Developing a novel computational model to quantify predictors of sustainable food choice - Katie L. Edwards; Lei Zhang; Annika N. Flynn; Kübra Fethiye Karataş; René Lion; Elizabeth H. Zandstra; Jeffrey M. Brunstrom; Suzanne Higgs (Food Quality and Preference, 2026)

Genetic ancestry proportion influences risk of adverse events from tuberculosis treatment in Brazil - Jacqueline A. Piekos; Gustavo Amorim; Felipe Ridolfi; Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos; Afrânio L. Kritski; Marina C. Figueiredo; Bruno B. Andrade; Adalberto R. Santos; David W. Haas; Timothy R. Sterling; Valeria C. Rolla; Digna R. Velez Edwards; et al. (Human Genetics, 2026)
Tuberculosis (TB) treatment is highly effective, but response to therapy varies by geography and population subgroups. We assessed differences in TB treatment response in a representative and heterogeneous Brazilian population. We estimated genetic ancestry according to major genetic ancestry groups (African, European, and Amerindian) in the Regional Prospective Observational Research in Tuberculosis (RePORT)-Brazil cohort using ADMIXTURE software. RePORT-Brazil is an observational prospective cohort study of individuals with newly-diagnosed, culture-confirmed, pulmonary TB. Outcomes attributed to TB treatment included Grade 2 or higher adverse drug reaction (ADR), Grade 3 or higher ADR, hepatic ADR, and failure/recurrence. Genetic ancestry proportions were evaluated as predictors in univariate and multivariable logistic regression models for each outcome, and in stratified models for each genetic ancestry group. There were 930 pulmonary TB patients included in this study. In multivariable models we observed a decreased risk of Grade 2 + ADR when African ancestry proportion increased by 10% (Odds Ratio [OR] 0.41, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.20–0.85) and an increased risk for Grade 2 + ADR with increasing European genetic ancestry (OR 2.33, 95% CI 1.14–4.76). In secondary analyses evaluating the interaction of HIV and genetic ancestry, we observed a statistically significant interaction between HIV and African genetic ancestry, but significantly decreased risk for Grade 2 + ADR with increasing African ancestry proportion. There were no associations with Amerindian genetic ancestry or for other treatment outcomes. In this Brazilian TB cohort, increased toxicity risk was associated with decreased African and increased European ancestry proportion.

Soluble and insoluble fractions of mineral-associated organic carbon differ in composition, accumulation patterns, and environmental controls - Hongfei Liu; Carson Thompson; Hai-Ruo Mao; Chao Liang; Amy M. McKenna; Fu Chen; Edward A.G. Schuur; Andrea Jilling; Mengqiang Zhu (Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2026)

Testicular Toxicity. An International Consortium for Innovation and Quality in Pharmaceutical Development (IQ) DruSafe Industry-Wide Survey - Reginald A. Valdez; Angela Stermer; Manoj Bhaskaran; Sarah Campion; Karyn Colman; Anthony M. DeLise; Edward Dere; Brian Enright; Ellen McGlinchey; Stephanie Rayhon; Dinesh Stanislaus; Takayuki Tsuchiya; et al. (Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2026)

Holocene development and climatic sensitivity of an Amazonian peatland pole forest: Nueva York, Peru - Christine M. Åkesson; Katherine H. Roucoux; Arnoud Boom; Greta C. Dargie; Jhon del Aguila-Pasquel; Gerardo Flores; Pauline Gulliver; William Hiles; Timothy R. Baker; Frederick C. Draper; Adam Hastie; Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado; et al. (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2026)

Hot water outperforms UV-C and commercial cleaning agents and disinfectants in reducing Listeria monocytogenes on woven conveyor belts - Trond Møretrø; Even Heir; Tove Maugesten; Diane Rip; Kyle Corbett; Edward M. Fox; Paula Teixeira; Solveig Langsrud (Food Control, 2026)

Antimony speciation and its environmental impact: A comparative analysis across contaminated sites - Yidan Zhang; Maxim I. Boyanov; Edward J. O'Loughlin; Kenneth M. Kemner; Yun Seo Jang; Kanghyun Park; Man Jae Kwon (Environmental Pollution, 2026)

Eating escargot: seasonal terrestrial gastropod exploitation by forest foragers in the ethnoarchaeological record of Central Africa - Karen D. Lupo; Nicolette M. Edwards (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2026)
In the prehistoric record, the presence of small-sized resources including gastropods is often viewed as a marker of increased dietary breadth, declining foraging efficiency and/or flexible subsistence patterns involving diversified foraging activities. However, researchers often find it difficult to distinguish natural gastropod accumulations from those created by anthropogenic processes. Here we report on the context, profitability and methods of the seasonal hand-collecting and processing of terrestrial gastropods based on the observations of contemporary Central African forest foragers. In this context, gastropods were exploited in response to temporary and seasonal reductions in the availability of meat and changes in labor demands that allowed women and children to engage in this activity. Analyses of faunal remains from a wet season encampment presented here shows how different kinds of gastropod processing are reflected in the ethnoarchaeological record. These analyses validate several of the characteristics currently used by archaeologists to identify anthropogenic gastropod assemblages. Overall, the degree of burning, specimen completeness, and spatial distribution of snail shells parallels that of other small-sized fauna. Some characteristics, such as shell completeness and spatial association, can reflect different preparation techniques that, in this case, may be indicators of ethnic identity and site clean-up activities. These data also have implications for how terrestrial gastropod consumption might be reflected in other kinds of archaeological evidence. The example discussed here can serve as a model to help archaeologists distinguish diversified seasonal foraging from larger-scale dietary shifts.

Multi-level biomarker responses to potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contamination in a coastal bivalve from the Maharashtra coast, India - Shubra Singh; Diganta Dey; M. Harshavarthini; Edward Inpent Campal; Saurav Kumar; Nalini Poojary; Manoj Pandit Brahmane; Ashok Kumar Jaiswar; Naresh S. Nagpure (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2026)

Biome-scale spatial patterns of avian abundance reveal proactive conservation opportunities in North American grasslands - Caleb P. Roberts; Victoria M. Donovan; Samantha M. Cady; Brandon P.M. Edwards; Scott Morford; David Naugle; Rheinhardt Scholtz; Dirac Twidwell; Daniel R. Uden; Dillon Fogarty (Biological Conservation, 2026)

Adaptive Variation Amid High Gene Flow Across a Broad Latitudinal Gradient in the Reef‐Building Honeycomb Worm, Sabellaria alveolata - Edward J. Wilson; Antony M. Knights; Louise B. Firth; Charlotte Corporeau; Amelia Curd; Stanislas F. Dubois; Fernando P. Lima; Rui Seabra; Flavia L. D. Nunes (Molecular Ecology, 2026)
Climate change is already altering, and will continue to reshape, the persistence and spatial structure of marine populations. Understanding metapopulation connectivity and local adaptation is therefore critical for identifying both vulnerable populations and those with adaptive resilience. We applied a seascape genomics approach to investigate connectivity patterns and adaptive responses in the honeycomb worm, Sabellaria alveolata —an intertidal ecosystem engineer that supports high biodiversity and provides essential ecological functions. A total of 286 individuals from 17 sites spanning the entire latitudinal range were genotyped to assess population structure and local adaptation. Outlier analyses (BayeScan and OutFlank) identified six adaptive and 2117 neutral SNPs. Neutral SNP analysis revealed low to moderate genetic differentiation, indicating well‐connected populations. Admixture with possible ancestral gene pools in Southern Edge and Biscay populations suggests the persistence of unique genetic diversity. While connectivity is likely driven by natural larval dispersal, human‐mediated transport resulting from support vessels, aquaculture, marine debris and expanding offshore and coastal infrastructure may also facilitate gene flow, shaping observed genetic patterns. Despite this high connectivity, we detected genetic signatures of adaptation to temperature, salinity and net primary productivity, with adaptive SNPs linked to genes involved in molecular and physiological responses to these environmental factors. Our findings suggest that S. alveolata is likely resilient to climate change and other anthropogenic pressures, making it a valuable model for investigating the genetic and physiological underpinnings of marine population resilience.

Investigation of paleoseismic deposits in Jackson Lake, WY associated with the far afield 1959 Mw 7.2 Hebgen Lake earthquake (MT, USA) - Samuel J. Whitehead; Kevin M. Yeager; Michael M. McGlue; J. Ryan Thigpen; Kimberly J. Schindler; Edward W. Woolery (Sedimentary Geology, 2026)

Volatiles in the mantle below Northern Antarctica: Insights from Deception Island volcano - Antonio Caracausi; Antonio Polo-Sánchez; Antonio M. Álvarez-Valero; Jabrane Labidi; Edward D. Young; Hirochika Sumino; Conxita Ávila; Dario Buttitta; Adelina Geyer; Paolo Randazzo (Gondwana Research, 2026)

Replaceable laser-textured copper foils and Cu–TiO2 composite foils for sustained suppression of microbial contamination on ICU high-touch surfaces - Alexandre M. Emelyanenko; Andrey V. Buglak; Kirill A. Emelyanenko; Edward A. Domblides; Gleb A. Putsman; Daniil V. Filin; Lusine R. Avetisyan; Marina Y. Chernukha; Sergei K. Zyryanov; Ludmila B. Boinovich (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026)

Animal responses and physiological indicators of stress in late pregnant alpacas on cultivated pastures in the High Peruvian Andes - Diannett Benito López; Laura B. Gualdrón-Duarte; Rassiel Macedo Sucari; Guadalupe Orellana Ligas; Yemi Sanca Uscamayta; Feliciano Rivera Pachiño; Nancy F. Huanca-Marca; Francisco E. Franco; Rubén García-Ticllacuri; Joel Pacheco Curie; Bernardo Roque Huanca; Víctor M. Vélez-Marroquín; et al. (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2026)

La1: an evolutionarily conserved player in the Arabidopsis telomerase complex - Chinmay Phadke; Saundarya K. Mishra; Jiarui Song; Rebekah Holtsclaw; Claudia Castillo Gonzalez; Ishan Kundel; Edward M. Marcotte; Ophelia Papoulas; Dorothy E. Shippen (Plant Cell Reports, 2026)
Key message Quantitative mass spectrometry of Arabidopsis telomerase uncovered AtLa1, a homolog of ciliate and yeast proteins that promotes telomerase maturation. AtLa1 is essential for telomerase function in vivo, and in vitro it engages the same region of AtTR bound by AtNAP57, homologous to a telomerase accessory from mammals. Abstract Striking divergence is evident in the biogenesis pathways and protein complements of telomerase from mammals and single-cell organisms. However, little is known about plant telomerase. Along with catalytic subunit TERT and templating RNA TR, we previously showed Arabidopsis thaliana telomerase is also associated with AtNAP57, a dyskerin homolog essential for mammalian telomerase biogenesis. Here we employ quantitative mass spectrometry (qMS) to uncover additional Arabidopsis telomerase constituents. We report AtLa1 as a new telomerase-associated protein. RNA-IP assays confirmed AtLa1 association with AtTR, while transient RNAi-mediated knockdown of AtLa1 strongly diminished telomerase activity, supporting a functional role for AtLa1 in telomere maintenance in vivo. In vitro binding studies revealed AtLa1 contacts AtTR via the UUU-3′OH and a plant-specific P1a-P1b-P4 three-way junction (TWJ). Notably, the TWJ is also required for AtNAP57 association with AtTR. However, this protein was not detected in our qMS experiment using overexpressed AtTERT and AtTR, perhaps because the purification scheme enriched for RNP assembly intermediates. La-related proteins serve as RNA chaperones and are associated with a wide variety of telomerase complexes. Therefore, we postulate that AtNAP57 and AtLa1 compete for AtTR or bind sequentially during telomerase biogenesis. Further exploration of Arabidopsis telomerase may offer novel insights into telomerase evolution and mechanisms of biogenesis.

Restoration of a Mid-Atlantic Coastal Bay Scallop Population (Argopecten irradians) - Richard A. Snyder; Rebecca T. Smith; Darian M. Kelley; Sean Fate; Robert J. Orth; Bowdoin Lusk; Christopher J. Patrick; Stacy A. Krueger-Hadfield; Jan McDowell; Fredrick C. Holbert; John C. Lewis; John P. Richardson; et al. (Estuaries and Coasts, 2026)
We have attempted to re-establish bay scallops to the Virginia, U.S.A. coastal bays and document the dynamics of the restoration effort. Bay scallops ( Argopecten irradians ) once flourished in the eelgrass ( Zostera marina ) of the Virginia coastal bays. Eelgrass wasting disease led to declines, and both eelgrass and scallops were completely lost after a 1933 hurricane. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) led a successful eelgrass restoration effort beginning in 1997, with eelgrass beds expanding at 204 ha per year since 2012 and covering over 4,800 ha in 2025. From 2009 to 2025, bay scallops were brought in from North Carolina, New York, and Florida to the VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory (VIMS ESL) in Wachapreague, VA and used to raise bay scallops for restoration. Progeny were released to the eelgrass beds and held in spawning cages. Annual census data documented low and fluctuating scallop densities from 2012 to 2018. From 2019 to 2025, we have observed continued exponential growth with a current (2024–2025) specific growth rate of µ = 0.468 year − 1 and a population doubling time of 1.48 years. The carrying capacity of the system for the new Virginia bay scallop population remains unknown with the population still in the exponential growth phase. In 2025 the annual census documented an average density of 0.114 scallops m − 2 and maximum recorded local density within 50 m − 2 sampling stations of 0.52 scallops m − 2 . Aggregation within the population was anticipated as necessary for reproductive success and was observed in population data with increasing density.

Processes affecting pollution fluxes during the coastal erosion of legacy colliery wastes - Ian T. Burke; Sebastian J. Pitman; James Hodson; Lin Niu; Fatmah Mohammed; Jenni Ilari Skakunova; Alex L. Riley; Catherine J. Gandy; Elliot Whitehead; Karen A. Hudson-Edwards; Elin Jennings; Helen Jay; et al. (Applied Geochemistry, 2026)

Aiding Imperiled Fish and Mussel Conservation Using Swimming Performance Metrics to Inform the Design or Modification of Road Stream Crossings - Allie N. Burdette-Lapuz; Malachi R. Hubbard; Cameron M. Emadi; Preston T. Bean; Edward M. Mager (Fishes, 2026)
Culvert construction at stream crossing sites can lead to zones of high-velocity water flow which can disrupt the dispersal and connectivity of species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) in Texas. To help inform effective culvert design, the swimming performance of the following seven fish species has been measured, the first three of which are SGCN themselves, and the last four serve as hosts for glochidia of SGCN mussels (mussel genera indicated in parentheses): Colorado Roundnose Minnow, Texas Shiner, Headwater Catfish, Largemouth Bass (host for Lampsilis spp.), Green Sunfish (host for Lampsilis spp.), Channel Catfish (host for Cyclonaias spp.) and Blacktail Shiner (host for Fusconaia spp.). The primary objective was to measure the critical swimming speeds (Ucrit) under a range of relevant temperatures (15, 22.5, and 30 °C) to be used in site-specific calculations of culvert water velocities (Vf). A secondary objective was to collect additional physiological endpoints of relevance to overall swimming performance, including maximum burst swimming speed (Umax), metabolic rate measurements (i.e., standard (SMR), maximum (MMR) and aerobic scope (AS)) and calculations of cost of transport (COT) and optimal swimming speed (Uopt). As expected, Ucrit tended to increase with increasing temperature for several species with metabolic rate measurements following congruent trends, whereas Umax exhibited thermal independence for all species.

Simulation modelling as a tool to guide control strategies for foot and mouth disease in an endemic country: Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia 2023–2024 - Y. Yupiana; M.A. Stevenson; M. Edwards; R.V. Ekowati; Ermawanto; I. Permatasari; R. Morita; S. Yulianti; Nurhayati; T.D. Utami; D. Nugroho; H.P. Kurniawan; et al. (Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2026)

Elucidating transformation pathways of microcystin-RR during advanced oxidation/reduction processes for water treatment - Sofia Iliakopoulou; Theodoros M. Triantis; Maria Antonopoulou; Christine Edwards; Linda A. Lawton; Giovanni Andrea Vitale; Abzer K. Pakkir Shah; Daniel Petras; Anastasia Hiskia; Triantafyllos Kaloudis (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026)

Influence of climate warming on peatland net mercury gas fluxes: Results from the SPRUCE experiment - Isabella M. Garrioch; Kevin Behrens; Edward A. Nater; Randall K. Kolka (Journal of Environmental Management, 2026)

The economics of mine waste reduction: The case of ore-sand - Juan Soto-Diaz; Steven Micklethwaite; Ian A. MacKenzie; Juliana Segura-Salazar; Flavio Menezes; Eva Marquis; Karen Hudson-Edwards; Daniel M. Franks (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2026)

Corrigendum to ’changing Pseudo-nitzschia and Dinophysis distributions in the North Sea and Western approaches (NE Atlantic) and their potential use in biodiversity assessments’ [harmful algae 156 (2026) 103113] - Matthew M. Holland; Eileen Bresnan; Martin Edwards; Matthew Faith; Clare Ostle; Rowena Stern; Paul Tett; Claire Widdicombe; Callum Whyte; Abigail McQuatters-Gollop (Harmful Algae, 2026)

Market connectedness and price spillovers in Ghanaian maize and yam markets: Implications for food security - Noah Larvoe; Muhammad Adzran Che Mustapa; Muhammad Ramzan; Edward Martey; José M. Gil; Zein Kallas (Food Policy, 2026)

Heterogeneity of pore geometry and directional fluid flow behavior in vesicular basalts - Foojan Kazemzadeh Haghighi; Achyut Mishra; Jay R. Black; Edward M. Hinton; Ralf R. Haese (Advances in Water Resources, 2026)

Shoulder Kinematic and Muscle Activity Compensations to Scapular Stabilizer Weakness: An Optimal Control Framework - Matthew S. Russell; Daanish M. Mulla; Peter J. Keir; Edward K. Chadwick; Dimitra Blana; Janessa D. M. Drake; Jaclyn N. Chopp-Hurley (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2026)
Purpose Shoulder kinematic and muscular redundancy promotes considerable variability, obscuring possible insights into neuromuscular control and compensation mechanisms for muscle weakness or fatigue. The current study harnessed recent advancements in optimal control formulations for computational musculoskeletal models to determine potential neuromuscular control strategies to compensate for isolated muscle weakness. Methods A computational shoulder model characterized by independent clavicular, scapular, and humeral kinematics and 138 muscle elements was used. Optimal control-predicted thoracohumeral elevation kinematics were validated against published empirical kinematics. Force-generating capacity of the upper trapezius, middle trapezius, and lower trapezius, and serratus anterior were individually limited to 75%, 50%, and 25% maximal capacity to generate subsequent optimal control predictions of scapulothoracic kinematic changes associated with muscle weakness. Combined limited maximal force-generating capacity of lower trapezius and serratus anterior was also explored. Results Model-predicted scapulothoracic kinematics showed good agreement with reference data, yet some significant differences were identified below 55° thoracohumeral elevation. Fatigue-mediated kinematic changes were most apparent during sagittal plane elevation. Serratus anterior weakness displayed the largest scapulothoracic kinematic changes at all thresholds of limited force-generating capacity. It also prompted the largest compensatory muscle activity changes from other shoulder muscles, while upper trapezius weakness prompted very little compensatory changes in muscle activity. Conclusion Optimal control simulations were used to identify potential compensation mechanisms for shoulder muscle weakness and predict their effects on scapular kinematics. Findings suggest that thoracohumeral elevation in the scapular plane displayed less trapezius coactivity, both when ‘weakened’ and ‘unweakened.’ Thus, scapular plane tasks may isolate serratus anterior, while frontal plane tasks may achieve more balanced coactivation.

Computational Modelling of Selective Capture Mechanisms in Conduction System Pacing - Mohammadreza Kariman; Matthias A. F. Gsell; Edward J. Vigmond; Aurel Neic; Christoph M. Augustin; Gernot Plank (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2026)
Purpose Conduction system pacing (CSP) is gaining clinical significance owing to its ability to restore a physiological activation sequence in the ventricles. Whilst His bundle pacing producing the most physiological activation is preferable, due to implant complications the selective activation of the left bundle branch (LBB) by LBB area pacing is considered an alternative, offering both a simpler implant and a physiological activation sequence. However, the physical mechanisms facilitating selective activation of the LBB remain poorly understood. Methods We developed a structurally and biophysically detailed computer model of the interventricular septum and LBB to quantitatively elucidate the role of lead position, orientation and polarity in achieving optimal selective left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) thresholds, using a geometrically detailed model of a clinically widely used CSP lead. Results A deep implant within the left ventricular subendocardium ensuring a direct contact between electrode and LBB is key for effective selective LBBP. For low strength, selective LBBP is feasible, but capturing the LBB in its entirety could only be achieved using higher strengths that led to non-selective LBBP. Switching the tip polarity to anodal was not beneficial, requiring higher strengths to activate the LBB. Lead orientation relative to the LBB bundles was found to influence the selective LBBP capture threshold and the number of synchronously activating bundles. Conclusion The model explains the impedance trends that are clinically observed when advancing the tip through the interventricular septum into the LBB region, as well as sudden impedance drops associated with implant complications such as septal perforation or lead dislodgement. Quantitative consistency with clinically observed trends supports model credibility, and indicates that simulation may offer an effective approach for guiding the design of improved CSP leads, facilitating a selective and synchronous activation of the entire LBB.

Ensuring adaptability and applicability of long-term contaminant monitoring initiatives: A discussion of NOAA’s National Mussel Watch Program current practices and future approaches - N. A. Castillo; L. M. Swam-Jaramillo; M. M. Rider; A. Morozova; K. L. Kimbrough; E. D. Davenport; M. A. Edwards; F. Arzayus; D. A. Apeti (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2026)

Emergence of heartbeat frailty in advanced age II: individual cardiovascular aging trajectories revealed by lifelong echocardiography in male mice - Ismayil Ahmet; Nolan M. Winicki; Jacob S. Roberts; Christopher H. Morrell; Edward G. Lakatta (GeroScience, 2026)

A recipe for success: exploratory studies of the predictors of cultivated meat provision by parents of children 6-10 and 11-15 years of age - Jason M. Thomas; Emma Alving-Jessep; Claire V. Farrow; Eirini Theodosiou; Nicola-Jayne Tuck; Katie L. Edwards; Jean-Baptiste Souppez; Jacqueline M. Blissett (Appetite, 2026)

An integrated approach identifying seasonal variation in allergenic grass pollen in southern Australia - Josh Boyte; Sarah M. Sherson; Lachlan Tegart; Nithya Fernandopulle; Hee Sung Kang; Edwin R. Lampugnani; Jonathan Pham; Graham A. Mackay; Edward J. Newbigin; John F. Golz (Environmental Research, 2026)

Land sparing outperforms land sharing across an elevational gradient in tropical cattle-farming landscapes - Giovanny Pérez; Simon C. Mills; Jacob B. Socolar; Jose M. Ochoa Quintero; Torbjørn Haugaasen; Robert P. Freckleton; Jos Barlow; James. J. Gilroy; David P. Edwards (Biological Conservation, 2026)

Reconstructing prehistoric land cover and landuse in complex ‘blue-green’ landscapes - Kimberley L. Davies; M. Jane Bunting; Willem Koster; Nicki J. Whitehouse; Michelle Farrell; Henry Chapman; Jason R. Kirby; J. Edward Schofield; Phil Barratt; Benjamin Gearey; Nika Shilobod (Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 2026)

Managing brackish water to boost wheat and barley yield, water productivity, and maintain soil solute potential in the Ganges Delta - Khokan Kumer Sarker; Mohammed Mainuddin; Richard W. Bell; Edward G. Barrett-Lennard; Mark R. Glover; M. A. Hossain; S. S. A. Kamar; M. M. R. Sarker; Priya Lal Chandra Paul (Irrigation Science, 2026)

Haemodynamic adaptations to isometric handgrip versus isometric wall squat exercise training: a randomised crossover study - Jamie J. Edwards; Andy Galbraith; Stewart Bruce-Low; Rajan Sharma; Jamie M. O’Driscoll (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2026)

The effect of acute aerobic exercise intensity on indices of blood flow to metastatic liver tumours using non-invasive imaging: a preliminary study - Catherine Seet-Lee; Jasmine Yee; Jillian L. Clarke; Thomas Chalmers Braithwaite; Kate M. Edwards (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2026)

Correction: Structure–Function Parameters Over Different Surface Footprints in Coastal Zones - Andrey A. Grachev; Harindra J. S. Fernando; Stef L. Bardoel; Robb M. Randall; Christopher M. Hocut; Edward D. Creegan; Laura S. Leo (Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2026)

Geochemical, mineralogical and particle-size controls on origin, transport and storage of sediment-associated metal(loid)s in an acid mine drainage-affected river - Elin Jennings; Patrizia Onnis; Rich Crane; William M. Mayes; Adam P. Jarvis; Karen A. Hudson-Edwards (Applied Geochemistry, 2026)

Decade-scale recovery of the Eyjafjallajökull ice cap, Iceland, after the 2010 summit eruption - Linda Sobolewski; Magnús Tumi Gudmundsson; Eyjólfur Magnússon; Joaquín M. C. Belart; Thomas R. Walter; Benjamin R. Edwards; Karuna Mira Sah; William Kochtitzky (Bulletin of Volcanology, 2026)
Several eruptions at glaciated volcanoes have been witnessed during the last two centuries. However, most studies have focused on understanding the volcanic products or the hazard implications. Less attention has been put into analyzing the long-term effects on the glaciers. The 2010 summit eruption of Eyjafjallajökull (Iceland) provides an excellent opportunity to study such impacts by investigating how individual areas of the ice cap have changed with time. These include (i) the summit caldera (formation of vents/lava), (ii) the southern flank (short-lived eruption fissure), and (iii) the outlet glacier Gígjökull (lava propagation). We used high-resolution satellite data acquired by Pléiades and SPOT5, complemented by airborne LiDAR, to calculate elevation and volume changes of the glacier over varying time periods between 2008 and 2024. From August 2010 to August 2014, the main vent showed an elevation increase of ~ 80 m; visible eruption impacts on the southern flank have completely vanished; Gígjökull significantly recovered. However, the ice cap overall is shrinking. The area decreased from 72.3 km 2 (2010) to 63.5 km 2 (2024), with an average elevation change of −8.3 m. The caldera and Gígjökull did not follow this trend and showed an average elevation increase of ca. 13.4 m (1.0 m/year). We hypothesize that the depressions formed by the eruption acted as traps for drifting snow in winter, resulting in a local thickening rate far exceeding the average winter accumulation. Although the recovery is exceptional, the volume still only corresponds to around 50% of the ice loss caused by the eruption.

Examining the Impact of Derelict Pots on Blue Crab ( Callinectes sapidus ) Catch and Harvest Within a Recreational Fishery - Randy J. Feris Serrano; Jennifer E. Repp; Kaylin M. Regan; Arthur C. Trembanis; Matthew J. Oliver; Edward A. Hale (Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2026)
Derelict fishing gear can negatively affect marine ecosystems through mortality in coastal environments. This study explored the impact of derelict and active crab pots on recreational blue crab ( Callinectes sapidus ) catch rates and landings in a Mid‐Atlantic estuary by deploying experimental pots in four habitat strata within three sections of Indian River Bay, DE. The observed environmental covariates, including temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen, varied significantly among areas within individual years ( p p > 0.05; Linear‐Mixed‐Model [LMM]) despite generally higher numbers of crabs observed in habitats devoid of derelict pots when compared to habitats with derelict pots present. Instead, total catch rates were significantly affected by the presence of ovigerous and non‐ovigerous females ( p p = 0.80; Kruskal–Wallis), suggesting consistent length distributions in 2021 and 2022. Eight bycatch species were captured. Findings suggest that derelict pots did not significantly affect catch rates, differing from observations in other systems, for example, Chesapeake Bay. Further explorations along a broader range of environmental conditions are needed to clarify these dynamics.

Changing Pseudo-nitzschia and Dinophysis distributions in the North Sea and Western Approaches (NE Atlantic) and their potential use in biodiversity assessments - Matthew M Holland; Eileen Bresnan; Martin Edwards; Matthew Faith; Clare Ostle; Rowena Stern; Paul Tett; Claire Widdicombe; Callum Whyte; Abigail McQuatters-Gollop (Harmful Algae, 2026)

The Sedimentary Geochemistry and Paleoenvironments Project Phase 2 data release: An open data resource for the study of Earth's environmental history - Úna C. Farrell; Hunter C. Olson; Maya O. Thompson; Michelle L. Abshire; Oyeleye O. Adeboye; Anne-Sofie C. Ahm; Lewis J. Alcott; Thomas J. Algeo; Ross P. Anderson; Arif H. Ansari; Lucas Pinto Heckert Bastos; Kohen W. Bauer; et al. (Chemical Geology, 2026)

Adaptive area-wide management for suppressing spruce budworm outbreaks: effectiveness of the early intervention strategy - Rob C. Johns; S. Edwards; L. Amos-Binks; J. J. Bowden; D. Carleton; C. Edge; C. Hennigar; P. James; D. MacLean; V. Martel; E. R. D. Moise; B. Morin; et al. (Journal of Pest Science, 2026)
In eastern North America, two main insecticide-based strategies are used to manage spruce budworm ( Choristoneura fumiferana ) outbreaks. The traditional ‘Foliage Protection Strategy’ (FPS) focuses on temporarily reducing defoliation and tree mortality in high-value stands, allowing outbreaks to progress naturally in surrounding areas. The ‘Early Intervention Strategy’ (EIS) is an adaptive, area-wide management approach that targets low-density “hotspots” to prevent outbreak growth and spread. We report findings from a 10-year case study (2015–2024) in Atlantic Canada assessing EIS effectiveness. EIS treatments consistently reduced population growth rates, resulting in a 12–67% reduction in hotspot areas compared to untreated areas. Crucially, this suppression curbed the rise and spread of the outbreak across northern New Brunswick, with negligible defoliation observed throughout the study period. By comparison, in a neighboring Quebec study area contemporaneously managed with FPS, the outbreak advanced normally, causing moderate to severe defoliation over ~ 1.7 million hectares by 2024. Moreover, EIS required ~ 80% less insecticide, with 66% of treated areas receiving treatment in only a single year, compared with just 15% under FPS. Our findings provide robust evidence for the effectiveness of EIS when implemented under suitable conditions, highlighting its potential as a proactive outbreak management approach.

Six genetically distinct endangered cricket frog (Acris crepitans) populations in New York: implications for reintroduction efforts and management - Elise M. Edwards; Maria Akopyan; Brittany A. Mosher; Nina Overgaard Therkildsen; Patrick Sullivan (Conservation Genetics, 2026)

Calibration of the species threat abatement and restoration metric's threat abatement component in a Costa Rican landscape - Louise Mair; Thomas M. Brooks; Randall R. Jimenez; Nicholas B. W. Macfarlance; Tony Nello; Antonin Vergez; Leon Bennun; Florence Curet; Annie Dakmejian; Edward Ellis; Melibea Gallo; Philip J. K. McGowan; et al. (Conservation Biology, 2026)
Achieving global conservation policy goals requires the ability to set and measure progress toward science‐based targets for biodiversity. The species threat abatement and restoration (STAR) metric was developed to enable actors to set science‐based targets for species. STAR scores quantify the potential contribution of actions to abate threats and restore habitat to reduce species extinction risk in a particular place and can be aggregated and disaggregated among species, threats, and areas of interest. Estimated STAR scores are based on data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List and provide initial information on the species and threats expected to be present in an area. Operationalization of the metric requires verification of the presence of species and the presence and severity of threats in the area to inform calculation of a calibration STAR score. We applied a pilot calibration process for the threat abatement component of STAR (STAR T ) in the San Jose northern subcatchments landscape in Costa Rica. We used specialist knowledge and geospatial analyses of habitat loss to determine the species present and the intensity of threats affecting them in the landscape. Calibration yielded a more even distribution of scores among threats than was apparent from estimated STAR T and identified that reducing the threat from livestock farming and ranching had the greatest potential to reduce species extirpation risk. Calibration also showed that there is an opportunity to prevent the extinction of a critically endangered endemic amphibian, but the species’ presence requires confirmation. The pilot demonstrated how specialist knowledge and geospatial analyses can be combined during calibration to produce a calibrated STAR T score capable of informing science‐based targets for species conservation. Our calibration process can be applied to other areas.

Why controlling for habitat amount is critical for resolving the fragmentation debate - Lenore Fahrig; Carmen Galán‐Acedo; Brandon P. M. Edwards; Andrew K. Habrich; Amanda E. Martin; Cécile H. Albert; Victor Arroyo‐Rodríguez; Allison D. Binley; Jonathan R. Cole; Jessica K. Lockhart; Scott E. Nielsen; Federico Riva; et al. (Conservation Biology, 2026)

Reflectance spectroscopy (200-4200 nm) of the red-sloped C2 carbonaceous chondrites MET 00432, Tagish Lake, Tarda, and WIS 91600 (“CT” grouplet) - Edward A. Cloutis; Devin L. Schrader; Daniel M. Applin; Tomoki Nakamura; Timothy D. Glotch; Takahiro Hiroi; Moe Matsuoka; Michael E. Zolensky; Joshua P. Emery; Kristi M. Peters (Icarus, 2026)

Petrogenesis and Provenance of Unique Amphibole-Bearing Carbonaceous Chondrite Almahata Sitta 202: Further Evidence for a Ceres-Sized, Water-Rich Parent Body - Cyrena A. Goodrich; Victoria E. Hamilton; Michael E. Zolensky; Noriko Kita; Issaku Kohl; Lauren Tafla; Robert J. Macke; Takahiro Hiroi; Yoko Kebukawa; Wayne Buckley; Jacob B. Setera; Justin I. Simon; et al. (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2026)

Adolescent onset of volitional ethanol intake normalizes sex differences observed with adult-onset ethanol intake and negative affective behaviors during protracted forced abstinence - Caitlyn M. Edwards; Zishuo Xu; Danny G. Winder (Psychopharmacology, 2026)
Rationale Negative affect during ethanol abstinence can lead to relapse and dependence. Voluntary ethanol drinking models are crucial for examining negative affect following chronic ethanol access, but female rodents often drink more ethanol than males, complicating comparisons between sexes. Since chronic adolescent ethanol use poses a substantial risk for later alcohol use disorder, we hypothesize that adolescence is a critical window for consolidating drinking behavior before major hormonal changes affect ethanol consumption. Objectives This study compared sex differences in voluntary ethanol consumption and negative affective behavior in mice that initiated ethanol consumption during early adolescence (~ PND30) or early adulthood (~ PND53). Methods Male and female C57BL/6J mice underwent the Chronic Drinking Forced Abstinence (CDFA) paradigm, with the “Ethanol” group given two-bottle choice access to ethanol and water, and the “Water” group given two water bottles. Ethanol intake and preference were measured over six weeks. Two weeks following ethanol removal, mice underwent behavioral testing for negative affective-like behavior. Results Adult-onset female mice consumed significantly more ethanol and displayed higher ethanol preference compared to adult-onset male mice. In contrast, adolescent-onset male and female mice consumed similar ethanol levels and displayed similar preference. We observed increased immobility during the forced swim test in adult-onset ethanol females, but not males, during protracted abstinence. However, both sexes of adolescent-onset ethanol mice displayed increased immobility during forced abstinence. Conclusions These findings highlight adolescence as a critical period during which both sexes voluntarily consume ethanol and are equally vulnerable to the behavioral disturbances associated with ethanol abstinence.

Structure–Function Parameters Over Different Surface Footprints in Coastal Zones - Andrey A. Grachev; Harindra J. S. Fernando; Stef L. Bardoel; Robb M. Randall; Christopher M. Hocut; Edward D. Creegan; Laura S. Leo (Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2026)
High frequency turbulent data from sonic anemometers and other ancillary information collected at multiple levels on several meteorological flux towers located at two coastal sites are used to study velocity and scalar (temperature and humidity) structure–function parameters over heterogeneous surfaces in an area of complex coastal terrains. Understanding of such parameters has important applications for studies on wave propagation in a turbulent atmosphere. One observational site was located on the Outer Banks near the town of Duck, North Carolina, with data from the CASPER-East Program (October–November 2015). The second site was located near the town of Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada, with data from the C-FOG (Coastal-Fog) field campaign (September–October 2018). These measurements allowed studies of structure parameters and other statistics for different footprints, including relatively smooth sea surface conditions and aerodynamically rough dry inland areas for both stable and unstable stratifications. The coastal land cover discontinuity for onshore and offshore winds leads to a thin internal boundary layer (IBL) that could often be resolved by the instrumented towers. The drag coefficient, Bowen ratio, and diurnal variation of sensible heat flux were found to be coastal IBL markers. Our study shows that lower values of the dimensional structure parameters are associated with higher altitudes, smooth surfaces (i.e., over water, outside onshore IBL) and stable stratification (e.g., nocturnal boundary layer), ceteris paribus. In particular, observations showed that the structure parameters over land footprint areas (inside the onshore IBL) can be an order of magnitude larger than over the sea surface due to the change of aerodynamic and thermal properties of the surface. This study also discusses the applicability of Monin–Obukhov similarity theory (MOST) for the velocity and scalar structure parameters in the coastal environment for both stable and unstable conditions. While surface inhomogeneities and the complexity of the coastal landforms nominally violate assumptions underlying MOST, our observations show that the nondimensional structure parameters obey MOST reasonably well for all measurement levels, stability condition, and wind direction. In addition, we suggest a new variance-based hybrid scaling for the structure parameters that overcomes some of the shortcomings of the traditional approach (e.g., self-correlation and ambiguity of the dimensionless temperature structure parameter for near-neutral conditions).

Multi-scalar geoarchaeological investigations reveal new construction details and early chronology for the Peter Village enclosure, KY, USA - Edward R. Henry; Carly M. DeSanto (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2026)

Lake sturgeon ( Acipenser fulvescens ) growth and longevity estimated from adult capture–mark–recapture data - Edward A. Baker; Scott F. Colborne; Nancy A. Auer; Kim T. Scribner; Douglas L. Larson; Andrew S. Briggs; Ronald M. Bruch; Margaret H. Stadig; Michael C. Donofrio (Journal of Fish Biology, 2026)
Effective fishery management policy depends on accurate life‐history data, particularly for harvested species. Longevity is a core life‐history trait that is directly related to annual survival and lifetime reproductive potential, but fish longevity is generally not well documented, particularly for long‐lived species. We used capture–mark–recapture data spanning 44 years as an alternative method to estimate sex‐specific adult lake sturgeon ( Acipenser fulvescens ) average annual growth and longevity for five populations in the Laurentian Great Lakes. We determined individual fish average annual growth and fit population and sex‐specific exponential lines for average annual growth as a function of fish length at initial capture. We used the exponential equations to estimate age for 180 cm fork length (FL) female and 160 cm FL male lake sturgeon from each population by sequential subtraction of annual growth increments and assuming age at onset of sexual maturity of 24 and 15 years for females and males, respectively. Average annual growth estimates varied between sexes and among populations and ranged from 0.26 to 1.15 cm year −1 . Estimated ages also varied among populations. Age estimated for a 160 cm FL male lake sturgeon across the five populations ranged from 90 to 279 years. Age for a 180 cm FL female across populations ranged from 99 to 427 years. Our data suggest lake sturgeons live much longer than currently believed. High longevity and inferentially higher adult survival have important implications for sturgeons in general and support conservative harvest regulations for lake sturgeon fisheries.

Interpretable deep learning reveals spatiotemporal MRI features of brain aging that align with neurodegeneration - Nikhil N. Chaudhari; Owen M. Vega; Phoebe Imms; Jaron M. Kawamura; Nahian F. Chowdhury; Tamara Jafar; Andrei Irimia; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; et al. (GeroScience, 2026)
Cortical thinning and atrophy are hallmarks of brain aging that have been characterized using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Brain aging involves many neuroanatomic features whose effects on brain structure remain unexplored. To address this challenge, we trained interpretable deep neural networks (DNNs) to estimate brain age (BA) from T 1 -weighted ( T 1 w) MRI. By identifying MRI features unapparent to humans, DNNs can find aging-related structural alterations above and beyond cortical thickness and atrophy. Using a novel approach to DNN interpretability, we mapped brain aging progression in 25,539 cognitively normal UK Biobank adults aged 45–83 years. Cortical aging is found to involve anatomic features becoming prominent during the 50s within frontolateral, mesolimbic, cuneal, and occipitotemporal regions. From these foci, aging-related features propagate to adjacent areas at rates peaking in the 60s. Cortical thinning and atrophy do not trend closely with neurodegeneration, but important DNN-identifiable anatomic features have spatiotemporal dynamics that match those of amyloid or tau. Our results challenge the assumption that MRI cannot map anatomic features trending with neurodegeneration. Interpretable DNNs can empower MRI to quantify anatomic aging as a process of spatial feature expansion from focal regions into nearby structures in the sequence of neurodegenerative pathology. Traditional morphometrics explain only ∼1% of variance in DNN-identifiable features, which clarifies why the former are insensitive to anatomic changes involving neurodegeneration. Our results conceptualize brain aging in the context of spatial and temporal parallels between anatomic senescence and neuropathology. These findings may help to map cognitively normal adults’ neurodegenerative anatomy even without PET measurements. Graphical Abstract

The effects of tungsten inhalation and continuous administration of angiotensin II on cardiac injury and pulmonary outcomes - Milad MazloumiBakhshayesh; Russell P. Hunter; Brenna Baird; Rui Liu; Anahi Gabriela Jimenez-Campos; Siem Goitom; Edward B. Barr; Guy W. Herbert; Selita N. Lucas; Charlotte M. McVeigh; Jorge Moreno; Yiliang Zhu; et al. (Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2026)

A laboratory-based spectrometer intercomparison for the measurement of snow spectra - Benjamin M. Roberts-Pierel; Christopher J. Crawford; Steven W. Brown; Raymond F. Kokaly; Kelly E. Gleason; Anne W. Nolin; Edward H. Bair; Brenton A. Wilder; Anton J. Surunis; S. McKenzie K. Skiles; Joachim Meyer; Allyson E. Fitts; et al. (Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2026)

Hormonal and behavioral variation during release from reproductive suppression in an extreme cooperative breeder - Phoebe D. Edwards; Juweriah Munir; Ilapreet Toor; Bruce D. Goldman; Rudy Boonstra; Rupert Palme; Gabriela F. Mastromonaco; Melissa M. Holmes (Mammalian Biology, 2026)

Measuring Availability Bias in Florida Manatee ( Trichechus manatus latirostris ) Aerial Surveys Using Controlled Experiments and a Life‐Sized Manatee Replica - Holly H. Edwards; Stacie M. Koslovsky; Thomas R. Reinert (Marine Mammal Science, 2026)

Prevalence of traded bird species in key biodiversity areas - Oscar Morton; Tom Lansley; Stuart H. M. Butchart; Graeme M. Buchanan; David P. Edwards (Conservation Biology, 2026)
The use and trade of biodiversity involve tens of thousands of species that are exploited at a range of scales, intensities, and degrees of sustainability. As a result, some are highly threatened. Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the persistence of biodiversity identified nationally based on standardized criteria. The degree to which biodiversity in KBAs is likely to be used and traded is not well understood. We undertook a fine‐scale assessment of the area of habitat (AOH) of traded species in KBAs. We used data on >16,000 KBAs and combined these with AOH maps for >10,000 bird species, a heavily traded and well‐documented indicator taxon. We subsequently mapped and quantified the distribution of traded species richness, extinction risk, and range‐size rarity in and adjacent to KBAs. Although less than half of all bird species are traded, we found that most bird species in KBAs were traded, and the richness of traded species was more than twice (119%) that of nontraded species. Traded species had comparable proportions of their AOH (22.5% on average) in KBAs as nontraded species (21.5%). Global hotspots of richness, extinction risk, and range rarity for traded species disproportionately occurred in KBAs, which had higher levels of extinction risk and range rarity for traded species than locations immediately outside KBAs. Of the 46 species that are likely threatened by unsustainable use and have the majority of their habitat falling within KBAs, we found that eight species had no habitat in designated protected areas. Reconciling sustainable use and the critical importance of KBAs for threatened species is essential. Our results suggest that for some species, there is an urgent need to protect key sites and ensure that any use and trade of species within them are sustainable.

The collective application of shorebird tracking data to conservation - Autumn‐Lynn Harrison; Candace Stenzel; Alexandra Anderson; Jessica Howell; Richard B. Lanctot; Marley Aikens; Joaquín Aldabe; Liam A. Berigan; Joël Bêty; Erik Blomberg; Juliana Bosi de Almeida; Andy J. Boyce; et al. (Conservation Biology, 2026)
Addressing urgent conservation issues, such as the drastic declines of North American migratory birds, requires creative, evidence‐based, efficient, and collaborative approaches. The abundance of over 50% of monitored North American shorebird populations has declined by over 50% since 1980. To address these declines, we developed a partnership of scientists and practitioners called the Shorebird Science and Conservation Collective (hereafter the collective ). The collective was founded to translate the combined findings of shorebird tracking data into on‐the‐ground conservation action. With advice from an advisory group, the collective acts as an intermediary whereby dedicated staff collate and analyze data contributions from scientists to support knowledge requests from conservation practitioners. In its first three years, data contributions from 75 organizations include over 7.1 million shorebird observations forming movement paths of 3420 individuals representing 36 species tracked across the Americas and have informed 18 conservation projects spanning education, land and species management, land conservation, and policy requests. Others engaged in translational science from big data could consider similar knowledge‐sharing models that prioritize usable data products, foster collaborative engagement between science experts and practitioners, build focused communities around topics or taxonomic groups, and employ a proof‐of‐concept phase to develop scalable solutions while making progress toward long‐term funding to sustain impact. As the volume of scientific data continues to grow, intermediaries, such as the collective, can be vital liaisons to rapidly integrate and interpret research to support conservation action. Dedicated to the memory of Shiloh Schulte and his conservation achievements for shorebirds.

Periphyton microbial communities of artificial streams impacted similarly by distinct phosphorus enrichment patterns - Anja Skrobonja; Christine Lundsgaard-Nielsen; Edward M. Krynak; Chris T. Parsons; Josh D. Neufeld; Adam G. Yates (Water Research, 2026)

First record of Cassiopea xamachana ephyrae from the wild in India, with insights into its life history and development - L. Ranjith; Raju Saravanan; K.S. Sobhana; I. Jagadis; S. Ramkumar; C. Kalidas; D. Linga Prabu; M. Kavitha; P. Nevathitha; A. Mathan Babu; D. Sarathapriya; L. Loveson Edward; et al. (Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2026)

Determinants of L-band backscatter in dry tropical ecosystems: Implications for biomass mapping - João M.B. Carreiras; Thomas Higginbottom; John L. Godlee; Sam Harrison; Lorena Benitez; Penelope J. Mograbi; Aurora Levesley; Karina Melgaço; David Milodowski; Georgia Pickavance; Geoff Wells; Edmar Almeida de Oliveira; et al. (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2026)

Delta-X: An airborne remote sensing framework to calibrate hydrodynamic and ecogeomorphic processes responsible for land building in coastal deltas - Marc Simard; Cathleen E. Jones; Robert R. Twilley; Edward Castañeda-Moya; Sergio Fagherazzi; Cédric G. Fichot; Michael P. Lamb; Paola Passalacqua; Tamlin M. Pavelsky; David R. Thompson; Saoussen Belhadj-aissa; Pradipta Biswas; et al. (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2026)

Factors affecting 87Sr/86Sr preservation in conodont apatite: An example from the Ordovician of Baltoscandia - Christopher T. Conwell; Matthew R. Saltzman; Anders Lindskog; Mats E. Eriksson; Elizabeth M. Griffith; Stephen A. Leslie; Cole T. Edwards; Olle Hints; Achim D. Herrmann (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2026)

Extracellular enzyme activities under adaptive multi-paddock and conventional grazing in grassland soils of western Canada - Dauren Kaliaskar; Edward W. Bork; Cameron N. Carlyle; Bharat M. Shrestha; Timm F. Döbert; Cole D. Gross; Upama Khatri-Chhetri; Mark S. Boyce; Scott X. Chang (Pedobiologia, 2026)

Effects of carbamazepine on visual function in early life stage fish - Jason T. Magnuson; Holly Puglis; Jessica Leet; Adam Moody; Célio Freire Mariz; Thea M. Edwards; Daniela M. Pampanin (Environmental Research, 2026)

Performance evaluation and methods comparison of transcriptomic-based approaches for the characterization of wastewater treatment effluent - Adam D. Biales; Morgan S. Hu; David C. Bencic; Mary Jean See; Susan T. Glassmeyer; Edward T. Furlong; Julia M. Stelman; Weichun Huang; Dana W. Kolpin; Marc A. Mills; Laura D. Brunelle; Angela L. Batt; et al. (Environmental Pollution, 2026)

CYP2C19 genotyping and mavacamten: predicting outcomes in normal, intermediate and rapid metabolisers in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Yande Kasolo; Edward Burford; Mohammed Obeidat; Glenda M Beaman; Thomas Monk; Rachel Bastiaenen; William G Newman; Robert M Cooper (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2026)
Purpose Mavacamten is the first targeted therapy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). It is metabolised via cytochrome p450 enzymes, with variations in the CYP2C19 gene having predominant influence on plasma concentrations of mavacamten. We aimed to outline the effect of CYP2C19 metaboliser status on outcomes in patients taking mavacamten. Methods We retrospectively analysed clinical and echocardiographic data in patients with symptomatic oHCM taking mavacamten. CYP2C19 genotyping was undertaken by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) on EDTA whole blood (LaCAR MDx, Liege Belgium) followed by Sanger sequencing of the coding exons of CYP2C19 . Logistical regression was used to assess time taken to optimisation. Results Fifty-five patients (59±13 years; 73% male) were included. Genotyping of CYP2C19*2 , CYP2C19*3 , and CYP2C19*17 alleles was conducted. Due to low numbers in the ultrarapid ( n = 1) and poor ( n = 2) groups, statistical analysis was performed in intermediate, normal and rapid metabolisers. Using normal metabolisers as the reference, there was a non-significant trend towards faster optimisation in intermediate metabolisers (odds ratio 0.63 [95% CI: 0.12–3.19]) and rapid metabolisers (OR 0.55 [95% CI: 0.11–2.53]). While reductions in peak resting (40 ± 34.37 mmHg) and Valsalva (64 ± 35.23 mmHg) left ventricular outflow tract gradients were statistically significant across the cohort ( p < 0.0001), there was no interaction between differing CYP2C19 groups and time ( p = 0.69). Conclusion Excluding poor metabolisers, variations in the CYP2C19 gene do not explain different clinical outcomes in patients with oHCM on mavacamten. Beyond genotyping of the targeted variants, CYP2C19 sequencing did not provide any additional clinically relevant information.

Acoustic Indices Reveal Fundamental Differences in Daily Phenology of Tropical and Temperate Forest Soundscapes - Laura M. Berman; Santiago Perea; H. S. Sathya Chandra Sagar; Maia Persche; Grace Ingram; Tatiana Maeda; Natalie Yoh; Jorg Müller; Jens Schlüter; Nicolas Zapata; Ciara Wirth; Gonzalo Rivas‐Torres; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2026)
Aim Forests support the majority of the planet's terrestrial biodiversity, and in recent years the characterisation of soundscapes has emerged as a powerful tool for understanding forest ecosystems, both in terms of ecology and for the purpose of conservation. But it is still poorly understood to what extent generalisations can be made about soundscapes in different parts of the world, and to what extent we should expect soundscapes to differ regionally. Here, we characterise the dominant acoustic features of forest soundscapes on a global scale and establish baseline expectations for how acoustic indices vary among biogeographic realms and biomes. Location Forests in Brunei, Ecuador, Gabon, Germany, Peru, Singapore, Sierra Leone and the USA, a dataset spanning two biomes and five out of six global biogeographic realms where forests occur. Time Period Two to five weeks of continuous audio data from each site collected between 2020 and 2024. Major Taxa Birds, amphibians, insects and mammals. Methods Stratifying data by time and frequency, we calculated four acoustic indices. Principal components analysis was used to compare the similarity of soundscapes across sites. Results Temperate and tropical forest soundscapes clustered separately in principal component analysis. Temperate forests had soundscapes which were uniformly loud during the day across all frequencies and were generally quiet at night. In contrast, all tropical locations had complex soundscapes during both day and night and had banding patterns suggestive of a high diversity of soniferous insects. These banding patterns were created by the unique soniferous community at each site, causing the ‘acoustic fingerprint’ of each site to be most similar to other sites in the same ecoregion and in the same biogeographic realm. The ‘acoustic fingerprints’ of temperate forest differentiated between ecoregions only when dawn was considered separately. Main Conclusions Our results stress the importance of using regional specific baseline data, as soundscapes are not necessarily comparable. Ecoacoustics is growing in popularity as an ecosystem monitoring tool, and understanding how forest soundscapes vary naturally across the globe can provide much needed context for studies that seek to understand factors that may disrupt or alter those soundscapes.

A Conceptual Framework and Methods for Studying the Connectivity of Fishes - Jordanna N. Bergman; Jessica A. Robichaud; Jasper McCutcheon; Michael T. Booth; Brendan Campbell; Grace A. Casselberry; Cienna R. Cooper; Bronwyn M. Gillanders; Lucas P. Griffin; Edward Hale; Luc LaRochelle; Karen J. Murchie; et al. (Fish and Fisheries, 2026)
Connectivity is a multifaceted concept that has important implications for the management and conservation of marine and freshwater fishes. We developed a conceptual framework that encompasses multiple, interrelated categories of connectedness, including landscape (e.g., structural, functional) connectivity and ecological (e.g., trophic, genetic, demographic) connectivity, that together shape the flow of organisms, energy and information across ecosystems. We also synthesised six key methods that can be used to study connectivity of fishes: (1) telemetry, including satellite, acoustic, radio and passive integrated transponders (PIT), (2) mark‐recapture, (3) environmental tracers, including stable isotopes and otolith‐microchemistry, (4) genetics, (5) community structure analysis and (6) emerging technologies and tools (e.g., remote sensing and artificial intelligence). For each method, we describe the categories of connectivity it can assess and provide real‐world examples where they have been effectively used. We also identify limitations of each method. This article highlights the diverse and evolving toolbox of methods used to assess fish connectivity, underscoring the need for continued collaboration, innovation and integration of new approaches to refine our understanding and address remaining challenges in this critical area of aquatic ecology and fisheries management.

Sex and APOE genotype specific brain regional vulnerability to Alzheimer's Disease - Qi Zeng; Minghui Wang; Erming Wang; Xianxiao Zhou; Peng Xu; Vahram Haroutunian; Dongming Cai; Bin Zhang; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; et al. (GeroScience, 2026)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) disproportionately affects women and carriers of the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (APOE4), yet little is known about how sex and APOE interact to influence white matter (WM) integrity during disease progression. We integrated diffusion MRI and matched blood transcriptomic data to investigate these interactions and their underlying biological mechanisms. WM microstructure was quantified using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI), and regional vulnerability was assessed with a composite vulnerability score (CVS) derived from associations between diffusion features and AD severity across clinical traits in each of the four sex-APOE groups (female or male, with or without APOE4). Brain parcellation with the Eve atlas revealed regions consistently affected across sex-APOE groups (e.g., parahippocampal and superior temporal gyri) and regions specific to individual groups (e.g., the cingulum in females with APOE4 and the middle frontal gyrus in males without APOE4). Gene co-expression network analysis of the matched blood expression data identified gene subnetworks linked to group-specific regional vulnerability, including a muscle tissue morphogenesis module regulated by NEURL1B and HIST1H2BN associated with middle frontal gyrus vulnerability. These findings demonstrate that sex and APOE genotype jointly shape region-specific WM vulnerability and its molecular signatures in AD. Understanding these interactions provides novel mechanistic insights and may inform precision approaches to drug development, biomarker discovery, and clinical trial design for AD.

Non-cognitive skills and willingness to participate in drought index crop insurance in Ghana - Edward Martey; John K. M. Kuwornu; Francis H. Kemeze; Prince M. Etwire; Emmanuel K. Apiors; Mario J. Miranda (Climate and Development, 2026)

Patterns of plastic occurrence during the pre- and post-Super Typhoon Rai (Odette) event in Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary (OIWS), Philippines - Apple AJ D. Langcamon; Maria Kristina O. Paler; Emiko Fujita; Yutaka Kameda; Mark Edward M. Walton; Martin W. Skov; Jan G. Hiddink; Evelyn B. Taboada (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2026)

Label-free non-destructive spectroscopic detection of mixed microplastic uptake and differential effects on intestinal epithelial cells - Charlotte E. Sofield; Edward Attenborough; Ryan S. Anderton; Anastazja M. Gorecki; Li Shan Chiu; Chidozie C. Anyaegbu; Kamila Kochan (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2026)

Uncovering UK coastal legacy wastes and their potential contaminant release risks through mineralogy and geochemistry - Patrizia Onnis; Elin Jennings; Violeta Ramos; Alex L. Riley; Catherine J. Gandy; Rich A. Crane; Ian T. Burke; Gavyn K. Rollinson; Patrick Byrne; Bryan M. Spears; Justyna P. Olszewska; Will M. Mayes; et al. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2026)

Microbial reduction of low-crystallinity tripuhyite (FeSbO4): Implications for Sb(V) cycling in contaminated environments - Yidan Zhang; Maxim I. Boyanov; Edward J. O’Loughlin; Kenneth M. Kemner; Yun Seo Jang; Man Jae Kwon (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2026)

Community water resource and energy poverty in Ghana - Edward Martey; Prince M. Etwire; Frank Adusah-Poku; Kwabena Krah; Mustapha M. Suraj (Energy Policy, 2026)

An updated transketolase activity assay to probe thiamine utilization in fish - Katie A. Edwards; Dennis Kleiner; Banshika M. Mangal; Bhavna S. Sonare (Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 2026)

Acute toxicity assessment and real-time metabolic rate responses of early life stage Macrobrachium rosenbergii to ammonia exposures at different salinities - Cameron M. Emadi; Fabio Dos Santos Neto; Jason R. Bohenek; Breana Smithers; Miguel F. Acevedo; Edward M. Mager (Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 2026)

The Sedimentary geochemistry and paleoenvironments project phase 2 data release: An open data resource for the study of Earth's environmental history - Úna C. Farrell; Hunter C. Olson; Maya O. Thompson; Michelle L. Abshire; Oyeleye O. Adeboye; Anne-Sofie C. Ahm; Lewis J. Alcott; Thomas J. Algeo; Ross P. Anderson; Arif H. Ansari; Lucas Pinto Heckert Bastos; Kohen W. Bauer; et al. (Chemical Geology, 2026)

Revealing the Impact of Polystyrene Nanoplastics on Gill Tissues of the Intertidal Clam, Gafrarium Divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791) using Transcriptomics Approach - Edward Inpent Campal; Ezekiel Targain; M. Harshavarthini; Shubra Singh; Kiran D. Rasal; Arvind Sonwane; Rupam Sharma; Mukunda Goswami; Naresh S. Nagpure; Manoj Pandit Brahmane (Marine Biotechnology, 2026)

Reproductive Seasonality but not Food Availability Affects Agonism Rates in Black-and-White Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata) - Li-Dunn Chen; Devin M. Chen; Sheila M. Holmes; Cressant P. Razafindravelo; Edward E. Louis; Steig E. Johnson (International Journal of Primatology, 2026)

Meal Preparation Strategies and Lack of Food Security Among Unaccompanied Latino Migrant Farmworker Youth in Georgia and Florida: A Mixed-Methods Approach - Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez; Kaleea R. Lewis; Bethany A. Moore; Tracy Tang; Edward D. Vargas; Joan M. Hermsen; Rebecca E. Lee; Youngbin Lee; Irma A. Arteaga; Khushi Bypan; J. Sanford Rikoon; Thomas A. Arcury (Journal of Agromedicine, 2026)

Are mangrove ecosystems plastic accumulation zones? - Shaira Kyle M. Tagalog; Maria Kristina O. Paler; Mark Edward M. Walton; Martin W. Skov; Jan G. Hiddink; Evelyn B. Taboada (Science of The Total Environment, 2026)

The history of Martian water during the Hesperian and Amazonian epochs - Bruce M. Jakosky; Noora R. Alsaeed; Eryn M. Cangi; Michael S. Chaffin; Justin Deighan; Margaret E. Landis; Michael T. Mellon; Edward M.B. Thiemann (Icarus, 2026)

Speleothem-based reconstruction of Holocene changes in monsoonal patterns and environmental conditions in Central Brazil - Marcela Eduarda Della Libera; Julio Cauhy; Cintia Stumpf; Roberto V. Santos; Francisco W. Cruz; Nicolas M. Stríkis; Luciana F. Prado; Jean-Sebastian Moquet; Michael Weber; Rebecca Orrison; Hai Cheng; R. Lawrence Edwards; et al. (Global and Planetary Change, 2026)

Multi-phase intra-plate rifting and deformable plate modelling of the Northeast Atlantic back to the Permian - Grace E. Shephard; Mansour M. Abdelmalak; Jan Inge Faleide; Edward Clennett; Sabin Zahirovic; Sebastien Gac; Peter Haas; Carmen Gaina; Trond H. Torsvik (Gondwana Research, 2026)

Microtopography and surface features of the mid-Pleistocene Kalkkop impact crater and Palaeolake, South Africa - K.L. Kirsten; A.F. Blackwood; D.L. Delaney; T.R. Edwards; F. Fourie; T. Haberzettl; K. Hadebe; J. Hellstrom; M. Huber; M. Keebine; A.M. Muasya; A.H.I. Razafimanantsoa; et al. (CATENA, 2026)

Seascape diversity and configuration shape habitat selection across multiple coastal ecosystems - Jesse D. Mosman; Hayden P. Borland; Ashley J. Rummell; Christopher J. Henderson; Sam Allan; Alec Bannam; Stacy L. Bierwagen; Michael J. Bradley; Alex B. Carter; Daniela M. Ceccarelli; Robert Coles; Michael J. Emslie; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2026)

Correction to: Granulopoietic Dysregulation in a Patient-Tailored Mouse Model of Barth Syndrome - Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant; Maegan L. Capitano; Donna M. Edwards; Baskar Ramdas; Scott Cooper; James Ropa; S. Louise Pay; Aditya Sheth; Paige L. Snider; Hilary J. Vernon; Ngoc-Tung Tran; Reuben Kapur; et al. (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2026)

Epiphytic microbes induced defensive phytochemicals against insects - M. Jayaveni; Y. S. Johnson Thangaraj Edward; A. Suganthi; M. Kannan; R. Anandham; R. Kannan (Phytochemistry Reviews, 2026)

Correction to: Lipopolysaccharide and Morphine-3-Glucuronide-Induced Immune Signalling Increases the Expression of Polysialic Acid in PC12 Cells (PMID- 31646464) - Sameera Iqbal; Lindsay M. Parker; Arun V. Everest-Dass; Edward S. X. Moh; Nima Sayyadi; Mark R. Hutchinson; Nicolle H. Packer (Molecular Neurobiology, 2026)

Traumatic Brain Injury and Endocytosis: Reduced Rodent Hippocampal Endocytosis Proteins and Human Clathrin Light Chain Polymorphisms Are Associated with Impaired Neurological Outcomes After TBI - Sarah E. Svirsky; Andrea Roberts; Madison Parry; Jeremy Henchir; C. Edward Dixon; Travis C. Jackson; Yuefang Chang; Yvette Conley; Ava M. Puccio; Shaun W. Carlson (Molecular Neurobiology, 2026)

The Toxicology Investigators Consortium 2024 Annual Report - Kim Aldy; Shao Li; Mari Costantini; Alyssa Falise; Rachel Culbreth; Paul M. Wax; Jeffery Brent; Michael Abesamis; Faiz Ahmed; Salman Ahsan; Peter Akpunonu; Adam Algren; et al. (Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2026)

Algal Symbionts Indicate Heatwave Vulnerability in Corals From Hotspots but Not From Thermal Refugia - Daisy Buzzoni; Liam Lachs; Elizabeth Beauchamp; Leah Bukurou; John Bythell; Alasdair J. Edwards; Yimnang Golbuu; Adriana Humanes; Helios M. Martinez; Geory Mereb; Julia K. Baum; James R. Guest (Molecular Ecology, 2026)
Reef‐building corals face continued declines due to climate change‐amplified marine heatwaves. In addition to affecting coral heat tolerance, corals' algal endosymbionts (family Symbiodiniaceae) can reflect their prior heatwave exposure, although understanding is often limited to heatwave‐induced shifts between symbiont genera. Here, we used ITS2 metabarcoding to characterise Symbiodiniaceae assemblages in 293 individuals of the common Indo‐Pacific coral Acropora aff. digitifera in Palau (Western Pacific), between two outer‐reef regions with contrasting heatwave histories. During the strongest recorded heatwaves, southwestern ‘hotspot’ reefs have typically accrued an additional 2°C‐weeks of heat stress compared to thermal ‘refugia’ located 60 km north. In contrast to previous studies that observed declines in symbiont richness following heat stress, we found a greater diversity of symbiont taxa and low‐abundance sequence variants in ‘hotspot’ corals, predominantly within the C40 lineage in genus Cladocopium . Combining these data with experimental heatwave performance from 168 of these corals revealed that approximately 10% of heat tolerance variability at hotspot reefs was associated with hosting different symbiont taxa. Compared to other hotspot corals, those hosting symbionts with the C15h sequence variant suffered bleaching mortality at 0.8°C‐weeks lower heat stress. Despite higher variability in heat tolerance among corals from thermal refugia compared to hotspot reefs, we found no association between heat tolerance and the symbionts hosted by refugium corals. As the world's coral reefs are exposed to intensifying marine heatwaves under accelerating climate change, the low‐abundance variants that characterise symbionts within genera or lineages may become increasingly important indicators of poor heatwave tolerance.

Digging Into the General Dynamic Model: How Island Ontogeny Shifts the Evolutionary Drivers of Lineage Divergence - Brock Mashburn; Alexander G. Linan; Timothée Le Péchon; Jean Claude Sevathian; Kenneth M. Olsen; Christine E. Edwards (Journal of Biogeography, 2026)
Aim The general dynamic model (GDM) of oceanic island biogeography proposes that evolutionary processes shift predictably with island ontogeny: opportunities for ecological speciation on young islands drive a rapid increase in diversity, which peaks on middle‐aged islands, then declines on older islands as extinction increases. Most studies reporting support for the GDM have not assessed the evolutionary processes associated with these phases: ecological speciation on young islands, genetic drift within species on middle‐aged islands, and finally, extinction on old islands. Here, we refine and extend the GDM by developing a set of testable predictions to show that the dominant evolutionary drivers of lineage divergence shift as islands progress through successive ontogenetic stages. We then assess whether patterns of genomic divergence are consistent with our predictions in an iconic flowering plant radiation. Location The Mascarene archipelago (Rodrigues, Mauritius, Réunion) in the Indian Ocean. Taxon Hibiscus section Lilibiscus (Malvaceae). Methods Using genome‐wide data from 2bRAD sequencing, we conducted phylogenomic, population genomic and demographic analyses (approximate Bayesian computation in DIY‐ABC) of six single‐island endemic species sampled across the three islands. Results On the youngest island, we detected signatures of ecological differentiation and high intraspecific gene flow, suggesting ecological speciation as the dominant driver of lineage divergence. On the middle‐aged island, we found that recent population structure was shaped predominantly by genetic drift, with some evidence of ancient interspecific gene flow. On the oldest island, phylogenetic and population genetic patterns were consistent with lineage loss and increased phylogenetic distance, suggesting extinction as the dominant evolutionary force. Main Conclusions Our findings provide rare empirical support for the GDM's process‐based predictions and offer a general framework for linking geomorphological change on oceanic islands to evolutionary dynamics in island systems. Our framework lays the groundwork for future population genetic studies to directly test the evolutionary processes shaping insular biodiversity.

Strong Variation in Land‐Use Change Impacts on Tropical Avian Phylogenetic Diversity Between Ecoregions Highlights the Need to Sample Large Spatial Scales - Giovanny Pérez; Simon C. Mills; Jacob B. Socolar; Jose M. Ochoa Quintero; Robert P. Freckleton; Torbjørn Haugaasen; James J. Gilroy; David P. Edwards (Global Change Biology, 2026)
Forest conversion for agriculture is a major cause of tropical biodiversity loss, but its impacts vary with spatial scale. Higher species turnover in forests than in farmland means that land‐use change causes greater biodiversity loss at broader than at local scales, yet broad‐scale assessments are scarce. Phylogenetic diversity is increasingly prioritised in conservation to protect evolutionary history under global change, yet how deforestation‐driven changes in phylogenetic diversity scale spatially and accumulate in regions of high species turnover remains unclear. We compiled a large field database from across 13 biogeographically diverse regions affected by deforestation for cattle farming, covering most of Colombia, a megadiverse tropical country. Using occupancy models, we estimated bird communities for 1547 (936 observed plus 611 never‐observed) species across ecoregions and nationally in both forest and pasture habitats to quantify changes in phylogenetic diversity metrics and determine whether these impacts are dependent on spatial scale. We found an average loss of 2300 Myr of phylogenetic diversity at the country scale, with most species negatively affected across the phylogeny. Although single regional‐scale relative loss was on average comparable to broader scales, there was high variability between regional units. The latter was especially critical when evaluating metrics of evolutionary distinctiveness, which are key indicators for biodiversity conservation planning. Such underestimation of national‐scale impacts highlights the importance of sampling across multiple regions. Immediate conservation action is needed to safeguard evolutionarily unique species and prevent phylogenetic homogenisation driven by agricultural expansion across spatial scales—a threat often underestimated due to assessments limited to single biogeographic regions.

Cover damage detection in round cotton modules using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) - Md Zafar Iqbal; Robert G. Hardin; Joshua Peeples; Edward M. Barnes (Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2025)

Perspectives on beach seine fishing in the Western Indian Ocean: A review - Gladys M. Okemwa; George W. Maina; Edward N. Kimani; Almubarak Abubakar; Mathew O. Silas; Catherine Mwakosya; Bernadine Everett; Rui J. Mutombene; Janet Mwangata; Hassan Yussuf; Willys Osore (Marine Policy, 2025)

Hopanoid breakdown products (HBPs) and their influence on tetracyclic and tricyclic terpane (cheilanthane) oil-source rock parameters - Tharika Liyanage; Lennart M. van Maldegem; Janet Hope; Philippe Schaeffer; Pierre Adam; Hans Peter Nytoft; Dianne Edwards; Jochen Brocks (Organic Geochemistry, 2025)

A decision support tool for rubble stabilization on coral reefs - Shu Kiu Leung; Tania M. Kenyon; Laurie J. Raymundo; Helen E. Fox; Nathan Cook; Kailash Cook; Alasdair J. Edwards; Eric E. Fisher; Arnaud J.T. Brival; Freda E. Nicholson; Robin W.L. Philippo; Andrew C.F. Taylor; et al. (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Phosphate-modulated transformation of Sb(V)-bearing ferrihydrite under microbial iron- and sulfate-reducing conditions - Yun Seo Jang; Yidan Zhang; Maxim I. Boyanov; Edward J. O’Loughlin; Lucie Stetten; Kenneth M. Kemner; Man Jae Kwon (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2025)

Measured thoracic gas volume using the bod pod air displacement plethysmography system versus three predictions - Dale R. Wagner; Edward M. Heath; Steven Spencer; Alyssa Evans; Jacob McBride; Tate Burch (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2025)
Purpose Bod Pod air displacement plethysmography is a common method to estimate body fat percentage (%BF). To determine body volume from this method, thoracic gas volume (TGV) must be quantified. Measured TGV was compared to three predictions: the default prediction formula in the Bod Pod software from Crapo (CRAPO), a relatively new prediction that relies on height and body mass as the predictors from Ducharme (DUCHARME), and a child-specific formula from Fields (FIELDS). Methods University club sport athletes (121 men, 80 women) completed the breathing maneuver in the Bod Pod necessary to obtain measured TGV. Values from the three TGV predictions were compared to measured TGV with a one-way repeated measures ANOVA. Linear regression was used to obtain standard error of estimate ( SEE ), and Bland–Altman plots were used to evaluate bias. Results Significant ( P < .001) bias exists for all three prediction equations such that individuals with small TGV are overpredicted and those with large TGV are underpredicted. SEE s were similar (0.63–0.66 L) for all three equations. On average, CRAPO and FIELDS underestimated ( P < .001) measured TGV by -0.25 L and -0.43 L, respectively, but the difference between DUCHARME and measured TGV (0.07 L) was not significant ( P = .813). There were fewer large errors (≥ 2%BF) from DUCHARME (25%) than from CRAPO (31%) or FIELDS (37%). Conclusion TGV should be measured. If it must be predicted, DUCHARME offers a slightly better prediction than CRAPO or FIELDS for young adult athletes, particularly those at the extremes of the TGV continuum.

Statistical determination of representative elementary volume for petrophysical properties of vesicular basalts - Foojan Kazemzadeh Haghighi; Achyut Mishra; Jay R. Black; Edward M. Hinton; Ralf Haese (Advances in Water Resources, 2025)

Conservation Genomics—Making a Difference - Michael M. Hansen; Christine Edwards; Christine Grossen; Marty Kardos; Linda Laikre; Uma Ramakrishnan (Molecular Ecology, 2025)
Conservation genomics has increasingly transitioned from a promising concept to a science that integrates a range of advanced analytical approaches, providing new insights into inbreeding, genetic load, demographic history and adaptive divergence in species of conservation concern. Yet, questions remain about how effectively these advances translate into practical conservation action. This Special Issue, Conservation Genomics—Making a Difference , brings together 37 papers that collectively assess how genomic data are contributing to conservation science and management. The contributions encompass empirical studies, reviews, and perspectives that together demonstrate how genomic tools are now used to identify management units, quantify inbreeding, analyse inbreeding depression, reveal adaptive variation, forecast genomic vulnerability under climate change, and guide genetic rescue and assisted migration. Several papers show direct integration of genomics into conservation planning, including fisheries management, guiding restoration of endangered or habitat‐forming species, and monitoring of genetic indicators under the Convention on Biological Diversity. Others highlight emerging questions in conservation, such as the significance of structural variation, and the genomic basis of invasiveness. However, persistent challenges remain, notably in bridging the gap between research and policy, uneven global distribution of genomic resources, and translating complex analyses into practical management advice. Nevertheless, the advances presented in the 37 papers show that conservation genomics is moving beyond its early theoretical and technical focus towards real‐world applications. The field is maturing and is increasingly fulfilling its promise to make a real difference for populations, species, and ecosystems.

Congener Conflict: Invasive Barred Owl Landscape Use Across the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl - Julianna M. A. Jenkins; Natalie M. Rugg; Raymond J. Davis; Scott A. Gremel; Aaron Henderson; Edward Henson; Mark Higley; Holly D. Horan; Christopher McCafferty; Thomas Munger; David Press; Suzanne Reffler; et al. (Journal of Biogeography, 2025)
Aim To map the probability of landscape use of invading barred owls ( Strix varia ) across the range of the threatened northern spotted owl ( S. Occidentallis Caurina ) in the Pacific Northwest, USA , identifying environmental drivers of barred owl landscape use to inform targeted management interventions. Location Forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA. Taxon Barred Owl ( Strix varia ). Methods We deployed 4081 autonomous recording units ( ARUs ) within 1027 randomly selected long‐term monitoring sites consisting of 5‐km 2 hexagons in 2023. We processed audio recordings using convolutional neural networks to detect vocalisations. We applied single‐season occupancy models at both ARU station and hexagon scales to estimate barred owl landscape use and assess associations with environmental variables. Using top models, we mapped barred owl landscape use across the full US range of the northern spotted owl, an umbrella species for conservation of the pacific northwest old‐growth forest community. Results Barred owls were widely detected, with naïve occupancy at 86.8% at the 5‐km 2 hexagon scale. We observed regional variation, with the highest landscape use in the Oregon Coast region and lower landscape use in California regions and the Washington Eastern Cascades. Landscape use was positively associated with mature forest characteristics at both broad and fine scales and negatively associated with elevation and climatic water deficit. Cumulative detection probability exceeded 90% after 2 weeks at the hexagon scale and 4 weeks at the station scale, providing guidance for future barred owl monitoring efforts. Main Conclusions Our study reveals extensive, but not ubiquitous, barred owl distribution across the range of the northern spotted owl. The findings offer a decision‐support framework for prioritising targeted management actions, particularly in regions with lower rates of barred owl landscape use. The integration of passive acoustic monitoring and AI‐based detection demonstrates a scalable approach for invasive species monitoring and conservation planning to meet management objectives in dynamic forest landscapes.

Gestational exposure to micro and nanoplastics differentially impacts cardiac development and function in male and female rats throughout the lifespan - Chelsea M. Cary; Samantha Adams; Gina M. Moreno; Talia N. Seymore; Marianne Polunas; Michael J. Goedken; Xiang Wang; Edward J. Yurkow; Phoebe A. Stapleton (Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2025)

Deciphering coastal plain groundwater dynamics: insights from satellite and hydrologic data in Pinghu City, China - Chengcheng Wu; Chengpeng Lu; Edward Park; Yunfeng Wang; Yangcun Xie; Alain M. Plattner; Zhibin Li; Bo Liu; Longcang Shu; Yong Zhang (Journal of Hydrology, 2025)

Genomic analysis of Aeromonas species isolated from retail foods suggests an under-investigated population - Richard Harding-Crooks; Guerrino Macori; Vartul Sangal; Amanda L. Jones; Darren L. Smith; Séamus Fanning; Edward M. Fox (International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2025)

Transformations of particulate organic matter from the surface to the abyssal plain in the North Pacific as inferred from compound-specific stable isotope and microbial community analyses - Lee C. Miller; Hilary G. Close; Kalina C. Grabb; Christine L. Huffard; Fuyan Li; David M. Karl; Kenneth L. Smith; Edward F. DeLong; Claudia R. Benitez-Nelson; Jeffrey C. Drazen; Brian N. Popp (Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 2025)

Heat stress analysis using RTMA over heatwave regions in India - Ch. Sridevi; M. V. S. Ramarao; Ashish Routray; B. Tarakesh Lakshman; K. B. R. R. Hari Prasad; Suryakanti Dutta; D. Srinivas; Edward Colón; Annette Gibbs; Manuel Pondeca; V. S. Prasad (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2025)

Speciation and leaching behaviour of inorganic contaminants in actively eroding historical coastal municipal solid waste landfills - Ian T. Burke; Patrizia Onnis; Alex L. Riley; Catherine J. Gandy; Violeta Ramos; Gavyn K. Rollinson; Patrick Byrne; Richard A. Crane; Karen A. Hudson-Edwards; Elin Jennings; William M. Mayes; J. Frederick W. Mosselmans; et al. (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025)

Post-fire regeneration dynamics of heterogeneous Mediterranean ecosystems using Landsat and ALS data - Edward A. Velasco Pereira; Rafael M. Navarro-Cerrillo (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Analysis of host and gut microbial biotransformation products of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) by mass spectrometry - William J. Crandall; Ken H. Liu; Choon M. Lee; Grant Singer; Jaclyn Weinberg; Edward T. Morgan; Dean P. Jones; Cassandra L. Quave (Phytochemistry Letters, 2025)

Functional traits mediate the effect of environmental conditions on tree growth of common Andean trees - Eduardo Aguirre-Mazzi; Carla Maldonado; Leslie Cayola; Alfredo F. Fuentes; M. Isabel Loza; Christine E. Edwards; J. Sebastián Tello (Forest Ecology and Management, 2025)

Corrigendum to ‘Passive sampling, a practical method for wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2’ [Environ. Res., 204 Part-B (2022) 112058] - Jemaneh Habtewold; David McCarthy; Edward McBean; Ilya Law; Larry Goodridge; Marc Habash; Heather M. Murphy (Environmental Research, 2025)

Granulopoietic Dysregulation in a Patient-Tailored Mouse Model of Barth Syndrome - Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant; Maegan L. Capitano; Donna M. Edwards; Baskar Ramdas; Scott Cooper; James Ropa; S. Louise Pay; Aditya Sheth; Paige L. Snider; Hilary J. Vernon; Ngoc-Tung Tran; Reuben Kapur; et al. (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2025)
Barth syndrome (BTHS) is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by cardiomyopathy, skeletal muscle myopathy and fatigue, growth restriction, and neutropenia. Neutropenia increases the risk of life-threatening bacterial infections, a major cause of death in individuals with BTHS. Currently, there is no curative treatment for BTHS or associated neutropenia. The development of therapeutic strategies to correct BTHS-associated neutropenia has been hindered by a limited understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms involved. BTHS is caused by a mutation in the Tafazzin gene encoding a transacylase required for the maturation of cardiolipin, an inner mitochondrial membrane phospholipid crucial for mitochondrial structure and function. We introduced a BTHS patient’s point mutation ( TAZ D75H ) into the mouse Tafazzin enzyme’s critical acyltransferase site using CRISPR/Cas9 -mediated genome editing, resulting in a patient-tailored point mutant knock-in BTHS model ( Taz D75H ) that expresses a stable mutant Taz D75H protein lacking transacylase activity. Taz D75H mice were then used to investigate how loss of Tafazzin enzymatic activity impacts hematopoiesis. Male Taz D75H mice exhibited impaired granulopoiesis and neutropenia secondary to impaired function of hematopoietic progenitors. Furthermore, they demonstrated age-dependent neutrophil maturation impairment reflecting the variable neutropenia observed in BTHS patients. Additionally, male Taz D75H mice exhibit chronic lymphopenia that persists post Taz D75H bone marrow transplantation. Mechanistically, the TAZ D75H point mutation caused hematopoietic cell mitochondrial dysfunction in patient-derived immortalized TAZ D75H lymphoblasts, increasing reactive oxygen species production and mitochondrial membrane depolarization. Likewise, Cyclosporine A treatment rescued these mitochondrial phenotypes in vitro, confirming TAZ D75H mitochondrial dysfunction. Overall, our findings demonstrate that mitochondrial dysfunction secondary to TAFAZZIN loss of enzymatic function underlies BTHS-associated neutropenia and lymphopenia.

Unveiling the role of lactic acid bacteria (LAB)-induced volatile in the tritrophic interaction for the management of Plutella xylostella (L.) in cauliflower - M. Jayaveni; Y. S. Johnson Thangaraj Edward; A. Suganthi; M. Kannan; R. Anandham; R. Kannan; J. Kousika (Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 2025)

Unveiling the Biocidal Effect of Giant Milkweed, Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T. Aiton On the Cassava Mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero - K. Mounisha; Y. S. Johnson Thangaraj Edward; M. Kannan; S. Vellaikumar; D. Uma (Journal of Crop Health, 2025)

Patterns of coral spawning in the Palm Islands, Great Barrier Reef - Hanaka Mera; Alasdair J. Edwards; James R. Guest; Liam Lachs; Kate M. Quigley; Bette L. Willis; Andrew H. Baird (Coral Reefs, 2025)
Scleractinian reproductive biology has been a focus of research since the discovery of multi-species synchronous spawning in the early 1980s; however, predicting when colonies will spawn on the Great Barrier Reef remains problematic. Here, we combine over 30 years of direct coral spawning observations that include colonies from 128 species from 44 genera in 10 families with 20 years of data on the stage of gamete maturity in colonies of Acropora (hereafter, colony reproductive condition) from the Palm Island group on the Great Barrier Reef to explore patterns within and among species. We find the lunar month counted from the southern hemisphere winter solstice better predicts the first month of spawning in the Palm Islands than the Gregorian month: spawning was never observed before the 5th lunar month. Direct observations suggest that most coral spawning in the Palm Islands occurs in the 5th and 6th lunar months over a 12-day interval starting one day before the full moon, between 30 min before and 5 h after sunset. Split spawning was also a frequent occurrence in Acropora populations. Some Acropora spp. had colonies that spawned in four or five different lunar months, a pattern that might be affected by taxonomic uncertainty. The range in spawning start times was considerably greater among colonies maintained in the laboratory vs those in the field, suggesting that spawning times are affected by handling. This work highlights the importance of a systematic approach to documenting spawning times to improve our understanding of spawning synchrony and seasonality.

Preparing patients with cancer and their providers for climate hazards: the role of qualitative research - Elissa Mauck Klein; Brittany J. Wright; Sara M. St. George; Alejandra Tobon Perez; Leticia M. Nogueira; Gabrielle Wong-Parodi; Edward J. Trapido; Sarah Grey Freylersythe; Reanna Dilsa Clavon; Tracy E. Crane; Zelde Espinel; James M. Shultz (Cancer Causes & Control, 2025)

Perceived discrimination, trust in physicians, and their associations with ovarian cancer mortality among women in the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study - Lindsay J. Collin; Courtney E. Johnson; Maxwell Akonde; Mary Kan; Elisa V. Bandera; Lauren C. Peres; Bo Qin; Michele L. Cote; Anthony Alberg; Edward S. Peters; Theresa A. Hastert; Joellen M. Schildkraut (Cancer Causes & Control, 2025)
Purpose Black women are 30% more likely to die of ovarian cancer than White women. Discrimination may affect cancer health disparities through pathways including socioeconomic disadvantage, chronic stress, and access to care. In this study, we evaluated associations of discrimination and trust in physicians with all-cause mortality among Black women with ovarian cancer. Methods Using data from the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES), we included 592 Black ovarian cancer patients who completed an interview. Discrimination and trust in physicians were measured using the Everyday Discrimination, Major Experiences of Discrimination, and Trust in Physicians scales, respectively. We used Cox proportional hazard models to compute multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) associating everyday discrimination, major experiences of discrimination, and trust in physicians with all-cause mortality. Results Approximately 43% reported experiencing at least one major experience of discrimination, 16% reported high everyday experiences of discrimination, and the median trust in physician score was 35. The association between higher experiences of everyday discrimination was HR = 0.84 (95% CI: 0.63, 1.11), compared with low experiences of everyday discrimination. We observed that more major experiences of discrimination had 1.25-times the mortality rate compared with low experiences of major discrimination (95% CI: 0.84, 2.20). Higher trust in physicians was associated with slightly lower mortality rates (HR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.74, 1.14). Conclusion We observed complexities in the relationships of everyday discrimination, major experiences of discrimination, and trust in physicians with mortality among Black women with ovarian cancer. Future work to understand the these relationships is likely warranted.

The archeological implications of handling effort and technological requirements on the exploitation of canarium and African oil palm among tropical Africa populations - Nicolette M. Edwards; Dave N. Schmitt; Karen D. Lupo (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2025)

Context-dependent controls of periphyton across the littoral-benthic habitat of deep, clear lakes - Aldo San Pedro; Facundo Scordo; Carina Seitz; Edward M. Krynak; Scott F. Girdner; Joanna Blaszczak; Sudeep Chandra (Aquatic Sciences, 2025)

Combined Evidence Reveals the Origin of a Rapid Range Expansion Despite Retained Genetic Diversity and a Weak Founder Effect - Nora M. Bergman; Petteri Lehikoinen; Edward Kluen; Staffan Bensch; Camilla Lo Cascio Sætre; Fabrice Eroukhmanoff; Frode Fossøy; Petr Procházka; William J. Smith; Bård G. Stokke; Craig R. Primmer; Rose Thorogood; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2025)
Many species are currently experiencing range shifts in response to changing environmental conditions with potentially serious genetic consequences. Repeated founder events and strong genetic drift are expected to erode genetic variation at the range front, reducing adaptive potential and slowing or even halting the expansion. However, the severity of these consequences for common and highly mobile species undergoing environment‐driven range shifts (c.f. invasions) is less clear. Here, we combined historical observations and contemporary movement data of the common reed warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus ) with genomic evidence from across its European breeding range to (1) infer the origin and (2) quantify the genetic consequences of a recent and rapid northward range expansion. Although there were no reductions in levels of nucleotide diversity or allelic richness, nor a signal of founder effect in the directionality index ( ψ ), our combined dataset approach was able to infer an expansion origin from the southwest. Furthermore, we found that private allelic richness retained a slight but significant linear decline along the colonisation route. These results suggest that high dispersal capabilities can allow even philopatric species to avoid the loss of genetic diversity during rapid range expansions. Nevertheless, if multiple lines of evidence enable identification of an expansion pathway, we may still detect genetic signals of expansion.

P18-65 Advancing the Grouping and Harmonization of Similar Key Events in the AOP Wiki: Ontology-Based Key Event Component Combinations as Catalysts for Integration - J. Filipovska; K. Audouze; J. Blum; L.-A. Clerbaux; E. Coerek; E. Demuynck; S. Edwards; E. Fritsche; L. Gerner; K. Groh; G. Hench; N. Jeliazkova; et al. (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

Association of oil spill cleanup-related hydrocarbon exposure with hypertension and blood pressure in the Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study - Opal P. Patel; Jessie K. Edwards; Anna M. Kucharska-Newton; Eric A. Whitsel; W. Braxton Jackson; Kaitlyn G. Lawrence; Patricia A. Stewart; Mark R. Stenzel; Lawrence S. Engel; Dale P. Sandler (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Opportunities to better integrate inland fish and fisheries in multilateral environmental agreements - Abigail J. Lynch; Devin Bartley; T. Douglas Beard, Jr.; Gabriel Borba; Steven J. Cooke; Ian G. Cowx; Vittoria Elliott; Holly Embke; Edith Gondwe; Zeb Hogan; Jonathan G. Low; Jamie C. Madden; et al. (Environmental Science & Policy, 2025)

Decadal change in deep-ocean dissolved oxygen in the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean - Henry A. Ruhl; Christine L. Huffard; Monique Messié; Thomas P. Connolly; Thomas Soltwedel; Frank Wenzhöfer; Rodney J. Johnson; Nicholas R. Bates; Susan Hartman; Anita Flohr; Edward W. Mawji; David M. Karl; et al. (Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 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)

Biogeochemical controls on iron speciation and cycling across upland to shoreline gradients in freshwater and estuarine coastal soils (Lake Erie and Chesapeake Bay, United States) - Lucie Stetten; Maxim I. Boyanov; Edward J. O'Loughlin; Shan Pushpajom Thomas; Kathleen R. Beilsmith; Roberta B. Peixoto; Fausto Machado-Silva; Donnie J. Day; Stephanie J. Wilson; Timothy W. Vugteveen; Allison N. Myers-Pigg; Opal Otenburg; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

A novel control volume methodology to constrain ecosystem nutrient cycling within a tidal freshwater river - D.R. Mackenzie; D.R. Tait; J. Sippo; A. Ferguson; Rao S; C. Ralph; B. Stewart; M. Call; M. Reading; M. Andskog; D. Laicher-Edwards; D.T. Maher (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2025)

An economical and rapid method of comet assay and micronucleus cytome assay for genotoxicity biomonitoring using clam, Gafrarium divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791) - M. Harshavarthini; Edward Inpent Campal; Shubra Singh; Nalini Poojary; Martin Xavier; Kiran D. Rasal; Madhuri S. Pathak; Naresh S. Nagpure (DNA Repair, 2025)

Genomic evidence reveals a lack of evolutionary differentiation among grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) subspecies - Céline M. Carneiro; W. Alice Boyle; James A. Cox; Juan C. Oteyza; Janet M. Ruth; Edward L. Braun; Jerald D. Noble; James D. Austin (Conservation Genetics, 2025)

Reduced Cuticular Hydrocarbon Production in a Unicolonial Population of the Ant, Nylanderia fulva, Is Associated with Low Desiccation Resistance in its Invasive Range - Pierre-André Eyer; Anjel M. Helms; Megan N. Moran; John M. Grunseich; Edward L. Vargo (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2025)

Effectiveness of Key Biodiversity Areas in representing global avian diversity - Tom P. Lansley; Olivia Crowe; Stuart H. M. Butchart; David P. Edwards; Gavin H. Thomas (Conservation Biology, 2025)
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are the largest and most complete network of significant sites for the global persistence of biodiversity. Although important sites for birds worldwide have been relatively well assessed, a key question is how effectively the global KBA network represents avian diversity. We identified bird species, orders, habitats, and geographic regions that are underrepresented by KBAs. Area of Habitat (AOH) maps for 10,517 terrestrial bird species were cropped and masked by the extent of each KBA. Almost all species had at least one part of their seasonal distribution in one or more KBAs. Twenty‐nine species had no habitat overlap with KBAs, and 1900 species had 2 ). Terrestrial bird species of tropical forests were 12.8% better represented in KBAs than expected by chance, whereas boreal and temperate forest species were less well represented than expected by chance (74.4% and 25.1%, respectively). Among avian orders, Anseriformes and Charadriiformes were underrepresented in KBAs (29.0% and 17.9%, respectively), whereas Trogoniformes and Psittaciformes were better represented (16.2% and 6.9%, respectively) than expected by chance. Bird species for potential KBA identification include marsh antwren ( Formicivora paludicola ) and Tabar pitta ( Erythropitta splendida ). These are mainly due to recent changes in species’ taxonomy or their International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List category. Identifying poorly represented species and where they occur highlights shortfalls where expansion of the network could bring conservation benefits.

A Review of Abrupt Permafrost Thaw: Definitions, Usage, and a Proposed Conceptual Framework - Hailey Webb; Matthias Fuchs; Benjamin W. Abbott; Thomas A. Douglas; Clayton D. Elder; Jessica Gilman Ernakovich; Eugenie S. Euskirchen; Mathias Göckede; Guido Grosse; Gustaf Hugelius; Miriam C. Jones; Charles Koven; et al. (Current Climate Change Reports, 2025)
Purpose of Review We review how ‘abrupt thaw’ has been used in published studies, compare these definitions to abrupt processes in other Earth science disciplines, and provide a definitive framework for how abrupt thaw should be used in the context of permafrost science. Recent Findings We address several aspects of permafrost systems necessary for abrupt thaw to occur and propose a framework for classifying permafrost processes as abrupt thaw in the future. Based on a literature review and our collective expertise, we propose that abrupt thaw refers to thaw processes that lead to a substantial persistent environmental change within a few decades. Abrupt thaw typically occurs in ice-rich permafrost but may be initiated in ice-poor permafrost by external factors such as hydrologic change (i.e., increased streamflow, soil moisture fluctuations, altered groundwater recharge) or wildfire. Summary Permafrost thaw alters greenhouse gas emissions, soil and vegetation properties, and hydrologic flow, threatening infrastructure and the cultures and livelihoods of northern communities. The term ‘abrupt thaw’ has emerged in scientific discourse over the past two decades to differentiate processes that rapidly impact large depths of permafrost, such as thermokarst, from more gradual, top-down thaw processes that impact centimeters of near-surface permafrost over years to decades. However, there has been no formal definition for abrupt thaw and its use in the scientific literature has varied considerably. Our standardized definition of abrupt thaw offers a path forward to better understand drivers and patterns of abrupt thaw and its consequences for global greenhouse gas budgets, impacts to infrastructure and land-use, and Arctic policy- and decision-making.

Reimagining species on the move across space and time - Alexa L. Fredston; Morgan W. Tingley; Montague H.C. Neate-Clegg; Luke J. Evans; Laura H. Antão; Natalie C. Ban; I-Ching Chen; Yi-Wen Chen; Lise Comte; David P. Edwards; Birgitta Evengard; Belen Fadrique; et al. (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2025)

Corrigendum to FTIR spectra from grass pollen: A quest for species-level resolution of Poaceae and Cerealia-type pollen grains [Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 321 (2024): 105039] - F. Katsi; M.S. Kent; M. Jones; W.T. Fraser; P.E. Jardine; W. Eastwood; M. Mariani; C. Osborne; S. Edwards; B.H. Lomax (Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 2025)

Selection of suitable reference gene for gene expression studies in maize-downy mildew pathosystem - Benjamine William P. Cordez; Edward Cedrick J. Fernandez; Jen Daine L. Nocum; Fe M. Dela Cueva; Anand Noel C. Manohar; Darlon V. Lantican (Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2025)

Validation of a novel method to quantify local axilla sweating, SweatSENSE - Andrew McGill; Emmett Cullen Tinley; Stephanie E. Edwards; Andrew Jamieson; Jane Ford; Evie Winterton; Jacob Shardey; Rachel A. Hand; Spyridon Efstathiou; Alan M. Wemyss; Maria Grypioti; Gavin Kirby; et al. (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2025)

Probability of extinction and peak time for multi-type epidemics with application to COVID-19 variants of concern - Jacob Curran-Sebastian; Louise Dyson; Edward M. Hill; Ian Hall; Lorenzo Pellis; Thomas House (Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2025)

A 33-year study comparing maize (Zea mays) in forage legume or soybean (Glycine max) rotations to maize monocultures: Nitrogen fertilizer replacement values and maize yields - Chang Liang; Bao-Luo Ma; Malcolm J. Morrison; Edward G. Gregorich; Neil B. McLaughlin; Lianne M. Dwyer (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Putting numbers to a metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with which to infer Soil Quality and Health - Kirsty L. Hassall; Joanna Zawadzka; Alice E. Milne; Ronald Corstanje; James A. Harris; A. Gordon Dailey; Aidan M. Keith; Margaret J. Glendining; S.P. McGrath; Lindsay C. Todman; Paul Alexander; Philippa Arnold; et al. (European Journal of Agronomy, 2025)

Association Patterns of Indo‐Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops aduncus ) in Waters off the North West Cape, Western Australia - Chloe M. Edwards; Jonathan Syme; Guido J. Parra (Marine Mammal Science, 2025)
This study examined association patterns, social clustering, and temporal stability of Indo‐Pacific bottlenose dolphins off the North West Cape (NWC), Western Australia. Over 6 years, boat‐based surveys collected photo‐identification data, enabling repeated sampling, sighting history construction, and associate identification. Among the 344 adult dolphins identified, 116 were sighted at least five times and used in association analyses. A strong correlation ( r = 0.86 ± 0.01 SE) between true and estimated association indices, along with a high coefficient of variation ( S = 1.92 ± 0.9 SE), indicates a highly differentiated society with diverse relationships among individuals. Generalized affiliation indexes, social network metrics, and lagged association rates revealed predominantly loose, short‐term associations within a well‐connected but non‐clustered social network. These fluid association patterns are likely related to the open and transient nature of this population, where individuals move in and out of the study area. These movements provide opportunities for social interactions among different individuals, and members of different groups may fission for varying periods of time. Findings from this study provide a solid baseline for future studies looking at the sociogenetic structure of this population and the environmental and social factors driving their fluid social system.

Onset and evolution of summit lava fountaining during the Mauna Loa 2022 eruption - Natália G. Pasqualon; Bruce F. Houghton; Matthew R. Patrick; Edward W. Llewellin; Caroline M. Tisdale (Bulletin of Volcanology, 2025)

Interference of PFAS sorption on zeolites from natural water characteristics - Nathaniel P. Sheehan; Charles A. Ponge; Abe Pankratz; Justin M. Hutchison; Brian B. Laird; Nuong P. Nguyen; Mark B. Shiflett; Deepak Timalsina; Michael Zhuo Wang; Edward F. Peltier (Chemosphere, 2025)

Variety-seeking behavioral markers in an immersive virtual reality food buffet are associated with greater food and energy intake in laboratory meals - John W. Long; Paige M. Cunningham; Sara J. Maksi; Kathleen L. Keller; Charissa S.L. Cheah; Lee Boot; Alexander Klippel; Timothy R. Brick; Caitlyn G. Edwards; Janelle Kort; Paige Grabusky; Barbara J. Rolls; et al. (Appetite, 2025)

Harmonizing nature’s timescales in ecosystem models - Vivienne P. Groner; Jacob Cook; C. David L. Orme; Priyanga Amarasekare; Edward Comyn-Platt; Taran Rallings; Jaideep Joshi; Robert M. Ewers (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2025)

Correcting the heartwood-sapwood transition in blue intensity measurements with change point detection methods - Hung T.T. Nguyen; Rory Abernethy; Rob Wilson; Daniel L. Druckenbrod; Kathryn J. Allen; Brendan M. Buckley; Edward R. Cook; Rosanne D’Arrigo; Jonathan G. Palmer (Dendrochronologia, 2025)

A novel physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model to estimate reduced CYP3A4 activity in cancer patients utilizing the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as an inflammatory marker - David E. Coutant; Jessica Rehmel; Donna M. Edwards; Stephen D. Hall (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2025)

Informatics for toxicokinetics - Gilberto Padilla Mercado; Christopher Cook; Norman Adkins; Lucas Albrecht; Grace Cary; Brenda Edwards; Derik E. Haggard; Nancy M. Hanley; Michael F. Hughes; Anna Jarnagin; Tirumala D. Kodavanti; Evgenia Korol-Bexell; et al. (Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, 2025)

Cardiac mitochondria function in embryonic and 1-year old American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, is not altered by hypoxic incubation or an acute anoxic challenge - Janna Crossley; Jessica D. Rippamonti; Dane A. Crossley; Edward M. Dzialowski (Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2025)

Infant mortality associated with immigration of males in a multi-level society - Samantha M. Stead; Hafsa Ishaque; Edward Mujjuzi; Julie A. Teichroeb (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2025)

Quantifying explosive processes of the 2022 Meradalir eruption of the Fagradalsfjall Fires, Iceland - Caroline M. Tisdale; Bruce F. Houghton; Thorvaldur Thorsdarson; Edward W. Llewellin; Jóna S. Pálmadóttir (Bulletin of Volcanology, 2025)

Rhenium-osmium and oxygen isotope homogeneity during the 2022 Mauna Loa eruption and implications for basaltic magma storage - Emily A. Rhoads; Anton Kutyrev; Ilya N. Bindeman; Kendra J. Lynn; Frank A. Trusdell; Drew T. Downs; Hunter R. Edwards; Geoffrey W. Cook; James M. D. Day (Bulletin of Volcanology, 2025)
Mauna Loa is one of the largest and most active volcanoes on Earth. The most recent eruption of Mauna Loa started on 27 November 2022, lasted for 13 days, and was preceded by the longest repose time of 38 years in its modern history. In this contribution, new trace- and highly siderophile-element (HSE: Os, Ir, Ru, Pt, Pd, Re) abundances, 187 Re- 187 Os, and 18 O/ 16 O data are reported for the 2022 lavas. These lavas have a limited range of MgO (6.2 ± 0.1 wt.%) and Ni (83 ± 2 µg/g), with a broader range of Re (0.3 to 1.3 ng/g) and consistent Os (0.031 to 0.080 ng/g) contents. They have 187 Os/ 188 Os ratios (0.1345 to 0.1385) which are, on average, more radiogenic than Mauna Loa picrites (0.1331 to 0.1349) and are similar in composition to more differentiated Mauna Loa tholeiite lavas (0.1340 to 0.1381). The oxygen isotope compositions of glassy samples are 5.35 ± 0.15‰ ( n = 13) and span a range in δ 18 O of + 5.0 to + 5.5‰, with an average composition 0.2 to 0.3‰ lower than MORB. The δD value is − 81 ± 11‰ ( n = 5) at very low (0.03 ± 0.015 wt.%) H 2 O concentrations. The 2022 Mauna Loa eruption is similar in terms of δ 18 O but contrasts in terms of 187 Os/ 188 Os variability, with the recent longer-lived eruptions on La Palma (Canary Islands; 85 days) in 2021 and on the Reykjanes Peninsula (Iceland) that began in 2021 and are still ongoing. Initial lavas were more fractionated for both the Canary Islands and Iceland eruptions, producing more radiogenic Os isotope compositions than later erupted products. The 2022 Mauna Loa eruption showed no such trends. The limited range in isotope compositions of the 2022 Mauna Loa lavas and their strongly fractioned HSE patterns reflect long-term storage, crystal fractionation, and assimilation of related basaltic volcanic edifice materials by the parent magma beneath the volcano prior to eruption triggering. Eruption of differentiated and homogeneous tholeiite lavas at the summit caldera and high on the volcano’s flank, with emplacement of accumulative picrites lower on the volcano, are consistent with neutral buoyancy arguments.

Corrigendum to “Large sardine resource discovered off south-eastern Australia: Potential risks, challenges and benefits of establishing a new fishery” [Mar. Policy 155 (2023) 105739] - Tim M. Ward; Barrett W. Wolfe; Gretchen L. Grammer; Alex R. Ivey; Edward King; Andreas Schiller; Karlie S. McDonald; Jeffrey M. Dambacher (Marine Policy, 2025)

Using highest density intervals can reduce perceived uncertainty in stock assessments - Andrew M. Edwards; Marie Auger-Méthé (Fisheries Research, 2025)

Genomic and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Clostridium perfringens isolated from pets in China - Mingjin Fang; Yuan Yuan; Xin Tian; Ying Liu; Ke Wu; Yanyan Zhu; Likun Zhang; Edward M. Fox; Ruichao Li; Li Bai; Menghan Li; Guerrino Macori; et al. (Veterinary Microbiology, 2025)

Starch digestion: A comprehensive update on the underlying modulation mechanisms and its in vitro assessment methodologies - Daniela Freitas; Athina Lazaridou; Dorine Duijsens; Kali Kotsiou; Kendall R. Corbin; Marilisa Alongi; Natalia Perez-Moral; Sebnem Simsek; Sedef Nehir El; Shannon Gwala; Sibel Karakaya; Steven Le Feunteun; et al. (Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2025)

Clamping parameters in full-scale tidal turbine blade tests: A case study - Miguel A. Valdivia-Camacho; Sergio Lopez Dubon; Fergus Cuthill; Marek J. Munko; Edward D. McCarthy; Parvez Alam; Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh (Ocean Engineering, 2025)

Evaluating virtual fencing as a tool to manage beef cattle for rotational grazing across multiple years - Alexandra J. Harland; Francisco J. Novais; Carolyn J. Fitzsimmons; John S. Church; Gleise M. da Silva; Maria C. Londono-Mendez; Edward W. Bork (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Unveiling the diversity of gut microbes in green lacewings (Chrysopidae: Neuroptera) and their role as protagonist in nutrition - N. Karkuzhali; Y. S. Johnson Thangaraj Edward; N. Chitra; M. Senthilkumar; J. Ramalingam (Archives of Microbiology, 2025)

Transient Lymphatic Remodeling Follows Sub-Ablative High-Frequency Irreversible Electroporation Therapy in a 4T1 Murine Model - Savieay Esparza; Edward Jacobs; Jennifer H. Hammel; Sharon K. Michelhaugh; Nastaran Alinezhadbalalami; Margaret Nagai-Singer; Khan Mohammad Imran; Rafael V. Davalos; Irving C. Allen; Scott S. Verbridge; Jennifer M. Munson (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2025)
High-frequency irreversible electroporation (H-FIRE) is a minimally invasive local ablation therapy known to activate the adaptive immune system and reprogram the tumor microenvironment. Its predecessor, irreversible electroporation (IRE), transiently increases microvascular density and immune cell infiltration within the surviving non-ablated and non-necrotic tumor region, also known as the viable tumor region. However, the impact of pulse electric field therapies on lymphatic vessels, crucial for T-cell fate and maturation, remains unclear. This study investigates how sub-ablative H-FIRE (SA-HFIRE) affects lymphatic and blood microvascular remodeling in the 4T1 mammary mouse model. We conducted a temporal and spatial analysis to evaluate vascular changes in the viable tumor, peritumoral fat pad, and tumor-draining lymph node post-treatment. Histological examination showed a transient increase in blood vessel density on Day 1 post-treatment, followed by a spike in lymphatic vessel density in the viable tumor region on Day 3 post-treatment, increased lymphatic vessel density in the peripheral fat pad, and minimal remodeling of the tumor-draining lymph node within 3 days following treatment. Gene expression analysis indicated elevated levels of CCL21 and CXCL2 on Day 1 post-treatment, while VEGFA and VEGFC did not appear to contribute to vascular remodeling. Likewise, CCL21 protein content in tumor-draining axillary lymph nodes correlated with gene expression data from the viable tumor region. These findings suggest a dynamic shift in lymphatic and blood microvascular structures post-SA-HFIRE, potentially enhancing the adaptive immune response through CCL21-mediated lymphatic homing and subsequent lymph node microvascular remodeling. Future work will assess the immune and transport function of the microvasculature to inform experiments aimed at the application of adjuvant therapies during scenarios of tumor partial ablation.

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.

A Review of Global Fisheries Performance - Frank Asche; Taryn M. Garlock; James L. Anderson; Ruth B. Pincinato; Christopher M. Anderson; Edward V. Camp; Jingjie Chu; Andreea L. Cojocaru; Hakan Eggert; Kai Lorenzen; David C. Love; Ragnar Tveteras (Fish and Fisheries, 2025)
Management of fisheries is complex as it combines environmental, economic and social objectives. The relative importance of these objectives is highly debated and the best approaches to achieving good outcomes are unclear. A lack of global and multi‐dimensional data has largely precluded reviews providing comparisons of performances across systems at a large scale. We review fisheries performance by analysing outcomes over 14 dimensions of environmental, economic and community performance using a unique global dataset for 145 fisheries collected with the Fishery Performance Indicators. The fisheries are ranked into three performance groups by an average of their environmental, economic and community scores: the 10% best fisheries, the 10% worst fisheries and the middle 80%. Furthermore, we investigate how four different types of management systems, catch shares, territorial use rights, limited entry and open access, are represented in the three performance groups. The best performing fisheries scored equally or better and the poorest performing fisheries scored equally or worse in environmental, economic and social dimensions. We found three different management systems to be represented among the best performing fisheries, indicating that no specific management system is best. Moreover, some management systems were represented in all three performance categories, indicating that fisheries characteristics or management designs are important elements of fishery performance. The worst performing fisheries were dominated by open access fisheries with no or very limited management.

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.

Self-report and actigraphy measures of sleep and domain-specific cognitive performance in older adults - Kelsey R. Sewell; Audrey M. Collins; Miranda G. Chappel-Farley; Shivangi Jain; Haiqing Huang; George Grove; Arthur F. Kramer; Edward McAuley; Jeffrey Burns; Charles Hillman; Eric Vidoni; Anna Marsland; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)

Assessment of beach litter, including Abandoned, Lost, or Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG), along the coast of Tamil Nadu, India: Magnitude, sources, composition, pollution status, and management strategies - J.K. Patterson Edward; M. Jayanthi; Haraldur A. Einarsson; R. Kannan; R.L. Laju; K. Immaculate Jeyasanta; Narmatha Sathish; Jamila Patterson (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025)

Sedimentary records of late Pleistocene-Holocene paleoenvironments from Convict Lake (California, USA) - Bailee N. Hodelka; Morgan Black; Adam J. Benfield; Sarah J. Ivory; Edward W. Woolery; Kevin Woller; Susan R.H. Zimmerman; Michael M. McGlue (Quaternary International, 2025)

Ingestive behaviour, performance, and methane emissions of pregnant alpacas grazing cultivated pastures in the high Peruvian Andes - Laura B. Gualdrón-Duarte; Cecilia Loza; José I. Gere; Nancy F. Huanca-Marca; Francisco E. Franco; Yemi Sanca Uscamayta; Rubén García‐Ticllacuri; Guadalupe Orellana Ligas; Diannett Benito López; Feliciano Rivera Pachiño; Juan E. Moscoso-Muñoz; Medardo A. Díaz-Céspedes; et al. (Livestock Science, 2025)

A comparative analysis of data-driven modeling approaches to forecast cyanobacteria algal blooms in eutrophic lake discharge canals - Hung Q. Nguyen; Mauricio E. Arias; Qiong Zhang; Osama M. Tarabih; Cassondra Armstrong; Detong Sun; Edward J. Phlips (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Economic impacts of maple syrup production potential in Kentucky: Input-output analysis - Bobby Thapa; Thomas O. Ochuodho; John M. Lhotka; William Thomas; Jacob Muller; Thomas J. Brandeis; Edward Olale; Mo Zhou; Jingjing Liang (Forest Policy and Economics, 2025)

John Raven, FRS, FRSE: a truly great innovator in plant physiology, photosynthesis and much more - A. W. D. Larkum; P. G. Falkowski; Dianne Edwards; C. B. Osmond; H. Lambers; P. Sanchez-Baracaldo; R. J. Ritchie; J. W. Runcie; P. J. Ralph; M. Westoby; S. Maberly; H. Griffiths; et al. (Photosynthesis Research, 2025)
This is a tribute to a truly inspirational plant biologist, Prof. John A. Raven, FRS, FRSE (25th June 1941– 23rd May 2024), who died at the age of 82. He was a leader in the field of evolution and physiology of algae and land plants. His research touched on many areas including photosynthesis, ion transport, carbon utilisation, mineral use, such as silicon, iron and molybdenum, the evolution of phytoplankton, the evolution of root systems, the impact of global change, especially on the acidification of the oceans, carbon gain and water use in early land plants, and ways of detecting extraterrestrial photosynthesis. Beginning his research career in the Botany School, University of Cambridge, John studied ion uptake in a giant algal cell. This was at the time of great strides brought about by Peter Mitchell (1920–1992) in elucidating the role of energy generation in mitochondria and chloroplasts and the coupling of ion transport systems to energy generation. With Enid MacRobbie and Andrew Smith, John pioneered early work on the involvement of ion transport in the growth and metabolism of plant cells.On leaving Cambridge John took up a lectureship at the University of Dundee in 1971, where he was still attached upon his death. His primary focus over the years, with one of us (Paul Falkowski), was on phytoplankton, the photosynthetic microalgae of the oceans. Still, his publication list of 5 books and over 600 scientific papers spans a very broad range. The many highly cited papers (see Table 1) attest to an outstanding innovator, who influenced a multitude of students and coworkers and a very wide readership worldwide. At the personal level, John Raven was a wonderful human being; he had an extraordinary memory, dredging up facts and little-known scientific papers, like a scientific magician, but at the same time making humorous jokes and involving his colleagues in fun and sympathetic appreciation. Table 1 Ten best cited articles (from google scholar) Citations Date Aquatic Photosynthesis, 3rd EditionP.G. Falkowski & J.A. RavenPrinceton University Press, 2013 3854 2013 The evolution of modern eukaryotic phytoplanktonP.G. Falkowski, M.E. Katz, A.H. Knoll, A. Quigg, J.A. Raven, et alScience 305 , 354–360 1790 2004 C O 2 concentrating mechanisms in algae:mechanisms, environmental modulation, and evolutionM. Giordano, J. Beardall & J.A. RavenAnnu. Rev. Plant Biol. 56 (1), 99–131 1648 2005 Algae as nutritional food sources: revisiting our understandingM.L. Wells, P. Potin, J.S. Craigie, J.A. Raven, S.S. Merchant, et alJournal of applied phycology 29 , 949–982 1527 2017 Plant Nutrient acquisition strategies change with soil ageH. Lambers, J.A. Raven, G.R. Shaver & S.E. SmithTrends in ecology & evolution 23 , 95–103 1488 2008 Ocean acidification due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxideJ. Raven, K. Caldeira, H. Elderfield, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, P. Liss, et alThe Royal Society, Policy Document, June 2005 1470 2005 Phytoplankton in a changing world: cell size and elemental stoichiometryZ.V. Finkel, J. Beardall, K.J. Flynn, A. Quigg, T.A.V. Rees & J.A. RavenJournal of plankton research 32 , 119–137 1198 2010 Opportunities for improving phosphorus efficiency in crop plantsE.J. Veneklaas, H. Lambers, J. Bragg, P.M. Finnegan, C.E. Lovelock, et alNew phytologist 195 , 306–320 951 2012 Adaptation of unicellular algae to irradiance: an analysis of strategiesK. Richardson, J. Beardall & J.A. RavenNew Phytologist 93 , 157–191 914 1983 N itrogen assimilation and transport in vascular land plants in relation to Intracellular pH regulationJ.A. Raven & F.A. SmithNew Phytologist 76 , 415–431 893 1976 Temperature and algal growth J.A. Raven & R.J. GeiderNew phytologist 110 , 441–461 867 1988 The role of trace metals in photosynthetic electron transport in O 2 -evolving organismsJ.A. Raven, M.C.W. Evans & R.E. KorbPhotosynthesis Research 60 , 111–150 840 1999

Giant milkweed: a comprehensive review of chemical constituents and their insecticidal properties - K. Mounisha; Y. S. Johnson Thangaraj Edward; M. Kannan; S. Vellaikumar; D. Uma; P. Indiragandhi (Phytochemistry Reviews, 2025)

Correction: Sequence Divergence in Venom Genes Within and Between Montane Pitviper (Viperidae: Crotalinae: Cerrophidion) Species is Driven by Mutation–Drift Equilibrium - Ramses Alejandro Rosales‑Garcia; Rhett M. Rautsaw; Erich P. Hofmann; Christoph I. Grünwald; Hector Franz‑Chavez; Ivan T. Ahumada‑Carrillo; Ricardo Ramirez‑Chaparro; Miguel Angel de la Torre‑Loranca; Jason L. Strickland; Andrew J. Mason; Matthew L. Holding; Miguel Borja; et al. (Journal of Molecular Evolution, 2025)

Bonobo (Pan paniscus) Density and Distribution in Central Africa's Largest Rainforest Reserve: Long-term Survey Data Show Pitfalls in Methodological Approaches and Call for Vigilance - Mattia Bessone; Hjalmar S. Kühl; Ilka Herbinger; Gottfried Hohmann; Kouamé Paul N’Goran; Papy Asanzi; Stephen Blake; Michel Basele; Martin Bofeko; Nono Bondjengo; Pitshou Wangongo Bondo; Rigobert Booto; et al. (International Journal of Primatology, 2025)
Conservation measures require accurate estimates of density and abundance and population trend assessments. The bonobo ( Pan paniscus ) is considered Endangered in the IUCN Red List. This classification assumes that available population data are representative. However, with only 30% of the bonobo’s historic geographical range surveyed, reliable information is needed to assess the species' population status. Here, we use information from 13 surveys conducted between 2002 and 2018 in an area of 42,000 km 2 , representing ~27% of bonobo-suitable habitat: Salonga National Park and its corridor, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Using 8310 km of reconnaissance and transect walks and 27,045 days of camera trapping, we: (1) provide updated estimates of bonobo population density and distribution (42,000 km 2 ; ~5,000 km 2 of which, to the best of our knowledge, have not been surveyed before by scientists), (2) assess population trends (15,758 km 2 ; 2002–2008 vs 2012–2018), (3) compare estimates obtained with different methods, and (4) assess the factors driving bonobo density and distribution. Although we detected a non-significant population decline, our study suggests that Salonga is a bonobo stronghold, with a population ranging between 8244 and 18,308 mature individuals (density: 0.31 individuals/km 2 ). Standing crop nest counts returned non-significantly lower density estimates than camera trap distance sampling. Nest count-estimates were higher in areas with Marantaceae understorey and those farther away from rivers, while camera trap-estimates were higher in areas with lower human presence. Regardless of the method, bonobos were rarer in proximity to villages. They occurred more often in areas of dense forest cover and in proximity to ranger posts. Our results point towards a declining bonobo population in Salonga, but do not provide sufficient evidence to confirm this statistically. Consequently, the continued monitoring of the bonobo population and preservation of the integrity of Salonga, considering its biological and cultural heritage, will be crucial in the preservation of this stronghold of wild bonobos.

Can agricultural systems facing climate change benefit from a deeper understanding of invasive plant species? - Artur Nosalewicz; Ali A. Bajwa; Dana M. Blumenthal; David Edwards; Marcel G.C. França; Ülo Niinemets; Bruce A. Osborne; Lewis H. Ziska (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2025)

Investigating stocking density, culture duration, and the combination ratio of artificial feed and fresh feed for mangrove crab Scylla serrata megalopae reared in pond-based net cages - Pedrita A. Caballero; Veronica R. Alava; Kyle Dymer L. Regatalio; Rheniel Dayrit; Joseph P. Faisan; Roger Edward P. Mamauag; Mercedes M. Pates; Gaudioso S. Pates (Aquaculture International, 2025)

Eddy dipole differentially influences particle‐associated and water column protistan community composition - Jennifer L. Beatty; Brittany P. Stewart; Lisa Y. Mesrop; Edward F. DeLong; David M. Karl; David A. Caron (Limnology and Oceanography, 2025)
Ocean eddies are mesoscale features that can extend > 100 km and maintain cohesiveness for months, impacting planktonic community structure and water column biogeochemical cycles. Standing stocks of protists in the water column and on sinking particles were investigated using microscopy, in situ imagery, and metabarcoding across an anticyclonic to cyclonic eddy dipole in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre during July 2017. The water column was sampled from the surface to 500 m and particle interceptor traps were deployed at 150 m. Protistan assemblage composition varied substantially between sample type and analytical approach across the eddy dipole. Alveolates represented 63% of sequences from water samples. In contrast to water samples, rhizarian protists represented 79% of trap sequences obtained by metabarcoding of sediment trap material. Microscopy of trap material supported the important contribution of Rhizaria to sinking particles and revealed increased relative abundances of ciliates in the anticyclonic eddy and diatoms in the cyclonic eddy. In situ imagery confirmed the presence of relatively large Rhizaria that were not adequately assessed from water samples but contributed significantly to particle flux. Together, these data demonstrate differing perspectives of planktonic protistan community composition and contributions to sinking particles gained from the application of different sampling and analytic approaches. Our observations and analyses indicate a specific subset of the protistan community contributed disproportionately to organic matter downward export.

Multi‐Species Telemetry Quantifies Current and Future Efficacy of a Remote Marine Protected Area - Morgan E. Gilmour; Kydd Pollock; Josh Adams; Barbara A. Block; Jennifer E. Caselle; Alex Filous; Alan M. Friedlander; Edward T. Game; Elliott L. Hazen; Marie Hill; Nick D. Holmes; Kevin D. Lafferty; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2025)
Large‐scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs; > 1000 km 2 ) provide important refuge for large mobile species, but most do not encompass species' ranges. To better understand current and future LSMPA value, we concurrently tracked nine species (seabirds, cetaceans, pelagic fishes, manta rays, reef sharks) at Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Reef (PKMPA) in the U.S. Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. PKMPA and the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone encompassed 39% and 54% of species movements ( n = 83; tracking duration range: 0.5–350 days), respectively. Species distribution models indicated 73% of PKMPA contained highly suitable habitat. Under two projected future scenarios (SSP 1–2.6, “Sustainability”; SSP 3–7.0, “Rocky Road”), strong sea surface temperature gradients initially could cause abrupt oceanic change resulting in predicted habitat loss in 2040–2050, followed by an equilibrium response and regained habitat by 2090–2100. Current and future suitable habitats were available adjacent to PKMPA, suggesting that increased MPA size could enhance protection. Our three‐tiered approach combining animal tracking with publicly available remote sensing data and future projected environmental scenarios could be used to design, study, and monitor protected areas throughout the world. Holistic approaches that encompass diverse species and habitat use can enhance assessments of protected area designs. Animal telemetry and remote sensing may be helpful for ascertaining the extent to which other MPAs protect large mobile species in the future.

Mycorrhiza—Saprotroph Interactions and Carbon Cycling in the Rhizosphere - Binu M. Tripathi; Juan Piñeiro; Chansotheary Dang; Edward Brzostek; Ember M. Morrissey (Global Change Biology, 2025)
Labile carbon (C) inputs in soils are expected to increase in the future due to global change drivers such as elevated atmospheric CO 2 concentrations or warming and potential increases in plant primary productivity. However, the role of mycorrhizal association in modulating microbial activity and soil organic matter (SOM) biogeochemistry responses to increasing below‐ground C inputs remains unclear. We employed 18 O–H 2 O quantitative stable isotope probing to investigate the effects of synthetic root exudate addition (0, 250, 500, and 1000 μg C g soil −1 ) on bacterial growth traits and SOM biogeochemistry in rhizosphere soils of trees associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi. Soil respiration increased proportionally to the amount of exudate addition in both AM and ECM soils. However, microbial biomass C (MBC) responses differed, increasing in AM and decreasing in ECM soils. In AM soils, exudate addition increased taxon‐specific and community‐wide relative growth rates of bacteria, leading to enhanced biomass production. Conversely, in ECM soils, relative growth rates were less responsive to exudate addition, and estimates of MBC mortality increased with increasing exudate addition. In the AM soils, aggregated bacterial growth traits were predictive of soil respiration, but this relationship was not observed in ECM soils, perhaps due to substantial MBC mortality. These findings highlight the distinct responses of bacterial communities in AM and ECM rhizosphere soils to exudate addition. Considering that microbial products contribute to the formation of stable soil organic carbon (SOC) pools, future increases in labile exudate release in response to global change may consequently lead to greater SOC gains in AM soils compared to ECM soils.

Ability of new protected areas to counteract losses from downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement - Yanyun Yan; Song Ling Tan; Edward L. Webb; James E. M. Watson; L. Roman Carrasco (Conservation Biology, 2025)
Protected area downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement (PADDD) is a common occurrence. Although PADDD is expected to weaken biodiversity protection, PADDD offsets and new unrelated protected areas (PAs) could help restore representation of biodiversity features to the reserve network affected by PADDD. Globally, we analyzed 16 territories with terrestrial PADDD and 4 territories with marine PADDD from 2011 to 2020. Our objective was to evaluate whether PADDD offsets and new PAs could restore the PAs, key biodiversity areas (KBAs), ecoregions, and threatened amphibian, mammal, bird, and reptile species ranges where PADDD had occurred. In our studied territories, offsets of PADDD were rare (enacted in 3 [19%] terrestrial territories and one [25%] marine territory). One territory had PADDD losses that were compensated fully by PADDD offsets in terms of area coverage and ecoregions represented. All other territories failed to achieve compensation goals. In territories affected by PADDD, PADDD offsets and new PAs partially restored area representation (63%) and KBA coverage (57%). However, only 38% of ecoregion representation and 20%, 33%, 31%, and 21% of threatened amphibian, mammal, bird, and reptile representation, respectively, were restored. Overall, we found a large shortfall in PADDD offsets, even when unrelated PAs were included in the calculus. There is an urgent need to expand PADDD offsets and PAs to advance biodiversity conservation and achieve the Global Biodiversity Framework's 30×30 target. Future planning of newly enacted conservation areas needs to prioritize biodiversity conservation and consider the purpose of restoring reserve networks affected by PADDD, rather than solely focusing on areal targets.

Agricultural commercialization and sustainable land management practices in Ghana - Edward Martey; Prince M. Etwire; Tahirou Abdoulaye (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2025)

Non-serous ovarian cancer in PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome: additional evidence for increased risk - Ane J. Schei-Andersen; Vera M. Witjes; Janet R. Vos; Arjen R. Mensenkamp; Anne van Altena; Jolanda Schieving; Michiel Simons; Janneke H. M. Schuurs-Hoeijmakers; Muriel A. Adank; Liselotte P. van Hest; Yvette van Ierland; Mirjam de Jong; et al. (Familial Cancer, 2025)
Increased hereditary cancer risk is one of the hallmarks of PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome (PHTS) which is caused by a pathogenic germline variant in PTEN . Case reports and some cohort studies have described ovarian cancer (OC) in PHTS patients. Previously, we observed an enrichment of non-serous OC in PHTS compared to sporadic cases (3% vs 1%). However, ovarian cancer is currently not considered a PHTS-related cancer. The aim of this study was to describe five PHTS patients with a pathogenic germline variant in PTEN with non-serous OC. Three of the non-serous OCs were mucinous carcinomas (49, 51 and 52 years) and two were malignant germ cell tumors (8 and 15 years) and all were diagnosed before genetic testing and PHTS diagnosis. In addition to OC, the described patients developed other PHTS-related benign and malignant lesions. We provide further evidence that non-serous ovarian cancer, especially mucinous, endometrioid and malignant germ cell tumors should be further investigated as potential PHTS-related cancers.

Corrigendum to “Incorporating heterogeneity in farmer disease control behaviour into a livestock disease transmission model” Preventive Vet. Med. 219 (2023) 106019 - Edward M. Hill; Naomi S. Prosser; Paul E. Brown; Eamonn Ferguson; Martin J. Green; Jasmeet Kaler; Matt J. Keeling; Michael J. Tildesley (Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2025)

Spatial variability of metal(loid) leaching from coastal colliery wastes under freshwater and saline water conditions - Catherine J. Gandy; Ian T. Burke; Patrick Byrne; Nick Cooper; Richard A. Crane; Karen A. Hudson-Edwards; William M. Mayes; Patrizia Onnis; Alex L. Riley; Adam P. Jarvis (Journal of Environmental Management, 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)

Comparative Transcriptomics Reveals the Molecular Mechanisms of Maize in Response to Downy Mildew Disease Caused by Peronosclerospora philippinensis (Weston) Shaw - Edward Cedrick J. Fernandez; Eliza Vie M. Simon-Ada; Jay-Vee S. Mendoza; Anand Noel C. Manohar; Roanne R. Gardoce; Tonette P. Laude; Fe M. Dela Cueva; Darlon V. Lantican (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2025)

CT scatter spectra transmission data of 80, 100, 120 and 140 kVp primary beams for various shielding materials - S. M. Edwards (Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 2025)

Routine large-scale movements of the yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) - Leif K. Rasmuson; Matthew T. O. Blume; Kelly A. Lawrence; Bruce M. Laughlin; Christopher A. Edwards; Mark R. Terwilliger; A. Camille Ayrea; Alexandra G. McInturf; Bryan J. Legare; Taylor K. Chapple (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025)
Of the seven species of Pacific rockfish declared overfished in the California Current in 2008, yelloweye rockfish ( Sebastes ruberrimus ) is the only remaining overfished rockfish species. Part of the original rebuilding plan included designation of a yelloweye rockfish conservation area, a rocky reef closed off the Central Coast of Oregon that is closed to bottom fishing. The yelloweye rockfish conservation area’s ability to help rebuild the population, is predicated on the theory that demersal rockfishes are relatively sedentary. However, in the years since being declared overfished, acoustic tagging studies suggested yelloweye rockfish did not remain in the yelloweye rockfish conservation area. However, where they went remained a mystery. In this paper we describe the use of pop-off satellite tags to conduct a mark-recapture study of 11 yelloweye rockfish tagged within the Stonewall Bank Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area. We used back-in-time particle tracking coupled with an ocean circulation model in an attempt to increase the precision in the location at which each tag shed off the fish, and further validated that location by associating it to the underlying seafloor habitat type. Ten out of eleven tags were shed from the fish while it was outside the Stonewall Bank Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area’s boundary. While most fish remained within 50 km of the Stonewall Bank Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area, one tagged fish swam to an offshore reef off Central Washington (~40 km from the shore). Backtracked locations were more likely over rock than the initial satellite transmission, indicating the method was effective at identifying tag shed locations. We found no relationship between days at large, fish sex or length and the distance between release site and shed location. Our work supports a growing body of work that suggests yelloweye rockfish have less site fidelity than previously hypothesized.

Achieving multifunctionality in green infrastructure projects: a fuzzy evaluation and Gini index of Key drivers in developing countries - S. Seidu; D. J. Edwards; D. Owusu-Manu; D. W. M. Chan; S. F. Abdulai; J. I. T. Buertey (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2025)
While many developed countries are well advanced in green infrastructure (GI), more efforts are needed to bring less developed regions to speed. Existing evidence shows that GI understanding differs significantly among stakeholders due to the multifunctionality concept. As key technical stakeholders in GI implementation, there is little empirical knowledge of the multifunctional attributes of GI systems among built environment professionals in developing regions. This study provides an in-depth analysis to fill this knowledge gap through a combination of the Gini coefficient and fuzzy synthetic evaluation toward understanding the multifunctionality concept of GI among built environment professionals in developing regions. As a measure of dispersion, the stationary driver points to a constant factor that underpins the implementation of GI across several geographic regions. The need to mitigate urban heat islands and enhance ecosystem services were revealed as the anchors among built environment professionals in supporting GI development; hence, specific attention needs to be accorded to these dimensions in GI policies. Ecosystem services, water resources management, and thermal regulation were identified as the three broad multifunctional drivers of GI in developing nations. For effective water management in GI projects, integrated green-grey infrastructure systems are recommended. To achieve thermal objectives, insulation materials are pivotal. The ecosystem properties are more passive as compared to thermal and water management; hence, specific considerations must be accorded to ensure GI success. The key contribution of the study was the delineation of the key multifunctional factors that support GI adoption and implementation success in developing regions.

Spatial and temporal (annual and decadal) trends of metal(loid) concentrations and loads in an acid mine drainage-affected river - Elin Jennings; Patrizia Onnis; Rich Crane; Sean D.W. Comber; Patrick Byrne; Alex L. Riley; William M. Mayes; Adam P. Jarvis; Karen A. Hudson-Edwards (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Competing mechanisms for the buckling of an epithelial monolayer identified using multicellular simulation - Phillip J. Brown; J. Edward F. Green; Benjamin J. Binder; James M. Osborne (Mathematical Biosciences, 2025)

Synthesis of encapsulated nanofertilizer from biogas plant digestate - Edward D. Nasser; Joel Kenneth M. Ngojo; Ramiro Emerson C. Amon; Jayvee Moore S. Dy; Julius J. Rosalia; Chosel P. Lawagon (Bioresource Technology Reports, 2025)

Role of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Insecticide Residue Degradation - K. Kiruthika; A. Suganthi; Y.S. Johnson Thangaraj Edward; R. Anandham; P. Renukadevi; M. Murugan; Bimal Kumar Sahoo; Mohammad Ikram; P.G. Kavitha; M. Jayakanthan (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2025)

Does participation in on-farm demonstrations improve aspirations formation and food security? Evidence from Ghana - Edward Martey; John K. M. Kuwornu; Prince M. Etwire; Emmanuel K. Apiors; Samuel Kwabena Chaa Kyire; Patrick Maanikuu Muotono Izideen; Francis H. Kemeze (Food Security, 2025)

Ecosystem Changes Caused by Hydrological Change are Associated with Population Decline in a Formerly-Common Grazing Herbivore - W. J. Blaser-Hart; G. K. Shanungu; P. J. Edwards; J. Harms; S. P. H. Hart; G. A. Ellenbroek; H. A. M. J. van Gils; C. Simukonda; H. Olde Venterink (Ecosystems, 2025)
Few ecosystems are more sensitive to hydrological change than seasonally-flooded wetlands. Here, we investigate how changes in hydrological regimes caused by the construction of two dams have contributed to large changes in the structure and dynamics of the Kafue Flats, an internationally-important, partially-protected wetland ecosystem in Zambia. We use historical (1970) and contemporary (2013) data to describe changes in hydrology due to dam operations, and to compare the areal extent, distribution, and composition of the major wetland and dryland habitats in the pre- and post-dam periods. To understand the seasonal dynamics of the ecosystem and how these dynamics influence the seasonal movement and use of the ecosystem by the dominant grazing herbivore, the endangered Kafue lechwe, we combine data on annual hydrological variation with spatially- and/or temporally-explicit quantitative estimates of: (1) grass biomass and nutrient stocks, (2) distribution of lechwe across habitats, and (3) lechwe nutritional status. The operation of the dams has reduced hydrological variation, causing a loss of more than 50% of seasonally-flooded grasslands and probably promoting woody encroachment in some habitats. Our results demonstrate that Kafue lechwe is highly dependent on these seasonally-flooded grasslands during the dry season, when their nutritional status is otherwise critically low. In combination, we hypothesize that changes in the flooding regime driven by dam construction precipitated ecosystem-level changes that—together with other factors—may have contributed to a rapid historic, as well as ongoing decline in the lechwe population. Our study highlights potential consequences of the spatio-temporal homogenization of a previously highly variable ecosystem.

Coral reef attributes associated with microplastic exposure - Cheryl Hankins; Danielle Lasseigne; Sarah M. Davis; Kimberly Edwards; Jenny S. Paul (Coral Reefs, 2025)
Coral reef declines have been documented since the 1980’s from a variety of global and local stressors. Management resource tools are needed to preserve these fragile ecosystems from stressors, both known and unknown. Laboratory studies have shown microplastics (MP) to have negative effects on coral physiology, but their effects in a natural environment are not well understood. Thus, our primary objectives were to explore associations between MPs and coral reef attributes. We measured MP concentrations from sub-surface water and coral tissue samples from two Caribbean/Atlantic scleractinian coral species, Montastraea cavernosa and Orbicella faveolata, from St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida’s Coral Reef in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Polymer identification yielded mostly cotton or polyester fibers for both water and coral tissue samples. This study is the first to document MPs in coral tissues from either the U.S. Virgin Islands or Florida’s Coral Reef and is the first to explore how MPs relate to coral reef attributes. Significant, positive relationships were seen between MPs in coral tissue and coral density, rugosity, and percent coral cover, indicating MPs may not have immediate adverse effects on coral reef health.