Background The gut microbiome has an important role in infant health and immune
development and may be affected by early-life exposures. Maternal diet may influence the …

Background The surface of marine animals is covered by abundant and diversified microbial
communities, which have major roles for the health of their host. While such microbiomes …

A major limitation of current reports on insect declines is the lack of standardized, long-term,
and taxonomically broad time series. Here, we demonstrate the utility of environmental DNA …

Our limited knowledge about the ecological drivers of global arthropod decline highlights the
urgent need for more effective biodiversity monitoring approaches. Monitoring of arthropods …

Many of the six million residents of unincorporated communities in the United States depend
on well-water to meet their needs. One group of unincorporated communities is the colonias …

The ecological impacts of long-term (press) disturbance on mechanisms regulating the
relative abundance (ie, commonness or rarity) and temporal dynamics of species within a …

Wildfires alter the structure and functioning of ecosystems through changes in their biotic
and abiotic components. A deeper understanding recovery process concerning diverse …

Coral reefs host hundreds of thousands of animal species that are increasingly threatened
by anthropogenic disturbances. These animals host microbial communities at their surface …

Microbial communities that reduce nitrous oxide (N2O) are divided into two clades, nosZ I
and nosZ II. These clades significantly differ in their ecological niches and their implications …

Aphids and their symbionts represent an outstanding model for studies of insect–symbiont
interactions. The aphid microbiota can be shaped by aphid species, geography and host …