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FIGURE 6. Endomychids from Bitterfeld and Baltic ambers. 1-2 in New handsome fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea: Anamorphidae, Endomychidae) from European amber of the Upper Eocene

FIGURE 6. Endomychids from Bitterfeld and Baltic ambers. 1-2, Trochoideus resinatissimus sp. nov. (No. 53-2 [CCHH], holotype), habitus in dorsal view (1), and forebody in ventral view (2). 3-5, Glesirhanis bercioi Shockley and Alekseev, 2014 (No. 1219-2 [CCHH]), habitus in dorsal (3), ventro-lateral (4), and lateral (5) views. 6-7, Phymaphoroides antennatus Motschulsky, 1856 (No. 1219-3 [CCHH]), close-up of antenna (6), and habitus in dorso-lateral view (7).

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FIGURE 3. Anamorphids from Baltic amber. 1-3 in New handsome fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea: Anamorphidae, Endomychidae) from European amber of the Upper Eocene

FIGURE 3. Anamorphids from Baltic amber. 1-3, Palaecoryphus viktori gen. et sp. nov. (No. 1222-3 [CCHH], holotype), habitus in left lateral (1), dorsal (2), and right lateral (3) views. 4-6, Giltine ampeensis gen. et sp. nov. (No. AWI- 133 [CVIA], holotype), a reconstruction of the habitus in dorsal view (4) and habitus in dorsal (5) and ventro-lateral (6) views.

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Github Repository for: European green crab predation in a Washington State estuary revealed with DNA metabarcoding

Fisher, MC, Grason, EW, Stote, A, Kelly, RP, Litle, K, & PS McDonald. (2024). Invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas) predation in a Washington State estuary revealed with DNA metabarcoding. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0302518 Github release v1.1 of the repository for Fisher et al. 2024, "European green crab predation in a Washington State estuary revealed with DNA metabarcoding." For the most updated repository, see: <a href="https://github.com/mfisher5/Green-crab-dDNA/tree/main/doc">github.com/mfisher5/Green-crab-dDNA</a> Contains the code and minimum dataset necessary to replicate study findings.   --- Abstract: Predation by invasive species can threaten local ecosystems and economies. The European green crab (Carcinus maenas), one of the most widespread marine invasive species, is an effective predator associated with clam and crab population declines outside of its native range. In the U.S. Pacific Northwest, green crab has recently increased in abundance and expanded its distribution, generating concern for estuarine ecosystems and associated aquaculture production. However, regionally-specific information on the trophic impacts of invasive green crab is very limited. We compared the stomach contents of green crabs collected on shellfish aquaculture beds versus natural intertidal sloughs in Willapa Bay, Washington, to provide the first in-depth description of European green crab diet at a particularly crucial time for regional management. We first identified putative prey items using DNA metabarcoding of stomach content samples. We compared diet composition across sites using prey presence/absence and an index of species-specific relative abundance. For eight prey species, we also calibrated metabarcoding data to quantitatively compare DNA abundance between prey items, and to describe an ‘average’ green crab diet at an intertidal slough and an actively cultivated Manila clam bed. From the stomach contents of 61 green crabs, we identified 54 unique taxa belonging to nine phyla. The stomach contents of crabs collected from cultivated Manila clam beds were significantly different from the stomach contents of crabs collected at natural intertidal sloughs. Across all sites, arthropods were the most frequently detected prey, with the native hairy shore crab (Hemigrapsus oregonensis) the single most common prey item. Of the eight species included in the quantitative model, two ecologically-important native species – the sand shrimp (Crangon franciscorum) and the Pacific staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus) – were the most abundant in crab stomach contents, when present. In addition to providing timely information on green crab diet, our research demonstrates the novel application of a recently developed model for more quantitative DNA metabarcoding. This represents another step in the ongoing evolution of DNA-based diet analysis towards producing the quantitative data necessary for modeling invasive species impacts.

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Data: Managing European Alpine forests with close-to-nature forestry to improve climate change mitigation and multifunctionality

The repository contains the data supporting the findings of the study: Managing European Alpine forests with close-to-nature forestry to improve climate change mitigation and multifunctionality Abstract: Close-to-nature forestry (CNF) has a long tradition in European Alpine forest management, playing a crucial role in ensuring the continuous provision of biodiversity and forest ecosystem services, including protection against natural hazards. However, climate change is causing huge uncertainties about the future applicability of CNF in the Alpine region. The question arises as to whether current CNF practices are still suitable for adapting forests to climate change impacts while also meeting the increasing societal demands regarding Alpine forests, including their potential contribution to climate change mitigation. To answer this question, we simulated forest development using the ForClim forest model at two Alpine study sites, together representing a large biogeographic gradient from high-elevation inner Alpine forests (Switzerland) to lower-elevation south-eastern Alpine forests (Slovenia). The simulations considered three climate scenarios (historical climate, SSP2‑4.5 and SSP5-8.5) and six alternative management strategies, including both current CNF management practices and climate-adapted versions. Using a multi-criteria decision analysis framework, we assessed the joint impacts of climate and management on biodiversity and key ecosystem services of the investigated regions, including carbon sequestration (CS) inside and outside the forest ecosystem boundary.  The joint effects of climate change and CNF varied, both among and within the study sites along the biogeographical gradient. While CS was more resistant to climate change under current CNF at the south-eastern Alpine site, it was more sensitive at the inner Alpine site, where CS potentials decreased at lower elevations. This adverse effect could be partly mitigated by fostering the use of climate-adapted tree species. However, current CNF and adaptations of it did not meet multiple management objectives equally well: while protection from gravitation hazards and timber production also benefited from this silvicultural practice, biodiversity benefited from CNF variants with low-intensity or no management.  In conclusion, CNF has a high potential to continue fulfilling its crucial role in European Alpine forests. A differentiated approach will be needed in the future, however, to identify forest stands where adaptive measures are required, especially at sites particularly vulnerable to climate change. In combination with less intensively managed or unmanaged areas, CNF provides a management portfolio that will help European Alpine forests to meet the demands of future society. Data: There is one folder for each case study, including:  <ul> <li>simulated biodiverstiy and ecosystem service indicators</li> <li>forest stand metadata</li> <li>normlized utility values for indicators</li> <li>partial utility values for biodiversity and ecosystem service groups</li> </ul> This study was conducted as part of the ONEforest project, which received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant agreement Nº 101000406.

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Dispilio. Supplementary Information for Maczkowski et al., Absolute dating of the European Neolithic using the 5259 BC rapid 14C excursion

Supplementary Material for the paper "Absolute dating of the European Neolithic using the 5259 BC rapid 14C excursion":   Supplementary Information includes OxCal code, wiggle-matching output, photographs of the Neolithic juniper wood samples analysed, photographs of the tree-ring sampling for annual radiocarbon, photographs of modern tree-ring analogues, supplementary text on the data presented in the article, as well as the tree-ring width measurements in Heidelberg format (.fh). Supplementary Data 1-2 includes spreadsheets with all the new raw radiocarbon data presented in the article, the associated uncertainties and ring numbers. Supplementary Data 3 includes the R code and the source data used for the generation of Figures 3 and 5 in the main article text, as well as the OxCal code used for the wiggle-matching of annual 14C in OxCal as presented in Fiugre 5 The latest version of the Supplementary Material is just an expanded version of the first, files have been renamed according to editorial guidlines, few extra figures, OxCal code, and extra information added after the review process. No changes were made to any of the data published online in the initial version of the Supplementary Material.   File renaming from last version: Supplementary Material = Supplementary Information Supplementary Material S1 = Supplementary Note 1 Supplementary Material S2 = Supplementary Figures Supplementary Material S3 = Supplementary Note 2 Supplementary Table T1 = Supplementary Data 1-2 Supplementary Material S4 = Supplementary Data 3

Fig. 3 in Feeding convergence among ray-finned fishes: Teeth of the herbivorous actinopterygians from the latest Permian of East European Platform, Russia

Fig. 3. Comparison of teeth of actinopterygian fish Isadia spp. from the Late Permian of Sokovka, Russia with their Recent equivalents. A, B. Isadia aristoviensis. C–E. Labeotropheus fuelleborni (C from Streelman et al. 2003; D, E from Abertson and Kocher 2006). F, G. Isadia suchonensis. H, J. Monotocheirodon kontos (from Menezes et al. 2013). I. Bryconamericus lethostigmus (from Hirschmann et al. 2017). K, L. Isadia arefievi. M–O. Eretmodus cyanosticus (M from Rüber et al. 1999; N, O from Boulenger 1915). Not to scale.

Fig. 2 in Feeding convergence among ray-finned fishes: Teeth of the herbivorous actinopterygians from the latest Permian of East European Platform, Russia

Fig. 2. The isolated teeth of actinopterygian fish Isadia from the Sokovka outcrop, Vyazniki, Russia, late Permian (Upper Vyatkian). A–D. Isadia aristoviensis Minikh, 1990, mandibulary teeth. A. ZPAL V.51/1, lingual view. B. ZPAL V.51/2, labial view. C. ZPAL V.51/3, lingual view. D. ZPAL V.51/4, labial view. E–I. Isadia aristoviensis Minikh, 1990, maxillary teeth. E. ZPAL V.51/6, lingual view. F. ZPAL V.51/7, labial view. G. ZPAL V.51/5, lingual view. H. ZPAL V.51/8, lingual view. I. ZPAL V.51/9, labial view. J. Isadia arefievi Minikh, 2015, ZPAL V.51/10, mandibular tooth,?lingual view. K, L. Isadia suchonensis Minikh, 1986, mandibular teeth. K. ZPAL V.51/11, lingual (K1) and lateral (K2) views. L. ZPAL V.51/12, labial view. M. Isadia suchonensis Minikh, 1986, ZPAL V.51/13, maxillary teeth,?labial view. Scale bars 1 mm (A–I), 0.5 mm (J, K, M), 0.2 mm (L).

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Fig. 2 in New Geographic Record Of Myxobolus portulacalensis (Saraiva & Molnar, 1990) And Spinitectus Inermis (Zeder, 1800) In European Eel (Anguilla Anguilla) Parasite Communities From Latvia Freshwaters

Fig. 2. Male Spinitectus inermis (Zeder, 1800) body from stomach of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) caught in Lake Usma, Latvia (100 x magnification). A - anterior end; B – posterior end.

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Fig. 1 in New Geographic Record Of Myxobolus portulacalensis (Saraiva & Molnar, 1990) And Spinitectus Inermis (Zeder, 1800) In European Eel (Anguilla Anguilla) Parasite Communities From Latvia Freshwaters

Fig. 1. Spores of Myxobolus portucalensis (Saraiva and Molnar, 1990) from fins of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) caught in Lake Usma, Latvia (600 x magnification).

Fig. 1 in Feeding convergence among ray-finned fishes: Teeth of the herbivorous actinopterygians from the latest Permian of East European Platform, Russia

Fig. 1. Location of the fish-bearing site and details of the exposed section. A. Map of the Eastern Europe with position of Vyazniki (BY, Belarus, LV, Latvia; EST, Estonia; LT, Lithuania). B. The area around the town of Vyazniki with position of Sokovka site (star). C. Photograph of the Sokovka section from 2013 and exposure of the fish-bearing deposits. D. The simplified section from Sokovka site showing the fish-bearing layers. Modified from Newell et al. 2010, Owocki et al. 2012, and Bajdek et al. 2017.

Figure 1 in Development and objectives of the PHYCOMORPH European Guidelines for the Sustainable Aquaculture of Seaweeds (PEGASUS)

Figure 1: Seaweed aquaculture to meet the goals of the European bioeconomy strategy (© Michele Barbier, based on EC documentation, 2018, source photos: iStock, © roxyminder #94394792; Fotolia_110024322_Subscription_XXL_© Countrypixel.jpg).

Figure 3 in Development and objectives of the PHYCOMORPH European Guidelines for the Sustainable Aquaculture of Seaweeds (PEGASUS)

Figure 3: Different European legislation with implications for seaweed aquaculture (© Michele Barbier).

Figure 2 in Development and objectives of the PHYCOMORPH European Guidelines for the Sustainable Aquaculture of Seaweeds (PEGASUS)

Figure 2: The development of sustainable seaweed aquaculture in Europe faces a number of challenges: market size, potential environmental impact, and preservation of local genetic diversity, the need to intensify research – both fundamental and applied, regulation of food quality, heavy metals or alien species, and cultivation constraints ranging from automation to issues of epiphytism (© Michele Barbier).

Figure 4 in Development and objectives of the PHYCOMORPH European Guidelines for the Sustainable Aquaculture of Seaweeds (PEGASUS)

Figure 4: Actions promoting the preservation of European marine biodiversity (© Michele Barbier, source photo © freepick.com).

FIG. 5 in The first molecular confirmation of the presence of the genus Ladislavella (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) in the European part of Russia

FIG. 5. Maximum likelihood phylogeny of Ladislavella species based on the COI barcode sequence dataset. The red color indicates our sequence from Penza City. Black numbers near nodes are bootstrap support values. Scale bar indicates the branch length. РИС. 5. Молекулярная филогения с испольЗованием метода максимального правдоподобия на основе нуклеотидных последовательностей фрагмента митохондриального гена COI. Красным цветом обоЗначен наш сиквенс для обраЗца иЗ ПенЗы. Черные числа в уЗлах – Значения индексов бутстреп-поддерЖки. Масштабная линейка укаЗывает длину ветвей.

FIG. 1 in The first molecular confirmation of the presence of the genus Ladislavella (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) in the European part of Russia

FIG. 1. View of the studied biotope in different seasons of the year. Photos taken on 15.04.2022 (A), 05.06.2022 (B), 20.07.2022 (C). РИС. 1. Вид исследованного биотопа в раЗные сеЗоны года. Фотографии сделаны 15.04.2022 (А), 05.06.2022 (В), 20.07.2022 (С).

FIG. 7 in The first molecular confirmation of the presence of the genus Ladislavella (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) in the European part of Russia

FIG. 7. Some stages of embryonic development of Ladislavella cf. terebra. in the lab culture. The successive photo images were made on: 06.05.2022 (A), 14.05.2022 (B, C), 17.05.2022 (D). Scale bars: 0.2 mm (C), 0.25 mm (D). РИС. 7. Некоторые стадии Эмбрионального раЗвития Ladislavella cf. terebra в лабораторной культуре. Фото были сделаны: 06.05.2022 (A), 14.05.2022 (B, C), 17.05.2022 (D). Масштабная линейка: 0.2 мм (C), 0.25 мм (D).

FIG. 6 in The first molecular confirmation of the presence of the genus Ladislavella (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) in the European part of Russia

FIG. 6. The ciliate Epistylis sp. on surface of the shell of Ladislavella cf. terebra. РИС. 6. Колонии инфуЗорий Epistylis sp. на поверхности раковины прудовика Ladislavella cf. terebra.

FIG. 2 in The first molecular confirmation of the presence of the genus Ladislavella (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) in the European part of Russia

FIG. 2. Shell variability in Ladislavella cf. terebra from Penza City. Shells collected in August 2022. Scale bar: 10 mm. РИС. 2. ИЗменчивость раковины Ladislavella cf. terebra иЗ ПенЗы. Раковины собраны в августе 2022 г. Масштабная линейка: 10 мм.

FIG. 3 in The first molecular confirmation of the presence of the genus Ladislavella (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) in the European part of Russia

FIG. 3. The copulatory apparatus of Ladislavella cf. terebra from Penza City (A) and from Siberia, Tyumen Region, Labytnangi Town (B). Scale bar: 5 mm. A – original photo; B – photo by Dmitry Palatov. РИС. 3. Копулятивный аппарат Ladislavella cf. terebra иЗ ПенЗы (A) и Сибири, Тюменская обл., г. Лабытнанги (B). Масштабная линейка: 5 mm. A – ориг.; B – фото Дмитрия Палатова.