Phylogenetic study documents different speciation mechanisms within the Russula globispora lineage in boreal and arctic environments of the Northern Hemisphere by Miroslav Caboň, Guo-Jie Li, Malka Saba, Miroslav Kolařík, Soňa Jančovičová, Abdul Nasir Khalid, Pierre-Arthur Moreau, Hua-An Wen, Donald H. Pfister, Slavomír Adamčík

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Response of Bird Community to Kamojang Geothermal Power Plant, Bandung, West Java by Diyah Kartikasari, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, Novianto Bambang Wawandono, Pri Utami

“…Similarly, number of species, number of individual vegetation, and Shannon-Wiener biodiversity index in TL sites had higher mean values than DL sites. …”
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Micromorphological and Chemical Approaches to Understand Changes in Ecological Functions of Metal-Impacted Soils under Various Land Uses by J. A. Acosta, S. Martinez-Martinez, A. Faz, J. M. Van Mourik, J. M. Arocena

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Quorum sensing-mediated inter-specific conidial anastomosis tube fusion between Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. siamense by Nikita Mehta, Abhishek Baghela

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Monsoonal climate and asymmetric heating facilitate the slope-aspect to influence landscape-scale tree structure in the Western Ghats, India by Devi Maheshwori, Shreyas Managave, Girish Jathar, Sham Davande

“…The regional variation of rainfall and length of the rainy season are identified to control the vegetation distribution in the Western Ghats (WG) of India, one of the important biodiversity hotspots. The asymmetric heating of various aspects in controlling vegetation distribution at landscape-scale, known at mid-latitudes, is not anticipated in the WG due to its lower latitudinal position. …”
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Characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizers by Natalia Escobar, Nelson E Arenas, Sara M Marquez

“…Our purpose was to characterize the bacterial and fungal biodiversity associated with different compost mixtures, comparing microbiological indicators regarding the soil quality.…”
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Ecological Footprint Awareness of Generation Z: A Case Study of Selçuk University Faculty of Science by Halil Osman Erbek, Yunus Akdoğan, Tenzile Erbayram

“…Human dominance over nature drives biodiversity loss and contributes to climate change, disrupting ecosystem balance, overconsuming natural resources, and causing environmental degradation. …”
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Marine species and assemblage change foreshadowed by their thermal bias over Early Jurassic warming by Carl J. Reddin, Jan P. Landwehrs, Gregor H. Mathes, Clemens V. Ullmann, Georg Feulner, Martin Aberhan

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Enhancing Ecologically Sustainable Management of Deadwood in Kenya’s Natural Forests by Sylvester Ngome Chisika, Chunho Yeom

“…However, forest degradation through the removal of deadwood, even though widely neglected, results in considerable biodiversity loss and might alter natural forest ecosystems, thereby exacerbating the impacts of climate change. …”
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L’agrobiodiversité végétale au sein des paysages forestiers utilisés par les communautés Baka et Konabembé au Sud-Est Cameroun by Évariste Fongnzossie, Thomas Mbang Nkongo, Didier Dibong Siegfried, Marlene Ngansop

“…This work characterizes agro-biodiversity in forest landscapes used by the Konabembe and the Baka ethnic groups in South-East Cameroon and the implications for household food security. …”
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Experimental Evidence of Rapidly Decaying Environmental DNA Highlights Infection Risk from Two Major Amphibian Pathogens by Joseph D. Trafford, Trenton W. J. Garner, David J. Murrell, Julia J. Day

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Different Genotypes of the Rare and Threatened Moss <i>Physcomitrium eurystomum</i> (Funariaceae) Exhibit Different Resilience to Zinc and Copper Stress by Djordje P. Božović, Marija V. Ćosić, Vladislav Kolarčik, Michal Goga, Claudio Varotto, Mingai Li, Aneta D. Sabovljević, Marko S. Sabovljević

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Sown wildflower fields and hedgerows synergistically promote insectivorous bats by Franziska Peter, Rebecca Bleumer, Christina Martinez Christophersen, Sally Matern, Tim Diekötter

“…Abstract Despite their relevance for anthropogenic impacts on biodiversity, synergistic effects are rarely considered in conservation science or management. …”
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Floristic Inventory and Diversity Assessment at Two Locations along the Shores of Cape Coast, Ghana by Gertrude Lucky Aku Dali, Sethiler Arthur, Paul Kwame Essandoh

“…The study was aimed at assessing the impacts of anthropogenic activities on plant biodiversity along the shoreline of Cape Coast, Ghana. …”
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Indigenous landscaping and biophilic urbanism: case studies in Noongar Six Seasons by Agata Cabanek, Peter Newman, Noel Nannup

“…It will illustrate this in Western Australia using the Noongar People’s Six Seasons of distinct landscape each with importance for providing a living environment (shelter, food, medicine, and spiritual nourishment) and as a basic requirement for biodiversity management over 60,000 years. Results The study presents key reasons to include Indigenous interpretive landscaping into biophilic urbanism. …”
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Challenges to mangroves of the Semiarid Equatorial Coast of Brazil in the Anthropocene by Luiz Drude de Lacerda, Alexander Cesar Ferreira, Rebecca Borges, Raymond Ward

“…Notwithstanding this relatively small area, these forests have high ecological and economic importance, sustaining traditional fisheries and protecting biodiversity, including many threatened species. They present unique biogeochemical characteristics resulting in distinct ecosystem functioning compared to mangroves located in humid areas. …”
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Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for freshwater biomonitoring by Valentin Vasselon, Sinziana F. Rivera, Éva Ács, Salomé Baja Almeida, Karl B. Andree, Laure Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Bonnie Bailet, Ana Baričević, Kevin K. Beentjes, Juliane Bettig, Agnès Bouchez, Camilla Capelli, Cécile Chardon, Mónika Duleba, Tina Elersek, Clémence Genthon, Maša Jablonska, Louis Jacas, Maria Kahlert, Martyn G. Kelly, Jan-Niklas Macher, Federica Mauri, Marina Moletta-Denat, Andreia Mortágua, Jan Pawlowski, Javier Pérez-Burillo, Martin Pfannkuchen, Erik Pilgrim, Panayiota Pissaridou, Frédéric Rimet, Karmen Stanic, Kálmán Tapolczai, Susanna Theroux, Rosa Trobajo, Berry Van der Hoorn, Marlen I. Vasquez, Marie Vidal, David Wanless, Jonathan Warren, Jonas Zimmermann, Benoît Paix

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Mapping mycological ignorance – checklists and diversity patterns of fungi known for West Africa by Meike Piepenbring, Jose G. Maciá-Vicente, Jean Evans I. Codjia, Carola Glatthorn, Paul Kirk, Yalemwork Meswaet, David Minter, Boris Armel Olou, Kai Reschke, Marco Schmidt, Nourou Soulemane Yorou

“…Abstract Scientific information about biodiversity distribution is indispensable for nature conservation and sustainable management of natural resources. …”
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Genome assembly of an endemic butterfly (Minois aurata) shed light on the genetic mechanisms underlying ecological adaptation to arid valley habitat by Wenqian Hu, Yi Wang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Jialong Huang, Jingge Kuang, Lei Wang, Kangshan Mao, Liang Dou

“…Abstract Background The Hengduan Mountains, one of the global biodiversity hotspots with exceptional species richness and high endemism, contains numerous arid valleys that create a distinctive geographical and ecological landscape. …”
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Conservation Subdivision: Design Phase – Location of Conserved Open Spaces by Mark E. Hostetler

“…WEC276, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Mark Hostetler, focuses on decisions made in the design phase — what percentage of the site will be conserved as open space and where to locate it so as to maximize biodiversity values. Includes additional resources. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, December 2009. …”
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