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@basicapplecol.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 10:02 AM

🏙️ New #BAAE article: Why do alien plants thrive in urban wastelands?

Across 100 plots in Guiyang, China, alien spread rose with rigid native trait integration & tighter soil nutrient limits, while flexible alien traits drove their own success.🌿

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Fig. 1. A map of the study area showing geographical distribution of sample plots with the gradients of soil environmental constraint index (SEI).

Fig. 4. The interactive effects of the strength of trait integration in the difference between native and alien species and soil environmental constraint index on alien species proliferation with (a) and without (b) including intraspecific trait variation.

@basicapplecol.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 10:02 AM

🌡️ New #BAAE article: Can summer heat waves kill invasive jumping worms?

Testing Amynthas earthworms at 35 to 43°C, adults died faster than embryos in cocoons, with 99% mortality within 40 to 80 minutes at 40°C plus. 🔥

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

Fig. 1. Proportional distribution of embryonic developmental stages (Stages 1–5) and viability across temperature–time combinations, including the 22 °C control. Data are shown separately for Amynthas agrestis and A. tokioensis and for substrate treatments (soil and water). Each bar represents the proportion of embryos (n = 15 per replicate) classified into developmental stages at the end of the exposure interval.

Fig. 2. Observed embryo viability status across temperature–time combinations. Bars show the number of dead, alive, and Stage 1 embryos (out of 15 per replicate) for each temperature–time treatment, separated by species (Amynthas agrestis, A. tokioensis) and substrate (soil, water).

@basicapplecol.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 10:02 AM

🌳🏙️ New #BAAE article: Does tree species origin matter for urban biodiversity?

Comparing 320 trees in New Haven and Karlsruhe, tree size and stress symptoms predicted microhabitats better than origin. Red oaks hosted more eDNA diversity. 🦎

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Fig. 1. Sample collection for leaves (a), sub-surface soil (b), and tree bark swabs in Karlsruhe. Leaves sample were collected using a telescopic pruning sheer whereas bark swabs were collected using paint brush dipped in a specific cell buffer solution and then mounted on a telescopic pole (Photo source: Ferdinand Betting).

Fig. 4. Left) Number of species per taxonomic group; Right): Relative number of species per taxonomic group. Samples are organized by city, tree species, and sampling location (park vs. street).

@basicapplecol.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 10:01 AM

🦌🍄 New #BAAE article: Does animal size matter for carrion biodiversity?

A Bavarian Forest study of 100 carcasses found small species like stoat and beaver often support higher diversity than large ones. 🪲

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Fig. 1. Phylogenetic tree and log(biomass) of the ten different carrion species. (a) Phylogenetic tree of the ten carrion species including the symbols for each carrion species. Coloration of the animal names according to their size category (grey = small; purple = medium-sized; black = large). (b) log weight of the ten carrion species as measured before exposure to the field.

Fig. 2. Boxplot of the α-diversity of the five carrion visitor groups across carrion species. The boxplots show the estimated diversity (q0; species richness) associated with each carrion species. Estimated sample coverage (SC) values are given within each panel. Colors of carrion species symbols reflect body mass host categories (see Fig. 1) used consistently across panels. Letters indicate statistically significant differences in α-diversity (α = 0.05) based on pairwise post-hoc comparisons, and coloration patterns within the plot of one taxonomic group stress significant differences. Groups sharing a letter and a color do not differ significantly.

@basicapplecol.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 10:01 AM

🌿📊 New #BAAE opinion paper: Is "more even" always "more healthy" in ecology?

This piece argues evenness indices like Shannon's and Simpson's are too often read as signs of health, when the link to ecological function is often weak. 🧮

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Fig. 1. Conceptual graphic of a textbook-style species evenness diagram. Both communities have the same species richness, but Community 1 has equal abundance across all species whereas Community 2 is dominated by a single species. Community 1 is therefore more even—and, in the standard ecological interpretation, more valuable.

@basicapplecol.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 10:01 AM

🐦🌲 New #BAAE article: Do mixed beech conifer forests hurt blue tit breeding?

Monitoring 63 plots in Bavaria found blue tits laid eggs earlier on beech than conifer trees, but breeding success stayed similar across all forest types. 🥚

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Fig. 1. Map of the study area in the Spessart region in North-western Bavaria, Germany. Green points represent control plots, red and yellow points represent Douglas-fir-beech and silver fir-beech plots, respectively.

Fig. 2. Breeding success of blue tits in nest boxes in forest stand of different tree species composition (A) nest occupancy, B) laying date, (C) clutch size, (D) mean brood mass, and (E) hatching success across control, Douglas-fir, and silver fir forest treatments. Boxplots represent the observed values per nest box (i.e. one data point per brood), while overlaid red points and error bars indicate model-predicted means and 95% confidence intervals. Blue points in panels B-E show individual nest-box observations.

@basicapplecol.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 10:00 AM

🍫🦟 New #BAAE article: Who really pollinates cacao flowers?

New evidence backs biting midges as the dominant pollinators, showing higher flower activity and pollen attachment than other visitors. 🌸

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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@basicapplecol.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 10:00 AM

🦗🌾 New #BAAE article: How long do grassland arthropods need to recover after mowing? AI camera traps across 27 grasslands show recovery often takes 8 weeks, not days, depending on taxa and nearby unmown refuges. 🐝

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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