Essential contribution of habitats in non-protected areas to climate-driven species migration in China by Jie Su, Fanhua Kong, Haiwei Yin, Michael E. Meadows, Liding Chen, Hong S. He, Hui Sun, Zhenya Li, Kejing Zhou, Bin Chen

“…Given the reality of climate-driven migration, the net effectiveness of existing spatially fixed protected areas (PAs) to biodiversity conservation is expected to decline, while the potential of non-PA habitats (non-PAs, i.e., natural, altered, or artificial ecosystems that are not formally designated as PAs) for biodiversity conservation is gaining attention. …”
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Dynamic guardianship of potato landraces by Andean communities and the genebank of the International Potato Center by Sophia Lüttringhaus, Willy Pradel, Víctor Suarez, Norma C. Manrique-Carpintero, Noelle L. Anglin, David Ellis, Guy Hareau, Nelissa Jamora, Melinda Smale, Rene Gómez

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Derivation of allometric equations and carbon content estimation in mangrove forests of Malaysia by Waseem Razzaq Khan, Michele Giani, Stanislao Bevilacqua, Shoaib Ahmad Anees, Kaleem Mehmood, M. Nazre, Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Haddy, Abang Norizan Bin Abang Median, Japanie Bin Bujang, Fatin-Norliyana Mohamad-Ismail, Johar Mohamed, Zaiton Samdin, Rambod Abiri, Tuan-Marina Tuan-Ibrahim, Lydia-Suzieana Mohammad, Hamid-Reza Naji, Seemab Akram, Hazandy Abdul-Hamid, Timothy Dube

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Robustness and limitations of maximum entropy in plant community assembly by Jelyn Gerkema, Daniel E. Bunker, Andrew M. Cunliffe, Erika Bazzato, Michela Marignani, Tommaso Sitzia, Isabelle Aubin, Stefano Chelli, Julieta A. Rosell, Peter Poschlod, Josep Penuelas, Arildo S. Dias, Christian Rossi, Tanvir A. Shovon, Juan A. Campos, Mark C. Vanderwel, Sharif A. Mukul, Bruno E.L. Cerabolini, Thomas Sibret, Bruno Hérault, Sylvain Schmitt, Pedro Higuchi, James L. Tsakalos, Decky I. Junaedi, Yun-Peng Zhao, Vanessa Minden, Ana Carolina da Silva, Tereza Mašková, Roberto Canullo, Ning Dong, Edwin T. Pos

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Codesigning More-than-Human Ecosystems with Social and Environmental Systems: The Gamification of NetWall and BioDiveIn by Marie Davidová, María Claudia Valverde Rojas, Hanane Behnam

“…This study explores the integration of gamification into social and environmental systems to enhance urban biodiversity and foster the co-creation of ecosystems. …”
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Structural Predestination of Individual Diversity in the Course and Severity of Infectious Diseases by Sergey N. Rumyantsev

“…Until recently, the origins of this kind of biodiversity were poorly understood, but advances in immunology — especially in identifying the constitutional mechanisms of immunity — have contributed to our understanding of the origins of biodiversity in infectious diseases. …”
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Getting into the weeds by Anna Marchessault

“…In this book, Shiva takes the reader through six distinct agricul­tural issues with over­lapping themes: seeds of bio­diversity, soil and water, climate change solu­tions, biodiversity for pest control, food nutrition and health, and farmer livelihoods and rural economies. . . . …”
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First records of Anthidium florentinum (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) in the Canary Islands: insights on citizen science and exotic bee species by Diego Patiño-Sauma, Carlos Ruiz, John S. Ascher

“…In recent years, the development of biodiversity inventorying platforms has contributed to the detection of exotic species, bringing awareness to the general public about their impact on native habitats. …”
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Glasswort as a Strategic Crop in Coastal Wetlands: Intercropping Results with Swiss Chard by Anna Rita Bernadette Cammerino, Michela Ingaramo, Vincenzo Rizzi, Maurizio Gioiosa, Massimo Monteleone

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Detection of genetic sex using a qPCR-based method in the bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) by Yi-Chien Lee, Li-Lun Tang, Yu-Chen Yeh, Hau-Wen Li, Huei-Mien Ke, Cheng-Ju Yang, Chun-I Chiang, Chia-Hui Wang, Yung-Che Tseng, Ching-Fong Chang, Isheng Jason Tsai, Guan-Chung Wu

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Interactive and unimodal relationships between plant biomass, abiotic factors, and plant diversity in global grasslands by Marie Spohn, Sumanta Bagchi, Jonathan D. Bakker, Elizabeth T. Borer, Clinton Carbutt, Jane A. Catford, Christopher R. Dickman, Nico Eisenhauer, Anu Eskelinen, Nicole Hagenah, Yann Hautier, Sally E. Koerner, Kimberly J. Komatsu, Lauri Laanisto, Ylva Lekberg, Jason P. Martina, Holly Martinson, Meelis Pärtel, Pablo L. Peri, Anita C. Risch, Nicholas G. Smith, Carly Stevens, G. F. Ciska Veen, Risto Virtanen, Laura Yahdjian, Alyssa L. Young, Hillary S. Young, Eric W. Seabloom

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Changes of Land Use and Land Cover with the Diversity of Fishes, Aquatic Plants, and Bird’s Species at Wetland Ecosystem by Mohammad Zahangeer Alam, Md. Abdullahil Baki Bhuiyan, Hasan Muhammad Abdullah, Suma Rani Ghosh, Mohammad Maksudul Hassan, Ruzina Akter, M. Rokonuzzaman, Mohammad Shah Alam

“…Bangladesh is rich in wetland biodiversity with aquatic plants, fishes, and birds. …”
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TOOTH MORPHOTYPES SHED LIGHT ON THE PALEOBIODIVERSITY OF MIDDLE TRIASSIC TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATE ECOSYSTEMS FROM NE IBERIAN PENINSULA (SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE) by MARC RICCETTO, EUDALD MUJAL, ARNAU BOLET, CHABIER DE JAIME-SOGUERO, SOLEDAD DE ESTEBAN-TRIVIGNO, Josep Fortuny

“…This led to an impoverished biodiversity, especially in equatorial Pangea, until the Middle Triassic, when vertebrate ecosystems re-flourished. …”
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Assessing the ecological consequences of crude oil spills on bird communities in an Afrotropical landscape by Iniunam Aniefiok Iniunam, Talatu Tende, Adams Adamanyiwa Chaskda

“…Oil spills present a significant challenge to global environmental sustainability, potentially impacting biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. In the Niger Delta, where crude oil production plays an important role in both local and national economies, oil spills have the potential to impact habitats and threaten local biodiversity negatively. …”
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Agrolandscapes and their role in ensuring environmental safety by Larysa Piskunova, Tetiana Zubok, Alla Klepko, Kateryna Кarabach, Alina Kudryavytska

“…The purpose of the study was to analyse in depth the role of agrolandscapes in ensuring environmental safety and to investigate their impact on the environment, with a special emphasis on aspects of biodiversity, soil protection, and water management. …”
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Potential of Microbial Diversity of Coastal Sand Dunes: Need for Exploration in Odisha Coast of India by Shubhransu Nayak, Satyaranjan Behera, Prasad Kumar Dash

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From ecological to anthropogenic factors: unraveling the drivers of blue crab Callinectes sapidus occurrence along the Mediterranean coasts by Anna Gavioli, Giuseppe Castaldelli, David B. Eggleston, Robert R. Christian

“…IntroductionNon-native species are widely recognized as threats to biodiversity, ecosystems, and the services they provide to humans. …”
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The Gut Microbiota-Related Antihyperglycemic Effect of Metformin by Izabela Szymczak-Pajor, Józef Drzewoski, Małgorzata Kozłowska, Jan Krekora, Agnieszka Śliwińska

“…Growing evidence indicates that changes in gut microbial biodiversity may be associated with the development of several pathologies, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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De la « Fortress Conservation » aux nouveaux modèles de gestion participative de la biodiversité en Tanzanie by Adriana Blache 

“…This article analyses the new models of biodiversity conservation in Tanzania as an "apparatus" that is accompanied by a rhetorical arsenal legitimizing the removal of villages or significant parts of village land. …”
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Implementation of Selected Sustainable Development Objectives in European Union Countries by Edyta Gajos

“…Several different indicators were taken into account: greenhouse gas emission, share of renewable energy, GDP energy intensity and protection of environment and biodiversity, which cover goals set in The Europe 2020 Strategy, among others: reduction of carbon dioxide emission, increase share of renewable energy usage, increase the effectiveness of energy usage, preservation of biodiversity. …”
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