New Curtin University-led research has found that using environmental DNA (eDNA), in conjunction with conventional methods, to monitor how insects interact with flowers could potentially improve conservation rates.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2023
0
26
Breeding threatened mammals in fenced, predator-free areas is a common conservation strategy in Australia. The method is designed to protect vulnerable species and breed animals for release into the wild.
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2023
0
17
Efforts to improve biodiversity in Europe's woodlands will help them better withstand the stresses of climate change.
Ecology
Jun 6, 2023
0
3
Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees, adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis.
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2023
0
48
The UK's growing mismatch between the fish we catch and the fish we want to eat has clear implications for our future food security, according to new research.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2023
0
15
Financial compensation should be paid by rich nations for the loss and damage of biodiversity disproportionately affecting the Global South, argue Dilys Roe and co-authors in a Comment piece in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Environment
May 30, 2023
0
13
The Late Ordovician mass extinction event (LOME) has long been viewed as odd compared to other mass extinction events in Earth's history. Contrary to nearly all other major extinction phases known from the fossil record it ...
Ecology
May 18, 2023
0
266
One of the world's first attempts to relocate an animal species threatened by climate change—Western Australia's critically endangered Western Swamp Turtle—has delivered early findings about the importance of replicating ...
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2023
0
17
Awareness is growing worldwide of the crucial role that bees and other pollinators play in preserving natural habitats and securing food supplies. In the run-up to World Bee Day on 20 May, Horizon Magazine takes a closer ...
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2023
0
4
Most of the declining species are farmland birds, where a mix of increasingly industrialized agriculture, habitat loss and the climate crisis are having severe impacts.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2023
0
9
