Seed dispersal patterns at both species and community levels are widely discussed, but evidence from literature is often limited, especially for natural grasslands. Therefore, we investigated seed dispersal patterns in a natural grassland in Argentina to estimate the reliability of adjacent fields as propagule sources for target species (i.e., native forage species). We installed two different seed trap types (pot and sticky)...

On recently deglaciated terrain, soil instability can be a physical barrier limiting seedling establishment. Here we used a space-for-time approach to study the role of biological soil crust (biocrust) as soil surface stabilizer and facilitator of ecological succession along a glacier forefield chronosequence at the retreating Conejeras glacier in the Tropical Andes. We used the point-intercept method to estimate surface cover...

Soilborne fungal pathogens threaten food security, but limited knowledge of their population biology, including genetic variability and population structure, hinders the development of effective strategies to prevent crop losses. Rhizoctonia solani AG‐1 is a significant soilborne pathogen worldwide, divided into subgroups based on host range and molecular diversity. Rhizoctonia solani AG1‐IA causes sheath blight in rice and ae...

Large amounts of algal beach wracks are accumulating on the shores of the Mar Menor lagoon due to its ecological imbalance. This biomass is collected and discarded in landfills without any added value. In an attempt to valorize this material, semi-solid media including dried algal wracks with or without prior dialysis, wheat straw and mycological malt extract agar (as control) were prepared to cultivate edible mushroom mycelia...

Purpose This study investigated the correlation between growth disorders and indirect pesticide exposure in children of farmers. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 134 children of farmers occupationally exposed to organophosphate pesticides in the ejido Venustiano Carranza, an agricultural community in San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico. These children were compared with a control group of 56 unexposed childr...

In many parts of the world, natural resources are primarily managed by governance arrangements at the local level. Those arrangements range from collective, such as cooperatives and associations, to individualistic, such as patrons and owner‐operators. A key question is how such arrangements influence resource use and associated social and ecological outcomes. We hypothesize that sustainable resource use is not associated with...

Aquaculture has been established as a sustainable alternative to traditional fisheries, which face challenges such as overexploitation and environmental degradation. However, disease outbreaks, often caused by poor farming conditions, pollution, and environmental stress, remain a major concern, leading to economic losses and increasing the risk of antibiotic resistance due to the overuse of antibiotics. Therefore, it is crucia...

The administration of therapeutic proteins, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) may result in the formation of anti-drug antibodies (ADA), but there is limited publicly available data for biotherapeutics with exogenous targets or with targets in low abundance systemically. ADAs can impact a biotherapeutic’s safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics, so evaluation of immunogenicity is required for all therapeutic proteins. This a...