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*Study | Benign, and currently sustainable, forms of shellfish-harvesting in the Bijagós Archipélago, Guinea-Bissau
This study explored shellfishing patterns across different management regimes, assessed seasonal variation in the direct impact of shellfishing on shorebirds, and quantified the indirect impact of sediment disturbance due to shellfishing upon shorebird prey availability.
Cover | Transfer of Janusia longibracteolata to Schwannia
A plant species is reclassified into Schwannia, refining its taxonomy and highlighting its diversity across South American ecosystems.
*New Editor | Ramiro Crego, subject editor for Wildlife Biology
Dr. Ramiro Crego is an ecologist from Argentina whose research interests are primarily in the fields of applied animal ecology and conservation biology.
Study | Variation in physiological indicators among forest birds
Before we can assess the impact of environmental factors on bird communities, it is crucial to first understand natural variation in physiological indicators.
Call for Papers | Special Issue on biological invasions
Due by 13 JULY 2025: We invite you to contribute to a special issue of Oikos on “Biological invasions in the context of global environmental change.”
Editor’s Choice | Reaching the best available knowledge in wildlife biology
The editor’s choice for our March/April issue is “Reaching and implementing the best available knowledge in wildlife biology“ by Willebrand and Newey.
Cover | Mutual dependency of both Neottia cordata and its pollinators on pine forests
Neottia cordata depends on pine-forest insects for pollination, highlighting the importance of conserving dynamic pine ecosystems.
Cover | Snowmelt time has a strong impact on tundra plant communities
Snowmelt timing had the strongest influence on plant community composition and seven plant communities could be identified along the gradient.
*New Editor | Jean-Philippe Gibert, subject editor for Oikos
We are happy to welcome Dr. Jean-Philippe Gibert from Duke University, NC, USA, to the Oikos Editorial Board.
*New Editor | Susan Whitehead, subject editor for Oikos
We are happy to welcome Dr. Susan Whitehead from Virginia Tech to the Oikos Editorial Board. To know more about her, read our interview.
Cover | Nutrient status is the most important predictor for L. loeselii occurrence
Liparis loeselii flowering in a moss-rich groundwater-fed fen on the island of Orø, Denmark.
*Forum | Patchy Indirect Effects of Predation
We know that predators influence many other species, directly and indirectly. But we tend to think about their effects in terms of one starting point.
*Forum | Why sex matters in phenological research
As climate change shifts the timing of the seasons, it messes with different organisms in different ways—which can disrupt the way they interact.
*Forum | Dead or alive: carbon as currency to integrate disease and ecosystem ecology theory
Disease and ecosystem ecology are treated as separate disciplines, but we know they're intertwined—so how can we study them together? Think in terms of carbon.
Forum | Insularity and early domestication
This Forum paper argues that the human-friendly qualities of our pets, livestock, and crops could have arisen without selective breeding or other human-centric mechanisms that are usually assumed. Instead, it explores an ecological mechanism: the island syndrome.
Forum | The humpty-dumpty effect and community restoration
Why is it so hard to fix broken ecosystems? This Forum paper seeks to improve our idea of the “humpty-dumpty effect” that is often invoked to explain restoration failure.