Ecology

Camera trap monitoring of unmarked animals: a map of the relationships between population size estimators

1. Clément Calenge

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

Using a sequential sampling algorithm to apply the niche-neutral model to species occurrence patterns

1. Nadiah P. Kristensen
2. Yong Chee Keita Sin
3. Hyee Shynn Lim
4. Frank E. Rheindt
5. Ryan A. Chisholm

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

Tracking changes in birds’ interaction milieu

1. Stanislas Rigal
2. Vincent Devictor
3. Vasilis Dakos

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

Full factorial construction of synthetic microbial communities

1. Juan Diaz-Colunga
2. Pablo Catalan
3. Magdalena San Roman
4. Andrea Arrabal
5. Alvaro Sanchez

• Curated by eLife

  eLife Assessment

  This manuscript introduces a new low-cost and accessible method for assembling combinatorially complete microbial consortia using basic laboratory equipment, which is a valuable contribution to the field of microbial ecology and biotechnology. The evidence presented is compelling, demonstrating the method's effectiveness through empirical testing on both synthetic colorants and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains.

Reviewed by eLife, Arcadia Science

Characterising a species-rich and understudied tropical insect fauna using DNA barcoding

1. David R. Hemprich-Bennett
2. Ezekiel Donkor
3. Bernard Adams
4. Naana Afua Acquaah
5. Eva D. Ofori
6. Samuel Anie-Amoah
7. Abigail Bailey
8. H. Charles J. Godfray
9. Owen T. Lewis
10. Fred Aboagye-Antwi
11. Talya D. Hackett

Reviewed by GigaScience

Developmental constraints mediate the reversal of temperature effects on the autumn phenology of European beech after the summer solstice

1. Dominic Rebindaine
2. Thomas W Crowther
3. Susanne S Renner
4. Zhaofei Wu
5. Yibiao Zou
6. Lidong Mo
7. Haozhi Ma
8. Raymo Bucher
9. Constantin M Zohner

• Curated by eLife

  eLife Assessment

  This article presents valuable findings on how the timing of cooling affects autumn bud set in European beech saplings. The study leverages extensive experimental data and provides an interesting conceptual framework for the various ways in which warming can affect bud set timing. The statistical analysis is very well considered, while indicating some factors that may temper the authors' claims. The factorial experiments offer solid support.

Reviewed by eLife

Population size estimation when multiple samples carrying the risk of misidentification are taken within the same capture occasion from the same individual

1. Remi Fraysse
2. Remi Choquet
3. Roger Pradel

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

Seasonal variation in insect assemblages at flowers of Balanites aegyptiaca, an ecologically and socially important tree species in the Ferlo region of Senegal’s Great Green Wall corridor

1. Natalia Medina-Serrano
2. Anne-Geneviève Bagnères
3. Mouhamadou Moustapha Ndiaye
4. Valentin Vrecko
5. Doyle McKey
6. Martine Hossaert-McKey

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

MIReVTD, a Minimum Information Standard for Reporting Vector Trait Data

1. Sadie J. Ryan
2. Paul J. Huxley
3. Catherine A. Lippi
4. Samraat Pawar
5. Lauren Cator
6. Samuel S.C. Rund
7. Leah R. Johnson

Reviewed by GigaScience

Are all waterholes equal from a lion’s view? Exploring the role of prey abundance and catchability in waterhole visitation patterns in a savannah ecosystem

1. Romain Dejeante
2. Andrew J. Loveridge
3. David W. Macdonald
4. Daphine Madhlamoto
5. Simon Chamaillé-Jammes
6. Marion Valeix

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology