Marine pollution by microplastics (MPs) represents a global threat to marine organisms and may pose additional risks to endangered species such as the marine otter ( Lontra felina ), classified as Endangered both globally and in Peru. This study evaluated the occurrence of microparticles in marine otter scats and the accumulation of plastic waste in three localities along the central coast of Peru: Punta Corrientes, Pucusana,...

Aim Spatial models are valuable for revealing biodiversity patterns but are less commonly applied to soil microbes than to aboveground macroorganisms. Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are symbiotic microbes with high taxonomic and functional diversity that are associated with forest trees. We aimed to predict regional‐scale spatial patterns of EM fungal richness and community composition. Location Forests and subalpine ecosystems in...

Ecosystem services (ES) are benefits nature provides to humans; these services change in space and time and are largely dependent on context. Coastal habitat that provides key ES are blue carbon ecosystems, namely seagrass and mangroves. One important ES they provide is the provisioning of seafood, which benefits coastal populations with livelihoods and food security. We employed a social-ecological approach that draws from th...

Feldspars are major components of terrestrial planetary surfaces. For future space application and the setup of a comprehensive reference database, Na- and K-rich alkali feldspars, NaAlS i 3 O 8 – KAlS i 3 O 8 , have been investigated by infrared reflectance spectroscopy. We related the feldspar spectra to the chemical composition and state of Al,Si order/disorder. The infrared measurements were analyzed with respect to band s...