The Coral Triangle is the region in the Indo-Pacific with the highest diversity of reef organisms. Coral reefs here have experienced increased anthropogenic stressors since the late 1970s due to destructive fishing, land reclamation, industrialization, and agriculture. Biological observations in the Spermonde Archipelago (SW Sulawesi, Indonesia) started only after large-scale disturbances had begun limiting insights into long-...

A novel species, Leucocoprinus aurantiopileus , is described from Margalla Hills National Park, Islamabad, Pakistan, using an integrated approach. Phylogenetic analyses based on combined internal transcribed spacer and large subunit sequences confirm its placement within Leucocoprinus . L. aurantiopileus is distinguished by a conical to campanulate, subumbonate to umbonate pileus, dark red center, and light orange margins, alo...

Extreme precipitation events increasingly threaten populations and food security across South Asia. Whilst prior research has examined climate change impacts on rainfall patterns, the exposure of populations and cropland to these extremes remains understudied. This study assesses future exposure to extreme precipitation using CMIP6 projections under three Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs): SSP1‐2.6, SSP2‐4.5 and SSP5‐8.5, f...