Human‐induced high densities of large wild herbivores may pose a threat to natural ecosystems, modifying biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Although the negative impacts on individual taxa and processes are well documented, a comprehensive understanding of how ecosystem integrity responds to high herbivore densities remains limited. This study addresses this gap through an extensive herbivore‐density manipulation experime...

Age is a well-known risk factor to develop severe viral respiratory infections, including severe COVID-19. This study aimed to identify the biological alterations linked to severe disease in elderly patients with COVID-19. For this purpose, we employed a derivation cohort with 450 SARS-CoV-2 infected and unvaccinated patients admitted to hospital wards and a validation cohort with 244 SARS-CoV-2 infected and unvaccinated patie...

Bottom trawling is the most widespread physical disturbance to marine benthic habitats, yet broadscale assessments of its impact remain limited. We developed a quantitative framework to evaluate trawling effects on benthic habitats at broad spatial scales based on the sentinels of seabed (SoS) indicator. We applied this approach across five broad benthic habitat types in the Bay of Biscay and the Gulf of Cádiz, two regions tha...

Aims Agriculture intensification, combined with the ongoing effects of climate change, has led to a critical decline in soil health and quality, impairing food production and ecosystem functioning. This highlights the need to promote environmentally friendly management practices that integrate the conservation of agricultural lands and local biodiversity. Regenerative agriculture offers a holistic approach and an integrated cr...

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...

The sensitivity to the observational reference has been reported in recent studies, highlighting the importance of observational uncertainty in climate research. These studies stress the importance of properly comparing available datasets, recognising their respective strengths and limitations. Here, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of the various datasets of maximum and minimum daily temperatures available for mainland Spa...