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This paper describes a project aimed at creating a worldwide set of polygons for recording marine distribution data, parallel to the current World Geographic Scheme for Recording …

The digitisation of natural history collections represents a critical step towards preserving and increasing accessibility to valuable scientific data. Despite their fundamental i…

Anoa (Bubalus spp.) are an endemic species that inhabits the forests of Sulawesi, but are threatened with extinction due to hunting and habitat destruction. Despite these pressure…

Volunteers and citizen science initiatives play a crucial role for the documentation of species occurrences and distributions. When quality-checked and openly available, such data…

Floristic knowledge and georeferenced information about vascular plant species distribution in southern Tuscany (Italy) are still poor for supporting effective biodiversity conser…

The neotropical genus Thibaudia Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil. (Ericaceae), comprises about 70–75 species and is distributed from Honduras in Central America, through the central Andes…

The type locality of Plagiopholis styani is in Wuyishan Mountain, Fujian Province, China and, currently, this species is considered to be widely distributed in southern China and …

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, called the “Third Pole of the Earth”, is a typical region with rich avian resources due to its unique geographical environment and climatic characterist…

Insular lizard species are under-assessed, rendering them vulnerable to habitat encroachment and other anthropogenic threats. The aim of this study was to compile a comprehensive …

Biodiversity loss and degradation activities have a significant impact and devastating consequences on the ecosystem, eventually posing a major threat to many plant species, inclu…

The majority of members of the fungal genus Dermoloma have been described, based on morphology and without molecular support. Sequencing most Dermoloma type specimens has been uns…

The Rotifera is the most diverse group of freshwater zooplankton. In Thailand, the research on rotifers began in 1907. Following extensive studies on rotifers in Thai water bodies…

The data paper describes a dataset of occurrences of fungal species listed in the Red Data Book of Yugra Region (Western Siberia, Russia). The dataset is based on all digitised re…

Due to the lack of complete taxonomic inventories and revisions for nearly 120 years and a high number of chaotic and conflicting species descriptions in the times of the primary …

Wader populations have been declining globally due to widespread anthropogenic habitat degradation and loss. In this context, food quality and availability at migration stop-over …

The plant family Berberidaceae is represented in Ecuador by a single genus, Berberis. It comprises 15 species, seven endemic to the high Andean forests and páramos above 2,400 met…

The Pantanal is one of the largest floodplains and the most extensive tropical wetland in the world, covering approximately 139,000 km². It is located in central South America, co…

The Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a near-threatened species, making detailed monitoring of its breeding behaviour crucial for effective conservation. Traditional method…

The Reserva Biológica do Tinguá is a protected area located in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. It is part of the Atlantic Forest domain and primarily features Dense Ombrophilous For…

The study analyses the floristic diversity, life span, life form and phytogeographic affinities of the flora of Wadi Shuwaib, a desert wadi in the eastern region of the United Ara…

European Biodiversity Research Infrastructures (BioRIs) play a central role in addressing the complex challenges in biodiversity research, scientific collaboration across discipli…

Metabarcoding can generate large numbers of georeferenced occurrence data from bulk samples at low cost. Its integration into the practice of agricultural invertebrate biomonitori…

Taxonomic and geographic misattributions in biodiversity inventories remain a pressing issue in biogeographical research, particularly in regions with overlapping or similar place…

The genus Aerophilus Szépligeti, 1902 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) is distributed throughout the globe, attacking caterpillars from multiple families within the Lepidopt…

The White-eared Night Heron (Gorsachius magnificus) is an endangered species facing increasing threats from human activities and ecological changes throughout its fragmented habit…

The genus Urostipulosphera was established in 2019. Its morphological characteristics are similar to Uroglena and Uroglenopsis, but it differs from both. This genus connects indiv…

Urban ecosystems present unique challenges for biodiversity monitoring, demanding efficient methods to document species diversity in rapidly changing environments. This study quan…

Picolistrus Majer, 1990, is a small genus belonging to the subfamily Listrinae of the family Dasytidae (Coleoptera, Cleroidea). Currently, it comprises five known species: P. inhi…

Wetlands are amongst the most productive ecosystems around the globe, with lots of ecological and social-economic services provided. Better understanding of the spatial distributi…

The genus Chinattus Logunov, 1999, a group of jumping spiders (Salticidae), has been recorded across multiple regions in China. Current records indicate its presence in Anhui, Hun…

Currently, 11 species of Kamimuria have been reported in Guizhou Province, China. However, the original illustrations of Kamimuria magnimacula Du, 2005 and K. extremispina Du, 200…

Rhopalopsole Klapálek, 1912, is a species-rich genus in the family Leuctridae, with more than 80 valid species known from the Oriental and eastern Palaearctic Regions.We recently …

The Murcia Region is located at the south-east corner of the Iberian Peninsula and has a great diversity of Lepidoptera fauna, as a zoogeographical crossroads and biodiversity hot…

The Huai He floodplain in Anhui and Jiangsu Provinces, an important component of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), sustains critical wetland habitats for migratory waterb…

Urbanisation significantly impacts the composition and distribution of species through habitat loss and fragmentation. Nestedness is a significant pattern often observed in specie…

Dorsal elytral striae serve as key diagnostic characters in the taxonomy and species identification of Histeridae beetles. The variation of dorsal elytral striae in Hister shangha…

The male of Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lohmander, 1968 is described and illustrated for the first time, based on a single specimen collected by a Hungarian expedition to Turkey in 1…

The activity budget of a primate varies in response to environmental and habitat conditions, including seasonality. To elucidate how primates adapt their behavior to the seasonal …

The study area is located within the Central Karakoram National Park, nestled in the towering Karakoram mountain range. Situated at high altitude in the District of Nagar, Gilgit-…

The article represents mobilised biodata of the first part of the entomological collections of the SIZK (Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Kyiv) collection funds. It includes 11 …

Occurrence data provide an important baseline for the planning of conservation strategies and for the protection of species and habitats. However, collecting such data usually req…

This manuscript is the first scientific publication of the project “BioBlitz Azores". The project was launched in 2019 and had a second event in 2023 under the scope of the FCT-MA…

The Colombian Amazon is a region of remarkable biodiversity; however, several biological groups and their microhabitats remain poorly explored. Recent studies on soil ant diversit…

Betel nut agroforestry had quickly grown to occupy more than 1% of the land in Taiwan, often taking the place of secondary forests. While agroforestry systems can help mitigate bi…

The paper provides the updated checklist of the genus Hypena Schrank from Korea. This genus is one of the largest genera within the Noctuoidea comprising more than 680 species wor…

Sedge (Carex) is a highly diversified genus of vascular plants with high species diversity in cold-temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. In Canada, 313 species of Carex are …

The Pambilar Wildlife Refuge (RVSP) is a well-preserved forest on the northern coast of Ecuador and an important refuge for birds, particularly for species with distributions rest…

The Carabid beetles are a key group for assessing ecological characteristics of natural environments because they play a role as bioindicator organisms suitable for both theoretic…

Mantodea plays a special role in the food chain as a group charismatic generalist predators. They regulate invertebrate populations while themselves being prey for many larger ani…

Jiangxi Province has gradually become a hotspot for research on the family Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892, with 64 new species discovered in the past five years. Notably, over half of…