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Ecology Jan 4, 2023

How tracking technology is transforming our understanding of animal behavior

Biologging is the practice of attaching devices to animals so that scientific data can be collected. For decades, basic biologgers have been used to relay physiological data including an animal's heart rate or body temperature. ...

Plants & Animals Jan 3, 2023

Manatee die-off season looms as trial of feeding them lettuce begins again

When the state's wildlife department flung the first handful of lettuce to a starving manatee in the Indian River a year ago, it was an act of desperation driven by a catastrophic die-off and violating an environmental golden ...

Ecology Jan 3, 2023

DNA in the water shows South African scientists where to find a rare pipefish

Keeping track of the world's wildlife populations is fundamental to conservation efforts in the face of the continued deterioration of global biodiversity.

Plants & Animals Dec 28, 2022

Ailing manatees in Florida's Brevard County appear to have outlasted Christmas freeze

A cold spell and plunge in water temperature often mean a death sentence for manatees, but those in the Indian River—despite harsh environmental conditions and widespread starvation—survived the Christmas freeze without an ...

Plants & Animals Dec 22, 2022

Manatees' starvation may be easing in Florida, authorities say

Manatees caught in a starvation crisis in the Indian River east of Orlando may not be as stricken as a year ago, wildlife officials said Wednesday.

Plants & Animals Dec 22, 2022

Mapping the 'landscape of fear' of sea turtles in the Bahamas

Many sea turtles live their adult lives in predator-free environments due to overfishing of their main predator, the tiger shark. Because of this, it is largely unknown how sharks impact turtle grazing behavior. Wageningen ...

Plants & Animals Dec 22, 2022

Five amazing plants and the endangered animals that depend on them

If you've found yourself here because you googled 'why are plants important?', we hope you've blocked out the entire morning.

Environment Dec 22, 2022

Indonesia's 'blue carbon credits' are crucial for global climate mitigation. Here's how to help them flourish

Indonesia's mangroves and seagrass are one of the key to global climate mitigation efforts, as they store around 17% of the world's "blue carbon".

Ecology Dec 21, 2022

Sharpsnout seabream's mortality during early life stages shown to have genetic base

The high mortality in the early stages of life is a common phenomenon in fish and other species, but it is little studied due to its complexity. A study by the University of Barcelona and the Center for Advanced Studies of ...

Ecology Dec 16, 2022

The real-world isn't static: Understanding how fluctuating stressors affect wetlands

Griffith University research reveals that when combinations of human-caused stressors fluctuate, replicating more realistic environmental conditions, it vastly changes their impact on wetland habitats.

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