Impacts of windfarm construction on harbor porpoises
Scientists from Germany, Denmark and the U.K. have built a model tool to predict what happens to marine animals when exposed to noise from the construction and operation of wind farms at sea.
Scientists from Germany, Denmark and the U.K. have built a model tool to predict what happens to marine animals when exposed to noise from the construction and operation of wind farms at sea.
Ecology
May 7, 2018
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An international study involving researchers from the University of Granada has established that the escalation of armed conflicts in the Sahara-Sahel region is leading to a dramatic population decline of species such as ...
Ecology
May 4, 2018
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An increasing proportion of the world's protected forests are subject to extensive logging activities. The practice is called "salvage logging" and allegedly aims to protect e.g. areas of windthrow against bark beetle infestation. ...
Environment
Mar 27, 2018
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A new study led by the University of Stirling highlights improvements in the way conflicts between wildlife conservation and farming are managed worldwide.
Ecology
Mar 12, 2018
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As restoration projects throughout Massachusetts and the country focus on restoring natural ecosystems, researchers are looking for ways to better bridge the "practice science gap" between practitioners and biodiversity research ...
Environment
Nov 27, 2017
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Brazil's environmental land registration program has been successful in slowing down the rate of deforestation on private land, according to a new study.
Environment
Nov 1, 2017
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The secret to the survival of critically endangered wildlife could lie beyond the grave, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
Ecology
Oct 31, 2017
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Healthy coral populations can produce up to 200 times more juvenile corals than degraded coral populations nearby, according to a new study in Conservation Letters.
Environment
Oct 18, 2017
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The calls of frogs on warm nights in the spring are a welcome sound, telling listeners that the seasons are changing and summer is coming. Today, however, ponds that once echoed with the chirps, chuckles and calls of frogs ...
Ecology
Sep 20, 2017
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Some of the areas hosting most of the world's biodiversity are those inhabited by indigenous peoples. In the same way that biodiversity is being eroded, so is the world's cultural diversity. As a result, there have been several ...
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2017
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