Navigating pitfalls and misinterpretations in the use of historical sources for Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) conservation: A critique to Flueck et al. (2023) by Norma I. Díaz, Paulo Corti

“…In a recent article, Flueck et al. (2023) argue that the huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), an endemic South American deer species, historically occupied open habitats and islands, such as Tierra del Fuego, and that its decline was primarily due to indigenous hunting, commercial export of hides to Europe, habitat alteration by settlers, and the introduction of exotic species. …”
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Ethnobotany of Okomu Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria by O.A. Ugbogu, E.C. Chukwuma

“…Euphorbiaceae and the Legumes constituted the highest species occurrence while the largest number of plant families (22) had only one species each represented. …”
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Diversity at Landscape Level to Increase Resilience. A Review by Turyasingura, Benson, Mwanjalolo, Majaliwa, Ayiga, Natal

“…Tree species increases the number of ecological niches and associated species such as understory plants and animals hence, increased landscape ecosystem diversity. …”
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Metabarcoding the night sky: Monitoring landscape-scale insect diversity through bat diet by Cynthia Tobisch, Svenja Dege, Bernd Panassiti, Julian Treffler, Christoph Moning

“…In this study, we analyzed the diet of a common European bat species (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) to investigate patterns in insect richness and composition at the landscape scale. …”
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Freshwater Fish of New River, Belize by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Kyle Allen, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… Belize is home to an abundant diversity of freshwater fish species and is often considered a fishing paradise. …”
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Natural Area Weeds: Skunkvine (Paederia foetida) by Kenneth A. Langeland, R. K. Stocker, D. M. Brazis

“…It has been included on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council List of Invasive Species as a Category I, defined as “species that are invading and disrupting native plant communities in Florida.” …”
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Recognition of Blow Foraminifera Zones in the Tertiary Sediments in F- Well, Niger Delta by F.A. Lucas, O.E. Ononeme

“…A total of eighty (80) foraminiferal species were recorded, most of the species recorded are calcareous and arenaceous benthic  foraminiferal species. …”
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Microbiomes associated with saxicolous lichens inhabiting montane rocks in western Japan by Zichen He, Qi Liu, Takeshi Naganuma

“…The mycobionts of the six lichens were affiliated with two species of Umbilicaria, while the photobionts were ascribed to one species of Trebouxia, both being well-known lichen-forming fungal and green algal genera, based on their 18S rRNA gene sequences. …”
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A survey of bdelloid rotifers from coastal ponds in Southern Norway by Giulia Lin, Michael Plewka, Erling Brekke, Øystein N. Kielland, Glenn Dunshea, Diego Fontaneto

“… We report the results of the first survey of bdelloid rotifers, microscopic aquatic animals, in continental Norway, collected from coastal ponds in the Southern part of the country in Autumn 2021, using a morphological approach in species identification. Out of 25 ponds, 19 bdelloid species were found, ten in water samples and another nine in limno-terrestrial habitats just above the waterline of the ponds. …”
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Environmental Effects of Brick Making on a Wetland Ecosystem: A Case Study of Kakiizi Wetland Ntungamo District. by Nimusiima, Nicholas

“…Reduced species richness was due to increased ranges of water physical parameters as a result of brick-making activity which led to destruction and undergrowth of different wetland plant species. …”
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Comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes reveals molecular evolution and phylogenetic relationships within the Papilionoideae of Fabaceae by Qian Qin, Yanjing Dong, Jialong Chen, Bo Wang, Yuxin Peng, XinPeng Zhang, Xiaoyun Wang, Jinxiang Zeng, Guoyue Zhong, Shouwen Zhang, Xiaolang Du

“…., with the aim of unraveling the molecular evolution and phylogenetic interconnections among its species. Methods Complete cpDNAs of 18 Pap. species were sequenced using the Illumina Novaseq 6000 platform, followed by assembly and annotation. …”
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Classroom Takeover! by Charles Jacoby, Nanette Holland, Debbi Berger

“…This 62-page activity with supporting materials illustrates characteristics that allow invasive species to spread and impacts that invasive species may cause. …”
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A Spiny Orb Weaver Spider, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) by Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.

“…The bite of this common species is not known to cause serious effects to humans. …”
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Diversity at Landscape Level to Increase Resilience. A Review by Benson, Turyasingura, Ayiga, Natal, Majaliwa, Mwanjalolo

“…Tree species increases the number of ecological niches and associated species such as understory plants and animals hence, increased landscape ecosystem diversity. …”
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Key to Common Bay Trees of Florida by Lynn Proenza, Michael Andreu

“…In addition, several bay species grow in overlapping ranges and habitats. Many times, two or more different species of bay will be found growing right next to one other. …”
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A Fruit Fly, Anastrepha ocresia (Walker) (Insecta: Diptea: Tephritide) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“… Anastrepha ocresia (Walker) is one of six species of fruit flies of the genus Anastrepha which occur in Florida or which have been established in Florida at some time. …”
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Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Arachnida: Salticidae) by Glavis B. Edwards

“… Except for two pantropical species (Edwards 1979), the jumping spider most frequently encountered in Florida is Phidippus regius C.L. …”
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Common Sharks of Florida by Florida Sea Grant

“… Compiled from SGEB-25, A Tackle Box Guide to Common Saltwater Fishes of Southwest Florida Florida’s shark population is diverse and includes species that range in size from only a few feet to more than 40 feet in total length. …”
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Diversity and Conservation Status of Large Mammals in Ghamot National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan by Muhammad Jahangeer, Siddique Muhammad, Muhammad Shakeel, Mir Muhammad Saleem, Ali Usman, Hussain Abid

“…By using direct and indirect field evidence, 14 species from 6 families were identified. Unfortunately, the number of species encountered directly was low in this study; four species (28.57%) were directly observed, including Canis aureus, Vulpes vulpes, Macaca mulatta, and Semnopithecus ajax, while the remaining ten (71.42%) were observed indirectly. …”
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Ethnopharmocology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Orthosiphon: A review by Rui Wang, Ling Qiu, Qing-wen Zhang, Ligen Lin

“…Don) Benth, which might be attributed to the ethnopharmacological background, geographical constraints, and the distribution of these species. In the future, more investigations on other species of the genus Orthosiphon are needed. …”
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