T. Roslin

RESOLVING BIOLOGY'S DARK MATTER: SPECIES RICHNESS, SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION, AND COMMUNITY COMPOSITION OF A DARK TAXON

The paper uses DNA barcoding to study scuttle flies in Sweden, revealing high diversity and showing that climate factors strongly influence their distribution.

Decline of honeybees and its consequences for beekeepers and crop pollination in western Nepal

This study reports a significant decline in honeybee populations and honey yields in western Nepal, linking the decline to climate change and reduced flower abundance, with implications for crop pollination and beekeeper livelihoods.

A Gridded Microclimate Dataset from a Sub-Arctic Biodiversity Hotspot in Finland

This paper presents a high-resolution microclimate dataset for a sub-Arctic biodiversity hotspot in Finland, generated using Random Forest models from 430 measurement locations.

Biotic and abiotic drivers of ecosystem functioning differ between a temperate and a tropical region

This study compares biotic and abiotic drivers of ecosystem functioning in temperate and tropical regions, finding differing patterns and drivers between the two zones.

Site-specific length-biomass relationships of arctic arthropod families are critical for accurate ecological inferences

The paper establishes site-specific length-biomass relationships for arctic arthropod families to improve ecological inferences by showing that using relationships from different sites leads to significantly different biomass estimates.

Diverging trends and drivers of Arctic flower production over space and time

The paper examines changes in flower density across nine Arctic tundra species over time at two sites in Greenland, finding species- and site-specific responses to climate factors.

Global convergence of dominance and neglect in flying insect diversity

The paper analyzes global flying insect diversity using DNA sequencing from Malaise traps, finding 20 families dominate species diversity worldwide despite high species turnover and taxonomic neglect.

Optimizing insect metabarcoding using replicated mock communities

This study evaluates metabarcoding protocols for insect communities using mock communities, finding that mild lysis is better for presence/absence, while homogenization improves biomass estimates.

From theory to experiment and back again -- Challenges in quantifying a trait-based theory of predator-prey dynamics

The paper develops a dynamic food-web model incorporating body size, microhabitat use, and non-consumptive predator effects, then uses empirical data to compare model predictions and highlight the importance of trait mechanisms in food-web dynamics.

SPIKEPIPE: A metagenomic pipeline for the accurate quantification of eukaryotic species occurrences and intraspecific abundance change using DNA barcodes or mitogenomes

SPIKEPIPE accurately quantifies eukaryotic species abundances using DNA barcodes or mitogenomes with high accuracy and repeatability across environmental samples.

Establishing insect community composition using metabarcoding of soil samples, and preservative ethanol and homogenate from Malaise trap catches: surprising inconsistencies between methods.

This study compares DNA metabarcoding methods for insect communities, finding inconsistencies between COI and 16S markers and between sampling methods like ethanol and homogenate.