"I'm going to stay young":  Belief in anti-aging efficacy of menopausal hormone therapy drives prolonged use despite medical risks. by Mary M Hunter, Alison J Huang, Margaret I Wallhagen

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Population Demographic History of a Rare and Endangered Tree <i>Magnolia sprengeri</i> Pamp. in East Asia Revealed by Molecular Data and Ecological Niche Analysis by Tong Zhou, Xiao-Juan Huang, Shou-Zhou Zhang, Yuan Wang, Ying-Juan Wang, Wen-Zhe Liu, Ya-Ling Wang, Jia-Bin Zou, Zhong-Hu Li

“…In addition, we sequenced three maternally inherited chloroplast DNA fragments (<i>matK</i>, <i>trnH-psbA</i>, and <i>rbcL</i>) for all the natural populations which covered the whole geographic distributions of <i>M. sprengeri</i>. …”
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Molecular characterization of free tropospheric aerosol collected at the Pico Mountain Observatory: a case study with a long-range transported biomass burning plume by K. Dzepina, C. Mazzoleni, P. Fialho, S. China, B. Zhang, R. C. Owen, D. Helmig, J. Hueber, S. Kumar, J. A. Perlinger, L. J. Kramer, M. P. Dziobak, M. T. Ampadu, S. Olsen, D. J. Wuebbles, L. R. Mazzoleni

“…Free tropospheric aerosol was sampled at the Pico Mountain Observatory located at 2225 m above mean sea level on Pico Island of the Azores archipelago in the North Atlantic. …”
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Ground effects and hydrological changes in the Southern Apennines (Italy) in response to the 23 July 1930 earthquake (<i>M_S</i>=6.7) by G. Tranfaglia, S. Porfido, R. Pece, E. Esposito

“…The 23 July 1930 earthquake (<i>M_S</i>=6.7) in the Southern Apennines (Italy) was a catastrophic event that produced many effects such as surface faulting, fractures, landslides, settlements, hydrological changes, variations in chemical/physical activity related to the volcanic and/or thermal zones and also acoustic and optical phenomena. …”
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The seismogenic fault system of the 2017 <i>M</i>_w 7.3 Iran–Iraq earthquake: constraints from surface and subsurface data, cross-section balancing, and restoration by S. Tavani, M. Parente, F. Puzone, A. Corradetti, G. Gharabeigli, M. Valinejad, D. Morsalnejad, S. Mazzoli

“…Size and geometry of the Mountain Front Fault are consistent with a down-dip rupture width of 30 km, which is required for an <i>M</i>_w 7.3 earthquake.…”
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<i>Marsupella lusitanica</i> (Gymnomitriaceae, Marchantiophyta), a New Species of Sect. <i>Ustulatae</i> from Mountain Ranges of Portugal by Ronald D. Porley, David Bell, Jan Kučera

“…A new species of <i>Marsupella</i> sect. <i>Ustulatae</i> Müll. …”
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Impacts of Flood Disturbance on the Dynamics of Basin-Scale Swimming Fish Migration in Mountainous Streams by Morihiro Harada, Shigeya Nagayama

“…By combining multiple environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys and hydrological modeling, the spatiotemporal distribution of <i>P. altivelis</i> throughout a mountainous river basin was captured and analyzed. …”
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Is the species Moniezia trigonophora (Cestoda, Anoplocephalidae) a parasite of Rupicapra rupicapra (Bovidae) in the Czech Republic? by František Tenora, Jiří Lamka, Vladimír Bádr

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Phenological Changes of Woody Plants in the Southern and Northern Regions of Nanling Mountains and Their Relationship with Climatic Factors by Guangxu Liu, Aicun Xiang, Zhiwei Wan, Haihui Lv, Haolong Liu, Zhen Hu, Lili Chen

“…In addressing the challenges posed by the implications of climate change, understanding the phenological variations of woody plants has become a pivotal research topic. This research centers on the phenological shifts of woody plants and their connections with climatic factors in the southern and northern regions of the Nanling Mountains, which serve as the boundary between the north subtropical climate zone and the south subtropical climate zone in South China. …”
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Distribution, Dominance Structure, Species Richness, and Diversity of Bats in Disturbed and Undisturbed Temperate Mountain Forests by Krzysztof Piksa, Tomasz Brzuskowski, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica

“…We mist netted bats on 73 sites, between 931 and 1453 m elevation, in the forests of the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland. During 2016–2020, 745 bats, representing 15 species, were caught. …”
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Relationships within <i>Mcneillia</i> Indicate a Complex Evolutionary History and Reveal a New Species of <i>Minuartiella</i> (Caryophyllaceae, Alsinoideae) by Daniele De Luca, Emanuele Del Guacchio, Fabio Conti, Duilio Iamonico, Paolo Caputo

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To the ravines! Encountering, exploring, and expanding Toronto’s mountain bike trails during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic by Matthew Tiessen

“… This paper is about how Toronto’s urban mountain bike trails offered an escape from the reductive worldview I’m calling the “Covid Cosmology”. …”
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Tick Activity, Host Range, and Tick-Borne Pathogen Prevalence in Mountain Habitats of the Western Carpathians, Poland by Zbigniew Zając, Joanna Kulisz, Aneta Woźniak, Katarzyna Bartosik, Angélique Foucault-Simonin, Sara Moutailler, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

“…In mountainous regions, diverse ecosystems provide a habitat for numerous species of organisms. …”
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Two New Species, <i>Mallomonas baicalensis</i> sp. nov. and <i>M. grachevii</i> sp. nov. (Synurales Chrysophyceae), Found under the Ice of Lake Baikal by Anna Bessudova, Alena Firsova, Diana Hilkhanova, Mikhail Makarov, Maria Sakirko, Maria Bashenkhaeva, Igor Khanaev, Yulia Zakharova, Yelena Likhoshway

“…Among the <i>Mallomonas</i> species from the section <i>Striatae</i>, only <i>M. siveri</i> and <i>M. baicalensis</i> have a group of rimmed pores in the corner of the V-rib. …”
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Ecosystem Services and Linkages of Naturally Managed <i>Monotheca buxifolia</i> (Falc.) A. DC. Forests with Local Communities across Contiguous Mountainous Ranges in Pakistan by Fayaz Ali, Nasrullah Khan, Oimahmad Rahmonov

“…The use of this approach is very important due to the visible role and dominant status of <i>Monotheca</i> vegetation within the ecological system of the region. <i>M. buxifolia</i> is strongly connected with both local and cultural traditions and is counted as a key species, particularly for high-mountain inhabitants. …”
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Tilkerodeite, Pd₂HgSe₃, a New Platinum-Group Mineral from Tilkerode, Harz Mountains, Germany by Chi Ma, Hans-Jürgen Förster, Günter Grundmann

“…Tilkerodeite, ideally Pd₂HgSe₃, is a new platinum-group selenide from the Eskaborner Stollen (Adit Eskaborn) at Tilkerode, Harz Mountains, Germany. …”
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Genetic Admixture in the Population of Wild Apple (<i>Malus sieversii</i>) from the Tien Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan by Young-Ho Ha, Seung-Hwan Oh, Soo-Rang Lee

“…<i>Malus sieversii</i>, the progenitor of the apple, is exclusively distributed along the Tien Shan mountains. Habitat fragmentation and hybridization between <i>M. sieversii</i> and the cultivated apples have been proposed to be the causal mechanism of the accelerated extinction risk. …”
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Effects of <i>Vetiveria zizanioides</i> on the Restoration and Succession of Coal Gangue Mountain Plant Communities in Different Years by Honggang Shuai, Sihui Tian, Baocheng Jin, Zhaoyi Wang, Jigao Wang, Yaoyao Zhang, Yuefeng Wang, Xuechun Zhao

“…According to biomass fitting and prediction curves, the succession process of coal gangue mountain plant communities could be divided into a <i>V. zizanioides</i> community stage, a <i>M. floridulus</i> community stage, and a woody plant stage, that starts to approach the natural community of evergreen broad-leaved forests, with durations of 0–5.62 years, 5.62–17.48 years, and over 17.48 years, respectively.…”
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Population Density and Host Preference of the Japanese Pine Sawyer (<i>Monochamus alternatus</i>) in the Qinling–Daba Mountains of China by Junke Nan, Jingyu Qi, Yuexiang Yang, Mengqin Zhao, Chaoqiong Liang, Hong He, Cong Wei

“…The pine wilt disease poses a serious threat to forest vegetation and ecological security in the Qinling–Daba Mountains and their surrounding areas. …”
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O‌P‌T‌I‌M‌I‌Z‌A‌T‌I‌O‌N M‌O‌D‌E‌L‌I‌N‌G O‌F G‌R‌A‌D‌E C‌O‌N‌T‌R‌O‌L S‌T‌R‌U‌C‌T‌U‌R‌E‌S D‌E‌S‌I‌G‌N T‌O S‌T‌A‌B‌I‌L‌I‌Z‌E R‌I‌V‌E‌R‌S... by S. Adineh, M. Majdzadeh Tabatabai, S. Alimohammadi, H. Ghoreishi

“…D‌u‌e t‌o h‌u‌m‌a‌n a‌c‌t‌i‌v‌i‌t‌i‌e‌s o‌r n‌a‌t‌u‌r‌a‌l c‌h‌a‌n‌g‌e‌s r‌i‌v‌e‌r‌s a‌r‌e s‌u‌b‌j‌e‌c‌t t‌o e‌r‌o‌s‌i‌o‌n a‌n‌d s‌e‌d‌i‌m‌e‌n‌t‌a‌t‌i‌o‌n. …”
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