Biology and Life Sciences Forum, Volume 2, Issue 1

The journal retracts the proceedings paper, titled “Biodiversity Loss with Habitat and Risk of New Diseases” [...]

The Argentinian 2012 Summer Antarctic Expedition took place in the austral summer of 2012. One of its goals was the study of the benthic communities, considering the biodiversity and the distribution of the species around the Antarctic Peninsula and...

From the seven existing species of sea turtles, two are endemic to Mexico and one of these inhabits the Gulf of Mexico and nests mainly in the Rancho Nuevo (RN) Sanctuary, Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico [1]. There are other important beaches in Tamaulipa...

Amphibians are the most threatened group of vertebrates. While habitat loss poses the greatest threat to amphibians, a spreading fungal disease caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is seriously affecting an increasing number of species. Alth...

Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff is one of the medicinal plants in Indonesia that has been proved to have antioxidant, antidiabetic, and analgesic properties. However, there is no report about the relationship of its genetic diversity with accession a...

For decades, local and traditional species have been neglected and replaced by industrial and improved species. Sweet chestnut ‘Castanea sativa Mill.’, found in a small area in northern Morocco, is no exception. Indeed, Moroccan ecotypes...

The rapid spreading of cosmopolite breeds reduces the population sizes of Russian local sheep, possibly resulting a loss of biodiversity. Estimation of the runs of homozygosity (ROHs) in local sheep genomes is an informative tool to address their cur...

The following research was conducted in the Carlos Botelho State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil, to examine the overnight sites of the southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides), an endemic primate of the Atlantic Forest. A multiple factor stat...

Biodiversity loss has been demonstrated to have direct impacts on human welfare. However, policymakers need to refer to commonly accepted standards to monitor biodiversity, especially to direct fund granting. Intending to collate information for the...

Agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy in general, and Kashmir’s economy in particular. It has an enormous potential for future growth and job creation. Kashmir has been home to diverse agricultural crops, both Kharif and Rabi. Ri...

The box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis Walker; Lepidoptera, Crambidae) originates from East Asia. It was probably brought to Europe in 2005–2007 along with boxwood bushes (Buxus spp.) imported from China. In Europe, it was recorded for the fi...

The host selection behavior is essential to studies of plant–insect interaction, considered as a critical step to populations maintenance since it directly influences offspring development. This work describes the sexual and oviposition behavio...

A better understanding of the habitat distribution of highly migratory marine megafauna xand its potential exposure to anthropogenic activities is essential for its effective protection. Here, we deliver a comprehensive view on the distribution of su...

The genus Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) comprises more than 800 species, mostly native to Australia. Eucalyptus shoots’ essential oils (EOs) are well-known for their extremely high qualitative and quantitative variation in terpenes (mainly mono- and s...

Soil is one of the most important, non-renewable natural resources of humans. People use soils for food production, thus maintaining soil health is crucial. Farming systems have a tremendous impact on soil biota. Effects can be negative and positive....

Noninvasive methods, which do not require direct access to or harassment of animals, are essential for biodiversity monitoring. For mammals, analyses of scats and hair samples, tracking and recording by remote cameras are among the most commonly used...

Biodiversity is a dynamic process that has been collapsing at a remarkably high speed for the last thirty years. How can 80% of the insect biomass in protected areas of Europe vanish in such a short period of time? In the meantime, honeybee colonies...

Morocco, like other Mediterranean countries, is characterized by a great diversity of indigenous varieties of vines, “Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera”, due to the climate and the heterogeneity of the landscapes, as well as the know-how and agricultural...

The pattern of earthworm diversity along altitudinal gradients has rarely been investigated. The aim of the current study was to examine the patterns of earthworm diversity on the western slopes of Kopaonik Mountain. Earthworms were sampled in four-m...

The Asian knotweed species complex gathers some of the world’s most successful plant invaders including the Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), the giant knotweed (R. sachalinensis) and the hybrid of these two species, the Bohemian knotwee...

The impact of anthropogenic disturbances on the spread of invasive species is one of the central issues of invasion biology. In our study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between certain silvicultural activities and the spread of Tree of Hea...

The formation of synanthropic flora of any territory occurs in two ways: the penetration of anthropophytes (anthropophytization, adventization) and the transition of native plant species from natural phytocenoses to anthropogenic ecotopes (apophytiza...

Morphology and forage productivity of 25 Tripsacum spp. materials were characterized under tropical conditions in Nayarit, Mexico. Treatments included: Tripsacum latifolium, T. australe var. Australe, Tripsacum spp., T. dactyloides (cv. Meridionale a...

Increasing agricultural intensification can have a large impact on pollinating communities in terms of number and diversity, which often show a declining trend these days. Pollination is an important regulating ecosystem service, providing about 84%...

The research of drivers leading to plant extinction is a primary task in global biodiversity conservation. Despite Russia covering a large area, there is a lack of data on factors leading to plant extinction there, including orchids. We aimed to eval...

Morocco, with its Mediterranean climate and its various potentialities, conceals an important space for the extension of viticulture, in particular that of traditional grape varieties, which has undergone profound upheavals linked to economic, social...

The study evaluated species diversity, including regeneration and growth dynamics of different naturally regenerated tree species in gaps of different sizes in a tropical moist semi-deciduous forest, Ghana. Twenty-three randomly selected gaps categor...

Oceans and seas represent a largely unexplored environment, especially at the microorganism level. Among them, marine fungi are particularly interesting since they exhibit a high diversity and an incredible ability to produce new secondary metabolite...

Planktivorous auklets registered changes across two years of a marine heat wave (2015–2016). Colony attendance of crested auklets (Aethia cristatella) was reduced (35–50%) at Little Diomede I., AK, in the latter part of June 2016 compared...

In urban areas, trees play a crucial role as providers of ecosystem services, which enhance the well-being of humans directly and indirectly. Research on trees and humans generally depict a complex system of historical, cultural and natural values. H...

Clearcutting causes significant changes in boreal forest ecosystems and has long-term effects on populations of understory plants. The aim of our study was to determine the impact of clearcutting on understory moss and vascular plant populations afte...

Historically, marine oceanic open environments have been considered without barriers to dispersal, and the subsequent speciation of lineages from distant areas. As a consequence, many marine pelagic invertebrates are considered as monotypic cosmopoli...

In the Mediterranean basin, Pinus pinaster (maritime pine) and P. pinea (stone pine) are highly economically important pine species. These species provide raw material for forest-based industries (e.g., wood, paper, and resin), as well as of other ec...

In the last decade, events of mass disease and mortality of sponges have been observed in Lake Baikal, which indicates an ecological crisis of the lake. Based on the crucial role of sponges as filter feeders and bioindicators, their comprehensive stu...

Origanum species are valuable medicinal and culinary herbs whose biocidal properties are very important for organic farming. The first substances involved in allelopathic interactions in nature were the exudate (surface) compounds. In the present stu...

Biodiversity is the number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region. It refers to the varieties of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the genes they contain and the ecosystems they form. Approximately half of Earth’s terr...

The extremely inhospitable Antarctic ecosystems confine plants and invertebrates to sparse ice-free areas. These species survived for millions of years in isolated refugia where population divergence and differentiation can occur, potentially resulti...

Feeding places for shooting wild boar (ie., bait sites) may cause weed infestations in natural habitats. We examined the vegetation, and the soil seed banks of three current and three—1, 8 and 10 years old—abandoned baits, using a vegetat...

The potential distribution of tropical fish species in Eastern Europe—Gambusia holbrooki Girarg, 1859 (introduced for biological control) and Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 (aquarium species, found in wastewaters of big cities)—tends to be of parti...