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A single-tree approach to determine climate-growth patterns of European beech and their seasonality in the species southern distribution area

Serrano-Notivoli R, Jevšenak J, del Castillo EM, Čufar K, Škrk-Dolar N, Battipaglia G, Camarero JJ, Pain AH, Jump A, Motta R, Nola P, Panayotov M, Petritan IC, Popa A & Popa I (2025) A single-tree approach to determine climate-growth patterns of European beech and their seasonality in the species southern distribution area. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 371, p. 110644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110644

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Classification-informed estimation: the role of water-type clustering to improve neural network generalization for salinity and temperature estimation in coastal waters

White S, Medina-Lopez E, Silva T, Spyrakos E, Amoudry L & Martin A (2025) Classification-informed estimation: the role of water-type clustering to improve neural network generalization for salinity and temperature estimation in coastal waters. Environmental Data Science, 4, Art. No.: e32. https://doi.org/10.1017/eds.2025.10005

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Global Ecology and Biogeography Landscape-Scale Responses of Freshwater Biodiversity to Connectivity and Stressors

Wilkie C, Law A, Thackeray S, Ward C, August T, Baker A, Belmont J, Carvalho L, Chapman D, Dobel A, Miller C, Pringle H, Scott M, Siriwardena G, Taylor P & Willby N (2025) Global Ecology and Biogeography Landscape-Scale Responses of Freshwater Biodiversity to Connectivity and Stressors. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34 (6), Art. No.: e70069. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70069

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Parallels between biological invasions and human migration are flawed and undermine both disciplines. Response to Ahmed et al.

South J, Barbulescu R, Macêdo RL, Musseau CL, Guareschi S, Alamenciak T, Alberti G, Allen S, Bacher S, Baker E, Benson M, Bernard-Verdier M, Bibi R, Boatcă M & Pattison Z (2025) Parallels between biological invasions and human migration are flawed and undermine both disciplines. Response to Ahmed et al.. BioScience. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf073

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Participatory visual methods and the mobilization of community knowledge: Working towards community-derived disaster risk management in the context of advancing climate change

Black GF, Petersen L, Mpofu-Mketwa T, Dick L, Wilson A, Ncube S, Abrams A, Carden K, Dickie J, Hamilton-Smith N, Piper L & Lamb G (2025) Participatory visual methods and the mobilization of community knowledge: Working towards community-derived disaster risk management in the context of advancing climate change. Journal of Participatory Research Methods, 6 (2). https://jprm.scholasticahq.com/article/129834-participatory-visual-methods-and-the-mobilization-of-community-knowledge-working-towards-community-derived-disaster-risk-management-in-the-context-of

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Mapping waste piles in an urban environment using ground surveys, manual digitization of drone imagery, and object based image classification approach

Kalonde PK, Mwapasa T, Mthawanji R, Chidziwisano K, Morse T, Torguson JS, Jones CM, Quilliam RS, Feasey NA, Henrion MYR, Stanton MC & Blinnikov MS (2025) Mapping waste piles in an urban environment using ground surveys, manual digitization of drone imagery, and object based image classification approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197, Art. No.: 374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13675-6

Book Chapter

Annexe sur l’abondance

Sop T, Cheyne SM, Kühl HS, Maisels F, Wich S & Williamson EA (2025) Annexe sur l’abondance [Estimation de l’abondance des populations de grands singes]. In: La Planète des Grands Singes: Conservation, Santé et Maladies. La Planète des Grands Singes. Cambridge, UK: Arcus Foundation, pp. 1-48. https://www.stateoftheapes.com/la-planete-des-grands-singes/volume-5-conservation-sante-et-maladies

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Urban waste piles are reservoirs for human pathogenic bacteria with high levels of multidrug resistance against last resort antibiotics: a comprehensive temporal and geographic field analysis

Mphasa M, Ormsby MJ, Mwapasa T, Nambala P, Chidziwisano K, Morse T, Feasey N & Quilliam RS (2025) Urban waste piles are reservoirs for human pathogenic bacteria with high levels of multidrug resistance against last resort antibiotics: a comprehensive temporal and geographic field analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 484, Art. No.: 136639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136639

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A first report of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Lower Shire Valley, Southern Malawi, a major intermediate snail host species for intestinal schistosomiasis

Nkolokosa C, Mbewe R, Chirombo J, Stanton MC, Jones CM, Makaula P, Namacha G, Chiepa B, Kalonde PK, Baluwa C, Zembere K, Kambewa EA, Kaonga CC, Archer J & Juhász A (2025) A first report of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Lower Shire Valley, Southern Malawi, a major intermediate snail host species for intestinal schistosomiasis. Scientific Reports, 15, Art. No.: 5603. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88930-4

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Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology

Gould E, Fraser HS, Parker TH, Nakagawa S, Griffith SC, Vesk PA, Fidler F, Hamilton DG, Abbey-Lee RN, Abbott JK, Aguirre LA, Alcaraz C, Aloni I, Law A & Marshall BM (2025) Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology. BMC Biology, 23 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-02101-x

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Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras

Baker TR, Adu-Bredu S, Affum-Baffoe K, Aiba S, Akite P, Alexiades M, Almeida E, de Oliveira EA, Davila EA, Amani C, Andrade A, Aragao L, Araujo-Murakami A, Arets E & Jeffery K (2025) Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras. Scientific Reports, 15 (1). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-84367-3; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84367-3

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Who is the 'public' when it comes to public opinion on energy? A mixed-methods study of revealed and elicited public attitudes to shale gas extraction

Whitmarsh L, Gan YS, Devine-Wright P, Evensen D, Dickie J, Connon I, Varley A, Ryder S & Bartie P (2025) Who is the 'public' when it comes to public opinion on energy? A mixed-methods study of revealed and elicited public attitudes to shale gas extraction. Energy Research & Social Science, 119, Art. No.: 103840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103840

Preprint / Working Paper

Evidence review to support the development of a Wellbeing Economy strategy in Scotland

McCartney G, Hill O'Connor C, Laughlin S, Robertson A, Bunse L, Crighton M, McLeod A, Cochrane P, Stuart F, Black I & McMaster R (2025) Evidence review to support the development of a Wellbeing Economy strategy in Scotland. Post-Growth Economics Network (PEN) Working Papers, 01/2025. Post-Growth Economics Network. https://www.postgrowtheconomics.org/working-papers/

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Place-pedagogies of water stress

Wilson A, Black G, Petersen L, Dick L, Ncube S, Mpofu-Mketwa T, Abrams A, Carden K, Piper L, Dickie J, Hamilton-Smith N & Lamb G (2025) Place-pedagogies of water stress. Global Social Challenges, 20 (20), pp. 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1332/27523349Y2025D000000034

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Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics

Davis S, Grainger M, Pfeifer M, Pattison Z, Stephens P & Sanderson R (2025) Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics. Environmental Evidence, 14, Art. No.: 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-025-00355-8

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The primary molecular influences of marine plastisphere formation and function: Novel insights into organism -organism and -co-pollutant interactions.

Lee C, Messer L, Holland S, Gutierrez T, Quilliam R & Matallana-Surget S (2024) The primary molecular influences of marine plastisphere formation and function: Novel insights into organism -organism and -co-pollutant interactions.. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (2), pp. 138-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2224182

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The high-resolution map of Oxia Planum, Mars; the landing site of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission

Fawdon P, Orgel C, Adeli S, Balme M, Calef FJ, Davis JM, Frigeri A, Grindrod P, Hauber E, Le Deit L, Loizeau D, Nass A, Quantin-Nataf C, Sefton-Nash E & Schröder C (2024) The high-resolution map of Oxia Planum, Mars; the landing site of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission. Journal of Maps, 20 (1), Art. No.: 2302361. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2024.2302361

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Range Extension and Behavioural Observations of the Flat‐Headed Cusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus) in Gabon

McQuade J, Nguelet F, Lilian Brice M, Abernethy K, Cusack J, Do Linh San E, Lehmann D, Midoko Iponga D, Trouvé C, Whytock R & Akomo‐Okoue E (2024) Range Extension and Behavioural Observations of the Flat‐Headed Cusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus) in Gabon. African Journal of Ecology, 62 (4), Art. No.: e13332. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13332

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Bonobo (Pan paniscus) Density and Distribution in Central Africa's Largest Rainforest Reserve: Long-term Survey Data Show Pitfalls in Methodological Approaches and Call for Vigilance

Bessone M, Kühl HS, Herbinger I, Hohmann G, N'Goran KP, Asanzi P, Blake S, Basele M, Bofeko M, Bondjengo N, Wangongo Bondo P, Booto R, Barros da Costa P, Derozier V & Maisels F (2024) Bonobo (Pan paniscus) Density and Distribution in Central Africa's Largest Rainforest Reserve: Long-term Survey Data Show Pitfalls in Methodological Approaches and Call for Vigilance. International Journal of Primatology, (3), p. 39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-024-00468-w