Reproductive factors, hormonal interventions, and gastric cancer risk in the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project - Minkyo Song; Harindra Jayasekara; Claudio Pelucchi; Charles S. Rabkin; Kenneth C. Johnson; Jinfu Hu; Domenico Palli; Monica Ferraroni; Linda M. Liao; Rossella Bonzi; David Zaridze; Dmitry Maximovitch; et al. (Cancer Causes & Control, 2024)

Variability in the phytoplankton response to upwelling across an iron limitation mosaic within the California current system - YuanYu Lin; Olivia Torano; Logan Whitehouse; Emily Pierce; Claire P. Till; Matthew Hurst; Robert Freiberger; Travis Mellett; Maria T. Maldonado; Jian Guo; Mariam Sutton; David Zeitz; et al. (Limnology and Oceanography, 2024)
Coastal upwelling currents such as the California Current System (CCS) comprise some of the most productive biological systems on the planet. Diatoms dominate these upwelling events in part due to their rapid response to nutrient entrainment. In this region, they may also be limited by the micronutrient iron (Fe), an important trace element primarily involved in photosynthesis and nitrogen assimilation. The mechanisms behind how diatoms physiologically acclimate to the different stages of the upwelling conveyor belt cycle remain largely uncharacterized. Here, we explore their physiological and metatranscriptomic response to the upwelling cycle with respect to the Fe limitation mosaic that exists in the CCS. Subsurface, natural plankton assemblages that would potentially seed surface blooms were examined over wide and narrow shelf regions. The initial biomass and physiological state of the phytoplankton community had a large impact on the overall response to simulated upwelling. Following on‐deck incubations under varying Fe physiological states, our results suggest that diatoms quickly dominated the blooms by “frontloading” nitrogen assimilation genes prior to upwelling. However, diatoms subjected to induced Fe limitation exhibited reductions in carbon and nitrogen uptake and decreasing biomass accumulation. Simultaneously, they exhibited a distinct gene expression response which included increased expression of Fe‐starvation induced proteins and decreased expression of nitrogen assimilation and photosynthesis genes. These findings may have significant implications for upwelling events in future oceans, where changes in ocean conditions are projected to amplify the gradient of Fe limitation in coastal upwelling regions.

Emerging Signals of Change that Could Shape the Future of Forestry: a Horizon Scan - David N Bengston; Lynne M Westphal; Paul Adelson; Jason Crabtree; Michael J Dockry; Andy Hines; George H Kubik; Maria Romero; Zach Van Stanley; Nicole L Zimmerman (Journal of Forestry, 2024)
Foresight is essential for long-term planning and forward-looking decision-making in forestry, where planning horizons often span many decades. But generating foresight is challenging due to the increasing pace and complexity of change and growing uncertainty about the future. Most change that could affect or even disrupt forestry in the future originates outside of the field, such as social, technological, economic, and environmental changes. The Forest Futures Horizon Scanning project (Forest Horizons) aims to generate foresight by identifying early signals of change from outside forestry that professionals within the field may not be aware of or pay close attention to. This article draws on the database of signals of change uncovered in the Forest Horizons project and identifies fifteen key emerging changes that could help shape the long-term future of forestry. Study Implications: The long-term nature of forestry has compelled foresters to be forward-looking and plan many decades ahead. Horizon scanning is a tool that can enhance foresight in forestry by identifying emerging signals of change that could affect the field in the future. Fifteen wide-ranging early signals of change are highlighted in this article. Consideration of these emerging changes in long-term and strategic planning could help forestry decision makers prepare for change and avoid being blindsided. Horizon scanning is a useful approach to help generate essential foresight in an era of increasingly rapid, complex, and often surprising change.

Effects of decreasing roughage NDF in diets with high inclusion of DDGS on performance, feeding behavior, and ruminal parameters in Nellore bulls - Gabriel Namor Issa David; Alana Maria Menezes Di Calaça; Natalia de Almeida Leite; Taniela de Souza Conrado; Izadora Mazagão Veloso; Alessandro Rodrigues Costa Filho; Felipe de Souza Galvão; Yasmin Machado Barreto; Luan de Oliveira Moura Silva; Victor Rezende Moreira Couto; Juliano José de Resende Fernandes (Livestock Science, 2024)

Iron nanoparticle coating and plasma-activated water cleaning as a biofouling removal method for reverse osmosis membranes suitable for desalination - Angelina Egorova; Binbin Xia; Heema Kumari Nilesh Vyas; Maria Magdalena Armendáriz-Ontiveros; Yi-Chen Lin; Alejandra Garcia-Garcia; David K. Wang; Patrick J. Cullen; Gustavo Fimbres Weihs; Anne Mai-Prochnow (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024)

Unraveling parasite identification in invasive and endangered squirrel species: potential for parasite spillover - Deandra Jones; Patricia S. Stock; Emilie Lefoulon; Maria V. Mazzamuto; W. Eugene Hall; David L. Bergman; John L. Koprowski (Biological Invasions, 2024)

Spatiotemporal distribution of invertebrate fauna in a mesovoid shallow substratum in iron formations - Lígia Maria Saback Moreira Dornellas; Pedro Giovâni da Silva; Maria Elina Bichuette; Augusto S. Auler; David C. Culver; Tanja Pipan; Lorena Oliveira Pires; Frederico de Siqueira Neves (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2024)

Application of an integrated pyrolysis and chemical leaching process for pulper waste conversion into coal, hydrogen and chemical flocculating agent - Andrea Salimbeni; Marta Di Bianca; Andrea Maria Rizzo; David Chiaramonti (Waste Management, 2024)

Enhanced oil dehalogenation during catalytic pyrolysis of WEEE-derived plastics over Fe- and Ca-modified zeolites - Julio López; Lidia Amodio; Maria del Mar Alonso-Doncel; Jennifer Cueto; Hector Hernando; Michal Mazur; Jiří Čejka; Patricia Pizarro; David P. Serrano (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024)

Pervasive aqueous alteration in the early Solar System revealed by potassium isotopic variations in Ryugu samples and carbonaceous chondrites - Yan Hu; Frédéric Moynier; Wei Dai; Marine Paquet; Tetsuya Yokoyama; Yoshinari Abe; Jérôme Aléon; Conel M. O'D. Alexander; Sachiko Amari; Yuri Amelin; Ken-ichi Bajo; Martin Bizzarro; et al. (Icarus, 2024)

A case study on pharmaceutical residues and antimicrobial resistance genes in Costa Rican rivers: A possible route of contamination for feline and other species - Seiling Vargas-Villalobos; Félix Hernández; David Fabregat-Safont; Denis Salas-González; Francisco Quesada-Alvarado; Ana Maria Botero-Coy; Fernando Esperón; Bárbara Martín-Maldonado; Juan Monrós-Gonzalez; Clemens Ruepert; Sandra Estrada-König; Josué Rivera-Castillo; et al. (Environmental Research, 2024)

Spatial distribution of selenium-mercury in Arctic seabirds - Marta Cruz-Flores; Jérémy Lemaire; Maud Brault-Favrou; Signe Christensen-Dalsgaard; Carine Churlaud; Sébastien Descamps; Kyle Elliott; Kjell Einar Erikstad; Alexey Ezhov; Maria Gavrilo; David Grémillet; Gaël Guillou; et al. (Environmental Pollution, 2024)

Spread analysis of glanders in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil - Roselma de Carvalho Moura; Francisco Alyson de Oliveira; Dayseanny de Oliveira Bezerra; Raizza Eveline Escórcio Pinheiro; Ricardo Antônio Pilegi Sfaciotte; Joandes Henrique Fonteque; Sandra Maria Ferraz; Raylson Pereira de Oliveira; Verônica Flores da Cunha Scheeren; David Germano Gonçalves Schwarz (Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2024)

The ethical assessment of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in wildlife conservation - Barbara de Mori; Elena Mercugliano; Pierfrancesco Biasetti; Ilaria Pollastri; Maria Michela Spiriti; Daniela Florio; Francesco Andreucci; Frank Göritz; Susanne Holtze; Cesare Galli; Jan Stejskal; Silvia Colleoni; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2024)

PPARγ partial agonist LPSF/GQ-16 prevents dermal and pulmonary fibrosis in HOCl-induced systemic sclerosis (SSc) and modulates cytokine production in PBMC of SSc patients - Anderson Rodrigues de Almeida; Andréa Tavares Dantas; Maria Eduarda de Oliveira Gonçalves; Charlotte Chêne; Mohamed Jeljeli; Sandrine Chouzenoux; Marine Thomas; Eudes Gustavo Constantino Cunha; Lilian David de Azevedo Valadares; João Victor de Melo Gomes; Simão Kalebe Silva de Paula; Marina Galdino da Rocha Pitta; et al. (Inflammopharmacology, 2024)

Electrocoagulation using Ti/Ti for the remediation and reuse of aqueous Dispersive Blue-79 - Sahaya Leenus Sebastian; Parameswari Kalivel; Kavitha Subbiah; Jovitha Jane David; Asath Murphy Maria Stephen; Jegathambal Palanichamy (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024)

Estimating uninsured and underinsured women eligible for Minnesota’s Breast Cancer Screening Program - David Haynes; Kelly D. Hughes; Maria Borrero; McKenna Haas; Lauren Roach; Anne Blaes (Cancer Causes & Control, 2024)

Substituting ryegrass-based pasture with graded levels of forage rape in the diet of lambs reduced post-feeding variation in methane emissions - Maria M. Della Rosa; Federico N. Duranovich; David Pacheco; Stefan Muetzel; Peter H. Janssen; Arjan Jonker (Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2024)

Grazing for biodiversity: Assessing the effects of cattle management practices on wetlands and amphibian communities in central Argentina - Maria Gabriela Agostini; David Bilenca (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2024)

Prediction of solar energetic events impacting space weather conditions - Manolis K. Georgoulis; Stephanie L. Yardley; Jordan A. Guerra; Sophie A. Murray; Azim Ahmadzadeh; Anastasios Anastasiadis; Rafal Angryk; Berkay Aydin; Dipankar Banerjee; Graham Barnes; Alessandro Bemporad; Federico Benvenuto; et al. (Advances in Space Research, 2024)

Phaeodactylum tricornutum as a stable platform for pilot scale production and investigation of the viability of spirulina fucoxanthin as a commercial lipolysis active novel compound - Jesús Fidel Delgado-Ramallo; Maria Álvarez-Gil; Víctor Casado-Bañares; David Suárez-Montes; Claudia Sanjurjo-Muñíz (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024)
The nutraceutical market has experienced a significant growth over the last years, due to changing consumer preferences towards products of natural and organic origin. One of the main areas of interest in this field is microalgae-derived carotenoids, whose antioxidant activity protects against oxidative damage in human cells. The diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum has been widely studied due to its high fucoxanthin content (antioxidant carotenoid). However, pilot and industrial scale experiments to realize continuous and stable production of P. tricornutum and extracted fucoxanthin are limited. For this reason, this research focuses on the study of the fucoxanthin production, going through culture, harvesting, scaling procedure and encapsulation stage. Finally, the optimal culture conditions for a fucoxanthin production of 2.5 mg/day/L were verified. Furthermore, the antioxidant capacity showed a decrease during storage, but still presented a capacity of 18 months, with improved performance when encapsulated with spirulina. The study carried out on encapsulated fucoxanthin-spirulina shows an inhibitory effect on lipogenesis at all concentrations tested in the 3T3-L1 cell line and a lipolytic efficacy at concentrations of 0.2 mg/mL and 0.1 mg/mL in the 3T3-L1 cell line.

Crustal structure of the Western Azuero Peninsula, Panama: Insights into the structure of accretionary complexes and forearc ophiolites - Carolina Ortiz-Guerrero; Camilo Montes; David W. Farris; Catalina Agudelo; Margarita Ariza Acero; Juliana Ayala; Jose David Avellaneda; Alejandro Cortes-Calderon; Esteban Gaitan; Sebastian Garzon; Daniel Gongora-Blanco; Nubia Andrea Jara; et al. (International Geology Review, 2024)

A PM10 chemically characterized nation-wide dataset for Italy. Geographical influence on urban air pollution and source apportionment - Adriana Pietrodangelo; Maria Chiara Bove; Alice Corina Forello; Federica Crova; Alessandro Bigi; Erika Brattich; Angelo Riccio; Silvia Becagli; Stefano Bertinetti; Giulia Calzolai; Silvia Canepari; David Cappelletti; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Impacts of changes in climate, land use, and emissions on global ozone air quality by mid-21st century following selected Shared Socioeconomic Pathways - Hemraj Bhattarai; Amos P.K. Tai; Maria Val Martin; David H.Y. Yung (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Recurrent E - W oscillations of the ice flow confluence of the East and West Antarctic ice sheets in the central Ross Sea, Antarctica, from the Middle Miocene to the present day - Maria Laura Balestrieri; Valerio Olivetti; David Chew; Luca Zurli; Massimiliano Zattin; Foteini Drakou; Gianluca Cornamusini; Matteo Perotti (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2024)

Fitness under high temperatures is overestimated when daily thermal fluctuation is ignored - Thibaut Bagni; David Siaussat; Annick Maria; Annabelle Fuentes; Philippe Couzi; Manuel Massot (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2024)

Biochemical and teratogenic effects of a mixture of pyriproxyfen and glyphosate - Angélica Sabrina dos Santos Azevedo; Josefa Gerlane da Silva; Jéssica Celerino dos Santos; Maria Regina de Oliveira Silva; Sinara Monica Vitalino de Almeida; Rafael David Souto de Azevedo; Marina de Sá Leitão Câmara de Araújo (Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 2024)

Body size mediates latitudinal population differences in the response to chytrid fungus infection in two amphibians - Sara Meurling; Mattias Siljestam; Maria Cortazar-Chinarro; David Åhlen; Patrik Rödin-Mörch; Erik Ågren; Jacob Höglund; Anssi Laurila (Oecologia, 2024)
Factors behind intraspecific variation in sensitivity to pathogens remain poorly understood. We investigated how geographical origin in two North European amphibians affects tolerance to infection by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( Bd), a generalist pathogen which has caused amphibian population declines worldwide. We exposed newly metamorphosed individuals of moor frog Rana arvalis and common toad Bufo bufo from two latitudinal regions to two different Bd GPL strains. We measured survival and growth as infections may cause sub-lethal effects in fitness components even in the absence of mortality. Infection loads were higher in B. bufo than in R. arvalis, and smaller individuals had generally higher infection loads. B. bufo had high mortality in response to Bd infection, whereas there was little mortality in R. arvalis . Bd -mediated mortality was size-dependent and high-latitude individuals were smaller leading to high mortality in the northern B. bufo . Bd exposure led to sub-lethal effects in terms of reduced growth suggesting that individuals surviving the infection may have reduced fitness mediated by smaller body size. In both host species, the Swedish Bd strain caused stronger sublethal effects than the British strain. We suggest that high-latitude populations can be more vulnerable to chytrids than those from lower latitudes and discuss the possible mechanisms how body size and host geographical origin contribute to the present results.

New indicators for monitoring genetic diversity applied to alpine brown trout populations using whole genome sequence data - Sara Kurland; Atal Saha; Naomi Keehnen; Maria de la Paz Celorio‐Mancera; David Díez‐del‐Molino; Nils Ryman; Linda Laikre (Molecular Ecology, 2024)
International policy recently adopted commitments to maintain genetic diversity in wild populations to secure their adaptive potential, including metrics to monitor temporal trends in genetic diversity – so‐called indicators. A national programme for assessing trends in genetic diversity was recently initiated in Sweden. Relating to this effort, we systematically assess contemporary genome‐wide temporal trends (40 years) in wild populations using the newly adopted indicators and whole genome sequencing (WGS). We use pooled and individual WGS data from brown trout ( Salmo trutta ) in eight alpine lakes in protected areas. Observed temporal trends in diversity metrics (nucleotide diversity, Watterson's ϴ and heterozygosity) lie within proposed acceptable threshold values for six of the lakes, but with consistently low values in lakes above the tree line and declines observed in these northern‐most lakes. Local effective population size is low in all lakes, highlighting the importance of continued protection of interconnected systems to allow genetic connectivity for long‐term viability of these populations. Inbreeding ( F ROH ) spans 10%–30% and is mostly represented by ancient (

Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem - Mattia Saccò; Stefano Mammola; Florian Altermatt; Roman Alther; Rossano Bolpagni; Anton Brancelj; David Brankovits; Cene Fišer; Vasilis Gerovasileiou; Christian Griebler; Simone Guareschi; Grant C. Hose; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2024)
Groundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater resource, in a period of depletion by extraction and pollution, groundwater environments have been repeatedly overlooked in global biodiversity conservation agendas. Disregarding the importance of groundwater as an ecosystem ignores its critical role in preserving surface biomes. To foster timely global conservation of groundwater, we propose elevating the concept of keystone species into the realm of ecosystems, claiming groundwater as a keystone ecosystem that influences the integrity of many dependent ecosystems. Our global analysis shows that over half of land surface areas (52.6%) has a medium‐to‐high interaction with groundwater, reaching up to 74.9% when deserts and high mountains are excluded. We postulate that the intrinsic transboundary features of groundwater are critical for shifting perspectives towards more holistic approaches in aquatic ecology and beyond. Furthermore, we propose eight key themes to develop a science‐policy integrated groundwater conservation agenda. Given ecosystems above and below the ground intersect at many levels, considering groundwater as an essential component of planetary health is pivotal to reduce biodiversity loss and buffer against climate change.

Cytochrome b Sequencing as a Tool for Identification of Morphologically Similar Mediterranean Gobies Gobius incognitus and Gobius bucchichi (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae) - Katarína Čekovská; Radek Šanda; Eva Ašenbrenerová; Abderrahmane Kassar; Dimitris Zogaris; Anna Maria Pappalardo; Ali Serhan Tarkan; Ekaterina Vasil’eva; David Santos; Jasna Vukić (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023)
Despite being one of the most speciose fish families in the Mediterranean Sea, knowledge about the diversity of gobies (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae) in this sea is still unsatisfactory, as documented by recent descriptions of a number of new species. Although very common in shallow water, Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Šanda, 2016, had escaped attention until 2016, when it was discovered. Due to its overall superficial morphological similarity, G. incognitus used to be confused with a much rarer species, Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870, which was considered one of the most common shallow-water gobies in the Mediterranean Sea. In this work, we tested the suitability of the genetic data (mitochondrial gene encoding cytochrome b) for identifying and distinguishing between these two goby species, and assessed the congruency between the distribution records based on genetic data and those based on morphological identification. We analysed material of 304 specimens of G. incognitus and G. bucchichi from 49 localities covering a considerable part of the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean near Gibraltar, representing 19 geographically well-separated areas. We detected 270 sequences of G. incognitus, and only 34 of G. bucchichi. In both species, a high haplotype variability was observed. The sequence species identity matched morphological identification for all specimens for which vouchers were available. The mean uncorrected p-distance between G. incognitus and G. bucchichi was 13%, while the mean intraspecific distances were much lower (0.63% and 0.68%, respectively). We found 79 fixed mutations between these two species. Data on distribution based on genetic identification are completely congruent with published results based on morphological identification. The results of this study support molecular methods as a reliable tool for distinguishing morphologically similar fish species, which is particularly useful when only tissue is available for determination.

Retrospective spatiotemporal study of antidepressants in Slovenian wastewaters - Maria Laimou-Geraniou; Maarten Quireyns; Tim Boogaerts; Natan Van Wichelen; David Heath; Alexander L.N. van Nuijs; Adrian Covaci; Ester Heath (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Integrated study of the microfossils of the upper Aptian (Lower Cretaceous) of the Sobradinho and Serra do Mãozinha sections (Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil): Biostratigraphic and paleoenvironmental inferences - Luiz Ricardo S.L. Nascimento; Mitsuru Arai; Josefa Nilmara Lopes Lacerda; Maria Emilia Tomé; Rilda Araripe; Alcina Barreto; David Holanda de Oliveira; Flávia Pedrosa Lemos; Ludmila A.C. Prado; Christiano Ng (Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 2023)

Species distribution modelling in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: A systematic review and trends - Lucas dos Santos Rodrigues; Nicholas Winterle Daudt; Luis Gustavo Cardoso; Paul Gerhard Kinas; David Conesa; Maria Grazia Pennino (Ecological Modelling, 2023)

The potential of high temporal resolution automatic measurements of PM2.5 composition as an alternative to the filter-based manual method used in routine monitoring - Marsailidh M. Twigg; Chiara F. Di Marco; Elizabeth A. McGhee; Christine F. Braban; Eiko Nemitz; Richard J.C. Brown; Kevin C. Blakley; Sarah R. Leeson; Agnieszka Sanocka; David C. Green; Max Priestman; Veronique Riffault; et al. (Atmospheric Environment, 2023)

Pathophysiological Links Between Obesity and Dementia - David E. Wong Zhang; Vivian Tran; Antony Vinh; Quynh Nhu Dinh; Grant R. Drummond; Christopher G. Sobey; Maria Jelinic; T. Michael De Silva (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2023)
Obesity is a major global health concern, with prevalence rates rapidly rising due to increased availability of highly processed foods rich in fats and/or sugars and technological advances promoting more sedentary behaviour. There is increasing evidence to suggest that obesity predisposes individuals to developing cognitive impairment and dementia. However, the relationship between the brain and the peripheral metabolic state is complex, and many of the underlying mechanisms of cognitive impairment in obesity are yet to be fully elucidated. To better understand the links between obesity and dementia, further work is required to determine pathological changes occurring in the brain during obesity. In this mini-review, we discuss the role of two pathological features of obesity (the gut-brain axis and systemic inflammation) and their potential contribution to dementia.

Review of Solar Energetic Particle Prediction Models - Kathryn Whitman; Ricky Egeland; Ian G. Richardson; Clayton Allison; Philip Quinn; Janet Barzilla; Irina Kitiashvili; Viacheslav Sadykov; Hazel M. Bain; Mark Dierckxsens; M. Leila Mays; Tilaye Tadesse; et al. (Advances in Space Research, 2023)

Measuring healthy ageing: current and future tools - Nádia Silva; Ana Teresa Rajado; Filipa Esteves; David Brito; Joana Apolónio; Vânia Palma Roberto; Alexandra Binnie; Inês Araújo; Clévio Nóbrega; José Bragança; Pedro Castelo-Branco; Raquel P. Andrade; et al. (Biogerontology, 2023)
Human ageing is a complex, multifactorial process characterised by physiological damage, increased risk of age-related diseases and inevitable functional deterioration. As the population of the world grows older, placing significant strain on social and healthcare resources, there is a growing need to identify reliable and easy-to-employ markers of healthy ageing for early detection of ageing trajectories and disease risk. Such markers would allow for the targeted implementation of strategies or treatments that can lessen suffering, disability, and dependence in old age. In this review, we summarise the healthy ageing scores reported in the literature, with a focus on the past 5 years, and compare and contrast the variables employed. The use of approaches to determine biological age, molecular biomarkers, ageing trajectories, and multi-omics ageing scores are reviewed. We conclude that the ideal healthy ageing score is multisystemic and able to encompass all of the potential alterations associated with ageing. It should also be longitudinal and able to accurately predict ageing complications at an early stage in order to maximize the chances of successful early intervention.

Globally‐distributed microbial eukaryotes exhibit endemism at deep‐sea hydrothermal vents - Sarah K. Hu; Amy R. Smith; Rika E. Anderson; Sean P. Sylva; Michaela Setzer; Maria Steadmon; Kiana L. Frank; Eric W. Chan; Darlene S. S. Lim; Christopher R. German; John A. Breier; Susan Q. Lang; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2023)
Single‐celled microbial eukaryotes inhabit deep‐sea hydrothermal vent environments and play critical ecological roles in the vent‐associated microbial food web. 18S rRNA amplicon sequencing of diffuse venting fluids from four geographically‐ and geochemically‐distinct hydrothermal vent fields was applied to investigate community diversity patterns among protistan assemblages. The four vent fields include Axial Seamount at the Juan de Fuca Ridge, Sea Cliff and Apollo at the Gorda Ridge, all in the NE Pacific Ocean, and Piccard and Von Damm at the Mid‐Cayman Rise in the Caribbean Sea. We describe species diversity patterns with respect to hydrothermal vent field and sample type, identify putative vent endemic microbial eukaryotes, and test how vent fluid geochemistry may influence microbial community diversity. At a semi‐global scale, microbial eukaryotic communities at deep‐sea vents were composed of similar proportions of dinoflagellates, ciliates, Rhizaria, and stramenopiles. Individual vent fields supported distinct and highly diverse assemblages of protists that included potentially endemic or novel vent‐associated strains. These findings represent a census of deep‐sea hydrothermal vent protistan communities. Protistan diversity, which is shaped by the hydrothermal vent environment at a local scale, ultimately influences the vent‐associated microbial food web and the broader deep‐sea carbon cycle.

Drivers of habitat availability for terrestrial mammals: Unravelling the role of livestock, land conversion and intrinsic traits in the past 50 years - Michela Pacifici; Andrea Cristiano; Maria Lumbierres; Mauro Lucherini; David Mallon; Erik Meijaard; Sergio Solari; Marcelo F. Tognelli; Jerrold L. Belant; Thomas M. Butynski; Drew Cronin; Jean‐Pierre d'Huart; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2023)
The global decline of terrestrial species is largely due to the degradation, loss and fragmentation of their habitats. The conversion of natural ecosystems for cropland, rangeland, forest products and human infrastructure are the primary causes of habitat deterioration. Due to the paucity of data on the past distribution of species and the scarcity of fine‐scale habitat conversion maps, however, accurate assessment of the recent effects of habitat degradation, loss and fragmentation on the range of mammals has been near impossible. We aim to assess the proportions of available habitat within the lost and retained parts of mammals' distribution ranges, and to identify the drivers of habitat availability. We produced distribution maps for 475 terrestrial mammals for the range they occupied 50 years ago and compared them to current range maps. We then calculated the differences in the percentage of ‘area of habitat’ (habitat available to a species within its range) between the lost and retained range areas. Finally, we ran generalized linear mixed models to identify which variables were more influential in determining habitat availability in the lost and retained parts of the distribution ranges. We found that 59% of species had a lower proportion of available habitat in the lost range compared to the retained range, thus hypothesizing that habitat loss could have contributed to range declines. The most important factors negatively affecting habitat availability were the conversion of land to rangeland and high density of livestock. Significant intrinsic traits were those related to reproductive timing and output, habitat breadth and medium body size. Our findings emphasize the importance of implementing conservation strategies to mitigate the impacts caused by human activities on the habitats of mammals, and offer evidence indicating which species have the potential to reoccupy portions of their former range if other threats cease to occur.

Exploring Autonomous and Remotely Operated Vehicles in Offshore Structure Inspections - Maricruz Fun Sang Cepeda; Marcos de Souza Freitas Machado; Fabrício Hudson Sousa Barbosa; Douglas Santana Souza Moreira; Maria José Legaz Almansa; Marcelo Igor Lourenço de Souza; Jean-David Caprace (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023)
Operators of offshore production units (OPUs) employ risk-based assessment (RBA) techniques in order to minimise inspection expenses while maintaining risks at an acceptable level. However, when human divers and workers are involved in inspections conducted at high heights, the operational risks can be significant. Recently, there has been a growing trend towards the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs), remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for inspections of offshore structures as a means to reduce exposure to human risk. This article provides an analysis of these vehicle inspection capabilities and their potential to enhance robustness and safety within the oil and gas industry. The review assesses both the advantages and the drawbacks associated with these innovative systems, providing valuable comparisons and assessments on their potential use as viable alternatives to conventional inspection methods.

Ambient air particulate total lung deposited surface area (LDSA) levels in urban Europe - Xiansheng Liu; Hadiatullah Hadiatullah; Xun Zhang; Pedro Trechera; Marjan Savadkoohi; Meritxell Garcia-Marlès; Cristina Reche; Noemí Pérez; David C.S. Beddows; Imre Salma; Wanda Thén; Panayiotis Kalkavouras; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Drivers of mangrove vulnerability and resilience to tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Basin - Cibele Amaral; Benjamin Poulter; David Lagomasino; Temilola Fatoyinbo; Paul Taillie; Gil Lizcano; Steven Canty; Jorge Alfredo Herrera Silveira; Claudia Teutli-Hernández; Miguel Cifuentes-Jara; Sean Patrick Charles; Claudia Shantal Moreno; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Validation of the fCAL turbo immunoturbidimetric assay for measurement of calprotectin in porcine and bovine fecal samples - Raquel Pato; Raquel Peña; Anna Pelegrí-Pineda; Núria Crusellas-Villorbina; Lucia Pisoni; Maria Devant; Sonia Marti; David Solà-Oriol; Anna Bassols; Yolanda Saco (Research in Veterinary Science, 2023)

Macronutrient biogeochemistry in Antarctic land-fast sea ice: Insights from a circumpolar data compilation - Sian F. Henley; Stefano Cozzi; François Fripiat; Delphine Lannuzel; Daiki Nomura; David N. Thomas; Klaus M. Meiners; Martin Vancoppenolle; Kevin Arrigo; Jacqueline Stefels; Maria van Leeuwe; Sebastien Moreau; et al. (Marine Chemistry, 2023)

Comparative planetology – Comparing cirques on Mars and Earth using a CNN - Joshua M. Williams; Louis A. Scuderi; Timothy P. McClanahan; Maria E. Banks; David M.H. Baker (Geomorphology, 2023)

Dry heat whole Sorghum BRS 305 flour modulate satiety and improves antioxidant response in brain of Wistar rats fed with high-fat high-fructose diet - Haira Guedes Lúcio; Mariana Grancieri; Oscar David Medina Martinez; Renata Celi Lopes Toledo; Cícero Beserra de Menezes; Neuza Maria Brunoro Costa; Valéria Aparecida Vieira Queiroz; Bárbara Pereira da Silva; Hércia Stampini Duarte Martino (Food Research International, 2023)

Earthworm populations and diversity under annual and perennial wheat in a North to South gradient in Western Europe - Alena Förster; Christophe David; Benjamin Dumont; Linda-Maria Dimitrova Mårtensson; Frank Rasche; Christoph Emmerling (European Journal of Soil Biology, 2023)

Dispersion of sneeze droplets in a meat facility indoor environment – Without partitions - Sunil Kumar; Mark Klassen; David Klassen; Robert Hardin; Maria D. King (Environmental Research, 2023)

Hydrothermal carbonization of Typha australis: Influence of stirring rate - Omar M. Abdeldayem; Md Abdullah Al Noman; Capucine Dupont; David Ferras; Lat Grand Ndiaye; Maria Kennedy (Environmental Research, 2023)

Dirofilaria immitis in pet dogs from the metropolitan area of the Colombian Caribbean - Maria A. Badillo-Viloria; Ignacio García-Bocanegra; Rodrigo J. de Lavalle-Galvis; Remigio Martínez; Steffania de la Rosa-Jaramillo; Adriana Castillo-Castañeda; Juan D. Ramírez; David Cano-Terriza (Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2023)

Migration timing and tributary use of spawning flannelmouth sucker ( Catostomus latipinnis ) - Sophia M. Bonjour; Keith B. Gido; Mark C. McKinstry; Charles N. Cathcart; Matthew R. Bogaard; Maria Dzul; Brian D. Healy; Zachary E. Hooley‐Underwood; David L. Rogowski; Charles B. Yackulic (Journal of Fish Biology, 2023)
Spawning phenology and associated migrations of fishes are often regulated by factors such as temperature and stream discharge, but flow regulation of mainstem rivers coupled with climate change might disrupt these cues and affect fitness. Flannelmouth sucker ( Catostomus latipinnis ) persisting in heavily modified river networks are known to spawn in tributaries that might provide better spawning habitat than neighboring mainstem rivers subject to habitat degradation (e.g., embedded sediments, altered thermal regimes, and disconnected floodplains). PIT tag data and radio telemetry were used to quantify the timing and duration of flannelmouth sucker tributary spawning migrations in relation to environmental cues in McElmo Creek, a tributary of the San Juan River in the American Southwest. We also tested the extent of the tributary migration and assessed mainstem movements prior to and after tributary migrations. Additionally, multiyear data sets of PIT detections from other tributaries in the Colorado River basin were used to quantify interannual and cross‐site variation in the timing of flannelmouth sucker spawning migrations in relation to environmental cues. The arrival and residence times of fish spawning in McElmo Creek varied among years, with earlier migration and a 3‐week increase in residence time in relatively wet years compared to drier years. Classification tree analysis suggested a combination of discharge‐ and temperature‐determined arrival timing. Of fish PIT tagged in the fall, 56% tagged within 10 km of McElmo Creek spawned in the tributary the following spring, as did 60% of radio‐tagged fish, with a decline in its use corresponding to increased distance of tagging location. A broader analysis of four tributaries in the Colorado River basin, including McElmo Creek, found photoperiod and temperature of tributary and mainstem rivers were the most important variables in determining migration timing, but tributary and mainstem discharge also aided in classification success. The largest tributary, the Little Colorado River, had more residential fish or fish that stayed for longer periods (median = 30 days), whereas McElmo Creek fish stayed an average of just 10 days in 2022. Our results generally suggest that higher discharge, across years or across sites, results in extended use of tributaries by flannelmouth suckers. Conservation actions that limit water extraction and maintain natural flow regimes in tributaries, while maintaining open connection with mainstem rivers, may benefit migratory species, including flannelmouth suckers.

Maximum stem diameter predicts liana population demography - Stefan A. Schnitzer; David M. DeFilippis; Antonio Aguilar; Boris Bernal; Salomé Peréz; Abelino Valdés; Seberino Valdés; Fidedigna Bernal; Adrián Mendoza; Biancolini Castro; Maria Garcia‐Leon (Ecology, 2023)
Determining population demographic rates is fundamental to understanding differences in species’ life‐history strategies and their capacity to coexist. Calculating demographic rates, however, is challenging and requires long‐term, large‐scale censuses. Body size may serve as a simple predictor of demographic rate; can it act as a proxy for demographic rate when those data are unavailable? We tested the hypothesis that maximum body size predicts species' demographic rate using repeated censuses of the 77 most common liana species on the Barro Colorado Island, Panama (BCI) 50‐ha plot. We found that maximum stem diameter does predict species' population turnover and demography. We also found that lianas on BCI can grow to the enormous diameter of 635 mm, indicating that they can store large amounts of carbon and compete intensely with tropical canopy trees. This study is the first to show that maximum stem diameter can predict plant species' demographic rates and that lianas can attain extremely large diameters. Understanding liana demography is particularly timely because lianas are increasing rapidly in many tropical forests, yet their species‐level population dynamics remain chronically understudied. Determining per‐species maximum liana diameters in additional forests will enable systematic comparative analyses of liana demography and potential influence across forest types.

Free-water imaging reveals unique brain microstructural deficits in hispanic individuals with Dementia - Edward Ofori; David E. Vaillancourt; Maria T Greig-Custo; Warren Barker; Kevin Hanson; Steven T. DeKosky; Cynthia S. Garvan; Malek Adjouadi; Todd Golde; David A. Loewenstein; Chad Stecher; Rylan Fowers; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2023)

Scientific knowledge gaps on the biology of non-fish marine species across European Seas - Luisa R. Abucay; Patricia Sorongon-Yap; Kathleen Kesner-Reyes; Emily C. Capuli; Rodolfo B. Reyes; Eva Daskalaki; Carmen Ferrà; Giuseppe Scarcella; Gianpaolo Coro; Francesc Ordines; Paula Sánchez-Zulueta; Georgi Dakalov; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Available information and potential data gaps for non-fish marine organisms (cnidarians, crustaceans, echinoderms, molluscs, sponges, mammals, reptiles, and seabirds) covered by the global database SeaLifeBase were reviewed for eight marine ecosystems (Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay/Celtic Sea/Iberian Coast , Black Sea, North Sea, western Mediterranean Sea, Levantine Sea) across European Seas. The review of the SeaLifeBase dataset, which is based on published literature, analyzed information coverage for eight biological characteristics (diet, fecundity, maturity, length-weight relationships, spawning, growth, lifespan, and natural mortality). These characteristics are required for the development of ecosystem and ecological models to evaluate the status of marine resources and related fisheries. Our analyses revealed that information regarding these biological characteristics in the literature was far from complete across all studied areas. The level of available information was nonetheless reasonably good for sea turtles and moderate for marine mammals in some areas (Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay/Celtic Sea/Iberian Coast , Black Sea, North Sea and western Mediterranean Sea). Further, seven of the areas have well-studied species in terms of information coverage for biological characteristics of some commercial species whereas threatened species are generally not well studied. Across areas, the most well-studied species are the cephalopod common cuttlefish ( Sepia officinalis) and the crustacean Norway lobster ( Nephrops norvegicus ). Overall, the information gap is narrowest for length-weight relationships followed by growth and maturity, and widest for fecundity and natural mortality. Based on these insights, we provide recommendations to prioritize species with insufficient or missing biological data that are common across the studied marine ecosystems and to address data deficiencies.

Renal functional and structural alterations induced by intramuscular injection of Bothrops leucurus venom - Paloma Santos Hora; Joaquim Roque de Jesus Nogueira Junior; Ricardo David Couto; Leda Maria de Castro Coimbra Campos; Telma de Jesus Soares; Luciana Lyra Casais-e-Silva; Samira Itana de Souza (Toxicon, 2023)

Cosmogenic (10Be) surface-exposure ages from the Burtness Comb rock avalanche, Lake District, northwest England - Peter Wilson; David Jarman; Maria Miguens-Rodriguez; Derek Fabel (Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 2023)

Influence of the aqueous matrix on the degradation of cyanotoxins by CWPO: A study on the Iberian Peninsula freshwaters - David Ortiz; Macarena Munoz; Samuel Cirés; José L. Arribas Mediero; Maria C. Crisostomo; Andrea C. Forero Ortiz; Zahara M. de Pedro; Frank Rogalla; Antonio Quesada; Jose A. Casas (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Sulfur fertilization effects on protein concentration and yield of wheat: A meta-analysis - Maria Paula Castellari; Hanna J. Poffenbarger; David A. Van Sanford (Field Crops Research, 2023)

Reappraising the use of forearm rings for bat species - Lourdes Lobato-Bailón; Adrià López-Baucells; David Guixé; Carles Flaquer; Jordi Camprodon; Xavier Florensa-Rius; Maria Mas; Laura Torrent; Laura Ordeix; Oriol Tallo-Parra; Maria P. Ribas; Ignasi Marco; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2023)

Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) Seeds Contain a Highly Stable Trypsin Inhibitor with Potential for Bacterial Management Alone or in Drug Combination Therapy with Oxacillin - Adson Ávila de Souza; Adrianne Maia Lima; Daniele dede Oliveira BezerraSousa; Francisca Cristiane Nogueira; José Carlos do Sacramento Neto; Lucas Pinheiro Dias; Nadine Monteiro Salgueiro Araújo; Celso Shiniti Nagano; Hélio Vitoriano Nobre Júnior; Cecília Rocha da Silva; Lívia Gurgel do Amaral Valente Sá; João Batista de Andrade Neto; et al. (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2023)

BioDeepTime: A database of biodiversity time series for modern and fossil assemblages - Jansen Smith; Marina C. Rillo; Ádám T. Kocsis; Maria Dornelas; David Fastovich; Huai‐Hsuan M. Huang; Lukas Jonkers; Wolfgang Kiessling; Qijian Li; Lee Hsiang Liow; Miranda Margulis‐Ohnuma; Stephen Meyers; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2023)
Motivation We have little understanding of how communities respond to varying magnitudes and rates of environmental perturbations across temporal scales. BioDeepTime harmonizes assemblage time series of presence and abundance data to help facilitate investigations of community dynamics across timescales and the response of communities to natural and anthropogenic stressors. BioDeepTime includes time series of terrestrial and aquatic assemblages of varying spatial and temporal grain and extent from the present‐day to millions of years ago. Main Types of Variables Included BioDeepTime currently contains 7,437,847 taxon records from 10,062 assemblage time series, each with a minimum of 10 time steps. Age constraints, sampling method, environment and taxonomic scope are provided for each time series. Spatial Location and Grain The database includes 8752 unique sampling locations from freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Spatial grain represented by individual samples varies from quadrats on the order of several cm 2 to grid cells of ~100 km 2 . Time Period and Grain BioDeepTime in aggregate currently spans the last 451 million years, with the 10,062 modern and fossil assemblage time series ranging in extent from years to millions of years. The median extent of modern time series is 18.7 years and for fossil series is 54,872 years. Temporal grain, the time encompassed by individual samples, ranges from days to tens of thousands of years. Major Taxa and Level of Measurement The database contains information on 28,777 unique taxa with 4,769,789 records at the species level and another 271,218 records known to the genus level, including time series of benthic and planktonic foraminifera, coccolithophores, diatoms, ostracods, plants (pollen), radiolarians and other invertebrates and vertebrates. There are to date 7012 modern and 3050 fossil time series in BioDeepTime. Software Format SQLite, Comma‐separated values.

Monitoring influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in wastewater. Beyond COVID-19 - Daniel Toribio-Avedillo; Clara Gómez-Gómez; Laura Sala-Comorera; Lorena Rodríguez-Rubio; Albert Carcereny; David García-Pedemonte; Rosa Maria Pintó; Susana Guix; Belén Galofré; Albert Bosch; Susana Merino; Maite Muniesa (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Soil parent material spatial modeling at high resolution from proximal sensing and machine learning: A pilot study - Luiza Maria Pereira Pierangeli; Sérgio Henrique Godinho Silva; Anita Fernanda dos Santos Teixeira; Marcelo Mancini; Renata Andrade; Michele Duarte de Menezes; Mona-Liza C. Sirbescu; João José Marques; David C. Weindorf; Nilton Curi (Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 2023)

Effects of phthalate and bisphenol plasticizers on the activity of glycolytic enzymes of the moth Spodoptera littoralis - Johanna Rivas; Annabelle Fuentes; Annick Maria; Benjamin Bergerot; David Siaussat; David Renault (Journal of Insect Physiology, 2023)

Modeling and thermodynamic analysis of the hydration and germination of triticale seeds - Lucas Carvalho de Oliveira; Thaisa Carvalho Volpe Balbinoti; David Chacón Alvarez; Luiz Mário de Matos Jorge; Regina Maria Matos Jorge (Journal of Cereal Science, 2023)

Towards a better future for biodiversity and people: Modelling Nature Futures - HyeJin Kim; Garry D. Peterson; William W.L. Cheung; Simon Ferrier; Rob Alkemade; Almut Arneth; Jan J. Kuiper; Sana Okayasu; Laura Pereira; Lilibeth A. Acosta; Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer; Eefje den Belder; et al. (Global Environmental Change, 2023)

A systematic review of the microbial community in taiassuids: a One Health approach - Márcio Leonardo de Morais Nobre; Leidiane Sousa Santos; Bianca de Carvalho Sousa; Marina Alicea Santana Campos; David Germano Gonçalves Schwarz; Raizza Eveline Escórcio Pinheiro; Lilian Silva Catenacci; Maria José dos Santos Soares (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2023)

Glucose metabolism in posterior cingulate cortex has supplementary value to predict the progression of cognitively unimpaired to dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease: an exploratory study of 18F-FDG-PET - Qi Zhang; Chunqiu Fan; Luyao Wang; Taoran Li; Min Wang; Ying Han; Jiehui Jiang; Michael W. Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; et al. (GeroScience, 2023)

Mediterranean lifestyle index and 24-h systolic blood pressure and heart rate in community-dwelling older adults - Irene Talavera-Rodríguez; José R. Banegas; Juan J. de la Cruz; David Martínez-Gómez; Miguel Ruiz-Canela; Rosario Ortolá; Maria S. Hershey; Fernando Rodríguez Artalejo; Mercedes Sotos-Prieto (GeroScience, 2023)
Specific foods, nutrients, dietary patterns, and physical activity are associated with lower blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR), but little is known about the joint effect of lifestyle factors captured in a multidimensional score. We assessed the association of a validated Mediterranean-lifestyle (MEDLIFE) index with 24-h-ambulatory BP and HR in everyday life among community-living older adults. Data were taken from 2,184 individuals (51% females, mean age: 71.4 years) from the Seniors-ENRICA-2 cohort. The MEDLIFE index consisted of 29 items arranged in three blocks: 1) Food consumption; 2) Dietary habits; and 3) Physical activity, rest, and conviviality. A higher MEDLIFE score (0–29 points) represented a better Mediterranean lifestyle adherence. 24-h-ambulatory BP and HR were obtained with validated oscillometric devices. Analyses were performed with linear regression adjusted for the main confounders. The MEDLIFE-highest quintile (vs Q1) was associated with lower nighttime systolic BP (SBP) (-3.17 mmHg [95% CI: -5.25, -1.08]; p-trend = 0.011), greater nocturnal-SBP fall (1.67% [0.51, 2.83]; p-trend = 0.052), and lower HR (-2.04 bpm [daytime], -2.33 bpm [nighttime], and -1.93 bpm [24-h]; all p -trend < 0.001). Results were similar for each of the three blocks of MEDLIFE and by hypertension status (yes/no). Among older adults, higher adherence to MEDLIFE was associated with lower nighttime SBP, greater nocturnal-SBP fall, and lower HR in their everyday life. These results suggest a synergistic BP-related protection from the components of the Mediterranean lifestyle. Future studies should determine whether these results replicate in older adults from other Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean countries.

Multiple species ingest microplastic but few reflect sediment and water pollution on sandy beaches: A baseline for biomonitoring - Leonardo Lopes Costa; Ariane da Silva Oliveira; Igor David da Costa; Thayanne Nascimento Silva; Maria Eduarda Azevedo Sciammarella Sant'Anna; Bruna Tavares; Ilana Rosental Zalmon (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023)

Priorities for Mediterranean marine turtle conservation and management in the face of climate change - Antonios D. Mazaris; Charalampos Dimitriadis; Maria Papazekou; Gail Schofield; Aggeliki Doxa; Anastasia Chatzimentor; Oguz Turkozan; Stelios Katsanevakis; Aphrodite Lioliou; Sara Abalo-Morla; Mustapha Aksissou; Antonella Arcangeli; et al. (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Measurements of sound propagation in Mars' lower atmosphere - Baptiste Chide; Xavier Jacob; Andi Petculescu; Ralph D. Lorenz; Sylvestre Maurice; Fabian Seel; Susanne Schröder; Roger C. Wiens; Martin Gillier; Naomi Murdoch; Nina L. Lanza; Tanguy Bertrand; et al. (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2023)

Valorization of beetle infected spruce to produce textile fibers and biofuels: Environmental sustainability evaluated by life cycle assessment - Kuntawit Witthayolankowit; Alessandro Marson; Kiran Reddy Baddigam; Daria Lebedeva; Manzoorahmed Shaikh; Anuja Kane; Deepika Gupta; Maria Ivarsson Wide; Aji P. Mathew; David Kubička; Alessandro Manzardo; Joseph S.M. Samec (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Where are we now with European forest multi-taxon biodiversity and where can we head to? - Sabina Burrascano; Francesco Chianucci; Giovanni Trentanovi; Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas; Tommaso Sitzia; Flóra Tinya; Inken Doerfler; Yoan Paillet; Thomas Andrew Nagel; Bozena Mitic; Lourdes Morillas; Silvana Munzi; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2023)

The living infinite: Envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas - Laura M. Pereira; Guillermo Ortuño Crespo; Diva J. Amon; Renuka Badhe; Salomão Bandeira; Frida Bengtsson; Miranda Boettcher; Gabrielle Carmine; William W.L. Cheung; Bwalya Chibwe; Daniel Dunn; Maria A. Gasalla; et al. (Marine Policy, 2023)

Feeding the pyramid builders: Early agriculture at Giza in Egypt - Hader Sheisha; David Kaniewski; Nick Marriner; Morteza Djamali; Gamal Younes; Zhongyuan Chen; Gad El-Qady; Amr Saleem; Carla Khater; Alain Véron; Edward Anthony; Mohamed Mustapha Abdelmaguid; et al. (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023)

Bacterial benz(a)anthracene catabolic networks in contaminated soils and their modulation by other co-occurring HMW-PAHs - Sara N. Jiménez-Volkerink; Maria Jordán; David R. Singleton; Magdalena Grifoll; Joaquim Vila (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Sex and the Estrous-Cycle Phase Influence the Expression of G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor 1 (GPER) in Schizophrenia: Translational Evidence for a New Target - Francisco Eliclécio Rodrigues da Silva; Rafaela Carneiro Cordeiro; Camila N. de Carvalho Lima; Pablo Leal Cardozo; Germana Silva Vasconcelos; Aline Santos Monte; Lia Lira Olivier Sanders; Silvânia Maria Mendes Vasconcelos; David Freitas de Lucena; Breno Fiuza Cruz; Rodrigo Nicolato; Mary V. Seeman; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2023)

Reducing toxic element leaching in mine tailings with natural zeolite clinoptilolite - Rosalinda Ferrel-Luna; Maria Elena García-Arreola; Luis Mario González-Rodríguez; Margarita Loredo-Cancino; Carlos Enrique Escárcega-González; David Alejandro De Haro-Del Río (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Occurrence and limited zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Balantioides coli infections in free-ranging and farmed wild ungulates in Spain - Alejandro Dashti; Pamela C. Köster; Begoña Bailo; Ana Sánchez de las Matas; Miguel Ángel Habela; Antonio Rivero-Juarez; Joaquín Vicente; Emmanuel Serrano; Maria C. Arnal; Daniel Fernández de Luco; Patrocinio Morrondo; José A. Armenteros; et al. (Research in Veterinary Science, 2023)

Carbon footprint assessment of a wood multi-residential building considering biogenic carbon - Claudiane M. Ouellet-Plamondon; Livia Ramseier; Maria Balouktsi; Laetitia Delem; Greg Foliente; Nicolas Francart; Antonio Garcia-Martinez; Endrit Hoxha; Thomas Lützkendorf; Freja Nygaard Rasmussen; Bruno Peuportier; Jarred Butler; et al. (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Developing a novel approach to prioritizing irrigation tanks for conservation in the Tamiraparani river basin based on long term trends of waterbirds - Patrick David; M. B. Prashanth; A. Saravanan; S. Thalavaipandi; P. Maria Antony; M. Mathivanan; T. Ganesh (Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2023)

Telemedical monitoring in patients with inborn cardiac disease – experience of a tertiary care centre - Dominik S. Westphal; David Federle; Alexander Steger; Tanja Vodermeier; Stefanie Scheiper-Welling; Tina Jenewein; Britt-Maria Beckmann; Silke Kauferstein; Eimo Martens; Franziska Hahn (Mammalian Genome, 2023)

Evaluation and projections of the East Asian summer monsoon in a perturbed parameter ensemble - John W. Rostron; David M. H. Sexton; Kalli Furtado; Maria João Carvalho; Sean F. Milton; José M. Rodríguez; Wenxia Zhang (Climate Dynamics, 2023)
The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) is a dominant driver of East Asian climate, with variations in its strength potentially impacting the livelihoods of millions of people. Understanding, predicting, and assessing uncertainties in these variations are therefore important area of research. Here, we present a study of the projected twenty-first century changes in the EASM using a ‘perturbed parameter ensemble’ (PPE) of HadGEM3-GC3.05 coupled climate models, which samples uncertainties arising from differences in model parameter values. We show that the performance of PPE members for leading order EASM metrics is comparable to CMIP5 and CMIP6 models in many respects. But the PPE also exposes model biases which exist for almost all parameter combinations. These ‘structural’ biases are found mainly to affect metrics for the low-level circulation. We also show that future changes in regional circulation and precipitation are projected consistently across the PPE members. A more detailed moisture budget analysis of the precipitation changes in a region covering the Yangtze River valley shows that the spread of these changes is mainly due to spread in dynamic responses. We also perform parameter sensitivity analyses and find that a parameter controlling the amplitude of deep-level entrainment is the main driver of spread in the PPE’s representation of the EASM circulation. Finally, we discuss how the information provided by the PPE may be used in practice, considering the plausibility of the models, and giving examples of ways to sub-select ensemble members to capture the diversity in the moisture budget changes.

Clinical outcomes of long-term corneas preserved frozen in Eusol-C used in emergency tectonic grafts - Barbara Burgos-Blasco; Beatriz Vidal-Villegas; Isabel Collado-Vincueria; Ana Maria Soria-García; Ricardo Cuiña-Sardiña; Rosalía Mendez-Fernandez; David Diaz-Valle; Mayte Ariño-Gutierez (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2023)

Standards of Fluid Biomarker Collection and Pre-analytical Processes in Humans and Mice: Recommendations by the Ataxia Global Initiative Working Group on Biomarkers - Filippo M. Santorelli; Hayley S. McLoughlin; Justin M. Wolter; Daniele Galatolo; Matthis Synofzik; David Mengel; Puneet Opal; Antonijevic Irina; Auburger Georg; Bataller Luis; Bertini Enrico; Boesch Sylvia; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2023)

Bi-functional photocatalytic heterostructures combining titania thin films with carbon quantum dots (C-QDs/TiO2) for effective elimination of water pollutants - Pinelopi P. Falara; Islam Ibrahim; Adamantia Zourou; Labrini Sygellou; David Emanuel Sanchez; George Em. Romanos; Lida Givalou; Maria Antoniadou; Michalis K. Arfanis; Changseok Han; Mauricio Terrones; Konstantinos V. Kordatos (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)
In this study, carbon quantum dots (C-QDs), prepared via hydrothermal-microwave procedures, were successfully combined with nanostructured titania (TiO 2 ). The photocatalytic oxidation/reduction activity of the C-QDs/TiO 2 composite films was evaluated in the decomposition of organic-inorganic contaminants from aqueous solutions under UV illumination. Physicochemical characterizations were applied to investigate the crystal structure of the carbon quantum dots and the composites. It was found that the prepared C-QDs/TiO 2 composites had great contribution to the photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium (Cr +6 ) species and 4-Nitrophenol (PNP) as well as to the photocatalytic oxidation of methylene blue (MB) and Rhodamine B (RhB) dyes. The mechanism of the photocatalytic reaction was studied with trapping experiments, revealing that the electron (e − ) radical species were powerfully supported for the photocatalytic reduction of Cr +6 and PNP and the holes ( h + ) are the main active species for the photocatalytic oxidation reactions.

Modelling FLOCponics systems: Towards improved water and nitrogen use efficiency in biofloc-based fish culture - Sara M. Pinho; Jéssica P. de Lima; Nurhayati Br Tarigan; Luiz H. David; Maria Célia Portella; Karel J. Keesman (Biosystems Engineering, 2023)

The Asymmetric Response Concept explains ecological consequences of multiple stressor exposure and release - Matthijs Vos; Daniel Hering; Mark O. Gessner; Florian Leese; Ralf B. Schäfer; Ralph Tollrian; Jens Boenigk; Peter Haase; Rainer Meckenstock; Daria Baikova; Helena Bayat; Arne Beermann; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Biogeography of the spread of bluetongue disease in sheep in Brazil - Rivanni Jeniffer Souza Castro; Francisco Alyson Silva Oliveira; Taciana Galba da Silva Tenorio; Wagnner José Nascimento Porto; Maria Aparecida Scatamburlo Moreira; Maria José dos Santos Soares; Abelardo Silva-Júnior; David Germano Gonçalves Schwarz (Small Ruminant Research, 2023)

Melanopsin (OPN4) is a novel player in skin homeostasis and attenuates UVA-induced effects - Cristhian Sua-Cespedes; José Thalles Lacerda; Giovanna Zanetti; Daniela Dantas David; Maria Nathalia Moraes; Leonardo V.M. de Assis; Ana Maria L. Castrucci (Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 2023)

Effect of the carrier gas on the structure and composition of Co–Ni bimetallic nanoparticles generated by spark ablation - Pau Ternero; Mehran Sedrpooshan; David Wahlqvist; Bengt O. Meuller; Martin Ek; Julia-Maria Hübner; Rasmus Westerström; Maria E. Messing (Journal of Aerosol Science, 2023)

Long-term exposure to traffic noise and risk of incident colon cancer: A pooled study of eleven Nordic cohorts - Nina Roswall; Jesse D. Thacher; Mikael Ögren; Andrei Pyko; Agneta Åkesson; Anna Oudin; Anne Tjønneland; Annika Rosengren; Aslak H. Poulsen; Charlotta Eriksson; David Segersson; Debora Rizzuto; et al. (Environmental Research, 2023)

Prediction of particulate fouling in full-scale reverse osmosis plants using the modified fouling index – ultrafiltration (MFI-UF) method - Mohanad Abunada; Nirajan Dhakal; Raffay Gulrez; Pamela Ajok; Yuke Li; Almotasembellah Abushaban; Herman Smit; David Moed; Noreddine Ghaffour; Jan C. Schippers; Maria D. Kennedy (Desalination, 2023)

Ocean carbon from space: Current status and priorities for the next decade - Robert J.W. Brewin; Shubha Sathyendranath; Gemma Kulk; Marie-Hélène Rio; Javier A. Concha; Thomas G. Bell; Astrid Bracher; Cédric Fichot; Thomas L. Frölicher; Martí Galí; Dennis Arthur Hansell; Tihomir S. Kostadinov; et al. (Earth-Science Reviews, 2023)

Corrigendum to “Quantifying annual spatial consistency in chick-rearing seabirds to inform important site identification” [Biol. Conserv. 281 (2023) 109994] - Martin Beal; Paulo Catry; Richard A. Phillips; Steffen Oppel; John P.Y. Arnould; Maria I. Bogdanova; Mark Bolton; Ana P.B. Carneiro; Corey Clatterbuck; Melinda Conners; Francis Daunt; Karine Delord; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2023)

Quantifying annual spatial consistency in chick-rearing seabirds to inform important site identification - Martin Beal; Paulo Catry; Richard A. Phillips; Steffen Oppel; John P.Y. Arnould; Maria I. Bogdanova; Mark Bolton; Ana P.B. Carneiro; Corey Clatterbuck; Melinda Conners; Francis Daunt; Karine Delord; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2023)

Differences in the post-stroke innate immune response between young and old - Mattia Gallizioli; Maria Arbaizar-Rovirosa; David Brea; Anna M. Planas (Seminars in Immunopathology, 2023)
Aging is associated to progressive changes impairing fundamental cellular and tissue functions, and the relationships amongst them through the vascular and immune systems. Aging factors are key to understanding the pathophysiology of stroke since they increase its risk and worsen its functional outcome. Most currently recognised hallmarks of aging are also involved in the cerebral responses to stroke. Notably, age-associated chronic low-grade inflammation is related to innate immune responses highlighted by induction of type-I interferon. The interferon program is prominent in microglia where it interrelates cell damage, danger signals, and phagocytosis with immunometabolic disturbances and inflammation. Microglia engulfment of damaged myelin and cell debris may overwhelm the cellular capacity for waste removal inducing intracellular lipid accumulation. Acute inflammation and interferon-stimulated gene expression are also typical features of acute stroke, where danger signal recognition by microglia trigger immunometabolic alterations underscored by lipid droplet biogenesis. Aging reduces the capacity to control these responses causing increased and persistent inflammation, metabolic dysregulation, and impaired cellular waste disposal. In turn, chronic peripheral inflammation during aging induces immunosenescence further worsening stroke-induced immunodepression, thus increasing the risk of post-stroke infection. Aging also alters gut microbiota composition inducing dysbiosis. These changes are enhanced by age-related diseases, such as atherosclerosis and type-II diabetes, that further promote vascular aging, predispose to stroke, and exacerbate brain inflammation after stroke. Current advances in aging research suggest that some age-associated alterations may be reversed. Future work will unravel whether such evolving anti-aging research may enable designing strategies to improve stroke outcome in the elderly.

The anxiolytic drug opipramol inhibits insulin-induced lipogenesis in fat cells and insulin secretion in pancreatic islets - Maria Carmen Iglesias-Osma; Maria José García-Barrado; David Hernandez-Gonzalez; Kévin Perrier; Pénélope Viana; Christian Carpéné (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023)

Camera-based Prospective Motion Correction in Paediatric Epilepsy Patients Enables EEG-fMRI Localization Even in High-motion States - Mirja Steinbrenner; Amy McDowell; Maria Centeno; Friederike Moeller; Suejen Perani; Sara Lorio; Danilo Maziero; David W. Carmichael (Brain Topography, 2023)
Background: EEG-fMRI is a useful additional test to localize the epileptogenic zone (EZ) particularly in MRI negative cases. However subject motion presents a particular challenge owing to its large effects on both MRI and EEG signal. Traditionally it is assumed that prospective motion correction (PMC) of fMRI precludes EEG artifact correction. Methods: Children undergoing presurgical assessment at Great Ormond Street Hospital were included into the study. PMC of fMRI was done using a commercial system with a Moiré Phase Tracking marker and MR-compatible camera. For retrospective EEG correction both a standard and a motion educated EEG artefact correction (REEGMAS) were compared to each other. Results: Ten children underwent simultaneous EEG-fMRI. Overall head movement was high (mean RMS velocity < 1.5 mm/s) and showed high inter- and intra-individual variability. Comparing motion measured by the PMC camera and the (uncorrected residual) motion detected by realignment of fMRI images, there was a five-fold reduction in motion from its prospective correction. Retrospective EEG correction using both standard approaches and REEGMAS allowed the visualization and identification of physiological noise and epileptiform discharges. Seven of 10 children had significant maps, which were concordant with the clinical EZ hypothesis in 6 of these 7. Conclusion: To our knowledge this is the first application of camera-based PMC for MRI in a pediatric clinical setting. Despite large amount of movement PMC in combination with retrospective EEG correction recovered data and obtained clinically meaningful results during high levels of subject motion. Practical limitations may currently limit the widespread use of this technology.

The global EPTO database: Worldwide occurrences of aquatic insects - Afroditi Grigoropoulou; Suhaila Ab Hamid; Raúl Acosta; Emmanuel Olusegun Akindele; Salman A. Al‐Shami; Florian Altermatt; Giuseppe Amatulli; David G. Angeler; Francis O. Arimoro; Jukka Aroviita; Anna Astorga‐Roine; Rafael Costa Bastos; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2023)
Motivation Aquatic insects comprise 64% of freshwater animal diversity and are widely used as bioindicators to assess water quality impairment and freshwater ecosystem health, as well as to test ecological hypotheses. Despite their importance, a comprehensive, global database of aquatic insect occurrences for mapping freshwater biodiversity in macroecological studies and applied freshwater research is missing. We aim to fill this gap and present the Global EPTO Database , which includes worldwide geo‐referenced aquatic insect occurrence records for four major taxa groups: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera and Odonata (EPTO). Main type of variables contained A total of 8,368,467 occurrence records globally, of which 8,319,689 (99%) are publicly available. The records are attributed to the corresponding drainage basin and sub‐catchment based on the Hydrography90m dataset and are accompanied by the elevation value, the freshwater ecoregion and the protection status of their location. Spatial location and grain The database covers the global extent, with 86% of the observation records having coordinates with at least four decimal digits (11.1 m precision at the equator) in the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) coordinate reference system. Time period and grain Sampling years span from 1951 to 2021. Ninety‐nine percent of the records have information on the year of the observation, 95% on the year and month, while 94% have a complete date. In the case of seven sub‐datasets, exact dates can be retrieved upon communication with the data contributors. Major taxa and level of measurement Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera and Odonata, standardized at the genus taxonomic level. We provide species names for 7,727,980 (93%) records without further taxonomic verification. Software format The entire tab‐separated value (.csv) database can be downloaded and visualized at https://glowabio.org/project/epto_database/ . Fifty individual datasets are also available at https://fred.igb‐berlin.de , while six datasets have restricted access. For the latter, we share metadata and the contact details of the authors.

Data quality control considerations in multivariate environmental monitoring: experience of the French coastal network SOMLIT - Elsa Breton; Nicolas Savoye; Peggy Rimmelin-Maury; Benoit Sautour; Eric Goberville; Arnaud Lheureux; Thierry Cariou; Sophie Ferreira; Hélène Agogué; Samir Alliouane; Fabien Aubert; Sébastien Aubin; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Introduction While crucial to ensuring the production of accurate and high-quality data—and to avoid erroneous conclusions—data quality control (QC) in environmental monitoring datasets is still poorly documented. Methods With a focus on annual inter-laboratory comparison (ILC) exercises performed in the context of the French coastal monitoring SOMLIT network, we share here a pragmatic approach to QC, which allows the calculation of systematic and random errors, measurement uncertainty, and individual performance. After an overview of the different QC actions applied to fulfill requirements for quality and competence, we report equipment, accommodation, design of the ILC exercises, and statistical methodology specially adapted to small environmental networks (<20 laboratories) and multivariate datasets. Finally, the expanded uncertainty of measurement for 20 environmental variables routinely measured by SOMLIT from discrete sampling—including Essential Ocean Variables—is provided. Results, Discussion, Conclusion The examination of the temporal variations (2001–2021) in the repeatability, reproducibility, and trueness of the SOMLIT network over time confirms the essential role of ILC exercises as a tool for the continuous improvement of data quality in environmental monitoring datasets.

Comparison of Protein Particle Formation in IgG1 mAbs Formulated with PS20 Vs. PS80 When Subjected to Interfacial Dilatational Stress - Coleman Vaclaw; Kimberly Merritt; Valerie P. Griffin; Neal Whitaker; Madhushree Gokhale; David B. Volkin; Maria O. Ogunyankin; Prajnaparamita Dhar (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2023)

Commercial production of Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) larvae at low salinity induces variable changes in whole-larvae microbial diversity, gene expression, and gill histopathology - David J. Bradshaw; Carlie S. Perricone; Laura E. King; Elizabeth B. Allmon; Maria Sepúlveda; Marty Riche; Paul S. Wills; Nicole Kirchhoff; Sahar Mejri (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Introduction Salinity presents economic and technical challenges in land-based recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) in the U.S. warm water marine finfish aquaculture industry. Many studies have shown euryhaline fish reared at salinities closer to their iso-osmotic salinity can yield enhanced production performance as well as potential reduced costs to farms. However, there is potential for osmotic stress in fish larvae to negatively impact larvae microbiome and innate immune system. Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) is a popular sportfish has been targeted for land-based RAS due to its impressive market value and euryhaline capacity. This study investigated the impacts of rearing Florida pompano larvae at salinities closer to their iso-osmotic salinity. Materials and methods Larvae were cultured at 10, 20, and 30 ppt in triplicates, and larvae samples were collected for histopathology, microbiome, and whole transcriptomics analysis every three days from hatching until the time of weaning (24 days post hatch [DPH]). Water samples were also taken for microbiome analysis on every other larval sampling day. Discussion These changes were driven more by metamorphosis, causing an increase in expression of antioxidant genes (cat, gss, gsto1, and scara3) than by the presence of potentially pathogenic genera, which failed to induce an immune response (low or unchanged expression of downstream elements of the NOD1 or TLR5 pathways). These findings provide baseline information on Florida pompano low salinity tolerance in larviculture during early developmental stages. In addition, we have shown minimal effects on the immune system at salinities as low as 10 ppt. This work has important implications for larval health management and can be used to refine and direct future research regarding improving commercial production of warm water marine species

Quantifying microplastics in fishes: The first case study contrasting the perspective of untrained and experienced researchers - Leonardo Lopes Costa; Vitor Figueira Arueira; Thayanne Nascimento Silva; Ariane da Silva Oliveira; Leticia dos Santos Nascimento; Maria Eduarda Azevedo Sciammarella Sant'Anna; Camyla Freitas Viana; Kaique Carvalho da Silva; Bruna Gunner; Victor Leite; Igor David da Costa (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023)

Regulatory safety assessment of nanoparticles for the food chain in Europe - Reinhilde Schoonjans; Jacqueline Castenmiller; Qasim Chaudhry; Francesco Cubadda; Takis Daskaleros; Roland Franz; David Gott; Jan Mast; Alicja Mortensen; Agnes G. Oomen; Hubert Rauscher; Stefan Weigel; et al. (Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2023)

Long-term trends in crayfish invasions across European rivers - Ismael Soto; Danish A. Ahmed; Ayah Beidas; Francisco J. Oficialdegui; Elena Tricarico; David G. Angeler; Giuseppe Amatulli; Elizabeta Briski; Thibault Datry; Alain Dohet; Sami Domisch; Judy England; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Planktonic foraminifera response to orbital and millennial-scale climate variability at the southern Iberian Margin (IODP Site U1385) during Marine Isotope Stages 20 and 19 - Angela Girone; Adriano De Astis; Francisco J. Sierro; Ivan Hernández-Almeida; Montserrat Alonso Garcia; Maria F. Sánchez Goñi; Patrizia Maiorano; Maria Marino; Samanta Trotta; David Hodell (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2023)

Variations in microscopic properties of biomass char: Implications for biochar characterization - Maria Mastalerz; Agnieszka Drobniak; David Briggs; John Bradburn (International Journal of Coal Geology, 2023)

Morphological Post-implantation Features of Aortic Conduits After Long-term wet Storage - David Sergeevichev; Maria Vasiliyeva; Elena Kuznetsova; Maksim Zhulkov; Yanina Rusakova; Elena Chepeleva; Irina Zhuravleva (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2023)

Albitization and oxidation of Variscan granitoid rocks related to the post-Variscan paleosurface in the Sudetes (Bohemian Massif, SW Poland) - Médard Thiry; Christine Franke; Kouakou F. E. Yao; Adam Szuszkiewicz; Carles Fàbrega; Maria Jeleńska; Magdalena Kądziałko-Hofmokl; Andrey Gurenko; David Parcerisa; Artur Sobczyk; Krzysztof Turniak; Paweł Aleksandrowski (International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2023)

Synoptic–dynamic indicators associated with blocking events over the Southeastern Pacific and South Atlantic oceans - Monica Cristina Damião Mendes; Maria Regina da Silva Aragão; David Mendes; Michel D. S. Mesquita; Magaly de Fatima Correia; Enilson Palmeira Cavalcanti (Climate Dynamics, 2023)

Cessation Restores Blood Pressure Levels and Endothelial Function Affected by Cadmium Exposure on Rats - Camila Cruz Pereira Almenara; Thiago Fernandes de Oliveira; David Chaves Felício da Silva; Maiara Krause; Maria Tereza W. D. Carneiro; Alessandra Simão Padilha (Biological Trace Element Research, 2023)

Making mistakes in estimating the CO2 sequestration potential of UK croplands with enhanced weathering - Landis Jared West; Steven A. Banwart; Maria Val Martin; Euripides Kantzas; David J. Beerling (Applied Geochemistry, 2023)

Combined application of exogenous phytohormones and blue light illumination to the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum - David Fierli; Maria Elena Barone; Adam Mc Donnell; Thomas Conlon; Nicolas Touzet (Algal Research, 2023)

Impact of climate changes in the suitable areas for Coffea arabica L. production in Mozambique: Agroforestry as an alternative management system to strengthen crop sustainability - Crimildo T. Cassamo; David Draper; Maria M. Romeiras; Isabel Marques; Rogério Chiulele; Marisa Rodrigues; Marc Stalmans; Fábio L. Partelli; Ana Ribeiro-Barros; José C. Ramalho (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

A roadmap for the conservation of freshwater mussels in Europe - Ronaldo Sousa; Tadeusz Zając; Dariusz Halabowski; Olga V. Aksenova; Yulia V. Bespalaya; Francisco Carvalho; Paulo Castro; Karel Douda; Janine P. da Silva; Noé Ferreira‐Rodríguez; Juergen Geist; Clemens Gumpinger; et al. (Conservation Biology, 2023)
Europe has a long history of human pressure on freshwater ecosystems. As pressure continues to grow and new threats emerge, there is an urgent need for conservation of freshwater biodiversity and its ecosystem services. However, whilst some taxonomic groups, mainly vertebrates, have received a disproportionate amount of attention and funds, other groups remain largely off the public and scientific radar. Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) are an alarming example of this conservation bias and here we point out six conceptual areas that need immediate and long‐term attention: knowledge, threats, socioeconomics, conservation, governance and education. The proposed roadmap aims to advance research, policy and education by identifying the most pressing priorities for the short‐ and long‐term conservation of freshwater mussels across Europe.

Data availability and participatory approach: the right mix for enhancing Mediterranean fisheries’ sustainability - Loretta Malvarosa; Gualtiero Basilone; Pierluigi Carbonara; Paolo Carpentieri; Maria Cozzolino; Maria Cristina Follesa; Monica Gambino; Vita Gancitano; David Parreno Duque; Paola Pesci; Ilaria Vielmini; Giuseppe Scarcella (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
A misalignment between the legislation and the effectiveness of Mediterranean fisheries management has emerged due to the status of the stocks (still largely in overfishing) and the discontent of stakeholders regarding management plans and tools that are not always recognized as appropriate to the characteristics of the concerned fisheries. Stakeholders’ involvement in management processes is one of the main pillars of the Common Fisheries Policy revision. The literature underlines, in an increasingly urgent manner, the importance of stakeholders fully understanding the contents of management plans and, vice versa, necessary for the successful implementation of policies. Focusing on the path towards sustainability endorsed by the BluFish project, the paper tries to provide an answer about the sustainability of some selected Southern Italian fisheries, by adopting the assessment approach of the Marine Stewardship Council. The assessment approach, based on a set of Performance Indicators and on a well-defined scoring scheme, focuses on three dimensions of sustainability. In addition to the classic assessment of the state of the stocks, there is an extensive screening of the impact of anthropic activity such as fishing on the entire ecosystem, including both the impact on accessory species and on vulnerable habitats and species. The evaluation adopted goes even further, with an approach that also includes the management and governance sphere, also trying to evaluate the level of involvement of the operators in the decision-making process. The paper illustrates that the selected fisheries are not fully sustainable but some of them have excellent potential for improvement even in the short term by identifying and implementing the appropriate action. The most relevant weaknesses identified refer to the low scores obtained for sustainability of stocks, mainly around the Harvest Control Rules (HCR) and the Harvest Strategy indicators, highlighting the importance of improving the management of the assessed stocks. The paper highlights how data and scientific knowledge availability is essential for a detailed mapping and evaluation of fishing activities but also that the path towards more sustainable and responsible fisheries does not work without a strong participation of all the key stakeholders.

Removal of residues of psychoactive substances during wastewater treatment, their occurrence in receiving river waters and environmental risk assessment - Taja Verovšek; Ariana Šuštarič; Maria Laimou-Geraniou; Ivona Krizman-Matasic; Helena Prosen; Tina Eleršek; Vlasta Kramarič Zidar; Vesna Mislej; Boštjan Mišmaš; Marjeta Stražar; Marjetka Levstek; Bernardka Cimrmančič; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Seafood consumers engagement in reducing environmental impacts from packaging - Cheila Almeida; Jara Laso; David Baptista de Sousa; Ronan Cooney; Paula Quinteiro; Neil Rowan; Ana Cláudia Dias; Eoghan Clifford; Rodrigo G. Reboredo; María Margallo; Maria Leonor Nunes; António Marques (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Soil physicochemical and biological properties in soybean areas under no-till Systems in the Brazilian Cerrado - Milson Evaldo Serafim; Ieda Carvalho Mendes; Jingtao Wu; Fabio Benedito Ono; Leandro Zancanaro; José David Piccoli Valendorff; Walmes Marques Zeviani; Maria Aparecida Pereira Pierangeli; Manman Fan; Rattan Lal (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Modelling seabirds biodiversity through Bayesian Spatial Beta regression models: A proxy to inform marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea - Blanca Sarzo; Joaquín Martínez-Minaya; Maria Grazia Pennino; David Conesa; Marta Coll (Marine Environmental Research, 2023)

Analytical validation of five diagnostic tests for the detection of polymorphonuclear cells in stallion semen - Maria Soledad Ferrer; David John Hurley; Natalie Norton; Robyn Elliene Ellerbrock (Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2023)

A circular economy framework for seafood waste valorisation to meet challenges and opportunities for intensive production and sustainability - Ronan Cooney; David Baptista de Sousa; Ana Fernández-Ríos; Sinead Mellett; Neil Rowan; Andrew P. Morse; Maria Hayes; Jara Laso; Leticia Regueiro; Alex HL. Wan; Eoghan Clifford (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

HBM4EU results support the Chemicals’ Strategy for Sustainability and the Zero-Pollution Action Plan - Joana Lobo Vicente; Catherine Ganzleben; Roser Gasol; Ian Marnane; Liese Gilles; Jurgen Buekers; Jos Bessems; Ann Colles; Antje Gerofke; Madlen David; Robert Barouki; Maria Uhl; et al. (International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2023)

HBM4EU feasibility studies: Lessons learned in combining health and human biomonitoring studies - Hanna Maria Elonheimo; Karoliina Uusitalo; Sonja Moore; Anna-Maria Andersson; Ronny Baber; Kerstin Wirkner; Madlen David; Marike Kolossa-Gehring; Lorraine Stewart; Ovnair Sepai; Dominik Lermen; Martina Bartel-Steinbach; et al. (International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2023)

Robust identification of potential habitats of a rare demersal species (blackspot seabream) in the Northeast Atlantic - Lola De Cubber; Verena M. Trenkel; Guzman Diez; Juan Gil-Herrera; Ana Maria Novoa Pabon; David Eme; Pascal Lorance (Ecological Modelling, 2023)

Polyelectrolyte complex composite cryogels with self-antibacterial properties and wide window for simultaneous removal of multiple contaminants - Claudiu Augustin Ghiorghita; Doina Humelnicu; Maria Valentina Dinu; Maria Ignat; Sebastian Bonardd; David Díaz Díaz; Ecaterina Stela Dragan (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Latitudinally distinct stocks of Atlantic cod face fundamentally different biophysical challenges under on‐going climate change - Olav Sigurd Kjesbu; Maud Alix; Anne Britt Sandø; Espen Strand; Peter J. Wright; David G. Johns; Anders Thorsen; C. Tara Marshall; Kjell Gunnar Bakkeplass; Frode B. Vikebø; Mari Skuggedal Myksvoll; Geir Ottersen; et al. (Fish and Fisheries, 2023)
The reproductive success of marine ectotherms is especially vulnerable in warming oceans due to alterations in adult physiology, as well as embryonic and larval survival prospects. These vital responses may, however, differ considerably across the species' geographical distribution. Here we investigated the life history, focusing on reproductive ecology, of three spatially distant populations (stocks) of Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua , Gadidae) (50–80° N), in the Irish/Celtic Seas‐English Channel Complex, North and Barents Seas, under past and projected climate. First, experimental tracking of spawning behaviour evidenced that the ovulation cycle is highly distressed at ≥9.6 (±0.25)°C ( T up ). This knife‐edge threshold resulted in erratic spawning frequencies, whereas vitellogenin sequestration remained unaffected, indicating endocrine rather than aerobic scope constraints. Cod in the Celtic Sea‐English Channel are, therefore, expected to show critical stock depensation over the next decades as spawning grounds warm above T up , with Irish Sea cod subsequently at risk. Second, in the relatively cooler North Sea, the northward retraction of Calanus finmarchicus (Calanidae) and Para‐Pseudocalanus spp. (Clausocalanidae) (1958–2017) limit cod larvae feeding opportunities, particularly in the southernmost subarea. However, the contrasting increase in Calanus helgolandicus (Calanidae) does not counteract this negative effect, likely because cod larvae hatch ahead of its abundance peaks. Overfishing again comes as a twin effect. Third, in the still relatively cold Barents Sea, the sustainably harvested cod benefit from improved food conditions in the recent ice‐free polar region but at the energetic cost of lengthier and faster spawning migrations. Consequently, under climate change local stocks are stressed by different mechanistic factors of varying management severity.

Global assessment of chemical quality of drinking water: The case of trihalomethanes - Cristina M Villanueva; Iro Evlampidou; Fathelrahman Ibrahim; Carolina Donat-Vargas; Antonia Valentin; Anca-Maria Tugulea; Shinya Echigo; Dragana Jovanovic; Albert T Lebedev; Mildred Lemus-Pérez; Manuel Rodriguez-Susa; Arben Luzati; et al. (Water Research, 2023)

Biochemical metabolomic profiling of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster): New insight into its biology for improved pest management - Omar Mendoza-Porras; Thao V. Nguyen; Rohan M. Shah; Peter Thomas-Hall; Lee Bastin; Dione J. Deaker; Cherie A. Motti; Maria Byrne; David J. Beale (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Conceptual design and techno-economic assessment of coupled hydrothermal liquefaction and aqueous phase reforming of lignocellulosic residues - Edoardo Tito; Giulia Zoppi; Giuseppe Pipitone; Edoardo Miliotti; Arturo Di Fraia; Andrea Maria Rizzo; Raffaele Pirone; David Chiaramonti; Samir Bensaid (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Ice volume variations and provenance trends in the Oligocene-early Miocene glaciomarine sediments of the Central Ross Sea, Antarctica (DSDP Site 270) - Valerio Olivetti; Maria Laura Balestrieri; David Chew; Luca Zurli; Massimiliano Zattin; Donato Pace; Foteini Drakou; Gianluca Cornamusini; Matteo Perotti (Global and Planetary Change, 2023)

A 15-year follow-up study of mortality in a pooled cohort of World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers - Jiehui Li; Charles B. Hall; Janette Yung; Rebecca D. Kehm; Rachel Zeig-Owens; Ankura Singh; James E. Cone; Robert M. Brackbill; Mark R. Farfel; Baozhen Qiao; Maria J. Schymura; Moshe Z. Shapiro; et al. (Environmental Research, 2023)

The escalating global problem of accidental human-mediated transport of alien species: A case study using alien herpetofauna interceptions in New Zealand - Arman N. Pili; Reid Tingley; Dylan van Winkel; Lisa Maria; David G. Chapple (Biological Conservation, 2023)

Comparison of progressive hold and progressive response schedules of reinforcement - Celeste Sofia Alvarez-Sekely; Ana Laura Toscano-Zapien; Paloma Salles-Ize; Wendy Andrea Zepeda-Ruiz; Maria Almudena Lopez-Guzman; David N. Velazquez-Martinez (Behavioural Processes, 2023)

Relationships Between Urinary Metals and Diabetes Traits Among Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas, USA - Margaret C. Weiss; Yu-Hsuan Shih; Molly Scannell Bryan; Brian P. Jackson; David Aguilar; Craig L. Hanis; Maria Argos; Robert M. Sargis (Biological Trace Element Research, 2023)

Sustaining productivity gains in the face of climate change: A research agenda for US wheat - Yoko Kusunose; Jairus J. Rossi; David A. Van Sanford; Phillip D. Alderman; James A. Anderson; Yuan Chai; Maria K. Gerullis; S. V. Krishna Jagadish; Pierce A. Paul; Jesse B. Tack; Brian D. Wright (Global Change Biology, 2023)
Wheat is a globally important crop and one of the “big three” US field crops. But unlike the other two (maize and soybean), in the United States its development is commercially unattractive, and so its breeding takes place primarily in public universities. Troublingly, the incentive structures within these universities may be hindering genetic improvement just as climate change is complicating breeding efforts. “Business as usual” in the US public wheat‐breeding infrastructure may not sustain productivity increases. To address this concern, we held a multidisciplinary conference in which researchers from 12 US (public) universities and one European university shared the current state of knowledge in their disciplines, aired concerns, and proposed initiatives that could facilitate maintaining genetic improvement of wheat in the face of climate change. We discovered that climate‐change‐oriented breeding efforts are currently considered too risky and/or costly for most university wheat breeders to undertake, leading to a relative lack of breeding efforts that focus on abiotic stressors such as drought and heat. We hypothesize that this risk/cost burden can be reduced through the development of appropriate germplasm, relevant screening mechanisms, consistent germplasm characterization, and innovative models predicting the performance of germplasm under projected future climate conditions. However, doing so will require coordinated, longer‐term, inter‐regional efforts to generate phenotype data, and the modification of incentive structures to consistently reward such efforts.

Ingestion of microplastics and textile cellulose particles by some meiofaunal taxa of an urban stream - Tiziana Di Lorenzo; Serena Benedetta Cabigliera; Tania Martellini; Marco Laurati; David Chelazzi; Diana Maria Paola Galassi; Alessandra Cincinelli (Chemosphere, 2023)

The effect of gilt flow management during acclimation on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae detection - Karine L. Takeuti; Alyssa M. Betlach; Eduardo Fano; Mark Schwartz; Joseph Yaros; Spencer Wayne; Ethan Schmaling; David E.S.N. de Barcellos; Maria Pieters (Veterinary Microbiology, 2023)

Piecemeal stewardship activities miss numerous social and environmental benefits associated with culturally appropriate ways of caring for country - Silva Larson; Diane Jarvis; Natalie Stoeckl; Ryan Barrowei; Bessie Coleman; David Groves; Joshua Hunter; Maria Lee; Michael Markham; Anna Larson; Glenn Finau; Michael Douglas (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Rehabilitation of eroded trails and gullies on quartzite rock outcrops with native species in a high-altitude grassland - Mirelli B. Medeiros; Juni Cordeiro; Samuel Lourenço L. Silva; Ione H. Salim; André Reis; Tomás Jansen Lacerda; Euler A. Lobo Seabra; Mateus F. Oliveira; Sarah P. Moura; Izabel N.R. Santos; Laura Bessa; Maria Thereza Fonseca; et al. (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Heat recovery and water reuse in micro-distilleries improves eco-efficiency of alcohol production - Isabel Schestak; Jan Spriet; Kirsty Black; David Styles; Maria Faragò; Martin Rygaard; A. Prysor Williams (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

In vitro and in vivo efficacy of poly(lactic acid) nanofiber packaging containing essential oils from Ocimum basilicum L. and Ocimum gratissimum L. against Aspergillus carbonarius and Aspergillus niger in table grapes - Rafaela Magalhães Brandão; Luís Roberto Batista; Juliano Elvis de Oliveira; Richard Bispo Barbosa; David Lee Nelson; Maria Graças Cardoso (Food Chemistry, 2023)

De novo mutations in the BMP signaling pathway in lambdoid craniosynostosis - Andrew T. Timberlake; Emre Kiziltug; Sheng Chih Jin; Carol Nelson-Williams; Erin Loring; August Allocco; Arnaud Marlier; Siddharth Banka; Helen Stuart; Maria Rita Passos-Buenos; Rafael Rosa; Silvia R. Rogatto; et al. (Human Genetics, 2023)

Variation of morphological traits among wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) landraces from two regions of the Algerian Sahara. Potential interest for wheat breeding - Sabrina Oumata; Philippe Monneveux; Maria Zaharieva; Leila Mekliche-Hanifi; Jacques David (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2023)

Biotic and abiotic factors influencing the initial growth of Eucalyptus within agrosilvopastoral systems in the Brazilian Cerrado - Demerson Luiz de Almeida Barbosa; Ângelo Márcio Pinto Leite; Márcio Leles Romarco de Oliveira; Daniela Aparecida Freitas; Betânia Guedes Souza e Brito; Ângela Maria Quintão Lana; Leonardo David Tuffi Santos; Álvaro Luís de Carvalho Veloso; Leidivan Almeida Frazão (Agroforestry Systems, 2023)

The Growing Potential of Antarctic Blue Carbon - Chester Sands; Nadescha Zwerschke; Narissa Bax; David Barnes; Camille Moreau; Rachel Downey; Bernabé Moreno; Christoph Held; Maria Paulsen (Oceanography, 2023)
The removal of carbon from the atmosphere for a long period (sequestration) is an increasingly pressing societal need in order to mitigate the negative effects of climate change. Investment and technology solutions are moving in the direction of industrial carbon capture and storage. To date, this technology is inefficient, expensive, and in some cases, not even net carbon zero. Optimistic estimates suggesting huge investment in infrastructure, which requires resources that include land and fresh water, will only marginally contribute toward the reductions in atmospheric CO2 required to minimize the impact of climate change over the next 50 years (Hankin et al., 2019).

Geographic patterns of tree dispersal modes in Amazonia and their ecological correlates - Diego F. Correa; Pablo R. Stevenson; Maria Natalia Umaña; Luiz de Souza Coelho; Diógenes de Andrade Lima Filho; Rafael P. Salomão; Iêda Leão do Amaral; Florian Wittmann; Francisca Dionízia de Almeida Matos; Carolina V. Castilho; Oliver L. Phillips; Juan Ernesto Guevara; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2023)
Aim To investigate the geographic patterns and ecological correlates in the geographic distribution of the most common tree dispersal modes in Amazonia (endozoochory, synzoochory, anemochory and hydrochory). We examined if the proportional abundance of these dispersal modes could be explained by the availability of dispersal agents (disperser‐availability hypothesis) and/or the availability of resources for constructing zoochorous fruits (resource‐availability hypothesis). Time period Tree‐inventory plots established between 1934 and 2019. Major taxa studied Trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 9.55 cm. Location Amazonia, here defined as the lowland rain forests of the Amazon River basin and the Guiana Shield. Methods We assigned dispersal modes to a total of 5433 species and morphospecies within 1877 tree‐inventory plots across terra‐firme, seasonally flooded, and permanently flooded forests. We investigated geographic patterns in the proportional abundance of dispersal modes. We performed an abundance‐weighted mean pairwise distance (MPD) test and fit generalized linear models (GLMs) to explain the geographic distribution of dispersal modes. Results Anemochory was significantly, positively associated with mean annual wind speed, and hydrochory was significantly higher in flooded forests. Dispersal modes did not consistently show significant associations with the availability of resources for constructing zoochorous fruits. A lower dissimilarity in dispersal modes, resulting from a higher dominance of endozoochory, occurred in terra‐firme forests (excluding podzols) compared to flooded forests. Main conclusions The disperser‐availability hypothesis was well supported for abiotic dispersal modes (anemochory and hydrochory). The availability of resources for constructing zoochorous fruits seems an unlikely explanation for the distribution of dispersal modes in Amazonia. The association between frugivores and the proportional abundance of zoochory requires further research, as tree recruitment not only depends on dispersal vectors but also on conditions that favour or limit seedling recruitment across forest types.

Modelling the distribution of marine fishery resources: Where are we? - Lucas dos Santos Rodrigues; Maria Grazia Pennino; David Conesa; Eidi Kikuchi; Paul Gerhard Kinas; Fabiana Gonçalves Barbosa; Luís Gustavo Cardoso (Fish and Fisheries, 2023)
Ecological niche models (ENMs) and species distribution models (SDMs) have been widely applied to various studies relevant to biogeography, conservation biology, and ecology. These modelling techniques seek to develop spatial maps for projecting, among others past, current, and future species distributions. Born in the field of terrestrial ecology, only in recent years have these models been applied to marine environmental issues, especially to improve the forecasting of the distribution of occurrences and capturing of fishery resources. This study aimed to present through bibliometric analysis the characteristics of articles related to the use of ENMs and SDMs in marine fishery resources considering three main points: (1) state of the art: number of articles over the years, journals, countries, collaborations, and focus of research; (2) characteristics linked to fishery resources: marine biogeographic realms, taxonomic groups, life phases, oceanographic zones, and behaviours; (3) characteristics linked to methods: type of method, type of biological and, environmental data. We provide a list of 378 articles (derived from 930 screened ones), the results, and a discussion of our findings, which represent a baseline for the current status (strengths, limits, and gaps) of the interface between ENMs/SDMs and fishery resources.

Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY): conceptualizing a transdisciplinary framework for citizen science addressing hydrological challenges - Fernando Nardi; Christophe Cudennec; Tommaso Abrate; Candice Allouch; Antonio Annis; Thaine Assumpção; Alice H. Aubert; Dominique Bérod; Alessio Maria Braccini; Wouter Buytaert; Antara Dasgupta; David M. Hannah; et al. (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2022)

Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Clot Analysis as a Marker of Cardioembolic Stroke Etiology - Jesús Juega; Carlos Palacio-Garcia; Maite Rodriguez; Matias Deck; David Rodriguez-Luna; Manuel Requena; Álvaro García-Tornel; Noelia Rodriguez-Villatoro; Marta Rubiera; Sandra Boned; Marian Muchada; Marc Ribo; et al. (Translational Stroke Research, 2022)

Packaging environmental impact on seafood supply chains: A review of life cycle assessment studies - Cheila Almeida; Philippe Loubet; Tamíris Pacheco da Costa; Paula Quinteiro; Jara Laso; David Baptista de Sousa; Ronan Cooney; Sinead Mellett; Guido Sonnemann; Carlos José Rodríguez; Neil Rowan; Eoghan Clifford; et al. (Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2022)
Packaging is fundamental for food preservation and transportation but generates an environmental burden from its production and end‐of‐life management. This review evaluates packaging contribution to the environmental performance of seafood products. Life cycle assessment (LCA) studies were evaluated by both qualitative and quantitative analysis. The qualitative analysis assessed how direct (e.g., packaging material) and indirect impacts (e.g., influence on seafood loss and waste) have been considered, while the quantitative analysis evaluated packaging contribution to products’ weight and climate change impact. Qualitative analysis revealed that seafood LCAs focus mainly on direct environmental impacts arising from packaging materials, for which some articles conducted sensitivity analysis to assess materials substitution. Recycling was found to be the most common recommendation to diminish direct potential environmental impacts arising from packaging end‐of‐life. However, standardized recovery rates and other end‐of‐life options (e.g., reuse), should be considered. Quantitative analysis revealed that cans' production contributes significantly to the overall climate change impact for canned products. On average, it contributes to 42% of a product's climate change impact and 27% of a product's weight. Packaging has a lower contribution when considering freezing, chilling, and other post‐harvesting processing. It represents on average less than 5% of a product's climate change impact (less than 1 kg CO 2 eq/kg) and 6% of a product's weight. Packaging material production is more relevant to aluminum, tinplate, and glass than for plastic and paper. Therefore, it is essential to accurately include these materials and their associated processes in inventories to improve the environmental assessment of seafood products.

SARS-CoV-2 in Human Sewage and River Water from a Remote and Vulnerable Area as a Surveillance Tool in Brazil - Gislaine Fongaro; Paula Rogovski; Beatriz Pereira Savi; Rafael Dorighello Cadamuro; Juliana Virgínia Faria Pereira; Iago Hashimoto Sant Anna; Ivan Henrique Rodrigues; Doris Sobral Marques Souza; Edgard Gregory Torres Saravia; David Rodríguez-Lázaro; Maria Célia da Silva Lanna (Food and Environmental Virology, 2022)

Microalgae Culture Medium Recycling: Improved Production of Biomass and Lipids, Biodiesel Properties and Cost Reduction - Maria Judite Dzuman; Ihana Aguiar Severo; Michelle Aparecida Coelho Moreira; Luiz Fernando de Lima Luz Junior; David Alexander Mitchell; José Viriato Coelho Vargas; André Bellin Mariano (BioEnergy Research, 2022)

2022 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales - Jens H. Kuhn; Scott Adkins; Sergey V. Alkhovsky; Tatjana Avšič-Županc; María A. Ayllón; Justin Bahl; Anne Balkema-Buschmann; Matthew J. Ballinger; Martina Bandte; Martin Beer; Nicolas Bejerman; Éric Bergeron; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2022)

A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates - Anna Zimin; Sean V. Zimin; Richard Shine; Luciano Avila; Aaron Bauer; Monika Böhm; Rafe Brown; Goni Barki; Gabriel Henrique de Oliveira Caetano; Fernando Castro Herrera; David G. Chapple; Laurent Chirio; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2022)
Aim Viviparity has evolved more times in squamates than in any other vertebrate group; therefore, squamates offer an excellent model system in which to study the patterns, drivers and implications of reproductive mode evolution. Based on current species distributions, we examined three selective forces hypothesized to drive the evolution of squamate viviparity (cold climate, variable climate and hypoxic conditions) and tested whether viviparity is associated with larger body size. Location Global. Time period Present day. Taxon Squamata. Methods We compiled a dataset of 9061 squamate species, including their distributions, elevation, climate, body mass and reproductive modes. We applied species‐level and assemblage‐level approaches for predicting reproductive mode, both globally and within biogeographical realms. We tested the relationships of temperature, interannual and intra‐annual climatic variation, elevation (as a proxy for hypoxic conditions) and body mass with reproductive mode, using path analyses to account for correlations among the environmental predictors. Results Viviparity was strongly associated with cold climates at both species and assemblage levels, despite the prevalence of viviparity in some warm climates. Viviparity was not clearly correlated with climatic variability or elevation. The probability of being viviparous exhibited a weak positive correlation with body size. Conclusions Although phylogenetic history is important, potentially explaining the occurrence of viviparous species in regions that are warm at present, current global squamate distribution is characterized by a higher relative abundance of viviparity in cold environments, supporting the prediction of the “cold‐climate” hypothesis. The roles of climatic variation and hypoxia are less important and not straightforward. Elevation probably exerts various selective pressures and influences the prevalence of viviparity primarily through its effect on temperature rather than on oxygen concentration.

Relating QRS voltages to left ventricular mass and body composition in elite endurance athletes - Ruben De Bosscher; Jonathan Moeyersons; Christophe Dausin; Mathias Claeys; Kristel Janssens; Piet Claus; Kaatje Goetschalckx; Jan Bogaert; Caroline M. Van De Heyning; Bernard Paelinck; Prashanthan Sanders; Jonathan Kalman; et al. (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2022)

Islands in the mud: The South Texas banks provide crucial mesophotic habitat for coral communities - Maria Bollinger; Keir J. Macartney; Erin E. Easton; David W. Hicks (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
On the continental shelf off the coast of South Texas lie a series of natural hard-bottom structures (rocky outcrops and relic coral-algal reefs) known as the South Texas Banks (STB), which provide critical habitat for benthic organisms and pelagic fish. The depth of the banks, a persistent nepheloid layer, and strong currents have resulted in few studies that provide quantitative biodiversity data on the STB. Using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), video surveys were conducted to quantitatively describe the mesophotic coral communities and assess habitat suitability of five STB: North Hospital, Hospital, Southern, Big Adam, and Mysterious Banks. Each of these STB have significantly different benthic communites, with coral communities composed primarily of antipatharians and octocorals. Big Adam Bank had the lowest biodiversity and the least coral cover. Mysterious Bank had abundant antipatharians, specifically Stichopathes spp., but low biodiversity overall. Hospital Bank had low coral diversity that was offset by high diversity in sponges and other invertebrate species. North Hospital and Southern Banks had abundant and diverse populations of coral species, including scleractinians, and other benthic invertebrates. These data indicate that the STB are crucial islands of biodiversity in an area with few suitable areas for coral reef species. In addition, predictive modelling of habitat suitability provided valuable estimates on the potential distribution of key benthic community members, such as scleractinians and antipatharians, throughout the entire areas of the five banks assessed.

The multi-isotope biogeochemistry (S, C, N and Pb) of Hypogymnia physodes lichens: air quality approach in the Świętokrzyski National Park, Poland - Monika Maria Ciężka; Maciej Górka; Agnieszka Trzyna; Magdalena Modelska; Anna Łubek; David Widory (Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 2022)

How modified landscapes filter rare species and modulate the regional pool of ecological traits? - Naraiana Loureiro Benone; Bruno Eleres Soares; Cleonice Maria Cardoso Lobato; Lidia Brasil Seabra; David Bauman; Luciano Fogaça de Assis Montag (Hydrobiologia, 2022)

Influence of constant lightning on liver health: an experimental study - David A. Areshidze; Maria A. Kozlova; Lyudmila A. Makartseva; Igor A. Chernov; Mikhail Y. Sinelnikov; Yuri A. Kirillov (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Larval Retention and Homing Behaviour Shape the Genetic Structure of the Bullet Tuna (Auxis rochei) in the Mediterranean Sea - Judith Ollé-Vilanova; Núria Pérez-Bielsa; Rosa Maria Araguas; Núria Sanz; Sámar Saber; David Macías; Jordi Viñas (Fishes, 2022)
Background: The bullet tuna (Auxis rochei) is an epipelagic fish with a worldwide distribution that is highly targeted by fisheries. Genetic diversity and population genetics are good indicators of population structure and thus, essential tools for fisheries management. Knowing which factors (biotic and abiotic) might be shaping such structure is crucial for management plans. In the present study, we assessed the population structure of the bullet tuna in the western and central Mediterranean Sea. Methods: We used two types of genetic data: the mitochondrial DNA control region and seven microsatellite loci. The analysis of 431 sequences with a length of 386 bp from the mtDNA CR and the results from 276 individuals were genotyped by seven microsatellite loci. Results: Both types of markers coincided in showing significant genetic differences between an Iberian Peninsula–Strait of Gibraltar stock in comparison with a North African stock. Conclusions: We argue that this differentiation pattern is likely caused by reproductive strategies such as coastal spawning, larval retention, and natal homing behavior. These results should endorse the implementation of management plans for a resource that currently is not being managed. Thus, to ensure sustainability, these new policies should consider the presence of at least two genetically identified stocks.

Anti-inflammatory and anti-necrotic effects of lectins from Canavalia ensiformis and Canavalia brasiliensis in experimental acute pancreatitis - Samara Rodrigues Bonfim Damasceno Oliveira; Álvaro Xavier Franco; Marielle Pires Quaresma; Cecília Mendes Morais de Carvalho; Fabrícia da Cunha Jácome Marques; Patrícia da Silva Pantoja; Vanessa Azevedo Mendonça; Vinicius José da Silva Osterne; Jorge Luis Almeida Correia; Ana Maria Sampaio Assreuy; Marcellus Henrique Loiola Pontes de Souza; Kyria Santiago do Nascimento; et al. (Glycoconjugate Journal, 2022)

Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea - Joaquim Garrabou; Daniel Gómez‐Gras; Alba Medrano; Carlo Cerrano; Massimo Ponti; Robert Schlegel; Nathaniel Bensoussan; Eva Turicchia; Maria Sini; Vasilis Gerovasileiou; Nuria Teixido; Alice Mirasole; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2022)
Climate change is causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) and mass mortality events (MMEs) of marine organisms are one of their main ecological impacts. Here, we show that during the 2015–2019 period, the Mediterranean Sea has experienced exceptional thermal conditions resulting in the onset of five consecutive years of widespread MMEs across the basin. These MMEs affected thousands of kilometers of coastline from the surface to 45 m, across a range of marine habitats and taxa (50 taxa across 8 phyla). Significant relationships were found between the incidence of MMEs and the heat exposure associated with MHWs observed both at the surface and across depths. Our findings reveal that the Mediterranean Sea is experiencing an acceleration of the ecological impacts of MHWs which poses an unprecedented threat to its ecosystems' health and functioning. Overall, we show that increasing the resolution of empirical observation is critical to enhancing our ability to more effectively understand and manage the consequences of climate change.

Basin-wide estimates of loggerhead turtle abundance in the Mediterranean Sea derived from line transect surveys - Andrew DiMatteo; Ana Cañadas; Jason Roberts; Laura Sparks; Simone Panigada; Olivier Boisseau; Anna Moscrop; Caterina Maria Fortuna; Giancarlo Lauriano; Draško Holcer; Hélène Peltier; Vincent Ridoux; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Loggerhead turtles are a globally vulnerable species of marine turtle. Broad-scale patterns of distribution and abundance can provide regional managers a tool to effectively conserve and manage this species at basin and sub-basin scales. In this study, combined aerial and shipboard line transect survey data collected between 2003 and 2018 were used to estimate distribution and abundance throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Approximately 230,000 linear kilometers of survey effort, from seven different surveying organizations were incorporated into a generalized additive model to relate loggerhead density on survey segments to environmental conditions. Two spatial density models estimating loggerhead density, abundance, and distribution were generated – one a long-term annual average covering 2003-2018 and another covering the summer of 2018, when a basin-wide aerial survey, the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area Survey Initiative, was performed. Both models were adjusted for availability bias using dive data from loggerhead turtles tagged with time depth recorders. Mean abundance for the long-term average model was estimated as 1,201,845 (CV=0.22). The summer 2018 abundance estimate was 789,244 turtles and covered a smaller area than the long-term average. These estimates represent the first basin-wide estimates of abundance for loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean not based on demographic models. Both models predicted similar distributions, with higher abundance predicted in the northern Adriatic Sea, central Mediterranean basin, Tyrrhenian Sea, and south of the Balearic Islands. Lower densities were predicted in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea. The highest density areas generally did not coincide with previously established adult loggerhead turtle foraging areas, which are typically neritic, indicating the models are predominantly predicting oceanic distributions, where most of the survey effort occurred. Juvenile loggerhead turtles are predominantly oceanic and comprise most of the population, but care must be taken when using these models as they may not accurately predict distribution of neritic foraging areas, where subadult and adult loggerheads can often be found. Despite this limitation, these models represent a major step forward for conservation planning and understanding basin-wide distribution and abundance patterns of this species.

Kinetic, thermodynamic and physical-chemical study of the removal of copper from cachaça using coconut fibers - Richard Bispo Barbosa; Zuy Maria Magriotis; Ana Paula Andrade Gândara; Wilder Douglas Santiago; Gabriela Fontes Alvarenga; Rafaela Magalhães Brandão; Renan Elan da Silva Oliveira; Alex Rodrigues Silva Caetano; David Lee Nelson; Maria das Graças Cardoso (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2022)

Water temperature variability in the Coos Estuary and its potential link to eelgrass loss - Maria Jose Marin Jarrin; David A. Sutherland; Alicia R. Helms (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Subtidal water temperatures in estuaries influence where organisms can survive and are determined by oceanic, atmospheric and riverine heat fluxes, modulated by the distinct geometry and bathymetry of the system. Here, we use 14 years of data from the Coos Estuary, in southwest Oregon, USA, to explore the impact of anomalously warm oceanic and atmospheric conditions during 2014-2016 on the estuary temperature. The arrival of a marine heatwave in September 2014 increased water temperature in the greater Pacific Northwest region until March 2015, and again from July to August 2015. Additionally, in 2014-2016, the Equatorial Pacific showed increased temperatures due to El Niño events. In the Coos Estuary, this warming was observed at all the water quality stations, producing more than 100 days with temperatures at least 1.5°C warmer than normal, and notably, a higher prevalence during Fall and Winter seasons. Larger temperature variations occurred at shallower stations located further away from the mouth of the estuary, changing the along-estuary temperature gradient and potentially the advection of heat through the estuary. After the onset of these increased temperatures, eelgrass declined sharply, but only in certain stations in the shallow estuary South Slough and has not yet returned to long term average values. As global temperatures continue rising due to climate change, increased numbers of marine heatwaves and El Niño events are expected, leading to higher temperature stress on the marine ecosystem within estuaries.

Therapeutic effects of a lipid transfer protein isolated from Morinda citrifolia L. (noni) seeds on irinotecan-induced intestinal mucositis in mice - Luana David do Carmo; Gisele de Fátima Pinheiro Rangel; Liviane Maria Alves Rabelo; Tamiris de Fátima Goebel de Souza; Roberto César Pereira Lima Júnior; Deysi Viviana Tenazoa Wong; Renata Ferreira de Carvalho Leitão; Alfredo Augusto Vasconcelos da Silva; Pedro Jorge Caldas Magalhães; Andréa Santos Costa; Dyély de Carvalho Oliveira Campos; Nylane Maria Nunes de Alencar; et al. (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2022)

Evidence of Nest Reactivation and Perennial Colonies in the Neotropical Bumble Bee Bombus brevivillus (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombini) - Mikail Olinda Oliveira; Hiara Marques Meneses; David Silva Nogueira; Ângela Maria da Silva Gomes; Marcelo Casimiro Cavalcante; Breno Magalhães Freitas (Neotropical Entomology, 2022)

AMAZONIA CAMTRAP: A data set of mammal, bird, and reptile species recorded with camera traps in the Amazon forest - Ana Carolina Antunes; Anelise Montanarin; Diogo Maia Gräbin; Erison Carlos dos Santos Monteiro; Fernando Ferreira de Pinho; Guilherme Costa Alvarenga; Jorge Ahumada; Robert B. Wallace; Emiliano Esterci Ramalho; Adrian Paul Ashton Barnett; Alex Bager; Alexandre Martins Costa Lopes; et al. (Ecology, 2022)
The Amazon forest has the highest biodiversity on Earth. However, information on Amazonian vertebrate diversity is still deficient and scattered across the published, peer‐reviewed, and gray literature and in unpublished raw data. Camera traps are an effective non‐invasive method of surveying vertebrates, applicable to different scales of time and space. In this study, we organized and standardized camera trap records from different Amazon regions to compile the most extensive data set of inventories of mammal, bird, and reptile species ever assembled for the area. The complete data set comprises 154,123 records of 317 species (185 birds, 119 mammals, and 13 reptiles) gathered from surveys from the Amazonian portion of eight countries (Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela). The most frequently recorded species per taxa were: mammals: Cuniculus paca (11,907 records); birds: Pauxi tuberosa (3713 records); and reptiles: Tupinambis teguixin (716 records). The information detailed in this data paper opens up opportunities for new ecological studies at different spatial and temporal scales, allowing for a more accurate evaluation of the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, climate change, and other human‐mediated defaunation processes in one of the most important and threatened tropical environments in the world. The data set is not copyright restricted; please cite this data paper when using its data in publications and we also request that researchers and educators inform us of how they are using these data.

Glucose metabolism patterns: A potential index to characterize brain ageing and predict high conversion risk into cognitive impairment - Jiehui Jiang; Can Sheng; Guanqun Chen; Chunhua Liu; Shichen Jin; Lanlan Li; Xueyan Jiang; Ying Han; Michael W. Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; et al. (GeroScience, 2022)

Measures of motor segmentation from rapid isometric force pulses are reliable and differentiate Parkinson’s disease from age-related slowing - Sherron L. Howard; David Grenet; Maria Bellumori; Christopher A. Knight (Experimental Brain Research, 2022)

Water table depth modulates productivity and biomass across Amazonian forests - Thaiane R. Sousa; Juliana Schietti; Igor O. Ribeiro; Thaise Emílio; Rafael Herrera Fernández; Hans ter Steege; Carolina V. Castilho; Adriane Esquivel‐Muelbert; Timothy Baker; Aline Pontes‐Lopes; Camila V. J. Silva; Juliana M. Silveira; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2022)
Aim Water availability is the major driver of tropical forest structure and dynamics. Most research has focused on the impacts of climatic water availability, whereas remarkably little is known about the influence of water table depth and excess soil water on forest processes. Nevertheless, given that plants take up water from the soil, the impacts of climatic water supply on plants are likely to be modulated by soil water conditions. Location Lowland Amazonian forests. Time period 1971–2019. Methods We used 344 long‐term inventory plots distributed across Amazonia to analyse the effects of long‐term climatic and edaphic water supply on forest functioning. We modelled forest structure and dynamics as a function of climatic, soil‐water and edaphic properties. Results Water supplied by both precipitation and groundwater affects forest structure and dynamics, but in different ways. Forests with a shallow water table (depth Main conclusions We show that the two extremes of water availability (excess and deficit) both reduce productivity in Amazon upland ( terra‐firme ) forests. Biomass and productivity across Amazonia respond not simply to regional climate, but rather to its interaction with water table conditions, exhibiting high local differentiation. Our study disentangles the relative contribution of those factors, helping to improve understanding of the functioning of tropical ecosystems and how they are likely to respond to climate change.

Invasion impacts and dynamics of a European‐wide introduced species - Phillip J. Haubrock; Danish A. Ahmed; Ross N. Cuthbert; Rachel Stubbington; Sami Domisch; Jaime R. G. Marquez; Ayah Beidas; Giuseppe Amatulli; Jens Kiesel; Longzhu Q. Shen; Ismael Soto; David G. Angeler; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2022)
Globalization has led to the introduction of thousands of alien species worldwide. With growing impacts by invasive species, understanding the invasion process remains critical for predicting adverse effects and informing efficient management. Theoretically, invasion dynamics have been assumed to follow an “invasion curve” (S‐shaped curve of available area invaded over time), but this dynamic has lacked empirical testing using large‐scale data and neglects to consider invader abundances. We propose an “impact curve” describing the impacts generated by invasive species over time based on cumulative abundances. To test this curve's large‐scale applicability, we used the data‐rich New Zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum , one of the most damaging freshwater invaders that has invaded almost all of Europe. Using long‐term (1979–2020) abundance and environmental data collected across 306 European sites, we observed that P. antipodarum abundance generally increased through time, with slower population growth at higher latitudes and with lower runoff depth. Fifty‐nine percent of these populations followed the impact curve, characterized by first occurrence, exponential growth, then long‐term saturation. This behaviour is consistent with boom‐bust dynamics, as saturation occurs due to a rapid decline in abundance over time. Across sites, we estimated that impact peaked approximately two decades after first detection, but the rate of progression along the invasion process was influenced by local abiotic conditions. The S‐shaped impact curve may be common among many invasive species that undergo complex invasion dynamics. This provides a potentially unifying approach to advance understanding of large‐scale invasion dynamics and could inform timely management actions to mitigate impacts on ecosystems and economies.

The Seabed Makes the Dolphins: Physiographic Features Shape the Size and Structure of the Bottlenose Dolphin Geographical Units - Guido Gnone; Michela Bellingeri; Yvan Molinari; Frank Dhermain; Hélène Labach; Bruno Díaz López; Léa David; Nathalie Di Meglio; Georges Azzinari; Caroline Azzinari; Sabina Airoldi; Caterina Lanfredi; et al. (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is a cosmopolitan delphinid, regularly present in the Mediterranean Sea. According to previous studies, this dolphin tends to form resident geographical units scattered on the continental shelf. We investigated how the physiographic characteristics of the area of residence, with special reference to the size and shape of the continental shelf, affect the home range and the group size of the local units. We analysed and compared data collected between 2004–2016 by 15 research groups operating in different study areas of the Mediterranean Sea: the Alboran Sea, in the South-Western Mediterranean, the Gulf of Lion and the Pelagos Sanctuary for the marine mammals, in the North-Western Mediterranean, and the Gulf of Ambracia, in the North-Central Mediterranean Sea. We have found that in areas characterised by a wide continental platform, dolphins have wider home ranges and aggregate into larger groups. In areas characterized by a narrow continental platform, dolphins show much smaller home ranges and aggregate into smaller groups. The results obtained from this collective research effort highlight the importance of data sharing to improve our scientific knowledge in the field of cetaceans and beyond.

Peptide Isolated from Noni Seeds Confers Gastroprotective Effect by Improving Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Mice - Francisca Cristiane Nogueira; Andréa Santos Costa; Dyély de Carvalho Oliveira Campos; Rodolpho Glauber Guedes Silva; Álvaro Xavier Franco; Pedro Marcos Gomes Soares; Raquel de Oliveira Rocha; Renan Oliveira Silva Damasceno; Nylane Maria Nunes de Alencar; Marcellus Henrique Loiola Ponte de Souza; Hermógenes David de Oliveira (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2022)

The Need for a Global Ocean Vision Within Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: A Key Role for Strategic Environmental Assessment - Maria Adelaide Ferreira; David E. Johnson; Francisco Andrade (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
An ecosystem-based forward-looking vision for the global ocean, encompassing ocean health and productivity, ecosystem integrity and resilience, incorporating area beyond national jurisdiction, is fundamental. A vision which is holistic and universally acceptable to guide future sustainable ocean policies, plans and programmes (PPPs). We argue that Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is the best available framework to develop such a vision and its suitability for this purpose should be recognised within the on-going process to negotiate an International Legally Binding Instrument (ILBI) for the conservation and sustainable use of Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement). This perspective paper justifies why such an ecosystem-based Global Ocean Vision is essential. It then describes the key characteristics it must integrate and how it can be elaborated in the framework of a collective SEA within the BBNJ process. We advocate expanding text in Part I General Provisions of the draft BBNJ Agreement to include development of such a global ocean vision. We conclude by highlighting the opportunity and timeliness of this proposal, with the fifth session of the IGC of BBNJ tentatively scheduled for August 2022.

An Exploratory Survey on the Care for Ataxic Patients in the American Continents and the Caribbean - Laura Bannach Jardim; Ali Hasan; Sheng-han Kuo; Jonathan Javier Magaña; Marcondes França; Wilson Marques; Claudia Camejo; Luiz Carlos Santana-da-Silva; Emília Embiruçu Leão; Gisele Espíndola; Francisca Canals; Marcelo Miranda; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2022)

The Colombian geochronological database (CGD) - Andres F. Rodriguez-Corcho; Yamirka Rojas-Agramonte; Johana A. Barrera-Gonzalez; Maria P. Marroquin-Gomez; Sarah Bonilla-Correa; David Izquierdo-Camacho; Sofia M. Delgado-Balaguera; David Cartwright-Buitrago; Maria D. Muñoz-Granados; William G. Carantón-Mateus; Alejandro Corrales-García; Andrés F. Laverde-Martinez; et al. (International Geology Review, 2022)

Identification of genetic loci in lettuce mediating quantitative resistance to fungal pathogens - Harry Pink; Adam Talbot; Abi Graceson; Juliane Graham; Gill Higgins; Andrew Taylor; Alison C. Jackson; Maria Truco; Richard Michelmore; Chenyi Yao; Frances Gawthrop; David Pink; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)
Key message We demonstrate genetic variation for quantitative resistance against important fungal pathogens in lettuce and its wild relatives, map loci conferring resistance and predict key molecular mechanisms using transcriptome profiling. Abstract Lactuca sativa L. (lettuce) is an important leafy vegetable crop grown and consumed globally. Chemicals are routinely used to control major pathogens, including the causal agents of grey mould ( Botrytis cinerea ) and lettuce drop ( Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ) . With increasing prevalence of pathogen resistance to fungicides and environmental concerns, there is an urgent need to identify sources of genetic resistance to B. cinerea and S. sclerotiorum in lettuce. We demonstrated genetic variation for quantitative resistance to B. cinerea and S. sclerotiorum in a set of 97 diverse lettuce and wild relative accessions, and between the parents of lettuce mapping populations. Transcriptome profiling across multiple lettuce accessions enabled us to identify genes with expression correlated with resistance, predicting the importance of post-transcriptional gene regulation in the lettuce defence response. We identified five genetic loci influencing quantitative resistance in a F 6 mapping population derived from a Lactuca serriola (wild relative) × lettuce cross, which each explained 5–10% of the variation. Differential gene expression analysis between the parent lines, and integration of data on correlation of gene expression and resistance in the diversity set, highlighted potential causal genes underlying the quantitative trait loci.

Discovery and functional characterization of novel cotton promoters with potential application to pest control - Stéfanie Menezes de Moura; Elinea Oliveira Freitas; Thuanne Pires Ribeiro; Bruno Paes-de-Melo; Fabrício B. M. Arraes; Leonardo Lima Pepino Macedo; Joaquin F. R. Paixão; Isabela T. Lourenço-Tessutti; Sinara Artico; David da Cunha Valença; Maria Cristina Mattar Silva; Antonio C. de Oliveira; et al. (Plant Cell Reports, 2022)

Epimutation in inherited metabolic disorders: the influence of aberrant transcription in adjacent genes - Jean-Louis Guéant; Youssef Siblini; Céline Chéry; Guillaume Schmitt; Rosa-Maria Guéant-Rodriguez; David Coelho; David Watkins; David S. Rosenblatt; Abderrahim Oussalah (Human Genetics, 2022)

Ocular manifestations in patients with inborn errors of intracellular cobalamin metabolism: a systematic review - Karim Matmat; Rosa-Maria Guéant-Rodriguez; Abderrahim Oussalah; Arnaud Wiedemann-Fodé; Carlo Dionisi-Vici; David Coelho; Jean-Louis Guéant; Jean-Baptiste Conart (Human Genetics, 2022)

Egg microbiota is the starting point of hatchling gut microbiota in the endangered yellow‐spotted Amazon river turtle - Ana Sofia Carranco; David Romo; Maria de Lourdes Torres; Kerstin Wilhelm; Simone Sommer; Mark A. F. Gillingham (Molecular Ecology, 2022)
Establishment and development of gut microbiota during vertebrates' early life are likely to be important predictors of health and fitness. Host‐parental and host‐environment interactions are essential to these processes. In oviparous reptiles whose nests represent a source of the parent's microbial inocula, the relative role of host‐selection and stochastic environmental factors during gut microbial assemblage remains unknown. We sampled eggs incubated in artificial nests as well as hatchlings and juveniles (up to 30 days old) of the yellow‐spotted Amazon river turtle ( Podocnemis unifilis ) developing in tubs filled with river water. We examined the relative role of the internal egg microbiota and the abiotic environment on hatchling and juvenile turtle's cloacal microbiota assemblages during the first 30 days of development. A mean of 71% of ASVs in hatched eggs could be traced to the nest environmental microbiota and in turn a mean of 77% of hatchlings' cloacal ASVs were traced to hatched eggs. Between day 5 and 20 of juvenile turtle's development, the river water environment plays a key role in the establishment of the gut microbiota (accounting for a mean of 13%–34.6% of cloacal ASVs) and strongly influences shifts in microbial diversity and abundance. After day 20, shifts in gut microbiota composition were mainly driven by host‐selection processes. Therefore, colonization by environmental microbiota is key in the initial stages of establishing the host's gut microbiota which is subsequently shaped by host‐selection processes. Our study provides a novel quantitative understanding of the host‐environment interactions during gut microbial assemblage of oviparous reptiles.

The contribution of macroalgae‐associated fishes to small‐scale tropical reef fisheries - Shaun K. Wilson; Christopher J. Fulton; Nicholas A.J. Graham; Rene A. Abesamis; Charlotte Berkström; Darren J. Coker; Martial Depczynski; Richard D. Evans; Rebecca Fisher; Jordan Goetze; Andrew Hoey; Thomas H. Holmes; et al. (Fish and Fisheries, 2022)
Macroalgae‐dominated reefs are a prominent habitat in tropical seascapes that support a diversity of fishes, including fishery target species. To what extent, then, do macroalgal habitats contribute to small‐scale tropical reef fisheries? To address this question we: (1) Quantified the macroalgae‐associated fish component in catches from 133 small‐scale fisheries, (2) Compared life‐history traits relevant to fishing (e.g. growth, longevity) in macroalgal and coral‐associated fishes, (3) Examined how macroalgae‐associated species can influence catch diversity, trophic level and vulnerability and (4) Explored how tropical fisheries change with the expansion of macroalgal habitats using a case study of fishery‐independent data for Seychelles. Fish that utilised macroalgal habitats comprise 24% of the catch, but very few fished species relied entirely on macroalgal or coral habitats post‐settlement. Macroalgal and coral‐associated fishes had similar life‐history traits, although vulnerability to fishing declined with increasing contribution of macroalgae association to the catch, whilst mean trophic level and diversity peaked when macroalgal‐associated fish accounted for 20%–30% of catches. The Seychelles case study revealed similar total fish biomass on macroalgal and coral reefs, although the biomass of primary target species increased as macroalgae cover expanded. Our findings reinforce that multiple habitat types are needed to support tropical fishery stability and sustainability. Whilst coral habitats have been the focus of tropical fisheries management, we show the potential for macroalgae‐associated fish to support catch size and diversity in ways that reduce vulnerability to overfishing. This is pertinent to seascapes where repeated disturbances are facilitating the replacement of coral reef with macroalgal habitats.

Comprehensive analysis of epigenetic clocks reveals associations between disproportionate biological ageing and hippocampal volume - Lidija Milicic; Michael Vacher; Tenielle Porter; Vincent Doré; Samantha C. Burnham; Pierrick Bourgeat; Rosita Shishegar; James Doecke; Nicola J. Armstrong; Rick Tankard; Paul Maruff; Colin L. Masters; et al. (GeroScience, 2022)
The concept of age acceleration, the difference between biological age and chronological age, is of growing interest, particularly with respect to age-related disorders, such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Whilst studies have reported associations with AD risk and related phenotypes, there remains a lack of consensus on these associations. Here we aimed to comprehensively investigate the relationship between five recognised measures of age acceleration, based on DNA methylation patterns (DNAm age), and cross-sectional and longitudinal cognition and AD-related neuroimaging phenotypes (volumetric MRI and Amyloid-β PET) in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) and the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). Significant associations were observed between age acceleration using the Hannum epigenetic clock and cross-sectional hippocampal volume in AIBL and replicated in ADNI. In AIBL, several other findings were observed cross-sectionally, including a significant association between hippocampal volume and the Hannum and Phenoage epigenetic clocks. Further, significant associations were also observed between hippocampal volume and the Zhang and Phenoage epigenetic clocks within Amyloid-β positive individuals. However, these were not validated within the ADNI cohort. No associations between age acceleration and other Alzheimer’s disease-related phenotypes, including measures of cognition or brain Amyloid-β burden, were observed, and there was no association with longitudinal change in any phenotype. This study presents a link between age acceleration, as determined using DNA methylation, and hippocampal volume that was statistically significant across two highly characterised cohorts. The results presented in this study contribute to a growing literature that supports the role of epigenetic modifications in ageing and AD-related phenotypes.

Investigating the contribution of white matter hyperintensities and cortical thickness to empathy in neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases - Miracle Ozzoude; Brenda Varriano; Derek Beaton; Joel Ramirez; Melissa F. Holmes; Christopher J. M. Scott; Fuqiang Gao; Kelly M. Sunderland; Paula McLaughlin; Jennifer Rabin; Maged Goubran; Donna Kwan; et al. (GeroScience, 2022)

High-velocity resistance training mitigates physiological and functional impairments in middle-aged and older adults with and without mobility-limitation - Gustavo Z. Schaun; Marcas M. Bamman; Luana S. Andrade; Gabriela B. David; Vitor L. Krüger; Eduardo F. Marins; Gabriela N. Nunes; Mariana S. Häfele; Graciele F. Mendes; Maria Laura B. Gomes; Paula C. Campelo; Stephanie S. Pinto; et al. (GeroScience, 2022)

Substantiating microCT for diagnosing bioerosion in archaeological bone using a new Virtual Histological Index (VHI) - Kirsten Mandl; Kellie Sara Duffett Carlson; David Brönnimann; Ashley McCall; Martin Grassberger; Maria Teschler-Nicola; Estella Weiss-Krejci; Brian Metscher (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2022)
Recent technological advances have broadened the application of palaeoradiology for non-destructive investigation of ancient remains. X-ray microtomography (microCT) in particular is increasingly used as an alternative to histological bone sections for interpreting pathological alterations, trauma, microstructure, and, more recently, bioerosion with direct or ancillary use of histological indices. However, no systematic attempt has been made to confirm the reliability of microCT for histotaphonomic analysis of archaeological bone. The objective of this study is therefore to compare thin sections of human femora rated with the Oxford Histological Index to microCT sections using the newly developed Virtual Histological Index in order to provide an accessible methodology for the evaluation of bioerosion in archaeological bone. We provide detailed descriptions of virtual sections and assess the efficacy of the method on cranial and postcranial elements, cremated long bones, and faunal samples. The traditional histological and virtual methods showed a strong correlation, providing the first systematic data substantiating lab-based microCT as a suitable alternative tool for reconstructing post-mortem history in the archaeological record, and for the reliable, non-destructive screening of samples for further analyses.

Biogeography and diversification of bare‐eyes, an endemic Amazonian clade - Lincoln Carneiro; Tibério C. T. Burlamaqui; Alexandre Aleixo; David C. Oren; José Maria Cardoso Da Silva (Journal of Biogeography, 2022)
Aim Biotic interchange, speciation and extinction processes drive biotas assembling. However, the evolutionary outcomes of those mechanisms are complex and difficult to discriminate. Here, we investigate how these processes affect avian diversification in tropical forest regions and test the relative roles of vicariant speciation and biotic interchange on the assemblage of Amazonian biota through the reconstruction of the biogeographical history of bare‐eyes using molecular markers. Location Amazon. Taxon Phlegopsis (Aves: Thamnophilidae). Methods We carried out a phylogenetic reconstruction of Phlegopsis based on four mtDNA and nuclear markers of 52 individuals from 21 localities representing all recognized taxa in the genus. We estimated phylogenetic relationships using both gene tree and species tree methods, demographic history, gene flow and divergence time to reconstruct the biogeographical history of the genus. Results Phylogenetic analyses recovered nine lineages delimited by some of the largest Amazonian rivers. Molecular dating and biogeographical studies showed that (1) most of the diversification in the genus occurred during the Quaternary; (2) vicariance was the most critical biogeographical process driving the history of this group and (3) two lineages are expanding their ranges, with one of them ( P. n. nigromaculata ) crossing the boundaries of areas of endemism. Main conclusions Our results reinforce the notion that continental biotas are assembled by alternating dispersal and vicariance events. In Phlegopsis , vicariance shaped the distribution and differentiation of most lineages, but one event of post‐speciation dispersal made two lineages sympatric in Western Amazonia. Dispersal events within the Amazon are not random but are constrained by the characteristics of the species that are expanding their ranges and the features of the places that receive such species. Although most of the speciation events of Phlegopsis occurred during the Quaternary, there is no reason to assume that such events were driven by climatic‐vegetation changes associated with the Milankovitch cycles.

Identification of candidate type 3 effectors that determine host specificity associated with emerging Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strains - Ana M. Bocsanczy; Peter Bonants; Jan van der Wolf; Maria Bergsma-Vlami; David J. Norman (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2022)
Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (Rps), previously known as R. solanacearum phylotypes I and III is one of the causal agents of bacterial wilt, a devastating disease that affects more than 250 plant species. Emerging Rps strains were identified infecting new hosts. P824 Rps strain was isolated from blueberry in Florida. Rps strains including PD7123 were isolated from hybrid tea roses in several countries through Europe. P781 is a representative strain of Rps commonly found on mandevilla in Florida. UW757 is a strain isolated from osteospermum plants originating in Guatemala. These strains are phylogenetically closely related and of economic importance on their respective hosts. The objective of this study is to associate the Type 3 Effectors (T3Es) repertoire of these four strains with host specificity. Candidate T3E associated with host specificity to blueberry, tea rose, osteospermum, and mandevilla were identified by sequence homology. Pathogenicity assays on 8 hosts including, blueberry, mandevilla, osteospermum and tea rose with the 4 strains showed that both P824 and PD7123 are pathogenic to blueberry and tea rose. P781 is the only strain pathogenic to mandevilla and P824 is the only strain non-pathogenic to osteospermum. Hypotheses based on correlation of T3E presence/absence and pathogenicity profiles identified 3 candidate virulence and 3 avirulence T3E for host specificity to blueberry and tea rose. Two candidate avirulence T3E were identified for mandevilla, and one candidate virulence for osteospermum. The strategy applied here can be used to reduce the number of host specificity candidate genes in closely related strains with different hosts.

Salt intake and gastric cancer: a pooled analysis within the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project - Samantha Morais; Adriana Costa; Gabriela Albuquerque; Natália Araújo; Claudio Pelucchi; Charles S. Rabkin; Linda M. Liao; Rashmi Sinha; Zuo-Feng Zhang; Jinfu Hu; Kenneth C. Johnson; Domenico Palli; et al. (Cancer Causes & Control, 2022)

Global maps of soil temperature - Jonas J. Lembrechts; Johan van den Hoogen; Juha Aalto; Michael B. Ashcroft; Pieter De Frenne; Julia Kemppinen; Martin Kopecký; Miska Luoto; Ilya M. D. Maclean; Thomas W. Crowther; Joseph J. Bailey; Stef Haesen; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2022)
Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1‐km 2 resolution for 0–5 and 5–15 cm soil depth. These maps were created by calculating the difference (i.e. offset) between in situ soil temperature measurements, based on time series from over 1200 1‐km 2 pixels (summarized from 8519 unique temperature sensors) across all the world's major terrestrial biomes, and coarse‐grained air temperature estimates from ERA5‐Land (an atmospheric reanalysis by the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts). We show that mean annual soil temperature differs markedly from the corresponding gridded air temperature, by up to 10°C (mean = 3.0 ± 2.1°C), with substantial variation across biomes and seasons. Over the year, soils in cold and/or dry biomes are substantially warmer (+3.6 ± 2.3°C) than gridded air temperature, whereas soils in warm and humid environments are on average slightly cooler (−0.7 ± 2.3°C). The observed substantial and biome‐specific offsets emphasize that the projected impacts of climate and climate change on near‐surface biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are inaccurately assessed when air rather than soil temperature is used, especially in cold environments. The global soil‐related bioclimatic variables provided here are an important step forward for any application in ecology and related disciplines. Nevertheless, we highlight the need to fill remaining geographic gaps by collecting more in situ measurements of microclimate conditions to further enhance the spatiotemporal resolution of global soil temperature products for ecological applications.

MASTREE+: Time‐series of plant reproductive effort from six continents - Andrew Hacket‐Pain; Jessie J. Foest; Ian S. Pearse; Jalene M. LaMontagne; Walter D. Koenig; Giorgio Vacchiano; Michał Bogdziewicz; Thomas Caignard; Paulina Celebias; Joep van Dormolen; Marcos Fernández‐Martínez; Jose V. Moris; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2022)
Significant gaps remain in understanding the response of plant reproduction to environmental change. This is partly because measuring reproduction in long‐lived plants requires direct observation over many years and such datasets have rarely been made publicly available. Here we introduce MASTREE+, a data set that collates reproductive time‐series data from across the globe and makes these data freely available to the community. MASTREE+ includes 73,828 georeferenced observations of annual reproduction (e.g. seed and fruit counts) in perennial plant populations worldwide. These observations consist of 5971 population‐level time‐series from 974 species in 66 countries. The mean and median time‐series length is 12.4 and 10 years respectively, and the data set includes 1122 series that extend over at least two decades (≥20 years of observations). For a subset of well‐studied species, MASTREE+ includes extensive replication of time‐series across geographical and climatic gradients. Here we describe the open‐access data set, available as a.csv file, and we introduce an associated web‐based app for data exploration. MASTREE+ will provide the basis for improved understanding of the response of long‐lived plant reproduction to environmental change. Additionally, MASTREE+ will enable investigation of the ecology and evolution of reproductive strategies in perennial plants, and the role of plant reproduction as a driver of ecosystem dynamics.

Demographic composition, not demographic diversity, predicts biomass and turnover across temperate and tropical forests - Jessica F. Needham; Daniel J. Johnson; Kristina J. Anderson‐Teixeira; Norman Bourg; Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin; Nathalie Butt; Min Cao; Dairon Cárdenas; Chia‐Hao Chang‐Yang; Yu‐Yun Chen; George Chuyong; Handanakere S. Dattaraja; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2022)
The growth and survival of individual trees determine the physical structure of a forest with important consequences for forest function. However, given the diversity of tree species and forest biomes, quantifying the multitude of demographic strategies within and across forests and the way that they translate into forest structure and function remains a significant challenge. Here, we quantify the demographic rates of 1961 tree species from temperate and tropical forests and evaluate how demographic diversity (DD) and demographic composition (DC) differ across forests, and how these differences in demography relate to species richness, aboveground biomass (AGB), and carbon residence time. We find wide variation in DD and DC across forest plots, patterns that are not explained by species richness or climate variables alone. There is no evidence that DD has an effect on either AGB or carbon residence time. Rather, the DC of forests, specifically the relative abundance of large statured species, predicted both biomass and carbon residence time. Our results demonstrate the distinct DCs of globally distributed forests, reflecting biogeography, recent history, and current plot conditions. Linking the DC of forests to resilience or vulnerability to climate change, will improve the precision and accuracy of predictions of future forest composition, structure, and function.

Detecting the attack of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in cotton plants with machine learning and spectral measurements - Ana Paula Marques Ramos; Felipe David Georges Gomes; Mayara Maezano Faita Pinheiro; Danielle Elis Garcia Furuya; Wesley Nunes Gonçalvez; José Marcato Junior; Mirian Fernandes Furtado Michereff; Maria Carolina Blassioli-Moraes; Miguel Borges; Raúl Alberto Alaumann; Veraldo Liesenberg; Lúcio André de Castro Jorge; et al. (Precision Agriculture, 2022)

Streptomyces spp. Isolated from Marine and Caatinga Biomes in Brazil for the Biological Control of Duponchelia fovealis - Mariana Vieira Porsani; Carolina Gracia Poitevin; Sabina Moser Tralamazza; Mireli Trombin de Souza; Michele Trombin de Souza; Éder David Borges da Silva; Maria Aparecida Cassilha Zawadneak; Ida Chapaval Pimentel; Itamar Soares de Melo (Neotropical Entomology, 2022)

Scenario planning tools for mitigating industrial impacts on First Nations subsistence economies in British Columbia, Canada - David Natcher; Naomi Owens-Beek; Ana-Maria Bogdan; Xiaojing Lu; Meng Li; Shawn Ingram; Ryan McKay; Abigael Rice (Sustainability Science, 2022)
The Montney Play Trend (MPT) is a 1090 km 2 region in northeast British Columbia that produces approximately one-third of western Canada’s natural gas output. In response to a proposed expansion of the MPT in 2016, the Government of British Columbia launched a Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment (RSEA) to identify the necessary conditions to achieve sustainable environmental outcomes. In this paper, we describe the methods and scenario planning tools that were developed to estimate how the development of the MPT might affect the subsistence economies of First Nations in the region. To demonstrate the utility of our approach, two impact assessments—Prince Rupert gas transmission pipeline and the Coastal GasLink pipeline—are presented. While no scenario can provide a definitive portrayal of exactly what will happen in the future, the tools that were co-developed are serving as an effective starting point for exploring possibilities that are at least consistent with current knowledge and can serve as a platform for collaborative learning and conflict management.