Harnessing the Power of Metabarcoding in the Ecological Interpretation of Plant-Pollinator DNA Data: Strategies and Consequences of Filtering Approaches by Nicola Tommasi, Andrea Ferrari, Massimo Labra, Andrea Galimberti, Paolo Biella

“…Overall, unfiltering might compromise reliable ecological interpretations, unless a study targets rare species. We discuss the suitability of each filtering type, plead for justifying filtering strategies on biological or methodological bases and for developing shared approaches to make future studies more comparable.…”
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Diversity of Trichoderma species associated with soil in the Zoige alpine wetland of Southwest China by Gui-Ting Tang, Ying Li, You Zhou, Yu-Hang Zhu, Xiao-Juan Zheng, Xiao-Li Chang, Shi-Rong Zhang, Guo-Shu Gong

“…Among them, T. harzianum was the dominant species isolated from five soil layers and four soil types, and had the highest isolation frequency (23%) in this zone, while T. polysporum and T. pyramidale were rare species, with isolation frequencies of less than 1%. …”
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Comparative mitogenomic analysis reveals sexual dimorphism in a rare Montane lacewing (Insecta: Neuroptera: Ithonidae). by Yuyu Wang, Xingyue Liu, Shaun L Winterton, Yan Yan, Wencheng Chang, Ding Yang

“…This comparative mitogenomic analysis sheds new light on the identification of rare species with sexual dimorphism and the biology of Neuroptera.…”
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Little bits of dragonfly history repeating exemplified by a new Pennsylvanian family by Nan Yang, Dong Ren, Olivier Béthoux

“…As for butter knife shape, previously documented in the extinct Archizygoptera and among damselflies, we report a new, 315 Ma occurrence with the rare species Haidilaozhen cuiae gen. et sp. nov. (family Haidilaozhenidae fam. nov.), from the Xiaheyan locality (China). …”
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State of the Marine Ecosystem Near the Mouth of the Agoy River (Black Sea) by Zh. P. Selifonova, V. K. Chasovnikov, E. Z. Samyshev, P. R. Makarevich

“…An increase in the density of Lucinella divaricate, a rare species in the late 1990s, was noted. In the runoff zone, there was observed the appearance of cyanobacteria and the suppression of zoobenthos, expressed through the replacement of mollusc biocenoses by the biocenosis of the polychaete, Capitella capitate, with a biomass two orders of magnitude lower than the average for the area. …”
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Plantation clear‐fell patches benefit heathland arthropods by Scott M. Pedley, Paul Wolstenholme, Paul M. Dolman

“…In the early growth stages (1–7 years) before canopy closure, arthropod assemblages contained many individuals and species associated with dry‐open habitats, greater numbers of rare species than closed canopy plantation and had similar composition (non‐metric multidimensional scaling) to heathland samples. …”
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Biobanking efforts and new advances in male fertility preservation for rare and endangered species by Pierre Comizzoli

“…Specifically, the systematic collection and preservation of semen from rare species has been developed significantly in recent decades with some biobanks now being actively used for endangered species management and propagation (including the introduction of species such as the black-footed ferret and the giant panda). …”
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Comparison of Culturing and Metabarcoding Methods to Describe the Fungal Endophytic Assemblage of <i>Brachypodium rupestre</i> Growing in a Range of Anthropized Disturbance Regimes by María Durán, Leticia San Emeterio, Rosa Maria Canals

“…A, Helotiales A, Agaricales A, <i>Mycena</i> sp. and Mollisiaceae C), revealing a small group of abundant endophytes and a large group of rare species. Although both methods detected the same trends in richness and fungal diversity among the tissues (root > rhizome > shoot) and grasslands (low-diversity > high-diversity grasslands), the metabarcoding tool identified 5.8 times more taxa than the traditional culturing method (15 taxa) but, surprisingly, failed to sequence the most isolated endophyte on plates, <i>Omnidemptus graminis</i>. …”
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Intact landscape promotes gene flow and low genetic structuring in the threatened Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake by Nathan Kudla, Eric M. McCluskey, Vijay Lulla, Ralph Grundel, Jennifer A. Moore

“…The specific role environmental context plays in genetic structuring is important to conservation practitioners working with rare species across areas with varying degrees of fragmentation. …”
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Biodiversity of Entomopathogenic Fungi in the Soils of South China by Xiaoyan Niu, Weiwen Xie, Jing Zhang, Qiongbo Hu

“…The data also indicated that Guangxi Province has the best EFs diversity with the Shannon&#8722;Wiener index (SWI) of 2.29, the soils covered with grass had the best EFs diversity with the 2.14 SWI, while the orchard and fallow land had the lowest SWI of 1.52, which suggested that the diversity of plants and insects on ground, as well as the massive application of broad-spectrum fungicides, affect the EFs diversity in the soil. Finally, the rare species, <i>Nectria mauritiicola</i> and <i>Scopulariopsis brumptii</i> were first reported about their entomopathogenic activities against <i>Bemisia tabaci</i>. …”
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VALUABLE BOTANICAL OBJECTS OF THE KURGALSKY NATURE RESERVE. 2. FORESTS, MIRES AND GRASSLANDS by Elena Glazkova, Nadezhda Liksakova, Dmitry Himelbrant, Anna Doronina, Irina Stepanchikova, Elmira Ginzburg, Aleksey Potemkin

“…The biotopes were characterized on the basis of occurrence of rare plant communities, rare species of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens, biologically valuable forests, including species and habitat types of European importance. …”
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Can spatial distribution of ungulates be predicted by modeling camera trap data related to landscape indices? A case study in a fragmented mediterranean landscape by Antonio Belda, Sandra Oltra-Crespo, Pau Miró-Martínez, Benito Zaragozí

“…Camera trap applications range from studying wildlife habits to detecting rare species, which are difficult to capture by more traditional techniques. …”
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Movements and survival of juvenile reddish egrets Egretta rufescens on the Gulf of Mexico coast by B Geary, MC Green, BM Ballard

“…Due to a combination of infrequent long-distance migration, specialized behaviors, and apparent limited gene flow, habitat maintenance should be of primary importance for management of this rare species. This is among the first published studies of heron movement ecology using telemetry, and should be followed by further tracking with developing technologies to characterize high-resolution movements and habitat associations.…”
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The Study of Flora, Biological Form and Corollary of Plant Elements of Mirabad Protected Area by Faroogh Soleymani, Jalil Khara

“…Also, there are 14 rare species and 167 medicinal species. <br />…”
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A double-blind comparison of morphological and collagen fingerprinting (ZooMS) methods of skeletal identifications from Paleolithic contexts by Eugène Morin, Ellie-May Oldfield, Mile Baković, Jean-Guillaume Bordes, Jean-Christophe Castel, Isabelle Crevecoeur, Hélène Rougier, Gilliane Monnier, Gilbert Tostevin, Michael Buckley

“…Using a double-blind experimental design, we show that the two methods give taxonomic profiles that are statistically indistinguishable at all three sites. However, rare species and parts difficult to identify such as ribs seem more frequently associated with errors of identification. …”
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Genetics and conservation of rare and endemic plants: the case of "Genista sanabrensis" (Fabaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula by Eduardo Cires, Mauro Sanna, Víctor M. Vázquez, José Antonio Fernández Prieto

“…&amp; Casaseca (Fabaceae) is an endemic and rare species of the Northwestern Iberian Peninsula. Despite its limited distribution, the species is locally abundant and therefore not categorized by the IUCN criteria as threatened at the national level. …”
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COENOTIC DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGICAL PREFERENCES OF SPHAGNA IN NOTHERN TAIGA, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (PINEZHSKY STRICT NATURE RESERVE, ARKHANGELSK REGION) by Sergei Popov, Vladimir Fedosov

“…Species that occur sporadically have average phytocenotic indices and are less eurytropic. Rare species are stenotopic with low values of phytocoenotic signifi cance. …”
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Prediction of current species distribution of Cheilosia proxima group (Diptera: Syrphidae) on the Balkan peninsula by Milić Dubravka M., Radenković Snežana R., Stepanov Jelena N., Miličić Marija S., Vujić Ante A.

“…Information obtained in this paper can help in future monitoring of species, as well as for the conservation measures, especially for endemics and rare species. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 173002 i br. 43002]…”
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Hematological and serum biochemical values of white ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) by Worapol Aengwanich, Alongkoad Tanomtong

“…This is the first report to demonstrate hematological and serum biochemical values of white ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) in Thailand, which are rare species in tropical countries. The study was carried out in ten healthy white ibises (male, n=5; female, n=5), at the age of 4 years from Khow Khoew Open Zoo, Chon Buri province, Thailand. …”
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Bee assemblage in habitats associated with Brassica napus L. by Rosana Halinski, Andressa Linhares Dorneles, Betina Blochtein

“…The majority of the rare species recorded exhibits subsocial or solitary behaviour and inhabit open places. …”
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