The seasonality of forage production is one of the main challenges in semi-arid regions, where environmental conditions limit agricultural productivity. One promising option is the use of elephant grass ‘BRS Capiaçu’, together with deficit irrigation. This study evaluated the impact of different irrigation depths with brackish water (50%, 75%, 100% and 125% of the reference evapotranspiration – ET 0 ) on the productive, physio...

Rising ocean temperatures disrupt neuroendocrine–immune interactions in vertebrates. Neuroendocrine gene expression in the liver, spleen, intestine, blood cells and epigonal organ was examined in small‐spotted catsharks ( Scyliorhinus canicula ) exposed to a 30‐day simulated marine heatwave. Correlations among neuroendocrine genes, immune‐ and iron‐related genes, plasma biochemistry and leukocyte assays revealed tissue‐specifi...

Infectious agents shape fish populations by inducing lethal and sublethal changes that alter nutrient metabolism and metal bioaccumulation. These shifts can manifest as changes in the ionome—the specific combination of essential and non-essential chemical elements defining the whole-body composition of an individual. Understanding how pathogens shape the fish ionome is critical for developing advanced monitoring tools and clar...

Cynara cardunculus inflorescence plays a significant role in cheese manufacturing and human consumption due to the milk-clotting capacity and the production of edible immature capitula. Consequently, it is crucial to understand the complex cellular and molecular processes involved in the development of cardoon flowers. The current study used western wild cardoon in two developmental stages, vegetative and reproductive, to unde...

Under the current global biodiversity crisis, there is a need for automated and noninvasive monitoring techniques that can gather large amounts of data cost‐effectively at various ecological scales, from local to large spatial scales. These data can then be analyzed to inform stakeholders and decision‐makers. One such technique is passive acoustic monitoring, which is commonly coupled with automatic identification of animal sp...

Floods and fires are part of the ecological regime in many wetlands, yet their interconnectedness is poorly explored. Climate extremes, such as droughts and heatwaves, are increasing fire frequency and intensity, while changing rainfall patterns make floods more unpredictable. These events shape wetland physiognomy, species composition, and functioning. Different wetlands experience varying fire exposure; seasonally inundated...

The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM–GBF) envisions a world living in harmony with nature by 2050, with 23 intermediate targets to be achieved by 2030. However, aligning international policy and national and local implementation of effective actions can be challenging. Using steppe birds, one of the most threatened vertebrate groups in Europe, as a model system, we identified 36 conservation actions for the a...