Adding the third dimension to marine conservation
A new approach to tackle conservation decisions in 3-D marine environments could lead to better conservation outcomes.
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2018
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Scientists take to Twitter to study flying ants, starling murmurations and house spiders
Searching tweets for text or hashtags allowed researchers to gather information on popular ecological phenomena observed in the UK such as the emergence of flying ants and starling murmurations. Their findings are published ...
Ecology
Sep 5, 2018
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App helps ecologists map vulnerable ecosystems within minutes
UNSW scientists have created a mapmaking app that can fast-track large-scale ecosystem analysis from months to minutes, giving conservationists a way to monitor decades of human impact, hotspots of biodiversity and vulnerable ...
Ecology
Jul 27, 2018
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TV coverage of cycling races can help document the effects of climate change
Analysing nearly four decades of archive footage from the Tour of Flanders, researchers from Ghent University have been able to detect climate change impacts on trees. Their findings were published today in the journal Methods ...
Environment
Jul 3, 2018
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Remote camera network tracks Antarctic species at low cost
An international research team has developed a simple method for using a network of autonomous time-lapse cameras to track the breeding and population dynamics of Antarctic penguins, providing a new, low-cost window into ...
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2018
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Are emperor penguins eating enough? Scientists gauge foraging success by spying with time-lapse video
For Emperor penguins waddling around a warming Antarctic, diminishing sea ice means less fish to eat. How the diets of these tuxedoed birds will hold up in the face of climate change is a big question scientists are grappling ...
General Physics
May 2, 2018
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#EpicDuckChallenge shows we can count on drones
A few thousand rubber ducks, a group of experienced wildlife spotters and a drone have proven the usefulness and accuracy of drones for wildlife monitoring.
Ecology
Feb 13, 2018
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New studies aim to boost social science methods in conservation research
Scientists have produced a series of papers designed to improve research on conservation and the environment.
Ecology
Jan 11, 2018
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Listening in: Acoustic monitoring devices detect illegal hunting and logging
Populations of large cats such as jaguars and pumas are in global decline due to habitat loss and indiscriminate hunting of them and their prey by humans. Newly developed acoustic loggers are able to record sounds of shotguns ...
Ecology
Dec 14, 2017
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Animation meets biology—shedding new light on animal behaviour
Many animals rely on movement to find prey and avoid predators. Movement is also an essential component of the territorial displays of lizards, comprising tail, limb, head and whole-body movements.
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2017
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