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A workflow for microclimate sensor networks: Integrating geographic tools, statistics, and local knowledge (2025)
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Klinges, D. H., Lembrechts, J. J., Van de Vondel, S., Greenlee, E. J., Hayles-Cotton, K., & Senior, R. A. (2025). A workflow for microclimate sensor networks: Integrating geographic tools, statistics, and local knowledge. Ecological Informatics, 91, 103376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103376

Wireless environmental sensors have become integral tools in environmental and conservation research, offering diverse data streams that complement traditional inventory-based surveys. Despite advancements in sensor technology, the ad hoc nature of s... Read More about A workflow for microclimate sensor networks: Integrating geographic tools, statistics, and local knowledge.

Canopy ants are out in the cold in temperate forests (2025)
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Senior, R. A. (online). Canopy ants are out in the cold in temperate forests. Journal of Animal Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.70110

Research Highlight: Kirchner, Michelle; Sorenson, Clyde; Youngsteadt, Elsa (2025). Too cold to handle: Climatic constraints on arboreal ants in temperate forests. Journal of Animal Ecology. Ants are among the most abundant animals on the planet and t... Read More about Canopy ants are out in the cold in temperate forests.

Extreme events drive rapid and dynamic range fluctuations (2025)
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Soifer, L. G., Lockwood, J. L., Lembrechts, J. J., Antão, L. H., Klinges, D. H., Senior, R. A., Ban, N. C., Evengard, B., Fadrique, B., Falkeis, S., Fredston, A. L., Guralnick, R., Lenoir, J., Neate-Clegg, M. H., Palacios-Abrantes, J., Pecl, G., Pinsky, M. L., Smith, J. E., Stys, B., Tingley, M. W., & Scheffers, B. R. (online). Extreme events drive rapid and dynamic range fluctuations. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.06.009

Climate change is altering species’ distributions globally. Increasing frequency of extreme weather and climate events (EWCEs) is one of the hallmarks of climate change. Despite species redistribution being widely studied in response to long-term cli... Read More about Extreme events drive rapid and dynamic range fluctuations.

Compartmentalization reduces conflict in multi-partner plant-insect symbioses (2025)
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Chomicki, G., Metzler, D., Naikatini, A., & Renner, S. (2025). Compartmentalization reduces conflict in multi-partner plant-insect symbioses. Science, 389(6576), 151-156. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adu842

Many symbioses involve one host species having several mutualist partners, yet theory predicts that unrelated symbionts lead to destabilizing conflict through competition for host resources. We combined isotope labeling, computed-tomography three-dim... Read More about Compartmentalization reduces conflict in multi-partner plant-insect symbioses.

Multi‐Species Impacts of Invasive Opuntia Cacti on Mammal Habitat Use (2025)
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Stewart, P. S., Stewart, P. S., Oduor, A. M. O., Hill, R. A., Oduor, A. M. O., Whittingham, M. J., Stephens, P. A., Whittingham, M. J., & Dawson, W. (2025). Multi‐Species Impacts of Invasive Opuntia Cacti on Mammal Habitat Use. Ecology Letters, 28(7), Article e70163. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70163

Biological invasions impact ecosystems worldwide, including through changing the behaviour of native species. Here, we used camera traps to investigate the effects of invasive Opuntia spp. on the habitat use of 12 mammal species in Laikipia County, K... Read More about Multi‐Species Impacts of Invasive Opuntia Cacti on Mammal Habitat Use.

Horizon scanning of potential invasive alien plant species and their distribution in Norway under a changing climate (2025)
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Ivison, K., Howard, C., Baldini, L., Essl, F., Pyšek, P., Dawson, W., & Speed, J. D. M. (online). Horizon scanning of potential invasive alien plant species and their distribution in Norway under a changing climate. Ecography, https://doi.org/10.1002/ecog.07604

Invasive alien plant species can cause considerable ecological, economic, and social impacts, and the number of impactful species will likely increase with globalisation and anthropogenic climate change. Preventing potentially invasive alien plant sp... Read More about Horizon scanning of potential invasive alien plant species and their distribution in Norway under a changing climate.

Island geography drives evolution of rattan palms in tropical Asian rainforests (2025)
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Kuhnhäuser, B. G., Bates, C. D., Dransfield, J., Geri, C., Henderson, A., Julia, S., Lim, J. Y., Morley, R. J., Rustiami, H., Schley, R. J., Bellot, S., Chomicki, G., Eiserhardt, W. L., Hiscock, S. J., & Baker, W. J. (2025). Island geography drives evolution of rattan palms in tropical Asian rainforests. Science, 387(6739), 1204-1209. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adp3437

Distributed across two continents and thousands of islands, the Asian tropics are among the most species-rich areas on Earth. The origins of this diversity, however, remain poorly understood. Here, we reveal and classify contributions of individual t... Read More about Island geography drives evolution of rattan palms in tropical Asian rainforests.

Conservation Challenges for Threatened Indian Flapshell Turtle Lissemys punctata (Lacépède, 1788) in the Largest Wetland of Bangladesh (2025)
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Kashmi, N., Sarker, A.  ., Mim, J., Hossain, M., Lucas, M., & Galib, S. (2025). Conservation Challenges for Threatened Indian Flapshell Turtle Lissemys punctata (Lacépède, 1788) in the Largest Wetland of Bangladesh. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 35(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70119

Freshwater habitats are losing their biodiversity more quickly than terrestrial and marine ecosystems, particularly in parts of the tropics with large human populations. Here, we analysed illegal hunting data for globally vulnerable Indian flapshell... Read More about Conservation Challenges for Threatened Indian Flapshell Turtle Lissemys punctata (Lacépède, 1788) in the Largest Wetland of Bangladesh.

Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends (2025)
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Border, J. A., Pearce-Higgins, J. W., Hewson, C. M., Howard, C., Stephens, P. A., Willis, S. G., Fuller, R. A., Hanson, J. O., Sierdsema, H., Foppen, R. P. B., Brotons, L., Gargallo, G., Fink, D., & Baillie, S. R. (2025). Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends. Nature Communications, 16(1), Article 1813. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57019-x

Populations of many migratory taxa have been declining over recent decades. Although protected areas are a cornerstone for conservation, their role in protecting migratory species can be incomplete due to the dynamic distributions of these species. H... Read More about Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends.

Pre-eradication updated seabird survey including new records on Amsterdam Island, southern Indian Ocean (2024)
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Lesage, C., Cherel, Y., Delord, K., d’Orchymont, Q., Fretin, M., Levy, M., Welch, A., & Barbraud, C. (2024). Pre-eradication updated seabird survey including new records on Amsterdam Island, southern Indian Ocean. Polar Biology, 47, 1093–1105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-024-03282-5

An invasive predator eradication campaign is planned for 2024 on Amsterdam Island, one of world’s top priority island for seabird conservation. In order to monitor the effects on seabird colonies post-eradication, a survey of burrow-nesting species a... Read More about Pre-eradication updated seabird survey including new records on Amsterdam Island, southern Indian Ocean.

Spatial variation in spring arrival patterns of Afro‐Palaearctic bird migration across Europe (2024)
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Border, J. A., Boersch‐Supan, P. H., Pearce‐Higgins, J. W., Hewson, C. M., Howard, C., Stephens, P. A., Willis, S. G., Houston, A. I., Gargallo, G., & Baillie, S. R. (2024). Spatial variation in spring arrival patterns of Afro‐Palaearctic bird migration across Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33(7), Article e13850. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13850

Aim: Geographical patterns of migrant species arrival have been little studied, despite their relevance to global change responses. Here, we quantify continent-wide inter-specific variation in spatio-temporal patterns of spring arrival of 30 common m... Read More about Spatial variation in spring arrival patterns of Afro‐Palaearctic bird migration across Europe.

Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography (2024)
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Kemppinen, J., Lembrechts, J. J., Van Meerbeek, K., Carnicer, J., Chardon, N. I., Kardol, P., Lenoir, J., Liu, D., Maclean, I., Pergl, J., Saccone, P., Senior, R. A., Shen, T., Słowińska, S., Vandvik, V., von Oppen, J., Aalto, J., Ayalew, B., Bates, O., Bertelsmeier, C., …De Frenne, P. (2024). Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33(6), Article e13834. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13834

Brief introduction: What are microclimates and why are they important?
Microclimate science has developed into a global discipline. Microclimate science is increasingly used to understand and mitigate climate and biodiversity shifts. Here, we provid... Read More about Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography.

Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape (2024)
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Burton, A. C., Beirne, C., Gaynor, K. M., Sun, C., Granados, A., Allen, M. L., Alston, J. M., Alvarenga, G. C., Calderón, S. Á., Amir, Z., Anhalt-Depies, C., Appel, C., Stephanny, Balme, G., Bar-Massada, A., Barcelos, D., Barr, E., Barthelmess, E. L., Baruzzi, C., Basak, S. M., …Kays, R. (2024). Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 8(5), 924–935. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02363-2

Wildlife must adapt to human presence to survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical to understand species responses to humans in different contexts. We used camera trapping as a lens to view mammal responses to changes in human activity during th... Read More about Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape.

Convolutional Neural Networks Facilitate River Barrier Detection and Evidence Severe Habitat Fragmentation in the Mekong River Biodiversity Hotspot (2024)
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Sun, J., Ding, C., Lucas, M. C., Tao, J., Cheng, H., Chen, J., …He, D. (2024). Convolutional Neural Networks Facilitate River Barrier Detection and Evidence Severe Habitat Fragmentation in the Mekong River Biodiversity Hotspot. Water Resources Research, 60(1), Article e2022WR034375. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022wr034375

Construction of river infrastructure, such as dams and weirs, is a global issue for ecosystem protection due to the fragmentation of river habitat and hydrological alteration it causes. Accurate river barrier databases, increasingly used to determine... Read More about Convolutional Neural Networks Facilitate River Barrier Detection and Evidence Severe Habitat Fragmentation in the Mekong River Biodiversity Hotspot.

Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates (2024)
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Dickinson, E. R., McFarland, C., Toïgo, C., Scantlebury, D. M., Stephens, P. A., Marks, N. J., & Morgan, E. R. (2024). Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates. Royal Society Open Science, 11(1), Article 230469. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230469

Climate change is shifting the transmission of parasites, which is determined by host density, ambient temperature and moisture. These shifts can lead to increased pressure from parasites, in wild and domestic animals, and can impact the effectivenes... Read More about Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates.

Kinship study reveals stable non-kin-based associations in a medium-sized delphinid (2023)
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Hartman, K. L., Chen, I., van der Harst, P. A., Moura, A. E., Jahnke, M., Pilot, M., …Hoelzel, A. R. (2023). Kinship study reveals stable non-kin-based associations in a medium-sized delphinid. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 77(12), Article 137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-023-03411-w

Delphinids display a wide variety of social structures, in which local food availability and defensibility, sexual size dimorphism and interbirth intervals ultimately influence the role of kin within social units. Earlier studies of the social ecolog... Read More about Kinship study reveals stable non-kin-based associations in a medium-sized delphinid.

Explaining and predicting animal migration under global change (2023)
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Howard, C., Mason, T. H. E., Baillie, S. R., Border, J., Hewson, C. M., Houston, A. I., Pearce‐Higgins, J. W., Bauer, S., Willis, S. G., & Stephens, P. A. (2023). Explaining and predicting animal migration under global change. Diversity and Distributions, 30(2), Article e13797. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13797

Many migratory species are declining due to global environmental change. Yet, their complex annual cycles make unravelling the impacts of potential drivers such as climate and land-use change on migrations a major challenge. Identifying where, when a... Read More about Explaining and predicting animal migration under global change.