[HTML][HTML] Promoting wildflower biodiversity in dense and green cities: The important role of small vegetation patches

KA Vega, C Küffer - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
The conservation and promotion of biodiversity in urban spaces has become a core concern
in urban greening. As cities continue to densify, however, urban green spaces are becoming …

The marine biodiversity impact of the Late Miocene Mediterranean salinity crisis

K Agiadi, N Hohmann, E Gliozzi, D Thivaiou… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Massive salt accumulations, or salt giants, have formed in highly restricted marine basins
throughout geological history, but their impact on biodiversity has been only patchily studied …

Late Miocene transformation of Mediterranean Sea biodiversity

K Agiadi, N Hohmann, E Gliozzi, D Thivaiou… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Understanding deep-time marine biodiversity change under the combined effects of climate
and connectivity changes is fundamental for predicting the impacts of modern climate …

Are cities hotspots for bees? Local and regional diversity patterns lead to different conclusions

W Banaszak-Cibicka, M Żmihorski - Urban Ecosystems, 2020 - Springer
With the decline of natural habitats, there is an ongoing debate about the importance of the
urban environment for pollinating insects. Our research assessed patterns in wild bee …

Light and freshwater discharge drive the biogeochemistry and microbial ecology in a sub-Arctic fjord over the Polar night

TR Vonnahme, L Klausen, RM Bank… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The polar night has recently received increased attention as a surprisingly active biological
season. Yet, polar night microbial ecology is a vastly understudied field. To identify the …

Fossil liberation: a model to explain high biodiversity in the Triassic Cassian Formation

VJ Roden, IM Hausmann, A Nuetzel, B Seuss… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With 1429 animal species, the Triassic Cassian Formation in the Dolomites, Southern Alps
(Italy), yields the highest species richness reported from any spatially constrained pre …

Effects of wheat germ polysaccharides prepared by ultra-high pressure on functional constipation and gut microbiota

C Guan, Y Zhang, H Wang, Q Chen, X Pang, X Cui… - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
With the quickening of life rhythms and changes in eating habits, the incidence rate of
constipation is gradually rising and attracting more attention. In this study, wheat germ, a by …

Using coverage‐based rarefaction to infer non‐random species distributions

T Engel, SA Blowes, DJ McGlinn, F May, NJ Gotelli… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how species are non‐randomly distributed in space and how the resulting
spatial structure responds to ecological, biogeographic, and anthropogenic drivers is a …

Nitrogen and water addition alters species diversity and interspecific relationship in a desert grassland

Z Du, X Zhang, S Liu, H An - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Water and nitrogen (N) often affect plant species diversity and interspecific relationship
among plant populations in global terrestrial ecosystems. However, the effects of water and …

How the diversity of constructed wetlands improves the plankton communities discharged into a protected Mediterranean wetland

N Carabal, M Segura, E Puche, C Rojo, MA Rodrigo - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
The effectiveness of constructed wetlands (CWs) created to improve water quality has been
demonstrated. However, their role in enhancing biodiversity, such as in plankton …