Investigating coral rubble dynamics through tilting base and flume experiments - Wen Deng; Cyprien Simonnet; Lauren Nolan; David P. Callaghan; Tom E. Baldock (Coastal Engineering, 2026)

Testing a Road Mortality Risk Model to Prioritize and Design Turtle Eco-passages at Wetland-road Crossings in New Hampshire, USA - Lauren E. White; David M. Burdick; Thomas P. Ballestero (Wetlands, 2026)

Metabolic energy expenditure during level, uphill, and downhill running - David P. Looney; Wouter Hoogkamer; Rodger Kram (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2026)

Proteolytic dysregulation in the skin: insight from rare monogenic skin diseases - Zhongtao Li; Sheng Wang; Diana C. Blaydon; David P. Kelsell (Cell and Tissue Research, 2026)
Proteases are essential enzymes that, through the breakdown of proteins, regulate many aspects of tissue homeostasis including barrier function, cellular signaling, and tissue repair mechanisms in organisms. Disease gene discovery in a number of monogenic skin diseases has deepened the knowledge of how proteases and protease inhibitors can regulate skin homeostasis, keratinocyte desmosome-mediated cell adhesion, and epidermal barrier function. This short review details the association of protease dysregulation with monogenic skin diseases, postulated disease mechanisms, and emerging therapeutic strategies.

A tale of two towers: comparing NEON and AmeriFlux data streams at Bartlett Experimental Forest - Yujie Liu; Paul Stoy; Housen Chu; Dave Y. Hollinger; Scott V. Ollinger; Andrew P. Ouimette; David J. Durden; Cove Sturtevant; Ben Lucas; Andrew D. Richardson (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2026)

Small methane emissions from pasture observed with eddy covariance and flux-gradient methods: are they real or artefacts? - Johannes Laubach; Aaron M. Wall; John E. Hunt; David I. Campbell; Jordan P. Goodrich; Scott L. Graham; Louis A. Schipper (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2026)

Marine Heatwaves, Ocean Warming and Acidification Reshape Reef Fish Gut Microbiomes - Angus Mitchell; Chloe Hayes; Callum J. Hudson; Sean D. Connell; Ben P. Harvey; Sylvain Agostini; Jeffrey Jolly; Timothy Ravasi; David J. Booth; Ivan Nagelkerken (Molecular Ecology, 2026)
Extreme climatic events and gradual climate change are increasingly anticipated to interact and reshape ecological communities. However, the combined effects of ocean warming, acidification and marine heatwaves on host‐associated microbial communities and their potential role in host adaptation remain poorly understood. Here, we assessed shifts in gut microbiome communities and their associations with physiological performance in one tropical ( Abudefduf vaigiensis ) and one subtropical ( Microcanthus strigatus ) reef fish species, across three temperate reefs representing natural analogues of climate change: a present‐day baseline (‘cool reef’), a chronically warmed reef (‘warm reef’) and a reef experiencing combined warming and extreme acidification (‘extreme reef’). We also examined gut microbiome changes in A. vaigiensis before and during a severe marine heatwave. A. vaigiensis had lower gut microbiome evenness and diversity at the warm (43% and 44% decrease, respectively) and extreme (38% and 31% decrease) reefs compared to the cool reef, and its gut microbiome community shifted at the extreme reef with a 122% increase in abundance of opportunistic bacteria Vibrio . A. vaigiensis also had lower gut microbiome richness at the warm (42% decrease) and extreme (52% decrease) reefs during the heatwave compared to pre‐heatwave individuals. In contrast, M. strigatus showed higher microbiome evenness (99% increase) and diversity (98% increase) at the warm reef compared to the cool reef; however, these gains were lost at the extreme reef, with microbiome diversity and evenness returning to cool reef levels. Microbiome changes in both species were generally not associated with their physiological performance (protein content, oxidative stress, antioxidant capacity or body condition). Our findings suggest that marine heatwaves, ocean warming and acidification can reshape reef fish gut microbiomes, driving simplification in Abudefduf vaigiensis but distinct restructuring in Microcanthus strigatus . We conclude that climate‐driven microbiome reshuffling may alter host–microbiome relationships and functions in fishes in a future ocean.

Sampling microbial dynamics in the Salish Sea estuary: evaluating methods to capture cyanobacteria and cyanophage - Noelani R. Boise; Owen P. Leiser; Kristin Jones; Mahala Peter-Frank; Damon Leach; Stephen Crafton-Tempel; Peter Regier; Ruonan Wu; Conner Phillips; Margaret S. Cheung; Connah G. M. Johnson; Scott J. Edmundson; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2026)
Introduction Picocyanobacteria from the genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus thrive across the globe in aquatic environments, have relatively small genomes, and have growth dynamics regulated by both viral interactions and abiotic conditions, making them excellent model organisms for exploring host-pathogencoevolution. Methods We developed and refined methods to sample and sequence cyanobacteria, cyanophages, and measured features of their abiotic environment. Results The protocol described herein can successfully discriminate large-cell eukaryotic organisms, but size fractionation of picocyanobacteria appears to be affected by the presence of free DNA, multicellular structures, and abundant tycheposons. Our preferred final protocol from this exploratory effort included a combination of in-line and single vacuum flask filtrations, which reduced filtration processing time by over threefold in some cases compared to other tested methods, such as a fully in-line sequence or in-site filtrations. We successfully extracted an average of approximately 400–1200 ng for all filter fractions, with some variations between kits. Discussion The protocol described herein can successfully discriminate large-cell eukaryotic organisms, but size fractionation of picocyanobacteria appears to be affected by the presence of free DNA, multicellular structures, and abundant tycheposons.

The mediating role of muscle strength and body composition on the association between movement behaviours and health-related quality of life in Spanish older adults: the IMPACT65 + study - Julia Wiedmaier-Barros; Sara Higueras-Fresnillo; Kabir P. Sadarangani; Verónica Cabanas-Sánchez; David Martínez-Gómez (GeroScience, 2026)

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

Treatment with a selective androgen receptor modulator (RAD140) is linked to better cardiac function, with male-specific effects that are graded by interleukin-6 - Stefan S. Heinze; David G. Sapp; Alexander P. Young; Susan E. Howlett (GeroScience, 2026)

GOOS Essential Ocean Variables: the backbone of a sustained and evolving global ocean observing system - Belén Martín Míguez; Emma Heslop; Narissa Bax; Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi; Gabrielle Canonico; Kim Currie; Karen Evans; Albert S. Fischer; Véronique Garçon; Maria Hood; Johannes Karstensen; Ana Lara-López; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2026)
The need for ocean information has never been greater. From climate change to food security and extreme events, we need to understand the role of the ocean and better predict change and impact. This is only possible with the sustained collection of a key set of ocean observations. The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) coordinates international efforts to collect these Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs), which span physics, biogeochemistry, biology and ecosystem realms. Guided by three expert panels, these EOVs are used to define the needs and design of a sustained, fit for purpose global ocean observing system, aimed at maximizing investments in observing infrastructure. As the GOOS EOVs are increasingly used, it has become important to discuss and refine the understanding of this framework, to ensure that the right balance is struck between their essential nature and the need to expand to new domains and integrate with key global policies. In this paper we provide a description of the EOV framework, discuss some of the challenges in implementing it, and identify a set of recommendations for GOOS and the ocean observing community to take forward. These recommendations include increasing the transparency of the EOV adoption process, and the need to periodically assess the EOVs in consultation with observing communities and with the entities managing other global essential variable frameworks in cross cutting realms such as climate and biodiversity. This will contribute to building a useful and responsive global ocean observing system that delivers the observations required to meet societal needs.

Effect of dietary vitamin B5 supplementation on energy fortification of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) - Beichen Yang; Matthew K. Jago; Thomas S. Mock; Giovanni M. Turchini; Michael J. Salini; Richard P. Smullen; David S. Francis (Aquaculture, 2026)

Does fishery management for groupers (Teleostei: Epinephelidae) protect them effectively? Context from the IUCN's Red list of threatened species - Sean T. Fennessy; Christi Linardich; Kevin Rhodes; Joao P. Barreiros; David Pollard; Eloy Sosa-Cordero; Felicia Coleman; Alfonso Aguilar-Perera; Christopher R. Malinowski; Thierry Brulé; Pedro Afonso; Kayan Ma; et al. (Ocean & Coastal Management, 2026)

Saving water, supporting pollinators: Greening new residential developments through soil remediation and diverse native plantings - Mykayla Hagaman; Patrick J. Bohlen; David Jenkins; Robin P. Marquez; Basil V. Iannone; Brooke Moffis (Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2026)

The disruption of two putative peptidases affects the extracellular proteolytic and metabolic activity of Mycoplasma bovis - Shijie Geng; Dilhani Ekanayake; Anna Kanci Condello; David P. De Souza; Sheik Nadeem Elahee Doomun; Chintha K. Premachandre; Jordi Hondrogiannis; Glenn F. Browning; Sara M. Klose; Kelly A. Tivendale; Nadeeka K. Wawegama (Veterinary Microbiology, 2026)

Functional characterisation of metabolism-related genes required for the survival of Mycoplasma bovis in association with host cells - Shijie Geng; Sheik Nadeem Elahee Doomun; Jordi Hondrogiannis; David P. De Souza; Anna Kanci Condello; Glenn F. Browning; Sara M. Klose; Kelly A. Tivendale; Nadeeka K. Wawegama (Veterinary Microbiology, 2026)

Electricity market design with increasing renewable generation: Lessons from Alberta - David P. Brown; Derek E.H. Olmstead; Blake Shaffer (The Electricity Journal, 2026)

Prenatal exposure to extreme heat and autism in children - David G. Luglio; Xin Yu; Jane C. Lin; Ting Chow; Mayra P. Martinez; Zhanghua Chen; Sandrah P. Eckel; Joel Schwartz; Frederick W. Lurmann; Nathan Pavlovic; Rob McConnell; Anny H. Xiang; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2026)

Global, regional, and national burden of hepatocellular carcinoma and contribution of nine modifiable risk factors across 185 countries/territories in 2022 - Ping Li; Zhan Ding; Yuqi Feng; Xiangyu Ren; Yongyue Wei; Changfa Xia; Yitao Yang; Quanbo Yang; Zhe Wang; Xuehong Zhang; L.G. van der Geest; Herbert Yu; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2026)

Skin sea surface temperature diagnostics in a regional ocean model - Jie Yu; David D. Flagg; Tommy G. Jensen; Tim J. Campbell; Qing Wang; Denny P. Alappattu (Ocean Modelling, 2026)

In the heat of the night: Temperature and vegetation structure disparity in habitat suitability for scaled quail - Katherine A. Travis; Caleb M. McKinney; Evan P. Tanner; Ashley M. Tanner; Fidel Hernández; Leonard A. Brennan; David G. Hewitt; Humberto L. Perotto-Baldivieso; Ryan S. Luna; R. Dwayne Elmore; John McLaughlin (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2026)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Nutrition Education Practice and Research: Opportunities and Considerations - David N. Cavallo; Chloe P. Lozano; Emily W. Duffy; Basheerah Enahora; Phrashiah Githinji (Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2026)

Understanding the scale and potential contributions of background PFAS in the environment - David T. Adamson; Jeff Gamlin; Yukun Jin; Wynne Casteel; Charles Schaefer; Christopher P. Higgins (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2026)

Corrigendum to “Paramagnetic centers in ion bombarded polyvinylidenefluoride” [Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2026, 289, 110526] - Aleksandr V. Akimov; Alexandr S. Shmakov; Rostislav V. Pisarev; Sadulla R. Allayarov; Anna V. Pisareva; Uliana V. Pinaeva; Georgy A. Khromov; Andrey А. Tyutyunov; Alexander N. Nechaev; Pavel Yu. Apel; Yury A. Dobrovolsky; Sergei V. Tokarev; et al. (Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2026)

Long term rebound and transport of perfluorinated sulfonic acids (PFSAs) in the vadose zone following flushing - Charles E. Schaefer; Graig M. Lavorgna; David R. Lippincott; Shilai Hao; J. Conrad Pritchard; Christopher P. Higgins (Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2026)

Addendum: Electron microbeam investigations of the spent ash from the pilot-scale acid extraction of rare earth elements from a beneficiated Kentucky fly ash (2025, Int. J. Coal Geol. 303, 104738): Further consideration of particle-size reduction from feed to processed fly ash - Debora Berti; Anne E. Oberlink; John G. Groppo; Prakash Joshi; Dorin V. Preda; David P. Gamliel; Todd Beers; Michael Schrock; Shelley D. Hopps; Tonya D. Morgan; Bernd Zechmann; James C. Hower (International Journal of Coal Geology, 2026)

Potassium isotopic variability in coals induced by magmatic and submarine exhalative hydrothermal activity - Shuai Kang; Zhihan Ji; Weiqiang Li; Jingjing Liu; Qian Wang; Na Wang; David French; Ian T. Graham; Victor P. Nechaev; James C. Hower; Jintian Zheng; Mengda Yao; et al. (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2026)

Early-life arsenic exposure modulates the developing microbiome in a rural cohort - Hannah E. Laue; David Kook; Camilo Khatchikian; Susana Diaz Coto; Brian P. Jackson; Thomas J. Palys; Janet L. Peacock; Margaret R. Karagas; George A. O'Toole; Anne G. Hoen; Juliette C. Madan (Environmental Research, 2026)

Legacy effects of cover crops on weed biomass and yield of the subsequent corn crop - Barbara Baraibar; Brosi A. Bradley; Mitchell C. Hunter; Charles M. White; Denise M. Finney; Jason P. Kaye; Megan E. Schipanski; David A. Mortensen (European Journal of Agronomy, 2026)

Artificial intelligence enhanced litter pollution mapping: Integrating citizen science with geospatial and social data - Hadiseh Rezaei; Keiron. P. Roberts; Farzad Arabikhan; Steve Fletcher; Antaya March; Fay Couceiro; David Bacon; David. J. Hutchinson; John. B. Williams (Environmental Modelling & Software, 2026)

Wholesale price prediction: The role of information and transparency - David P. Brown; Andrew Eckert; Douglas Silveira (Energy Policy, 2026)

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

The responsibility of Western European coastal states for the conservation of two emblematic migratory seabirds in the context of offshore wind farms - Alice Bernard; Nicolas Courbin; Jérémy Tornos; Tristan J.B. Martin; Mathilde Lejeune; Aurélien Prudor; Pascal Provost; Adrien Lambrechts; Chris P. Gaskin; Jérôme Cabelguen; Matthieu Bécot; Frédéric Jiguet; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2026)

Drivers of compositional turnover of the non-native urban flora in the Western Cape, South Africa - Christiaan P. Gildenhuys; Luke J. Potgieter; Cang Hui; David M. Richardson (Urban Ecosystems, 2026)
Interest in understanding the drivers of biological invasions in urban centres is increasing globally. Previous research focused primarily on the drivers of non-native species richness in urban centres (i.e. why some cities harbour more species than others) and there has been much less focus on compositional turnover (i.e. why different cities harbour different species). Exploring compositional turnover between urban centres can differentiate drivers and barriers of non-native species at different stages along the introduction-naturalisation-invasion continuum and help to inform effective management strategies. This paper explores the drivers of compositional turnover of wild-growing non-native plants across urban centres of the Western Cape province in South Africa, ranging from the city of Cape Town (821 km 2 ) to the small town of Bot River (1.7 km 2 ). We assess the role of temperature, precipitation, urbanisation intensity, urban area, travel time, year of establishment, and population density in mediating richness-independent species turnover between a range of urban centres. Multi-site generalised dissimilarity modelling (MSGDM) of zeta diversity (number of shared species among multiple urban centres), and variance partitioning are applied to analyse inventories compiled from cleaned iNaturalist occurrence records. The importance of environmental conditions increased toward the later stages of the invasion continuum while variables related to introductions decreased. The study concludes that, despite the major changes to habitats caused by urbanisation and anthropogenic activities, climate is the primary driver of turnover of urban non-native plant species within the Western Cape. Management initiatives in the Western Cape should be guided by regional biogeographic context, with strategies adapted to local species pools and climatic constraints rather than relying on uniform, across-city approaches.

Tree cover influences bird assemblage composition in a city within the cerrado biodiversity hotspot - Daniele Pereira Rodrigues; David P. Edwards; Ana Claudia Almeida; Mauricio Almeida-Gomes (Urban Ecosystems, 2026)

Comprehensive analysis of DOF transcription factors and characterization of PlOBP4 during herbaceous peony bud dormancy - Shuyun Zhong; Xiaobin Wang; Shuangzhe Wu; Danqing Li; David P. Horvath; Xiaoxuan Chen; Ziyu Zhou; Qianzi Zhen; Xiaohua Shi; Jiaping Zhang (Plant Cell Reports, 2026)

Life-stage niche partitioning and functional strategies promote predatory coccinellids’ co-occurrence - Ana Claudia da Silva; Débora P. Paula; David Andow; Patricia S. Sujii; Nícholas F. Camargo; Pedro H. B. Togni (Oecologia, 2026)
Species coexistence is shaped by how individuals share limiting resources such as space, food, and shelter. Theory predicts that niche differentiation promotes coexistence, depending on habitat characteristics, behavioral traits, and the intensity of competition. Niche use may vary across life stages, as ontogenetic shifts alter habitat use and species interactions. We investigated habitat segregation, niche overlap, and the role of non-crop vegetation in affecting coccinellid coexistence across life stages through semi-controlled experiments and field sampling at 42 sites. Species showed consistent differences in habitat and microhabitat use across developmental stages, influenced by innate behaviors and plastic responses to interspecific interactions. Superior competitors ( Hippodamia convergens and Harmonia axyridis ) generally dominated prey-rich crop areas during egg, larval, and adult stages, but shifted to sheltered sites outside the plants during pupation. In contrast, Eriopis connexa used soil microhabitats throughout its life cycle, reducing niche overlap with other species. Cycloneda sanguinea , a competitively inferior species, persisted by exploiting non-crop plants, which increased spatial heterogeneity and resource availability. Non-crop vegetation thus promoted coexistence by enabling spatial segregation and reducing presumed competitive asymmetries across life stages. These patterns highlight how the strength of species interactions and spatial partitioning changes ontogenetically, reflecting both behavioral flexibility and the influence of habitat features. We propose a plastic functional classification of species based on their behavioral responses to potential competition-risk scenarios across life stages, ranging from risk-tolerant generalists to conditional risk-avoiders and niche-fidelity strategists, that could be broadened and adapted to other study systems.

Interspecific variation in demographics reveals ecological winners and losers in a highly disturbed coral reef system - Nicholas P. Jones; Sarah E. Leinbach; David S. Gilliam (Coral Reefs, 2026)

Conservation genomics of the imperiled Leon springs pupfish, Cyprinodon bovinus, across temporal and spatial scales - Robert J. Bretzing-Tungate; Kevin W. Conway; Megan G. Bean; Ryan K. Smith; Christopher M. Hollenbeck; Andrew T. Fields; Elizabeth P. Dolan; Steven M. Mussmann; David S. Portnoy (Conservation Genetics, 2026)
The Leon Springs pupfish, Cyprinodon bovinus , is federally listed as endangered and currently confined to spring-fed pools on the Diamond Y Spring Preserve in Pecos County, Texas, USA. A refuge population is maintained by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Dexter, New Mexico, USA because of ongoing threats from hybridization with the introduced congener, the sheepshead minnow, C. variegatus. To inform continued conservation and management planning for this species, a comprehensive conservation genomics study using double digest restriction-site associated DNA sequencing was performed. No evidence of contemporary hybridization or recent introgression between C. bovinus and C. variegatus was found. The refuge population was significantly differentiated from wild samples collected at two locations, and the two wild populations (less than 1 km apart) also exhibited significant heterogeneity in allele frequencies. Estimates of within population diversity were smaller for wild locations than the refuge population. Correspondingly, the wild populations’ contemporary effective population size estimates were smaller than the refuge’s effective population size estimates (145–262 versus 679). Temporal analyses, involving genetic data collected from samples obtained in 2013, suggest an increased magnitude of drift acting on the wild populations relative to the reserve population. Based on the results of this study, it appears that steps taken in the early 2000s to eradicate genetically admixed individuals from the wild populations were successful. However, habitat fragmentation and small effective population sizes of the wild populations have led to accelerated drift and decreasing levels of within population genetic diversity. This may jeopardize the long-term persistence of C. bovinus .

Saving what’s left: conservation genomics of Plethobasus, a critically endangered genus of freshwater mussel - Steven R. Hein; McKenna P. A. Burns; Ashley D. Walters; David J. Berg (Conservation Genetics, 2026)
Freshwater mussels (Order Unionida) are diverse, yet highly imperiled, bivalves. In the United States, about 10% of approximately 300 native species are extinct and around 60% of the remaining species are imperiled. Conservation practitioners are engaged in recovery efforts, but without genetic oversight these activities can be counterproductive. The freshwater mussel genus Plethobasus consists of three federally endangered species. We quantified and compared genetic diversity of two species, P. cooperianus and P. cyphyus , and sought to genetically confirm a putative sample of the extremely rare species P. cicatricosus . We found a single panmictic P. cooperianus population distributed across the species’ extant range, but two distinct P. cyphyus populations. Genetic diversity was similar for both species and effective population sizes ( N e ) were higher than in other species of freshwater mussels, potentially resulting from unsampled populations and/or long generation times. While our results do not support the identification of the putative P. cicatricosus sample genetically, they also do not call into question the validity of P. cicatricosus as a species. We suggest that further sampling efforts are required to determine whether viable populations of this species are extant. Our study provides essential information for guiding conservation activities for this critically imperiled genus.

Correction: Proposed highway in the Peruvian Amazon threatens vulnerable indigenous communities and natural protected areas - Brian M. Griffiths; David Dimitrie; Elizabeth Schierbeek; Edith Chinchilla Perez; Ellen Nirenblatt; Natalia Arcos Cano; Michael P. Gilmore (Ambio, 2026)

Nitrogen fixation is driven by cellular nitrogen stores in a diazotrophic cyanobacterium: Evidence from culture experiments and model validation - Man Xiao; Michele A. Burford; Marieke A. Frassl; Anusuya Willis; Melanie E. Roberts; David P. Hamilton (Limnology and Oceanography, 2026)
Diazotrophic cyanobacteria, including those responsible for harmful algal blooms, fix atmospheric dinitrogen (N 2 ) to sustain growth when they are limited by dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) supply. Conventional models fail to accurately predict the timing and magnitude of N 2 fixation, partly because of oversimplified assumptions about diazotrophic species responses to N. We hypothesized that cellular carbon (C) and N would co‐vary with DIN availability, and cellular N quota reduced below a critical threshold would trigger heterocyst differentiation and N 2 fixation. Conversely, we hypothesized that heterocysts would be discarded, and N 2 fixation would cease at another higher cellular N quota threshold. To test this hypothesis, we undertook experiments to provide data to calibrate a model of cellular C and N of N 2 fixation in the cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis raciborskii . The model incorporated internal N quotas, external DIN supply and a time lag for N 2 fixation as key regulators of heterocyst production and N 2 fixation, explaining > 70% of the variation in measured cellular N and C : N molar ratios. Heterocysts were predicted to form at a cellular N quota of 0.085 mg N mg −1 C and were discarded from filaments at 0.275 mg N mg −1 C. There was a 5‐d time lag between DIN deprivation and initiation of N 2 fixation. Continuous DIN supply was predicted to enhance N 2 fixation more than an equivalent one‐off pulse. Our study highlighted the need to consider cellular N and N supply regimes in driving N 2 fixation to provide more accurate predictions of the response of cyanobacteria to DIN availability.

Evidence for Widespread Inter‐Basin Vicariance of Fishes Associated With Quiescent Geologic Features in the Southeastern United States - Bryson G. Hilburn; Byron J. Freeman; Eric J. Walther; Mary C. Freeman; David S. Leigh; John P. Wares (Journal of Biogeography, 2026)
Aim Stream captures are implicated as drivers of speciation in many groups of lotic fishes. In the southeastern United States, numerous stream‐dwelling animals possess restricted trans‐divide populations at localities where quiescent geologic features intersect drainage divides, suggesting potential evidence for inter‐basin vicariance via stream capture. However, there has not yet been a comprehensive quantitative biogeographical analysis of these patterns. Herein, we present evidence for widespread patterns of evolutionarily recent inter‐basin vicariant events across major geologic structures that have been tectonically dormant for many millions of years. Location Southeastern North America. Taxon Freshwater fishes. Methods We used Kriging spatial interpolation analysis on a dataset of 5434 sample sites (~188,000 species‐specific distribution records) that included ~375 fish species to visualise patterns of aberrant fish distribution records across highland physiographic regions of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas (USA). These patterns were further explored with a comprehensive synthesis of published fish distribution maps and museum records. We collected cytochrome‐ b sequence data from 337 individual fish of 14 representative ‘transferred’ species (20 intraspecies population pairs) from ~11 paired localities across the Brevard Fault, Allatoona Fault, and Blue Ridge Escarpment implicated in inter‐basin captures to estimate coarse timing of vicariant events and to infer distributional artefacts caused by anthropogenic introduction. Results A heatmap generated from Kriging analysis shows a concentration of aberrant distributional records of fishes around the Brevard Fault Zone and the Blue Ridge Escarpment and other more minor quiescent geologic features. Our synthesis of museum records and fish distribution literature revealed documented evidence of a total of 115 species‐transfer incidences (52 taxa) that exhibit inter‐basin transfer along these features. Of the 20 intraspecies population pairs examined for genetic diversity, measures of Φ ST and associated AMOVA p ‐values indicate significant levels of genetic divergence for 13. Main Conclusions Large‐scale, quiescent geologic structures appear to drive localised vicariant events via stream capture through fostering differential erosional rates of captor and victim tributaries. Stream capture emerges as a prevalent process underlying inter‐basin range expansion and diversification of aquatic animals in upland regions.

Micro‐Refuges or Ecological Traps: Context‐Dependent Effects of Rock Pools on Intertidal Biodiversity Across Latitudes - Louise B. Firth; Andrea Desiderato; Antony M. Knights; J. David Aguirre; Juan C. Astudillo; Juan C. Azofeifa‐Solano; David T. Bilton; Su Yin Chee; Hartvig C. Christie; Ronaldo A. Christofoletti; Amelia Curd; Katherine A. Dafforn; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2026)
Aim We investigated how local‐scale environmental heterogeneity influences biodiversity patterns across broad biogeographic gradients, using intertidal microhabitats as a model system within one of the most environmentally stressful ecosystems on Earth. Location Intertidal habitats at 26 locations (two rocky shore sites per location) across six continents, spanning 98° of latitude (38°S to 60°N). Time Period 2019–2022. Major Taxa Studied Algae, sessile and mobile invertebrates. Methods We compared biodiversity and thermal environments across contrasting microhabitats (rock pools and adjacent emergent rock) along a latitudinal gradient, sampling during environmentally ‘milder’ and ‘harsher’ periods. Biodiversity was quantified using multiple richness metrics (mean, total, unique taxa) and functional diversity. Results Microhabitat differences strongly influenced biodiversity patterns across latitude. Rock pools consistently supported higher taxonomic and functional diversity than emergent rock, irrespective of sampling period, reflecting their ability to buffer thermal extremes, particularly under harsher conditions. Mean species richness exhibited a non‐linear, s‐shaped latitudinal pattern, with lowest values near the equator and higher richness at mid‐latitudes, diverging from classical Latitudinal Diversity Gradient expectations. Biodiversity differences between microhabitats were greatest in temperate regions and diminished at low latitudes, where extreme conditions constrained diversity across habitats. Main Conclusions Local environmental heterogeneity can substantially modify, and in some cases obscure large‐scale biodiversity patterns. By mediating exposure to environmental stress, intertidal microhabitats provide insight into how fine‐scale variability interacts with latitudinal stress gradients to shape biodiversity distributions. Incorporating microhabitat variability into biogeographic frameworks is important for understanding global biodiversity patterns and predicting ecological responses to climate change.

Range‐extending fish become competitive dominants under ocean warming but not heatwaves or acidification - Angus Mitchell; Ericka O. C. Coni; Sean D. Connell; David J. Booth; Ben P. Harvey; Sylvain Agostini; Timothy Ravasi; Ivan Nagelkerken (Ecology, 2026)
Ocean warming is driving species range extensions into cooler regions. The direct physiological influence of warming on species performance can accelerate such extensions into novel ecosystems; however, indirect effects of invader–resident interactions in cooler regions may counter these positive effects. Here, we examined the foraging performance and densities of competing warm‐water and cool‐water fishes across a latitudinal temperature gradient spanning 1500 km from tropical to temperate reefs subjected to rapid ocean warming in the southern hemisphere, and across natural analogs of temperate, tropicalized, and acidified reef localities in the northern hemisphere, and during a severe marine heatwave at a temperate reef. While current levels of ocean warming have allowed the warm‐water fish to extend their ranges into temperate ecosystems at both hemispheres, their foraging performance was reduced at both the cold‐ and warm‐temperate reefs compared to the (sub)tropical reefs. However, at the (warmer) tropicalized reef, the warm‐water fish had higher foraging performance and maintained densities, even under extreme pH reduction, compared to the temperate reef. In contrast, the cool‐water species struggled at the warmer tropicalized and extreme reefs with reduced foraging performance and lower population densities compared to the temperate reef. Contrastingly, the severe heatwave experienced at the temperate reef did not alter the foraging behaviors of either species. We suggest that ocean warming boosts the foraging performance of the range‐extending warm‐water fish and impairs that of their cool‐water competitor at temperate reefs, irrespective of acidification and heatwaves, leading to a shift in dominance hierarchies on temperate reefs. We conclude that warming‐driven increases in foraging performance of the warm‐water species may alleviate foraging limitations and enhance its establishment at its leading range edges under climate change, to the detriment of its cool‐water competitors.

WABAD : A world annotated bird acoustic dataset for passive acoustic monitoring - Cristian Pérez‐Granados; Jon Morant; Kevin F. A. Darras; Oscar H. Marín‐Gómez; Irene Mendoza; Miguel A. Muñoz‐Mohedano; Eduardo Santamaría‐García; Giulia Bastianelli; Alba Márquez‐Rodríguez; Michał Budka; Gerard Bota; José M. De la Peña‐Rubio; et al. (Ecology, 2026)
Under the current global biodiversity crisis, there is a need for automated and noninvasive monitoring techniques that can gather large amounts of data cost‐effectively at various ecological scales, from local to large spatial scales. These data can then be analyzed to inform stakeholders and decision‐makers. One such technique is passive acoustic monitoring, which is commonly coupled with automatic identification of animal species based on their sound. Automated sound analyses usually require the training of sound detection and identification algorithms. These algorithms are based on annotated acoustic datasets which mark the occurrence of sounds of species inside sound recordings. However, compiling large annotated acoustic datasets is time‐consuming and requires experts, and therefore, they normally cover reduced spatial, temporal, and taxonomic scales. This data paper presents WABAD, the World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset for passive acoustic monitoring. WABAD is designed to provide the public, the research community, and conservation managers with a novel and globally representative annotated acoustic dataset. This database includes 5047 min of audio files annotated to species‐level by local experts with the start and end time and the upper and lower frequencies of each identified bird vocalization in the recordings. The database has a wide taxonomic and spatial coverage, including information on 91,931 vocalizations from 1192 bird species recorded at 72 recording sites in 29 recording locations (mainly countries) and distributed across 13 biomes. WABAD can be used, for example, for developing and/or validating automatic species detection algorithms, answering ecological questions, such as assessing geographical variations on bird vocalizations, or comparing acoustic diversity indices with species‐based diversity indices. The dataset is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license that permits redistribution and reuse on the condition that the original work is properly credited.

Vulnerability of marine megafauna to global at‐sea anthropogenic threats - Michelle VanCompernolle; Juliet Morris; Hannah J. Calich; Jorge P. Rodríguez; Sarah A. Marley; Jessica R. Pearce; Briana Abrahms; Katya Abrantes; André S. Afonso; Alex Aguilar; Andrews Agyekumhene; Tomonari Akamatsu; et al. (Conservation Biology, 2026)
Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species by assessing the vulnerability of 256 marine megafauna species to 23 at‐sea threats. The threats we considered included individual fishing gear types, climate‐change‐related subthreats not previously assessed, and threats associated with coastal impacts and maritime disturbances. Our ratings resulted in 70 species having high vulnerability ( v > 0.778 out of 1) to at least 1 threat, primarily drifting longlines, temperature extremes, or fixed gear. These 3 threats were also considered to have the most severe effects (i.e., steepest population declines). Overall, temperature extremes and plastics and other solid waste were rated as affecting the largest proportion of populations. Penguins, pinnipeds, and polar bears had the highest vulnerability to temperature extremes. Bony fishes had the highest vulnerability to drifting longlines and plastics and other solid waste; pelagic cetaceans to 4 maritime disturbance threats; elasmobranchs to 5 fishing threats; and flying birds to drifting longlines and 2 maritime disturbance threats. Sirenians and turtles had the highest vulnerability to at least one threat from all 4 categories. Despite not necessarily having severe effects for most taxonomic groups, temperature extremes were rated among the top threats for all taxa except bony fishes. The vulnerability scores we provide are an important first step in estimating the risk of threats to marine megafauna. Importantly, they help differentiate scope from severity, which is key to identifying threats that should be prioritized for mitigation.

Delphi panel consensus on genetic testing for prostate cancer in Australia: Whom to test and how? - Kim Edmunds; Shiksha Arora; Sri Teppala; Paul Scuffham; David Fairbairn; Matthew J. Roberts; Lisa Horvath; David P. Smith; Haitham Tuffaha (Familial Cancer, 2026)
The purpose of this study was to estimate the consensus of Australian Health Professionals and/or Researchers (HP/Rs) and Consumers (patients/family/carers) (Cs) on international genetic testing recommendations. Modified Delphi Panel study with seven domains of interest. Fifty-five statements were devised for an online survey administered in REDCap. HP/Rs and Cs were recruited from professional networks and associations for participation in the study. Statements were rated using a Likert scale and analysed using descriptive statistics. Free text comments were allowed within each domain and analysed using thematic analysis. Thirty-six HP/Rs and 27 Cs participated. There was consensus on testing men with a family history of a high-risk hereditary gene; men with PCa and a family history of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome or Lynch syndrome; and men with metastatic PCa. There was consensus on testing BRCA2, BRCA1 and DNA MMR genes for men with metastatic PCa. Thematic analysis of HP/R comments revealed three main topics: the lack of information to make a decision, insufficient knowledge of genetic testing, and capacity to provide genetic testing and counselling. This is the first Australian study on genetic testing recommendations in PCa to inform who should be tested and how. Our study showed apparent deficits in knowledge and implementation, exacerbated by workforce issues around the provision of genetic counselling and testing. Future work should focus on evaluating these recommendations for implementation in Australian practice.

Strategies to build trustworthiness and increase diversity in colorectal cancer biospecimen research: a multi-phase, multi-site qualitative study - Kristi L. Roybal; Brett Nava-Coulter; Jane Roberts; Destiny Harden; Saul Castro; Anna Revette; Maria Connolly; Gina Johnson; Jennifer A. Rountree; Suzanne Brodney; Kimberly Schoolcraft; David A. Drew; et al. (Journal of Community Genetics, 2026)

Energy modulation in Atlantic salmon: Oleic acid increases adipogenesis and energy deposition - Beichen Yang; Matthew K. Jago; Thomas S. Mock; Giovanni M. Turchini; Michael J. Salini; Richard P. Smullen; David S. Francis (Aquaculture, 2026)

Influence of sleeper geometry on the lateral resistance of bamboo sleepers - Guoqing Jing; Siqi Liu; David P. Connolly; Peyman Aela (Transportation Geotechnics, 2026)

Shakedown limit analysis for heavy-haul railway tracks - Jinglei Liu; Shiqi Feng; Tengfei Wang; David P. Connolly; Jing Guo; Erjun Guo; Qingzhi Ye (Transportation Geotechnics, 2026)

The next Landsat: Mission turning point? - David P. Roy; Michael A. Wulder; Noel Gorelick; Matthew Hansen; Sean Healey; Patrick Hostert; Justin Huntington; Volker C. Radeloff; Ted Scambos; Crystal Schaaf; Curtis E. Woodcock; Zhe Zhu (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2026)

Satellite observations reveal ecosystem resistance and resilience to short-term water stress driven by dominant vegetation along a rainfall gradient in Australia - Huanhuan Wang; Qiaoyun Xie; Sally E. Thompson; Caitlin E. Moore; David L. Miller; Erik J. Veneklaas; Richard P. Silberstein; Xing Li; Jingfeng Xiao; Belinda E. Medlyn; William K. Smith (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2026)

Resolving the syn-genetic mineralization age of a metamorphosed Archean VHMS deposit using multiple geochronological approaches - Cendi D.P. Dana; Steven P. Hollis; Lorenzo Tavazzani; Cyril Chelle-Michou; Stijn Glorie; Yusuke Kuwahara; Kazuhide Mimura; Moei Yano; Junichiro Ohta; David Selby; Yasuhiro Kato; Vanessa Pashley; et al. (Precambrian Research, 2026)

Paramagnetic centers in ion bombarded poly(vinylidene fluoride) - Aleksandr V. Akimov; Alexandr S. Shmakov; Rostislav V. Pisarev; Sadulla R. Allayarov; Anna V. Pisareva; Uliana V. Pinaeva; Georgy A. Khromov; Andrey А. Tyutyunov; Alexander N. Nechaev; Pavel Yu. Apel; Yury A. Dobrovolsky; Sergei V. Tokarev; et al. (Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2026)

Rethinking land-use Strategies: A multi-objective analysis of combined sparing and sharing approaches applied across great britain - Imane El Fartassi; Ryan T. Sharp; Victoria A. Bell; Andrew P. Whitmore; Helen Metcalfe; Nathan Missault; John Redhead; David M. Cooper; Jonathan Storkey; Helen Davies; Theo Jackson; Kevin Coleman; et al. (Journal of Environmental Management, 2026)

Corrigendum to “Comparison of cooling tower blowdown and enhanced make up water treatment to minimize cooling water footprint” [J. Environ. Manag. 367, 2024, 121949] - Sarah I. Müller; Gergana Chapanova; Thomas Diekow; Christian Kaiser; Lies Hamelink; Ivaylo P. Hitsov; Lisa Wyseure; David H. Moed; Laurence Palmowski; Thomas Wintgens (Journal of Environmental Management, 2026)

Multicentric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with dural involvement in a nursery piglet - Fernanda F. Perosa; Jean C.O. Menegatt; Anderson H. Gris; Manoela M. Piva; Marcele B. Bandinelli; Saulo P. Pavarini; David Driemeier (Journal of Comparative Pathology, 2026)

Evidence of a new backthrust fault system from the 2022 southeast Java, Indonesia earthquake sequence: Insights from seismological analysis - Andrean V.H. Simanjuntak; Kadek H. Palgunadi; Firman Syaifuddin; Umar Muksin; Nelly F. Riama; Anne M.M. Sirait; Tio A.P. Setiadi; Dian Kusumawati; David P. Sahara; Muhajir Anshori; Agnis Triahadini; Wiwit Suryanto; et al. (Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2026)

A least-squares spatio-temporal adjustment algorithm (LSSTAA) for radiometric normalization of PlanetScope time series - Lin Yan; David P. Roy; Haiyan Huang (ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2026)

An investigative study into the suitability of the Bradford assay for rapid protein determination in whey - Holly Giles; Joe Gallagher; David Warren-Walker; Stephanie P. Bull; Stella Lignou; Lisa Methven; Alun Hughes (Food Chemistry, 2026)

Associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in adolescents and young adults: modifying roles of age, lifestyle factors, and PNPLA3 genotype - Shiwen Li; Jiawen Carmen Chen; Elizabeth Costello; Douglas I. Walker; Jesse A. Goodrich; Lily Dara; Lucy Golden-Mason; Ana C. Maretti-Mira; Scott M. Bartell; Veronica M. Vieira; Tanya L. Alderete; Michael I. Goran; et al. (Environmental Research, 2026)

An evaluation of hydrogen peroxide-mediated hydroxylation of titanium-based ion sieves for enhancing the performance of lithium capture from aqueous solutions - David J. Shoemaker; Xiaobo Lei; William E. Holmes; Mehdi Mokhtari; Dhan Lord B. Fortela; Ashley P. Mikolajczyk; Emmanuel D. Revellame; Rafael A. Hernandez; Mark E. Zappi; Daniel D. Gang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026)

Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability in Cases of Post-operative Delirium Is Associated with Central Nervous System Phosphatidylcholine Imbalances - Mijin Jung; Xiaobei Pan; Aoife Sweeney; Anthony P. Passmore; Bernadette McGuinness; Daniel F. McAuley; David Beverland; Amanda J. Heslegrave; Jonathan Schott; Henrik Zetterberg; Emma L. Cunningham; Brian D. Green (Molecular Neurobiology, 2026)
Blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability is reportedly increased in patients exhibiting postoperative delirium. Changes in either cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or blood metabolites have also been reported in cases of delirium. This investigation examined whether BBB permeability influences metabolite concentrations on either side of the barrier, and whether this changes in cases of delirium. This study is a nested case-control cohort ( n = 54) drawn from the entire cohort of n = 315 participants. Preoperative CSF and plasma from postoperative delirium and control participants matched for age and gender underwent metabolomic profiling. Concentrations of metabolites in plasma and in CSF were obtained, and where measurable, a CSF/plasma metabolite ratio (Qmetab) was calculated. CSF/plasma albumin ratio (Qalb), a recognized indicator of BBB permeability, was also calculated. The above parameters were compared between delirium and control groups. Finally, each Qmetab was correlated against Qalb for control or delirium cases. In cases where delirium would later occur there were significant elevations in the Qmetabs of amino acids (Gln, His, Met, Phe, Tyr and Val), and one phosphatidylcholine (PC). Many other PC Qmetabs significantly correlated with Qalb and this mainly occurred in individuals subsequently experiencing delirium. In persons prone to postoperative delirium, the equilibrium of certain species of PC across the BBB correlates with BBB permeability. It is unclear whether this occurs because of changes in PC metabolism or transit, but understanding this could improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying delirium.

Causal Networks to Inform Decisions for Ecological Restoration - Christopher J. Kotalik; Freya E. Rowland; Bruce G. Marcot; Kristin E. Skrabis; David M. Walters; Jo Ellen Hinck; William H. Clements; Eric E. Richer; John P. Isanhart (Environmental Management, 2026)
The release of contaminants into the environment can occur from anthropogenic activities, such as oil extraction and transportation, mining, and industrial processes. Remediation associated with reducing contaminant concentrations, and restoration that improves animals and supporting habitat, are often needed to restore ecosystems to their pre-release, baseline condition. We demonstrated the application of Bayesian Decision Networks (BDNs) with two Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) case studies. We use a stylized case study of riparian restoration following the remediation of a mine-impacted site to evaluate proposed restoration actions aimed at restoring Song Sparrow ( Melospiza melodia ) populations to baseline conditions. We then use a settled NRDAR case with implemented restoration in the Upper Arkansas River (UAR, Colorado, USA) to demonstrate the application of BDNs to evaluate and forecast restoration effectiveness for Brown Trout ( Salmo trutta ) (i.e., restoration effectiveness assessment). The riparian restoration model showed differences in the effects of restoration actions on Song Sparrow populations, with the time to reach baseline generally reduced with increased restoration costs, indicating trade-offs between costs and expected recovery. The UAR model showed recovery of Brown Trout populations (i.e., uplift) in response to improved instream habitat restoration, along with forecasted improvements. While the BDNs we developed were specific to two case studies, the structure is adaptable to a diversity of sites, resources, and actions. We suggest that causal network modeling can provide restoration practitioners with a decision advisory tool useful for a wide range of projects.

Occurrence of trace elements and their impact on human health around waste dumping sites - Richard P. Bature; Peter S. Hooda; David Kidd; Rosa Busquets; David M. Bwai (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2026)

A phase I clinical study to evaluate rapid, high-volume, subcutaneous auto-injector tolerability with recombinant human hyaluronidase - David W. Kang; Robert J. Connor; Tara Nekoroski; Jo Ann M. Bitsura; Susan K. Kindig; Stephen P. Knowles; Michael J. LaBarre (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2026)
Until recently, approved handheld auto-injectors (AIs) have been limited to volumes ≤ 2 mL. A prototype rapid high-volume AI (HVAI) that can deliver 10 mL in 30 s was developed to administer therapeutics co-formulated with a proprietary recombinant human hyaluronidase PH20 (rHuPH20). This phase I, open-label study assessed the tolerability of subcutaneous (SC) injections of 10% (100 mg/mL) immunoglobulin G (IgG) solution co-administered with 4000 U/mL rHuPH20, delivered using a syringe pump at a target rate of 5 or 10 mL/30 seconds or the prototype HVAI at a target rate of 10 mL/30 seconds in healthy human subjects. Subjects received 5 mL (Cohort A, n = 12) or 10 mL (Cohort B, n = 12) of test solution via syringe pump (injection visit 1), and 10 mL of test solution via HVAI (Cohorts A & B; injection visit 2). Primary endpoints were tolerability and safety outcomes. Secondary endpoints included HVAI injection duration. All 24 subjects completed visit 1; 23/24 completed visit 2. All injections were tolerated, with no serious adverse events (AEs). Following syringe pump administration, 6/24 subjects (25%) reported eight treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs); after HVAI administration, 4/23 (17%) reported four TEAEs, all mild in severity. Mean (± SEM) injection duration via HVAI was 27.9 ± 0.8 s. Most subjects (91%, 21/23) experienced no or mild injection-site pain following HVAI administration, and 96% (22/23) said they would be willing to have the HVAI injection again. SC injection of a 10% IgG solution in combination with rHuPH20 was well tolerated at an injection rate of 10 mL/~30 s using the prototype HVAI.

Fine-scale patterns and drivers of ploidy state in lentic and lotic macrophyte assemblages across the world - Tatiana Lobato-de Magalhães; Kevin Murphy; Thomas A. Davidson; Jorge García-Girón; Andrey Efremov; Victor Chepinoga; Eugenio Molina-Navarro; Celeste Franceschini; Roger P. Mormul; Hui Fu; Rossano Bolpagni; Juri Nascimbene; et al. (Aquatic Botany, 2026)

Impacts of rotation, tillage, cover cropping, and drainage on soil health in soybean-based cropping systems: Evidence from 4–50-year trials across the US - Tatiane Severo Silva; Lindsay Chamberlain Malone; Matthew D. Ruark; Chad D. Lee; David Jordan; Hanna J. Poffenbarger; Herman J. Kandel; Jeremy Ross; John M. Gaska; Joseph G. Lauer; Laura E. Lindsey; Maninder Pal Singh; et al. (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2026)

The potential for unwanted genetic rescue in invasive fallow deer populations - Lauren C. White; Erin Hill; Eliane D. McCarthy; Andrew J. Bengsen; Sebastien Comte; Sandie Czarka; David M. Forsyth; Catherine E. Grueber; Jake Haddad; Jordan O. Hampton; Michelle Hanslow; Scott Jennings; et al. (Biological Invasions, 2026)

Multifaceted diversity-area relationships in avian assemblages: insights from naturally fragmented Southern Mistbelt Forests - Samukelisiwe P. Ngcobo; S. Thobeka Gumede; Mbalenhle Sosibo; David A. Ehlers Smith; Yvette C. Ehlers Smith; Colleen T. Downs (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2026)

Taxonomic update for the giant algal chloroviruses of the family Phycodnaviridae - Rodrigo A. L. Rodrigues; João Victor R. P. Carvalho; Lethícia R. Henriques; David D. Dunigan; James L. Van Etten (Archives of Virology, 2026)

A Global Synthesis Suggests Ectomycorrhizal and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Woody Plants Experience Contrasting Plant–Soil Feedbacks - Xiaoyang Song; Jun Ying Lim; David F. R. P. Burslem (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2026)
Aim Plant–soil feedbacks (PSFs) are important ecological phenomena that influence plant performance and community assembly. Mycorrhizal fungi, including arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi, play vital roles in modulating PSFs by mediating plant–soil interactions. However, global patterns of PSFs in relation to mycorrhizal type remain poorly understood. Location Global. Time Period 1994–2022. Major Taxa Studied Woody species. Methods We conducted a meta‐analysis of published data to investigate the difference in the global expression of PSFs between EcM and AM woody plant hosts. Results Our results show that EcM hosts generally experience positive PSFs, whereas AM hosts generally experience negative PSFs, a difference that is consistent across angiosperm and gymnosperm woody plant species. The difference in the mean effect size of PSFs between EcM and AM hosts was strongest for studies conducted in North America and Asia, and was not significant for studies conducted in Europe and Oceania. AM woody species displayed more negative PSFs in wet and cool regions, whereas EcM woody species showed no latitudinal or climatic gradients in the strength of PSFs. These trends resulted in a convergence in the effects of PSFs on EcM and AM woody plants among studies conducted in the tropics, and a significant divergence in temperate and boreal studies. The meta‐analysis also revealed that the expression and detection of PSFs in both AM and EcM woody species are affected by the experimental setting. Main Conclusions Our findings highlight the importance of mycorrhizal type in shaping PSFs and their implications for plant community assembly and dynamics in different biogeographic settings. We discuss how experimental designs influence the detection of PSFs and suggest appropriate methods for future studies.

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

The Missing Global South in Climate Change Biology: Towards Equitable Knowledge Inclusion for Effective Global Solutions - Wesley Dáttilo; Rodrigo Beas‐Luna; Alma Mendoza‐Ponce; Angela Nava‐Bolanos; Angela P. Cuervo‐Robayo; Carolina Ureta; Constantino Gonzalez‐Salazar; Cuauhtemoc Saenz‐Romero; Daniel Jimenez‐Garcia; David A. Prieto‐Torres; Eduardo Cuevas; Gabriela Castano‐Meneses; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2026)
Over the last decades, climate change biology has become a central field in global science, yet knowledge production and its inclusion in global strategies remain profoundly unequal. Our bibliometric analysis of over 580,000 records shows that ~80% of author affiliations come from Global North institutions, meaning that research agendas, theoretical frameworks, and priorities are still largely shaped outside the regions with the highest biodiversity and greatest vulnerability to climate change. This imbalance reflects structural and historical inequalities that limit the ability of Global South countries to conduct autonomous research and sustain long‐term monitoring. When research and funding originate abroad, local scientists are often excluded, leading to the loss of traditional knowledge, regional perspectives, and long‐term capacity building. These dynamics leave tropical and subtropical bioregions (generally in the Global South) underrepresented in global climate knowledge. To address this imbalance, we propose six actions: invest in infrastructure and monitoring, strengthen local research networks, link funding to capacity building, promote open and equitable data access, connect science with regional policies, and foster intersectoral collaboration. We argue that truly effective climate change biology must be global, equitable, and diverse.

Anticipating the winds of change: A baseline assessment of Northeastern US continental shelf surficial substrates - Kevin D. E. Stokesbury; N. David Bethoney; Felipe Restrepo; Bradley P. Harris (Fisheries Oceanography, 2026)
The introduction of thousands of wind turbines along the North American Atlantic continental shelf over the next decade will constitute the largest regional change in marine substrates since the retreat of the Laurentide Ice Sheet over 14,000 years ago. Here, two large data sets, SMAST drop camera survey (242,949 samples, 2003 to 2019) and the US Geological Survey databases (27,784 samples, 1966 to 2011), are combined to derive sea floor surficial substrate probability maps for the Northeastern US continental shelf from Virginia Beach to the Gulf of Maine to 300 m depth (218,571 km 2 ). Geostatistical models were used to estimate the probability of five geologic and one biogenic substrate types being present at a 250 m resolution, and the proportional contribution of each substrate type to the seabed composition at a 500 m resolution. By providing the first synoptic maps depicting the probability of a particular substrate or combination of substrates occurring at any location on the Northeastern US continental shelf, including planned wind energy sites, we aim to (1) provide insights regarding how substrates in the areas selected for wind energy development compare with other locations, (2) motivate the development of a priori expectations for ecosystem changes to inform monitoring and research efforts going forward, and (3) to provide a baseline characterization of the Northeastern US continental shelf surficial substrates to support robust examination of the future changes observed in areas impacted by wind energy installations.

Comparative analysis of statistical and machine learning approaches for predicting fish length from otoliths - Christian James C. Morales; Sanny David P. Lumayno; Ricardo P. Babaran (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025)
Accurate estimation of fish length from otoliths is essential for stock assessment, bycatch monitoring, and automated length reconstruction workflows. However, the strength and consistency of otolith-somatic scaling can vary across species and environments. This study examined the predictive performance of otolith morphometric variables for estimating fish length across six pelagic and demersal species from major Philippine fishing grounds. We evaluated 11 otolith morphometric and shape metrics using linear and nonlinear regressions, generalized additive models (GAMs), and machine learning (ML) algorithms. Model performance was compared across species to identify both the most informative predictors and ecological factors influencing otolith-length relationships. Otolith length (OL) and otolith area (OA) consistently produced the highest predictive power, whereas otolith perimeter (OP) showed the weakest performance. Demersal species and the midwater schooling Decapterus kurroides exhibited highly predictable otolith-length relationships ( R 2 > 0.95), reflecting relatively stable habitats and uniform growth dynamics. In contrast, Selar crumenophthalmus and Thunnus albacares displayed lower predictability ( R 2 ≤ 0.70), likely due to exposure to dynamic thermal regimes, variable prey fields, and ontogenetic shifts that increase plasticity in otolith accretion. ML models, particularly Random Forest, outperformed classical approaches for species with heterogeneous growth patterns by capturing nonlinearities and interactions among morphometric variables. Our findings demonstrate that OL and OA are robust and broadly transferable predictors of fish length in tropical multispecies fisheries, while species inhabiting variable pelagic environments benefit from more flexible ML frameworks. Integrating ecological context with advanced modeling tools can significantly improve otolith-based size estimation. The study highlights the value of expanding sampling coverage and refining ML approaches to enhance future applications in fisheries monitoring and assessment.

Exponentially increasing microplastic accumulation in an urban estuary: insights from the Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island seafloor - Victoria M. Fulfer; John P. Walsh; David Reide Corbett (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025)
Narragansett Bay, RI, has experienced decades of anthropogenic impacts and as a result has been a hotspot for pollution research. Most recently, microplastic pollution is of increasing concern, with data showing high levels of microplastic contamination on shorelines and in surface sediments. Plastic production worldwide has been increasing exponentially since the 1950s, and this system-wide chronologic study uses seabed and marsh sediment cores to show that plastic pollution in our coastal systems reflects the same exponential trend. Using ten sediment cores, 20–42 cm in length, ranging from outside the city of Providence in the northern estuary to 30 km offshore in Rhode Island Sound, we find exponentially increasing microplastic (63 µm–5 mm) concentrations from the 1940s to the present day. All sites show increasing diversity in plastic polymer types, colors, and morphologies over time. Marsh sediments contained microplastic concentrations ten to fifty times higher than the nearby seabed and have been accumulating microplastics at four times the rate over the past century, raising concern for the benthic and aquatic biota that rely on these important habitats. Today, nearly all sediment sites (9 out of 10) have exceeded thresholds of harm for benthic organisms. Model results suggest anywhere between approximately 2300 and 3000 tonnes of microplastics have accumulated in the Narragansett Bay seabed sediments over the past century. With few wide-scale mitigation measures in sight, these results should serve as a warning that without action, the pollution of our coastal systems will continue to increase exponentially.

Functional characterization of splice variants in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes - Laura Rosado-Jiménez; Younes Mestre-Terkemani; Ángeles García-Aliaga; María D. Sarabia-Meseguer; Miguel Marín-Vera; José A. Macías-Cerrolaza; Pilar Sánchez-Henarejos; María R. García-Hernández; Marta Zafra-Poves; Beatriz C. Álvarez-Abril; Carmen B. López-Sánchez; María P. Moya-Martínez; et al. (Familial Cancer, 2025)

Your brain doesn’t look a day past 70! Cross-sectional associations with brain-predicted age in the cognitively-intact oldest-old - Mark K. Britton; Hannah Hoogerwoerd; Joshua Juhasz; Keyanni Joy Johnson; Paul D. Stewart; Pradyumna K. Bharadwaj; Stacy S. Merritt; Cortney J. Jessup; Clinton B. Wright; G. Alex Hishaw; David A. Raichlen; Victor A. Del Bene; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)
The cognitively-intact oldest-old (85 +) may be the most-resilient members of their birth cohort; due to survivorship effects (e.g., depletion of susceptibles), risk factors associated with brain aging biomarkers in younger samples may not generalize to the cognitively-intact oldest-old. We evaluated associations between established aging-related risk factors and brain-predicted age difference (brainPAD) in a cross-sectional cognitively-intact oldest-old sample. Additionally, we evaluated brainPAD-cognition associations to characterize brain maintenance vs. cognitive reserve in our sample. Oldest-old adults (N = 206; 85–99 years; Montreal Cognitive Assessment > 22 or neurologist evaluation) underwent T1-weighted MRI; brainPAD was generated with brainageR, such that more-positive brainPAD reflected more-advanced brain aging. Sex, education, alcohol and smoking history, exercise history, BMI, cardiovascular and metabolic disease history, and anticholinergic medication burden were self-reported. Global cognitive z-score and coefficient of variation were derived from the UDS 3.0 cognitive battery; crystallized-fluid discrepancy was derived from the NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery. Mean brainPAD was -7.99 (SD: 5.37; range: -24.50, 6.03). Women showed more-delayed brain aging than men (B = -2.9, 95% CI = -4.6, -1.1, p = 0.002). No other exposures were significantly associated with brainPAD. BrainPAD was not associated with any cognitive variable. These findings suggest that cognitively-intact oldest-old adults may be atypically-resistant to risk factors associated with aging in younger samples, consistent with survivorship effects in aging. Furthermore, brainPAD may have limited explanatory value for cognitive performance in cognitively-intact oldest-old adults, potentially due to high cognitive reserve. Overall, our findings highlight the impact of survivorship effects on brain aging research. Graphical Abstract

Spatiotemporal and Environmental Effects on Demersal Fishes Along the Nearshore Texas Continental Shelf - Erin M. Johnson; Fernando Martinez-Andrade; P. Santiago Domínguez-Sánchez; Aurora Gaona-Hernandez; Chengxue Li; R. J. David Wells (Fishes, 2025)
The goal of this study was to analyze data from a 10-year bottom longline survey to examine spatial, temporal, and environmental effects on demersal fishes along the Texas coast within the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Generalized additive models (GAMs) and generalized linear models (GLMs) were employed to evaluate trends and patterns in species composition (species richness and species diversity), relative abundance, and presence probability of fish species in the Texas region of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen were the most influential variables driving richness, diversity, and abundance of demersal fish assemblages. The community was dominated by six species that represent 93% of total catch: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Atlantic sharpnose shark), Bagre marinus (gafftopsail catfish), Sciaenops ocellatus (red drum), Carcharhinus limbatus (blacktip shark), Carcharhinus brevipinna (spinner shark), and Carcharhinus leucas (bull shark). Analyses of dominant species revealed that multiple factors modulated their presence probability, with temperature and dissolved oxygen as common environmental drivers among species. Findings from the present study suggest that the composition and abundance of demersal fish assemblages were shaped by key environmental drivers.

Elephant range and population, strontium isotopes, and genetics combine to give local-scale specificity to ivory hotspot tracking - Thure E. Cerling; Jory C. Lerback; Diego P. Fernandez; Samuel K. Wasser; Scott A. Blumenthal; Thuan Chau; Lesley A. Chesson; Cecelia Chisdock; Kendra L. Chritz; Yves Hoareau; Zofia A. Kaliszewska; Paula Kahumbu; et al. (Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 2025)

Soil property controls on plasticiser, antioxidant and UV absorber additive degradation across a global soil gradient - Michaela K. Reay; Martine Graf; Maddy Murphy; Charlie Monkley; Perrine J. Florent; Benjamin I. Collins; Nguyen Van Hien; Tran Minh Tien; Andreia Neves Fernandes; Tapan Adhikari; Samantha Viljoen; Mona Tolba; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025)
Additives in agricultural plastics can leach into the surrounding soil during use or improper disposal. Their subsequent degradation rates directly regulate whether they persist and accumulate to levels with ecotoxicological effects or are rendered benign. However, which soil properties primarily regulate the degradation of additives remains unclear (e.g. soil carbon, pH, available nutrients, microbial biomass and community structure). We assessed the degradation of the common plastic additives with different functionalities (DEHP (di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; plasticiser), 2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone (benzophenone-12; BP12; UV stabiliser) and AO168 (tris(2,4-di- tert -butylphenyl) phosphite; antioxidant)) in soils under controlled moisture and temperature conditions over 21 days across contrasting agricultural soils from six countries across a global transect (Australia, Brazil, Egypt, India, Vietnam and the UK). DEHP followed zero-order degradation kinetics, with negligible degradation in soils with low microbial biomass. BP12 degraded fastest via first-order degradation kinetics via ether cleavage and hydroxyl loss. The degradation of DEHP and BP12 was correlated with soil microbial biomass and nitrate concentration. BP12 degradation products detected included benzophenone and benzoic acid. DEHP is degraded via β-oxidation of alkyl groups to dibutyl phthalate and diethyl phthalate and through ester hydrolysis to phthalic acid. AO168 degraded via abiotic oxidation and phosphate ester hydrolysis to 2,4-di- tert -butyl-phenol, and degradation was not well correlated with any measured soil variable. Overall, these results show that the components of additive mixtures leached into soils will degrade at different rates due to varying mechanisms and controls exerted by the soil microbial biomass. Plastic additives have differing potentials to persist in agricultural soils globally, with some likely to accumulate to levels that may impact soil function and pose an ecotoxicological threat to soil biota.

Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) shell geochemistry archives geographically unique multi-metal fingerprints at known contaminated sites - Logan Brenner; Isabelle Mahar; Elizabeth Olson; David P. Gillikin; Laura Haynes; Lorelei Curtin; Mike Z. He; Beryl Kahn (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025)

The NASA VIIRS burned area product, global validation, and intercomparison with the NASA MODIS burned area product - Louis Giglio; Luigi Boschetti; David P. Roy; Joanne V. Hall; Maria Zubkova; Michael Humber; Haiyan Huang; Vladyslav Oles (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2025)

Stable Isotope Ecology of the Early Miocene Rusinga Island Mammalian Communities from the Hiwegi and Kulu Formations (Nyanza Province, Western Kenya) - David L. Fox; Nicole D. Garrett; Daniel J. Peppe; Lauren A. Michel; Kirsten Jenkins; Thomas Lehmann; Kieran P. McNulty (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2025)

Census collection of two fossil plant localities in Jameson Land, East Greenland supports regional ecological turnover and diversity loss at the end-Triassic mass extinction - Antonietta B. Knetge; Catarina Barbosa; William J. Matthaeus; Richard S. Barclay; Ian J. Glasspool; Bernard Gomez; Stephen P. Hesselbo; Mihai E. Popa; Micha Ruhl; David Sunderlin; Finn Surlyk; Jennifer C. McElwain (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2025)

Fracture analysis of the lithium-bearing Cligga Head granite: Impacts on critical mineral mobilisation and fluid flow - Andrew J.M. Evans; Natalie J.C. Farrell; David A. Neave; Margaret E. Hartley; David Healy; John P. Waters; Tara R. McElhinney; Joshua J. Shea; Nico Bigaroni; Simon A. Hunt (Journal of Structural Geology, 2025)

High frequency DOC proxy sensor assessment for peatland streams and across hydrological continua - Hannah Thompson; Joerg Arnscheidt; Hugo McGrogan; David P. Ryan; Phil Jordan (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Enhancement of the fruity flavor in coffee beverages by solid-state fermentation in green coffee: a multi-block approach - Santiago Moreno; Juan David Dereix; Andrea Ramírez; Sebastián Velásquez; Tatiana Sepúlveda; Ana María León-Inga; Julián Zapata; Mónica P. Cala (Food Research International, 2025)

Individual and combined effects of a simulated heatwave and the emerging Phytophthora ×multiformis on European alder species - I. Gomes Marques; C. Vieites-Blanco; M.J. Barrento; A. Cupertino; J.N. Semedo; A.P. Rodrigues; P. Scotti-Campos; T. Jung; A. Solla; T.S. David; P.M. Rodríguez-González (Forest Ecology and Management, 2025)

Symbiotic and multifunctional properties of a fermented blend based on Sacha inchi press cake (Plukenetia volubilis) and Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) - David Campos; Karen Valerio; María P. Carrasco; Ana Aguilar-Galvez; Rosana Chirinos; Romina Pedreschi (Food Bioscience, 2025)

Philippine functional foods: A new frontier in noncommunicable diseases prevention - Myra O. Villareal; Lotis E. Mopera; Gladys C. Completo; Ruel C. Nacario; Marissa V. Romero; Katherine Ann T. Castillo-Israel; Rona Camille M. Lizardo-Agustin; Marianne Joy G. Laya; Roi Miguel M. Obdosantos; Christel Leo O. Romano; Jocelyn E. Serrano; Samuel C. Bobiles; et al. (Food and Humanity, 2025)

Commercial biostimulant seed treatments showed minimal impact on soybean seed yield across the United States - Fabiano Colet; Spyridon Mourtzinis; Rachel A. Vann; Seth Naeve; Shawn P. Conley; Emma G. Matcham; Andre Borja Reis; Hans Kandel; David Moseley; Michael Plumblee; Eros Francisco; Giovani Preza Fontes; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Corrigendum to “Subchronic inhalation exposure to ultrafine particulate matter alters the intestinal microbiome in various mouse models” [Environ. Res. 248 (2024) 118242] - Candace Chang; Rajat Gupta; Farzaneh Sedighian; Allen Louie; David M. Gonzalez; Collin Le; Jae Min Cho; Seul-Ki Park; Jocelyn Castellanos; To-Wei Ting; Tien S. Dong; Nerea Arias-Jayo; et al. (Environmental Research, 2025)

Mediating role of proteomics in the association between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure and blood pressure in youth - Jiawen Carmen Chen; Jesse A. Goodrich; Jiawen Liao; Shiwen Li; Qiran Jia; Douglas I. Walker; Elizabeth Costello; Tanya L. Alderete; Michael I. Goran; Damaskini Valvi; Shudi Pan; Brittney O. Baumert; et al. (Environmental Pollution, 2025)

Radiofrequency electromagnetic heating enhanced vitrification of viable large cartilage tissues - Haiyang Ma; Josh Wewerk; Ge Pan; A.J. Riffe; Peng Chen; Yaqian Sun; John M. Alford; Kristi Helke; Girish Srinivas; Hai Yao; David P. Eisenberg; Shangping Wang (Cryobiology, 2025)

Electrocatalytic TEMPO-mediated oxidation of cellulose nanocrystals: gaining a mechanistic understanding - Alexandra R. Rousseau; Kudzanai Nyamayaro; David P. Wilkinson; Emily D. Cranston (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

First record of acid sulfate soils in a southern African Ramsar estuarine lake - Janine B. Adams; Julia Penaluna; Chuene P. Lakane; Taryn Riddin; Gavin M. Rishworth; David Turner; Lara Van Niekerk; Daniel A. Lemley (Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2025)

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

IND-enabling preclinical studies of [11C]COU, a trapped metabolite PET radiotracer for monoamine oxidase-B - Madison S. Frazier; Tanpreet Kaur; Jenelle Stauff; Wade P. Winton; Bradford D. Henderson; Alexandra S. Dumond; Xia Shao; David M. Raffel; Kirk A. Frey; Michael R. Kilbourn; Allen F. Brooks; Peter J. H. Scott (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2025)
[ 11 C]COU is a trapped metabolite radiotracer for in vivo analysis of Monoamine Oxidase B activity using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. [ 11 C]COU has the potential to quantify astrocytosis in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, providing an earlier marker of disease than currently available for staging disease progression. Prior preclinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of this radiotracer in preclinical imaging studies, warranting the translation for clinical evaluation. In this paper, we describe results of the requisite preclinical studies required to obtain approval for translation of [ 11 C]COU into first-in-human studies. Development and validation of a production method that conforms to the quality requirements described in the US Pharmacopeia was accomplished, along with preclinical rodent studies to determine human radiation dose estimates and a single acute dose pharmacology and toxicology study to establish that an injected mass dose 100-fold higher than the proposed PET imaging dose was below the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL). The production method was validated in triplicate, yielding [ 11 C]COU in sufficient radiochemical yield (9.3 ± 0.008%), radiochemical purity (99.2 ± 0.002%) and molar activity (165 ± 65 TBq/mmol) for routine clinical use, and providing a product that was sterile and met (or exceeded) all quality control requirements for human use. Dosimetric analysis determined that the effective human dose of [ 11 C]COU is 0.005 mSv/MBq, also acceptable for clinical use. Lastly, no observable adverse effects were noted at 86 μg/kg in rodent toxicology studies (100x the proposed human dose). From these results we received approval to advance [ 11 C]COU into clinical studies.

Epistatic effects of IGHG and FCGRIIB genes on the development of Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans - Janardan P. Pandey; Paul J. Nietert; Aryan M. Namboodiri; David A. Bennett; Lisa L. Barnes (Immunogenetics, 2025)
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have identified a large number of susceptibility genes, but most of AD heritability remains unexplained, implying the existence of additional genes. Furthermore, the majority of the GWAS have been conducted in people of European descent, and the genes important for AD susceptibility in people of African descent have been underexplored. In this hypothesis-generating prospective cohort study, we genotyped 191 African Americans (AAs) from three longitudinal cohorts on aging for the IgG3 allotype GM6, which is expressed exclusively in people of African descent, and assessed its interaction with IGHG , FCGRIIB , and HLA-DRB1 genes. Cox proportional hazards modeling showed that GM6 by itself was not significantly associated with AD development. However, there was evidence of epistatic interaction: The risk of developing AD associated with GM6 positivity was significantly different ( p = 0.0098) in non-GM17/GM17 participants compared with GM 17/GM17 participants. Specifically, in non-GM17/GM17 participants, the risk of AD was over fourfold higher in GM6-positive participants compared with GM 6-negative participants (HR = 4.63). Similarly, risk of developing AD associated with GM6 positivity was marginally different in non-FCGRIIB TT participants compared with FCGRIIB TT participants. In non-FCGRIIB TT participants, the risk of developing AD was over twofold higher in GM6-positive participants compared with GM6-negative participants (HR = 2.44). This is the first report suggesting that immunoglobulin GM allotypes might play a role in AD etiology among AAs; however, since this was largely a hypothesis-generating study, replication in larger cohorts would be required to confirm this finding.

Lowering foliage nitrogen contents reduces N2O emissions in grazed pastures: An emission factor-based modelling assessment constrained by eddy covariance measurements - Lìyǐn L. Liáng; Aaron M. Wall; Donna L. Giltrap; Miko U.F. Kirschbaum; Jordan P. Goodrich; David I. Campbell; Louis A. Schipper (Agricultural Systems, 2025)

Periodic cropping of pasture for summer-grazed turnips leads to substantial carbon loss - Aaron M. Wall; Jordan P. Goodrich; Seager Ray; David I. Campbell; Louis A. Schipper (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2025)

Preclinical Validation of a Patient-Specific Patch-Planning Workflow for Congenital Cardiovascular Reconstruction - Shannen B. Kizilski; Dominic P. Recco; Jocelyn M. Davee; Ashley Masterson; Jiang Yao; Patrick D. Earley; Nicholas E. Kneier; Kenneth I. Aycock; Brent A. Craven; Pras Pathmanathan; Peter E. Hammer; David M. Hoganson (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2025)

The 19th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate and 8th Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere Meeting - Mariana Fontolan Litell; Taylor P. Norton; Brian C. Rakoczy; Ethan J. Koudelka; Saurav Dey Shuvo; David H. Bromwich; Matthew A. Lazzara; David E. Mikolajczyk (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2025)

Compositional Acclimation Can Lessen Tropical Forest Change in Response to Increasing Lightning Frequency: Insights From Simulation Modeling - David Medvigy; Evan M. Gora; Stephen P. Yanoviak (Global Change Biology, 2025)
Lightning frequency in tropical forests has been increasing for decades and lightning is a major agent of forest biomass mortality, but the implications of increased lightning frequency are unclear. Here, we provide a species‐ and spatially explicit implementation of lightning in a mechanistic forest dynamics model. We evaluated the model's ability to reproduce current‐day observations in a Panamanian tropical forest, and the sensitivity of model outputs to plausible changes in lightning frequency. The lightning‐enabled model simulated aboveground biomass (AGB), carbon flux, and stem densities that were consistent with observations. As expected, AGB declined with increasing lightning frequency. However, the magnitude of AGB decline was greatly reduced when trees were assigned empirically derived, species‐specific lightning tolerances. Changes in species composition weakened the sensitivity of AGB to increasing lightning: the AGB of a small number of large‐statured, lightning‐tolerant species increased with increasing lightning frequency. In addition, the effect of lightning on AGB tended to saturate at high lightning frequencies because of the combined effect of changes in size structure and composition. Specifically, the number of large, lightning‐susceptible trees was relatively small at high lightning frequencies. Overall, this study shows that an empirically informed representation of lightning captures the contemporary effects of lightning on forests, indicates that changes in lightning frequency will change forest AGB, species composition, and size structure, and shows that forests can partially acclimate to higher lightning frequency through changes in composition. Thus, more widespread inclusion of the lightning into global ecosystem models would be an important step toward improving simulations of forest responses to global change.

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

Assessing recovery and conservation of Australian freshwater fishes with the IUCN Green Status of Species and structured expert elicitation - Maiko L. Lutz; David G. Chapple; Molly K. Grace; Luciano B. Beheregaray; Chris J. Brauer; Iain Ellis; Adam Kerezsy; John D. Koehn; Mark Lintermans; Jarod P. Lyon; Matthew McLellan; Luke Pearce; et al. (Conservation Biology, 2025)
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green Status of Species (GSS), introduced in 2021, is a global standard of measurement used to assess the level to which a species has recovered (i.e., is viable and providing its ecological function across its entire range). It is also used to evaluate how a species has responded to past conservation actions and the expected conservation gains and recovery potential it would receive in the short‐ and long‐term future. Preliminary application of the GSS method has relied on expert knowledge from individuals or small groups of specialists. However, more accurate and reliable results are likely to be produced by formally eliciting individual judgments from a diverse range of experts, followed by discussion, reevaluation, and synthesis of these judgments. We developed a method in which 2 structured expert elicitation workshops are used to conduct GSS assessments and applied this method to 8 Australian freshwater fish species from the Murray–Darling Basin. We integrated the investigate, discuss, evaluate, aggregate protocol into the GSS methods; experts assessed the species’ IUCN Green Score (percent recovery) in the current state and for 5 other scenarios in the past and future with and without conservation. Four GSS conservation impact metrics were calculated based on the averages of expert judgments. Experts forecasted that impact in the short‐term would be minimal (i.e., conservation gain metric = zero or low) for 5 of the 8 species because targeted and maintained conservation actions are often lacking. In contrast, experts indicated long‐term recovery potential would be considerably higher if implementation of appropriate recovery activities could be sustained (all 8 species had medium or high recovery potential). We concluded that the GSS is well suited to a modified workshop approach because it aims to reduce biases associated with expert judgments and encourages valuable knowledge sharing among experts.

Topographic organisation of the claustrum–amygdala–prefrontal circuitry in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) - Bao N. T. Hoang; David K. Wright; Akram Zamani; Angela C. Roberts; Marcello G. P. Rosa; David H. Reser (Brain Structure and Function, 2025)

Mapping the distribution of contaminants identified by non-targeted screening of passively sampled urban air - Lan Liu; Antoine P. Gillet; Caren Akiki; Lei Tian; Yue Ma; Xianming Zhang; David T. Bowman; Frank Wania; Géraldine Delbès; Philippe Apparicio; Stéphane Bayen (Chemosphere, 2025)

Performance comparison of capped pile and piled beam support systems for embankments on soft soils - Tengfei Wang; Shujun Qu; Keqin Huang; Kaiwen Liu; David P. Connolly; Qiang Luo (Transportation Geotechnics, 2025)

Feline herpesvirus and calicivirus: Occurrence and pathology in cats with respiratory disease - Mônica Slaviero; Bruno A de Almeida; Lucas T de Castro; Welden Panziera; Saulo P Pavarini; David Driemeier; Luciana Sonne (Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 2025)

The power of soil amendments to restore degraded grassland soil: A combined approach using physical indicators and X-ray computed tomography - Emanuela Lepore; Giulia Bondi; Owen Fenton; Olaf Schmidt; Saoirse Tracy; David P. Wall (Soil and Tillage Research, 2025)

Enhancing soil health and phosphorus use efficiency with modified biochar amendment - Juan P. Frene; Nitesh Kasera; Deb P. Jaisi; Sundar Sapkota; David W. O'Connell; Suzanne Higgins; Sushil Adhikari; Rajan Ghimire (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Robust and timely within-season conterminous United States crop type mapping using Landsat Sentinel-2 time series and the transformer architecture - Hankui K. Zhang; Yu Shen; Xiaoyang Zhang; Junjie Li; Zhengwei Yang; Yijia Xu; Chen Zhang; Liping Di; David P. Roy (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2025)

Evaluating the lifetime cumulative dose as a basis for carcinogenic potency of nitrosamines – a key tenet underpinning less-than-lifetime approaches for establishing acceptable intake limits - Susan P. Felter; Ashley M. Mudd; David J. Ponting; Rob Thomas; Alisa Vespa; Timothy J. McGovern; Andreas Zeller; Roland Froetschl; Bodo Haas; Yi Yang; Anthony Lynch; Angela White; et al. (Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2025)

Use of NAMs in a weight of evidence approach to evaluate the safety via the inhalation route of acetylated vetiver oil, in spray products - Fanny Boisleve; Hind Assaf Vandecasteele; James Baily; Kamil Czuchrowski; Malik Diop; Catherine Gadras; David Herbst; Christina Hickey; Amaia Irizar; Boris P. Müller; Nikaeta Sadekar; Paul Sterchele; et al. (Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2025)

Risk (Re)assessment of N-Methyl-N-nitrosophenethylamine for use in computing risk levels of N-Nitrosamine drug substance related impurities - David R. Woolley; George E. Johnson; Kevin P. Cross (Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2025)

Variation in estimates of the footprint of large, ground-mounted photovoltaic solar energy in the United States and its associated land-cover change across three datasets - Michael O. Levin; Emma Forester; Elizabeth L. Kalies; Lauren Goodman; Jason S. Hagani; Chevon C. Holmes; Noah Z. Krasner; Caitlin Markus; Jared B. Meek; Anubhav Vanamamalai; Shivani Agarwal; Uzma Ashraf; et al. (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Abundances of elements in global coals - Shifeng Dai; James C. Hower; Robert B. Finkelman; Marina P. Ketris; Yakov E. Yudovich; Yutang Zhang; Jingjing Liu; Changqiu Zhao; Na Xu; Ian T. Graham; David French; Yu Liu; et al. (International Journal of Coal Geology, 2025)

Think globally, barcode locally: nine years of macrofungi sampling reveals extensive biodiversity at the ordway-swisher biological station, a subtropical site in Florida - Marcos V. Caiafa; Laurel Kaminsky; Rosanne Healy; Leanne P. Sheffer; C. Benton Willis; Katy Deitz; Brantlee S. Richter; Benjamin R. Lemmond; David Borland; Bitty A. Roy; Heather A. Dawson; Carolyn A. Delevich; et al. (Fungal Biology, 2025)

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

Correction to: Stem Cell Markers LGR5, LGR4 and Their Immediate Signalling Partners are Dysregulated in Preeclampsia - Georgia P. Wong; Sunhild Hartmann; Olivia Nonn; Ping Cannon; Tuong-Vi Nguyen; Manju Kandel; Natasha de Alwis; Ciara N. Murphy; Natasha Pritchard; Ralf Dechend; Natalie J. Hannan; Stephen Tong; et al. (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2025)

Mechanical site preparation treatment and species effects on carbon pools in 12-year-old American sycamore [Platanus occidentalis L.] and willow oak [Quercus phellos L.] riparian plantations, Virginia Piedmont, USA - Drake H. Lynn; W. Michael Aust; David R. Carter; P. Corey Green; John R. Seiler (New Forests, 2025)
Restoration of riparian forests can improve water quality and wildlife habitat and also sequester carbon. Unfortunately, failures of riparian restoration efforts are common due to planting mortality. Selection of well-suited species, dense planting and use of mechanical soil site preparations may potentially enhance wetland restoration plantings. Carbon valuation of forestland is increasing and additional research is needed to determine rates and pools of carbon accumulation in riparian areas. We evaluated the effects of four soil mechanical site preparation treatments (bedding, disking, pit and mounding, and ripping) and species selection (American sycamore [ Platanus occidentalis L.] and willow oak, [ Quercus phellos L.] on survival, growth and carbon storage across multiple pools: planted trees, herbaceous vegetation, fine roots, organic soil (litter) horizons, and the mineral soil. At 12 years, species selection was more important to carbon storage than site preparation. American sycamore was well-suited to the site and had better survival than willow oak (64% vs. 42% survival). American sycamore also stored more carbon across all site preparation methods than willow oak. Measured carbon storage averaged 74.8 Mg ha −1 for American sycamore treatments and 63.1 Mg ha −1 for willow oak treatments. The densely planted treatments established forests even in higher mortality willow oak plots. Results indicate that appropriate species planted at high densities may be used to enhance forest stand establishment and carbon storage in similar riparian restorations.

Preclinical research in obesity-associated metabolic diseases using in vitro, multicellular, and non-mammalian models - Paula Aranaz; Marina Clavel-Millan; Katherine Gil-Cardoso; Maitane González-Arceo; David Hernández-González; Francisco Les; Jérôme Salles; Ez-Zoubir Amri; José M. Arbones-Mainar; Claude Atgié; Frédéric Capel; Arnaud Courtois; et al. (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2025)
Addressing the physiological effects of bioactive compounds in metabolic diseases (i.e., obesity, diabetes, liver steatosis) and establishing their mechanisms of action have been a major interest for the last decades. However, methodologies that can be applied to achieve this can vary greatly, leading to a limited type of information. Thus, the accuracy, robustness, reliability and potential (human) translation are highly reliant on the experimental design and selected methodological models. This review presents an update exploring the main features, advantages and disadvantages of most important pre-clinical models used at the present time to study the effects of bioactive compounds on metabolic diseases. Moreover, future challenges in developing new methods are also depicted. In vitro models (enzyme assays and standard two-dimensional cultures of adipocytes, skeletal muscle cells) are intrinsically well established and constitute the first choice and most widely used methods to study bioactive compounds in metabolic diseases. However, novel models such as three-dimensional cultures (spheroids, organoids) are also starting to emerge and complement traditional culture systems. Models of small organisms ( C. elegans , D. melanogaster ) and non-mammal vertebrates ( D. rerio ) represent a scientific advantage and a middle-step before traditional mammalian models (rats and mice). This article provides extensive information and a critical overview of a wide range of methods that represent present and future avenues towards a further understanding of metabolic diseases. Combining and developing new methods will be key for future progression on the effects of bioactive compounds on metabolic diseases, as well as to minimize the use of mammalian models due to ethical reasons.

Challenges and Strategic Recommendations for Enhancing Quantification and Projection of Forest Carbon Dynamics - Holly L. Munro; Christopher W. Woodall; William R. L. Anderegg; Jeff W. Atkins; Colin M. Beier; Bronson P. Bullock; Kendall DeLyser; David D. Diaz; Bianca N.I. Eskelson; Margaret E. K. Evans; John D. Foppert; Bryan C. Foster; et al. (Journal of Forestry, 2025)

Linking foraging behaviour of free-ranging, lactating beef cows with diet quality and weight gain in semi-arid rangeland - David J. Augustine; Monte J. Reed; Sean P. Kearney; Lauren M. Porensky; J. Derek Scasta; David W. Pellatz; Justin D. Derner (Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2025)

Effects of feeding forage rape or chicory in a grass silage and concentrate-based diet as supplementary crops to replace irrigated pasture on performance, rumen metabolism and microbiome - Juan P. Keim; Natalia Quezada; Sandra Salazar; Rubén G. Pulido; Paul Maclean; David Pacheco; Nikola Palevich; Silvana Bravo; Camila Muñoz; Einar Vargas-Bello-Pérez (Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2025)

The combined effects of site susceptibility to invasion and fire on population dynamics of the invasive tree Acacia dealbata - Cristina G. Lima; Rita Bastos; João A. Cabral; Paulo Alves; Paulo M. Fernandes; João P. Honrado; Ingolf Kühn; Eva Malta-Pinto; Elizabete Marchante; David M. Richardson; Mário Santos; Peter H. Verburg; et al. (Biological Invasions, 2025)

Plant Trait Matching Occurs in Facilitative Interactions Across Global Drylands - Imke C. Smit; Peter C. le Roux; Santiago Soliveres; Nicolas Gross; Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet; Hugo Saiz; Mehdi Abedi; Rodrigo Ahumada; Antonio I. Arroyo; Sergio Asensio; Richard Benoit; Niels Blaum; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Aim Plant functional traits can influence interaction outcomes between nurse and target plants through a “functional trait match”, which occurs when the traits of nurse plants ameliorate their environment, and target plants possess traits that allow them to benefit from this ameliorated environment. We investigated how the traits of putative nurse species affect interaction outcomes across global drylands and determined the functional match that promotes facilitation. We also investigated how grazing pressure and global climatic and edaphic gradients affected this trait match. Location Global drylands. Time Period 2016–2019. Major Taxa Studied Vascular plants. Methods We used a collaborative survey conducted across 29 sites from five continents, where we gathered in situ co‐occurrences of dominant species (‘nurses’) and other vascular plant species, as well as their functional traits [plant height and leaf dry matter content (LDMC)]. Climate, edaphic variables and grazing pressure were measured in situ or extracted from databases. We used a model building approach to determine the effect of dominant plant traits on interaction outcomes, and how the functional trait match between nurse and target species is affected by environmental variables. Results Tall dominant plants with conservative leaves generally had a greater positive effect on species richness and cover beneath their canopies, but these effects were strongly modulated by grazing pressure and soil pH. Target plants that were significantly associated with dominant plants tended to be shorter, and have more acquisitive leaves than dominant plants, regardless of environmental conditions. However, the difference in height and LDMC between dominant plants and negatively associated target plants was strongly affected by environmental conditions. Main Conclusions Functional traits play a significant role in determining interaction outcomes between dryland plants. Facilitation in drylands is driven by a conservative‐acquisitive trait match, a pattern observed regardless of grazing pressure, climate and soil conditions.

Revealing Chronotypes Across Aquatic Species Using Acoustic Telemetry - Martina Martorell‐Barceló; David Abecasis; Mourad Akaarir; Alexandre Alonso‐Fernández; Robert Arlinghaus; Eneko Aspillaga; Margarida Barcelo‐Serra; Niels W. P. Brevé; Jan G. Davidsen; Antoni Gamundí; Amalia Grau; Bernat Hereu; et al. (Fish and Fisheries, 2025)
Acoustic telemetry offers valuable opportunities to investigate individual variability in circadian‐related and other behaviours and how environmental cues shape these patterns in wild fish populations. However, this potential has not yet been fully exploited. We conducted a meta‐analysis on 44 datasets from 34 distinct marine and freshwater species and different types of data (acoustic detections, depth, acceleration and positioning). Our aim was to explore the potential of acoustic telemetry in identifying chronotypes as consistent among‐individual differences in circadian‐related behaviours. First, we applied hidden semi‐Markov models to classify individual time series into active and rest states. Subsequently, we computed two classical circadian‐related behavioural traits: awakening time (as the activity onset) and rest onset (as the activity offset). Subsequently, we identified distinct phenotypes by decomposing behavioural variation into within‐ and among‐individual components based on repeatability scores. We found evidence of distinct chronotypes in 17 species, with average repeatability scores of 0.52 for awakening time and 0.43 for rest onset, revealing that chronotypes are common in aquatic species. Our findings highlight that both the data type, particularly acceleration sensors, and the number of detections are effective tools for exploring chronotypes. Our study proposes a novel approach to characterising daily activity patterns in aquatic species, predominantly in fishes, and provides guidelines for investigating chronotypes across diverse taxa. We emphasise the promise of biotelemetry and advanced statistical models for improving our understanding of the behaviour of aquatic species and highlight the value of synthesising across large data sets collected in networks of biotelemetryprojects.

Identifying and addressing the components of extreme physical-oceanographical events for improved risk management in coastal systems - Eric P. Achterberg; Fabian Rackelmann; Ananya Ramesh; Jack O’Connor; Ovidio García-Oliva; Saranya Jayachandran; Viktoria Wichert; Xiangyu Li; Kaveh Purkiani; David M. Needham; Ingeborg Bussmann; Philipp Fischer; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025)
Extreme physical-oceanographic events, such as marine heatwaves, fluvial floods, droughts and storm surges, have major impacts on local communities, economic sectors and ecosystems, and their frequency, intensity and duration increase due to climate change. There is a lack of understanding of the systemic drivers of extreme events as well as of their interconnected impacts on estuarine and coastal ecosystems. This knowledge is essential for assessing future impacts on ecosystem services and the local communities that depend on them, and to inform robust risk assessments and develop comprehensive risk management and adaptation strategies including early warning systems. Considering this, the German Alliance for Marine Research (DAM)-funded programme “ElbeXtreme” focuses on an integrated approach utilizing stakeholder engagement, data mining, experimental and field observations to develop novel observational and modelling approaches for assessing and monitoring risks in the Elbe estuary. The programme will deliver new insights into risks and impacts of extreme events in the estuarine system of the Elbe and the adjacent region of the North Sea (German Bight) to build a systemic risk understanding and support adaptation planning for local communities and ecosystems. Here we outline the rationale of the ElbeXtreme project and its planned activities, with the aim of stimulating national and international collaboration in tackling the urgent issue of marine and coastal risks.

Pathways to an integrated understanding of marine environments and ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific Region - Hanani Adiwira; Sayaka Yasunaka; Jamie M. Kass; Ayşe H. O. Açıkbaş; Sekar Adiningsih; Emma Gairin; Hovaldo B. C. Ilham; Elisa Lahcene; Yanguo Li; Gaku Nishihira; Paula Peñalver-Pereira; Florence M. P. Sie; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025)
The Asia-Pacific Region (APR) encompasses a vast geographical area rich in marine biodiversity that plays critical roles in global ecological stability and climate regulation, but it also faces daunting challenges in maintaining these roles under global change. Environmental dynamics in the APR manifest regularly over a range of timescales, including storms, earthquakes, floods, and extreme heat events. Further, coastal and marine ecosystems, including extensive commercial fisheries and coral reefs, are under threat from intense resource extraction and increasingly frequent marine heatwaves. Knowledge gaps for understanding these complex systems are aggravated by substantial barriers to cross-national efforts caused by the region’s vast diversity of cultures, languages, socioeconomics, politics, and management practices. Effective management of marine resources in the APR will necessitate multidisciplinary research based on continuous, region-wide observations supported by robust collaborations. In 2023, we gathered APR researchers across disciplines to discuss these issues and find solutions during a thematic seminar and workshop program at Tohoku University in Japan. Based on the results of this program, we present a review of the current state of APR marine ecosystems, raise key questions addressable through multidisciplinary approaches, and identify future priorities for the region. We conclude that sustaining biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and climate resilience in the APR will depend on stronger interdisciplinary collaboration, better integration of biological and geophysical data, and broader access to marine observations. These efforts are both urgent and essential for supporting better science-based policy decisions to address the escalating effects of global change on marine systems across the region.

A phylogenetic reappraisal of Moorella and Thaxteriellopsis based on fresh material of the type species from India - Onden P. Sruthi; Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar; Nakarin Suwannarach; David L. Hawksworth; Nalin N. Wijayawardene; Rajnish K. Verma; Saowaluck Tibpromma; Samantha C. Karunarathna (New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2025)

Montebello Islands marine sediment retains nuclear weapons-derived radionuclide contamination 70 years after detonations - Madison Williams-Hoffman; Mathew P. Johansen; Piers Larcombe; David P. Child; Michael A.C. Hotchkis; Oscar Serrano; Paul S. Lavery; Sangeeth Thiruvoth; Pere Masqué (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025)

The association of cigarette smoking with appetite, appetite-related hormones and food reward: a matched-pair cohort study - Arwa Alruwaili; Ridah Nayeemullah; Buket Engin; Sundus Malaikah; Lynsey James; James P. Sanders; David Thivel; Alice E. Thackray; David J. Stensel; James A. King; Scott A. Willis (Appetite, 2025)

Electron diffraction-guided natural product discovery: identification and isolation of new scaffold class from Podospora australis - David A. Delgadillo; Lin Wu; Jessica E. Burch; Lygia Silva de Moraes; Caroline Wang; Benjamin P. Tu; Yi Tang; Hosea M. Nelson (Phytochemistry Letters, 2025)

Multimodal analysis of oak wood metabolites for a comprehensive understanding of the ageing process in French typical spirits barrels - Aline Cournut; Quentin P. Vanbellingen; Anaïs Demaye; Andreas Römpp; David Touboul; Alain Brunelle; Véronique Eparvier (Phytochemistry Letters, 2025)

Post-Irradiation photoluminescence and thermoluminescence of the ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer - Mannab Yu. Tashmetov; Normamat B. Ismatov; Shermakhmat M. Makhkamov; Sadulla.R. Allayarov; Matthew P. Confer; David A. Dixon (Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2025)

Neoplasms with splenic involvement in dogs at necropsy: Macroscopic presentation patterns in 262 cases - Vanessa de Campos Pereira; Rafael B. Rosa; Fernanda G. Cony; Paula R. Ribeiro; Emanoelly M.S. da Silva; Paula R. Pereira; Welden Panziera; Luciana Sonne; David Driemeier; Saulo P. Pavarini (Journal of Comparative Pathology, 2025)

Predicting the yield of Pinus taeda (L.) using UAV LiDAR data in random forest and support vector machine models - Gunjan Barua; David R. Carter; Valerie A. Thomas; P. Corey Green; Phil Radtke; Thomas J. Pingel; Rachel L. Cook; Timothy J. Albaugh; Rafael Rubilar; Otavio Campoe; Matthew Sumnall (Forest Ecology and Management, 2025)

Supercritical water desalination and oxidation (SCWDO): Effectiveness on complex solutions, technoeconomic, and CO2 impact for produced water treatment - Prashant Sharan; Michael Dugas; Santosh Ravichandran; Raymond Castro; Ayan Biswas; David M. Warsinger; Rajinder Singh; Robert P. Currier; Alp T. Findikoglu (Desalination, 2025)

Evaluation of the WEPS hydrology sub-model for surface soil water content under different tillage practices in the inland Pacific Northwest, USA - Huawei Pi; David R. Huggins; Larry.E. Wagner; Fred. Fox; Sisi Li; Nicholas P. Webb (CATENA, 2025)

Low-δ18O (−8 ‰, VSMOW) Paleoproterozoic and discordant zircon: Lessons learned from using a combination of traditional bulk and in situ approaches - David Zakharov; André Navin Paul; Dylan P. Colòn; Maria Ovtcharova; Benita Putlitz; Anne-Sophie Bouvier; Afrid Abdaly Sheik; Dmitry Zozulya; Martin Robyr (Chemical Geology, 2025)

Molecular analysis supports the morphological identification of the amphistome Pseudodiscus collinsi (Paramphistomoidea: Platyhelminthes) in wild elephants of Sri Lanka - R. P. V. J. Rajapakse; K. J. K. Karunathilake; T. S. P. Fernando; Huong Thi Thanh Doan; David Blair; Thanh Hoa Le (Veterinary Research Communications, 2025)

On the origin of the late-flowering ppd-H1 allele in barley - Rajiv Sharma; Salar Shaaf; Kerstin Neumann; Peter Civan; Yu Guo; Martin Mascher; Michal David; Adnan Al-Yassin; Hakan Özkan; Tom Blake; Sariel Hübner; Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2025)
To breed for climate resilient crops, an understanding of the genetic and environmental factors influencing adaptation is critical. Barley provides a model species to study adaptation to climate change. Here we present a detailed analysis of genetic variation at a major photoperiod response locus and relate this to the domestication history and dispersal of barley. The PPD-H1 locus (a PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR 7 ) promotes flowering under long-day conditions, and a natural mutation at this locus resulted in a recessive, late-flowering ppd-H1 allele. This mutation proved beneficial in high-latitude environments such as Northern Europe, where it allows extended vegetative growth during long spring days. We infer the origin of the mutated late-flowering ppd-H1 allele by re-sequencing a large geo-referenced collection of 942 Hordeum spontaneum , 5 Hordeum agriocrithon and 1110 domesticated ( Hordeum vulgare ) barleys. We demonstrate that the late-flowering phenotype originated from Desert-type wild barley in the Southern Levant and present evidence suggesting a post-domestication origin of the mutated ppd-H1 allele.

DNA barcode assessment of Xanthium section Xanthium cockle burrs in Australia - David Gopurenko; Xiaocheng Zhu; R. M. S. P. Rathnayake; Hanwen Wu; Bruce A. Auld; James Hereward; Heather Smith; Stephen B. Johnson; Karen A. Kirkby; Graham W. Charles (Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2025)
Xanthium cockle burrs are invasive weeds in many countries, affecting local ecosystems and agriculture. All Xanthium in Australia are naturalised weeds from multiple overseas sources, but their taxonomic identities are contentious. In particular, species identities of four burr varieties or “complexes” under Xanthium section Xanthium in Australia are unclear. These complexes, commonly referred to as “Noogoora”, “Californian”, “Hunter”, and “South American” burr, are regarded as either varieties of a single species ( Xanthium strumarium ) or four separate species in the section. To genetically determine the species identities of these complexes in Australia, we compared their chloroplast DNA barcodes to reference sequences of vouchered Xanthium species reported by Tomasello (2018). We barcoded 173 plants from 26 sites consisting of single complex burrs and 175 plants from sites containing mixed burr complexes. Single complex sites contained either of two DNA barcode clades. One clade consisting of Noogoora and Californian burrs matched reference sequences of X. chinense . The second clade consisting of Hunter and South American burrs matched X. orientale . Genetic exchange between these two species in Australia was partially evident at some sites containing sympatric complexes or putative hybrids. Reference X. strumarium sequences were unmatched to the DNA barcodes of specimens sampled in Australia, and subsequently, we advise against future claims to a historical presence of this species in Australia. Our findings are significant for taxonomic treatment of Xanthium species in Australia and for consideration of source-specific biological controls of these weeds.

Crape myrtle bark scale Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Coccidae: Eriococcidae) infestation seasonally alters the insect biodiversity on crape myrtle trees - Elijah P. Carroll; David W. Held; Nash E. Turley; Selina Bruckner (Oecologia, 2025)
Understanding changes to local communities brought about by biological invasions is important for conserving biodiversity and maintaining environmental stability. Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) are a diverse group of insects well known for their invasion potential and ability to modify local abundance of multiple insect groups. Here, we tested how the presence of crape myrtle bark scale ( Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae, CMBS), an invasive felt scale species, seasonally impacted local insect abundance, biodiversity, and community structure on crape myrtle trees. Our field surveys showed that CMBS-infested trees had seasonal changes to local insect abundance and family-level richness, and inverse Simpson’s diversity relative to non-infested trees. CMBS infestation resulted in a decrease in community evenness on crape myrtle trees. Community compositions of insect visitors were distinct between infested and non-infested trees. CMBS-infested trees had greater seasonal abundances of Coccinellidae, Vespidae, Dolichopodidae, and Muscidae. Two of the families (Coccinellidae, Vespidae) that responded most strongly to CMBS infestation were dominated by non-native species. Our results show that CMBS-infested trees acted as resource hubs for natural enemies and carbohydrate scavengers, resulting in uneven communities shaped by a few highly responsive taxa. The temporal dynamics of these effects support CMBS as an ecological catalyst, reshaping urban insect communities and highlight its potential for facilitating invasion cascades in anthropogenic habitats. These results emphasize the importance of fine-scale temporal monitoring for understanding and mitigating the ecological impacts of introduced scale insects in urban environments.

The Role of Patient Education in Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: A Systematic Review - P. Tang; R. Tovel; H. Ong; David Proud; Adele Burgess; Eleanor Watson; Wui Yeat Chen; David Lam; Helen Mohan (Journal of Cancer Education, 2025)
Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is a significant complication after sphincter-preserving rectal cancer surgery and negatively impacts a patient’s quality of life. Treatment of LARS is multimodal, and many treatments require engagement from the patient. Understanding the complex array of treatment options and the potential additive effects of different therapies can be difficult. This systematic review aims to assess the role of patient education in treatment of LARS in colorectal cancer patients. A systematic literature search was conducted on PubMed, EMBASE and Ovid Medline according to the PRISMA guidelines for articles published from 1946 to October 2023 and registered with PROSPERO: 42,023,434,601. Studies that reported on clinical outcomes of patients with LARS that underwent any educational intervention were included for this review. Results from five publications including 368 patients with LARS were reviewed for analysis. Three interventions were delivered to symptomatic patients postoperatively and two to all patients who underwent low anterior resection preoperatively. Five trial protocols were also included for analysis, including three preoperative and two postoperative interventions Education interventions were often delivered alongside co-interventions such as medications and pelvic floor physiotherapy. Four studies reported improvement of mean LARS scores and quality of life measures related to the education intervention and associated co-interventions. Patient education has a positive impact towards improving functional outcomes in patients with LARS following resection for rectal cancer. In practice, it is often used in conjunction with other interventions. Determining optimal content and delivery methods is a target for future research.

Comparative analysis of the temporal abundance of the epiphytic pest, Melanothamnus thailandicus, affecting farmed Kappaphycus striatus: Visual and molecular detection approaches - Joseph P. Faisan; Rema C. Sibonga; Maria Rovilla J. Luhan; Victor Marco Emmanuel N. Ferriols; Jonalyn P. Mateo; Janina Brakel; Juliet Brodie; Georgia M. Ward; David Bass; Stuart Ross; Grant D. Stentiford; Claire Gachon; et al. (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2025)

Low-Level Arsenic Removal from Drinking and Wastewater Using La@MOF-808 in Lahore, Pakistan - Hassan Nawaz; Muhammad Ibrahim; Hirra Anjum; Abid Mahmood; David V. P. Sanchez (International Journal of Environmental Research, 2025)

Biofilm Responses to Experimental Nutrient Enrichment of Forest Streams: Light and Nutrients Interact to Increase Biomass, and Phosphorus Alters Stoichiometry - Phillip M. Bumpers; Jonathan P. Benstead; Vladislav Gulis; John S. Kominoski; John C. Maerz; David W. P. Manning; Seth J. Wenger; Amy D. Rosemond (Ecosystems, 2025)
Nutrient enrichment of aquatic ecosystems typically results in increased algal biomass, but the response magnitude is predicted to be attenuated in light-limited ecosystems. We tested the effects of experimental nutrient enrichment in small, highly shaded forest streams and compared responses of biofilm biomass and biofilm stoichiometry, which may be less sensitive to light. After one year of pre-treatment data collection, we enriched five streams continuously for 2 years with different ratios of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), which allowed us to test the relative effect of N and P on two measures of biomass—chlorophyll a (Chl a ) and ash-free dry mass (AFDM)—and on biofilm stoichiometry (C:N, C:P, and N:P) monthly. Biomass increased in response to light and both nutrients; annual average Chl a increased 9.28 × and AFDM increased 1.13 × Biofilm stoichiometry was driven largely by streamwater P concentration, with greatest effects of experimental enrichments on C:P (0.58 ×) and N:P (0.79 ×). Biofilm C:P and N:P increased across the streamwater N:P gradient. Light had only weak effects on biofilm C:P and N:P ratios, suggesting biofilm stoichiometry could function as a useful indicator of nutrient pollution when light limitation might otherwise dampen changes in biomass. The lowest C:N and C:P ratios were associated with increased Chl a :AFDM ratios, indicating increased autotrophic contributions were associated with greater N and P content. Even in low-light environments, we detected relatively large responses of algae-containing biofilms to N and P enrichment, consistent with previously reported effects of experimental nutrient addition, including primary and secondary consumer growth and production.

Hypolimnetic Nutrient Subsidies to Surface Waters of a Large Lake: A Coupled Hydrodynamic Modelling and Nitrogen Isotope Field Assessment - Simon D. Stewart; David P. Hamilton; W. Troy Baisden; Piet Verburg; Kohji Muraoka; Derek C. Roberts; Brendan J. Hicks; Ian C. Duggan; Nico Donovan-Pereira (Ecosystems, 2025)
Upwelling of hypolimnetic water in lakes is important for littoral food webs as it enhances production through nutrient subsidies to surface waters. The aim of this study was to understand the role of hypolimnetic upwelling on littoral nutrient supply and diet of a freshwater unionid mussel, kākahi ( Echyridella menziesii) in an oligotrophic lake using stable isotopes (δ 15 N) as a tracer of hypolimnetic nitrogen. Upwelling events can be highly variable spatially and temporally, so to complement observations, this study used a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model (AEM3D) to simulate the transport of water from upwelling events and understand their potential impacts on kākahi. The study was conducted over an annual cycle in a large (area 620 km 2 , average depth ~ 94 m), monomictic, oligotrophic New Zealand lake. The hydrodynamic model simulations showed a strong spatial gradient. Upwelling was strongest along north-facing areas of the western shoreline owing to the prevailing south-westerly winds. The spatio-temporal distribution of nitrate-δ 15 N within the littoral zone was positively related to the rate of simulated upwelling, indicating inputs of 15 N-enriched hypolimnetic water. Kākahi δ 15 N values were positively related to upwelling averaged over an annual period, demonstrating that upwelling hotspots are ecologically meaningful. Interestingly, littoral particulate organic matter δ 15 N showed no pattern with upwelling but were homogeneous in distribution, consistent with rapid flushing with offshore water. These findings suggest that benthic littoral habitats act as hotspots for nutrient subsidies to surface waters, and that the signature of 15 N is retained over periods far longer than the duration of the upwelling by cycling within benthic primary producers and consumers.

The association of cancer-preventive lifestyle with colonoscopy screening use in border Hispanic adults along the Texas-Mexico border - Paul Gerardo Yeh; Audrey C. Choh; Susan P. Fisher-Hoch; Joseph B. McCormick; David R. Lairson; Belinda M. Reininger (Cancer Causes & Control, 2025)

Seismic fragility of non-ductile and limited ductile reinforced concrete shear walls under in-plane loading conditions - Seyed Meghdad Ghaseminia; Tatheer Zahra; Hadi Eslamnia; Julian Thamboo; Hossein Derakhshan; David P. Thambiratnam (Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2025)
Seismic fragility functions for non-ductile and limited ductile RC walls under in-plane loading scenarios are presented in this paper. In the absence of comprehensive experimental studies, a hybrid approach was adopted, in which the experimental data available from the literature and numerical data generated in this study were combined to establish the fragility functions. An experimental database was developed for non-ductile (with single layer of reinforcement) and limited ductile walls (double layer of reinforcement). Gaps in the RC wall datasets were identified in terms of missing aspect, slenderness and compression stress ratios for various concrete strengths, which were then analysed through a numerical approach. A macro element modelling concept of analysing RC wall was developed by incorporating plastic-hinge formation, compression crushing, shear failure, bond slip and bar rupture as they are the common failure characteristics of non-ductile and limited ductile walls. Three sets of damage states were defined according to the failure sequence that corresponded to the in-plane load-displacement responses of the analysed RC walls. The established fragility functions revealed that the non-ductile RC walls are more vulnerable under in-plane loading than the limited ductile RC walls. In general, the probability of exceedance to ultimate damage state was about 57 to 77% higher in the non-ductile walls than limited ductile walls. The fragility functions established through this study can be used for vulnerability and loss assessments of buildings comprised of these RC walling systems.

Near-infrared induced photothermal lateral-flow immunoassay utilizing plasmonics-active gold nanostars - Supriya Atta; Yuanhao Zhao; Sebastian Sanchez; Sabina V. Yampolsky; Vanessa K. Berner; Marcellene A. Gates-Hollingsworth; Jasmine Pramila Devadhasan; Alexander Jarrett Summers; Jian Gu; Douglas C. Montgomery; David P. AuCoin; Frederic Zenhausern; et al. (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2025)

Assessing the sustainability of pond-based tilapia farming in a subtropical region - Michele C. Nunes; Luiz H. David; Jorge de M. Casaca; Emanuel R. Viquetti; Roberto Hoppe; Scheila A. P. Dutra; Walter Q. Seiffert (Aquaculture International, 2025)

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

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

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

Inhibition of Daphnia pulex swimming behavior by volatile petroleum products: Optical monitoring in a novel sealed chamber - Zoha Siddiqua; Dima Awad; Paul Dobry; Kishore Gopalakrishnan; Shawn P. McElmurry; Donna R. Kashian; Tracie R. Baker; David K. Pitts (Chemosphere, 2025)

Combining analysis of individual and wastewater whole genome sequencing improves SARS-CoV-2 surveillance - Evan P. Troendle; Andrew J. Lee; Marina I. Reyne; Danielle M. Allen; Stephen J. Bridgett; Clara H. Radulescu; Michael Glenn; John-Paul Wilkins; Francesco Rubino; Behnam Firoozi Nejad; Cormac McSparron; Marc Niebel; et al. (Water Research, 2025)

Variation in patterns of production and water-use efficiency among agroecosystems - Olivia L. Hajek; Nicole E. Kaplan; Shefali Azad; Philip A. Fay; Makki Khorchani; Amanda M. Nelson; Adam P. Schreiner-McGraw; Lori J. Abendroth; Claire Baffaut; John Baker; Brandon T. Bestelmeyer; Elizabeth H. Boughton; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Paleoproterozoic volcanism and rift basin evolution during Nuna assembly: Evidence from the Ingrid group, Labrador, Canada - Alana M. Hinchey; Nicole Rayner; Hamish Sandeman; Jared P. Butler; David Diekrup; Daniela Mendoza Marin (Precambrian Research, 2025)

Revealing the shear-wave velocity structure of Tangkuban Parahu Volcano, West Java, Indonesia using Ambient Noise Tomography - Aditya Lesmana; Awali Priyono; Andri D. Nugraha; Zulfakriza; Shindy Rosalia; David P. Sahara; Rexha Verdhora Ry; Sri Widiyantoro; Wahyu Hidayat; Faiz Muttaqy; Devy Kamil Syahbana; Ahmad Basuki; et al. (Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2025)

Dynamic of infectious aerosols generated by cough from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis - Taline Canto Tristão; Mariana Abou Mourad Ferreira; Pedro Sousa de Almeida Júnior; Luiz Guilherme Schmidt Castellani; Manuela Negrelli Brunetti; Edward C. Jones-López; Kevin P. Fennelly; Michael R. Barer; Carlos Henrique Fantecelle; Saulo Almeida Morellato; David Jamil Hadad; Jerrold J. Ellner; et al. (Journal of Aerosol Science, 2025)

Integrated physiological, transcriptomics, and metabolite analysis reveal photosynthetic toxicity related to the bisphenol A stress response mechanism in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) - Chao Huang; Yilin Liu; Jing Lu; Xunzhi Deng; Zhoubin Liu; David P. Molloy; Langtao Xiao; Zhoufei Luo (Environmental Pollution, 2025)

Interdisciplinary solutions to enable nature-based solutions for coastal protection achieve ecological and engineering outcomes - Alice J. Twomey; Katherine Erickson; Melanie J. Bishop; Kris Boody; David P. Callaghan; Toni Cannard; Catherine E. Lovelock; Mariana Mayer-Pinto; Rebecca L. Morris; Andrew W.M. Pomeroy; Megan I. Saunders; Andy Steven; et al. (Environmental Science & Policy, 2025)

Decadal change in deep-ocean dissolved oxygen in the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean - Henry A. Ruhl; Christine L. Huffard; Monique Messié; Thomas P. Connolly; Thomas Soltwedel; Frank Wenzhöfer; Rodney J. Johnson; Nicholas R. Bates; Susan Hartman; Anita Flohr; Edward W. Mawji; David M. Karl; et al. (Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 2025)

Probing growth precursor diffusion lengths by inter-surface diffusion - Stoffel D. Janssens; Francisco S. Forte Neto; David Vázquez-Cortés; Fernando P. Duda; Eliot Fried (Computer Physics Communications, 2025)

Origin of composite fibrous carbonate veins in Middle Jurassic ultra-low-ash coal, Ordos Basin, China: Insights on the interaction between organic carbon and inorganic carbonates after peat burial - Jintian Zheng; Shifeng Dai; Victor P. Nechaev; David French; Ian T. Graham; Na Wang; Pan Yang; Shuai Kang; Mengda Yao; Yang Liang (Applied Geochemistry, 2025)

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

Ecosystem Size and Functional Group Relative Abundance Drive Stream Community Body Size Structure - Jarrett H. Landreth; Brent A. Murry; Katherine A. Adase; Caroline C. Arantes; Dustin M. Smith; David I. Wellman; James R. Junker; Justin P. F. Pomeranz; Jeff S. Wesner (Fishes, 2025)
Temperate streams are among the most well-studied ecosystems globally, yet there remains much uncertainty regarding the processes that regulate food web structure. Here we explore the relative contribution of food web composition and watershed factors on inter-stream variation in size spectra slopes (λ). Size spectra describe the decrease in abundance with increasing body size of individuals within a community (N∼M λ). We estimated λ for invertebrate, fish, and combined food webs to test effects of functional groups and watershed variables. The mean λ for combined and invertebrate food webs aligned well with theoretic predictions (mean = −2.04 and −2.02 respectively, range =−2.58 to −1.51). In contrast, the mean fish slope was shallower and more variable among sites (mean = −1.85, range = −2.71 to −1.33). Drainage area, a proxy for ecosystem size, was positively related to λ in all three data groupings. The fish-only λs were also positively related to agricultural land cover and negatively associated with the relative abundance of predators and omnivores. These results demonstrate the potential for drainage area to increase the relative abundance of large consumers and highlight the role of functional group dominance. Such insights are difficult to obtain without a size spectrum approach.

Native Trees of the Mediterranean Region: Distribution, Diversity and Conservation Challenges - Bruno Fady; Anna-Maria Farsakoglou; Mercedes Caron; Khaled Abulaila; Jelena Aleksic; Sajad Alipour; Dalibor Balian; Heba Bedair; Faruk Bogunić; Marwan Cheikh Albassatneh; Rakefet David-Schwartz; Carmen Delgado Clavero; et al. (Current Forestry Reports, 2025)
Purpose of Review While 38% of tree species are at risk of extinction worldwide, their inventory and occurrence at ecologically and biogeographically meaningful scales is lacking in many parts of the world, including the biodiversity-rich Mediterranean region. Here, we provide presence/absence, extinction risk, biogeography and genetic diversity data of trees in 39 climatically and ecologically Mediterranean territories (so-called “botanical territories”) in North Africa, Western Asia and Southern Europe. Recent Findings The inventory includes 496 species and 147 subspecies from 50 families and 111 genera, including 48 species and 8 subspecies previously not considered as trees. We show that native tree species distribution is highly skewed across the tree of life with a few species-rich families such as the Rosaceae and the majority with less than 1% of all species. Endemism was not evenly distributed among botanical territories and neither was extinction risk, an assessment of which was lacking in almost half of the species. While no geographic trends were detectable, species richness was found to be positively correlated with botanical territory area and, when standardized by area, with habitat heterogeneity. Information on genetic diversity was lacking in two thirds of the species inventoried and mostly focused on species with economic importance. Summary Our data are open access and can be used by researchers and stakeholders for a wide range of purposes, including conservation and restoration. Our findings identified major native tree richness hotspots as well as key knowledge gaps and biases related to extinction risk and genetic diversity. Our findings also emphasize the importance of increased collaboration to support the conservation of Mediterranean forest trees.

Nutritional Quality and Safety of Windowpane Oyster Placuna placenta from Samal, Bataan, Philippines - Jessica M. Rustia; Judith P. Antonino; Ravelina R. Velasco; Edwin A. Yates; David G. Fernig (Fishes, 2025)
The windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta) is common in coastal areas of the Philippines, thriving in brackish waters. Its shells underpin the local craft industries. While its meat is edible, only small amounts are consumed locally, most going to waste. Utilization of this potential nutrient source is hindered by the lack of information concerning its organic and mineral content, the possible presence of heavy metal ions, and the risk of microbial pathogens. We report extensive analysis of the meat from Placuna placenta, harvested during three different seasons to account for potential variations. This comprises proximate analysis, mineral, antioxidant, and microbial analyses. While considerable seasonal variation was observed, the windowpane oyster was found to be a rich source of protein, fats, minerals, and carbohydrates, comparing well with the meats of other shellfish and land animals. Following pre-cooking (~90 °C, 25–30 min), the standard local method for food preparation, no viable E. coli or Salmonella sp. were detected. Mineral content was broadly similar to that reported in fish, although iron, zinc, and copper were more highly represented, nevertheless, heavy metals were below internationally acceptable levels, with the exception of one of three samples, which was slightly above the only current standard, FSANZ. Whether the arsenic was in the safer organic form, which is commonly the case for shellfish, or the more toxic inorganic form remains to be established. This and the variation of arsenic over time will need to be considered when developing food products. Overall, the meat of the windowpane oyster is a valuable food resource and its current (albeit low-level) use should lower any barriers to its acceptance, making it suitable for commercialization. The present data support its development for high-value food products in urban markets.

Rewetting alongside biochar and sulphate addition mitigates greenhouse gas emissions and retain carbon in degraded upland peatlands - Peduruhewa H. Jeewani; Robert W. Brown; Chris D. Evans; Jack Cook; Benjamin P. Roberts; Mariecia D. Fraser; David R. Chadwick; Davey L. Jones (Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2025)

Maternal urinary paracetamol concentrations and self-reported paracetamol use in mid-gestation: Association to reduced anogenital distance in Offspring from infancy to 9 years - Sarah Munk Andreasen; Lars Christian Lund; Casper P. Hagen; Margit Bistrup Fischer; David Møbjerg Kristensen; Anders Juul; Gylli Mola; Hanne Frederiksen; Tina Kold Jensen (Reproductive Toxicology, 2025)

Elevated 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-ol levels in storage room headspace precede superficial scald symptom development on ‘Granny Smith’ apples - Jinwook Lee; Hnin Phyu Lwin; Rachel S. Leisso; James P. Mattheis; David R. Rudell (Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2025)

Utilisation of wood stove fuels produced by washing and torrefaction of short rotation coppice willow grown on contaminated land - David P. Maxwell; Bijal A. Gudka; Jenny M. Jones; Alan Williams (Fuel, 2025)

Comparative analysis of species-specific dissolved gaseous mercury oxidation in phytoplankton cultures - João P. Santos; Emmanuel Tessier; Séverine Le Faucheur; David Amouroux; Vera I. Slaveykova (Environmental Research, 2025)

Personal exposures to air pollutants and respiratory health among brick kiln workers and household members - Laura Nicolaou; Evelyn Rowell; Chelsea Gaviola; Ram K. Chandyo; Arun K. Sharma; Laxman P. Shrestha; Santa Das; David L. Parker; Steven M. Thygerson; Joseph Jacob; Bojidar Rangelov; Ryoko Egashira; et al. (Environmental Research, 2025)

TRISH: Tree-ring integrated system for hydrology, a web-based tool for reconstruction - Alexander A. Prusevich; David M. Meko; Irina P. Panyushkina; Alexander I. Shiklomanov; Richard B. Lammers; Stanley J. Glidden; Richard D. Thaxton (Environmental Modelling & Software, 2025)

Half of the habitat of Australia's highly imperilled narrow-range species is outside protected areas - Michelle Ward; Martine Maron; Jeremy S. Simmonds; Mark Lintermans; Nick S. Whiterod; David G. Chapple; Hugh P. Possingham; Sarah M. Legge; Rachael V. Gallagher; Brendan A. Wintle; Samantha Vine; Kita Ashman; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2025)

Decreases in chimpanzee respiratory disease signs and enteric viral quantity following implementation of anthroponotic disease prevention protocols at a long-term research site - Jacob D. Negrey; Samuel Angedakin; Rachna B. Reddy; Aaron A. Sandel; Salmah Jombela; Erone Akamumpa; Christopher Aliganyira; Charles Birungi; Davis Kalunga; Brian Kamugyisha; Diana Kanweri; Godfrey Mbabazi; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2025)

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

A humanized monoclonal antibody attenuates fentanyl self-administration and reverses and prevents fentanyl-induced ventilatory depression in rhesus monkeys - Lindsey K. Galbo-Thomma; Courtney Marecki; Caroline M. Kim; Takato Hiranita; Julia R. Taylor; David R. Maguire; Dustin Hicks; Ann Gebo; Aaron Khaimraj; Carly Baehr; Marco Pravetoni; Charles P. France (Psychopharmacology, 2025)

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

Environmental rating ecolabels: How does product categorization affect product ratings and potential interpretation? - Maëlys Courtat; P. James Joyce; Sarah Sim; Jhuma Sadhukhan; David Sheffield; Richard Murphy (Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2025)
Environmental rating ecolabels (ERE) aim to present aggregated product environmental information to inform consumer choices. Performance ratings (e.g., A–E) are derived from life cycle assessment (LCA) results to enable comparison between products. The translation of LCA results to performance ratings requires definition of a common rating scale, either at a sector level or for subsets of products grouped by function (i.e., product categories). We investigate if and how assigning products to distinct categories influences final product ratings in ERE schemes. We consider if product categorization enables increased product differentiation and how the structure of categories affects the ratings awarded to products. Using a food sector case study, ratings were assigned to 2253 products based on aggregated environmental single scores derived from Agribalyse 3.1 and ratings obtained under three scenarios were compared: (1) no categorization—all products are placed on a single scale before rating; (2a) food group categorization—products are assigned to 11 food groups described in the Ciqual food composition database; and (2b) food subgroup categorization—products are assigned to 61 Ciqual food subgroups. We find that categorization has a significant influence on the final ratings, affecting at least 54% of products evaluated. Categorization restricts the range of products that can be compared but does not systematically improve differentiation within categories. For categorization to be used in ERE, categorization hierarchies need to be developed and harmonized at sector level reflecting consumer‐relevant substitution options. This study demonstrates that categorization is a key methodological consideration for ERE scheme developers.

The influence of mycorrhizal hyphal connections and neighbouring plants on Plantago lanceolata physiology and nutrient uptake - Henry W. G. Birt; Lewis P. Allen; Sam Madge; Clare H. Robinson; Richard D. Bardgett; David Johnson (Mycorrhiza, 2025)
Most plants extend their zone of interaction with surrounding soils and plants via mycorrhizal hyphae, which in some cases can form common mycorrhizal networks with hyphal continuity to other neighbouring plants. These interactions can impact plant health and ecosystem function, yet the role of these radial plants in mycorrhizal interactions and subsequent plant performance remains underexplored. Here we investigated the influence of hyphal exploration and interaction with neighbouring mycorrhizal plants, plants that are weakly mycorrhizal, and a lack of neighbouring plants on the performance of Plantago lanceolata , a mycotrophic perennial herb common to many European grasslands, using mesh cores and the manipulation of neighbouring plant communities. Allowing growth of hyphae beyond the mesh core increased carbon capture above-ground and release below-ground as root exudates and resulted in the greater accumulation of elements relevant to plant health in P. lanceolata . However, contrary to expectations, the presence of mycorrhizal, or weakly mycorrhizal neighbours as well as an absence of neighbours did not significantly alter the benefits of hyphal networks to P. lanceolata . Our findings demonstrate that enabling the development of a fungal network beyond the immediate host rhizosphere significantly influences plant leaf elemental stoichiometry, enhances plant carbon capture, and increases the amount of carbon they release via their roots as exudates. Our experimental design also provides a simple set of controls to prevent attributing positive mycorrhizal effects to neighbouring plant connections.

Interval resonance analysis (InRA): A versatile tool for automated untargeted 1H NMR fingerprinting – A case study in sugar beet field authentication - Cristian A. Fuentes; David Montoya; Mecit Öztop; Macarena Rojas-Rioseco; Martin Bravo; Francisca González; Rosario del P. Castillo (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2025)

Soil health and ecological resilience of no-till, organic, and mixed-crop livestock systems in eastern Washington State - Alexandra.G. Davis; Lynne Carpenter-Boggs; Katherine L. Smith; Jonathan M. Wachter; Garett Heineck; David R. Huggins; John P. Reganold (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2025)

AviList: a unified global bird checklist - Frank E. Rheindt; Paul F. Donald; David B. Donsker; Jeffrey A. Gerbracht; Marshall J. Iliff; Denis Lepage; Janette A. Norman; Pamela C. Rasmussen; Richard Schodde; Thomas S. Schulenberg; Juan I. Areta; Frederik P. Brammer; et al. (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2025)

Combining Observations and Models: A Review of the CARDAMOM Framework for Data‐Constrained Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling - Matthew A. Worden; T. Eren Bilir; A. Anthony Bloom; Jianing Fang; Lily P. Klinek; Alexandra G. Konings; Paul A. Levine; David T. Milodowski; Gregory R. Quetin; T. Luke Smallman; Yinon M. Bar‐On; Renato K. Braghiere; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2025)
The rapid increase in the volume and variety of terrestrial biosphere observations (i.e., remote sensing data and in situ measurements) offers a unique opportunity to derive ecological insights, refine process‐based models, and improve forecasting for decision support. However, despite their potential, ecological observations have primarily been used to benchmark process‐based models, as many past and current models lack the capability to directly integrate observations and their associated uncertainties for parameterization. In contrast, data assimilation frameworks such as the CARbon DAta MOdel fraMework (CARDAMOM) and its suite of process‐based models, known as the Data Assimilation Linked Ecosystem Carbon Model (DALEC), are specifically designed for model‐data fusion. This review, motivated by a recent CARDAMOM community workshop, examines the development and applications of CARDAMOM, with an emphasis on its role in advancing ecosystem process understanding. CARDAMOM employs a Bayesian approach, using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm to enable data‐driven calibration of DALEC parameters and initial states (i.e., carbon pool sizes) through observation operators. CARDAMOM's unique ability to retrieve localized model process parameters from diverse datasets—ranging from in situ measurements to global satellite observations—makes it a highly flexible tool for analyzing spatially variable ecosystem responses to environmental change. However, assimilating these data also presents challenges, including data quality issues that propagate into model skill, as well as trade‐offs between model complexity, parameter equifinality, and predictive performance. We discuss potential solutions to these challenges, such as reducing parameter equifinality by incorporating new observations. This review also offers community recommendations for incorporating emerging datasets, integrating machine learning techniques, strengthening collaboration with remote sensing, field, and modeling communities, and expanding CARDAMOM's relevance for localized ecosystem monitoring and decision‐making. CARDAMOM enables a deep, mechanistic understanding of terrestrial ecosystem dynamics that cannot be achieved through empirical analyses of observational datasets or weakly constrained models alone.

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

Changes in hydrodynamics and water quality of a subtropical meromictic urban lake - Hengyu Wei; Hong Zhang; David P. Hamilton; Fuxin Zhang; Steven McVeigh (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2025)
Coastal canal and waterway development has expanded rapidly over the past half-century, contributing to environmental issues such as declining water quality and saltwater intrusion. This study analysed 35 years of field sampling data from a subtropical meromictic lake to investigate water quality changes caused by intermittent saltwater intrusion. Saltwater intrusion began after a canal expansion converted a stormwater pipe into a bidirectional conduit, allowing saltwater to flow into the lake during high tides. Lake surface water temperature increased at a rate of 0.019 °C p.a. and pH has shifted from acidic to circumneutral over the study period, likely due to the disturbance of a pyrite layer during the initial construction phase and progressive increases in trophic state. Salinity accumulation in the bottom waters has caused the lake to transition from monomictic to meromictic, with stratification increasing through the 1990s, as evidenced by increases in Schmidt stability index. This shift to meromixis has resulted in permanent bottom-water deoxygenation and has led to eutrophication, evidenced by elevated nutrient levels and the development of a deep chlorophyll layer at the chemocline of the lake within recent years. This study provides valuable insights for managing other coastal lakes and wetlands experiencing similar challenges, offering guidance on mitigating the adverse impacts of saltwater intrusion that may increase with sea level rise due to climate change.

Comparison of the in vivo efficacy and resistance development potential between cefiderocol and ceftolozane/tazobactam human simulated exposures against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 72-hour murine thigh infection model - Aliaa Fouad; Samantha E. Nicolau; Pranita D. Tamma; Patricia J. Simner; David P. Nicolau; Christian M. Gill (Infectious Diseases, 2025)

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