Aim Alien species introduced into new ecosystems occasionally predate upon or
outcompete native species. Land planarians (Geoplanidae) are a family of carnivorous …

Alien land planarians have been scarcely recorded in Italy and the aim of this work was to
update the distribution of alien planarians in Italy using a citizen science and, whenever …

Despite the apparent simplicity of species distribution modelling approaches, the reliability
of their predictions depends on the application of a number of good practices regarding the …

Background Arid and semi-arid regions account for about 40% of the world's land surface
area, and are the most sensitive areas to climate change, leading to a dramatic expansion of …

Specimens of a flat and dark brown land planarian were found in a plant nursery in North
Carolina, USA in 2020. On the basis of examination of photographs of the live specimens …

BACKGROUND Climate change and pests are two major factors in the reduction of global
soybean yields. The diversity and geographic distribution of soybean true bug pests vary …

From tracking land‐use change to biodiversity loss, citizen science data have become a
cornerstone for conservation. However, policymakers must understand the “data‐generating …

The Bambusoideae subfamily, originating in the late Cretaceous, has evolved to include
over 1500 species globally. Notably, China hosts the richest diversity of Bambusoideae, with …

Abstract Aim Protected areas (PAs) in China have typically been designed by considering
one or several focal taxa (eg, relict plant and vertebrate species), but the effectiveness of …

Using a combination of short-and long-reads sequencing, we were able to sequence the
complete mitochondrial genome of the invasive 'New Zealand flatworm'Arthurdendyus …