Species counts drive conservation science and policy, and provides the basis for major public announcements on the state of the Earth. Yet a major component of biodiversity is excluded from conservation data: nonnative species. ...
Ecology
Nov 29, 2019
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Digital innovations have the potential to bring people closer to nature, to help ensure there is the necessary strong public support for conservation measures. Author Professor Les Firbank, from the University of Leeds' School ...
Environment
Nov 22, 2019
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If you like to walk in the woods, raft a river, dig in a garden or look at butterflies, you could become an agent of change.
Environment
Nov 14, 2019
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One million species are threatened with extinction, many of them already in the coming decades. This unprecedented loss of biodiversity threatens valuable ecosystems and human well-being. But what is holding us back from ...
Ecology
Nov 12, 2019
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After pairing up and raising chicks, males and females of some bird species spend their winter break apart. At the end of their journey to Central or South America, you might find mostly males in one habitat, and females ...
Ecology
Nov 7, 2019
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Scientists who are trying to save species at the brink of extinction are finding help in an unexpected place.
Biotechnology
Oct 17, 2019
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In a new study published this week (Wednesday 9 October) in the journal Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers recommends the need for additional measures to protect and conserve one of the most iconic ...
Ecology
Oct 9, 2019
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Global forest status assessments are biased toward tree cover and do not properly consider ecological properties of forest ecosystems. Tree-cover data cannot be considered a direct indicator of forest area because tree cover ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 6, 2019
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US President Donald Trump's administration has re-authorized the use of controversial poison traps known as "cyanide bombs" to kill wild foxes, coyotes and feral dogs despite overwhelming opposition from conservation groups.
Ecology
Aug 9, 2019
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Increasing the diversity of scientists is a priority for many universities and professional societies. Diverse teams are more productive and innovative, and more fully represent the human race by including ideas from different ...
Other
Jun 3, 2019
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