Coral reef organisms associate with diverse microorganisms as holobionts. The microbial and biochemical properties of these holobionts extend beyond the physical boundary of the organisms into the surrounding environment. This dynamic zone called the aura-biome may mediate and be mediated by interactions between species in the reef. However, the factors such as the surrounding species that shape the biomolecules present in the...

To advance understanding of meiofauna, key components of marine benthic ecosystems, an international team conducted a morphology-based taxonomic survey and workshop around São Miguel, the largest Azorean island, in 2019. The survey yielded critical baseline data on meiofaunal diversity and, despite taxonomic challenges that limited identification of certain taxa, laid a solid foundation for further research. To expand these fi...

Many nocturnal mammals spend the day in nests or other shelters, but this aspect of their social organization remains obscure, despite interesting variation among species, seasons and individuals in whether they also sleep alone or in association with conspecifics. To contribute new comparative data on this neglected aspect of sociality, we monitored the occurrence, structure and stability of sleeping associations of 329 wild...

Purpose The purpose of this international study was to investigate prescribing practices of dexmedetomidine by paediatric anaesthesiologists. Methods We performed an online survey on the prescription rate of dexmedetomidine, route of administration and dosage, adverse drug reactions, education on the drug and overall experience. Members of specialist paediatric anaesthesia societies of Europe (ESPA), New Zealand and Australia...

Summary Subglacial environments, particularly those that lie beneath polar ice sheets, are beginning to be recognized as an important part of Earth's biosphere. However, except for indirect indications of microbial assemblages in subglacial Lake Vostok, Antarctica, no sub‐ice sheet environments have been shown to support microbial ecosystems. Here we report 16S rRNA gene and isolate diversity in sediments collected from beneat...

The young‐of‐the‐year (YOY) fish community in Oder‐Havel‐Kanal, a navigable canal in the German lowlands, assessed from May to October 1999, was dominated by tolerant species especially roach Rutilus rutilus and perch Perca fluviatilis . Roach dominance was high in May and June and low during the rest of the sampling period. The dominance pattern of perch was inversely related to that of roach. Significantly higher densities o...