Latin America harbours an exceptional diversity of extreme and polyextreme environments resulting from the interplay of tectonics, volcanism, climatic heterogeneity, and long‐term geological evolution. Hypersaline lakes and salt flats, geothermal and volcanic systems, hyperarid deserts, high‐altitude ecosystems, polar and subpolar regions, and insular Caribbean extremes together form a mosaic of natural laboratories where life...

Unconfined coastal karst aquifers are highly susceptible to contamination from anthropogenic activities, particularly in regions lacking adequate wastewater treatment. Their open hydrological structure facilitates the input and dispersion of contaminants from both point and non-point sources. Furthermore, groundwater exerts a significant influence on coastal water quality through submarine discharge that could impact vulnerabl...

This study evaluated the feasibility of culturing Seriola lalandi in a low-cost recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) in an arid region of northern Chile, aiming to establish strategies for broodstock farming and diversify national aquaculture. The system was designed as a low-cost recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) built with locally available materials, such as galvanized corrugated steel panels and flexible plastic lin...

SNAPSHOT USA is a multicontributor, long‐term camera trap survey designed to survey mammals across the United States. Participants are recruited through community networks and directly through a website application ( https://www.snapshot-usa.org/ ). The growing Snapshot dataset is useful, for example, for tracking wildlife population responses to land use, land cover, and climate changes across spatial and temporal scales. Her...

Cenotes are spectacular karst formations in Yucatan, Mexico, often used for recreation. However, their impact on water quality has yet to be explored in detail. Therefore, during Easter, water samples were collected from four cenotes to identify variations in water quality associated with the presence of tourists. PCO of water quality, before (PH) and during Holy Week (HW) in 2019, explained 49.02% of the total variation. The...

Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for developing and testing theories in evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional traits to drive theoretical advances and refine models of global change can only be fully realised when species‐level information is complete. Here we present the AVONET dataset containing comprehensive functional trait data for all birds, includi...