Irina G. Baeva, Dmitriy G. Smirnov, Sergey V. Titov, Aliya U. Gabdullina

Bats of the Katon-Karagay National Natural Park (Kazakhstan Altai) and the first data of their altitudinal distribution and diet

Ecology

Bat fauna surveys were conducted in the Katon-Karagay District of East Kazakhstan. The presence of six species was confirmed within Katon-Karagay Nati...

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This manuscript presents a valuable contribution to chiropteran ecology and biogeography in a poorly documented region of Central Asia. The study focu...

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Renat I. Zamaletdinov, Marina V. Rubanova, Alexander I. Fayzulin

New data on Nippotaenia mogurndae distributed together with its fish host in European part of Russia

Ecology

The authors studied the distribution of an invasive species of rotan fish Perccottus glenii in diverse water bodies located in the Nizhny Novgorod, Ka...

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Zukhuridin Juraev, Ilkhomon Urinboev, Husniddin Esanov, Feruz Akbarov, Gulkhayo Gafurova, Bobur Karimov, Inom Juramurodov, Nazokat Daminova, Kimyo Aslonova, Dilmurod Makhmudjanov, Komiljon Sh. Tojibaev

The first comprehensive assessment at the Central Asian scale of the phylogenetic diversity of urban floras in the arid and temperate regions of Uzbekistan

Ecology

Although urbanization is recognized as a major driver of biodiversity change globally, its impact on the evolutionary history of flora in arid regions...

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This study provides a timely and significant contribution to our understanding of urban floras, particularly in understudied arid regions of Central A...

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Kirill S. Zubko, Dmitriy V. Sushchyov, Nikolay V. Skalov, Svetlana V. Svirkova, Gayrat Sh. Haydarov

Discovery of new habitats and ecological characteristics of endemic earthworm species (Clitellata: Lumbricidae) in the southeast of Western Siberia

Ecology

The Altai Mountains in Western Siberia constitute a center of endemism for earthworms in Russia, comparable to the Ural and Caucasus Mountains. The ai...

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Evgenya Yu. Zarubina, Arina S. Ivanova, Yury Ya. Kolesnichenko

Diversity and syntaxonomy of aquatic macrophyte communities in floodplain lakes of the Middle Ob River (Tomsk Carbon Polygon, Western Siberia)

Ecology

The floodplain of the Ob River, one of the largest wetland systems in Eurasia, plays a significant role in the regional carbon cycle, yet its aquatic...

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Valeri D. Siokhin, Alex V. Matsyura

Seventy-one years of avian community dynamics on an island: functional homogenization among dynamic equilibrium

Ecology

Long-term datasets are crucial for discerning directional ecological changes from natural variability and for testing foundational theories. This stud...

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Raisa A. Sukhodolskaya, Viktor V. Aleksanov, Teodora M. Teofilova, Vladimir Langraf, Aleksander G. Borisovsky, Alexander B. Ruchin, Sergey L. Luzyanin, Olga A. Neverova, Sergey E. Shchetinin, Igor A. Solodovnikov, Chiara Ferracini, Dominik Stočes, Roman P. Gorbunov

Carabus granulatus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) body size becomes less dependent on habitat latitude as soil organic carbon increases across mid-latitude zone

Ecology

The study examined the relationship between soil quality and the size characteristics of ground beetle Carabus granulatus as bioindicators of ecosyste...

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This study presents a compelling investigation into the intricate relationship between soil quality, geographical latitude, and the body size of *Cara...

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Artem E. Naydenov, Roman V. Yakovlev, Fernando C. Penco

Distribution and fauna characteristics of Zeuzerinae (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) in the New World

Ecology

The New World fauna of Zeuzerinae remains insufficiently studied in faunistic and biogeographical terms, despite the economic importance of some speci...

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Egor E. Churakov, Lyudmila F. Shepeleva, Olesya V. Tkachenko, Eva V. Sokolnikova, Maksim N. Gornostaev, Ulyana Yu. Shavrina, Yuri A. Kolesnichenko, Arisy A. Byzaakay, Larisa G. Kolesnichenko

Meadow communities of the Middle Ob floodplain over two years under different flooding conditions

Ecology

The paper presents a comparative analysis of changes in species, ecological and biological composition, dominant species composition, and net primary...

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Milan Mataruga, Đorđije Milanović

Fires during 2021–2024 in the largest natural stands of Serbian Spruce in the Republic of Srpska and their consequences

Ecology

The authors analyze the condition of three populations of Serbian’s spruce (Picea omorika / Pančić/Purk.): Gostilja, Veliki Stolac, and Grad - after t...

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This manuscript presents a timely and critical analysis of the impact of recent wildfires on the largest natural stands of Serbian Spruce (*Picea omor...

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