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  • Drought can have complex effects on plants due to different responses of photosynthesis, growth and carbon storage. Here, the authors show that tree growth does not always stop before photosynthesis and non-structural carbohydrate may not accumulate.

    • R. Alexander Thompson
    • Henry D. Adams
    • Nate G. McDowell
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 14, P: 1-11

  • Bans on trophy hunting or the movement of trophies are increasingly proposed as ‘wins’ for conservation. However, trophy hunting is a complex and contentious topic, and proposed bans involve considerable trade-offs — including conservation and welfare risks. Here, we briefly outline some of the trade-offs that deserve deeper consideration.

    • Daniel W. S. Challender
    • Amy Dickman
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature Reviews Biodiversity
    Volume: 1, P: 493-494

  • Data collected from more than 2,000 taxa provide an unparalleled opportunity to quantify how extreme wildfires affect biodiversity, revealing that the largest effects on plants and animals were in areas with frequent or recent past fires and within extensively burnt areas.

    • Don A. Driscoll
    • Kristina J. Macdonald
    • Ryan D. Phillips
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature
    Volume: 635, P: 898-905

  • African lions in Maze and Bush-Bush National Parks in Ethiopia and Somalia are the most fragile populations in Africa due to high ecological and socio-political threats, suggests an analysis of free-ranging lion populations in Africa.

    • Samantha K. Nicholson
    • Amy Dickman
    • Andrew P. Jacobson
    ResearchOpen Access
    Communications Earth & Environment
    Volume: 4, P: 1-18

  • Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a heterogeneous group of diseases for which the genetic basis is still unknown in more than half of the cases. Here, the authors report a NDD associated with disruptive variants in the TANC2 gene and show that rols, the TANC2 homolog in flies, is required for synapse growth and function.

    • Hui Guo
    • Elisa Bettella
    • Evan E. Eichler
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 10, P: 1-17

  • In Africa, COVID-19 has created a perfect storm of reduced funding, restrictions on the operations of conservation agencies, and elevated human threats to nature. This Perspective discusses solutions to move beyond this immediate crisis.

    • Peter Lindsey
    • James Allan
    • Peter Tyrrell
    Reviews
    Nature Ecology & Evolution
    Volume: 4, P: 1300-1310