31 May 2022

Dramatic impact of future climate change on the genetic diversity and distribution of ecologically relevant Western Mediterranean Carex (Cyperaceae)

"Vital new conservation data on two related plants - one common, one much less so - in one of earth’s biodiversity hotspot regions in the context of accelerating climate change."

Dezene Huber, Handling Editor

27 May 2022

Animal reactivity to camera traps and its effects on abundance estimate using distance sampling in the Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire

"Large scale assessment of abundance with consideration on biases."

Patrick Bergeron, Handling Editor

10 May 2022

Contrasting patterns from two invasion fronts suggest a niche shift of an invasive predator of native bees

"Verdasca and colleagues combine reciprocal distribution models with analyses of niche dynamics to assess areas are most sensitive to invasion while also evaluating for potential niche shifts between invasive and native ranges."

Joseph Gillespie, Handling Editor

5 April 2022

Vertical distribution of soil seed bank and the ecological importance of deeply buried seeds in alkaline grasslands

"The article analyzes the germinability of seeds found in deep soil layers providing important insights in the field of ecosystem restoration."

Giuseppe Fenu, Handling Editor

5 April 2022

Comparison of gut microbiome in the Chinese mud snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis) and the invasive golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata)

"I think this study is pretty unique in that it is looking at microbiomes of two organisms who seem to share a similar niche, but one of which is invasive. This is an interesting approach that may provide information on how well an invasive species can adapt to expand its population in a new geographical range."

Dezene Huber, Handling Editor

25 March 2022

Disturbance has lasting effects on functional traits and diversity of grassland plant communities

"The study shows that short-term disturbance fundamentally changes the functional character of early-successional grassland communities, even if they superficially appear recovered."

Rodolfo Jaffé, Handling Editor

22 March 2022

Bird protection treatments reduce bird-window collision risk at low-rise buildings within a Pacific coastal protected area

"Important re: bird conservation."

Dezene Huber, Handling Editor

28 February 2022

Extensive sheep grazing is associated with trends in steppe birds in Spain: recommendations for the Common Agricultural Policy

"The article shows that grazing by sheep may increase the population of shrub-steppe birds in Spain."

David Stern, Handling Editor

14 February 2022

The shadow model: how and why small choices in spatially explicit species distribution models affect predictions

"This article highlights the impacts of seemingly small model choices in developing Species Distribution Models, showing how they can lead to erroneous conclusions about changes in abundance or distribution and the precision of such estimates."

Matteo Zucchetta, Handling Editor

1 February 2022

Characterization of habitat requirements of European fishing spiders

"In this study, further information regarding the characterization of habitats of European spiders is provided."

Daniel Silva, Handling Editor