In this study, we utilized DNA metabarcoding of 207 fecal samples to describe the diet of flock-foraging godwits in southwest Friesland, the Netherlands, during pre-nesting (March) and post-nesting (...

Na Zhang, Yong-Fei Zhang, Ping Xiang, Yan Tang, Cheng Fu, Xu Pang, Shi-Jian Fu This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Freshwater environm…

Leo Zwarts leverde een enorme bijdrage aan vogelonderzoek en de bescherming van vogels.

Swedish lake data show dark diversity can predict when closely related or distant invasive fish are more likely to establish.

"Decades of research on invasive species have demonstrated how an organism introduced to the wrong place at the wrong time can spread uncontrollably with potentially devastating and irreversible long-...

Op 19 maart 2026 publiceerde Wageningen Universiteit het rapport ‘De Nederlandse stikstofcrisis: Van verwarring naar verbinding'. Het rapport is gericht op het inzetten van doelsturing voor de vermind...

Malaria has shaped human habitat choice, exchange, and dispersal since the late Pleistocene in sub-Saharan Africa.

PAOC16 will be held in the ancient city of Marrakech, whose famous medina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is home to numerous religious and cultural sites, and sits in the Tensift River Valley in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.

For over half a century, people in Central Africa have told tales of the fish seen climbing waterfalls, but these claims have never been officially confirmed. Now, these fish have finally been caught ...

Jaarlijks verdwijnen duizenden sloten in Nederland, blijkt uit onderzoek van de Volkskrant, en dat gebeurt deels illegaal. Regels om de waterkwaliteit te verbeteren, geven boeren juist een prikkel om ...

Recent advances in climate modeling and remote sensing have increased the expectation that finer-grained climate data will improve biological relevance. However, the appropriate scale for biology depends on the system and the question posed, and finer-grained data do not always improve inference in ecology and evolution. In this review we synthesize knowledge from micrometeorology, physiology, and landscape ecology to develop a framework integrating climatic and biological lenses for understanding the scales of climate exposure. This framework can aid multiscale investigation of microclimate effects on individuals, populations, and communities. We newly conceptualize systems of climate scale, provide recommendations for trait-based approaches to determine the scales relevant to climate–biology interactions, and highlight opportunities offered by novel methods and technologies.

Long-term research projects are essential for predicting the ecological and evolutionary responses of species to global change, yet their continuity is often threatened by uncertainties over funding. ...

Tooth marks on ancient bones challenge previous assumptions about early human dominance, a study has found

When: 27 AugustWorld Lake Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of lakes and the sustainable management of lake and related ecosystems. Lakes are one of the most vital natural resources on our...

The ‘equilibrium assumption’ underlying biodiversity trends assessments in response to environmental changes is rarely challenged, the traditional assumption being that biodiversity is in an equilibrium state with its contemporary drivers. Existing non-equilibrium biodiversity frameworks still rely on the assumption that biodiversity is, at a given moment in time, in an equilibrium state with its contemporary drivers. In this opinion article we consider multiple trajectories of changes due to long-term disturbances that push biodiversity into a quasi-permanent non-equilibrium state. We propose a conceptual framework based on the use of temporal influence functions that can be integrated into a wide range of ecological models. The complete paradigm shift we provide can hindcast past, and project future, non-equilibrium biodiversity trends.

Songhao Ji, Hugh J. MacIsaac, Yanling Li, Chengzhi Ding, Jie Wang, Liuyong Ding, Dekui He, Juan Tao This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here…

Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far-reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of ....

Fish are a critical source of accessible nutrition. However, when non-native species introduced through aquaculture establish in the wild, they inevitably alter the structure of ecological networks. T...

The eastern Baltic cod has shrunk dramatically in size in recent decades due to rapid evolution — changes at the genetic level — caused by decades of intensive fishing, a new study says. It’s one of…

Abstract. When a species colonizes a new environment, it may encounter new parasites to which its immune system is poorly adapted. After an initial spike i

Onderzoek naar de ‘Staat van de Wadden’ verricht in opdracht van het Ministerie van LVVN concludeert dat het grootste deel van de onderzochte natuurwaarden niet voldoet aan de norm.

Studies of fish behaviour and ecology create opportunities for studying piscivores that have been underutilised. A leading example is the widespread use by fish biologists of Passive Integrated Transp...

Curiosity is adaptive, enhances learning, and reduces uncertainty. Social curiosity is defined as the motivation to gain information about the actions, relationships, and psychology of others. Little ...