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Wilding cities for biodiversity and people: a transdisciplinary framework
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 Mar 21. doi: 10.1111/brv.13076. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAccelerating urbanisation and associated lifestyle changes result in loss of biodiversity and diminished wellbeing of people through fewer direct interactions and experiences with nature. In this review, we propose the notion of urban wilding (the promotion of autonomous ecological processes that are independent of historical land-use conditions, with minimal direct human maintenance and planting interventions) and investigate its propensity to improve biodiversity and people-nature connections in cities. Through a large interdisci...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - March 21, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: S ébastien Bonthoux Simon Chollet Source Type: research

Carrion ecology in inland aquatic ecosystems: a systematic review
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 Mar 20. doi: 10.1111/brv.13075. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCarrion ecology, i.e. the decomposition and recycling of dead animals, has traditionally been neglected as a key process in ecosystem functioning. Similarly, despite the large threats that inland aquatic ecosystems (hereafter, aquatic ecosystems) face, the scientific literature is still largely biased towards terrestrial ecosystems. However, there has been an increasing number of studies on carrion ecology in aquatic ecosystems in the last two decades, highlighting their key role in nutrient recirculation and disease control. Thus,...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - March 21, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Adrian Orihuela-Torres Zebensui Morales-Reyes Virgilio Hermoso F élix Picazo David S ánchez Fernández Juan M P érez-García Francisco Botella Jos é A Sánchez-Zapata Esther Sebasti án-González Source Type: research

Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 Mar 18. doi: 10.1111/brv.13071. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStandardised terminology in science is important for clarity of interpretation and communication. In invasion science - a dynamic and rapidly evolving discipline - the proliferation of technical terminology has lacked a standardised framework for its development. The result is a convoluted and inconsistent usage of terminology, with various discrepancies in descriptions of damage and interventions. A standardised framework is therefore needed for a clear, universally applicable, and consistent terminology to promote more effective ...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - March 19, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Ismael Soto Paride Balzani La ís Carneiro Ross N Cuthbert Rafael Mac êdo Ali Serhan Tarkan Danish A Ahmed Alok Bang Karolina Bacela-Spychalska Sarah A Bailey Thomas Baudry Liliana Ballesteros-Mejia Alejandro Bortolus Elizabeta Briski J Robert Britton Mi Source Type: research

Avian colouration in a polluted world: a meta-analysis
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 Mar 17. doi: 10.1111/brv.13067. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBrilliant, diverse colour ornaments of birds were one of the crucial cues that led Darwin to the idea of sexual selection. Although avian colouration plays many functions, including concealment, thermoregulation, or advertisement as a distasteful prey, a quality-signalling role in sexual selection has attracted most research attention. Sexually selected ornaments are thought to be more susceptible to external stressors than naturally selected traits, and as such, they might be used as a test for environmental quality. For this reas...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - March 17, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Katarzyna Janas Agnieszka Gudowska Szymon M Drobniak Source Type: research

Functional specialisation and coordination of myonuclei
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.1111/brv.13063. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMyofibres serve as the functional unit for locomotion, with the sarcomere as fundamental subunit. Running the entire length of this structure are hundreds of myonuclei, located at the periphery of the myofibre, juxtaposed to the plasma membrane. Myonuclear specialisation and clustering at the centre and ends of the fibre are known to be essential for muscle contraction, yet the molecular basis of this regionalisation has remained unclear. While the 'myonuclear domain hypothesis' helped explain how myonuclei can independently govern...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - March 13, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Amaury Korb Shahragim Tajbakhsh Glenda E Comai Source Type: research

Overcoming confusion and stigma in habitat fragmentation research
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.1111/brv.13073. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAnthropogenic habitat loss is widely recognized as a primary environmental concern. By contrast, debates on the effects of habitat fragmentation persist. To facilitate overcoming these debates, here we: (i) review the state of the literature on habitat fragmentation, finding widespread confusion and stigma; (ii) identify consequences of this for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management; and (iii) suggest ways in which research can move forward to resolve these problems. Confusion is evident from the 25 most-cited fragment...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - March 13, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Federico Riva Nicola Koper Lenore Fahrig Source Type: research