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ARPHA Preprints is designed to answer the growing need for faster dissemination of scientific research by posting preprints submitted to journals hosted on the ARPHA Platform.

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Condition Matters: Fine-Tuning Ecosystem Service Capacity with Ecosystem Condition.

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Condition Matters: Fine-Tuning Ecosystem Service Capacity with Ecosystem Condition
Ecosystem service (ES) capacity matrices are widely used for ES assessment and mapping due to their operational simplicity. However, standard matrices assign uniform capacity scores to ecosystem types...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Forest ecosystem restoration potential unravelled through machine learning algorithms.

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Forest ecosystem restoration potential unravelled through machine learning algorithms
Decades of scientific development have led to a specialisation of environmental analyses, hampering the recognition of forest ecosystem restoration. However, an integrated approach is required to bett...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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A survey of egg-parasitoid species associated with Dendrolimus houi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) in Fujian, China.

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A survey of egg-parasitoid species associated with Dendrolimus houi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) in Fujian, China
Dendrolimus houi Lajonquiere is a polyphagous defoliator with strong adaptability causing significant damage to hundreds of hectares of pine forest. The larvae primarily damage coniferous tree species...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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A faunistic revision of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera) of Lithuania.

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A faunistic revision of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera) of Lithuania
The article presents an update catalogue of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha of Lithuania basing on analysis of publishing records, the material preserved in the available institutional and private coll...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Picea omorika (Pinaceae): an endangered endemic species from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, naturalised in the Brembana Valley (Orobic Alps, Italy).

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Picea omorika (Pinaceae): an endangered endemic species from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, naturalised in the Brembana Valley (Orobic Alps, Italy)
Picea omorika (Pančić) Purk. is an endangered conifer endemic to Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. This research reports the first case of its naturalisation in Italy, specifically in the upper...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Short-range diversity and invasion dynamics of the invasive freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii in Lake Kinneret and its watershed – field sampling combined with hydrodynamical simulations.

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Short-range diversity and invasion dynamics of the invasive freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii in Lake Kinneret and its watershed – field sampling combined with hydrodynamical simulatio...
The hydrozoan Craspedacusta sowerbii, native to the Yangtze River system in China, has become an invasive species in freshwater ecosystems worldwide. Multiple genetic lineages have been introduced glo...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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A low-cost, scalable solution for automated cutting of entomological labels.

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A low-cost, scalable solution for automated cutting of entomological labels
The digitization and labelling of historic and new specimens is a time-consuming, error-prone process as labels are still often hand-cut. To improve efficiency and consistency, we developed a low-cost...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Modeling climate-change impacts on suitable habitats of Myristica yunnanensis.

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Modeling climate-change impacts on suitable habitats of Myristica yunnanensis
Myristica yunnanensis is an endangered, China‐endemic tree of medicinal and spice value whose habitat is threatened by climate change and human disturbance. We provide the first quantitative hab...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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RECODE - Relational Ecological COrpus for Data Extraction.

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RECODE - Relational Ecological COrpus for Data Extraction
Ecology, conservation biology, and related disciplines are inherently data-based, with the success of many research projects and initiatives (e.g., protected areas, monitoring plans, etc.) being direc...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Automated information extraction from plant specimen labels using OCR and large language models.

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Automated information extraction from plant specimen labels using OCR and large language models
The digitization of herbarium specimens is crucial for advancing biodiversity research and data sharing. However, this process is often hindered by the inefficiency of manual transcription and the tec...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Stemflow for detecting mammalian environmental DNA: a case study in a zoo.

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Stemflow for detecting mammalian environmental DNA: a case study in a zoo
As mammalian diversity declines, effective biodiversity monitoring tools are urgently needed. To address this issue, we assessed the detectability of mammalian environmental DNA (eDNA) using the eDNA ...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Conservation gap analysis for Erica (Ericaceae).

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Conservation gap analysis for Erica (Ericaceae)
The flowering plant genus Erica (Ericaceae) includes well over 800 species and numerous formally described subspecies and varieties. Many of these are threatened in the wild. The Global Conservation C...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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DNA barcoding reference dataset revealed overlooked diversity and clarified biogeography of fishes in the largest European river system – Volga River.

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DNA barcoding reference dataset revealed overlooked diversity and clarified biogeography of fishes in the largest European river system – Volga River
This study represents the first thorough genetic assessment of freshwater fishes from the Volga River basin – the longest (3,690 km) river in Europe. DNA barcode sequences (COI) were studied in ...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Methodological design to study the effects of heatwaves on natural plankton communities from Mediterranean vulnerable ecosystems.

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Methodological design to study the effects of heatwaves on natural plankton communities from Mediterranean vulnerable ecosystems
The Mediterranean region is considered one of the areas most exposed to climate warming, with artificial lakes and coastal lagoons representing particularly vulnerable ecosystems, that provide essenti...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Impact of Sediment Load on Cyperus papyrus in Lake Tana Buffer Zone.

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Impact of Sediment Load on Cyperus papyrus in Lake Tana Buffer Zone
Cyperus papyrus is the cornerstone of Lake Tana’s buffer zone, a vital ecosystem supplying the Blue Nile. However, this critical area is under siege from excessive sediment runoff, primarily due...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Temporal genomics unravels demographic and selective invasion dynamics of Drosophila suzukii at a European range edge.

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Temporal genomics unravels demographic and selective invasion dynamics of Drosophila suzukii at a European range edge
Drosophila suzukii is a globally invasive fruit fly that causes significant economic impacts on soft-skinned fruit crops. While its invasion history has been studied on a global scale, regional-scale ...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Advancing the taxonomy of Sclerotinia (Helotiales, Sclerotiniaceae): a review and recommendations for an important plant-pathogenic genus.

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Advancing the taxonomy of Sclerotinia (Helotiales, Sclerotiniaceae): a review and recommendations for an important plant-pathogenic genus
Sclerotinia is a fungal genus of both significant agricultural and scientific importance, as it contains multiple plant pathogens and provides an interesting case study for the mechanisms of host gene...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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An illustrated checklist of Nepomorpha and Gerromorpha (Hemiptera) of Colorado.

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An illustrated checklist of Nepomorpha and Gerromorpha (Hemiptera) of Colorado
This paper provides a comprehensive checklist of Nepomorpha and Gerromorpha aquatic hemipterans distributed in Colorado, including species recorded in the literature, specimen records in the C.P. Gill...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Guidance and best practices for species identification using eDNA metabarcoding - When do you call a cod a cod?

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Guidance and best practices for species identification using eDNA metabarcoding - When do you call a cod a cod?
With the rapid uptake of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding for a wide range of conservation and management uses, there is a growing need for guidance and best practices for species identification...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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The oldest Jurassic anurans from continental Africa (Tendaguru Hill, Tanzania).

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The oldest Jurassic anurans from continental Africa (Tendaguru Hill, Tanzania)
Anurans are a diverse clade of tetrapods with a rich evolutionary history beginning ~250 Ma. Most time-calibrated molecular phylogenetic analyses place the early diversification of anurans during the ...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Human-mediated plant dispersal changes insect distributions with important evolutionary implications.

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Human-mediated plant dispersal changes insect distributions with important evolutionary implications
Human introductions of plant species often lead to secondary invasions by alien insects or range expansions by native ones. For instance, native insects may adopt introduced plants that are closely re...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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CanPests V1.0: A reference dataset for arthropod pests of Canada integrating DNA barcodes.

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CanPests V1.0: A reference dataset for arthropod pests of Canada integrating DNA barcodes
Arthropod pest species represent a serious threat to agriculture and forestry. Canada is no exception, with over 1200 recorded pest species. Although a consolidated dataset would benefit research, man...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Invasive–native predator interactions under climate change: trophic and range dynamics of competing catfish in freshwater ecosystems.

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Invasive–native predator interactions under climate change: trophic and range dynamics of competing catfish in freshwater ecosystems
Invasive species and climate change are among the most significant drivers of biodiversity loss in freshwater ecosystems, yet their combined impacts on predator-prey dynamics remain understudied. Here...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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The José Planellas Herbarium (CeDocBiV, Herbarium BCN).

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The José Planellas Herbarium (CeDocBiV, Herbarium BCN)
This data paper presents the José Planellas herbarium, a historic collection that served as the basis for the publication of the first systematic flora of Galicia.The Planellas herbarium includ...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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A 16S rRNA dataset of Las Tablas de Daimiel National Park.

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A 16S rRNA dataset of Las Tablas de Daimiel National Park
Wetlands are ecosystems of environmental importance due to their role as biodiversity shelters. However, the intense anthropization of the landscape have propelled a decline in water quality and quant...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM