Wet-grassland birds responded to more than patch acreage
Vegetation structure inside South American patches shaped observed bird abundances.
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Ecology, evidence and perspective.
Mangrove ambitions are not hectares already saved
Modeled 2030 mangrove targets need measured implementation.
A second wildfire can produce more young trees—and a different forest
Short-interval reburns shifted high-elevation regeneration toward pioneering tree species.
Seagrass grew by a quarter, but estimated sediment carbon barely moved
A Chesapeake Bay species shift changed the carbon value of added seagrass cover.
More nesting habitat did not predict more piping plover chicks
Cape Lookout habitat fluctuated nearly twofold, but breeding outcomes did not track mapped habitat area.
Phosphorus control worked over decades—but the river kept its inherited load
A 66-year Ruhr River analysis separates agricultural source cuts from legacy phosphorus transport.
Wild pig control can change the contacts that spread disease
A before–after control-impact study finds some removal methods alter movement and social encounters.
Kathmandu's green-water infrastructure faces a maintenance test
A new mixed-method study links hydrologic benefits to the institutions capable of sustaining them.
FireSat's promised fire detail will still need independent validation
Researchers have defined high-resolution fire-monitoring priorities, but a science roadmap is not a performance test.
A contaminated-looking sediment index is not proof of an industrial source
South African reservoir chemistry shows why natural mineral backgrounds and hazard screens need separation.
A reef-edge moray eel breeding ground has a surprisingly complex social system
Two years of diving observations capture polygamy, lunar timing and repeated use of spawning territory.
Soil fungi's ecological strategies shape how they handle farm carbon
Trait-based analysis points beyond a simple tally of soil fungi for predicting soil-carbon cycling.
Loggerhead shell anomalies reflect both parental lineages and incubation
A Japanese captive-breeding dataset cautions against reading every scute difference as environmental injury.
Livestock–wildlife coexistence needs institutional as well as ecological design
An East African-led review proposes a joint systems framework, not a tested management cure.
Crop damage requires two models, not one map of where wild boar go
A French two-stage study distinguishes animal visitation from damage once a field is visited.
Boreal red squirrels respond differently to industrial footprint and its edges
Hundreds of camera traps show habitat configuration can matter even when total cleared area seems limited.
European migratory-bird harvest needs a population-level risk test
Researchers propose separating ecological harvest assessment from policy choice for declining populations.
Brazilian cave rankings change when rock type is counted
A priority index that pools different cave lithologies can undervalue important habitats.
More than a third of tracked oceanic manta positions were outside their park
Mexican Pacific telemetry shows both the value and boundary limits of a no-take reserve.
A dye tracer exposes a hidden wastewater route to a Grand Canyon spring
Subsurface travel times put new evidence behind groundwater-connectivity concerns.
Wildfire carbon science still measures the easiest pools
A review of 249 studies documents how geographic and measurement bias distort fire-carbon interpretation.
Southeast Asian mangrove carbon potential meets the limits of delivery
A new synthesis separates substantial carbon potential from much smaller feasible restoration under existing constraints.
Brazil's mining disaster left more than a chemical signature
Monitoring across river and coastal food webs shows community reorganization, not a uniform biological response.
Conservation areas can enlarge a network without connecting it
A global audit finds many alternative conservation sites touch protected areas, but few bridge fragmented ones.