Squinting out the windowed wheelhouse of the ship he's helmed for two decades, Captain Skip Green spots something several hundred yards in the distance.
Ecology
Jan 20, 2023
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Lying at the center of the Balkan Peninsula, Kosovo harbors a diversity of ecosystems and conditions that have favored processes leading to the existence of many endemic and rare species. In the past few years, several new ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2023
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A new study finds that tropical forests recovering from logging are sources of carbon for years afterward, contrary to previous assumptions.
Earth Sciences
Jan 9, 2023
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It was supposed to be a match made in heaven that would produce a cub but after years of trying, Edinburgh Zoo said on Wednesday it is now sending its breeding pair of giant pandas back to China.
Plants & Animals
Jan 4, 2023
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The first monarch butterflies have appeared in the mountaintop forests of central Mexico where they spend the winter, Mexico's Environment Department said Saturday.
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2022
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The northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is the "canary in the coal-mine" for the health of old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A. This owl indicates the status of old-growth forest, which has dwindled ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2022
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Epiphytes are non-parasitic plants that germinate and grow on phorophytes (the host of epiphytes) at all stages of life. Phorophytes, which provide physical support, constitute the basis for the occurrence of epiphytes. Epiphytes ...
Ecology
Oct 24, 2022
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Leading researchers are calling for a cease to native forest logging if Australia wants to meet its net zero targets in coming decades.
Environment
Oct 14, 2022
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Forest elephant populations have been seriously declining for decades. In a recent and extensive literature review published in Mammal Review, investigators describe the impacts of logging in central Africa on forest elephant ...
Ecology
Oct 5, 2022
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The hooded capuchin monkey has been identified as being at a higher risk of extinction than scientists previously realized following University of Aberdeen and Fundación Para La Tierra research in Paraguay.
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2022
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