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The paper develops an individual-level host competence index linked to reproduction numbers and applies it to simulate transmission dynamics in four disease systems.

This study shows that Ziziphus spina-christi supports higher parasitoid abundance and diversity in arid ecosystems, especially during dry periods, by providing floral resources and refuge.

This study uses eDNA time series to analyze prey dynamics and beluga whale occurrence in Cook Inlet, showing co-occurrence with coho salmon and mismatches with eulachon runs.

The paper surveys ethanol in tropical fruits and flowers globally, finding it widespread and influenced by phylogeny and environment, supporting its role as a selective pressure on frugivores and nectarivores.

The paper examines how thermal similarity within bird genera affects the strength of Bergmann's rule, finding that higher thermal similarity correlates with weaker body size temperature relationships.

hilldiv3 provides a unified R package for analyzing neutral, phylogenetic, and functional diversity using Hill numbers, offering faster computation and direct comparability across diversity types.

The paper develops an AI-based image analysis tool to estimate insect biodiversity using visual features, showing it correlates with expert taxonomic diversity and reveals patterns in abundance and habitat variation.

The paper quantifies water uptake depths of grassland species and finds differentiation within a shallow soil zone, stronger in drier conditions, but not captured by broad functional classifications.

The paper presents a model explaining how leaf mass per area (LMA) affects plant growth in different productivity environments, showing that low LMA is advantageous in high productivity and high light/nutrient availability.

The paper examines how tree species diversity and identity affect remotely sensed canopy variables in two forest biodiversity experiments, finding mixed effects on productivity and spectral traits.

The paper develops a framework to assess trade-related vulnerability in terrestrial invertebrates by integrating trade data with species biology and distribution.

This study identifies depth-dependent metabolic patterns in marine microbial eukaryotes and projects their responses to ocean warming.

This study uses capture-mark-recapture data to detect hidden survival heterogeneity in six hunted bird species, finding it pervasive despite small survival rate differences.

The paper predicts northward range shifts of invasive forest pests and pathogens under climate change scenarios, highlighting impacts on northern temperate and boreal forests.

The paper investigates how different DOM sources affect carbon mineralization in Lake Taihu through co-metabolic effects, finding nonlinear relationships and opposing contributions from various DOM sources.

The paper compares genomic features of Kapaibacteriales from lake and groundwater environments, revealing distinct lifestyles despite shared metabolic dependencies.

This study analyzes decentralized social media platforms for environmental research, finding high linguistic and taxonomic diversity and alignment with scientific consensus on climate change.

The paper uses dog-assisted scat sampling to study genetic diversity and relatedness in black-footed cats, finding low genetic differentiation and sex-specific relatedness patterns.