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From Data to Decision: Leveraging Essential Variables in Standardizing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Monitoring and Reporting
(2026-04-22) Kim, HyeJin; Czúcz, Balint; Balvanera, Patricia; Ferrier, Simon; Gill, Michael J; Muller-Karger, Frank E; Campbell, Jillian; Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca; Child, Matthew; Geller, Gary N; Pereira, Henrique M; Navarro, Laetitia M
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Hidden diversity of South African hexactinellid sponges across mesophotic reefs, shelf sediments, and canyon habitats, with the description of a new genus (Amatholon gen. nov.), a new family (Cyrtaulonidae fam. nov.) and eight new species
(2026-08-07) Toufiek, Samaai; Erpenbeck, Dirk; Janussen, Dorte; Janson, Liesl; Macdonald, Angus; Sink, Kerry
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Behavioural responses to heat in an arid‑zone bird vary with thermal, hygric and social factors
(2026-04-06) Whyte, J.R.D; McKechnie, A.E; Crossley, J.K; Cunningham, S.J
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Lineage-specific neural and morphogenetic gene family expansions accompany habitat divergence in Southern African dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion)
(2026-06-26) Taft, Jody; Tolley, Krystal; Alexander, Graham; Geneva, Anthony