Conservation value and ecosystem service provision of Nothofagus antarctica forests based on phenocluster categories by Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur, Julián Rodríguez-Souilla, Yamina M. Rosas, Natalia Politi, Luis Rivera, Eduarda M. O. Silveira, Ashley M. Olah, Anna M. Pidgeon, María V. Lencinas, Pablo L. Peri

“…The objective was to compare the conservation value (capacity to support more native biodiversity) and provision of ecosystem services (ES) in different phenocluster categories of Nothofagus antarctica forests in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). …”
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Proposed Relationships Between Climate, Biological Soil Crusts, Human Health, and in Arid Ecosystems by Marieke L. Ramsey, Daniel R. Kollath, Anita J. Antoninka, Bridget M. Barker

“…Restoration of biocrust communities in semi‐arid and arid ecosystems benefits ecosystem health while decreasing dust emissions. …”
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Ecosystem changes after Early Cretaceous seawater intrusion into the proto-South Atlantic Ocean by Jian Ma, Leonardo F. Cury, Anelize M. B. Rumbelsperger, Heidi L. Albrecht, Erwin W. Adams, Joachim E. Amthor, Xingqian Cui, Antoine Crémière, Kei Sato, Kristin D. Bergmann, Roger E. Summons

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A Canadian Working Group Report on Fecal Microbial Therapy: Microbial Ecosystems Therapeutics by Emma Allen-Vercoe, Gregor Reid, Norman Viner, Gregory B Gloor, Susy Hota, Peter Kim, Christine Lee, Kieran C O’Doherty, Stephen J Vanner, J Scott Weese, Elaine O Petrof

“…The report highlights the promise of fecal microbial therapy and related synthetic stool therapy (together called ‘microbial ecosystems therapeutics’) for the treatment of Clostridium difficile colitis and, possibly, other disorders. …”
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Simulating responses of riparian ecosystem network complexity to flow regime shifts in arid regions by Mengmeng Zhang, Chengyi Zhao, Jianting Zhu, Wangya Han, Wenqi Jiang

“…Human activities have significantly altered flow regimes, but the effects of shifting flow regimes on riparian species interactions and the ecosystem network remain unclear. This study applied a modified community-wide population model, integrated with network theory, to simulate the responses of the riparian ecosystem to potential future flow regimes in a desert oasis in northwestern China. …”
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Diversity of Parasitoids Hymenoptera in Agricultural Ecosystems and Primary Forest in Lubuk Kilangan District, Padang by Hasmiandy Hamid, Alfala Hakiki, Munzir Busniah, Zahlul Ikhsan, Stefan Schmidt

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A systematic literature review of forecasting and predictive models for enterococci intrusion in aquatic ecosystems by Philomina Onyedikachi Peter, Edoardo Bertone, Rodney A. Stewart

“…However, rising levels of Enterococci (ENT) present significant risks to aquatic ecosystems and human well-being. Predicting ENT concentrations and understanding their environmental and anthropogenic drivers are essential for effective water resource management and the mitigation of health risks. …”
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Uncovering novel functions of the enigmatic, abundant, and active Anaerolineae in a salt marsh ecosystem by Paige E. Payne, Loren N. Knobbe, Patricia Chanton, Julian Zaugg, Behzad Mortazavi, Olivia U. Mason

“…The data revealed that the belowground salt marsh Anaerolineae in the rhizosphere are important players in carbon cycling, including degradation of simple carbon compounds and more recalcitrant plant material, such as cellulose, using a diversity of electron acceptors and represent an unexplored reservoir of novel secondary metabolites.IMPORTANCEGiven that coastal salt marshes are recognized as biogeochemical hotspots, it is fundamentally important to understand the functional role of the microbiome in this ecosystem. In particular, Anaerolineae are abundant members of the salt marsh rhizosphere and have been identified as core microbes, suggesting they play an important functional role. …”
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Can urban compactness improve ecosystem services: Evidence from Chinese urban agglomerations by Xuewei Zhang, Jiahui Wu, Jintao Yuan, Wanxu Chen

Subjects: “…Ecosystem services…”
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Cultural and creative industries development on cities: a perspective from urban innovation ecosystems by Yue Dong, Qingfeng Zhang

Subjects: “…urban innovation ecosystems…”
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Éditorial du colloque « Santé des écosystèmes forestiers : enjeux de société » (SANTECOFOR) by Maya Leroy

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OHMi Estarreja: an ecosystem highly anthropized where contamination is the unifying element towards interdisciplinarity by Bedell, Jean-Philippe, Guihard-Costa, Anne-Marie, Paiva, Cristiana, Machado, Diogo, Cachada, Anabela, Patinha, Carla, Durães, Nuno, Sousa, Ana Catarina, Beurier, Anne-Gaëlle, Ferreira da Silva, Eduardo

“…Lastly, the Estarreja region is also part of one of the most important wetland ecosystems from Portugal, the Baixo Vouga Lagunar. This area is highly vulnerable and currently faces a set of natural and anthropogenic pressures. …”
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Feeding habits of mudskipper fish (Priopthalmus argentiliniatus) in the mangrove ecosystem on The Northern Coast of Aceh by Dewiyanti Irma, Salsabilla Sarah

“…The mudskipper fish is one of the native fishes inhabit in mangrove ecosystem. Mangrove ecosystems are suitable habitats for marine life with high fauna diversity. …”
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Floral Resources Used by Euglossini Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Coastal Ecosystems of the Atlantic Forest by L. C. Rocha-Filho, C. Krug, C. I. Silva, C. A. Garófalo

“…In spite of playing an important ecological role as pollinators of tropical ecosystems, orchid bees are still poorly known regarding their floral resources. …”
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Correction: Spatial and seasonal determinants of arthropod community composition across an agro-ecosystem landscape by P. Burgess, G.S. Betini, A. Cholewka, J.R. deWaard, S. deWaard, C. Griswold, P.D.N. Hebert, A. MacDougall, K.S. McCann, J. McGroarty, E. Miller, K. Perez, S. Ratnasingham, C. Reisiger, D. Steinke, E. Wright, E. Zakharov, J.M. Fryxell

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Modeling Evapotranspiration Response to Climatic Forcings Using Data-Driven Techniques in Grassland Ecosystems by Xianming Dou, Yongguo Yang

“…This is attributed partly to the considerable development of machine learning techniques that allow the scientific community to use these advanced tools for approximating the nonlinear processes affecting the variation of water vapor in terrestrial ecosystems. Three novel machine learning approaches, namely, group method of data handling, extreme learning machine (ELM), and adaptive neurofuzzy inference system (ANFIS), were developed to simulate and forecast the daily evapotranspiration (ET) at four different grassland sites based on the flux tower data using the eddy covariance method. …”
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Diversity and Functional Insights into Endophytic Fungi in Halophytes from West Ordos Desert Ecosystems by Xingzhe Wang, Yan Zhang, Jingpeng Li, Yiteng Ding, Xiaodan Ma, Peng Zhang, Haijing Liu, Jie Wei, Yuying Bao

“…The results of this study provide a reference for advancing the development and utilization of halophyte endophytic fungal resources, with applications in desert ecosystem restoration and halophyte cultivation.…”
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Stewardship Ecosystem Services Study: Carbon Stores on Florida Forest Stewardship Program Lands by Nilesh Timilsina, Francisco J. Escobedo, Alison E. Adams, Sonia Delphin

“… Nonindustrial private forestlands in Florida provide many environmental benefits, or ecosystem services. Ecosystem services are benefits from nature that are directly enjoyed, consumed, or used by humans, such as water quality improvement or protection, recreation, biodiversity, and even timber. …”
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Impact of climate warming on vegetation cover: positive effects of native artiodactyla vs. grazing pressure in Alborz Protected Area by Farid Salmanpour, Zahra Shakoori, Zahra Shakoori, Mostafa Keshtkar, Mehdi Kia, Romina Sayahnia

Subjects: “…ecosystem resilience…”
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Editorial: Tropical blue carbon: challenges and opportunities by Moritz Müller, Nadia S. Santini, Jimena Samper-Villarreal, Shan Jiang, Aazani Mujahid, Joanne Oakes, Tuan Vo, Jing Zhang

Subjects: “…tropical coastal ecosystem…”
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