Global Distribution of Alien Mammals Under Climate Change.

The recent thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services reaffirmed biological invasions as a major threat to biodiversity. Anticipating biological invasions is crucial for avoiding their ecological and socio-economic impacts, particularly as climate change may provide new opportunities for the establishment and spread of alien species. However, no studies have combined assessments of suitability and dispersal to evaluate the invasion by key taxonomic groups, such as mammals.

Functional changes of protist communities in soil after glacier retreat.

Soil hosts key components of terrestrial biodiversity providing essential services to the below- and above-ground ecosystems. The worldwide retreat of glaciers is exposing new deglaciated terrains, offering a unique opportunity to understand the development of soil ecosystems under a changing climate. Many studies have investigated how biotic communities change after deglaciation, but protists have often been overlooked despite their key role in multiple ecosystem functions.

Does hybridization with an invasive species threaten Europe's most endangered reptile? Genomic assessment of Aeolian lizards on Vulcano island.

Interspecific hybridization can be consequential for insular species. The Critically Endangered Aeolian wall lizard, , severely declined due to interactions with the invasive Italian wall lizard, . The largest population of survives on a narrow peninsula (Capo Grosso) that is mildly connected to the island of Vulcano, which has been entirely invaded by .