A global database to catalogue the impacts of agricultural management practices on terrestrial biodiversity by Jonathan Bonfanti, Joseph Langridge, Damien Beillouin

“…The dataset presented provides a resource to support decision-makers, farmers, and conservation ecologists alike for managing agricultural land for biodiversity.…”
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SpORtI: The species originality and rarity index combines phylogenetic and functional originality with rarity metrics to provide a new perspective on species rarity by Michael J. Cunningham-Minnick, Joan Milam, David I. King

“…Incomplete information on the life histories of many taxa obliges ecologists to rely on species-level classifications of specialization provided by expert opinion or in published site- or region-specific studies. …”
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If you build it, they will come: rapid colonization by dragonflies in a new effluent-dependent river reach by Michael T. Bogan, Drew Eppehimer, Hamdhani Hamdhani, Kelsey Hollien

“…Effluent-dependent urban streams will always be highly managed systems, but collaboration between ecologists and urban planners could help to maximize aquatic biodiversity while still achieving goals of public safety and urban development.…”
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Functional zeta diversity can better reveal fish metacommunity assembly process in a transitional floodplain by Bingguo Dai, Sibao Chen, Chao Wang, Zhongguan Jiang

“…Amidst diverse theories in explaining metacommunity assembly processes, ecologists are progressively delving into the interplay between ecological stochasticity and determinism in shaping species assemblages. …”
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Harmonic radar tracking of individual melon flies, Zeugodacus cucurbitae, in Hawaii: Determining movement parameters in cage and field settings. by Nicole D Miller, Theodore J Yoder, Nicholas C Manoukis, Lori A F N Carvalho, Matthew S Siderhurst

“…Tracking tagged flies offers an alternative method which has the potential to observe individual fly movements in the field, mirroring studies conducted by ecologists on larger animals. In this study, harmonic radar (HR) tags were fabricated using superelastic nitinol wire which is light (tags weighed less than 1 mg), flexible, and does not tangle. …”
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Scientists’ attitudes about citizen science at Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites by Alba L’Astorina, Cathlyn Davis, Alessandra Pugnetti, Alessandro Campanaro, Alessandro Oggioni, Caterina Bergami

“…A profound transformation, in recent decades, is promoting shifts in the ways ecological science is produced and shared; as such, ecologists are increasingly encouraged to engage in dialogues with multiple stakeholders and in transdisciplinary research. …”
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Aquatic species shows asymmetric distribution range shifts in native and non-native areas by Eudriano F. S. Costa, Eudriano F. S. Costa, João Encarnação, Maria Alexandra Teodósio, Pedro Morais, Pedro Morais

“…The range expansion in native areas is often equivalent to the ecological shifts induced by invasive species, so lessons learned by ecologists and managers in non-native areas will provide actionable insights to managers in native areas.…”
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Microbial Populations of Stony Meteorites: Substrate Controls on First Colonizers by Alastair W. Tait, Emma J. Gagen, Siobhan A. Wilson, Andrew G. Tomkins, Gordon Southam

“…Finding fresh, sterilized rocks provides ecologists with a clean slate to test ideas about first colonization and the evolution of soils de novo. …”
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Człowiek i przyroda w nauce chrześcijańskiego Wschodu by Janusz Aptacy

“…This is a subject that is being taken up more and more frequently by ecologists, by philosophers and theologians. Man is in relation to the universe above all because of their common beginning. …”
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Plant rarity in fire-prone dry sclerophyll communities by Meena S. Sritharan, Ben C. Scheele, Wade Blanchard, Claire N. Foster, Patricia A. Werner, David B. Lindenmayer

“…Abstract Understanding the responses of rare species to altered fire disturbance regimes is an ongoing challenge for ecologists. We asked: are there associations between fire regimes and plant rarity across different vegetation communities? …”
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Fire Cycles and the Spatial Pattern of the Scrub–Sedgeland Mosaic at Blakes Opening in Western Tasmania, Australia by David M. J. S. Bowman, Stefania Ondei, Scott C. Nichols, Scott M. Foyster, Lynda D. Prior

“…The cause of large areas of treeless Sedgeland and Scrub communities in western Tasmania, one of the wettest regions of Australia, has long puzzled ecologists, given the climatic suitability for temperate <i>Eucalyptus</i> and rainforests. …”
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Say where you sample: Increasing site selection transparency in urban ecology by Karen Dyson, Emad Dawwas, Renata Poulton Kamakura, Marina Alberti, Tracy L. Fuentes

“…Low transparency in reporting the where methodology limits urban ecologists' ability to assess the internal and external validity of studies' findings and to replicate published studies; it also limits the generalizability of existing studies. …”
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Invasive success of star weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) through alteration in structural and functional peculiarities by Ummar Iqbal, Zartasha Usman, Akkasha Azam, Hina Abbas, Ansar Mehmood, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad

“…Notably, these findings hold practical significance for agronomists and ecologists, offering valuable insights for the future management of Parthenium weed in novel environments and contributing to the stability of ecosystems.…”
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Coral Reef Monitoring by Scuba Divers Using Underwater Photogrammetry and Geodetic Surveying by Erica Nocerino, Fabio Menna, Armin Gruen, Matthias Troyer, Alessandro Capra, Cristina Castagnetti, Paolo Rossi, Andrew J. Brooks, Russell J. Schmitt, Sally J. Holbrook

“…Underwater photogrammetry is increasingly being used by marine ecologists because of its ability to produce accurate, spatially detailed, non-destructive measurements of benthic communities, coupled with affordability and ease of use. …”
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MoonShine: A software‐hardware system for simulating moonlight ground illuminance and re‐creating artificial moonlight cycles in a laboratory environment by Lok Poon, Ian T. Jenks, W. G. R. Crampton

“…Furthermore, the moonlight illuminance predicted by MoonShineR is useful for field ecologists who require moonlight as a quantitative model predictor. …”
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Harmful effects of the microplastic pollution on animal health: a literature review by Natalia Zolotova, Anna Kosyreva, Dzhuliia Dzhalilova, Nikolai Fokichev, Olga Makarova

“…The article would be of interest to ecologists, experimental biologists, environmental physicians, and all those concerned with anthropogenic environmental changes. …”
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Xicotli Data: a project to retrieve plant-bee interactions from citizen science by Juan Barrios, Brenda Bedolla-García, Paola González-Vanegas, Andrés Lira-Noriega, Juan López-Enriquez, Jorge Mérida-Rivas, Daniel Madrigal-González, Pilar Rodríguez, Matthias Rös, Remy Vandame, Raúl Sierra-Alcocer, Carlos Cultid-Medina

“…The team comprised eco-informaticians, ecologists and taxonomists of both native bees and flora. …”
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Causes and consequences of demography in continent-scale, full-annual-cycle population dynamics under global change by Qing Zhao, James H. Devries, Robert G. Clark, Mitch D. Weegman

“…Population ecologists have long been challenged to understand the spatiotemporal variation in the causes and consequences of demography, which is particularly important for migratory species that experience vastly different environmental conditions throughout the annual cycle. …”
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Snow Metrics as Proxy to Assess Sarcoptic Mange in Wild Boar: Preliminary Results in Aosta Valley (Italy) by Annalisa Viani, Tommaso Orusa, Enrico Borgogno-Mondino, Riccardo Orusa

“…Even if there are only empirical evidence and the mechanism remain unknown remote sensing analysis considering snow metrics were performed to provide to veterinarians, foresters, biologists, and ecologists new tools to better understand wield board dynamics and join to ordinary tool an instrument to enhance management and planning strategies. …”
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A user‐friendly guide to using distance measures to compare time series in ecology by Shawn Dove, Monika Böhm, Robin Freeman, Sean Jellesmark, David J. Murrell

“…A plethora of distance measures have been described, predominantly in the computer and information sciences, but many have not been introduced to ecologists. Furthermore, little is known about how to select appropriate distance measures for time‐series‐related tasks. …”
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