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Archive for January, 2026
Announcements
Water Under Pressure: Aquatic Ecosystem Resilience and the Role of Law in Romania’s Water Governance
- 23/01/2026
Freshwater challenges are often framed in biological and hydrological terms, yet the response of water systems is also shaped by law. This article examines how Romanian water law affects ecosystem resilience, with direct relevance for ecological research, water management, and environmental protection.
Announcements
Water Between Ecosystems and Rules: Why Water Law Needs Science
- 23/01/2026
Contemporary freshwater challenges—from climate change and pollution to infrastructure and equitable access—cannot be addressed from a single perspective. This contribution highlights the need for an interdisciplinary approach in which water law is developed in close dialogue with biology, ecology, and environmental science.
2025 - ISI Scientific Papers
Synergistic role of Trichormus variabilis and zeolites in three-layer culturing system for modulating the wastewater effluent community
- 16/01/2026
Hegedűs, A., Vințan, R., Nicoară, M., Drugă, B., (2025) Synergistic role of Trichormus variabilis and zeolites in three-layer culturing system for modulating the wastewater effluent community. Scientific Reports 15, 44176. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-27997-5
2025 - ISI Scientific Papers
Adaptation to warming alters the competition between three phytoplankton taxa: Microcystis aeruginosa, Desmodesmus armatus and Mayamaea permitis
- 16/01/2026
Nicoară, M., Niculea, A., Hegedűs, A., Briddon, C.L., Stockenreiter, M., Stibor, H., Banciu, H.L., Drugă, B., (2025). Adaptation to warming alters the competition between three phytoplankton taxa: Microcystis aeruginosa, Desmodesmus armatus and Mayamaea permitis. Community Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42974-025-00284-z
2026 - ISI Scientific Papers
Landscape effects on global soil pathogenic fungal diversity across spatial scales
- 16/01/2026
Lu, Y., Eisenhauer, N., Patoine, G.,Chen, Y., ..,Ursu T.M.,…et al. (2026) Landscape effects on global soil pathogenic fungal diversity across spatial scales. Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67929-5
2026 - ISI Scientific Papers
Enhanced forest structural heterogeneity increases functional β-diversity but reduces α- and γ-diversity in soil nematodes
- 16/01/2026
Schwarz, R., Bradler, P.M., Chao, A., Chuang, P.-Y., Ciobanu, M., Decker, O., Delory, B.M., Dietrich, P., Dittrich, S., Fichtner, A., Lettenmaier, L., Junginger, M., Mitesser, O., Mori, A.S., Müller, J., von Oheimb, G., Pierick, K., Eisenhauer, N., Cesarz, S. (2026) Enhanced forest structural heterogeneity increases functional β-diversity but reduces α- and γ-diversity in soil nematodes. Soil […]
2026 - ISI Scientific Papers
First record of Octopus insularis brooding in shallow waters: implications for artificial dens?
- 16/01/2026
Brito Dopona, A.P., Silva Leite, T., Soares Agostinho, L., Farina Machado, J., de Araujo Andrade, L. C., Lopes, P.F.M. (2026) First record of Octopus insularis brooding in shallow waters: implications for artificial dens?, Bulletin of Marine Science, (preprints) https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2025.0089