Shifts in migration timing in response to climate change have implications for fitness and survival of cold adapted species. We used acoustic telemetry to investigate and compare environmental influen...

Declines in bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) populations across North America have prompted increased collaboration among academic, governmental, private, non-profit, and Indigenous groups to impro...

Aim Illuminating the evolutionary history of Austropotamobius crayfish by uncovering patterns of biodiversity and biogeographical processes, thereby providing a foundation for accurate taxonomy and ...

By using pre-introduction traits and leveraging ML for early detection, this study presents a scalable, data-driven framework for invasion risk assessment and conservation planning. Our approach enab...

Larger sample sizes are desirable because they minimize sampling error. However, they are not the only desideratum, and it is unknown if sample sizes in ecology trade off with other desiderata. Here ...

Phenotypic plasticity is often regarded as a key mechanism for coping with environmental change, yet its adaptive potential remains uncertain in part because of inconsistencies in how environmental s...

Anthropogenic impacts manifest in rising temperatures worldwide, with drastic consequences for communities and ecosystems. Ectotherms tend to reach a smaller size at maturity in warmer environments, ...

Hydroelectric dams and their turbine infrastructure threaten out-migrating anguillid eels en route to marine spawning grounds. For decades, invested parties have attempted to guide eels away from tur...

The rapid adoption of environmental DNA (eDNA) methods has drastically changed biodiversity monitoring efforts. It is often claimed that eDNA methods are more sensitive and efficient than conventiona...

ABSTRACTObjective. Restocking nonnative strains of Brown Trout Salmo trutta into native Marble Trout S. marmoratus habitats has caused hybridization and a

Integrated eDNA and hydroacoustic surveys were used to determine species-specific assemblages in a well-studied pelagic fish community. The detection and proportion of target species estimated by eDN...

The peer review process has been fundamental to scientific publishing since the mid-twentieth century because it helps to ensure scientific rigor and integrity. However, as fewer scientists seem willing to undertake manuscript review and the number of papers submitted keeps climbing, the peer-review process has become increasingly fraught. In recent years, a “reviewer crisis” has emerged seemingly owing to reviewer fatigue, inequitable workloads, and relentless critics on social media platforms that castigate large publishing houses for exploiting unpaid labor. This study investigates trends in reviewer engagement at the journal Biological Invasions using editorial data from 2003 to 2024. We examined trends in reviewer acceptance and decline rates, differences by career stage, and global variation in review completion rates. Our results show that reviewer acceptance rates have dropped steadily over the past two decades, converging with increasing decline rates. Early-career researchers had the highest acceptance and lowest decline rates, while senior scholars were least likely to accept review invitations. Geographic analysis revealed uneven reviewer follow-through across countries, with some lower-income nations outperforming high-income countries. These findings highlight the need for structural reform in the peer review process. Potential solutions include targeted incentives, expanded reviewer training, equitable invitation practices, compensation, and formal recognition of reviewer contributions. Without such measures, the current system—reliant on altruism and strained by increasing publication volume—risks becoming unsustainable. Our analysis provides empirical insight into the dynamics of reviewer participation and suggests steps to support a more sustainable peer review ecosystem.