An overview of the distribution and ecology of the alien cyanobacteria species Raphidiopsis raciborskii, Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides and Chrysosporum bergii in Europe by Šuikaitė Izabelė, Vansevičiūtė Gelminė, Koreivienė Judita

“…Alien species cause a decline in biodiversity by displacing native species, lead to extinctions, affect food webs, and produce cyanotoxins which potentially impact the environment and human health. …”
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Antarctic nematodes survival in Martian and Lunar regolith simulants under terrestrial conditions by CESAR R.L. AMARAL, FÁBIO L.V. BONES, ANTONIO CARLOS DE FREITAS, RODRIGO GOLDENBERG-BARBOSA, MAITHÊ G.P. MAGALHÃES, LUCAS M. MOREIRA, DAFNE ANJOS, ANNA DONATO, ANTONIO AMORIM, PAULO E.A.S. CÂMARA

“…Considering their crucial role in soil food webs, and their relation with nutrient cycling and carbon dioxide emissions, the observed capacity of nematodes to thrive in Martian and Lunar regoliths positions them as potential candidates to sustain human habitats, helping on the development of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) systems, and forming the basis for a biological life-support system to facilitate human survival in extraterrestrial environments.…”
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Amino acid stable carbon isotopes in nail keratin illuminate breastfeeding and weaning practices of mother – infant dyads by Hana Salahuddin, Andrea L. Waters-Rist, Fred J. Longstaffe

“…Abstract Compound-specific stable carbon isotope analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AA) is widely used in ecological studies to analyze food-webs and is gaining use in archaeology for investigating past diets. …”
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Proliferative and viability effects of two cyanophages on freshwater bloom-forming species Microcystis aeruginosa and Raphidiopsis raciborskii vary between strains by Nada Tokodi, Antonia Łobodzińska, Barbara Klimczak, Adam Antosiak, Sara Młynarska, Sigitas Šulčius, Sarit Avrani, Takashi Yoshida, Dariusz Dziga

“…Abstract Viruses that infect cyanobacteria are an integral part of aquatic food webs, influencing nutrient cycling and ecosystem health. …”
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Competition between a nonallelopathic phytoplankton and an allelopathic phytoplankton species under predation by Jean-Jacques Kengwoung-Keumo

“…This work advances knowledge in an area of research becoming ever more important, which is understanding the functioning of allelopathy in food webs.…”
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Thailand's animals in peril: a systematic review of microplastic contamination and its ecological consequences by Weerachon Sawangproh, Paiphan Paejaroen

“…The ingestion of MPs poses direct physical threats to wildlife and serves as a vector for harmful chemicals, raising concerns about bioaccumulation and biomagnification within food webs, ultimately impacting human health through seafood consumption. …”
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Defensive responses of most antioxidant genes in the freshwater dinoflagellate Palatinus apiculatus to cadmium stress and their implications by Quynh Thi Nhu Bui, Taehee Kim, Han-Sol Kim, Jang-Seu Ki

“…Photosynthetic dinoflagellates are one of the major microalgal taxa, playing essential roles in biogeochemical cycles and food webs in aquatic environments. Some freshwater dinoflagellates are known to be sensitive to environmental conditions, like water quality and contaminants; however, their molecular toxicological responses are insufficiently discovered. …”
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Cardiotoxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics and associated mechanism of myocardial cell injury in mice by Ziyi Xiong, Qiling Kong, Juan Hua, Qi Chen, Dandan Wang

“…They can be accumulated through the food webs and enter the human body through dietary intake, posing health risks. …”
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Soil Restoration Practices on Priming Effect Intensity and Carbon Fluxes by Abdourhimou Amadou Issoufou, Bachirou Hamadou Younoussa, Idrissa Soumana, Ali Mahamane

“…The decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM) is one of the most important processes influencing the global carbon (C) cycle, the physicochemical characteristics of soils, and the mineralization of nutrients for plant growth and soil food webs. Yet, priming effects are considered to be large enough to influence ecosystem carbon fluxes. …”
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Reconstruction of Araucaria araucana cone production reveals warming intensifies regionally synchronized masting by Andrew Hacket‐Pain, Fidel A. Roig, Davide Ascoli, Carlos LeQuesne, Martin Hadad

“…Masting is a key driver of plant regeneration dynamics and has cascading effects on food webs and carbon and nutrient fluxes through ecosystems. …”
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Modelling the alpha and beta diversity of copepods across tropical and subtropical Atlantic ecoregions by Lorena Martínez-Leiva, José M. Landeira, Maria Luz Fernández de Puelles, Santiago Hernández-León, Víctor M. Tuset, Effrosyni Fatira

“…Abstract Copepods, the most abundant individuals of the mesozooplankton, play a pivotal role in marine food webs and carbon cycling. However, few studies have focused on their diversity and the environmental factors influencing it. …”
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Daedalus Mega-ichnosites: The Armorican Quartzite Bridge between Villuercas-Ibores-Jara and Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geoparks by Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Andrea Baucon, Ivan Cortijo, Soren Jensen, Jose Maria Barrera, Javier Lopez Caballero

“…However, the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) was responsible for the complexification of food webs, increasing depth and diversity of substrate ecospace utilization and increasing benthic competition for resources near the water-substrate interface. …”
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Investigating the research landscape of chlorinated paraffins over the past ten decades by Chinemerem Ruth Ohoro, Chijioke Olisah, Victor Wepener

“…Therefore, future research should prioritize studying LCCP bioaccumulation and toxicity in diverse food webs, focusing on aquatic species vulnerable to CPs and effective toxicological models. …”
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Fungal planktonic community related to salinity and temperature in an oligotrophic sea by Ashwag A. Asseri, Alexandra Coello-Camba, Susana Agustí

“…Marine fungi play a crucial role in carbon cycling and food webs by acting as saprophytes or parasites and shaping host communities. …”
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Environmental DNA metabarcoding shows potential for monitoring meiofauna and marine nematodes diversity in mangrove ecosystems in China by Mingcheng Hu, Yuqing Guo, Fenfen Ji, Yijia Shih, Kai Liu, Xiangxiang Yi, Yuanxin Fan

“…Meiofauna are key components in the food webs and nutrient cycles of mangrove ecosystems. …”
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Exposure pathways (diet, dissolved or particulate substrate) of rare earth elements to aquatic organisms by Ashlyn Kernaghan, Duc Huy Dang

“…Nevertheless, our results confirming preferential uptake pathways of the six organisms can help select appropriate species in future studies to monitor REE exposure from vaious fractions: dissolved, particulate forms or in the food webs (i.e., diet).…”
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Gyrfalcon Prey Abundance and Their Habitat Associations in a Changing Arctic by Michaela Gustafson, Jennifer D. McCabe, Brian W. Rolek, Travis L. Booms, Michael T. Henderson, Leah Dunn, David L. Anderson, Jennyffer Cruz

“…These herbivore species, Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), Rock Ptarmigan (L. muta), and Arctic ground squirrels (Urocitellus parryii), are fundamental to tundra food webs, and primary prey for Arctic raptors including Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus). …”
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Metatranscriptomes-based sequence similarity networks uncover genetic signatures within parasitic freshwater microbial eukaryotes by Arthur Monjot, Jérémy Rousseau, Lucie Bittner, Cécile Lepère

“…Abstract Background Microbial eukaryotes play a crucial role in biochemical cycles and aquatic trophic food webs. Their taxonomic and functional diversity are increasingly well described due to recent advances in sequencing technologies. …”
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Application of artificial neural networks for predictive model of municipal solid waste collection in tourist cities by T. Kridakorn Na Ayutthaya, N. Jakrawatana, D. Rinchumphu, V. Owatsakul

“…The advancement has been predominantly influenced by the detection of microplastics, which have the ability to permeate food webs via both direct and indirect pathways. Microplastic pollution poses a substantial health risk to organisms at all levels of the food chain, including humans, who are top consumers. …”
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Microplastic contamination in the gut and gills of commercial marine fish by . Nurhasanah, . Hasrianti, L. Hakim, E. Riani, M.Y. Iswari, M.R. Cordova

“…The advancement has been predominantly influenced by the detection of microplastics, which have the ability to permeate food webs via both direct and indirect pathways. Microplastic pollution poses a substantial health risk to organisms at all levels of the food chain, including humans, who are top consumers. …”
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