Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Ecosystem

  1. FORESCEM simulates fine-scale land-use and land-cover change
  2. Seagrass in Mosquito Lagoon recovered after 2022 hurricanes
  3. Reduced enemy pressure did not explain range shifts
    Study of nine alpine plant species finds that reduced leaf damage at warm range edges does not explain why some plants shift downhill during climate change.
  4. Freshwater and carbon export to northern Alaska estuaries increased
    Model-based analysis reveals intensified freshwater and organic carbon discharge to northern Alaska's Beaufort Sea estuaries driven by permafrost thaw and hydrological cycle changes.
  5. Red fox harvest levels may prevent growth but not decline
    Integrated population modeling of red foxes shows harvest alone cannot suppress populations when compensatory immigration buffers mortality, with implications for mesopredator management.
  6. Long-nosed potoroo faces different conservation statuses across landscapes
    Long-nosed potoroo conservation varies by landscape in Victoria, facing threats from invasive predators, fire, and climate change. Strategic management combining habitat protection and predator.
  7. Elevated CO2 did not alter soil nitrogen or phosphorus mobilization
    Elevated CO2 does not enhance nitrogen or phosphorus mobilization in Eucalyptus woodland, suggesting phosphorus limitation stems from scarcity rather than competition.
  8. Phytoplankton composition shifts with warming and light conditions
    Cellular model predicts how phytoplankton protein, carbohydrate, and lipid composition will shift under climate warming, with divergent regional responses that reshape marine food web nutrition.
  9. Coastal food web changed over 125 years but kept stable trophic structure
    Historical species composition data reveal how a coastal food web changed structurally over 125 years while maintaining stable trophic organization and energy transfer efficiency.
  10. Forestation in China is linked to water and ecosystem trade-offs
    Synthesis of forest hydrological research in China examining ecohydrological processes, ecosystem service trade-offs, and management implications of large-scale forestation programs.
  11. Human disturbance changes predator-prey overlap only in some body size pairs
    Meta-analysis of 480 predator-prey dyads reveals human disturbance restructures temporal niche partitioning according to body mass ratios, with differential consequences for large and small species.
  12. Density stress altered vole gut microbes and metabolites
    Population density stress alters fecal microbiota and metabolites in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau root voles, reducing beneficial bacteria and essential amino acids while elevating stress biomarkers and.
  13. Extreme 2023 drought turned the Amazon into a weak carbon source
    2023 Amazon drought reduced vegetation carbon uptake, turning the region into a weak carbon source independent of fire emissions, revealing climate vulnerability.
  14. Pantropical moist forests are shifting toward mid-range leaf longevity
    Pantropical moist forests show converging leaf longevity under climate change, with long-longevity regions declining and short-longevity regions increasing.
  15. Global grassland productivity dataset spans 1958–2100
    Gridded aboveground net primary productivity dataset for global grasslands from 1958-2100, combining historical observations with future climate projections for carbon and land management research.
  16. Marine biogeochemical cycles show alternative dynamic regimes
    Explore how marine biogeochemical cycles respond to environmental changes. Research reveals alternative dynamic regimes and nutrient-driven hysteresis in ocean ecosystems under climate perturbations.
  17. Metal contamination varied across Tenerife coastal sites
    Study of eight metal concentrations in eight intertidal invertebrate species across three coastal sites in Tenerife reveals spatial contamination patterns and species-specific bioaccumulation.
  18. Study estimates global bee species richness at 24,705-26,164
    Study reveals global bee species richness estimates of 24,705-26,164 species, with 18-25% undescribed diversity concentrated in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, highlighting geographic taxonomic gaps.
  19. Warming scenario increases rain-on-snow events in Gallatin watershed
    SnowModel simulations project increased rain-on-snow events in the upper Gallatin River watershed, with significant hydrologic implications for streamflow and aquatic ecosystems under future.
  20. Nutrient Uptake and Growth Kinetics of Novel Environmental Phytoplankton Isolates from the Galápagos Archipelago
    Study characterizes growth kinetics and functional traits of Galápagos phytoplankton isolates, revealing taxon-specific deviations from allometric scaling predictions.