Megafauna mega-issues
Following a succesful conference on megafauna - large animals - two journals have published special features on the topic.
Ecology
Jan 28, 2016
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Ecography
River ecosystems show 'incredible' initial recovery after dam removal
A songbird species that flourishes on the salmon-rich side of dams in the western United States struggles when it tries to nest on the side closed off from the fish and the nutrients they leave behind.
Ecology
Dec 28, 2015
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Researchers use computer models to learn about ice age survivor species
Researchers have found that the extinction of North America's megafauna, such as large mammal species including mammoths and saber toothed cats, dramatically changed how species interacted after the end of last ice age, the ...
Ecology
Nov 16, 2015
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Researchers try to understand consequences of declining populations of large-bodied mammals
Researchers at the University of New Mexico, in a collaboration with other scientists, have demonstrated that the extinction of mammoths, mastodons, camels and other large-bodied mammals in the Americas some 13,000 years ...
Ecology
Nov 3, 2015
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There is strength in diversity
Altered or new environmental conditions, such as those brought about by shifts in human land use and climate change, impose challenges on living organisms. This can drive species to extinction if they fail to adapt or adjust ...
Ecology
Sep 17, 2015
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Humans responsible for demise of gigantic ancient mammals
Early humans were the dominant cause of the extinction of a variety of species of giant beasts, new research has revealed.
Ecology
Aug 13, 2015
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Conservationist cautions against greenhouse gasses from conferences
Academic conferences are resulting in significant greenhouse gas emissions and conservationists are not immune. But all hope is not lost, according to FIU researchers.
Environment
Aug 4, 2015
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Study finds pikas may be able to behaviorally buffer against temperature changes
Pikas, those furry little mammals that scurry and skitter between rocks at high elevations, are being studied as a model organism for avoiding temperature stress by a pair of University of Wyoming researchers. Pikas may be ...
Ecology
Apr 15, 2015
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Fossils cast doubt on climate-change projections on habitats
Leave it to long-dead short-tailed shrew and flying squirrels to outfox climate-modelers trying to predict future habitats.
Ecology
Nov 18, 2014
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Swallows of the western skies
Ushuaia and Fairbanks are cities near the tips of the world.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2014
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