Assessing the cumulative effects of nearshore habitat restoration actions for multiple populations of juvenile salmon in Whidbey Basin, Washington: foundation and approach for synt... by Kathryn L. Sobocinski, Michael LeMoine, Joshua W. Chamberlin, Letitia Conway-Cranos, Annelise Del Rio, Heida L. Diefenderfer, Heida L. Diefenderfer, Correigh M. Greene, Jason Hall, Gary E. Johnson, Ronald M. Thom, Elene Trujillo, Todd Zackey

“…Recent investments in restoration are creating rearing habitat and repairing lost ecosystem function. However, restoration efforts in this region have largely proceeded at the site scale, with less attention to big-picture thinking regarding how restoration will effectively recover degraded or lost habitats for target species. …”
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Variation of functional diversity structure measured as combined species dominance, functional diversity, and functional redundancy in two taxa of ectoparasitic arthropods at two s... by Boris R. Krasnov, Michal Stanko, Maxim V. Vinarski, Natalia P. Korallo-Vinarskaya, Irina S. Khokhlova

“…At both scales, the functional diversity structure of both flea and mite assemblages differed mainly between host species within a biome/habitat or geographic regions/locations, whereas differences in the DRQ composition between biomes/habitats or geographic regions/locations were only detected in a few host species. …”
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Dispersal of adult culex mosquitoes in an urban west nile virus hotspot: a mark-capture study incorporating stable isotope enrichment of natural larval habitats. by Gabriel L Hamer, Tavis K Anderson, Danielle J Donovan, Jeffrey D Brawn, Bethany L Krebs, Allison M Gardner, Marilyn O Ruiz, William M Brown, Uriel D Kitron, Christina M Newman, Tony L Goldberg, Edward D Walker

“…According to a logistic distribution function, 90% of the female Culex mosquitoes stayed within 3 km of their larval habitat, which corresponds with the distance-limited genetic variation of WNV observed in this study region. …”
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Integrating plot-based methods for monitoring biodiversity in island habitats under the scope of BIODIVERSA + project BioMonI: Tree monitoring in Terceira, Tenerife and Réunion Isl... by Paulo Borges, Leila Morgado, Rosalina Gabriel, Rui Elias, Mirana Gauche, Claudine Ah-Peng, Rüdiger Otto, Lea de Nascimento, Dominique Strasberg, Nathaly Guerrero-Ramírez, Holger Kreft, José María Fernández-Palacios

“…Such data underpin the detection of subtle shifts in community composition, functional diversity and species distributions, which are critical for assessing the effectiveness of conservation actions and predicting future ecological scenarios.In summary, plot-based data are indispensable for targeted and effective biodiversity monitoring on islands. …”
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Genetic Diversity of Canine Circovirus Detected in Wild Carnivores in Serbia by Damir Benković, Jakov Nišavić, Nenad Milić, Dejan Krnjaić, Isidora Prošić, Vladimir Gajdov, Nataša Stević, Ratko Sukara, Martina Balać, Andrea Radalj

“…This study examined the presence, genetic diversity, and evolutionary characteristics of CanineCV in red foxes (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>) and golden jackals (<i>Canis aureus</i>) from northwestern Serbia, a region marked by expanding mesopredator populations overlapping with human habitats. Out of 98 sampled animals, circoviral DNA was detected in 31.6%. …”
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More but Smaller: Marine Heatwaves Exacerbate Size Truncation in Overfished Fish Communities in the Skagerrak by Kjell Magnus Norderhaug, Portia Joy Nillos Kleiven, Thomas Wernberg, Ann‐Elin Synnes, Karen Filbee‐Dexter, Sigurd Espeland, Jonas Thormar, Kyrre Heldal Kartveit, Lene Christensen, Even Moland

“…This replacement represents a miniaturization of the three‐dimensional habitat and a change in habitat functions for many associated species. …”
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Does salivary microbiome reflect the functional activity profile of oral microbiota? by Elizaveta S. Klimenko, Ilya A. Igumnov, Daria P. Markova, Natalia L. Belkova, Larisa V. Suturina

“…Human oral cavity is a diverse habitat, consisting of many locations with its microbiotas. …”
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Effectiveness of canine‐assisted surveillance and human searches for early detection of invasive spotted lanternfly by Angela K. Fuller, Ben C. Augustine, Eric H. Clifton, Ann E. Hajek, Arden Blumenthal, Josh Beese, Aimee Hurt, Carrie J. Brown‐Lima

“…We surveyed transects in 20 vineyards and their adjacent wooded areas in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, USA, and used a multiscale occupancy model to estimate detection probability achieved by human observers and detection dogs as a function of SLF infestation level, weather, and habitat covariates. …”
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Evaluation of a coastal acoustic buoy for cetacean detections, bearing accuracy and exclusion zone monitoring by Kaitlin J. Palmer, Sam Tabbutt, Douglas Gillespie, Jesse Turner, Paul King, Dominic Tollit, Jessica Thompson, Jason Wood

“…The modelled results of the detection function error were then used to compare the effectiveness of a bearing‐based system to a single sensor that can only detect a signal but not ascertain directivity. …”
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A Comparative Crash-Test of Manual and Semi-Automated Methods for Detecting Complex Submarine Morphologies by Vasiliki Lioupa, Panagiotis Karsiotis, Riccardo Arosio, Thomas Hasiotis, Andrew J. Wheeler

“…A large number of (more than 7000) small but prominent reefs were detected, which made manual mapping extremely time-consuming. …”
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Effects of environmental heterogeneity on fish biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationships in the Yangtze River, China by Chang Xie, Jishun Ma, Hongwei Yao, Jun Wang, Qiong Zhou

“…Moreover, divergent patterns of BEF relationships and underlying mechanisms were detected across different zones. Specifically, productivity and decomposition increased with functional richness (FRic) in RefZ and RZ, respectively, suggesting a complementarity effect that appeared critical for maintaining high ecosystem functioning. …”
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Deep learning-based image classification of sea turtles using object detection and instance segmentation models. by Jong-Won Baek, Jung-Il Kim, Chang-Bae Kim

“…Model performance during and after finishing training was evaluated by loss functions and various indexes, respectively. Based on loss functions, YOLOv5-seg demonstrated a lower error rate in detecting rather than classifying sea turtles than the YOLOv5. …”
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A deep learning-based detection model and illumination-adaptive behavioral analysis for soldier crabs in the intertidal zone by Liangjun Li, Zhihao Ren, Cheng Tang, Shengning Lu, Yong Liang

“…The model achieves mAP scores of 95.4% and 93.2% under bright and dark conditions, respectively. Beyond detection performance, this study investigates sediment-specific behavioral rhythms and identifies light-dependent temporal patterns that may serve as early ecological indicators of habitat perturbation. …”
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Intraspecific Variations in Ecomorphological Functional Traits of Montane Stream-Dwelling Frogs Were Driven by Their Microhabitat Conditions by Xiwen Peng, Da Kang, Guangfeng Chen, Suwen Hu, Zijian Sun, Tian Zhao

“…Understanding how habitat conditions drive morphological adaptations in animals is critical in ecology, yet amphibian studies remain limited. …”
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Sensitivity of honeybee hygroreceptors to slow humidity changes and temporal humidity variation detected in high resolution by mobile measurements. by Harald Tichy, Wolfgang Kallina

“…The impulse frequency of each cell was plotted as a function of these two parameters and regression planes were fitted to the data points of single oscillation periods. …”
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Microbial diversity and functional potential of the Halobates melleus (Heteroptera: Gerridae) microbiome from the Red Sea coastline by Juan David Escobar-Prieto, Marc W. Van Goethem, Bob Vernooij, Chakkiath Paul Antony, Lanna Cheng, Himanshu Mishra, Ramona Marasco, Daniele Daffonchio

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Effects of Acute Salinity Stress on the Histological and Bacterial Community Structure and Function in Intestine of <i>Stichopus monotuberculatus</i> by Lianghua Huang, Hui Wang, Chuanyan Pan, Xueming Yang, Guoqing Deng, Yaowen Meng, Yongxiang Yu, Xiuli Chen, Shengping Zhong

“…Eight phyla of bacteria are detected in the intestine of <i>S. monotuberculatus</i>. …”
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Functional Trait Responses of <i>Brasenia schreberi</i> to Water and Soil Conditions Reveal Its Endangered Status by Jingyu Yao, Zhenya Liu, Junbao Yu, Yun Zhang, Rui Xu, Jiahua Li, Yang Xu, Mei Sun

“…[Methods] This study was conducted in the Tengchong Beihai Wetland, which has the largest natural habitat of <i>B. schreberi</i> in China. By measuring the key functional traits of <i>B. schreberi</i> and detecting the water and soil parameters at the collecting sites, the responses of these functional traits to the water and soil conditions have been investigated. …”
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Ecological correlates of taxonomic and functional beta diversity of wetland breeding birds in central part of Inner Mongolia wetlands by Ling-Ying Shuai, Yu-Xin Luo, Yue Luo, Jing-Wen Bai, Di Meng, Fu-Jia Sha, Ke Shi, Wan-Lan Ma, Fu-Shun Zhang

“…No significant association was found between the environmental variables and functional beta diversity. We also detected several lakes and species that contributed most to the overall beta diversity. …”
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Alterations to water quality and quantity elicit similar stream fish functional trait responses in three North American rivers by N.S. Santee, K.W. Conway, W.H. Nowlin, D. Smith, J.S. Perkin

“…Although the magnitudes and thresholds for change in strategist richness we identify here are specific to the rivers we studied, the emergent themes of consistency in responsiveness and directionality suggest (1) the strategists richness metric and (2) traits related to trophic ecology, life history, and habitat use might be useful indicators for detecting and measuring ecological change in other river systems.…”
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