Analysis of transcriptionally active bacteria throughout the gastrointestinal tract of healthy individuals

R Vasapolli, K Schütte, C Schulz, M Vital, D Schomburg… - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The microbiome varies along the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract with
exposure to luminal and mucosal factors. We analyzed active bacterial communities at 8 …

The use of Odonata species for environmental assessment: a meta-analysis for the Neotropical region

M Gómez-Tolosa, G Rivera-Velázquez… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The order Odonata has been regularly used as an indicator of the ecosystem's condition.
The objective of this review was to analyze the importance of Odonata for environmental …

Pastoralism in the highest peaks: Role of the traditional grazing systems in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function in the alpine Himalaya

T Ingty - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Rangelands cover around half of the planet's land mass and provide vital ecosystem
services to over a quarter of humanity. The Himalayan rangelands, part of a global …

Predicting the effects of climate change on future freshwater fish diversity at global scale

A Manjarrés Hernández, C Guisande… - … Conservation, 43, 1-24., 2021 - idus.us.es
The aim of the present study was to predict future changes in biodiversity attributes
(richness, rarity, heterogeneity, evenness, functional diversity and taxonomic diversity) of …

Taxonomic assignment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in an 18S metagenomic dataset: a case study with saltcedar (Tamarix aphylla)

F Stefani, K Bencherif, S Sabourin, AL Hadj-Sahraoui… - Mycorrhiza, 2020 - Springer
Many studies describing communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF,
Glomeromycota) based on high-throughput sequencing target the V4 variable region of the …

Scale and season determine the magnitude of invasion impacts on plant communities

R Ahmad, AA Khuroo, M Hamid, AH Malik, I Rashid - Flora, 2019 - Elsevier
Global synthesis of studies on impacts of invasions on plant communities is often inhibited
by inconsistent results owing to plethora of methodological pitfalls. In this regard, the …

Variation in fish abundance, diversity and assemblage structure in seagrass meadows across the Atlanto-Mediterranean province

J Máñez-Crespo, F Tomas, Y Fernández-Torquemada… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Seagrasses worldwide provide key habitats for fish assemblages. Biogeographical
disparities in ocean climate conditions and seasonal regimes are well-known drivers of the …

A survey of Culicidae (Insecta Diptera) in some habitats in Souk-Ahras Province (northeast Algeria).

NEH Hafsi, K Hamaidia, C Barour, N Soltani - 2021 - cabidigitallibrary.org
A survey of immature Culicidae was conducted in diverse habitats of Souk-Ahras province
(Northeast Algeria) between December 2018 and November 2019. Altogether, 12,861 …

Edaphic factors influencing vegetation colonization and encroachment on arsenical gold mine tailings near Sudbury, Ontario

KE Munford, SA Watmough, M Rivest, A Poulain… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mine tailings are found worldwide and can have significant impacts on ecosystem and
human health. In this study, natural vegetation patterns on arsenical (As) gold (Au) mine …

The use of highly diverse clades as a surrogate for habitat integrity analysis: Argia damselflies as a practical tool for rapid assessments

M Gomez-Tolosa, E Gonzalez-Soriano… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Human activities have impacted many environments on earth, and thus several species are
facing an increased risk of extinction. The environmental crisis requires rapid tools to assess …