UAV data and deep learning: efficient tools to map ant mounds and their ecological impact by Jérémy Monsimet, Sofie Sjögersten, Nathan J. Sanders, Micael Jonsson, Johan Olofsson, Matthias Siewert

“…We were able to detect ant mounds in all imagery using manual detection and deep learning. …”
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Microbial community structure and diversity of endophytic and rhizosphere of Cypripedium species in Changbai Mountains by Yuze Shan, Xi Lu, Shizhuo Wang, Hao Cong, Qi Wang, Jiahui Yu, Yiting Xiao, Nan Jiang, Lifei Chen, Yunwei Zhou

“…Understanding the structural characteristics of the endophytic fungal community of Cypripedium under the environment of Changbai Mountain provides a direction for further conservation of Cypripedium in Changbai Mountain, and exploring the functions of different types of fungi during the growth process of Cypripedium provides a theoretical basis for the subsequent exploration of the species of Cypripedium endophytes in different habitats as well as the effects on the root and soil endophytes of Cypripedium plants.…”
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Open real-time, non-invasive fish detection and size estimation utilizing binocular camera system in a Portuguese river affected by hydropeaking by Jürgen Soom, Isabel Boavida, Renan Leite, Maria João Costa, Gert Toming, Mairo Leier, Jeffrey A. Tuhtan

“…Nonetheless, employing an automated camera system for underwater monitoring requires that the algorithms function under highly variable environmental conditions, which affect the ability to detect and assess fish size. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Relationships Between Roe and Red Deer in an Alpine Area by Valerio Donini, Luca Pedrotti, Francesco Ferretti, Elisa Iacona, Lucrezia Lorenzetti, Francesca Cozzi, Luca Corlatti

“…Spatial interactions were assessed by fitting a single‐season, single‐species occupancy model to calculate the probability of roe deer detection and occupancy as a function of relative red deer abundance and site‐specific environmental covariates. …”
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The use of selected biomarkers, fatty acid and histopathology features to detect the possible toxic effects of the penconazole-containing fungicide Topas on marine clam siphons (Ru... by Boutheina Ben Abdallah, Safa Bejaoui, Wafa Trabelsi, Dalya Belhassen, Zeineb Khila, Samir Boubaker, Chayma Ben Fayala, Nejla Soudani

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Using spatial statistics and point‐pattern simulations to assess the spatial dependency between greater sage‐grouse and anthropogenic features by Jeffrey K. Gillan, Eva K. Strand, Jason W. Karl, Kerry P. Reese, Tamara Laninga

“…Our objective was to use a spatial‐statistical approach to assess the effect of roads, power transmission lines, and rural buildings on sage‐grouse habitat use. We used the pair correlation function (PCF) spatial statistic to compare sage‐grouse radiotelemetry locations in west‐central Idaho, USA, to the locations of anthropogenic features to determine whether sage‐grouse avoided these features, thus reducing available habitat. …”
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Using phenotyping to visualize and identify selfish bacteria: a methods guide by G. Reintjes, G. Giljan, B. M. Fuchs, C. Arnosti, R. Amann

“…By identifying and studying selfish bacteria, we can gain detailed insights into how microbial communities function, how carbon flows through ecosystems, and how these processes impact global biogeochemical cycles.…”
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Growth of Brasenia schreberi requries good water quality and appropriate sediment nitrogen content by Tingfeng Wang, Tingfeng Wang, Hangmei Yang, Hangmei Yang, Hongyi Chen, Hongyi Chen, Wei Zhang, Zhenya Liu, Zhenya Liu, Qifan Li, Mei Sun, Mei Sun

“…Understanding the responses of the functional characteristics of B. schreberi to water and sediment conditions is the key to its scientific conservation and management.Objectives and methodsThis study selected Beihai Wetland in Tengchong, China, which boasts the largest natural habitat of B. schreberi, as the research site. …”
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Relationship Between Genetic and Phenotypic Variations in Natural Populations of Perennial and Biennial Sagebrush by Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Lisa Großmann, Veit Herklotz, Dörte Harpke, Oyuntsetseg Batlai, Karsten Wesche, Christiane M. Ritz

“…Mongolian steppes represent stressful and water‐limited habitats, demanding phenotypic modifications in the short term and/or genetic adaptation in the long term. …”
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Human disturbance influences occupancy of red deer in Mongolia by Rhiannon R. Henderson, Brittany A. Mosher, Rebecca Watters, Tumursukh Jal, James D. Murdoch

“…Detection probability was modeled as a function of habitat, showing high foliage areas had a negative effect on detection. …”
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Testing infrared camera surveys and distance analyses to estimate feral horse abundance in a known population by Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Paul F. Doherty Jr., Jacob S. Hourt, John P. Romero

“…After truncation of our data, the most supported detection function was a uniform function with a detection probability equal to 1.0 out to 255 m. …”
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Filling knowledge gaps: A methodological approach for the rapid investigation of species with restricted populations by André Cesar Furlaneto Sampaio, Pablo Melo Hoffmann, Elivelton Marcos Gurski, Ollyver Rech Bizarro, Santiago José Elías Velazco, Marcos Bergmann Carlucci, Marília Borgo, Mayara Monteiro Ferreira, Alessandro Camargo Angelo, Christopher Thomas Blum

“…NDVI successfully detected habitat changes over time, revealing an 86.7% reduction in the focal habitat patch from 2013 to 2021, underscoring the species’ critical threat due to habitat degradation. …”
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Traveling waves in a free boundary problem for the spread of ecosystem engineers by Maryam Basiri, Frithjof Lutscher, Abbas Moameni

“…Our model consisted of suitable and unsuitable habitat, each a semi-infinite interval, separated by a moving interface. …”
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Reef fish movement and community assemblages associated with a newly deployed artificial reef by Jade M. Carver, Brett J. Falterman, Stephen R. Midway, Christian Walker, Creed C. Branham, Michael A. Dance

“…Abstract Artificial reefs provide critical habitat for fish in areas lacking benthic structure, yet our understanding of how artificial reefs function and develop is limited. …”
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The role of the matrix-edge dynamics of amphibian conservation in tropical montane fragmented landscapes by Georgina Santos-Barrera, Nicolás Urbina-Cardona

“…Edge effects play a key role in forest dynamics in which the context of the anthropogenic matrix has a great influence on fragment connectivity and function. The study of the interaction between edge and matrix effects in nature is essential to understand and promote the colonization of some functional groups in managed ecosystems. …”
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Persistence of an Endangered Amphibian in a Fully Anthropogenic Forested Pondscape by Tibor Hartel, Cristian Valeriu Maloș, Eliana Sevianu, Ionuț Pascu

“…ABSTRACT Anthropogenic habitats can play a pivotal role in species persistence within human‐modified landscapes. …”
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From darkness to twilight: Morphological divergence between cave and surface‐subterranean ecotone Niphargus species by Anna Biró, Gergely Balázs, Žiga Fišer, Cene Fišer, Gergely Horváth, Gábor Herczeg

“…We conclude that the detected differences between the cave and the ecotone species indicate divergent evolution, where similarities among the different species within habitat type indicate convergent evolution. …”
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Identification of Keystone Plant Species for Avian Foraging and Nesting in Beijing’s Forest Ecosystems: Implications for Urban Forest Bird Conservation by Lele Lin, Yongjian Zhao, Chao Yuan, Yushu Zhang, Siyu Qiu, Jixin Cao

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A novel approach to field data augmentation with remote sensing and machine learning in rangelands by Hailey E. Schmidt, Javier Osorio Leyton, Efrain Noa Yarasca, Sorin C. Popescu, Justinn J. Jones, Justin P. Wied, Xinyuan Wu

“…However, these ecosystems are increasingly threatened by woody plant encroachment (WPE), which impacts forage availability, habitat quality, and other ecosystem functions. Despite advances in remote sensing and machine learning (ML) for monitoring and managing WPE, a significant gap persists in providing effective, scalable, and high-quality training data to support early detection efforts. …”
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Faunistic analysis of insects of Deva Vatala National Park and agroecosystem of Gujrat Pakistan by Muhammad Umar, Mubashar Hussain

“…But we observed the pattern of the greater abundance of insect orders in DVNP. Both types of habitat can have important consequences on insect fauna having great importance in the ecosystem services and functions. …”
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