20 November 2025

The bee bread of honey bees is characterized by a core microbiota despite the application of miticide treatments and variation across space and time

"This study identifies a stable core microbiota in honey bee bread, essential for larval nutrition and colony health. It also shows that miticide use slightly reduces non-core microbial diversity, informing more sustainable hive management practices."

Sebastian Oberst, Handling Editor

19 November 2025

A Bayesian model for assessing organic matter supply in complex marine food webs using amino acid stable isotope analysis

"The study has substantial scientific value and is likely to engage a broad readership in the fields of marine ecology and biogeochemistry."

Mykola Karabiniuk, Handling Editor

27 October 2025

Accelerated straw decomposition and mitigated methane emissions via autumn puddling incorporation enhances soil health and yield stability in cold-region rice systems of China

"This article provides important insights on how the season of incorporating straw matters for accrual of benefits to soil health and crop productivity."

Tanvir Shahzad, Handling Editor

21 October 2025

Stream baseline conditions shape functional responses to wastewater: evidence from insect-dominated sites

"This study provides a new perspective on the use of functional ecological indicators, particularly in the context of wastewater management."

Dirk Steinke, Handling Editor

21 October 2025

Effectiveness of seed dispersal by foxes in areas with different human disturbances in southern Chile

"A good local example of the study of the phenomenon of dispersion"

Javier Manjarrez, Handling Editor

15 October 2025

Detection of terrestrial mammals using environmental DNA during heavy rainfall events and associated influencing factors

"eDNA is still a new technology, therefore testing ways to optimise the technique will help future studies. This paper provides clear methodology for testing the use of this technique to detect terrestrial animals, which can be used more broadly in other regions with heavy rainfall."

Laura Brannelly, Handling Editor

6 October 2025

Soil storage temperature and air-drying did not significantly change bacterial taxa in the short-term

"Powerful scholarly contribution about soil storage temperature and air-drying's influence on bacterial taxa specific to the short term."

Charles Okpala, Handling Editor

25 September 2025

Elevational surveys of Sulawesi herpetofauna 2: Mount Katopasa on the Eastern Peninsula of Sulawesi island, Indonesia

"This is a herpetological study on a little-explored Indonesian island, where 45 species of reptiles and amphibians are reported, of which eight appear to be new species."

Javier Manjarrez, Handling Editor

12 August 2025

Ecotoxicological effects of CuO and TiO₂ nanoparticles dietary exposure on the marine gastropod Littorina brevicula

"This study provides preliminary information on the effects of nanoparticles in marine ecosystems."

Sercan Yapıcı, Handling Editor

5 August 2025

Characteristics of soil microbial phospholipid fatty acids in artificial, black-soil mountain degraded, and natural grasslands in the source region of the Three Rivers

"The study contributes to both scientific understanding and practical restoration strategies."

Fernanda Michalski, Handling Editor