The Asia region harbors exceptional chondrichthyan (shark, ray, and chimaera) diversity but faces intense fishing pressure. The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) process provides a collaborative, evidence-based framework to identify critical habitats and inform spatial management. We assessed ISRAs across the Bay of Bengal, Southeast Asia, and the Northwest Pacific to characterize their extent, ecological significance, and...

Post‐glacial recolonisation of Fennoscandia created secondary contact zones in many species, offering opportunities to study how gene flow and selection contribute to their establishment and maintenance. Here, we analyse genomic data from three boreal tree species— Picea abies , Betula pendula and Pinus sylvestris —sampled along a latitudinal gradient in Sweden. Despite differences in colonisation timing and dispersal ecology,...

Shrubs are expanding across the cold ecosystems of our planet with potentially profound consequences for their biodiversity and functioning. However, evidence is still strongly biased towards the Arctic tundra, while a large‐scale assessment of shrub expansion in alpine areas above the elevational treeline is missing so far. Here we quantified shrub cover changes over the past two decades in 576 permanent plots of 1 m 2 spread...

Bottom trawling affects seabed habitats, but its large‐scale impacts remain poorly quantified. Assessment of trawling impacts is essential to support monitoring and achieving sustainability objectives under international conventions, sustainable development goals, and seafood certification programs. We present a Europe‐wide quantitative assessment of bottom trawling impacts, accounting for regional seabed‐community sensitivity...

The Congo Basin and its contiguous forests harbor globally significant carbon stocks, estimated at 65 gigatons of C (GtC) above and belowground. Despite rising temperatures and intensifying droughts, they have remained a carbon sink, albeit weak: 0.26–0.50 GtC yr. −1 carbon uptake since 1980. However, these forests' carbon stocks and fluxes, including gross primary productivity, respiration, net primary productivity, and river...

Active coral restoration is promoted to rebuild reef ecosystems, yet its ecological contributions remain uncertain. We conducted a field experiment across three sites in Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA): a natural site as the closest reference to the reef’s original state, a rubble site degraded by anthropogenic stressors, and a restoration site (est. 2020) with a monoculture of transplanted Acropora pulchra . We compar...

Introduction Carotid artery stenting (CAS) and carotid endarterectomy (CEA) are gold-standard treatments of carotid artery stenosis. This study aims to identify the cost-effectiveness of CEA vs CAS. Methods Studies were screened through PubMed, MEDLINE, and Embase using PRISMA guidelines, and required ≥ 20 participants who were ≥ 16 years, alongside costs at 1-year postoperatively. The Shapiro–Wilk test, independent sample t-t...

Drained peatlands are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; however, research has predominantly focused on terrestrial areas, with much less attention given to drainage ditches. Despite their small surface area, ditches can substantially affect the peatland GHG balance owing to conditions that favour GHG production. We conducted monthly field campaigns in five ditches across two agricultural polders in the Ne...