Bottom‐tow gear fisheries (trawls and dredges) produce ~24 million mt of harvest annually, representing a globally important animal‐sourced food system. While many are currently sustainably managed, growing concern over the potential for ecosystem impacts from bottom‐tow gears has increased pressure to improve these fisheries. We assembled an international working group of > 30 contributors, including fishing industry particip...

Aim Human activities have profoundly altered biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide, particularly impacting freshwater systems crucial for many reptile species, such as crocodilian and chelonian species, many of which rely heavily on freshwater habitats. Here, we assessed the influence of human‐altered variables (human footprint, aridity index, and livestock layers) and conservation lands on global crocodilian and chelonian spe...

Key message A large effect and environmentally stable QTL was identified on LG2 that confers high levels of INSV resistance in lettuce cultivar Eruption. Abstract Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) has recently emerged as a major threat to lettuce production in the Salinas Valley of California, the region which contributes over 60% of the US national supply. This thrips-transmitted virus can infect lettuce plants at any grow...

Many species are currently experiencing range shifts in response to changing environmental conditions with potentially serious genetic consequences. Repeated founder events and strong genetic drift are expected to erode genetic variation at the range front, reducing adaptive potential and slowing or even halting the expansion. However, the severity of these consequences for common and highly mobile species undergoing environme...

The world's oceans and their biodiversity are undergoing change driven by climate change and anthropogenic impacts such as fishing. The Kerguelen Plateau is a biodiversity hotspot with many endemic fish species; furthermore, the region has economic importance in supporting valuable fisheries. This region is also a climate change hotspot with known notable changes in the location of the polar front, ocean currents, and primary...