Reef-building corals are under pressure to acclimatize and/or adapt to multiple co-occurring stressors, including climate change and declines in water quality. However, their capacity to do so is largely unknown. Yet, some corals naturally persist in habitats with multi-stressor conditions which can provide crucial insight into coral adaptive capacity under future ocean conditions. To assess the role of phenotypic plasticity a...

Declines in insect abundance are a cause for concern, with potential downstream impacts on ecosystem function. Insects are key food resources for insectivorous vertebrates, with evidence that reductions in prey availability may influence population dynamics. Yet quantifying direct effects at large spatial scales is difficult, both due to data limitations and because correlations may reflect shared responses to environmental ch...

Termites are important decomposers in tropical ecosystems and emit methane (CH 4 ) as they digest plant material. Global estimates of termite‐derived CH 4 are calculated using termite emission factors (TEF, measured from individuals) and estimated biomass. However, this approach overlooks how the termite mound, via internal and external factors, may influence emissions to the atmosphere. Termite feeding habits, mound methanotr...

Meeting the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to “well below 2 °C” requires a radical acceleration of action, as the global economy is decarbonising at least five times too slowly. Tipping points, where low-carbon transitions become self-propelling, could be key to achieving the necessary acceleration. We deem these normatively ‘positive’, because they can limit considerable, inequitable harms from global warming and hel...

We investigated the decomposition of diverse root‐associated fungi, their influence on native soil carbon (C) dynamics and the relationship of these processes with fungal traits. We quantified the decomposition of 13 C‐labelled mycelium of 14 species, their priming of native soil C, impact on functional soil C pools, microbial use of C and microbial community size and composition and evaluated chemical, morphological and physi...

Marine aquaculture, like the broader seafood industry, relies heavily on international trade and global supply chains for both production and sales. Recent global disruptions, including the COVID‐19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the conflicts in the Middle East, and trade tensions, have exposed the social and economic vulnerabilities inherent in a globalized production system. In response, these events have sparke...

Motivation Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are central to plant nutrient acquisition, soil carbon dynamics, and ecosystem resilience. Yet, their biogeography remains incompletely characterised, particularly across underrepresented regions. Australia, with its characteristic ecological conditions, continental scale, and long‐standing evolutionary trajectories, has been notably undersampled. This gap hinders our ability to mak...