Article
Limnology
Carlinda Railly Medeiros, Jani Heino, Paulo Jorge Parreira dos Santos, Joseline Molozzi, Raphael Ligeiro
Summary: This study examines the diversity of macroinvertebrates in typical and semi-arid tropical estuaries across multiple scales, identifying a non-random spatial pattern with higher beta diversity values at larger scales. In semi-arid tropical estuaries, richness difference plays a significant role in the rainy season, while species replacement is more prominent in the dry season. Overall, abundance difference is more important in structuring benthic macrofauna communities in both typical and semi-arid tropical estuaries across seasonal periods.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jie Yao, Jihong Huang, Yi Ding, Yue Xu, Han Xu, Runguo Zang
Summary: The study investigated the determinants of ecological uniqueness in species assemblages in forest communities in China. It was found that ecological uniqueness is influenced by both local environment and community characteristics, and that the relationship between ecological uniqueness and species richness is related to the percentage of rare species in the community. Therefore, simultaneously focusing on beta diversity and ecological uniqueness with regard to local environmental conditions is recommended for studying forest community assembly and biodiversity conservation.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Rachael Storo, Cole Easson, Mahmood Shivji, Jose V. Lopez
Summary: The microbiomes of five shark species in South Florida were characterized for the first time using high throughput DNA sequencing, revealing species specific compositions and the effects of anatomical locations. Specific microbial communities in shark teeth may include potential human pathogens, which could be informative for shark bite treatment and future research. The study concludes that South Florida sharks host species-specific microbiomes that vary among species and anatomical locations.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Lucas Sire, Paul Schmidt Yanez, Cai Wang, Annie Bezier, Beatrice Courtial, Jeremy Cours, Diego Fontaneto, Laurent Larrieu, Christophe Bouget, Simon Thorn, Joerg Mueller, Douglas W. Yu, Michael T. Monaghan, Elisabeth A. Herniou, Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde
Summary: This study examines the effects of climate-induced forest dieback and salvage logging on insect diversity in silver fir Pyrenean forests using metabarcoding. While there were no consistent changes in species richness, forest dieback resulted in significant changes in community composition, particularly affecting rare species. The study suggests that forest dieback drives changes in species assemblages that mimic natural forest succession and increases the risk of catastrophic loss of rare species.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Haolei Xiong, Naili Zhang, Koike Takayoshi, Siqi Tao, Laiye Qu
Summary: This study explores the interactions of above- and below-ground communities in forest ecosystems and their effects on soil fungal communities. The results show that tree species richness and shrub species richness have significant effects on fungal diversity and structure, and the tree mycorrhizal type also influences these relationships.
Article
Biology
Joaquin Calatayud, Magnus Neuman, Alexis Rojas, Anton Eriksson, Martin Rosvall
Summary: The study developed a network-based framework to identify important climates worldwide based on realized niches of about 26,000 tetrapods. High-energy climates were found to be consistent across animal and plant classifications, while temperate climates differed across all groups. Integrating niche classifications with geographical information helps detect climatic transition zones.
Article
Microbiology
Jacob A. Heil, Charles J. Wolock, Naomi E. Pierce, Anne Pringle, Leonora S. Bittleston
Summary: Plant-associated microbial communities are influenced by both geography and host species. Geography plays a role mainly in different sampling sites, while host species directly affect the structure and abundances of microbial communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Lamei Jiang, Dong Hu, Hengfang Wang, Guanghui Lv
Summary: Understanding the drivers of plant diversity distribution in desert ecosystems is crucial for biogeography and conservation biology. This study investigated the effects of local environment and spatial factors on taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity in desert plant communities. The results showed that environmental filtering mainly influenced species richness, while dispersal limitation had a greater effect on phylogenetic diversity. Soil characteristics significantly influenced different dimensions of alpha- and beta-diversity.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Yuntao Li, Jin-Sheng He, Hao Wang, Jizhong Zhou, Yunfeng Yang, Haiyan Chu
Summary: Alpine wetlands play a crucial role in global warming, but changes in water table and nitrogen deposition can impact the diversity of soil bacterial and functional communities. Nitrogen amendment decreases bacterial diversity, while lowered water table has minimal effects on microbial functional diversity. The response mechanisms of microbial communities to water table lowering and nitrogen amendment differ fundamentally in alpine wetlands.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Juliana Daniel-Ferreira, Yoan Fourcade, Riccardo Bommarco, Jorgen Wissman, Erik Ockinger
Summary: Biodiversity in traditionally managed grasslands is declining, while the area of novel grasslands along linear infrastructure is increasing. The extent to which these novel grasslands can replace traditional grasslands as habitats for grassland species is still uncertain.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Jeffrey D. Haight, Sharon J. Hall, Mason Fidino, Solny A. Adalsteinsson, Adam A. Ahlers, Julia Angstmann, Whitney J. B. Anthonysamy, Elizabeth Biro, Merri K. Collins, Barbara Dugelby, Travis Gallo, Austin M. Green, Laura Hartley, Mark J. Jordan, Cria A. M. Kay, Elizabeth W. Lehrer, Robert A. Long, Brandon MacDougall, Seth B. Magle, Darren E. Minier, Chris Mowry, Maureen Murray, Kristina Nininger, Mary E. Pendergast, Katie R. Remine, Travis Ryan, Carmen Salsbury, Christopher J. Schell, Cagan H. Sekercioglu, Catherine J. Shier, Kelly C. Simon, Colleen C. St Clair, Theodore Stankowich, Cassondra J. Stevenson, Lisa Wayne, Dave Will, Jacque Williamson, Larry Wilson, Amanda J. Zellmer, Jesse S. Lewis
Summary: Human-driven environmental changes affect wildlife diversity, but the impact varies across different cities due to landscape patterns, species characteristics, and other factors. This study analyzed data from 20 North American cities and found that regional environmental characteristics and mammal species traits influenced the effects of urbanization on species occupancy and community composition.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Jeffrey D. Haight, Sharon J. Hall, Mason Fidino, Solny A. Adalsteinsson, Adam A. Ahlers, Julia Angstmann, Whitney J. B. Anthonysamy, Elizabeth Biro, Merri K. Collins, Barbara Dugelby, Travis Gallo, Austin M. Green, Laura Hartley, Mark J. Jordan, Cria A. M. Kay, Elizabeth W. Lehrer, Robert A. Long, Brandon Macdougall, Seth B. Magle, Darren E. Minier, Chris Mowry, Maureen Murray, Kristina Nininger, Mary E. Pendergast, Katie R. Remine, Travis Ryan, Carmen Salsbury, Christopher J. Schell, Cagan H. Sekercioglu, Catherine J. Shier, Kelly C. Simon, Colleen C. St Clair, Theodore Stankowich, Cassondra J. Stevenson, Lisa Wayne, Dave Will, Jacque Williamson, Larry Wilson, Amanda J. Zellmer, Jesse S. Lewis
Summary: Human-driven environmental changes shape ecological communities from local to global scales. Within cities, landscape-scale patterns and processes and species characteristics generally drive local-scale wildlife diversity. However, cities differ in their structure, species pools, geographies and histories, calling into question the extent to which these drivers of wildlife diversity are predictive at continental scales.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Yan He, Shichu Liang, Runhong Liu, Yong Jiang
Summary: This study analyzed the beta diversity patterns of woody plant communities in the riparian zone of the Lijiang River Basin in China, finding that replacement was the dominant component of taxonomic beta diversity, while richness was the dominant component of functional and phylogenetic beta diversity. Dispersal limitation and habitat filtering jointly drove the community assembly of woody plant communities in the riparian zone.
Article
Ecology
Nora Haack, Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth, Martin Schlegel, Christian Wirth, Detlef Bernhard, Ingo Brunk, Klaus Henle
Summary: The study examines the comparison between observed and estimated numbers of species in beetle communities, finding that observed numbers may underestimate species richness and the number of shared species. While ranking patterns for species richness were similar between observed and estimated numbers, significant differences were found in the ranking of shared species. Further research is needed to validate these conclusions, emphasizing the importance of using estimators and providing open access to data for comparative assessments.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Giovanni Strona, Pieter S. A. Beck, Mar Cabeza, Simone Fattorini, Francois Guilhaumon, Fiorenza Micheli, Simone Montano, Otso Ovaskainen, Serge Planes, Joseph A. Veech, Valeriano Parravicini
Summary: Remote areas may be safe havens for biodiversity due to reduced local extinction risk, but isolation and reduced anthropogenic disturbance can increase vulnerability to diversity loss. Therefore, even remote areas are not safe for biodiversity, highlighting the importance of reconsidering global conservation priorities.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
V. M. Padula, D. Causey, J. A. Lopez
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Wade G. Schock, Julian B. Fischer, Craig R. Ely, Robert A. Stehn, Jeffrey M. Welker, Douglas Causey
JOURNAL OF FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Article
Immunology
Douglas Causey, Scott V. Edwards
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2008)
Review
Microbiology
Jie Cui, Fang Li, Zheng-Li Shi
NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Virology
Amy C. C. Klink, Oleksandr Rula, Mykola Sushko, Maksym Bezymennyi, Oleksandr Mezinov, Oleksandr Gaidash, Xiao Bai, Anton Stegniy, Maryna Sapachova, Roman Datsenko, Sergiy Skorokhod, Vitalii Nedosekov, Nichola J. J. Hill, Levan Ninua, Ganna Kovalenko, Anne Lise Ducluzeau, Andriy Mezhenskyi, Jeremy Buttler, Devin M. M. Drown, Douglas Causey, Borys Stegniy, Anton Gerilovych, Eric Bortz, Denys Muzyka
Summary: Emerging RNA virus infections pose a significant threat to domestic poultry industries, causing major health issues and economic losses. Avian paramyxoviruses (APMV) are pathogenic RNA viruses that mainly affect the respiratory and central nervous systems. This study detected various APMV serotypes in wild birds during migration in Ukraine, and further analyzed their genomes using a nanopore platform. The findings indicate the presence of low virulence APMV strains, highlighting the need for further research in this region.
Article
Zoology
Ashley E. Stanek, Nathan Wolf, Grant V. Hilderbrand, Buck Mangipane, Douglas Causey, Jeffrey M. Welker
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Anthropology
D. Causey, C. Lefevre
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
(2007)
Review
Fisheries
D Causey, DG Corbett, C Lefèvre, DL West, AB Savinetsky, NK Kiseleva, BF Khassanov
FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY
(2005)
Article
Parasitology
LP Zhang, DR Brooks, D Causey
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2004)
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
D Causey, DH Janzen, AT Peterson, D Vieglais, L Krishtalka, JH Beach, EO Wiley
Article
Veterinary Sciences
G Valkiünas, TA Iezhova, DR Brooks, B Hanelt, SV Brant, ME Sutherlin, D Causey
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
(2004)
Article
Parasitology
LP Zhang, DR Brooks, D Causey
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2004)
Article
Parasitology
LP Zhang, DR Brooks, D Causey
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2003)
Article
Parasitology
LP Zhang, DR Brooks, D Causey
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
(2003)