Tropical forests 'on the edge'
Tropical rainforests could largely disappear by the end of the century, warns a new report commissioned by the Club of Rome.
Environment
Sep 2, 2015
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Bats wake up and smell the coffee
A team from the University of Leeds, UK, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore and Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore, surveyed bats in the southern Western Ghats, in the first detailed study of the impact ...
Ecology
Aug 19, 2015
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GIS study reveals preferred habitat of Asian elephant
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Asian elephant is now an endangered species. Today, there are only 40,000 elephants left in Asia's mainland and about 1,200-1,700 in peninsular Malaysia. ...
Ecology
May 1, 2015
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Shrinking habitats have adverse effects on world ecosystems
An extensive study of global habitat fragmentation - the division of habitats into smaller and more isolated patches - points to major trouble for a number of the world's ecosystems and the plants and animals living in them.
Ecology
Mar 20, 2015
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Logging and burning cause the loss of 54 million tons of carbon a year in Amazonia
A study conducted by scientists in Brazil and the United Kingdom has quantified the impact that selective logging, partial destruction by burning, and fragmentation resulting from the development of pastures and plantations ...
Environment
Jul 8, 2014
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Environmental 'one-two punch' imperils Amazonian forests
One of the world's longest-running ecological studies has revealed that Amazonian forests are being altered by multiple environmental threats – creating even greater perils for the world's largest rainforest.
Environment
Jun 4, 2014
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Patterns of deforestation may increase Amazon's vulnerability to drought
Two major droughts within a five-year period have done significant damage to the Amazon forest in Brazil, but analyzing how the forest has responded may help researchers predict the long-term impact of global warming, according ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2014
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Field study suggests islands and forest fragments are not as alike as thought
An international team of biogeographers has found that assumptions about similarities between biodiversity in forest fragments and true islands are not as clear-cut as has been assumed. In their paper published in the journal ...
Ecological Armageddon in forest fragments
An international team of scientists including the University of Adelaide's Professor Corey Bradshaw has found that species living in rainforest fragments could be far more likely to disappear than was previously assumed.
Ecology
Sep 26, 2013
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Scientists describe Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur as new primate species
The island of Madagascar harbors a unique biodiversity that evolved due to its long-lasting isolation from other land masses. Numerous plant and animal species are found solely on Madagascar. Lemurs, a subgroup of primates, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2013
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