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Abstract Outbreaks of the corallivorous gastropod Drupella spp. are increasingly recognised as a major driver of coral reef degradation across the Indo-Pacific. While Drupella is typically associated with predation on sc...

Small-scale agricultural production systems are characterized by high diversity and complex interactions that challenge their long-term ecological sustainability. This study presents an early-stage methodological prototy...

Two perennial goldenrods, Solidago canadensis and S. gigantea (Asteraceae), are considered successful plant invaders with an exceptional ability to affect the biodiversity and environment of native ecosystems in Europe. ...

Abstract Background The life cycle of Leishmania infantum is maintained mainly in dogs in anthropogenic environments and in many other wild animals in the sylvatic cycle. The ecological plasticity of some wild canids fac...

Sloths and ground sloths (Xenarthra: Tardigrada) are among the most conspicuous mammals in the Cenozoic faunas of South America. During the late Pleistocene and the early Holocene, all the megafaunal xenarthrans became e...

Recent research into decomposition has shed light on the intricate interplay within multi-kingdom communities, with microbial populations emerging as key players in the breakdown process and emphasizing their interaction...

This study investigates the ingestion of microplastics (MPs) by zooplankton in the surf zone of southwestern Atlantic sandy beaches, an extremely turbulent environment with high interaction between suspended particles. S...

The nitrogen-fixing symbiosis between leguminous plants and soil bacteria, collectively termed rhizobia, is a major contributor of fixed nitrogen to the biosphere. The ability of legumes to secure nitrogen from the atmos...

Abstract Background Phylodynamics, the study of the interaction between epidemiological and pathogen evolutionary processes within and among populations, was originally defined in the context of rapidly evolving viruses ...

Reproductive strategies can be inferred from adult body mass, although offspring characteristics can give more accurate tools to predict life histories. In fossil mammals, adult body mass estimation incorporates error to...

The competition, especially for light, is a fundamental determinant of the structure and composition of a forest. Large-scale forest models must balance real-world complexity with computational demand and poorly constrai...

Livestock and poultry products are important reservoirs for antibiotic resistance genes （ARGs）， which have become a new type of environmental pollutant. The ARGs contained in these products， together with heavy m...

How do living systems sustain communication, identity, and resilience while remaining exposed to disorder and environmental perturbations? How do poly-genomic organisms integrate evolutionary history (including non-genet...

Monitoring species abundance and distribution is a prerequisite when assessing species status and population viability, a difficult task to achieve for large herbivores at ecologically meaningful scales. Co-occurrence pa...

Abstract Research on the dynamics and driving mechanisms of submerged macrophytes communities during the natural restoration period of lakes with different trophic level remains relatively scarce. This study aims to inve...

Green finance is an important tool that would help in reducing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable development as a means of reducing the burning socio-economic challenges inherent in rapidly urbanizing n...

Abstract Agricultural soils serve as an important frontier in the global efforts to sequester carbon (C), providing scalable opportunities to address climate change through improved land management. However, the C seques...

Coastal areas are dynamic environments shaped by the interaction between natural processes and human activities. Rapid urbanization and land use transformations increasingly threaten the ecological integrity and spatial ...

Abstract Background Agroforestry, the intentional integration of trees or other woody perennials with crops or livestock in production systems, is being widely promoted as a conservation and development tool to help meet...

The article is devoted to the study of the concept of "Slow Food" as one of the effective tools for preserving gastronomic heritage and implementing the principles of sustainable development in the context of globalizati...

The synergistic development of ecotourism, nature conservation and community well-being is central to the sustainable management of ecologically sensitive tourism destinations. Thus, this study investigates this nexus in...

The implementation and development of inclusive education are one of the goals of Ukraine’s educational reform, thus training and professional development of teachers involves building skills to teach students with spe...

Abstract The growing emphasis on sustainability-oriented innovation has intensified interest in analyzing how external influences can affect internal strategic orientations and encourage the integration of environmental ...

The increasing production of plastics worldwide is a growing source of emerging contaminants, particularly bisphenol A (BPA), a major chemical additive in plastics that, as waste, ends up polluting aquatic ecosystems. Th...