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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cassiano A. F. R. Gatto, Mario Cohn-Haft
Summary: The study introduces a method called SCAN to identify chorotypes based on spatial relationships among species. The analysis showed that only a small portion of range overlaps are biogeographically meaningful, and there is a large variation in patterns found in real distributions, from simple chorotypes to complex ones with multiple component species.
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Leidiane Pereira Diniz, Louizi de Souza Magalhaes Braghin, Thays Sharllye Alves Pinheiro, Pedro Augusto Mendes de Castro Melo, Claudia Costa Bonecker, Mauro de Melo Junior
Summary: The study found that despite significant compositional differences in different regions, taxonomic and functional beta-diversity of zooplankton did not differ between the two regions. Taxonomic and functional beta-diversity were mainly driven by environmental factors, indicating the dominance of niche assembly.
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Environmental Sciences
Qi Liu, Hucai Zhang, Yang Zhang, Donglin Li, Youhong Gao, Haoyu Li, Lizeng Duan, Xiaonan Zhang, Fengwen Liu, Jing Xu, Tianbao Xu, Huayu Li
Summary: This study investigates the interactions between phytoplankton and bacterial communities in three lakes in southwestern China. The results uncover the influence of environmental conditions, phytoplankton community structure, resource-use efficiency, community turnover, and microcystins on bacterial community diversity and composition.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Xiaoming Jiang, Zhengfei Li, Fengyue Shu, Jing Chen
Summary: The study revealed that river-lake disconnection and water quality deterioration have led to significant biodiversity declines of gastropods and bivalves in lakes in the Yangtze River floodplain. Disconnected lakes had lower species richness, different assemblage structures, and the loss of endemic species, emphasizing the importance of maintaining river-lake connectivity and improving water quality for conservation planning in the region.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Hong Qian, Shenhua Qian
Summary: The introduction of exotic plant species has homogenized regional floras across China, and it is predicted that exotic species will continue to spread and strengthen biotic homogenization in China.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Hongwei Xu, Qiang Liu, Shaoyong Wang, Guisen Yang, Sha Xue
Summary: The study found that exotic species invasion significantly enhanced soil pH, microbial activity, and nutrient content, while decreasing plant diversity, richness, and evenness. Soil pH, organic carbon, and total nitrogen were significantly correlated with reduced plant diversity. These effects were influenced by exotic species types and precipitation levels.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Microbiology
Haijun Yuan, Runyu Zhang, Qiuxing Li, Qiao Han, Qiping Lu, Jing Wu
Summary: This study reveals the importance of phosphorus (P) fractions in sediments for the mechanism underlying bacterial and archaeal beta diversity. P fractions have significant effects on total beta diversity, species turnover, and nestedness in both bacteria and archaea. The study provides theoretical support for controlling P sources in biodiversity conservation.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Ecology
Irene Martin-Fores, Greg R. Guerin, Samantha E. M. Munroe, Ben Sparrow
Summary: In an era of ecological upheaval, monitoring ecosystem change is essential for effective environmental management. This study developed a prioritization strategy for monitoring networks to maximize ecological complementarity and representativeness. Prioritization based on species turnover was found to be desirable for covering the maximum variability of the whole network.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wu-Bing Xu, Wen-Yong Guo, Josep M. Serra-Diaz, Franziska Schrodt, Wolf L. Eiserhardt, Brian J. Enquist, Brian S. Maitner, Cory Merow, Cyrille Violle, Madhur Anand, Michael Belluau, Hans Henrik Bruun, Chaeho Byun, Jane A. Catford, Bruno E. L. Cerabolini, Eduardo Chacon-Madrigal, Daniela Ciccarelli, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Anh Tuan Dang-Le, Angel de Frutos, Arildo S. Dias, Aelton B. Giroldo, Alvaro G. Gutierrez, Wesley Hattingh, Tianhua He, Peter Hietz, Nate Hough-Snee, Steven Jansen, Jens Kattge, Benjamin Komac, Nathan J. B. Kraft, Koen Kramer, Sandra Lavorel, Christopher H. Lusk, Adam R. Martin, Ke-Ping Ma, Maurizio Mencuccini, Sean T. Michaletz, Vanessa Minden, Akira S. Mori, Uelo Niinemets, Yusuke Onoda, Renske E. Onstein, Josep Penuelas, Valerio D. Pillar, Jan Pisek, Matthew J. Pound, Bjorn J. M. Robroek, Brandon Schamp, Martijn Slot, Miao Sun, Enio E. Sosinski Jr, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Nelson Thiffault, Peter M. van Bodegom, Fons van der Plas, Jingming Zheng, Jens-Christian Svenning, Alejandro Ordonez
Summary: Studying the impacts of past climate change on biodiversity helps to understand the risks from future climate change. This study found that larger glacial-interglacial temperature change was associated with lower species replacements and higher richness changes in beta-diversity. Furthermore, regions with large temperature change showed lower phylogenetic and functional turnover and higher nestedness than expected, indicating selective processes during glacial-interglacial oscillations. These findings suggest that future human-driven climate change could lead to local homogenization and reduction in angiosperm tree diversity.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Marwan Cheikh Albassatneh, Marcial Escudero, Anne-Christine Monnet, Juan Arroyo, Gianni Baccheta, Francesca Bagnoli, Panayotis Dimopoulos, Arndt Hampe, Agathe Leriche, Frederic Medail, Toni Nikolic, Loic Ponger, Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin, Bruno Fady
Summary: The study aims to understand tree biodiversity patterns in the Mediterranean and provide indicators for better forest protection. High phylogenetic diversity and endemism were found in Southern Spain, Cyprus, some Aegean islands, and eastern Sicily, highlighting these areas as high priority targets for European tree flora conservation.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2021)
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Ecology
Leon Marshall, John S. Ascher, Cristian Villagra, Amaury Beaugendre, Valentina Herrera, Patricia Henriquez-Piskulich, Alejandro Vera, Nicolas J. Vereecken
Summary: Chile's unique biodiversity, shaped by its isolation and varied climates, is currently under threat from anthropogenic land use change. Understanding the habitat requirements of bees is essential for their conservation. This study investigated the diversity of bees in Central Chile and identified distinct ecoregions representing unique assemblages of bee species.
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Biodiversity Conservation
M. Teresa Farriols, Francesc Ordines, Enric Massuti
Summary: N-90 is a newly developed diversity index based on SIMPER analysis, which detects species diversity loss in communities caused by factors such as fisheries. Through comparisons with real data sets, N-90 shows good sensitivity and accuracy in identifying species replacement and loss.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Simon L. Mitchell, David P. Edwards, Rob W. Martin, Nicolas J. Deere, Maria Voigt, Agustinus Kastanya, Adi Karja, Panji Gusti Akbar, Khaleb Jordan, John Tasirin, Zuliyanto Zakaria, Tom Martin, Jatna Supriatna, Nurul Winarni, Zoe G. Davies, Matthew J. Struebig
Summary: Anthropogenic-driven species extinctions are changing the biosphere, with forest conversion to agriculture leading to biotic homogenisation. Generalist species replace endemic species, which may have negative consequences for ecosystem functioning and resilience.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Thomas J. Lloyd, Ubirajara Oliveira, Britaldo S. Soares-Filho, Richard A. Fuller, Nathalie Butt, John S. Ascher, Joao Paulo Peixoto Pena Barbosa, Joao Aguiar Nogueira Batista, Antonio D. Brescovit, Claudio J. B. de Carvalho, Paulo De Marco, Viviane Gianluppi Ferro, Felipe Sa Fortes Leite, Peter Lowenberg-Neto, Adriano Pereira Paglia, Daniella Teixeira de Rezende, Adalberto J. Santos, Daniel Paiva Silva, Marcelo Ferreira de Vasconcelos, Laura J. Sonter
Summary: Mining activities are putting increasing pressure on areas with high biodiversity value, such as the Brazilian Amazon. The limited availability of biodiversity data in tropical regions makes it difficult to accurately estimate the risks before granting mining licenses. The study found that while mining does not significantly impact vertebrate biodiversity, it does have negative effects on the diversity of arthropods and angiosperms, underscoring the need for comprehensive assessments of mining impacts across different taxonomic groups.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Yun Zhang, Hucai Zhang, Qi Liu, Lizeng Duan, Qichao Zhou
Summary: Biodiversity predicts ecosystem functioning, but other factors also have a direct impact on ecosystem functioning. This study investigated the factors influencing phytoplankton phosphorus resource use efficiency (RUEP) in nine plateau lakes in Yunnan Province, China. The results showed that total nitrogen (TN) contributed the most to RUEP, and community turnover explained the most variation in RUEP. TN also influenced RUEP by affecting biodiversity.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaoming Jiang, Chengzhi Ding, Sebastien Brosse, Baozhu Pan, Yan Lu, Zhicai Xie
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Juan Carvajal-Quintero, Fabricio Villalobos, Thierry Oberdorff, Gael Grenouillet, Sebastien Brosse, Bernard Hugueny, Celine Jezequel, Pablo A. Tedesco
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Bunyeth Chan, Sebastien Brosse, Zeb S. Hogan, Peng Bun Ngor, Sovan Lek
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Environmental Sciences
Bunyeth Chan, Peng Bun Ngor, Zeb S. Hogan, Nam So, Sebastien Brosse, Sovan Lek
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Guohuan Su, Maxime Logez, Jun Xu, Shengli Tao, Sebastien Villeger, Sebastien Brosse
Summary: A new study reveals significant changes in biodiversity in over half of the world's rivers, with human activities increasingly impacting freshwater fish. Current rivers show more similarity and a greater diversity of fish species, but face challenges such as the introduction of non-native species and river fragmentation.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carlos P. Carmona, Riin Tamme, Meelis Partel, Francesco de Bello, Sebastien Brosse, Pol Capdevila, Roy Gonzalez-M, Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez, Roberto Salguero-Gomez, Maribel Vasquez-Valderrama, Aurele Toussaint
Summary: The study reveals that larger species with slower pace of life are universally threatened, leading to extensive internal reorganizations in the global functional spectra. This highlights the importance of preventing the extinction of megabiota for ecological processes globally.
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Ecology
Sebastien Brosse, Nicolas Charpin, Guohuan Su, Aurele Toussaint, Guido A. Herrera-R, Pablo A. Tedesco, Sebastien Villeger
Summary: The study compiled a global freshwater fish database with 10 morphological traits, covering 48.69% of the world's freshwater fish fauna. This database provides essential information for ecologists and environmental managers to consider morphological patterns of fish faunas globally and the current and future impacts of human activities on fish assemblages.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aurele Toussaint, Sebastien Brosse, C. Guillermo Bueno, Meelis Partel, Riin Tamme, Carlos P. Carmona
Summary: The projected losses of functional diversity among land and freshwater vertebrates are unevenly distributed across the world, with different taxonomic groups and realms experiencing varying effects of extinctions. The Indo-Malay and Palearctic realms are particularly inclined to experience a drastic loss of functional diversity.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Ecology
Guohuan Su, Pablo A. Tedesco, Aurele Toussaint, Sebastien Villeger, Sebastien Brosse
Summary: This study investigated the influence of habitat, climate, and historical processes on the current global fish functional diversity by combining spatial occurrences and functional traits data. The results showed that habitat-related variables explained the gradient in functional richness, while historical climate-geography legacies influenced functional dispersion and identity patterns.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Isabel Cantera, Opale Coutant, Celine Jezequel, Jean-Baptiste Decotte, Tony Dejean, Amaia Iribar, Regis Vigouroux, Alice Valentini, Jerome Murienne, Sebastien Brosse
Summary: Using environmental DNA metabarcoding, this study assesses the impact of human activity on vertebrate biodiversity in two Amazonian rivers. The findings reveal that even low levels of disturbance can significantly reduce fish and mammalian diversity, emphasizing the need for cross-ecosystem conservation plans.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Benjamin Flueck, Laetitia Mathon, Stephanie Manel, Alice Valentini, Tony Dejean, Camille Albouy, David Mouillot, Wilfried Thuiller, Jerome Murienne, Sebastien Brosse, Loic Pellissier
Summary: High-throughput DNA sequencing is increasingly important for monitoring and understanding biodiversity responses to environmental changes. Convolutional neural networks have been shown to process eDNA sequences quickly and accurately, outperforming traditional bioinformatic pipelines by 150 times in speed.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Opale Coutant, Celine Jezequel, Karel Mokany, Isabel Cantera, Raphael Covain, Alice Valentini, Tony Dejean, Sebastien Brosse, Jerome Murienne
Summary: Freshwater ecosystems are highly endangered, and understanding the impact of human activities on these ecosystems is crucial. This study used eDNA-based fish inventories and community-level modelling to identify the factors driving fish assembly and map spatial biodiversity. The results showed a mismatch between taxonomic and functional diversity, with environmental and anthropic factors playing a major role in functional assemblages. These findings have important implications for monitoring programs and the establishment of new survey sites to improve representativity of fish diversity.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Guohuan Su, Adam Mertel, Sebastien Brosse, Justin M. Calabrese
Summary: Predicting the invasiveness of non-native species and the vulnerability of communities to invasions is challenging. This study shows that the establishment of non-native freshwater fish species in the US depends on the functional characteristics of both non-native and resident species. The researchers used trait-based analysis to profile invasive species and quantify community invasibility, finding that species with higher fecundity, longer lifespan, and larger size tend to be more invasive. The study highlights how the functional traits of non-native species and the functional characteristics of the invaded community contribute to invasiveness and invasibility, aiding in better predictions of invasions.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Biology
Isabel Cantera, Celine Jezequel, Tony Dejean, Jerome Murienne, Regis Vigouroux, Alice Valentini, Sebastien Brosse
Summary: Understanding how anthropization impacts the assembly of species onto communities is crucial for understanding biodiversity changes and disturbances' effects on environmental and biotic processes. This study proposes a framework to measure the assembly processes underlying functional convergence/divergence patterns in fish communities. The study found that anthropogenic disturbances reduced functional divergence and strengthened environmental filtering and weaker competitor exclusion in both stream and river ecosystems.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Limnology
Sebastien Brosse, Antoine Baglan, Raphael Covain, Hadrien Lalague, Pierre-Yves Le Bail, Regis Vigouroux, Gregory Quartarollo
Summary: Investigations in French Guiana have uncovered the presence of 11 non-native fish species, with four established and one rapidly expanding its range. Five other species, although known from few specimens, belong to highly invasive species, making their presence an early warning for potential establishment and spread.
ANNALES DE LIMNOLOGIE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIMNOLOGY
(2021)
