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Understanding recreational anglers’ perceptions of stock trend, status, and regime shifts in the western Baltic cod (Gadus morhua)NARA Subscribed
The western Baltic Sea stock of Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) collapsed in 2016 when its spawning stock biomass (B) fell below the reference point B lim . Directed commercial harvest was prohibited on 1 January 2022 and recreational harvest on 1 January 2024. Both the stock collapse and the fishery closures can be viewed as regime shifts – broadly defined as long-lasting reorganisations in structure and function of a system. W...
High‐Throughput Sequencing in Aquaculture Disease Investigations: Challenges and Opportunities for ImplementationNARA Subscribed
The current generation of sequencing technologies can produce terabases of data with exceptional accuracy and speed, at a fraction of the cost of older methods. Despite this unprecedented power, adoption into aquaculture health management presents several challenges, including identifying where such capability may be optimally deployed. Here we synthesise discussions from a structured expert workshop held at the 2025 Aotearoa...
Lymphocystis Disease in Endemic Aotearoa New Zealand Bully ( Gobiomorphus cotidianus )NARA Subscribed
We detected lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV) for the first time in an Aotearoa New Zealand freshwater environment, from an individual common bully, toitoi, Gobiomorphus cotidianus (Eleotridae). Dinah's bully, Gobiomorphus dinae , and Kaharore bully, Gobiomorphus mataraerore , also exhibited gross nodular lesions on the fins but were not sampled. Histopathology of G. cotidianus nodular lesions revealed hypertrophic lymphocysti...
Predictors and consequences of diet composition in a declining generalist aerial insectivoreNARA Subscribed
For generalist animals that have a broad range of food choices, the specific diet characteristics that are important for health and fitness are often unclear. Here, we examine whether individual variation in diet composition predicts nestling mass and fledge success, and we identify potential drivers of variation in diet composition, in a declining generalist aerial insectivore, the tree swallow ( Tachycineta bicolor ). We col...
Although birds have been used globally as bioindicators of heavy metals, the determinants and physiological consequences of their exposure to heavy metals remain poorly understood. The American Robin ( Turdus migratorius ) is a common songbird in a variety of habitats across most of North America that could serve as an ideal sentinel of heavy metal contamination. We evaluated how robin exposure to lead (Pb) varied regionally,...
Contrasting Genomic Responses of Hydrothermal Vent Animals and Their Symbionts to Population Decline After the Hunga Volcanic EruptionNARA Subscribed
Genetic bottlenecks are evolutionary events that reduce the effective size and diversity of natural populations, often limiting a population's ability to adapt to environmental change. Given the accelerating human impact on ecosystems worldwide, understanding how populations evolve after a genetic bottleneck is becoming increasingly important for species conservation. Ash deposits from the 2022 Hunga volcanic eruption in the S...
Resilience and vulnerability of the stonefly Nemoura cinerea to increased temperature and droughtNARA Subscribed
Aquatic ecosystems worldwide are under severe pressure from climate change. However, studies on climate change effects on stream biota mainly focus on indicator or vulnerable species, leaving unanswered how more resilient species cope with elevated temperatures and drought, and the long-term consequences for these populations. This study therefore aims to determine the long-term population responses of a common, apparently les...
Signatures of Polar Vortex Weakening in the MLTI: A ReviewNARA Subscribed
This paper is a collaborative effort that originated at the International Space Science Institute Workshop on “Physical links between Weather and Climate in Space and the Lower Atmosphere” held 22–26 January 2024. Many scientists attended that workshop and contributed their expertise related to polar vortex impacts on upper atmosphere variability. This paper summarizes well-known and newly reported signatures of polar vortex w...
Climate‐driven shifts in herbivores, temperature, and nutrient runoff threaten coastal ecosystem resilience. However, ecological resilience, particularly for foundation species, remains poorly understood due to the scarcity of field experiments conducted across appropriate spatial and temporal scales that investigate multiple stressors. This study evaluates the resilience of a widespread tropical marine plant (turtlegrass) to...