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This paper adapts joint species distribution models to ecological networks to model Eltonian niches, revealing trait and phylogeny relationships and enabling interaction predictions without empirical data.

The paper estimates a safe concentration of LAS using eRNA metabarcoding to assess ecological risk, finding eRNA more sensitive than eDNA for detecting community changes.

This study surveys bird diversity in Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats, finding higher diversity in larger, less isolated mountain ranges and highlighting conservation needs.

The paper examines extra-pair paternity in blue and great tits in a primeval forest, finding high promiscuity rates that do not impact reproductive success.

This study uses life history strategies to predict reptile population growth and resilience, showing their potential for informing conservation planning.

The paper assesses how North American bird species mitigated climate niche loss through geographical redistribution over 20 years, finding partial success with significant remaining exposure to warming.

This study uses spectral methods to infer resource competition in microbial communities from time series data, showing they outperform simple correlations.

This study identifies a genomic region linked to both exploration behavior and age at maturity in Atlantic salmon, suggesting a co-adapted trait complex.

This study measures ROS production in midge larvae across temperatures, finding distinct oxidative stress mechanisms at cold and warm extremes and adaptive antioxidant responses.

This study examines how low salinity affects the bacterial communities of Saccharina latissima and its surrounding environment, finding that low salinity reduces core bacterial abundance and increases community dissimilarity.

The paper examines how local tree cover affects mosquito species richness and disease vector presence in tropical landscapes, finding tree cover supports biodiversity and reduces vector presence at small spatial scales.

This paper models the suitability of New York vineyards for spotted lanternfly infestation under climate scenarios, finding high regional risk and changes in risk distribution.

The paper shows that adding immune-primed migrants to small inbred populations improves survival against pathogens, while non-primed migrants only enhance reproduction.

This study compares the trophic habits of two Antarctic amphipod species using stable isotope analysis, finding niche differentiation based on geographic and depth-related isotopic patterns.

This study shows that landscape configuration and community structure together influence the persistence of mutualistic species under habitat loss, with heterogeneous landscapes being more resilient to uncorrelated loss but vulnerable to correlated loss.

The paper assesses long-term impacts of red spruce monoculture plantations on biodiversity and soil properties in northern Italy, finding reduced plant diversity and soil acidification.

This study shows nutrient addition reduces plant diversity at local and larger scales equally, without causing biotic homogenization in global grasslands.

This study shows that anthropogenic noise reduces seed production in tomato plants pollinated by bumblebees, but not fruit market value.

The paper investigates the top-down mechanisms underlying the predator-prey power law by combining differential equations and agent-based simulations.

This study examines how urban-dwelling Reunion free-tailed bats adapt to urbanisation, finding sex-dependent changes in stress, microbiome diversity, and pathogen shedding.