Effects of Red Clover Isoflavones on Growth Performance, Immune Function, and Cecal Microflora of Mice by Rongrong Guo, Xuqin Song, Xiaodie Li, Cheng Zeng, Ying Chen, Chunjie Li, Jian Yang, Deyuan Ou

“…RCI supplementation increased serum immunity and altered the microbial community structure in the cecum of the mice. RCIs can increase the diversity of beneficial bacteria such as <i>Bacteroidaceae</i>, <i>Muribaculaceae</i>, and <i>Akkermansiaceae</i>, and reduced the pathogenic <i>Staphylococcaceae</i>. …”
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Typhoon Damage Assessment of Natural and Planted Mangroves in Bais Bay, Negros Oriental, Philippines by Myron Gavriel Baring, Pablina Cadiz

“…On August 13 and 14, 2024, 8 months after Typhoon Odette, the community structure characteristics (species composition, stem density, basal area, and regeneration potential) and damage severity of planted and natural mangrove forests were assessed in eight 10x10 m permanent plots located in Bais Bay, Central Philippines. …”
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Soil microbiome composition is highly responsive to precipitation and plant composition manipulations in a field biodiversity experiment by Haley M. Burrill, Haley M. Burrill, Susan M. Magnoli, James D. Bever

“…We find that both changes in climate and plant composition can drive major differences in soil microbiome composition, which can feed back on plant community structure and alter ecosystem function.…”
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Quality of Counselling, Exposure to Vaccination Messages, and Caregivers’ Knowledge on the Uptake of Pentavalent Vaccine in Six Northern Nigerian States by Matthew Alabi, Leanne Dougherty, Eno-Obong Etim, Adebola Adedimeji

“…Given the low quality of counselling and the positive influence of religious and traditional leaders, interventions that prioritize strengthening patient–provider interaction and community structure are crucial for increasing child vaccination coverage in Nigeria.…”
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Soil Microarthropods as Tools for Monitoring Soil Quality: The QBS-ar Index in Three European Agroecosystems by Filippo Gallese, Laura Gismero-Rodriguez, Anton Govednik, Laura Giagnoni, Erica Lumini, Marjetka Suhadolc, Francesco Primo Vaccari, Anita Maienza

“…The QBS-ar, based on the study of microarthropod community structure, is well known as a quick and low-cost indicator to monitor soil biological quality at the farm scale. …”
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Diversity of microbial communities in cigar filler leaves with different initial water contents analyzed based on high-throughput sequencing technology by Yumeng Gao, Yumeng Gao, Yihui Wang, Bingqing Hou, Guo Zhang, Chun Jiang, Song Fang, Qian Wang, Yang Ning

“…This was followed by analyses of microbial α-diversity, microbial community structure, and bacterial function prediction based on the sequencing data.ResultsThe diversity and richness of microbial communities decreased over time during fermentation under different water content conditions. …”
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eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal Primers by Bo‐Young Lee, Grant A. Milne, Corwin Freedman, Jenifer Miksis‐Olds, Bonnie L. Brown

“…ABSTRACT Ecosystems in coastal waters of Gulf of Maine (GOM) are undergoing environmental challenges in response to climate change and anthropogenic stressors. eDNA metabarcoding, a powerful tool for assessing the fish community structure, was used to identify fish communities in three types of GOM aquatic environments (sand, macroalgae, and eelgrass) in Maine and New Hampshire, USA. …”
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Niche-related processes explain phylogenetic structure of acoustic bird communities in Mexico by Christian D. Morán-Titla, Juan-Hector García-Chávez, Leonel Lopez-Toledo, Clementina González

“…This study offers information about the influence of habitat on the acoustic community structure, which could inform our understanding of the distribution of species from acoustic perspective.…”
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Multi-faceted examination of a deepwater seamount reveals ecological patterns among coral and sponge communities in the equatorial Pacific by Brian RC Kennedy, Steven Auscavitch, Timothy M. Shank, Constance Sartor, Anameere Tennaba, Alexis M. Weinnig, Randi D. Rotjan

“…Abstract Spatial changes in benthic community structure have been observed across natural gradients in deep-sea ecosystems, but these patterns remain under-sampled on seamounts. …”
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Assessing the ecological consequences of crude oil spills on bird communities in an Afrotropical landscape by Iniunam Aniefiok Iniunam, Talatu Tende, Adams Adamanyiwa Chaskda

“…Furthermore, our findings revealed a clear distinction in bird community structure, with generalist species prevailing in spill-affected areas, while specialist species exhibited lower abundance. …”
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Effects of Air Injection on the Metabolic Activity of Emulsifier-Producing Bacteria from Oil Reservoirs by Yi Gu, Zhenzhen Wu, Guan Wang, Bo Zhi, Jiliang Yu, Huiqiang Fan, Suzhen Guo, Ting Ma, Guoqiang Li

“…Although air injection is generally recommended for field trials of MEOR in China, its influence on the microbial community structure in oil reservoirs remains poorly understood, especially activation of emulsifier-producing bacteria. …”
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Assessment of Organic Matter Influence on the Ecological Integrity of Poyang Lake Using O/E Model and Chemical–Biological Indices over the Past Two Decades by Jindong Wang, Wenjie Huang, Chenglian Feng, Hongyang Wang

“…The results showed that the benthic community structure is simple, and the biodiversity is low, which is mainly dominated by Insecta in Arthropoda and Oligochaeta in Oroidea, accounting for 84.3% and 42.4%, respectively; the results of the O/E index evaluated under the threshold of probability of capture ≥ 0.5 showed that the health grade of all sections was sub-healthy or average, which was consistent with the results of the chemical–biological composite index evaluation. …”
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Effects of Illegal Solid Waste Dumping on the Structure of Soil Bacterial Communities: A Case Study in China by Jialiang Chen, Lulu Zhang, Lang Song, Mai Ye, Lin Wang, Bin Fan, Bin Li, Zetao Yang, Rongzhou Jin, Pu Jia

“…The results reveal the effects of heavy metal pollution on the soil bacterial community structure and its environmental driving factors, thus expanding understanding in the context of management of the environmental damage caused by illegal dumping, as well as providing a perspective on the changes in the soil bacterial community, allowing for environmental damage confirmation.…”
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Long-term survey of intertidal rocky shore macrobenthic community metabolism and structure after primary succession by Migné, Aline, Bordeyne, François, Davoult, Dominique

“…The present study aimed in measuring the functional effect of changes in the community structure through succession and to compare the timing of successional sequences in communities dominated by canopy-forming algae established at two levels of the emersion gradient in a rocky shore. …”
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Pyriproxyfen, villain or good guy? A brief review by Andressa Pereira Cabral, Fabrício Pereira dos Santos Maia, D’Angelo Carlo Magliano, Jones Bernardes Graceli, Paula Soares, Eduardo Andrés Rios Morris, Leandro Miranda-Alves

“…Reductions in insect populations, induced by PPF, can disrupt food availability for higher trophic levels, potentially destabilizing community structure and ecosystem equilibrium. Given mounting evidence of unintended consequences, robust risk assessment and regulatory oversight are imperative. …”
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Diversity of bacterial symbionts associated with the tropical plant bug Monalonion velezangeli (Hemiptera: Miridae) revealed by high-throughput 16S-rRNA sequencing by Navarro-Escalante, Lucio, Benavides, Pablo, Acevedo, Flor E.

“…We found that both insect life stages share a similar microbiota in terms of bacterial diversity and community structure. The intracellular symbiont Wolbachia dominated the overall microbiome composition (~92%) in these life stages. …”
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Molecular Analysis of the Bacterial Communities in Crude Oil Samples from Two Brazilian Offshore Petroleum Platforms by Elisa Korenblum, Diogo Bastos Souza, Monica Penna, Lucy Seldin

“…Comparison of bacterial communities present in these four samples using LIBSHUFF and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) indicated that the water content significantly influenced the community structure only of crude oil obtained from PA. …”
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New Data on Breeding Strategies and Reproductive Success of the Globally Threatened Turtle Dove Co-Occurring with the “Competitive” Collared Dove and the “Predatory” Maghreb Magpie... by Wafae Squalli, Ismail Mansouri, Driss Ousaaid, Mohammed Hmidani, Hamid Achiban, Fatima Fadil, Mohamed Dakki

“…Interactions between co-occurring species, including competition and predation, comprise critical processes regulating local community structure, habitat use, and diversity. We monitored nesting habitats, breeding chronology, and reproductive success rates to describe the patterns of spatiotemporal organization of three co-habiting species: the “native” turtle dove, the “invasive” collared dove, and the “predatory” Maghreb magpie. …”
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Responses of fungal communities at different soil depths to grazing intensity in a desert steppe by Xiangjian Tu, Paul C. Struik, Shixian Sun, Zhang Wenbo, Yong Zhang, Ke Jin, Zhen Wang

“…The results of our study indicate that grazing changes the soil environment by changing TN, SWC, nitrate nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen, and affects the diversity and community structure of soil fungi. This provides empirical support for coping with the impact of grazing on soil microbiomes in desert steppes.…”
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The heterogeneity of Pinus yunnanensis plantation growth was driven by soil microbial characteristics in different slope aspects by Zhongmu Li, Yong Chai, Chengjie Gao, Jin Li, Kai Cui

“…There were significant differences in soil microbial diversity and community structure between the different slope aspects, but there was no significant difference among different soil depths. …”
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