A study of Brazilian savannas by Manzan et al. (2025) shows that fuel traits—especially grass biomass—strongly shape fire behavior, with vegetation structure and environmental conditions influencing flammability and helping predict where fires are most likely to occur...
Pedro-Peres Neto, Concordia University, Canada Editor-in-Chief, Oikos The gist: Preprints are now widely shared, cited, and discussed before formal peer review, making full anonymity increasingly difficult to maintain. This does not make double-blind review obsolete,...
A 27-year, continent-wide study of fig wasps by Souza et al. (2025) shows that communities linked to Neotropical fig trees change dramatically across space, with high species turnover —highlighting how ecological and evolutionary forces shape biodiversity in tightly...
A new study conducted by Gamblin et al. (2025) highlights polar bears as key providers of food in the Arctic, showing that the carrion from their seal kills fuels a network of scavengers and transfers large amounts of energy across marine and terrestrial ecosystems...
A study of carnivores in California’s Sierra Nevada, by Martin et al. (2025), shows that species like bobcats, cougars, coyotes, gray foxes, and martens largely avoid each other in space but share surprisingly similar diets—revealing how landscape conditions shape...
