Rainfall, vegetation and latitude correlate with Huangshan amphibian diversity
A two-season, two-year survey across 200 grids in China’s Huangshan Mountains found that rainfall, vegetation productivity and latitude were associated ...
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Gut bacterial patterns linked to delirium after hip fracture surgery
A small Chinese case-control study linked specific gut bacterial patterns to postoperative delirium in elderly hip fracture patients, but the ...
Database study links Western Amazon fish assemblages to aquatic geomorphology
An analysis of 16,014 records representing 905 fish species from the Colombian Western Amazon found strong associations between species composition, ...
Biogeography Shapes Odonate Diversity Across Hidalgo’s Waterbodies
A 2024 survey of 64 freshwater habitats in Hidalgo, Mexico, found that odonate species composition varied significantly among four biogeographic ...
Beta diversity peaks at regional scales across ants, birds, diatoms and trees
For nearly a century, ecologists have argued about whether ecological communities are real, discrete entities in nature or merely convenient ...
Space Beats Seasons: Soil Protist Communities Shaped More by Place Than Time on European Mountains
A two-region, two-season survey of soil environmental DNA shows that spatial heterogeneity, not seasonal turnover, drives protist community composition along ...
Older Hawaiian Islands Show Stronger Tree Diversity Responses to Rainfall Than Younger Ones
A new study of 375 forest plots across the Hawaiian archipelago reveals that native tree diversity responds to rainfall gradients ...
Crushing Beats Soaking: Homogenized Insect Samples Deliver Richer DNA Biodiversity Data
A direct comparison of DNA metabarcoding workflows shows that grinding up Malaise trap insect samples recovers more species than gentle ...
Hidden Microbial Fingerprint Shows Why Young Restored Forests Do Not Yet Match the Real Thing
DNA sequencing of soils in an Ecuadorian Chocó reserve reveals that a remnant forest patch harbors a distinct bacterial community ...
Seawater Surrounded by Land: Marine Lakes Reveal How Young Islands Assemble Their Life
A study of Palau's marine lakes shows that fish communities in stratified lakes resemble young 'true' islands while mixed lakes ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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