildlife protection: support land security opportunities for Indigenous peoples and local communities; provide support for local people to protect forest fauna from overexploitation; and focus on natural regeneration in restoration projects. Incorporating defaunation in carbon‐financing schemes more broadly requires an increased duration of carbon projects and an improved understanding of defaunation impacts on carbon stores and ecosystem‐level models. Without urgent action to halt wildlife losses and prevent empty forest syndrome, the crucial role of tropical forests in tackling climate change may be in jeopardy.

Dynamic proportional loss of functional connectivity revealed change of left superior frontal gyrus in subjective cognitive decline: an explanatory study based on Chinese and Western cohorts - Luyao Wang; Wenjing Hu; Fan Dong; Can Sheng; Jinglong Wu; Ying Han; Jiehui Jiang; Michael W. Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)

Substrate stiffness dictates unique doxorubicin-induced senescence-associated secretory phenotypes and transcriptomic signatures in human pulmonary fibroblasts - Huixun Du; Jacob P. Rose; Joanna Bons; Li Guo; Taylor R. Valentino; Fei Wu; Jordan B. Burton; Nathan Basisty; Max Manwaring-Mueller; Priya Makhijani; Nan Chen; Veronica Chang; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)

Distribution and environmental drivers of macrofaunal nematode communities across gradients of methane seepage at cold seeps on Hikurangi Margin (New Zealand) and potential implications of disturbance from gas hydrate extraction - Daniel Leduc; Ashley A. Rowden; Sarah Seabrook; David A. Bowden; Andrew R. Thurber; Jane Halliday; Cliff S. Law; Olivia S. Pereira; Bethany G. Whitten; Andrew Marriner (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025)
Cold seeps are areas characterised by specialized biological communities that rely on chemosynthesis for their nutrition. To date, research conducted on New Zealand’s Hikurangi Margin seep communities has focused on communities at 650-1200 m water depth. Here, we characterize the macrofaunal nematode communities of New Zealand cold seeps for the first time, and at deeper (> 1200 m) seep locations (Maungaroa, Glendhu and Urutī South). There were no significant difference in nematode abundance, species richness, diversity and evenness among the seep areas, which may reflect the lack of difference in most sediment variables. However, a consistent spatial pattern in nematode abundance was observed within all the seep areas on the Hikurangi Margin: abundance was highest at or near the seep centre, decreased steeply away from the centre and was low in the periphery. These spatially consistent patterns reflect the influence of methane seepage, which appears limited to the inner 150-200 m radius of each area, on nematode abundance via input of chemosynthetic food sources. We found significant differences in nematode community structure among all three areas, with most of the heterogeneity in community structure between the shallow Urutī South area and deeper Maungaroa and Glendhu areas, and differences among nematode communities of high, medium and low abundance associated with site-specific gradients in methane seepage. Within area variability in nematode community structure was mainly correlated with food availability and sediment grain size. Consistent with previous investigations of seep nematodes, we did not find evidence of seep endemics. Although deposit feeders were generally the most abundant feeding group, there were differences in the relative abundances of different feeding groups such as microvores and epigrowth feeders among the seep areas, and as a function of distance from the centre of the seep areas. Impact on seep communities from gas hydrate extraction processes may occur via reduction or potentially cessation of free-gas methane supply to the seafloor, ‘sand’ production at the seafloor due to the physical degradation of the substrate structure, or alteration of the structural integrity of the seafloor substrate. Any spatial management options considered for managing these impacts should reflect the differences in benthic community structure between depths and locations on the Hikurangi Margin.

Comfort in stratification and trophic flexibility: argentine anchovy, Engraulis anchoita, larvae life traits in relation to their food sources - Marina Do Souto; Daniel Roberto Brown; Ezequiel Leonarduzzi; Ricardo Ismael Silva; Ana Martínez; Georgina Cepeda; Gustavo Javier Macchi; David Edgardo Galván; Marina Vera Diaz (Fisheries Research, 2025)

Avenues towards reconciling wild and managed bee proponents - Alexis L. Beaurepaire; Katja Hogendoorn; David Kleijn; Gard W. Otis; Simon G. Potts; Theresa L. Singer; Samuel Boff; Christian Pirk; Josef Settele; Robert J. Paxton; Nigel E. Raine; Simone Tosi; et al. (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2025)

Three-dimensional dental topography of fossil suids and paleoenvironmental reconstruction of earliest Vallesian (Late Miocene) sites from the Vallès-Penedès Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula) - Sharrah McKenzie; Ghislain Thiery; David M. Alba; Daniel DeMiguel (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2025)

Short-term gain, long-term loss: Exploring the effects of Covid-19 survival strategies on rural livelihoods and the agrarian economy - Daniel Siaw; George Ofosu; David Sarpong (Journal of Rural Studies, 2025)

Numerical simulation of a base metal deposit related to a fossil geothermal system - David Calisto; Daniel Moncada; Eric Sonnenthal; Lorena Ortega; Darío Chinchilla (Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2025)

Multimodal packaging waste brand identification approach for extended producer responsibility traceability - Juan Carlos Arbeláez-Estrada; Jose Aguilar-Castro; Paola Vallejo-Correa; Daniel Correa; Santiago Ruiz-Arenas; Elizabeth Rendón-Vélez; David Ríos-Zapata; Joan Alvarado (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025)

Examining disparities in PFAS plasma concentrations: Impact of drinking water contamination, food access, proximity to industrial facilities and superfund sites - Shiwen Li; Jesse A. Goodrich; Elizabeth Costello; Douglas I. Walker; Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez; Jiawen Carmen Chen; Tanya L. Alderete; Damaskini Valvi; Sarah Rock; Sandrah P. Eckel; Rob McConnell; Frank D. Gilliland; et al. (Environmental Research, 2025)

Toward reproducible and interoperable environmental modeling: Integration of HydroShare with server-side methods for exposing large-extent spatial datasets to models - Young-Don Choi; Iman Maghami; Jonathan L. Goodall; Lawrence Band; Ayman Nassar; Laurence Lin; Linnea Saby; Zhiyu Li; Shaowen Wang; Chris Calloway; Hong Yi; Martin Seul; et al. (Environmental Modelling & Software, 2025)

Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in exotic pets in Spain - David Cano-Terriza; Leira Fernández-Bastit; Júlia Vergara-Alert; Daniel B. Váquez-Calero; Sabrina Castro-Scholten; Javier Caballero-Gómez; Ignacio García-Bocanegra; Joaquim Segalés (Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2025)

Cirrhotic Patients Exhibit Remarkable Vascular Regenerative Profile One Month after Liver Transplantation - Daniel Eyraud; Aurélien Philippe; Coralie Guerin; Ignacio Sarmiento; Ludovic Suner; Louis Puybasset; Sébastien Bertil; Jean-Christophe Vaillant; Dominique Helley; Benjamin Granger; David M. Smadja; Pascale Gaussem (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2025)

Microbial keratitis in north-western Spain: a review of risk factors, microbiological profile and resistance patterns - David Lamas-Francis; Daniel Navarro; Raquel Mansilla; Victoria de-Rojas; Claudio Moreno; Enrique Dios; Jesús Rigueiro; Dolores Álvarez; Paloma Crego; Teresa Rodríguez-Ares; Rosario Touriño (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2025)

Tanycytes from a bird’s eye view: gene expression profiling of the tanycytic region under different seasonal states in the Svalbard ptarmigan - Daniel Appenroth; Alexander C. West; Shona H. Wood; David G. Hazlerigg (Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2025)
In mammals and birds, tanycytes are known to regulate thyroid hormone conversion, and this process is central to the control of seasonal reproduction. In mammals, this cell type is also implicated in retinoic acid signalling, neurogenesis, and nutritional gatekeeping, all of which have been linked to hypothalamic regulation of energy metabolism. Less is known about these potential wider roles of tanycytes in birds. To address this gap, we combined LASER capture microdissection and transcriptomics to profile the tanycytic region in male Svalbard ptarmigan, a High Arctic species with photoperiod-dependent seasonal rhythms in reproductive activation and body mass. Short photoperiod (SP) adapted birds were transferred to constant light (LL) to trigger breeding and body mass loss. After five months under LL, the development of photorefractoriness led to spontaneous re-emergence of the winter phenotype, marked by the termination of breeding and gain in body mass. The transfer from SP to LL initiated gene expression changes in both thyroid hormone and retinoic acid pathways, as described in seasonal mammals. Furthermore, transcriptomic signatures of cell differentiation and migration were observed. Comparison to data from Siberian hamsters demonstrated that a photoperiod-dependent re-organisation of the hypothalamic tanycytic region is likely a conserved feature. Conversely, the spontaneous development of photorefractoriness showed a surprisingly small number of genes that reverted in expression level, despite reversal of the reproductive and metabolic phenotype. Our data suggest general conservation of tanycyte biology between photoperiodic birds and mammals and raise questions about the mechanistic origins of the photorefractory state.

Harnessing Marine Open Data Science for Ocean Sustainability in Africa, South Asia, and Latin America - Paige Martin; Elizabeth Holmes; Emilio Mayorga; Joseph Ansong; Uday Bhaskar; Jorge Cornejo-Donoso; David Correa-Chilón; Richard Damoah; Denisse Fierro-Arcos; Laura Gómez-Navarro; Nimit Kumar; Aderonke Lawal-Are; et al. (Oceanography, 2025)
One of the biggest barriers to conducting ocean science around the globe is limited access to computational tools and resources, including software, computing infrastructure, and data. Open tools, such as open-source software, open data, and online computing resources, offer promising solutions toward more equitable access to scientific resources. Here, we discuss the enabling power of these tools in under-resourced and non-English speaking regions, based on experience gained in the organization of three independent programs in West African, Latin American, and Indian Ocean nations. These programs have embraced the “hackweek” learning model that bridges the gap between data science and domain applications. Hackweeks function as knowledge exchange forums and foster meaningful international and regional connections among scientists. Lessons learned across the three case studies include the importance of using open computational and data resources, tailoring programs to regional and cultural differences, and the benefits and challenges of using cloud-based infrastructure. Sharing capacity in marine open data science through the regional hackweek approach can expand the participation of more diverse scientific communities and help incorporate different perspectives and broader solutions to threats to marine ecosystems and communities.

The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School In Nigeria and Ghana: The Value of Long-Term, Sustained Capacity Sharing - Brian Arbic; Johnson Adjetey; Andrews Agyekumhene; Mosunmola Akinwunmi; Lailah Akita; Lois Anderson; Joseph Ansong; Kwasi Appeaning Addo; Eunice Asamoah; Olawale Awe; Christian Buckingham; Janae’ Collier; et al. (Oceanography, 2025)
The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School In Nigeria and Ghana (COESSING; https://coessing.org) has been run for one week every year since 2015. The school, an endorsed project of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030), has provided a platform for approximately 1,000 scientists from Africa, the United States, and Europe to exchange scientific knowledge, to network, to learn, and to collaborate. Our interdisciplinary, multicultural, and multi-institutional approach offers a model for knowledge exchange across the globe and across different educational levels.

SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023: The First Five Years of Data From a Coordinated Camera Trap Survey of the United States - Brigit Rooney; Roland Kays; Michael V. Cove; Alex Jensen; Benjamin R. Goldstein; Christopher Pate; Paula Castiblanco; Maggie E. Abell; Jessie Adley; Briana Agenbroad; Adam A. Ahlers; Peter D. Alexander; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Motivation SNAPSHOT USA is an annual, multicontributor camera trap survey of mammals across the United States. The growing SNAPSHOT USA dataset is intended for tracking the spatial and temporal responses of mammal populations to changes in land use, land cover and climate. These data will be useful for exploring the drivers of spatial and temporal changes in relative abundance and distribution, as well as the impacts of species interactions on daily activity patterns. Main Types of Variables Contained SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023 contains 987,979 records of camera trap image sequence data and 9694 records of camera trap deployment metadata. Spatial Location and Grain Data were collected across the United States of America in all 50 states, 12 ecoregions and many ecosystems. Time Period and Grain Data were collected between 1st August and 29th December each year from 2019 to 2023. Major Taxa and Level of Measurement The dataset includes a wide range of taxa but is primarily focused on medium to large mammals. Software Format SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023 comprises two .csv files. The original data can be found within the SNAPSHOT USA Initiative in the Wildlife Insights platform.

A Functional Response in Resource Selection Links Multiscale Responses of a Large Carnivore to Human Mortality Risk - Kyle D. Dougherty; Justin A. Dellinger; Bogdan Cristescu; Daniel J. Gammons; David K. Garcelon; J. Mark Higley; Quinton E. Martins; Seth P. D. Riley; Jeff A. Sikich; Thomas R. Stephenson; T. Winston Vickers; Greta M. Wengert; et al. (Ecology Letters, 2025)
Theory suggests that animals make hierarchical, multiscale resource selection decisions to address the hierarchy of factors limiting their fitness. Ecologists have developed tools to link population‐level resource selection across scales; yet, theoretical expectations about the relationship between coarse‐ and fine‐scale selection decisions at the individual level remain elusive despite their importance to fitness. With GPS‐telemetry data collected across California, USA, we evaluated resource selection of mountain lions ( Puma concolor ; n = 244) relative to spatial variation in human‐caused mortality risk. With hierarchical resource selection, coarse‐scale selection determines availability at finer scales. This simple relationship allowed us to demonstrate that functional responses in resource selection explicitly link individual‐level resource selection decisions across scales. We show that individuals proactively avoiding risk when selecting home ranges are freed to relax this avoidance when making decisions within home ranges. However, individuals also exhibit reactive avoidance of risk at the finest scales along movement paths.

Intrinsic and environmental drivers of pairwise cohesion in wild Canis social groups - John F. Benson; David A. Keiter; Peter J. Mahoney; Benjamin L. Allen; Lee Allen; Francisco Álvares; Morgan L. Anderson; Shannon M. Barber‐Meyer; Adi Barocas; James C. Beasley; Linda Behrendorff; Jerrold L. Belant; et al. (Ecology, 2025)
Animals within social groups respond to costs and benefits of sociality by adjusting the proportion of time they spend in close proximity to other individuals in the group (cohesion). Variation in cohesion between individuals, in turn, shapes important group‐level processes such as subgroup formation and fission–fusion dynamics. Although critical to animal sociality, a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing cohesion remains a gap in our knowledge of cooperative behavior in animals. We tracked 574 individuals from six species within the genus Canis in 15 countries on four continents with GPS telemetry to estimate the time that pairs of individuals within social groups spent in close proximity and test hypotheses regarding drivers of cohesion. Pairs of social canids ( Canis spp.) varied widely in the proportion of time they spent together (5%–100%) during seasonal monitoring periods relative to both intrinsic characteristics and environmental conditions. The majority of our data came from three species of wolves (gray wolves, eastern wolves, and red wolves) and coyotes. For these species, cohesion within social groups was greatest between breeding pairs and varied seasonally as the nature of cooperative activities changed relative to annual life history patterns. Across species, wolves were more cohesive than coyotes. For wolves, pairs were less cohesive in larger groups, and when suitable, small prey was present reflecting the constraints of food resources and intragroup competition on social associations. Pair cohesion in wolves declined with increased anthropogenic modification of the landscape and greater climatic variability, underscoring challenges for conserving social top predators in a changing world. We show that pairwise cohesion in social groups varies strongly both within and across Canis species, as individuals respond to changing ecological context defined by resources, competition, and anthropogenic disturbance. Our work highlights that cohesion is a highly plastic component of animal sociality that holds significant promise for elucidating ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying cooperative behavior.

Exploring perfluoroalkyl substances contamination in human breast milk: First ghanaian study - Justice Wiston Amstrong Jonathan; David K. Essumang; John K. Bentum; Daniel Elorm Kwame Kabotso; Innocentia Ruby Gborgblorvor; Albert Eshun; Norkplim Dei Hlorlewu; Elizabeth Davordzi (Chemosphere, 2024)

Top-down proteomics of venoms from five Micrurus species from Costa Rica: Comparative composition of phospholipase A2-rich vs three-finger toxin-rich phenotypes - Julián Fernández; Walter Chaves; David Vargas-Diaz; Daniel Petras; Bruno Lomonte (Toxicon, 2024)

A review of reflected sunlight from buildings: problems and challenges - Juan Yi; Zhen Tian; Daniel Rüdisser; David Geisler-Moroder; Yongqing Zhao; Martin Hauer; Tobias Weiss; Tao Luo; Bin Zhang (Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024)

Thermochemical recycling of polystyrene waste by pyrolysis using a pilot-scale auger reactor: Process demonstration in a relevant environment - David Royuela; Alberto Veses; Juan Daniel Martínez; María Soledad Callén; José Manuel López; Tomás García; Ramón Murillo (Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024)

Deployment-invariant probability of detection characterization for aerial LiDAR methane detection - Michael J. Thorpe; Aaron Kreitinger; Dominic T. Altamura; Cameron D. Dudiak; Bradley M. Conrad; David R. Tyner; Matthew R. Johnson; Jason K. Brasseur; Peter A. Roos; William M. Kunkel; Asa Carre-Burritt; Jerry Abate; et al. (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2024)

Rapid emplacement of a Palaeogene silicic volcanic centre, Arran, western Scotland - Robert J. Gooday; Daniel J. Condon; David J. Brown; Andrew C. Kerr; Kathryn M. Goodenough (Lithos, 2024)