Ecologies, Volume 6, Issue 3

The order Decapoda, comprising over 17,000 extant marine species, has maintained a significant association with human societies since ancient times. This prolonged interaction initially centered on their role as a food source, subsequently expanding...

Mount Falakro in Northern Greece historically hosted populations of the Balkan-endemic butterfly Polyommatus orphicus and its larval host plant Onobrychis alba. In this study, we surveyed six historically confirmed localities during the peak flight p...

Phytophthora species are known as water molds and are widespread in rivers and riparian habitats, but the distribution of these oomycetes in coastal and sea ecosystems is not well explored. The present study aims to investigate salt tolerance and pot...

Pea crabs live in association with various marine invertebrates, particularly notable for their parasitic relationship with numerous bivalves of great economic importance. During a genetic study of mussel populations on the French Atlantic coast, the...

Hydropower plants have significant impacts on aquatic biodiversity, particularly on migratory fish species. Effectively managing these impacts requires a comprehensive understanding of fish reproduction and recruitment within altered river systems, w...

Within biogeographic regions, local communities are structured mainly by abiotic (environmental) filtering, external resource supply, and biotic interactions. In recent years, we investigated abiotic filtering and external resource supply as drivers...

With the purpose of understanding the trophic relationships between three herbivores that use humid high-mountain grassland and evaluating a possible interspecific competition between them and depending on the importance of the hydromorphic vegetatio...

Semi-natural grasslands are key biodiversity reservoirs in Mediterranean mountain ecosystems. Grazing pressure may significantly influence plant communities and soil conditions, with potential effects on ecosystem functioning. This study evaluated th...

Our study was conducted in the Valle Nuevo National Park and included four habitat classes: tussock grass (Sabapa), pine forest (Pinoc), broadleaf forest (Boslat), and agricultural ecosystem (Ecoag). We had two main objectives: to comparatively descr...

Beech forests in the Italian peninsula are actively managed and they also support a high level of biodiversity. Hence, biodiversity conservation can be synergistic with timber production and carbon sequestration, enhancing the overall economic benefi...

This study provides the first comprehensive characterization of benthic macrofaunal communities in the Loukkos estuary, highlighting their spatial and seasonal variability and the environmental factors shaping their structure. A total of 47 species w...

Understanding the processes that shape biodiversity patterns is an important challenge in ecology. Land-use change is often recognized as a pivotal factor influencing biodiversity at large scales, with habitat heterogeneity being one of the most crit...

The analysis of activity patterns is a valuable tool for understanding the temporal organization of mammal communities, which is determined by biological requirements, resource availability, and competitive pressures both within and between species....

Global biodiversity losses continue despite intensive conservation efforts. Many mammal species are understudied due to their specialized ecological niches. One such species is the Philippine colugo (Cynocephalus volans), a nocturnal endemic species...

Urban soils are subject to intense anthropogenic disturbance, often resulting in biodiversity loss and reduced ecosystem functionality. However, rhizospheric microbial communities help maintain critical soil-ecosystem services, supporting urban soil...

The introduction of exotic forage species to new environments for livestock purposes is a common practice to increase productivity. Unfortunately, the population dynamics of introduced species as well as that of native species that persist in grassla...

Leaf litter traits among tree species exert a direct influence on spatiotemporal nutrient turnover and an indirect influence by shifting the decomposition dynamics of leaf litter mixtures including other sympatric species. Cycas micronesica and Seria...

The Pyrenean capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus aquitanicus) is a forest obligate grouse that has experienced a marked population decline in recent decades owing to the lack of optimal habitats. However, the effect of forest structure on potential predat...

In recent decades, a significant decline in arthropods’ abundance and biodiversity, as a consequence of intensive agricultural practices and reductions in their natural environments, has been observed. While landscape-scale biodiversity studies...